Startups_Decoded

@William_Blake I have listened back a couple of times, and this is a great story!!

In which I proclaim the death of the Rhodes Scholar tweed empire. Fun convo on my path from philosophy/journalism to VC, the Thiel Fellowship, betting on dropout founders & renegades. Link below...

S2E1: How Billion-Dollar Companies Get Built. Mike Jones - Liquid Death, Dollar Shave Club, Science Inc. startupsdecoded.substack.com/p/s2e1-how-bil…

startupsdecoded.substack.com/p/ep30-future-… Zoya Lehrer’s founder journey is anything but ordinary. After 20 years in digital innovation and fintech, she hit a personal pain point.

Ep#30: Future-Proofing Products in 2025: Startup Lessons from Orgo’s Zoya Lehrer open.substack.com/pub/startupsde…

Founders, are you building in public? Our new podcast episode is enticing. What happens when founders stop waiting for perfect plans and start launching, learning, and sharing out loud? The latest Startups Decoded Podcast. Ep#22: Founders, Building Your Startup in Public

The way we build companies has been turned on its head! Where do you begin? What platform can you trust? How do you build a team? I sat down with Mark McNally at Nobody Studios to unpack the new AI playbook. Ep#19 of the Startups Decoded Podcast is live.

Building the VC Firm Founders Choose First with Primary Venture Partners. Ep#18 of Startups Decoded just dropped. I’m joined by Jason Shuman, General Partner at Primary Venture Partners, to explore how the top venture firms are redefining what founder support really means.

Ep#17: The Art of Networking for Founders with Madelaine Czufin. open.substack.com/pub/themethod/…

Ep#7: Legitimizing Venture Studios with Neal Ghosh open.substack.com/pub/themethod/…

Ep#6: The Evolving Role of VCs: Why Platform Teams Matter with Joel Connolly open.substack.com/pub/themethod/…

Ep #4: Demystifying Tech Storytelling: Bridging Complexity to Clarity - Cindy Skalicky open.substack.com/pub/themethod/…

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@HughWalters Interested to chat on the future of gaming as part of a mini-doc we are doing. Great to hear from you.

Andy Walsh joins Showdown as director of strategy bit.ly/2DfYOVR

Lilium receives $90 million to build electric flying taxi

Microsoft says Steam VR, Minecraft, and Halo are coming to Windows Mixed Reality windowscentral.com/microsoft-mixe… #a170828p9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">techmeme.com/170828/p9#a170…

Cool to see @cnet exploring our latest @Microsoft #musicxtech project @WeAreListen twitter.com/CNET/status/89…

New @WeAreListen project with @Microsoft and @awonderdj #musicxtech twitter.com/engadget/statu…

Cool insight into some of our work with @Microsoft @WeAreListen #musicxtech twitter.com/WeAreListen/st…

Millennial startup Aspire wants Americans to start snacking on bugs ow.ly/2VHM30azb7 #bugslife