Modest Conversations - The Information Podcast
1) On Income Sharing Agreements with Erik Torenberg
Sam and Erik discuss ISAs / and the future of equity investing in people / personal income vs. debt financing.
2) 30 - Runaway Objective Functions & Human Agency - Tim O’Reilly
Tim and I discuss some of the thinking around his new book WTF - What’s The Future and Why It’s Up To Us. We talk in particular about our world of runaway objective functions, and the role human agen...Show More
3) 29 - Attention and Addiction & What To Actually Do About It - Tristan Harris Fmr. Google
Tristan and I talk about his viewpoint and mission around the attention economy and addition. We also debate ideas on what to practically do about it.
4) 28 - Lines - Waiting For Work To Be Done & Work To Do - Andrew Kortina co-founder Fin & Venmo
Kortina and I discuss how much of modern life is about lines. As consumers we wait on line for restaurants, takeoff windows, and countless other experiences. As producers many of us - not just ER ...Show More
5) 27 - The Human Side of Tech & Growth Mindset - Blake Barnes Director of Product at Instagram
Blake joins to discuss the human side of technology - growth mindset, failure, and success. How do the people who build technology, and the ways they collaborate on teams, and the culture of tech com...Show More
6) 26 - Homo Deus in Short - Erik Torenberg, ProductHunt & co-founder Village Global VC
Erik and I discuss the ins-and-outs of Homo Deus, which has become extremely popular in Silicon Valley. What is the thesis? What is the appeal? What makes sense and what is a stretch?
7) 25 - Making of the Tree of Ténéré at Burning Man - Zach Smith, Founder of The Project
Zach Smith joins for a Modest Conversation on the making of the Tree of Ténéré at Burning Man. Where the project came from, trials and travails of getting it done, and thoughts on doing large scale a...Show More
8) 24 - The Golden Age of Oncology - Racquel Bracken of Venrock
Racquel joins to talk about all that is changing in the world of oncology, and why she things we are entering the golden age of oncology.
9) 23 - The Environment - Alyssa Ravasio of Hipcamp
Alyssa joins for a modest conversation about technology is changing how we relate to nature, the environment, climate change, extinction, and more.
10) 22 - On Bitcoin Cash & New Ways Crypto-Projects Move Forward - Alexia Bonatsos - Fmr Techcrunch
Alexia and I discuss the last week in Crypto and Bitcoin Cash. What does it look like when there is a pattern for faster innovation without 'consensus' in the cyrpto world? How does it change the po...Show More