From a billion-dollar valuation for social Internet’s “it” startup, Clubhouse to billionaire Mark Cuban co-founding his own version of a live “fireside chat” app, audio is the new hotness. Amidst all the hubbub, it is easy to think of podcasting as an old fuddy-duddy — which is ironic given that podcasting had its best year … Continue reading Podcasts had a bumper 2020
In this episode of Stuck@Om, I’m joined by world-renowned economist, professor, and best-selling author Jeffrey Sachs. A central topic in our conversation is Jeff’s newest book The Age of Globalization and the impact of digitalization on our culture and economy. We dissect how COVID-19 has clearly changed office culture — and how it won’t be … Continue reading [Podcast] Stuck@Om with Author, Economist & Columbia School Professor Jeffrey Sachs
In this episode of Stuck@Om, I chat with one of the great human beings on the planet — Nicholas Thompson. He’s the Editor in Chief at WIRED Magazine, an avid marathoner, and has penned one of the best essays I’ve read in recent times. In this conversation, Nick and I talk about how media outlets … Continue reading [Podcast] Stuck@Om w/Wired Editor Nick Thompson on the pandemic, its impact on technology and change + why we mistrust media
In this episode of Stuck@Om, Herman Narula joins me in a conversation about our future. Herman is the CEO of Improbable, a company that is obsessed with multiplayer games and builds the underlying technology to support new gaming experiences. He strives to create a “virtual environment that is as representative and complex as the real … Continue reading Stuck@Om with Herman Narula
In this episode of Stuck@Om, I chat with John Markoff, a renowned technology reporter for The New York Times. John currently devotes his time to writing a biography of Stewart Brand, a writer, editor, and entrepreneur who is famous for saying, “We are as gods and we might as well get good at it.” John … Continue reading [Podcast] Stuck @Om with New York Times’ John Markoff
This episode was recorded in early February 2020 just before the pandemic engulfed the world. We ended up talking about the lack of resilience in society. In this episode of Stuck@Om, I chat with Toby Ord, author and Senior Research Fellow of Philosophy at Oxford University. Our conversation revolves around topics found in his new … Continue reading [Podcast] Stuck@Om with Toby Ord, author of The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity.
In today’s episode of Stuck@Om, I have a conversation with my friend Jason Fried, the co-founder and CEO of Basecamp. We talk about the parts of lockdown that we’ve enjoyed, as well as the ways it has made us more thankful. Jason admits that we don’t realize how much we take for granted. Hopefully, when … Continue reading [PODCAST] Stuck@Om with Jason Fried
In this episode of Stuck@Om, I chat with my friend Paul Kedrosky, an investor, blogger and a deep thinker. He was very quick to recognize the potential threat and ramifications of the coronavirus as news was emerging about the strange flu in Wuhan. 1 In our conversation, Paul notes that he’s pretty happy with the … Continue reading [Podcast] Stuck@Om with Paul Kedrosky
A few weeks ago, my good friend Howard Lindzon (blogger, investor, and maverick) invited me to be on his Panic with Friends 1 podcast. Howard is a skillful interviewer and as always have to watch out for his trick questions. However, we are old pals, so we laughed a lot, and I josh with him … Continue reading On Panic with Friends by Howard Lindzon
The current pandemic has exposed many of society’s frailties, and no other sector has been impacted more than the service industry, especially the food and restaurant ecosystem. A lot of us don’t quite understand the fragility of this supply chain, and the sheer size and scope of the impact. In order to understand the magnitude … Continue reading [Podcast] Stuck@Om with Matt Buchanan
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