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Published on 14 Nov 2018. On this week’s broadcast, economist Jerry Robinson comments on the latest government spending forecasts which reveal that in less than five years America will be spending more on interest on the national debt than on its entire defense budget.

Published on 25 Jul 2016. What Jack Welch taught Beth Comstock. GE's Vice Chair describes how she overcame being an introvert and learned how to 'pick up the hammer'

Published on 19 Oct 2016. In this episode, I'll teach you how to beat procrastination and become productive.

Published on 07 Aug 2014. In this week’s episode we discuss how the Internet is enabling not only big winners, but also small, focused niche players, and why that’s exciting. We also discuss the impact this transition will have on society, follow up on last week’s integrated/modular discussion, and in a special “After Dark” segment briefly discuss Ben’s recent experience with Android and theorize that the Android/iOS are at equilibrium. Links Ben Thompson: Daily Update: Micromax Wins on Local Taste – Stratechery (members-only) Rohin Dharmakumar: Can Micromax Become India’s Leading Smartphone Maker? – Forbes India Ben Thompson: How Technology is Changing the World (P&G Edition) … Continue reading Episode 012: The Internet Rainforest

Published on 15 Apr 2015. Margaret Anadu, a managing director in the Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs, discusses impact investing and the firm's efforts to help rebuild communities in Newark and New York City. This podcast was recorded on April 1, 2015. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part. The information contained in this podcast is not financial research nor a product of Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research. Neither Goldman Sachs nor any of its affiliates makes any representation or warranty, as to the accuracy or completeness of the statements or any information contained in this podcast and any liability therefore (including in respect of direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage) is expressly disclaimed. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of Goldman Sachs, and Goldman Sachs is not providing any financial, economic, legal, accounting or tax advice or recommendations in this podcast

Published on 09 Nov 2018. Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was a blast. Connie and I were in the studio with our guest, True Ventures's Tony Conrad, while Danny repped the other side of the country, dialing in from New York.

Published on 30 May 2012. Co-Founder Drew Houston shares personal moments from starting the cloud-based file storage service Dropbox. Houston touches on the importance of persevering through early challenges at a startup, selecting the right co-founder, and focusing on solving problems to maximize customer happiness.

Published on 15 Nov 2017. All of us have at least one person or group of people that we work with who has an issue that we really need to address — a performance problem, a behavioral issue, a piece of spinach stuck in their teeth — but for some reason, we avoid bringing up the topic with them. We’ve […]

Published on 14 Mar 2018. Diversity is vital to growing our organizations. But is diversity limited to race and backgrounds, or is it something far more inclusive and collaborative?  Could it actually mean men learning to think more like women in certain situations or for that matter executives learning to think like sales people?  Well stay tuned because you are about to find out. Our guest on this episode is:  Judy Hoberman, she is known by her no-nonsense approach to business, her leather jacket, skirt and boots, Judy is ready to support professional business people in loving sales, and winning in leadership. Judy is an International Speaker, Trainer, Coach and Mentor.  She’s a TEDx speaker, author of “Selling In A Skirt”, “Famous Isn’t Enough”, “Pure Wealth” and her latest book “Walking on the Glass Floor” Seven Essential Qualities of Women Who Lead is already a bestseller. More on Judy Hoberman: sellinginskirt.com  To find out more about hiring the host Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist:  http://fullm

Published on 09 Dec 2017. There’s a significant difference between being an achiever and a leader. Achievement is not a bad thing; of course we must push ourselves and achieve things if we are going to create a life of significance. But we can’t let talent and achievement overshadow the importance of leadership. It’s a given that you must be technically & tactfully proficient in ... Read More

Published on 20 Jan 2017. Our guidance on answering the question: "What's the lowest salary you'll accept?"

Published on 11 Dec 2018. Listen To Our Traders Take You Behind the Money...How To Play the Volatility...Pops and Drops: The Movers You Missed.

Published on 03 Jan 2017. Shawn Drost is the Co-Founder of Hack Reactor, a coding bootcamp founded in 2012 along with his college friends Tony Phillips, Marcus Phillips, and Douglas Calhoun with the primary motive to set people up for success as software engineers. They envision themselves transforming higher education to be more transparent, accessible and outcomes-driven. Hack Reactor’s community involvement is remarkable as they continue to offer curriculum, volunteer support and training to their nonprofit partners in their conscious effort to bridge the gap between underserved communities and the tech industry.

Published on 01 May 2017. From selling fax machines door-to-door to founding SPANX, Sara Blakely talks about her path to remarkable success, how she started SPANX with $5,000 after cutting the feet off her pantyhose, and why she's now committed to giving half of her wealth to charity. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.

Published on 29 Mar 2018. In the latest edition of the Blackstone podcast, we explore credit with GSO’s Dwight Scott. Dwight sat down with Joe Lohrer, National Sales Manager for the Private Wealth Management group to discuss dislocation in energy, rising interest rates and what trends are shaping the credit market.

Published on 12 Apr 2016. Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dream—to spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of productivity, a subject he had been enamored with since he was a teenager. After obtaining his business degree, he created a blog to chronicle a year-long series of productivity experiments he conducted on himself, where he also continued his research and interviews with some of the world’s foremost experts, from Charles Duhigg to David Allen. This is his 2nd time on the show. Listen to his 1st episode here.

Published on 05 Dec 2016. Ben and David complete the Disney acquisition trilogy, covering the "house that Mickey built"'s 2009 acquisition of Marvel Entertainment.

Published on 10 Dec 2017. Vasiliy "Hi-Tech" Lomachenko and Guillermo "El Chacal" Rigondeaux square off on Saturday, Dec. 9, and Sporting News will have results below. Who is going to beat Vasiliy Lomachenko? That's the question that the boxing world is asking following another dominating win, this time over Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday night. A suspect injury to Rigo's left hand — or right hand, depending on conspiracy theories — forced him to quit on his stool following the sixth round of the bout.   Guest @TheJeffBrooks   https://www.broseroyce.info/podcast   Sponsored by:  https://www.alphacreditpros.com https://www.royaltyraceway.com https://www.boxingequipmentstore.com https://www.musicsubmitter.com https://www.top5tradelines.com   Download Business Credit & Big Loans in 60 Days: Step by step guide to building your business and securing capital. Link below: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0727LF6QW

Published on 07 Jul 2018. with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson) The rise of zero-sum thinking -- which has come snapping back recently -- slows and even halts progress, observes Marc Andreessen. Because you're then dividing up a smaller piece, adds Ben Horowitz, instead of growing the pie altogether. This is true not just in economics, politics, and tech, but also in business relationships (and life), too. And speaking of such relationships, how does the partnership between Ben and Marc work, more than two decades later, how has it changed through different types of organizations -- and is there anything startup co-founders (and other colleagues) can take away from it? Where do they find the creative inspiration, information, and influences for new ideas? And then, more broadly, how do they think about tech change... including jobs, automation, AI in general? This episode of the a16z Podcast covers these questions and much more. It's based on a fire

Published on 08 Nov 2015. In this episode, Preston and Stig talk about the best selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Click here to get full access to our show notes.