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Ask HN: Restarting the YC Podcast – who would be most interesting to listen to?

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Re: Ask HN: Restarting the YC Podcast – who would be most interesting to listen to?

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Post by atmosx »

jfornear wrote: post #58

Some ideas: Antonio García Martínez, author of Chaos Monkeys . Bobby Goodlatte on Facebook's news feed algorithm and the election. Peter Thiel on Trump and what's next, etc. Justin Edmond on early Pinterest and diversity in Silicon Valley. Dann Petty on Epicurrence and design culture in Silicon Valley. Kim-Mai Culter on Initialized Capital and housing in the Bay Area.

I would be very interested in Thiel's take on:

    * Trump presidency, what the tech/startup should expect from the new Gov.
    * His views on privacy and ethics (I know, Palantir and everything, but that's why it makes so interesting to hear from him)
    * His take on the top-10 technologies of the future

Re: Ask HN: Restarting the YC Podcast – who would be most interesting to listen to?

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Post by grzm »

atmosx wrote: post #61
jfornear wrote: post #58

Some ideas: Antonio García Martínez, author of Chaos Monkeys . Bobby Goodlatte on Facebook's news feed algorithm and the election. Peter Thiel on Trump and what's next, etc. Justin Edmond on early Pinterest and diversity in Silicon Valley. Dann Petty on Epicurrence and design culture in Silicon Valley. Kim-Mai Culter on Initialized Capital and housing in the Bay Area.

I would be very interested in Thiel's take on: * Trump presidency, what the tech/startup should expect from the new Gov. * His views on privacy and ethics (I know, Palantir and everything, but that's why it makes so interesting to hear from him) * His take on the top-10 technologies of the future

Just FYI: Using code formatting to quote long lines of text makes it really hard to read, particularly on mobile.

Re: Ask HN: Restarting the YC Podcast – who would be most interesting to listen to?

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Post by kartikkumar »

philip1209 wrote: post #15
craigcannon wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cool. We can definitely do that. Any particular size or type of company that interests you?

I think the thing I'm looking for is relatability. There are many podcasts that idolize startups and founder life. The Dating Ring's podcast did the opposite and showed vulnerability. To me, that's why it was an interesting learning experience. But to be specific - I think that small companies in make-or-break times would be most interesting. Also, everything looks easier in retrospect, but understanding the thought…

This. As great as it is to hear about sensational founders that have turned the world upside down, it is at times hard to relate to. It would be great to show the ground truth of what small companies have to go through, and having office-hours that help elucidate the thought processes to follow to make steps forward would be invaluable. The best podcast episodes I've heard (and I specifically say episodes because I don't think any show that I've heard has consistently achieved it) on this subject have just been really good at being down-to-Earth and relatable.

Re: Ask HN: Restarting the YC Podcast – who would be most interesting to listen to?

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Post by srb- »

Big fan of the old Podcast and looking forward to the new ones! As for a suggestion:

I wouldn't want this to be every episode, but a themed episode on a specific 'hot' industry could be neat, i.e. interviewing founders of three companies in related fields. e.g. drones, crypto-currencies, bio, etc...

Often there's so many promising directions in a new industry that existing founders don't have time to explore all the opportunities.

YC should encourage them to share these avenues of potential in a discussion format... because who knows, maybe someone listening could grab an idea and run with it (and be in the next batch.)

Re: Ask HN: Restarting the YC Podcast – who would be most interesting to listen to?

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Post by birken »

The type of podcast I'd like to listen to is if you got a roundtable of people in various roles (like a roundtable of all technical founders, or a roundtable of all first employees, or a roundtable of all solo founders), and then asked them questions and let them discuss and debate topics, optimally ones submitted by listeners. And perhaps if a subset of those people were particularly good have them on semi-regularly.

There is a woodworking podcast I really like that is 3 woodworkers just chatting with each other about various topics and responding to questions. They all have different perspectives and skills and they often disagree about things, but by listening I get a good idea of the breadth of opinions and viewpoints.

IMO too many startup discussions are very narrow and don't talk about the large breadth of viewpoints that are out there in all sorts of topics. This is especially true if the people doing most of the talking are either VCs or successful founders and essentially are unchallenged by opposing viewpoints.

Re: Ask HN: Restarting the YC Podcast – who would be most interesting to listen to?

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Post by thisone »

Can tell you what I don't want to hear, which is easier for me.

Not another tech podcast with hosts who sound bored.

Not another tech podcast that can't be arsed to put in the work to get good sound quality.

Not another tech podcast where each episode interviews yet another person about 'what they're working on' with no larger story.

And please if you have ads, dear god don't fall down the hole of writing or reading ad copy that makes it sound like you're making a personal endorsement out of the goodness of your own heart.

Re: Ask HN: Restarting the YC Podcast – who would be most interesting to listen to?

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Post by haldean »

birken wrote: post #67

The type of podcast I'd like to listen to is if you got a roundtable of people in various roles (like a roundtable of all technical founders, or a roundtable of all first employees, or a roundtable of all solo founders), and then asked them questions and let them discuss and debate topics, optimally ones submitted by listeners. And perhaps if a subset of those people were particularly good have them on semi-regularly…

I agree with this. Also: what woodworking podcast is that?

Re: Ask HN: Restarting the YC Podcast – who would be most interesting to listen to?

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Post by presty »

haldean wrote: post #69
birken wrote: post #67

The type of podcast I'd like to listen to is if you got a roundtable of people in various roles (like a roundtable of all technical founders, or a roundtable of all first employees, or a roundtable of all solo founders), and then asked them questions and let them discuss and debate topics, optimally ones submitted by listeners. And perhaps if a subset of those people were particularly good have them on semi-regularly…

I agree with this. Also: what woodworking podcast is that?

I googled and it's probably this one http://www.thewoodworkingpodcast.com
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