In part 2, Kent Lindstrom continues his talk with Jonathan Abrams -- founder of Friendster, Nuzzel, Founders Den (with a few others), as well as Socializr and Hotlinks. He is on the board of Girls in Tech. In this continued conversation, some of the evils of VC firms are discussed. Also discussed are sexism in Silicon Valley (a serious topic) and TV shows, and Sci Fi books (not a serious topic). -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behi...
Apr 05, 2016•37 min
Jonathan Abrams founded Friendster -- the first social network, whose patent on social networking is now owned by Facebook. He also founded Hotlinks, Socializr, and Founders Den. He is currently CEO of social news site Nuzzel, which he also founded. Jonathan has also invested in many seed stage startups, and sits on the board of Girls in Tech. Jonathan has a unique perspective on Silicon Valley -- and in this podcast, he shares it. -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Ken...
Mar 29, 2016•35 min
Part 2 of 2 of Kent's conversation with Michael White, wherein he discusses his thesis of why Silicon Valley's unique economics and culture will lead to the Bay Area dominating professional sports. -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the people who are shaping the way we view the world online and beyond.
Mar 22, 2016•38 min
Fan favorite Michael White discusses his theory: That Basketball (The Warriors), Baseball (The San Francisco Giants) and Hockey (the San Jose Sharks) will dominate professional sports, due to unique characteristics of Silicon Valley. Part 1 of 2.
Mar 15, 2016•32 min
Note: This is the full episode of Kent's conversation with Shaun: "Shaun Tai is the Founder and Executive director of Oakland Digital, a non-profit that connects design students to local businesses. Shaun comes to Oakland Digital by way of hip hop, and the film industry. Not everyone in Silicon Valley works in a tech company. Kent and Shaun discuss a wide range of topics, including how to connect lower income people to the tech industry, why Oakland hasn't overtaken San Francisco as the most des...
Dec 15, 2015•1 hr 7 min
"Black people and Asian people SHOULD work together in Oakland". So this one begins.. Shaun Tai is the Founder and Executive director of Oakland Digital, a non-profit that connects design students to local businesses. Shaun comes to Oakland Digital by way of hip hop, and the film industry. Not everyone in Silicon Valley works in a tech company. Kent and Shaun discuss a wide range of topics, including how to connect lower income people to the tech industry, why Oakland hasn't overtaken San Franci...
Dec 08, 2015•35 min
We turn to Oakland. Shaun Tai is the Founder and Executive director of Oakland Digital, a non-profit that connects design students to local businesses. Shaun comes to Oakland Digital by way of hip hop, and the film industry. Not everyone in Silicon Valley works in a tech company. Kent and Shaun discuss a wide range of topics, including how to connect lower income people to the tech industry, why Oakland hasn't overtaken San Francisco as the most desirable place to live...yet. And a lot more. Thi...
Dec 01, 2015•33 min
Allison White, Silicon Valley school principal, discusses transgender kids. This is the full conversation. Some of the media referenced in this podcast: 1) John Oliver show on transgender; 2) TED Talk "Norman Spack"; 3) NBC Nightly News on Transgender Kids; 4) Rolling Stone Article "About a Girl -- Coy Mathis".
Nov 17, 2015•1 hr 51 min
In part 2 of this conversation with Allison White, Silicon Valley school principal -- we continue the discussion about transgender kids in Silicon Valley. Some of the referenced elements can be found by: Search for NBC Nightly news, the Atlantic and John Oliver stories on transgender issues. Rolling Stone -- search for "Coy Mathis". -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the headlines as he sits down with the people who are shaping...
Nov 10, 2015•27 min
Kent sits down with Silicon Valley school principal Allison White to discuss transgender kids. Many in Silicon Valley are only slowly beginning to understand transgender issues in the Valley and how to be supportive. In this discussion the issues faced by transgender kids and families in Silicon Valley are discussed. Show Notes -- referenced in this podcast: TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/norman_spack_how_i_help_transgender_teens_become_who_they_want_to_be John Oliver https://www.youtube.com...
Oct 27, 2015•29 min
Part 2 with Ian McFarland -- technologist, author. Currently of Pear Therapeutics, also founder of Neo Innovation. We continue our wide-ranging discussion of everything from bitcoin to the "Series A crunch". -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the people who are shaping the way we view the world online -- and beyond.
Sep 08, 2015•35 min
Ian McFarland literally wrote the book -- on the Tomcat server. He is one of Silicon Valley's great technologists -- from Hotwired, through being an executive and Principal at Pivotal Labs, to his current role as Chairman of Neo Innovation. We roam widely through topics including (what else?) housing in Silicon Valley, whether Bitcoin matters, and his first computer. -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlin...
Aug 11, 2015•33 min
Entrepreneur Ben Cheung, founder of Genee, details his journey from Southern China to the US, and eventually to Intel and VMware. Ben discusses the challenges and rewards of being an entrepreneur, as he describes his path to making Genee a success. Genee is a virtual assistant that coordinates meetings for individuls or groups. But his story will be a familiar one to most entrepreneurs. -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Si...
Jul 15, 2015•38 min
In the 2015 "Pridecast", Kent discusses 2 transgender people from the world of technology who you sould know: Lana Wachowski and Martine Rothblatt. -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines, as he sits down with the people who are shaping the way we view the world online.... and beyond.
Jul 07, 2015•8 min
Dan Carucci, M.D., Ph. D. has served in the US Navy -- as head of its malaria program. He has served as director of science for the Foundation for the National Institutes for Health. He has also spent time with the Gates Foundation, and escorting billionaires around Africa to study various health initiatives. As wealth is created in Silicon Valley, many turn to funding large scale global health projects (perhaps most notably, Bill Gates). In this podcast we discuss the effectiveness -- and pitfa...
May 12, 2015•40 min
Neil Cohen -- CMO and lecturer and San Francisco State University continues the conversation about how -- and how not -- to optimize a career in Silicon Valley. -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley Insider Kent Lindstrom goes behind the scenes in Silicon Valley as he sits down with the people who are shaping the way we view the world online -- and beyond.
May 05, 2015•35 min
Neil Cohen -- Silicon Valley CMO and San Francisco State lecturer talks about the etiquette of job searching and of hiring candidates in Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley's hot job market doesn't keep candidates from making wealth minimizing mistakes -- so Kent and Neil discuss how to get it right. -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom goes behind the scenes in Silicon Valley with the people who are shaping the way we view the world online and beyond....
Apr 28, 2015•34 min
In this part 2 of 2, Charlie Recksieck continues the conversation on music. We begin by explaining Mark Zuckerberg and his foray into Wirehog, before Facebook. Also discussed are how the music business works today -- how new technologies impact how artists get paid, and the implications for promoting and monetizing band tours. Charlie's band is The Bigfellas, whose music was featured in the 2012 documentary "Don't Change the Subject". -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider ...
Mar 18, 2015•32 min
Charlie Recksieck is an entrepreneur, engineer and musician. His band is "Leaders in the Clubhouse". Discussed in this episode are the (many) impacts technology has had on music. From 8-track tapes to Napster. The episode begins with a brief explanation of Napster and Mark Zuckerberg's brief foray into peer-peer music, before....Facebook. -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley Insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines, as he sits down with the ...
Mar 10, 2015•34 min
In episode 2 of 2 with Preet Anand, we discuss Blue Light, the startup focused on public safety, of which Preet is CEO and Founder. Topics include -- the process (and game) of fundraising. Also discussed is the uniqueness of a startup in the public safety space, as well as the ups and downs of being an entrepreeur in Silicon Valley. -- In the Something Ventured podcast Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the people w...
Feb 17, 2015•26 min
Bluelight founder and CEO Preet Anand discusses the ups and downs of his startup in this first of 2 episodes. In "Something Ventured" fashion the first episode covers -- yes -- housing in Silicon Valley. Also discussed are Preet's experiences at Zynga, and observations of life in the Bay Area. -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley Veteran Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the people who are shaping the way we view the worl...
Feb 10, 2015•29 min
Internet exec and San Francisco State professor Neil Cohen talks marketing. Often misunderstood in Silicon Valley, the marketing role is a key one for almost any successful company of any size. Also in this episode -- Neil and Kent poke fun at some Silicon Valley marketing fails -- and those billboards on the 101. -- In the Something Ventured podcast Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the people who are shaping the ...
Jan 14, 2015•36 min
Neil Cohen is a marketing executive and advisor with experience ranging from Sega and Hilton to numerous successful startups. He is a board member of SF State UCORP and a Mentor to StartupMexico. In this podcast, Neil and Kent discuss the booming entrepreneurial scene in Mexico City, and contrast it to Silicon Valley -- In the Something Ventured podcast Silicon Valley veteran Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the people who are shaping t...
Jan 06, 2015•27 min
On October 30, 2014, Tim Cook -- Apple's CEO -- came out as gay. He never denied it, but now said " I haven't acknowledged it publicly, until now". Tim Cook and other gay Silicon Valley executives were discussed in an earlier podcast with executive Vincent Robinson. Here, we replay that episode. Happy holidays. Kent Lindstrom.... @kentlind -- In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the ...
Dec 30, 2014•53 min
Peter Shanley is an executive at Neo Innovation, and previously worked at Yahoo, Hewlett Packard and Betable. He discusses "Learn Startup" concepts for big companies. Part 2 of 2. In the Something Ventued podcast, Silicon Valley Insider Kent Lindstrom explores the relaity behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the people who are shaping the way we view the world online and beyond.
Dec 16, 2014•36 min
Jim Egbert, the Silicon Valley executive for a major financial firm, returns to talk to Kent about the first 25 episodes of Something Ventured. Silicon Valley topics covered range from Burning Man to the structure of the internet. Part 2 of 2. In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the people who are shaping the way we view the world online and beyond.
Dec 09, 2014•32 min
Jim Egbert talks to Kent about the first 25 episodes of "Something Ventured". Issues in Silicon Valley discussed included -- being a gay CEO, sexism, librarians (yep, librarians), racism, hipsters and more. In the Something Ventured podcast, Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the people who are shaping the way we view the world online and beyond.
Dec 02, 2014•32 min
Peter Shanley has worked at large technology companies like Yahoo and Hewlett Packard -- but started in San Francisco running a housing project in San Francisco's most economically challened neighborhood -- the Tenderloin. In the first part of our conversation with Peter, he talks aobut what drives the housing crunch in San Francisco, and various issues around San Francisos's difficult social problems. In the Something Ventured podcast Slicon Vallen insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality be...
Oct 08, 2014•26 min
In the second part, Jim Egbert continues the discussion of hwo firms can source talent, beyond a certain set of people in Silicon Valley. Also included are some sound and not-so-obvious ways to manage an engineering career.
Sep 30, 2014•30 min
Jim Egbert has been an executive at small and large companies, established ones and startups. He currently is the Silicon Valley executive for one of hte world's largest payment companies. In this episode he darws on his experience running a software firm from Budapest. In particular -- the employer's point of view is discussed. What to do in a world where new college graduates can command $100,000 salaries and free meals? The sustainability of the situation, as well as emerging sources of engin...
Sep 24, 2014•28 min
