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The Next PlayJohn Donahoe
Nike CEO

Nike CEO John Donahoe on Innovation as a Team Sport

Bringing Web3 to the WorldNikil Viswanathan
Alchemy CEO and Co-Founder

Alchemy’s Toolkit for Innovation

The Design-First ApproachMaya Frai
Greylock

Building Products With People at the Center

Purpose into ActionHeather Fernandez
Solv CEO and Co-Founder

How Solv Made Room at the Cap Table for Diversity

Where Does AI Go Next?Asheem Chandna
Greylock

Opportunities and Considerations for the Future

The Multi-Cloud ParadigmHashiCorp CEO David McJannet

How HashiCorp Keeps up with Cloud Complexity

Transporting InnovationDan Lewis
Convoy CEO and Co-founder

How Convoy is Overhauling the Trucking Industry

Crisis Management Reid Hoffman
Greylock

Navigating Through Uncertainty

The Importance of FriendshipReid Hoffman
Greylock

How Personal Relationships Impact Your Life and Career

VC Funding for the Cloud Jason Risch
Greylock

Top Five Markets for Startups

The Next Cloud Data PlatformJason Risch
Greylock

Opportunities in the Modern Data Stack

Instructive ExperiencesFrederic Kerrest
Okta COO, Exec Vice Chairman, and Co-Founder

Okta's Frederic Kerrest on the Life Lessons that Help Startups Thrive

Venture for ChangeKenneth Chenault
Board Director and Investor

Balancing Social Good with Economic Growth

Making Data WorkAli Golshan
Gretel.ai CEO and co-founder

Unlocking Bottlenecks to Test, Share, and Build with Data

Cyber StewardsMichelle Zatlyn
Cloudflare Co-Founder, President, & COO

Cloudflare’s Michelle Zatlyn on Trust, Recruiting, and Innovation

Social IntelligenceJames Manyika
Google's SVP of Technology & Society

Google's James Manyika on Ensuring the AI Transformation is Done Right

Executive Reference ChecklistHolly Rose Faith
Greylock

The Questions That Provide the Best Insights on Candidates

Collective IntelligenceSarah Guo
Greylock

Common Room's Platform for Community-Led Growth

Smooth OperatorMike Smith
Footwork VC Co-Founder

Mike Smith on Finding the Right Fit in ECommerce

Flexibility On DemandDavid Thacker
Greylock

Instawork’s Mission to Modernize Hourly Work

Powering Creators Neal Mohan
YouTube Chief Product Officer and Google SVP

The Foundations of YouTube's Open Platform

BNPL for BusinessesCorinne Riley and Sarah Guo
Greylock

Building Better B2B Financing Options

The New Computing ParadigmChristine Kim
Greylock

Innovation and Opportunities in Web3

The Long Game in CybersecurityAsheem Chandna
Greylock

Keeping Up With Increasingly Complex Risk

Introducing the Enterprise Software Innovators PodcastSaam Motamedi
Greylock

‘ESI’ Features Conversations with Top CIOs and CTOs

Software with SuperpowersJeff Lawson
Twilio CEO and co-founder

The Impact of Developer-Led Solutions

Engineering ValuesAneel Bhusri
Workday Co-CEO and Co-Founder

Building Big Businesses by Prioritizing People

Winning Early GTM StrategyAsheem Chandna
Greylock

Taking it to the Next Level

Vices and Virtues in Web3Reid Hoffman
Greylock

What's Driving the Next Internet Age

Full Screen AheadEric Yuan
Zoom CEO and Founder

How Zoom Made Video the Pandemic Star

Year in Review Greylock Partners

2021's Impact on Entrepreneurship

Game ChangerEden Chen
Pragma CEO and Co-founder

Building Infrastructure for the Gaming Ecosystem

Building Your Best TeamEvan Reiser, Abnormal CEO and Co-founder
Glen Evans, Greylock

Strategies to Source, Recruit, and Hire Top Talent

The Zero Trust StrategyBipul Sinha, CEO and co-founder of Rubrik
Nicole Perlroth, New York Times Cybersecurity Reporter

Responding to Evolving Threats in Cybersecurity

Intentional DiversityClinton Browning and Michelle Comendul, Daversa Partners
Holly Rose Faith, Greylock

Connecting Tech with the Next Generation of Black Executives

Investing in Vices and VirtuesReid Hoffman
Greylock

Lessons from the first internet age

How To Win The Startup War For TalentAsheem Chandna
Greylock

Strategies for Founders

Curiosity Saves the C-SuiteBret Taylor
Salesforce President and COO

How A Beginner’s Mindset Keeps Businesses Agile

Moving the World Through StoryJason Kilar
CEO of WarnerMedia

Transforming Media by Understanding Customers

Open Source vs. Cloud CastlesJerry Chen
Greylock

How Open Source Startups are Competing with the Big 3

Searching with PurposeSteve Bartel and Nick Bushak, co-founders of Gem

A Toolset for Modern Recruiting

The Executive Recruiting PlaybookHolly Rose Faith
Greylock

Finding, Interviewing, and Closing C-Level Talent

Future Follows Fiction J.J. Abrams
Filmmaker & Co-Founder of Bad Robot Productions

J.J. Abrams on How Sci-Fi Fuels Innovation

Castles in the CloudJerry Chen
Greylock

Greylock’s interactive project that maps multiple data points of the cloud computing ecosystem — and plots new opportunities for success.

How to Break Up Big Cloud’s DominanceJerry Chen
Greylock

Strategies to identify where startups can thrive in the cloud computing world.

Funding The Cloud ChallengersJerry Chen and Corinne Riley
Greylock

Top VC Financing Trends Since 2019

Mapping the Cloud EcosystemCorinne Riley and Jason Risch
Greylock

How We Built Castles in the Cloud

Taking on Tech TitansReid Hoffman and Sridhar Ramaswamy
Greylock

How Startups Can Compete with Industry Giants

Leadership Cross-TrainingJennifer Tejada
CEO of PagerDuty

The Importance of Diverse Experiences

Strategy at ScaleChristine Kim
Greylock

5 Lessons from 5 Years Scaling Product at Uber

Philosopher Versus MBAReid Hoffman
Greylock

How Academic Pursuits Impact Entrepreneurship

The Evolution Of A Startup CEOAsheem Chandna
Greylock

The Evolution Of A Startup CEO

The Philosopher- EntrepreneurReid Hoffman
Greylock

Applying High-Level Thinking to Real-World Business

Human-Centered AIDr. Fei-Fei Li, Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI

Ethical Considerations in Building Artificial Intelligence

Practical InnovationTim Shi, CTO and co-founder of Cresta
Jeshua Bratman, Head of Maching Learning at Abnormal Security

Building ML to Make Humans More Effective

Startups and Media: Part 2Alex Konrad, Forbes Senior Editor
Elisa Schreiber and Kaitlin Durkosh, Greylock

Navigating the Media Ecosystem

Startups and Media: Part IAlex Konrad, Forbes Senior Editor
Kaitlin Durkosh, Greylock

Building Reporter Relationships

People-First CapitalismBrian Chesky
Airbnb CEO and co-founder

Airbnb’s Playbook for Flourishing Amid Crisis

Building Company CultureSaam Motamedi
Greylock Partners

How Startups with Strong Common Values Work Better Together

What Workers WantNicholas A. Bloom
Professor of Economics, Stanford University

The Permanent Impact of the Covid-Era Office

Game On Reid Hoffman
Greylock

How Strategy Games Teach Valuable Business Skills

Tech to Reflect the WorldSarah Friar
CEO of Nextdoor

Nextdoor's Global Perspective to Build Local Communities

Creating Commerce Opportunities Jaime Schmidt and Chris Cantino,
Co-founders of Color Capital

Omnichannel Strategies for Evolving Brands

Designing for BuyingSarah Guo 
Greylock Partners

How to Break Through the Ceiling in Product-Led Growth

Guided by ExpertsEddie Vivas
Curated CEO and Co-founder

Specialist Advice on High-Consideration Purchases

Finance at the FoundationMike Gonzalez
TraceHQ CEO and Co-Founder

Tools to Guide Everyday Decision-Making in Real Time

David Sze on :20MinVCDavid Sze
Greylock Partners

David Sze chats with Harry Stebbings about strong VC partnerships, pricing, and the evolution of venture over the past 20 years.

Amplifying ExpertiseZayd Enam, Cresta CEO and Co-Founder

AI to Leverage the Human Impact of Work

Security in KnowledgeMellody Hobson, Ariel Investments President and Co-CEO

Learning your leverage points

What Matters Most to VCs at Series A?Asheem Chandna
Greylock Partners

Is there a metric for deciding when to fund a Series A round?

Getting to NimblePeter High, President of Metis Strategy and
Lee Haney, VP of Greylock CXO Program

Agility as a Business Strategy

How to DecideReid Hoffman, Greylock

How to Make Better Decisions, Faster

Spiderman EthicsReid Hoffman, Greylock
Michael Tubbs, former Mayor of Stockton, CA
Sean Mendy, Concrete Rose Capital

Tech’s impact, influence and responsibility to society

Leadership and CEO SuccessionReid Hoffman
Greylock

Lessons from Jeff Bezos

Go Anywhere, Get AnythingUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

Uber’s Future in Mobility and Delivery

Commerce LogisticsCasey Armstrong, ShipBob and
Aaron Schwartz, Passport

The Physical Side of Online Shopping

Fintech for the Real WorldBobby Tzekin and Liz O'Donnell
Wisetack Co-Founders

Modern Finance Options for In-Person Services

Security and the Cyber Arms RaceNicole Perlroth, New York Times
and Glenn Chisholm, Obsidian Security

SolarWinds, the Software Supply Chain, and Surface Area

Rewiring for EqualityPam Kostka, All Raise CEO

Building A New Flywheel in Tech

Driving Changes Jennifer Haroon
Greylock EIR

Innovation in transportation and mobility

Community-Led GrowthCorinne Riley
Greylock

The Product-Led Growth Expansion Pack

Building a Great Startup Board , Part 2Reid Hoffman
Greylock

Four more questions to ask when putting together a winning board of directors.

Building a Great Startup Board: Pt 1Reid Hoffman
Greylock

Seven questions to consider when creating the supporting team you need to succeed.

#AMA with :20 Min VC Reid Hoffman in Conversation with Harry Stebbings

Reid Hoffman in Conversation with Harry Stebbings

Cloud-Native Monitoring at Scale Martin Mao and Rob Skillington
Chronosphere co-founders

Meeting the demands of modern applications and infrastructure

The Year in ReviewGreylock Partners

How 2020 impacted entrepreneurship

What 2020 Meant For Start-UpsAsheem Chandna
Greylock Partners

What 2020 Meant For Start-Ups

Entrepreneurship and LonelinessReid Hoffman
Greylock

It’s important to find connection when you feel alone. Here’s how.

The Rise of Headless CommerceSteve Sewell and Jordan Gal
Founders, Builder.io and CartHook

Unbundling the ECommerce Ecosystem

Building for BuyingMike Duboe
Greylock

Podcast series on commerce tech

Secure By DesignIdan Plotnik
apiiro CEO and co-founder

Solving Modern Risk and Security Challenges

The Evolution of CloudJerry Chen
Greylock

The New Era of Cloud-Only Tech

Choosing Bad CompetitionReid Hoffman
Greylock

Looking for valuable markets with bad competition could be your key to startup success. Here’s how.

How To FundraiseAsheem Chandna
Greylock Partners

The Sponsor, the Pitch, and the Diligence Process

The Data-Driven FutureVenkat Venkataramani
Rockset CEO and co-founder

Real-time Analytics at Cloud Scale

Successful Co-Founder Dynamics Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford
Entrepreneur First co-founders

Learnings From Co-Founders Around the World

Creating Ambient AwarenessAlexander Embiricos
Remotion CEO and co-founder

Building a Culture of Talking Live Remotely

ABZ PlanningReid Hoffman
Greylock

In the Age of the Inconceivable, an adaptation framework finds new relevance.

Value-Based SalesLee Haney
VP of CXO

These strategies will help you generate and build consumer loyalty that lasts.

Accelerating ChangeJohn Rice
MLT Founder and CEO

Diversifying Tech Through Career Advancement

Automating (Remote) Work Wade Foster
Zapier CEO and Co-founder

How Zapier’s Distributed Workforce Thrives

Making Change at ScaleDavid Wadhwani
Greylock

5 Things Companies Should Do to Navigate Phase Shifts

The Startup PivotReid Hoffman
Greylock Partners

How do you know when it’s time to pivot? Learn how decisive reinvention builds iconic companies.

Mobilizing the Talent ContinuumDan Beck
Utmost COO and Co-founder

Connecting and Supporting the Extended Workforce

Digitization of Enterprise SalesAsheem Chandna
Greylock Partners

Four Trends Winning Teams Will Embrace

Ecosystems of AdaptabilityReid Hoffman
Greylock Partners

Network Building, Re-Evaluation and Strategy Refinement During Covid

Powering the Maker GenerationShishir Mehrotra
Coda CEO and Co-founder

Bringing Words, Data, and Teams Together

Myths About FailureReid Hoffman
Greylock Partners

With the right perspective, understanding the truth about failure can ultimately lead to success.

Delivering Same-Day Healthcare Heather Fernandez
Solv Health CEO and Co-founder

The Entry Point for the Modern Patient Experience

Talking PoliticsReid Hoffman
Greylock Partners

Principles to navigate when, how, and why a CEO should address political issues.

Collaborate from AnywhereDylan Field
Figma CEO and Co-founder

Design Together While Distributed

From Seed to Series AReid Hoffman and Sarah Guo

What venture capital firms look for when investing in an early stage company

Retooling for RealityDavid Thacker
Greylock

David Thacker on Product Development at Pivotal Moments

Talent Today Glen Evans
VP of Core Talent

A Survey on How Startups Recruit, Retain, and Compensate Their Teams

Calculating RiskReid Hoffman and Chris Yeh

In difficult times, these concepts will help you evaluate, mitigate and leverage risks with poise.

Building for the Distributed Future Kurt Schrader
Clubhouse CEO and co-founder

Clubhouse CEO on a more inclusive, collaborative, digital home for software teams

M&A or IPO?Reid Hoffman
Greylock Partners

Building strategic value for any outcome

Covid-19’s Impact on StartupsAsheem Chandna
Greylock Partners

Assessing the first few months

Dynamic WorkTodd McKinnon
Okta CEO and Co-founder

Okta CEO on finding flexibility in hiring, collaborating and innovating

The Virtual VCReid Hoffman and Saam Motamedi

Partnering and investing during the pandemic

Riding the Waves
of ChangeJerry Chen
Greylock Partners

Charting Your GTM Course in New Market Conditions

Remote FirstAdam D'Angelo
CEO and co-founder of Quora

How Quora is thinking outside the office—and what that could mean for the future of remote working.

Entrepreneurship NowReid Hoffman
Greylock

The pandemic has upended the status quo. Here’s why and how entrepreneurs can still thrive.

Breakthrough InnovationAaron Levie, CEO and Co-Founder of Box

Box CEO on Evolving Into a Digital-First Business

#WorkFromAnywhere PodcastA New Series from Greymatter

A New Series from Greymatter

Building Companies in Times of ChangeReid Hoffman
General Partner

Contemplating a startup in a post-COVID world? These 5 insights will be critical.

Modernizing the Medical ExperiencePranay Kapadia
CEO of Notable Health

Accelerating Healthcare’s Digital Transformation with AI

Honoring the Alliance During CovidReid Hoffman and Chris Yeh

It’s possible—and beneficial—to forge lifetime work relationships amid career changes. Here’s how.

Supporting Working (From Home) Parents.SJ Sacchetti
CEO of Cleo

Tech Innovation for Working Families During the Pandemic

Search Re-Imagined.Sridhar Ramaswamy, Neeva CEO and Greylock venture partner

Q&A with Sridhar Ramaswamy, Neeva CEO and Greylock venture partner

Blitzscaling During Covid Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh

Even in turbulent times, there are clear pathways to potential growth. Here are 3 steps to scaling quickly in the pandemic era.

Covid Is Reshaping Employee Care.Owen Tripp
CEO of Grand Rounds

How Great CEOs Are Meeting the Moment

Transformational MomentsReid Hoffman
General Partner

Learning from Jeff Weiner

Planning for VolatilityReid Hoffman and David Thacker

Investing, entrepreneurship and career planning during economic and social uncertainty.

Connecting Technical Students and Tech Startups

Proof of Value is the New Proof of Concept.Lee Haney
Vice President, CXO

Insights from Connecting Large Enterprises and Startups

Is Blitzscaling Over?

The Hierarchy of Needs for Remote Work. askSpoke’s Jay Srinivasan and Greylock’s Jerry Chen

The Hierarchy of Needs for Remote Work

Cybersecurity During COVID-19. Abnormal Security’s Evan Reiser and Greylock’s Saam Motamedi

Cybersecurity During COVID-19

Growing Consumer Brands That Endure . Mike Duboe

Growing Consumer Brands That Endure

Finding Opportunity in Crisis. What CEOs Should Do Right Now

Finding Opportunity in Crisis:
What CEOs Should Do Right Now

The State of Enterprise Software

Lessons Learned Growing Successful Marketplaces

Chile, Entrepreneurs, Endeavor, and Global Lessons with Reid Hoffman and Wences Casares

Argentina Entrepreneurship, Endeavor, and Global Lessons with Wences Casares and Reid Hoffman

Building and Measuring Sustainable Growth Marketing Strategies

Blitzscaling Strategy — Going Global

Blitzscaling Your Team

Foundations and Frameworks for Driving Sustainable Growth

Blitzscaling Strategy — Making Key Decisions

Blitzscaling Strategy — Identifying and Addressing Major Threats

Building the Next-Gen Entertainment Platform

Blitzscaling — Competitive Strategy

Blitzscaling from Startup to Scaleup

First Principles of Investing in FinTech

What I Learned from Launching the Messenger Developer Platform

The Strategy of Blitzscaling

Safely Scaling Artificial General Intelligence

Can the Current AI Boom Scale to AGI?

Speed: The Most Critical Competitive Advantage

The IT Kit Podcast

The “Meaning Revolution” in Leadership

Managing Creative Teams

Building a Team of Inspirational Leaders

Mastering Difficult Conversations

Zooming Out from Engineering

Mastering the Art of Recruiting

The Future of Live Video is Social Broadcasting

The On-Demand Enterprise

Announcing the Blitzscaling Series, a new part of Greylock’s Greymatter Podcast

Blitzscaling with Satya Nadella & Reid Hoffman

Blitzscaling at Larger Organizations

The Risks and Rewards of Being a Blitzscaling Founder and CEO

The Foundation to Successful Blitzscaling

Leading an Organization through Blitzscaling

Blitzscaling 101

Risk: The Game of Strategic Investment

Credibility is the only thing that matters

A Brand is an Operating System

The New MoatsJerry Chen
Greylock

Why Systems of Intelligence™ are the Next Defensible Business Model

How to Handle a Tough News Cycle

Mayer on Scaling Google and Yahoo: Blitzscaling Session 17

Reed Hastings on Building a Streaming Empire: Blitzscaling Session 16

Diane Greene on Scaling Products and Culture at VMware: Blitzscaling Session 15

Elizabeth Holmes on Managing Product Strategy, Regulation, and the Media: Blitzscaling Session 14

Shishir Mehrotra on Scaling YouTube and the 10 Things that Matter: Blitzscaling Session 13

Nirav Tolia on Growing Nextdoor and the Path to Monetization: Blitzscaling Session 12

Patrick Collison on Hiring at Stripe and the Role of a Product-Focused CEO: Blitzscaling Session 11

Selina Tobaccowala on Building a Global Business at SurveyMonkey: Blitzscaling Session 10

Reid Hoffman and Allen Blue on Why and How They Scaled LinkedIn: Blitzscaling Session 9

Eric Schmidt on Structuring Teams and Scaling Google: Blitzscaling Session 8

Mariam Naficy on Lessons from the Dot Com Days and Knowing When to Blitzscale: Blitzscaling Session 7

Jennifer Pahlka on Founding Code for America and Starting the US Digital Service: Blitzscaling Session 6

John Lilly on Leveraging Community to Scale Mozilla: Blitzscaling Session 5

Ann Miura-Ko on FLOODGATE’s Thunder Lizard Theory and Achieving Product Market Fit: Blitzscaling Session 4

Michael Dearing on Capitalism, Creativity, and Creative Destruction: Blitzscaling Session 3

Sam Altman on Y Combinator and What Makes the Best Founders: Blitzscaling Session 2

Overview of the Five Stages of Blitzscaling: Session 1

Brian Chesky on Launching Airbnb and the Challenges of Scale: Blitzscaling Session 18

Final Recap and Student Discussion: Blitzscaling Session 20

Jeff Weiner on Establishing a Plan and Culture for Scaling: Blitzscaling Session 19

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