Stupid Patents

Stupid Patents

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Washington wakes up to patent trolls.  More with Engine’s Julie Samuels.  

Flickr’s Co-Founder

Flickr’s Co-Founder

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Stewart Butterfield - now CEO of Slack - joins the crowded effort to replace work email.

Diversity in Tech

Diversity in Tech

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USA Today’s Jon Swartz urges tech CEOs to speak up

Women on Boards

Women on Boards

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Theo Schwabacher pushes for more women in the boardroom. Is legislation the answer?

Resolution 62

Resolution 62

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California’s legislature debates a non-enforceable quota for women on boards.

Roadside MBA

Roadside MBA

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Three economists walk into a bar… to discover what American knows about business.

Putting Veterans to Work

Putting Veterans to Work

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Anand Kulkarni’s MobileWorks seeks to bring employment to veterans and other groups in need

Caterina Fake – web extra

Caterina Fake – web extra

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The chairwoman of the board of Etsy discusses women in technology and female leadership

Hachette Job

Hachette Job

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Author Keith Raffel explains the peculiar fight between Amazon and book publisher Hachette

Love Ya LinkedIn, But…

Love Ya LinkedIn, But…

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Sanebox founder Dmitri Leonov tries to rid the world of spam.

“Crossing the Chasm”

“Crossing the Chasm”

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Bestselling author Geoffrey Moore updates his classic book on marketing.

It’s Not Easy Being Green

It’s Not Easy Being Green

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Imergy CEO Bill Watkins jumps to the clean-tech industry’s defense.

California’s “Yelp Bill”

California’s “Yelp Bill”

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AB 2365 would make it illegal for a business to prohibit customers from writing bad reviews. Santa Clara University law professor Eric Goldman explains.

Kimpton Hotels CEO

Kimpton Hotels CEO

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Mike Depatie talks about building a boutique brand

Mike Depatie

Mike Depatie

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CEO Mike Depatie says Airbnb is not a threat

Absolute Value

Absolute Value

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What happens when consumers have access to (nearly) perfect information on product and price? The father of consumer decision analysis Itamar Simonson.

Predictions for 2014

Predictions for 2014

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The founder of Crowd Companies joins reporters from USA Today and Fortune to speculate on this year’s hot tech stories.

Breaking into Big Box

Breaking into Big Box

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Kicksend’s founder offers tips for entrepreneurs wishing to work with the likes of Walmart and Target.

Privacy Protection

Privacy Protection

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A former Skype exec discusses Snapchat, Skype and his startup Perzo, a secure messaging service.

Meet the Tea-EO

Meet the Tea-EO

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Honest Tea CEO Seth Goldman creates a company because he’s thirsty – then sells it to Coca Cola.

What’s Venture Capital?

What’s Venture Capital?

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Australian entrepreneur Melanie Perkins didn’t know what venture capital was until she started her second successful company.

Jai Singh – America’s Top Newsman

Jai Singh – America’s Top Newsman

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Yahoo News has more readers than the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal. Jai Singh is editor-in-chief.

Sevenly

Sevenly

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Sevenly.org sells items for seven days and contributes seven dollars to charity for each sale. The business of doing well by doing good.

Point, Click, Bang

Point, Click, Bang

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TrackingPoint firearms CEO Jason Schauble on a rife which can hit any target at 1,000 yards.

A Venture Capitalist Goes to Prison

A Venture Capitalist Goes to Prison

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(But he's allowed to leave.) Chris Redlitz creates The Last Mile program to teach business skills to San Quentin inmates.

Heracio Harts

Heracio Harts

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The former San Quentin inmate hopes to become an entrepreneur.

What It’s Like to Get Out of Prison

What It’s Like to Get Out of Prison

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Heracio Harts says the first thing he noticed after release: everyone stares at their smart phones all the time.

Electric Car Prices Plunge

Electric Car Prices Plunge

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Manufacturers slash prices on electric vehicles. GM’s Dave Barthmuss sells us a Chevy Spark EV.

100 Entrepreneurs in a Metal Tube

100 Entrepreneurs in a Metal Tube

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British Airways will recruit 100 of Silicon Valley’s top minds to a meeting in the sky.

The Battle for Talent

The Battle for Talent

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YouSendIt CEO Brad Garlinghouse on perks and job satisfaction. Plus: considering a company name change. BoxShareSyncDrop?

Don’t Fight in the iOS Playground

Don’t Fight in the iOS Playground

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Want your app to stand out? Try writing for Kindle or Glass, says uTest’s Matt Johnston

Chris Preimesberger

Chris Preimesberger

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eWeek co-editor Chris Preimesberger joins the reporter panel.

Sebastian Thrun

Sebastian Thrun

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Can online classes save our suffering university system?  Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun.

Sebastian Thrun Part 2

Sebastian Thrun Part 2

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Thrun  - "one of the smartest people alive"  - is one of the brains behind Google Glass, Google Street View and the driverless car.

Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki

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The former Apple evangelist starts advocating Google's Android (gasp!).  He's also pushing his 12th book.

Lyft Founder John Zimmer

Lyft Founder John Zimmer

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The pink mustached startup escapes a cease and desist letter and expands into Los Angeles.

Enhance That!

Enhance That!

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Security cameras finally get (nearly) as good as they are on TV crime dramas.  Axis Communications’ Fredrik Nilsson.

Gamification

Gamification

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Consumers love rewards, from ruby status to Foursquare check-ins.   Dopamine CEO Gabe Zichermann.

The Traitorous Eight

The Traitorous Eight

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Filmmaker Randall MacLowry’s documentary “Silicon Valley” traces the origins of the chip industry to its rebellious roots.

Where’s the Love for Apple and Facebook?

Where’s the Love for Apple and Facebook?

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Investors abandon two companies with decent earnings.    Expert commentary from Santa Clara University’s Bob Hendershott.

The Viral Video Manifesto

The Viral Video Manifesto

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YouTube star Stephen Voltz (Diet Coke and Mentos) explains the secrets behind making a viral video.

Virgin America

Virgin America

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How can a business offer more than its competitors for the same price?   Virgin America vice president Luanne Calvert.

Virgin America Part 2

Virgin America Part 2

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Charge for first-run movies in the seatback?  Acceptable.  Charge for a pillow?  No way.  How airlines make extra money.

David Selinger

David Selinger

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The busy Christmas shopping season extends beyond Christmas!  The CEO of RichRelevance on the new era of ecommerce.

Ep 150 Redfin CEO

Ep 150 Redfin CEO

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Homeowners love Redfin. Real estate agents? Not so much. Real estate has been revolutionized.

Ep 150 Your Mechanic

Ep 150 Your Mechanic

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TechCrunch Disrupt winner Art Agrawal sends car mechanics on house calls.

Ep 149 High Tech Policing

Ep 149 High Tech Policing

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Startup Nixle works with 4,500 police agencies - including LAPD - to notify neighbors of danger.

ep 149 Kerri Byron

ep 149 Kerri Byron

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Mythbuster Kari Byron on the show's new museum exhibit and blowing stuff up.

Ep 149 The Economy is Angry

Ep 149 The Economy is Angry

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Is the economy a speeding train? A sick patient? The way media and politicians use metaphor.

Ep 146 Nextdoor

Ep 146 Nextdoor

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Is Facebook vulnerable to social startups? Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia

Ep 146 Kaggle

Ep 146 Kaggle

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Kaggle turns data mining into a competitive sport.  CEO Anthony Goldbloom.

Ep 146 Tweeting for the First Time

Ep 146 Tweeting for the First Time

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A financial services company prohibited their employees from using social media - until now.

Ep 141 Inside Apple Stores

Ep 141 Inside Apple Stores

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Carmine Gallo reveals Apple's winning retail secrets.