with @conniechan @DCoolican @jeff_jordan @laurenmurrow and @sriramk
Marketplaces encompass a huge swath of services we use every day, from grocery delivery to online shopping to remote learning. Which marketplace companies are on a tear and which are locked in close competition? Which categories are poised for growth, and which may make a comeback? In this ... Show More
Yesterday
The Reality of AI-Powered Cyberattacks | Truffle Security & Socket
Joel De La Garza is joined by Dylan Ayrey, co-founder and CEO of Truffle Security, and Feross Aboukhadijeh, founder and CEO of Socket, to discuss one of the biggest shifts happening in cybersecurity: AI models are no longer just finding vulnerabilities—they're exploiting them. As ... Show More
23m 51s
Apr 2026
John and Patrick Collison on Stripe's Growth, Agent Commerce, and the Future of Software
This interview with Stripe cofounders John and Patrick Collison originally aired on TBPN. They discuss Stripe's 34% growth and new employee tender offer, how agent commerce and stablecoins may require high-throughput blockchains built for millions of transactions per second, and ... Show More
20m 2s
Apr 2026
Peter Yang on Small Teams, Coding Agents, and Why Human Ambition Has No Ceiling
Anish Acharya speaks with Peter Yang, creator and product lead at Roblox, about how personal AI agents are replacing the apps we open every day, why coding agents feel like slot machines, and what happens when the cost of building software drops to near zero. They discuss why fut ... Show More
28m 37s
Apr 2021
Scaling Marketplace Startups with the CEOs of GOAT, Cameo, Faire, StyleSeat, Neighbor, Whatnot, & more
The CEOs of GOAT, StyleSeat, Cameo, Faire, Whatnot, and Neighbor join a16z partners Andrew Chen, Connie Chan, D'Arcy Coolican, Jeff Jordan, Katie Baynes, and Anne Lee Skates to talk about the cold start problem, 2020 metrics, growth, and the tricky business of scaling a marketpl ... Show More
1h 3m
Sep 2025
The Future of E-Commerce: Trends, Tech, and Tactics
For today’s episode, we have a panel from this year’s Inc’s Founders House in Philadelphia. Social media director, Andrea Hardalo and her fellow panelists: Woodie Hillyard, co-founder and CEO of the men’s personal care brand W, Arthur Leopold, co-founder and CEO of the ad platfor ... Show More
35m 1s
Mar 2022
Where Consumers Will Buy | Retail Reborn Season 2
<p>Associate professor Thomas J. Campanella, ‘Godmother of the Metaverse’ Cathy Hackl and Stôur Group co-founders Sonny Gindi and Eden Melloul join Doug Stephens, founder of Retail Prophet, to discuss how physical and virtual consumer landscapes are evolving to meet next-gen cons ... Show More
37m 55s
Sep 2023
The intersection of technology and healthcare
Private markets have grown significantly over the past few years, fueled by scientific breakthroughs and technological innovation. Our experts discuss biotechnology, artificial intelligence and healthcare valuation trends, how venture capitalists and startups are navigating the c ... Show More
25m 15s
May 2024
E-Commerce Trends & Challenges: Insights w/ Jad Sfeir & Zeina Kettaneh
<p>This episode of Below the Fold podcast features an engaging discussion on the current state and future of e-commerce. Host Ibrahim Jabri and guest Jad Sfeir, Principal at 6TIUM, along with Zena Kettaneh from Publicis Media, delve into the mainstream adoption of e-commerce in t ... Show More
42m 24s