#421 Jony Ive

What I learned from reading Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary by Geoffrey Cain. Made possible by: Ramp: https://ramp.com Axon by Applovin: https://axon.ai/founders Vanta: https://vanta.com/founders 

Kelly Johnson’s “14 Points” read like a SpaceX operations manual — 60 years before SpaceX was founded. Kelly Johnson created Skunk Works, which he defined as: “A concentration of a few good people solving problems far in advance—and at a fraction of the cost—of other groups by ap ... Show More

What I learned from rereading Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike for the 3rd or 4th time. Made possible by: Ramp:⁠ https://ramp.com⁠ Axon by Applovin: ⁠https://axon.ai/founders⁠ Vanta: ⁠https://vanta.com/founders 

We kick off Season 11 with the incredible story of the retail “granddaddy of them all” Walmart, and its founder Sam Walton. Once you study Walmart, you realize just how deep its heritage runs through Amazon and so many iconic modern companies we cover on Acquired. This episode wa ... Show More

<p>Walton Goggins (White Lotus, Fallout, Hateful Eight) is an Emmy-nominated actor. Walton joins the Armchair Expert to discuss no longer being willing to perpetuate cultural stereotypes of the south, being raised by the real Steel Magnolias, and sharing attraction to volatility ... Show More

<p>It’s fair to say that few people in tech are positioned to have a bigger impact on the future than Sam Altman. At OpenAI, Sam and his team have overseen monumental leaps forward in machine learning, generative AI, and most recently, LLMs that can reason at PhD levels. And this ... Show More

Accomplished actor and Tony Award nominee Sam Trammell is most widely recognized for his starring role of Sam Merlotte in HBO's award-winning series, TRUE BLOOD. The fantasy drama set ratings records for the network over its seven year run. Sam has a long list of accomplished rol ... Show More

“It was Sam’s first year in high school. And it was not going well.” Sam’s turn this week: We have a story about Sam’s first job and about finding his passion. Plus, an essay from Stuart McLean about his first jobs. Including his life-changing experience at summer camp.Ad-free li ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, one of the most important companies in history. OpenAI is on a mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Prior to OpenAI, Sam was the President of Y Combinator and an angel investor in Stripe, Ai ... Show More

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson recap the top NBA stories of the week including the Boston Celtics being sold for $6 billion, Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway joining the show, and more! 04:16 - Celtics sold for $6 billion 15:33 - Penny Hardaway joins the show ... Show More

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson recap the top NBA stories of the week including the Boston Celtics being sold for $6 billion, Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway joining the show, and more! 04:16 - Celtics sold for $6 billion 15:33 - Penny Hardaway joins the show ... Show More