What do Toyota, Disney, IBM and Airbnb have in common? They were started during – or right after – a crisis. Whether the Great Depression, the Second World War or the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, major struggles have led visionary founders to build some of the world's biggest, most durable companies. So what will 2020 yield?
Host Kelsey Warner is joine ... Show More
Apr 22
What the energy crisis reveals about how we power world
In a matter of weeks, energy supply shocks sent oil prices up by 30 per cent, fuel costs surged to record highs, and the ripple effects hit everything from inflation and global growth to household bills. The International Monetary Fund has warned of one of the sharpest six-month ... Show More
31m 9s
Apr 15
Uncertainty is certain: Inside the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings
This year's IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington are unlike any in recent memory. The Iran war has given the annual gathering a geopolitical charge that has drawn an unusually broad crowd, not just the traditional ministers of trade, investment and finance, but foreig ... Show More
22m 44s
Sep 2022
Is the startup party over in India?
India’s startup ecosystem is among the largest in the world, and it has grown exponentially in the last six years. Government data puts the number of recognised startups in the country at more than 70,000 this year – from less than 500 in 2016. But now funding is drying up, and i ... Show More
26m 29s
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/bgurley">Bill Gurley</a> is a General Partner @ <a href= "http://www.benchmark.com/">Benchmark Capital</a>, Bill, is widely recognized as one of the greats of our time having worked with the likes of GrubHub, NextDoor, ... Show More
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/wquist">Will Quist</a> is a Partner @ <a href="https://slow-prod.herokuapp.com/">Slow Ventures</a>. Over the last decade, the team at Slow Ventures have invested in the earliest rounds of over 500 companies including Ro ... Show More