Summation with Auren Hoffman

48:53

Mario Gabriele - mullet capitalism & modern media...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2025/03/04

Mario Gabriele is the founder of The Generalist, a tech analysis substack with over 132,000 subscribers. Mario also runs Generalist Capital, which invests in early stage companies. In this episode of World of DaaS, Mario and Auren discuss: Why 70-80% of VCs destroy valueThe rise of mullet capitalismNavigating secondary sales in ventureIdeas are wildly underrated in tech Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events...

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53:24

Annie Duke - winning bets: decision science in...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2025/02/25

Annie Duke is a former World Series of Poker champion, bestselling author of Thinking in Bets and Quit, and decision science expert who advises Fortune 500 companies on strategic decision-making. In this episode of World of DaaS, Annie and Auren discuss: Cognitive biases in venture capitalLoss aversion and mental accountingOne-way versus two-way doorsReading people in poker and business Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter...

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49:33

Insight Partners Deven Parekh - navigating global...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2025/02/18

Deven Parekh is Managing Director at Insight Partners, a global software investment firm with over $90B in assets under management. Since joining in 2000, he has led investments in companies including Twitter, DocuSign, Alibaba, and JD.com. In this episode of World of DaaS, Deven and Auren discuss: Why gross retention beats net retentionAI adoption vs previous tech cyclesEuropean tech's struggle to match USBoard decks that actually work Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? ...

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57:08

Viant $DSP CEO Tim Vanderhook - ad tech, fraud, and...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2025/02/11

Tim Vanderhook is the co-founder and CEO of Viant Technology (NASDAQ: DSP), a leading advertising technology company that went public in 2021 at a $2.5B valuation. In this episode of World of DaaS, Tim and Auren discuss: The trillion dollar advertising market opportunityWhy linear TV is massively undervaluedThe explosive growth of streaming audioFighting fraud in modern ad tech Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and even...

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50:09

PubMatic $PUBM CEO Rajeev Goel - hidden...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2025/02/04

Rajeev Goel is the co-founder and CEO of PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM), a sell-side advertising platform that processes over 780 billion ad impressions daily. In this episode of World of DaaS, Rajeev and Auren discuss: Building private cloud infrastructure for ad techProcessing 780 billion daily ad impressionsThe rise of retail media networksPolitical advertising in Connected TV Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, a...

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58:04

Mark Pincus - Product Instincts: “Proven, Better, New”

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2025/01/28

Mark Pincus is the founder of Zynga, which developed some of the most popular mobile games of all time like Farmville and Words With Friends. He currently runs Reinvent Capital and teaches product management at Stanford University. In this episode of World of DaaS, Mark and Auren discuss:Why games predict the future of techBuilding on platforms like FacebookThe economics of virtual goodsProduct frameworks for the AI eraLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldo...

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43:48

Taboola $TBLA CEO Adam Singolda - AI powered content...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2025/01/21

Adam Singolda is the founder and CEO of Taboola (NASDAQ: TBLA), a content discovery platform that powers recommendations for Apple News, Yahoo, and other major publishers, reaching over 500 million daily active users.In this episode of World of DaaS, Adam and Auren discuss:The war for internet user attentionWhy Apple and Amazon are becoming ad companiesBuilding a discovery engine for the internetThe future of AI-powered advertisingLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to...

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41:54

DoubleVerify $DV CEO Mark Zagorski - the $100B war...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2025/01/14

Mark Zagorski is the CEO of DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV), a $3.4B market cap company that provides digital media measurement and verification software to major advertisers and platforms.In this episode of World of DaaS, Mark and Auren discuss:The $100B digital ad fraud economyWhy marketing data is wrong but worksThe death of cookies and what's nextBuilding sustainable independent adtech companiesThis episode of World of DaaS was brought to you by Alkemi. Check out alkemi.ai to learn how Alkemi can...

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40:31

Sayari CEO Farley Mesko - mapping global financial crime

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2025/01/07

Farley Mesko is the CEO and co-founder of Sayari, a financial intelligence and supply chain risk platform that serves major financial institutions, government agencies, and corporations.In this episode of World of DaaS, Farley and Auren discuss:How geopolitics are reshaping global supply chainsThe evolution of financial crime networksBuilding data products for government agenciesWhy entity resolution is the future of intelligenceLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to w...

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42:48

Magnite $MGNI CEO Michael Barrett - from linear TV to AI

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/12/30

Michael Barrett is the CEO of Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), the largest independent sell-side advertising platform with a market cap of over $2.2 billion.In this episode of World of DaaS, Michael and Auren discuss: The $200B shift from linear TV to streamingHow retail media networks are reshaping advertisingBig Tech's dominance in digital advertisingHow AI will change programmatic advertisingLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newslet...

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61:45

Samo Burja - live players vs NPCs: hidden forces...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/12/23

Samo Burja is an entrepreneur and political researcher. He’s the founder of Bismarck Analysis and the editor of Palladium Magazine, a publication focused on governance and societal challenges.In this episode of World of DaaS, Samo and Auren discuss: Why great founders shape civilizationGlobal fertility decline and its implicationsThe magic of founders at age 23Why trust in institutions is collapsingLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our pod...

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38:31

Qualia CEO Nate Baker - real estate's digital...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/12/17

Nate Baker is the cofounder and CEO of Qualia, the leading real estate closing platform which powers millions of real estate transactions a year. He’s also the cofounder of Fractal, a business incubator that has launched over 150 vertical SaaS companies. In this episode of World of DaaS, Nate and Auren discuss: AI impacts on real estateHousing supply politicsThe “super app” real estate trend Vertical SaaS myths and playbooksLooking for more tech, data and venture capital ...

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54:21

Life360 $LIF CEO Chris Hulls - trust, data, and...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/12/12

Chris Hulls is the co-founder and CEO of Life360 (NASDAQ: LIF), the family safety platform used by over 70 million people worldwide. Life360 has a market cap of $3.3 billion.In this episode of World of DaaS, Chris and Auren discuss:Building a safety super-appThe rise of tech-enabled helicopter parentingPsychedelics and CEO mental healthWhy vision beats data in startupsLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and fol...

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43:39

Fivetran CEO George Fraser - data for the AI revolution

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/12/03

George Fraser is the co-founder and CEO of Fivetran, the category-leading data integration platform that does over $300M in revenues.In this episode of World of DaaS, George and Auren discuss: The Databricks/Snowflake “war”Building a data stack for AI workloadsEvidence based decision making for tech companiesParallels between neuroscience and artificial intelligenceLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and f...

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57:34

DJ Patil - Data Science pioneer on AI, healthcare,...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/11/26

DJ Patil served as the first U.S. Chief Data Scientist under President Obama. He's currently a GP at GreatPoint Ventures, on the Board of Devoted Health, and co-chairs the taskforce on GenAi for the Pentagon.In this episode of World of DaaS, DJ and Auren discuss: AI's impact on data scienceHealthcare data transformationInnovation, bureaucracy and efficiency in National SecurityThe best higher education choices in terms of ROILooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to ...

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52:05

Morning Brew founder Alex Lieberman - what B2B...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/11/19

Alex Lieberman is the co-founder of Morning Brew, a business newsletter with over 4 million subscribers. Alex founded Morning Brew in his dorm room and sold a majority stake to Business Insider for $75 million in 2020.In this episode, Alex and Auren discuss: Why B2B marketing is brokenThe future of influencer marketingFinding purpose after the exitGeneration media consumptionLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and eve...

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44:27

Altana CEO Evan Smith - Supply Chains, China, and...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/11/12

Evan Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Altana, a global supply chain management platform. Altana is one of the newest freight tech unicorns out there– they recently raised $200mm in a Series C round that valued the company at over a billion dollars. In this episode, Evan and Auren discuss: Why "Globalization 2.0" is replacing free tradeHow Russia's economy defied sanctions expectationsThe hidden power of supply chain middlemenChina's transformation from cheap labor to tech leaderLo...

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45:35

Windfall CEO Arup Banerjee - Real Data on the Ultra...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/11/05

Arup Banerjee is the co-founder and CEO of Windfall, a data company that estimates the net worth of every American. In this episode of World of DaaS, Arup and Auren discuss: Why accurate wealth data is so difficult to come byThe best indicators of high net worthCommon misconceptions about wealth distributionBuilding data co-opsLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @worldofdaas. ...

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52:59

Sam Parr - Raising Normal Kids After a Major Exit

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/10/29

Sam Parr is the co-host of My First Million podcast and the founder of Hampton, a community of entrepreneurs and founders. Sam previously founded The Hustle, a business and tech newsletter that was acquired by HubSpot for reportedly $27 million in 2021. In this episode of World of DaaS, Sam and Auren discuss: Branding strategies for tech foundersDeciding when to sell your businessBuilding communities and monetizing audiencesRaising normal kids after success Looking for mo...

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57:58

Tomas Pueyo - Uncharted Territories: From Physical...

Summation with Auren Hoffman ·

2024/10/22

Tomas Pueyo is the author of the Uncharted Territories blog, where he analyzes global trends in technology, politics, and economics. Tomas gained international recognition in 2020 for his data-driven analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic, with his articles reaching over 40 million views and being translated into more than 40 languages. In this episode of World of DaaS, Tomas and Auren discuss:Why geography ruled the past but not the futureHow zero cost energy will affect global politicsCause...

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