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Summation (formerly World of DaaS)

Summation with Auren Hoffman

Summation: non-obvious ideas that move the world.Auren Hoffman hosts leaders across tech, business, markets, and government. Summation is the permanent home for the relentlessly curious.Auren is CEO of NQB8, GP at Flex Capital, Chairman of Dialog; former CEO of SafeGraph and LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP).

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44:27

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

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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...

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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

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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...

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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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48:24

Ramp CEO Eric Glyman - The Hidden Incentives Shaping...

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2024/10/15

Eric Glyman is the co-founder and CEO of Ramp, a financial operations platform. Ramp is one of the fastest growing startups in history, reaching $100M ARR in just three years. Prior to Ramp, Eric co-founded Paribus, a consumer finance app acquired by Capital One in 2016.In this episode of World of DaaS, Auren and Eric discuss: Corporate spending trendsLeveraging price intelligence dataRamp’s ‘Moneyball’ hiring approachBanking monopolies + regulatory captureLooking for more tech, data and...

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28:03

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg: WordPress vs WP Engine

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2024/10/11

Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and founder of WordPress on the ongoing trademark dispute between WordPress and WP Engine, a hosting company owned by private equity firm Silver Lake.Matt Socials:Twitter: https://x.com/photomattLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattm/ Host Auren Hoffman Socials:Twitter: https://twitter.com/aurenSubstack: https://substack.com/@auren

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57:25

Ben Casnocha - Flaws as Assets: Unconventional Talent...

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2024/10/08

Ben Casnocha is a cofounder and partner at Village Global, an early-stage venture capital firm backed by tech luminaries including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg. He was also chief of staff to Reid Hoffman and co-authored two best selling books with him, “The Alliance” and “The Startup of You.” In this episode of World of DaaS, Ben and Auren discuss: Approaching your career as a startupEvaluating founder qualityWhether networking is overrated or underratedThe optimal le...

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56:23

Matt Clifford: Entrepreneur First - Ambition and Power

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2024/10/01

Matt Clifford is the co-founder and chair of Entrepreneur First, a global talent investor that has helped create over 500 companies worth more than $10 billion. He’s also the founding chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, the UK’s answer to DARPA. In this episode of World of DaaS, Matt and Auren discuss: Investing in talentTraits of successful foundersThe UK’s advanced research effortsAI and national defenseLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head t...

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49:08

Daniel Pink - Selling in the Age of AI and Big Data

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2024/09/24

Daniel Pink is the author of seven bestselling books on business, work, and human behavior, including Drive and To Sell Is Human. His TED Talk on the science of motivation has been viewed more than 20 million times. His most recent book is The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. In this episode of World of DaaS, Daniel and Auren discuss: Changing sales strategies for data and AIBuilding deeply motivated teamsDecision-making timeframesChronotypes and productivity&...

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50:25

Yext CEO Michael Walrath - Software Consolidation and...

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2024/09/17

Michael Walrath is the chairman and CEO of Yext, a publicly traded digital presence platform. Prior to Yext, Michael cofounded Right Media, the first at-scale digital ad exchange, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2007. In this episode, Michael and Auren discuss: Software vendor consolidationChanging attitudes around growth vs profitability New dynamics of VC fundingRunning board meetings as a CEOLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for ou...

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47:19

Bjorn Lomborg - A Data-Driven Approach to Global Issues

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2024/09/10

Bjorn Lomborg is the president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and has authored several bestselling books including "The Skeptical Environmentalist", "False Alarm" and recently “Best Things First.” In this episode of World of DaaS, Bjorn and Auren discuss:The most efficient policies to save livesEvaluating charitable ROI The real costs of climate change mitigationSweden vs DenmarkLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our p...

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44:52

Alex Wirth - CEO of Quorum - How AI is Disrupting...

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2024/09/03

Alex Wirth is the cofounder and CEO of Quorum, a public affairs software platform. In this episode of World of DaaS, Alex and Auren discuss: How AI is affecting lawmaking The evolution of modern lobbyingPredicting policy outcomes statistically Building govtech companiesLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @worldofdaas. You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Ale...

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63:11

Bryan Caplan - The Signaling Game in Education &...

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2024/08/27

Bryan is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He’s also the author of a number of bestselling books, including The Case Against Education, The Myth of the Rational Voter, and recently Build Baby Build. In this episode of World of DaaS, Bryan and Auren discuss: Education signaling and ROIThe myth of involved parentingImmigration & diaspora theorySocial science data accessLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com fo...

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53:33

People.ai CEO Oleg Rogynskyy - How AI is Replacing...

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2024/08/20

Oleg Rogynskyy is the founder and CEO of People.ai, an ai-powered revenue intelligence platform. He’s also an advisor to the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.In this episode of World of DaaS, Oleg and Auren discuss: How AI will transform the sales processSales automation and APIsMaximizing data value and differentiationGeopolitical implications of the Ukraine warLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and eve...

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54:15

Alex Tabarrok - Unpacking the Decline of U.S....

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2024/08/13

Alex Tabarrok is a professor of economics at George Mason University and the co-author of Marginal Revolution, one of the most popular and long-running blogs on the internet. In this episode of World of DaaS, Alex and Auren discuss: The decline of American dynamismChallenges to innovationCrime and bail reformPreparing for the next pandemicLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us ...

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54:33

Bright Data CEO Or Lenchner - Why Meta Lost the...

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2024/08/06

Or Lenchner is the CEO of Bright Data, a leading web data collection company. In this episode of World of DaaS, Auren and Or discuss:Web data freedom and ethicsBright Data's legal battle with Meta Data pricing strategiesThe Israeli tech scene Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @worldofdaas. You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Or Lenchner on X at @orlench.Editi...

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60:05

Daffy CEO Adam Nash - Data and Design in Fintech

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2024/07/30

Adam is the co-founder & CEO of Daffy, a fintech platform for charitable giving. Prior to Daffy, Adam was CEO of Wealthfront, VP of Product & Growth at Dropbox and VP of Product Management at LinkedIn. In this episode of World of DaaS, Auren and Adam discuss: Trends that will dominate fintech in 2030Financial giants & disruptorsTax strategies and donor advised fundsMost common product management mistakes Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head t...

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52:32

Jason Bordoff - Shale, Solar, and Global Energy Futures

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2024/07/23

Jason Bordoff is an expert on geopolitics, energy security and the clean energy transition. He is the Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and he also held senior roles in the Obama administration, including on the National Economic Council, and the National Security Council. In this episode of World of DaaS, Auren and Jason discuss: The future of solarHow shale oil transformed US energyCritical ...

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47:41

Substack CEO Chris Best - Building a New Engine for...

Summation (formerly World of DaaS) ·

2024/07/16

Chris is the co-founder and CEO of Substack. Prior to Substack, he co founded the messaging service Kik. In this episode of World of DaaS, Chris and Auren discuss:Attention, quality, and gatekeepers in mediaThe state of freedom of speech Building an audienceAI as a creative toolLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to WorldofDaaS.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @WorldOfDaaS. You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Chri...

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46:39

Dr. Robert Cialdini - 7 Principles of Influence...

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2024/07/09

Robert Cialdini is a world renowned psychologist and author. His seminal work, "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion," published in 1984, is a classic in the field. He taught marketing, business and psychology at Stanford and he is the Regents' Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University.In this episode of World of DaaS, Robert and Auren discuss:The science of influence Persuasion in tech and marketingGuarding against deceptionPersuasive technology and a...

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