The Man Who Builds for the Decade Ahead | Founder of Google X, Waymo, and Udacity

29 Sep 2025 • 73 min • EN
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What does it take to reinvent entire industries, over and over again? This week on Grit, Sebastian Thrun, the “godfather” of self-driving cars and massive open online courses, reflects on a career pushing the boundaries of technology across mobility, education, and AI. With Joubin Mirzadegan, he shares why he believes autonomous driving could become the biggest lifesaving technology in history, and how a wake-up call led him to found Udacity to truly democratize higher education. Guest: Sebastian Thrun, CEO of Stealth Startup, founder of Google X and Udacity Connect with Sebastian ThrunXLinkedIn ​ Connect with JoubinXLinkedIn Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com ​ Learn more about Kleiner Perkins

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