Thomas Byers: Podcast Interviews

Thomas Byers

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Business executive, Interview host

3 Interviews

Thomas Byers's Interviews

Thomas Byers & Sarah Friar • 18 Nov 2020 • EN

Sarah Friar (Nextdoor) - Building Better Online Communities

In December 2018, Sarah Friar was named CEO of Nextdoor, the world’s largest private social network for neighborhoods. Prior to leading Nextdoor, she was CFO of Square and SVP of Finance & Strategy at Salesforce. She serves on the boards of Walmart and Slack, and is the co-founder of Ladies Who Launch, a nonprofit that

Thomas Byers & Ben Horowitz • 19 Nov 2014 • EN

Ben Horowitz (Andreessen Horowitz) - Nailing the Hard Things

Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz shares which entrepreneurial skills truly matter, and why learning to manage well may be the most critical skill of all. Horowitz, a founding partner of Andreessen Horowitz, discusses the value of learning inside a large company, some of the exciting technology frontiers

Thomas Byers & Lew Cirne • 29 Oct 2014 • EN

Lewis Cirne (New Relic) - Life is Too Short for Bad Software

Lew Cirne, founder and CEO of New Relic, discusses his experiences as a serial entrepreneur, in conversation with Stanford Engineering Professor Tom Byers. Cirne talks about finding one's strengths as a leader, the challenge of discovering a company's second act, and why the best engineers must possess real empathy for