Are you looking for podcast suggestions?

Take a look at today's Smash Notes sample


What Was Company Called Spy On It?

SpyOnit was a software started by Matt Shobe, Dick Costolo, Eric Lunt and
Steve Olechowski. It was the first alerts platforms that could tell me when something I care about changes on the internet and in real life.


What Are Some Reasons Why A Funding Round For A Startup Might Fail?

Sometimes a VC, after doing months of due-diligence, would pull the rug and not fund you. It's a bad move, but it happens and it's something every founder should be aware of. That would be one reason to dislike VC, and to strive towards profitability.


How Do You Find Sponsors For Your Podcast?

Figure out who your audience is and then really understand who are the companies that would like to connect with this audience. Who would you feel good about recommending? Start connecting to them via email, in person, or however you can. Talk to them about sponsorship and then you will figure out what they actually want from you. Make it happen.


Why Does Almost Half Of The Family Doctors In The Country Refuse To See Medicaid Patients ?

It's because Medicaid pays less than private insurances. Also, Medicaid patients are shown as more challenging patients. Some show up late for appointments, some don’t speak English, and some have trouble following instructions.


How Can Students Become Specialists In Their Area ?

It starts very small with things that a student is interested in (art, sports, hiking, etc.). Make sure that the student has time to pursue their interests and then build with incremental steps on their passions.


What Does Teaching Kids About Things Such As Equity In School Mean?

It is not teach them what to think, but it's about giving them the tools, strategies, languages, and opportunities to practice how to think. Kleinrock believes this approach to teaching should also be taught as if she were teaching kids how to read or do math.


What Is The Illusion Of Transparency?

It’s the mistaken belief that our thoughts, feelings, and needs are obvious to other people. This isn’t true, but we believe it. Even the people closest to you often struggle to understand how they can support you.


Who Does Storch Interview On His Podcasts?

For his Entrepreneur Hot Seat podcast, he originally reached out to people he wanted to interview. It dwindled down to only have guests that he had relationships with. For the Talent Development Hot Seat, Storch pursued his guests.


What Is The Bhagavad Gita?

It is one of the core books of Hinduism. The text is about 2500 years old. It is discusses everything from the varying states of consciousness to how to be successful in the world.


What Can Nassim Taleb Teach Us About Probabilities?

Most people don't understand probabilities. They think that if a probability of success is high, that means they can benefit from it indefinitely. A stock trader, for example, might look at the probably of making a large return, and risk everything on it, over and over again.

In reality, however, if there is a smallest chance of an absorbing barrier, an event in which your lose everything, then it is just a matter of time until that even happens, and you will lose everything.


Why Did Luis Von Ahn Start Duolingo?

Luis is originally from Guatemala, a very poor country where rich people are able to afford the best education, while poor struggle to get any. As a result, the rich continue to be rich, and the poor are poor.

Luis wanted to give everyone equal access to education.


Learn from podcasts in a minute or less. Startups, tech, stories and more. Editor's choice, delivered every Wednesday. It's free!