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Season 4, Ep. 24 – TWiTH: The first e-mail from space, with Gun.io
Today, we take for granted that an email can be sent with the quick flick of the wrist from a computer you keep in your pocket. But when the first email was sent from space in 1991, it marked an occasion that would change communication forever. On This Week in Tech History, Grey and Abbey […]
Season 4, Ep. 23 – Founder to Founder: With Max Howell, CEO & Founder, tea.xyz
This week, Teja sits down with Max Howell, the brain behind Homebrew, about his latest venture, tea. They talk about the growth of the industry, the challenge in paying open source developers, and an unthinkable time in history when being a software developer really wasn’t all that cool. https://tea.xyz/ https://twitter.com/mxcl
Season 4, Ep. 22 – TWiTH: The first transatlantic telegraph cable completed, with Gun.io
Despite four previous ill-fated attempts by a man named Cyrus West Field, he persevered and on the fifth attempt, succeeded in laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858. On This Week in Tech, Abbey and Tyler talk about the troubles the project faced, the various methods attempted before and since, and how, despite lasting […]
Season 4, Ep. 21 – Founder to Founder: with Massi Genta, CEO & Founder, Metabob
This week on Founder to Founder, Teja sits down with Massi Genta, CEO and Founder of Metabob. They talk about the process of building companies. the difference between using LLMs and GNNs to help with code reviews, and why adding context and a human element to your tech can help build a successful business. https://metabob.com/ […]
Season 4, Episode 20 – TWiTH: The first Ford Model A is sold, with Gun.io
We’re pretty much exactly in the middle of the 2023 Formula 1 season, so it’s perfect timing that on This Week in Tech History Abbey and Chris get down to business and talk about the very first Model A to roll off the lot. While other Ford models were perhaps more influential for the things […]
Season 4, Ep. 19 – Founder to Founder: With Cullen Schwarz, CEO & Founder, DoneGood
After a stint in politics, Cullen Schwarz, CEO and Founder of DoneGood, realized that the best way regular people could influence policy was through spending. This led him to start DoneGood, the online marketplace that features companies dedicated to social good. On this week’s episode, he sits down with Teja to discuss the business, growing […]
Season 4, Ep. 18 – TWiTH: Apple introduces the iBook, with Gun.io
What started as a product aimed at educators became the catalyst for the remote work we have the ability to do today. On This Week in Tech, Abbey and Garish talk about Apple’s iBook: the first mass-produced, consumer-focused, WiFi-compatible laptop to ever hit the market. They discuss how it revolutionized the personal computer market, normalized […]
Season 4, Ep. 17 – Founder to Founder: With Adit Jain, CEO and Founder, Leena AI
This week on Founder to Founder, Teja talks with Adit Jain, CEO and Founder of Leena.ai, a tool designed to improve onboarding and internal communications with their advanced virtual assistants. They talk about the ins and outs of growing a global workplace culture, the future of AI, and empowering employees to do their very bet […]
Season 4, Ep. 16 – TWiTH: Code Red worm tunnels through the Internet, with Gun.io
If you only know of Code Red because it’s a Mountain Dew flavor, it’s time to gain some knowledge about the notorious computer virus that wormed its way across the internet in July of 2001. On This Week in Tech History, David and Abbey talk about the history of computer worms, virus protection, and (obviously) […]
Season 4, Ep. 15 – Founder to Founder: With Trevor Francis, CEO and Founder, 46 Labs
A lot of companies talk global connectivity, but Trevor Francis, CEO and Founder at 46 Labs, has put his boots on the ground to build networks around the world. In this week’s Founder to Founder episode, he talks to Teja for about building an infrastructure business, the similarities between flying a plane and running a […]
Season 4, Ep. 14 – TWiTH: Happy birthday, internet! With Gun.io
Has there been a modern invention that has had a more profound effect on humanity than the internet? This week, Chris steps in as guest host and talks with Victoria about the birth of the internet, its growth through the teenage years, and all the ways we continue to use it well into its adulthood.
Season 4, Ep. 13 – Founder to Founder: With Devon Wright, CEO and Founder, Lumo
On this week’s Founder to Founder episode, Teja sits down with Devon Wright, CEO and founder of Lumo, a smart irrigation system that is helping growers save water, monitor usage, and tackle the water shortage problems that plague the American West. They talk about building to scale, how to stay sane in Silicon Valley, and […]
Season 4, Ep. 12 – TWiTH: The first iPhone goes on sale, with Gun.io
The way smartphones changed our interactions with technology is hard to understate. When Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007, we had no way of knowing how reliant we would be on them in the very near future. On This Week in Tech History, Abbey and Haley discuss the wait, the features, and how it could […]