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Paul Leinwand, co-author of the book "Strategy That Works," explains how successful companies solve this thorny problem.

No matter how one views Xiaomi -- and there are many ways to view it, for better or worse -- one thing is clear: It, and other such companies (like WeChat and Alibaba), indicate a broader trend around innovation coming from China. Companies and coun...

Bas Rutten is a retired MMA fighter and former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He currently is the co-host of Inside MMA, and hosts a podcast with Mauro Ranallo called "Rutten & Ranallo." http://www.ruttenandranallo.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Doug Duren is a passionate hunter, farmer, land manager and conservationist. Nathan Ihde is also a farmer and conservationist living in Wisconsin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cameron Hanes is a bowhunting athlete, “training intensively each and every day to become the Ultimate Predator.” http://podcasts.joerogan.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lorne Michaels, Bill Walsh, Alice Waters–all have had a disproportionate impact in their respective industries through their knack for collecting and inspiring great talent. We hear how they do it from Sydney Finkelstein, the Steven Roth Professor of Management in Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and the author of "Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent".

Tom Papa is a comedian, actor, writer and television/radio host. Tom has a great story on "This Is Not Happening" here - http://youtu.be/487y7zJzkFM http://www.tompapa.com/ http://podcasts.joerogan.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Clark, Jr. is a Grammy award winning musician and guitar player. He can been seen on his new tour in 2016 all over the world, and his latest album "The Story of Sonny Boy Slim" is out now. http://www.garyclarkjr.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

During his “Stratos” jump Felix Baumgartner fell faster than the speed of sound, reaching an estimated speed of 833.9 mph plummeting from the edge of space. Baumgartner’s return trip to earth lasted just over nine minutes, but there was seven years o...

Joe is joined by Brendan Schaub, Bryan Callen & Eddie Bravo to watch the fights on February 6, 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NFL has descended upon Silicon Valley for Superbowl 50, and a16z was fortunate to have 30 of the world’s best football players post-up at the firm to talk about the intersection between the world of professional sports and venture capital. Joe ...

Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman have administered thousands of 360-degree assessments through their consulting firm, Zenger/Folkman. This has given them a wealth of information about who benefits from criticism, and how to deliver it.

Max Levchin helped build PayPal. Then he went onto tackle gaming at Slide. Now he’s back in the world of payments and finance with his latest startup Affirm. a16z’s Angela Strange talks with Levchin about Affirm’s opportunity in the world of finance,...

Kyle Kingsbury is a retired professional mixed martial artist. He competed in King of the Cage & the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and was also on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Technology companies are running hard at almost every part of the traditional banking business -- from raising funds to moving money from one person to another. And as you would expect, that has meant change, both in terms of the banking services tha...

Ben and David test the widely-held belief that YouTube was one of the most successful tech acquisitions of all time. In today's world of next-generation video platforms, mobile video, streaming, and chord-cutting, was it actually a great purchase by Google? As discussed in the show, here is Sequoia's original YouTube investment memo - a rarely-shared gold mine for anyone interested in startup investing.Sponsors:WorkOS: https://bit.ly/workos25Sierra: https://bit.ly/acquiredsierraSentry: https://bit.ly/acquiredsentryAnthropic: https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25More Acquired!Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodesJoin the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Merch Store!© Copyright 2015-2025 ACQ, LLC

Daniele Bolelli is an Italian author, professor, and martial artist. His latest book "Not Afraid" (http://amzn.to/1SYRwpU) is out now and his new podcast is called "History on Fire." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Aaron Sorkin to Steve Jobs to Meredith Perry and Elon Musk, "original" thinkers -- such as entrepreneurs -- do a lot of different things to move the world to their visions. And many of those things (and traits) are counterintuitive, such as ... ...

Brian Redban is a comedian and the founder of the Deathsquad podcast network. Check out his newest podcast called "What Brian Redban Do" at http://deathsquad.tv & on Spotify under "Deathsquad" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your homeowner’s insurance didn’t anticipate Airbnb. Your car insurance certainly didn’t see Lyft and Uber coming. And when your car drives itself, it’s anyone’s guess how the insurance industry will wrap its collective head around that one. a16z’s ...