Summation with Auren Hoffman

Or Offer is Co-Founder and CEO of Similarweb (ticker: SMWB), a digital intelligence data company.  Auren and Or dive into how data businesses actually work. They explore the problems every data company faces: build vs. partner, accuracy vs. coverage, how to think about data costs, and how to focus on your core competencies. World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit saf...

Antonio Garcia Martinez is the NYT best selling author of Chaos Monkeys. He is a senior fellow at the Lincoln Network. Previously, he was the founder of AdGrok and formerly a product manager at Facebook.  Auren and Antonio explore the unintended consequences of regulation, the growth of the adtech markets, and frameworks to apply when thinking about privacy. They also dive into Antonio’s pursuit o...

Liv Boeree is a former world poker champion, a science commentator and content creator, and a philanthropist.   Auren and Liv dive into a broad range of topics including poker, probability, societal progress, artificial intelligence and decision-making.  Liv has an incredible mind and has thought deeply about the intricacies of life, society and science.  World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGra...

Jeremy Stanley is Founder and CTO at Anomalo. Previously, he was VP of Data Science at Instacart.  Auren and Jeremy dive into progress in the artificial intelligence field over the past decade and why most people think about AI incorrectly.  They also discuss the approaches to building data science teams and the tactics Jeremy has seen work best.  World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For...

Ryan Breslow is the Chairman at Bolt, a decacorn online checkout startup.   While he’s built one of the fastest growing startups in Silicon Valley, Ryan Breslow is perhaps most famous for his twitter threads about the so-called "Silicon Valley Mob".  Auren and Ryan dive into the various claims Ryan made about the Silicon Valley juggernauts like Y Combinator, Stripe and Sequoia.  They als...

Glenn Fogel is CEO at Booking Holdings, a juggernaut in the travel industry. Glenn has a remarkable track record of completing successful acquisitions. Auren and Glenn dive into the common pitfalls of M&A, the heuristics to apply when evaluating deals and why acquisitions can be transformative when done right. Glenn walks through the many acquisitions Booking Holdings has done in the travel sp...

This episode is a rebroadcast of Auren's appearance on The Data Scientist Show.  Auren and Daliana dive into the nuts and bolts of building a geospatial DaaS business.  Daliana Liu is a senior data scientist and host of The Data Scientist Show. You can find her at the following places: Twitter Apple Podcasts Spotify Auren is the CEO at SafeGraph and can be found on Twitter @auren. 

Barry Nalebuff is the author of Split the Pie , co-founder of Honest Tea and professor of negotiations at Yale.  A big part of the problem with most negotiations is that the parties don’t spend enough time defining the pie and spend too much time bargaining for a larger slice. Barry and Auren discuss tactics that can help you uplevel your negotiation skills 5x.  Barry imparts all his wisdom from y...

Dr. Joel Myers is the founder and CEO of AccuWeather, one of the oldest weather companies in the world.  Weather companies are really data companies at their core. Joel and Auren dive into the early days of commercial meteorology and the challenges of building a business on top of a product that was historically available for free.  Joel has dedicated his entire career to AccuWeather and dives int...

Charlie is co-founder and CEO of Sezzle, a $1.2 billion market cap alternative payment platform. Charlie and Auren dive into the unit economics of Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) businesses, why the “creditization of debit” is the hottest trend, and how underwriting BNPL loans differs from traditional consumer lending. They also explore data’s role in BNPL and how most fintech companies are on the path o...

Jacob Helberg is the author of The Wires of War, senior adviser at the Stanford University Center on Geopolitics and Technology, and co-chair at the Brookings Institution China Strategy Working Group.  Jacob and Auren explore the current tension between global superpowers, the dependencies America has on Chinese hardware and infrastructure and potential solutions to reversing these dependencies. ...

Audio version of "It's Our Moral Obligation to Make Data More Accessible" by Auren Hoffman.  You can find the full essay at: safegraph.com/blog/data-accessibility-moral-obligation Most of the world’s data is sitting on a shelf, being used in a very narrow domain.  This data, if properly activated, could solve some of the world’s biggest problems and lead to more health, happiness, a...

Bob Moore is CEO at Crossbeam, a partnerships ecosystem platform.  Bob and Auren dive into the challenges of kickstarting a partnership, the prisoner’s dilemma that inherently exists within every new partnership, and ways to solve these issues.  They also explore Bob’s learnings as a serial entrepreneur and what he wishes he’d done differently along the way.  You can find Auren Hoffman (CEO of Saf...

Esther Dyson is an investor, journalist, author, and philanthropist. She is the executive founder of Wellville, a nonprofit project focused on improving equitable wellbeing. Esther and Auren discuss the structural problems that drive poor wellbeing across modern society. They dive into potential solutions ranging from improving parenting to the role of government.  They also discuss how untapped d...

Sebastian Mallaby is the author of The Power Law, a renowned journalist and a senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.  Sebastian and Auren start by discussing the powerful trends in the recent history of Venture Capital. They discuss the rise of the growth funds and crossover funds and the issues with governance that are created as a company grows. They also...

David is a blogger, educator and a voracious tweeter. He runs the Write of Passage course on how to become a better writer and communicator.  David and Auren dive deep into mimesis, the philosophies of Rene Girard and Peter Thiel, and what it means to be a contrarian. They discuss ways to build a “personal monopoly” and how to stand out in a world where everyone imitates each other.  World of DaaS...

Dina is a writer and researcher who has published extensively on antitrust matters in big tech. She is also a Fellow with the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale University. Dina and Auren discuss how big tech grew to be so powerful and key events in the histories of these companies that created the antitrust issues that exist today.  They dive into the inner workings of advertising exchanges and the p...

Tyler Henritze is Head of Strategic Investments at Blackstone Real Estate Americas. Tyler has been with Blackstone since 2004 and has worked on over $100 billion of transactions. Tyler and Auren dive into the history of Blackstone Real Estate and how it transitioned from investing opportunistically to investing thematically. They explore promising assets today that have high potential of generatin...

Emiliano Kargieman is Founder and CEO at Satellogic , a satellite and geospatial data company. Emiliano and Auren discuss the power of low-orbit satellites and how building and deploying satellites has become dramatically more affordable in the past decade. They also discuss promising technologies that will usher in the next generation of satellite companies.   World of DaaS is brought to you by S...

Tod Sacerdoti is Founder and CEO at Pipedream, a platform that lets developers connect APIs remarkably fast.  Tod and Auren are both serial founder CEOs who dive deep into how go-forward compensation for founder CEOs is way LESS than that of a replacement CEO. They explore ways to solve this problem and tactics founders can employ to restructure their compensation.  World of DaaS is brought to you...

Javier de la Torre is Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at CARTO, a spatial analytics and intelligence platform.  Javier and Auren dive into the journey behind CARTO and the tactics Javier used to drive step-function growth for the business through the different stages of its history. Javier explains the role partnerships and self-serve played in their go-to-market strategy and the power behind p...

Peter Platzer is CEO at Spire, owner and operator of the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites.  Peter and Auren dive into how the satellite industry has evolved over the past few decades, the different types of satellites out there today and what type of analyses are possible with data collected from satellites. World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit sa...

Ann Fudge is the former Chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands and has served on countless boards. She serves on the boards of GE, Novartis, Northrop Grumman, Unilever, & Infosys.  Auren and Ann dive into what makes a good Board of Directors, how companies can make board meetings more efficient and effective, and how to have tough conversations with leadership teams.  World of DaaS is...

Satyen Sangani, Co-Founder and CEO at Alation, joins World of DaaS host Auren Hoffman. Auren and Satyen discuss the importance of data literacy and ways for the private and public sectors to increase data literacy globally. They also break down key trends in the data science world and how powerful new innovation in the past few years is accelerating growth in the industry. World of DaaS is brought...

Gabe Rogol, CEO of Demandbase, joins World of DaaS host Auren Hoffman. Auren and Gabe break down how the modern marketing funnel works and the pitfalls of the classic lead-based model. They dive into how intent-based models work and how intent signals differ between Mid Market and Enterprise accounts. If you are building a sales or marketing function, this episode is a must listen.  World of DaaS...