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Modest Conversations

Modest Conversations: New York Tech & Social Media Fame

By Sam Lessin · Apr 9, 2017 3:38pm PDT · 1 comment
Greg Galant, the founder of Muck Rack and The Shorty Awards joins for a conversation about the New York tech community and the evolution of social media fame. Greg Galant, the founder of Muck Rack and The Shorty Awards joins for a conversation about the...
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Modest Conversations: Virtual and Physical Communities

By Sam Lessin · Apr 2, 2017 3:59pm PDT
Justin Shaffer of Public Studio joins to discuss some ideas around how the internet is changing patterns around virtual and physical communities. Justin Shaffer of Public Studio joins to discuss some ideas around how the internet is changing...
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Modest Conversations: Unions, Regulatory Capture, and Tech

By Sam Lessin · Mar 26, 2017 3:18pm PDT · 1 comment
Joe Green, of Causes, Nation-Builder, and FWD.US joins to discuss some ideas around unions, organizing, and regulatory capture in an era of technology companies. Joe Green, of Causes, Nation-Builder, and FWD.US joins to discuss some ideas around unions,...
Modest Conversations: Who Drives Corporate Benefits and Responsibility?
By Sam Lessin · Mar 19, 2017 5:56pm PDT · 1 comment
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Modest Conversations: Who Drives Corporate Benefits and Responsibility?

By Sam Lessin · Mar 19, 2017 5:56pm PDT · 1 comment
Andrew Kortina, my co-founder at Fin and a co-founder of Venmo, joins to share some musings about corporate responsibility and employee benefits. What drives company benefit programs—and the fairness of those programs? In a world where community organizations and traditional churches are in decline, have we overloaded the... Andrew Kortina, my co-founder at Fin and a co-founder of Venmo, joins to share some musings about...
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The Information Presents: Modest Conversations

By Sam Lessin · Mar 12, 2017 7:38pm PDT
Sam Lessin, who writes the Modest Proposals column for The Information, is starting a new podcast series called Modest Conversations. In the first episode, Dave Morin joins Sam for a conversation on what they call digital drugs. The two explore how things like VR could be thought of as platforms for therapeutics and recreation, rather than... Sam Lessin, who writes the Modest Proposals column for The Information, is starting a new podcast...