Power Law with John Coogan

John Coogan
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John Coogan investigates how humans impact technology.

  1. 06/25/2024

    Interview with Gavin Uberti & Robert Wachen (Etched)

    Haven't done any solo episodes in a while but figured I could post this interview here anyway. Hope you enjoy the conversation, I had a great time chatting AI with them!

    2h 6m

  2. 01/09/2024

    Strauss Zelnick - The Turnaround God (Rockstar Games, GTA5, Take-Two Interactive)

    I wanted to know the story of Grand Theft Auto, but I got so absorbed in the history of Strauss Zelnick that I had to do an episode about him. Fascinating career, tons of lessons. Hope you enjoy it!

    1h 26m

  3. 12/06/2023

    Adam D'Angelo - Quora, Facebook, and OpenAI

    Deep dive into Adam D'Angelo, very interesting career from building an AI app with Zuck in high-school to being a key player in the recent OpenAI drama. Hope you enjoy it.

    55 min

  4. 10/17/2023

    The Man Behind the Vegas Sphere (James Dolan)

    Everyone is obsessed with the Las Vegas Sphere, but the story of the guy who built it (James Dolan) goes way deeper. Hope you enjoy this one!

    54 min

  5. 09/29/2023

    Chris Power is building automated factories at Hadrian

    Chris Power started a company in 2020 to build automated factories. The goal is to supply parts for aerospace and defense companies more quickly and affordably. His journey touches a bunch of interesting stories around private equity and venture startups, as well as the general decline of American manufacturing capabilities. Hope you enjoy it!

    49 min

  6. 09/21/2023

    Parker Conrad Built the Same Billion Dollar Startup Twice

    Parker Conrad, one of the great comeback stories in Silicon Valley history. Everyone should study his "compound startup" idea, completely contrarian to how every other enterprise SaaS company is built these days. So many great stories in here. Excited to dive in deeper.

    1h 14m

  7. 09/15/2023

    Mike Shebat's Road to $1 Trillion

    Mike Shebat is the hardest working man in tech right now. He grinds 12 hours per day, 6 days a week, but he works in the most boring industry imaginable: the "light industrial staffing" market. VCs love this guy because he found a massive industry and is just going to outwork the competition to build a massive company. A bunch of fun lessons from this one, hope you enjoy it!

    1 hr

  8. 08/24/2023

    TJ Parker sold PillPack for a billion dollars

    TJ Parker sold PillPack to Amazon for a billion dollars. Now he's out and living life to the fullest. He's a great follow on Twitter and has a bunch of interesting lessons from his startup journey. Oh and he was also hunted by the FBI?!?

    51 min
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John Coogan investigates how humans impact technology.

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  • Creator
    John Coogan
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 John Coogan
  • Show Website
    Power Law with John Coogan