Giant Ideas

Giant Ventures
  • 5.0 (2)
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP
  • UPDATED BIWEEKLY
Giant Ideas

Giant Ideas invites leading minds from tech, business, politics and beyond to explore the giant ideas that use technology as a force for good. Giant Ventures, founded by Cameron McLain and Tommy Stadlen, backs purpose-driven founders solving the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.

  1. Floodgate Founding Partner, Mike Maples Jr: The Best Founders Live in the Future

    FEB 6

    Floodgate Founding Partner, Mike Maples Jr: The Best Founders Live in the Future

    Mike Maples Jr is a Co-Founding Partner at Floodgate. He was named a “Rising Star” by Fortune, and has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times in the last decade. Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike was a founder and operator at back-to-back startup IPOs. Now, Mike’s own investments include companies like Twitter, Twitch, Lyft, Refinery29, and Clover Health. Mike is also the author of the National Bestselling book Pattern Breakers - sharing lessons from startup top performers....

    42 min

  2. SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    The Giant Ideas Podcast: Trailer

    Welcome to the Giant Ideas podcast! Run by Giant Ventures - the venture fund for purpose-driven founders building companies that matter. At Giant, we’re lucky to often meet extraordinary people with giant ideas that are changing the world. So we’ve released a brand new podcast to showcase these behind-the-scenes conversations on the giant ideas shaping the world, and the inspiring stories of the leaders behind them. Building a purpose driven company? Read more about Giant Ventures at ww...

    1 min
  3. Covid Vaccine Pioneer Bob Langer: Turning Science Into Billlion Dollar Ideas

    JAN 23

    Covid Vaccine Pioneer Bob Langer: Turning Science Into Billlion Dollar Ideas

    Today on the podcast, we are joined by Robert Langer, scientist, inventor and entrepreneur - and one of the most cited researchers in history, often called the “Edison of Medicine”. What makes Dr Langer special is that he is not only an academic but also an entrepreneur: turning frontier science into groundbreaking companies. Langer Lab's research has given rise to over 400 companies, and is also the co-founder of multiple companies, including Moderna, which discovered the COVID-19 vacc...

    33 min
  4. Exponential View Founder, Azeem Azhar: How AI and Energy Will Shape The Next Decade

    JAN 9

    Exponential View Founder, Azeem Azhar: How AI and Energy Will Shape The Next Decade

    Today on the Giant Ideas podcast we are joined by Azeem Azhar: author, futurist and founder of the Exponential View newsletter and podcast which explains how society and the political economy are changing under the force of technology. Azeem’s first book Exponential: Order and Chaos in an Age of Accelerating Technology studied how technology’s rapid pace of development is impacting the world. Azeem is considered one of the most influential thinkers on the impact of technology on humanity’s f...

    35 min
  5. World Leading Designer, Thomas Heatherwick: Why We Need to Humanise Cities

    12/12/2024

    World Leading Designer, Thomas Heatherwick: Why We Need to Humanise Cities

    🎄 Today is our last podcast before the holidays! We will be back on 9 January with a conversation on AI - follow the show to get a notification when it's live! On the show today we are joined by one of the world’s leading designers: Thomas Heatherwick. Thomas has created many of the world’s most striking new public spaces and buildings. Heatherwick Studio is behind culture-defining projects like the Vessel in New York’s Hudson Yard, and London’s Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross, where we...

    39 min
  6. Double Olympic Champion, Alistair Brownlee: Why You Should Never Rely on Willpower

    11/28/2024

    Double Olympic Champion, Alistair Brownlee: Why You Should Never Rely on Willpower

    Today on the podcast we are joined by Alistair Brownlee, Double Olympic Triathlon Champion - to talk about his incredible career and the extreme mental discipline that got him to the very top of athletics. It’s his first in depth interview since he announced his retirement. Alistair Brownlee is the only athlete in history to hold two Olympic titles in the individual triathlon event, having won gold medals in both the 2012 and the 2016 Olympic Games. He is also a four-time World Champion in tr...

    36 min
  7. Babylon Founder Ali Parsa’s Next Act: AI Health Mega-Assistant

    11/14/2024

    Babylon Founder Ali Parsa’s Next Act: AI Health Mega-Assistant

    Today on the podcast we have Ali Parsa - founder of two unicorn health businesses - Babylon Health and Circle Health. Ali was born in Iran, but left when he was 16, in the aftermath of the Iranian revolution. Amazingly, he taught himself UK high school, and went on to study civil and environmental engineering at University College London. He sold a media company he started during university, and then joined the investment banking world. 20 years ago, he set up Circle Health - the first ...

    39 min
  8. Thrive Global & Huffington Post Founder, Arianna Huffington: Health Is What Happens Between Doctor Visits

    10/31/2024

    Thrive Global & Huffington Post Founder, Arianna Huffington: Health Is What Happens Between Doctor Visits

    Today on Giant Ideas we bring you a conversation with a titan of American business and society, Arianna Huffington. Arianna is the co-founder of The Huffington Post, which built an audience of 200 million, and the founder and CEO of Thrive Global. She also sat on the board of Uber during its succession drama. Arianna is also the author of an astonishing fifteen books - on everything from Sleep to Becoming Fearless. She has been named on Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 most inf...

    19 min
See All (24)

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
2 Ratings

About

Giant Ideas invites leading minds from tech, business, politics and beyond to explore the giant ideas that use technology as a force for good. Giant Ventures, founded by Cameron McLain and Tommy Stadlen, backs purpose-driven founders solving the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.

Information

  • Creator
    Giant Ventures
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Giant Ideas
  • Show Website
    Giant Ideas

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes, and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada