PressClub with Josh Constine

Josh Constine

The PressClub podcast offers recordings of Josh Constine's Clubhouse show PressClub, which brings together journalists, experts, and founders to discuss tech’s top stories. Your host Josh Constine is a VC at SignalFire & ex-editor of TechCrunch where he was tech’s most cited journalist from 2016-2020. Past guests include CEOs of Instagram, Shopify, Signal, Substack, Postmates, and Craigslist.

  1. Fighting The Next Pandemic with healthtech giant Color's CEO Othman Laraki

    22/09/2022

    Fighting The Next Pandemic with healthtech giant Color's CEO Othman Laraki

    Color spun up huge COVID testing sites overnight to slow the pandemic. Now it's got a $4.6B valuation and is working on making genomics, vaccines, antivirals, and more accessible to the masses. Color founder and CEO Othman Laraki joins PressClub to discuss the little things that make a big difference in population health, and how we can be better prepared for the next pandemic. Listen in to learn: How Color launched 13K COVID test sites when the government hesitatedWhy laughably ambitious healthcare initiatives now seem feasibleHow economic subsidies for bad food are making Americans sickWhat will unlock improvements in heart, cancer, and mental health careWhat's still broken in healthcare, from insurance to doctor burnoutWhy making healthcare convenient is our next big challenge This PressClub will make you see we're all in it together Subscribe to PressClub at http://constine.club/. This podcast is recorded live on Josh Constine's PressClub on Clubhouse, Thursdays at 4pm PT. PressClub is Clubhouse's first show, where the big names in tech discuss the big ideas. It's hosted by Josh Constine, an investor at early-stage venture fund SignalFire and the former Editor-At-Large of TechCrunch. PressClub is a relaxed venue where luminaries can share their stories, passions, thoughts on trends, and visions of the future. Past guests on PressClub include the founders of Facebook, Instagram, Slack, Shopify, Spotify, Substack, WordPress, Patreon, and more. Thanks for being part of our futurist community!

    46 min
  2. Future Of Learning: Educational gaming with ClassDojo founders Sam Chaudhary and Liam Don

    15/09/2022

    Future Of Learning: Educational gaming with ClassDojo founders Sam Chaudhary and Liam Don

    ClassDojo quietly became the world’s biggest edtech company, now in 95% of US K-8 schools and with a billion-dollar+ valuation. Now it's building an educational metaverse where teachers and developers can turn lesson plans into games. ClassDojo's co-founders CEO Sam Chaudhary and President Liam Don join PressClub to discuss what schools can learn from gaming, the future of remote learning, and how not to turn kids into robots. Listen in to learn about: What Minecraft and Roblox get wrongHow play lets kids fail safely The need for a new third-space since kids aren't allowed to roamHow to distinguish good and bad screentimeWhy bureaucratic schools have broken incentive systemsHow to inspire uniqueness in children instead of conformityWhy the classroom must become a developer platform This PressClub will make you want to go back to school Subscribe to PressClub at http://constine.club/. This podcast is recorded live on Josh Constine's PressClub on Clubhouse, Thursdays at 4pm PT. PressClub is Clubhouse's first show, where the big names in tech discuss the big ideas. It's hosted by Josh Constine, an investor at early-stage venture fund SignalFire and the former Editor-At-Large of TechCrunch. PressClub is a relaxed venue where luminaries can share their stories, passions, thoughts on trends, and visions of the future. Past guests on PressClub include the founders of Facebook, Instagram, Slack, Shopify, Spotify, Substack, WordPress, Patreon, and more. Thanks for being part of our futurist community!

    54 min
  3. Decentralizing social networks with Aave & Lens Protocol founder Stani Kulechov

    21/07/2022

    Decentralizing social networks with Aave & Lens Protocol founder Stani Kulechov

    What if you owned your social profile & connections instead of Facebook? That’s Lens Protocol, a decentralized social network & web3 developer platform from cryptocurrency lender Aave's CEO Stani Kulechov. He joins us on PressClub to discuss how social will work in the web3 era and how you can be the user, not the product sold to advertisers. Learn why the lack of social graph portability locks us into exploitative apps. Hear the Lens origin story based on Aave's success lending out billions through decentralized finance and Kulechov's childhood love of IRC instant messaging. Discover how peer-to-peer social networks work by giving users control over the rules and algorithms. And dig into how prismatic identity lets us be exactly who we want to be in different settings. This PressClub will help you be yourself. Subscribe to PressClub at http://constine.club/. This podcast is recorded live on Josh Constine's PressClub on Clubhouse, Thursdays at 4pm PT. PressClub is Clubhouse's first show, where the big names in tech discuss the big ideas. It's hosted by Josh Constine, an investor at early-stage venture fund SignalFire and the former Editor-At-Large of TechCrunch. PressClub is a relaxed venue where luminaries can share their stories, passions, thoughts on trends, and visions of the future. Past guests on PressClub include the founders of Facebook, Instagram, Slack, Shopify, Spotify, Substack, WordPress, Patreon, and more. Thanks for being part of our futurist community!

    53 min
  4. Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania demystifies his eyeball-scanning cryptocurrency

    07/07/2022

    Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania demystifies his eyeball-scanning cryptocurrency

    Gaze into a chrome Orb, get your iris scanned, and get your fair share of a new cryptocurrency. That's the radical vision behind CEO Alex Blania's Worldcoin. On PressClub, the Worldcoin team and top web3 investors debate the potential, risks, and challenges of using biometrics to power universal basic income. We discuss how this new approach to proving unique identity could power a safer, more inclusive financial system. Hear tales from the developers building Worldcoin, the field operators convincing people to stare into the Orb, and the investors envisioning how people will trade and spend this new currency.  On this episode, you'll learn about: Worldcoin's origin from co-founder Sam Altman's "crazy" ideaHow The Orb works and handles privacyThe story and strategy behind The Orb's futuristic industrial designWhy cryptocurrency funded by AI could unlock universal basic incomeThe challenges of scanning people's irises around the world How Proof-Of-Personhood could become the foundation of anti-fraudPlans for Worldcoin's developer platformThe importance of normalizing sovereign ownershipHow to get your allotment of 25 Worldcoin Featuring: Worldcoin co-founder and CEO Alex BlaniaWorldcoin developer Miguel PiedrafitaWorldcoin field operator Tiago SadaA16z deal partner Elena BurgerSignalFire partner Elaine Zelbyand your host, SignalFire venture partner Josh Constine This PressClub will make you believe in science fiction. Subscribe to PressClub at http://constine.club/. This podcast is recorded live on Josh Constine's PressClub on Clubhouse, Thursdays at 4pm PT. PressClub is Clubhouse's first show, where the big names in tech discuss the big ideas. It's hosted by Josh Constine, an investor at early-stage venture fund SignalFire and the former Editor-At-Large of TechCrunch. PressClub is a relaxed venue where luminaries can share their stories, passions, thoughts on trends, and visions of the future. Past guests on PressClub include the founders of Facebook, Instagram, Slack, Shopify, Spotify, Substack, WordPress, Patreon, and more. Thanks for being part of our futurist community!

    1 h
  5. How Alchemy Became the AWS of Blockchain: CEO Nikil Viswanathan and CTO Joe Lau

    02/06/2022

    How Alchemy Became the AWS of Blockchain: CEO Nikil Viswanathan and CTO Joe Lau

    This is the story of how college two friends built the #2 social app in the country called Down To Lunch, but pivoted to start Alchemy, the #1 crypto and NFT infrastructure startup in the world. Now valued at $10 billion, Alchemy powers the biggest names in blockchain from OpenSea to Dapper Labs to Polygon. Founders Nikil Viswanathan reveal their lessons from going viral, how they fought a smear campaign against DTL, and why Tim Cook had to help fix their iMessage because too many users were texting them. Hear how they spotted web3 coming before anyone called it that, and their vision for powering the future of programmatic money. Listen in to learn: Why you should optimize for now: "The fast kill the slow" How to cultivate an obsession with your customers' needsWhen to sell picks and shovels so you don't have to predict what will be built with themHow to create a youthful company culture, regardless of ageWhat's next for crypto's impact on business "With the computer, machines can follow human instructions. Then the internet comes along, and machines can exchange information. Now machines can exchange value, and this could be a really transformational shift" Alchemy's CEO tells us. This PressClub will make you want to start a company. Subscribe to PressClub at http://constine.club/. This podcast is recorded live on Josh Constine's PressClub on Clubhouse, Thursdays at 4pm PT. PressClub is Clubhouse's first show, where the big names in tech discuss the big ideas. It's hosted by Josh Constine, an investor at early-stage venture fund SignalFire and the former Editor-At-Large of TechCrunch. PressClub is a relaxed venue where luminaries can share their stories, passions, thoughts on trends, and visions of the future. Past guests on PressClub include the founders of Facebook, Instagram, Slack, Shopify, Spotify, Substack, WordPress, Patreon, and more. Thanks for being part of our futurist community!

    1 h y 5 min
  6. Future Of Marketing with ex-Stripe CMO Jim Stoneham

    02/04/2022

    Future Of Marketing with ex-Stripe CMO Jim Stoneham

    Marketing is changing fast as IRL events return, ad targeting rules tighten, memes flourish, and brands get weird to stand out. On this PressClub, ex-Stripe CMO & new SignalFire partner Jim Stoneham plus MainStreet CMO Stacey Politi discuss how to adapt your marketing strategies. Listen to learn about: Defining your brand's enemy to attract alliesWhy low production value signals authenticityThe early warning signs that a customer will churnSwitching from product messaging to solutions messagingLearning to speak to people's hearts instead of their headsAnd why power is shifting from investors to founders so VCs are hiring marketing experts as value-adds Join us for stories of shrewd marketing tactics Jim used as the CMO of Stripe and New Relic, and how MainStreet used blunt messaging like "We'll save you $52,000" to become the top tax credit provider. This PressClub will make you a household name. Subscribe to PressClub at http://constine.club/. This podcast is recorded live on Josh Constine's PressClub on Clubhouse, Thursdays at 4pm PT. PressClub is Clubhouse's first show, where the big names in tech discuss the big ideas. It's hosted by Josh Constine, an investor at early-stage venture fund SignalFire and the former Editor-At-Large of TechCrunch. PressClub is a relaxed venue where luminaries can share their stories, passions, thoughts on trends, and visions of the future. Past guests on PressClub include the founders of Facebook, Instagram, Slack, Shopify, Spotify, Substack, WordPress, Patreon, and more. Thanks for being part of our futurist community!

    53 min

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The PressClub podcast offers recordings of Josh Constine's Clubhouse show PressClub, which brings together journalists, experts, and founders to discuss tech’s top stories. Your host Josh Constine is a VC at SignalFire & ex-editor of TechCrunch where he was tech’s most cited journalist from 2016-2020. Past guests include CEOs of Instagram, Shopify, Signal, Substack, Postmates, and Craigslist.

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