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Cindy Cohn is the executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the largest digital rights organization in the world. 


In this wide ranging conversation, Cindy and Auren touch on a number of topics across the tech space, including privacy on the Blockchain, interoperability and the politics around regulating big tech. They discuss the unintended consequences of privacy protections and what smart regulation should seek to accomplish. 


Cindy brings a unique perspective to the debate around open access to data and discusses how to think critically about the power that data can unlock. 


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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren.

Neal Katyal is a professor of National Security Law at Georgetown University, a partner at Hogan Lovells law firm, and the former Acting Solicitor General. He has argued 45 cases before the Supreme Court.   


Neal and Auren look back on the Supreme Court’s most recent term and Neal brings some historical context to the court’s major decisions. They discuss the court’s new balance of power and Neal explains how Supreme Court lawyers can make arguments on the most complex legal issues in under 30 minutes. 


They also talk about productivity, balancing multiple roles, and how to get the best people on your team. 


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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Neal Katyal at @neal_katyal

David Epstein is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Range” and “The Sports Gene”.  
Auren and David discuss David’s latest book Range and his counterintuitive ideas about specialization and why generalists are so powerful. They talk about why the 10,000 hours rule is overrated, how specialists get so many major predictions wrong, and how to think about talent and interest in your own career. 


David also discusses some of the intricacies of genetics in medicine and gives some non-obvious advice for healthy living. 


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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and David at @DavidEpstein. You can also find David’s newsletter at https://davidepstein.bulletin.com/. 

Rob Buxton is a partner at AGC Partners where he specializes in the DaaS and SaaS capital markets.  Rob has completed over 300 financings and M&A transactions in his career. 


Rob and Auren dive into the recent trends in the data-as-a-service (DaaS) sector.  They break down the insights from Rob’s recent DaaS sector report and dig into what makes the great data companies great and the broader DaaS M&A landscape.  Rob walks through the different types of data companies out there, their respective competitive advantages and TAMs, and how the recent downturn has impacted the DaaS space. 


They also discuss when external data can benefit a company, what data readiness looks like, and why DaaS companies are so profitable at scale. 


Rob’s DaaS sector report can be found here: https://www.blackpeakcapital.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AGC-DaaS-Mar-2022.pdf


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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Rob Buxton on LinkedIn. 

Gary Marcus is the Author of Reboot AI and professor at NYU. 


Gary and Auren discuss the advancements in and shortcomings of artificial intelligence. They dive into how for AI to be really good, it needs to be built towards human intelligence and gain “Common Sense”, which it lacks today. 


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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Gary Marcus at @GaryMarcus.

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.


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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Or at @oroffer.