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Summation with Auren Hoffman

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Summation: non-obvious ideas that move the world. Auren Hoffman hosts leaders across tech, business, markets, and government. Summation is the permanent home for the relentlessly curious. Auren is CEO of NQB8, GP at Flex Capital, Chairman of Dialog; former CEO of SafeGraph and LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP).  

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Episodes (284)

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley - Law Enforcement's Data Problem: Why 50% of Mu...

Summation (formerly World of DaaS)

Nov 4, 202553:37pending

The LM Brief: 46ers, 55ers, 81ers, and today

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Oct 31, 202515:34pending

Venturehouse Group CEO Mark Ein - moneyball for CEOs, real estate data & buying...

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Oct 28, 202551:30pending

The LM Brief: The Ethics of Agentic AI - Balancing Autonomy and Trust

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Oct 24, 202514:49pending

Astroten Founder Richard Shotton - why your A/B tests fail and how behavioral sc...

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Oct 21, 202545:17pending

The LM Brief: The Energy Bottleneck Behind AI’s Growth

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Oct 17, 202514:59pending

Clay COO Varun Anand - why cutting-edge GTM teams are moving away from tradition...

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Oct 14, 202546:35pending

The LM Brief: How Leaders Can Close the AI Intelligence Gap

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Oct 10, 202514:59pending

Beniamin Mincu CEO, MultiversX - building the trust layer for AI

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Oct 7, 202548:25pending

The LM Brief: How to Actually Look for a Job (Without Wasting Everyone’s Time)

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Oct 3, 202513:53pending

OpenGov CEO Zac Bookman - GovTech, data access, and AI transformation

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Sep 30, 202545:39pending

The LM Brief: AI Overviews and the Future of Publishing

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Sep 26, 202514:06pending

OpenAI CSO Jason Kwon - power, policy and the race to scale

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Sep 23, 202548:24pending

The LM Brief: The Only Right Way to Ask for an Intro (Everything Else Is Wrong)

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Sep 19, 202516:23pending

beehiiv CEO Tyler Denk - why email beats social media

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Sep 16, 202538:38pending

The LM Brief: Navigating GDPR Compliance Outside the EU and UK

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Sep 12, 202516:07pending

Gokul Rajaram of Marathon - How AI Will Reinvent Ad Platforms

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Sep 9, 202548:12pending

The LM Brief: Synthetic Data in AI

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Sep 5, 202510:41pending

Patrick Lencioni - the six types of working genius

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Sep 2, 202546:03pending

The LM Brief: AI Meets Copyright Law

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Aug 29, 202510:53pending

CMO Confidential: Auren Hoffman l Why Vendor Management Is A Skill You Need to M...

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Aug 26, 202535:27pending

The LM Brief: Integration gaps and budget missteps stall enterprise AI

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Aug 22, 202510:56pending

Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde - procurement, AI agents and YC insights

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Aug 19, 202528:34pending

The LM Brief: Conditional Voting Rights in VC Term Sheets

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Aug 18, 202510:53pending

Construction Physics' Brian Potter - why America excels at fracking but struggle...

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Aug 12, 202546:36pending

Airtable CEO Howie Liu - Excel vs Access, Founder Mode, and the Future of SaaS

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Aug 5, 202551:53pending

Dwarkesh Patel - AI Timelines, Productivity & Global Stagnation

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Jul 29, 202557:13pending

Morning Consult CEO Michael Ramlet - AI, consumer sentiment and reinventing surv...

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Jul 22, 202546:21pending

Atlan CEO Prukalpa Sankar - AI agent workflows and hiring AI native talent

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Jul 15, 202536:57pending

Cardlytics CEO Amit Gupta - transaction data and commerce media

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Jul 8, 202529:44pending

Fabrice Grinda of FJ Labs - diversified portfolios, secondary sales and dinner p...

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Jul 1, 202552:46pending

Rabbi David Wolpe - AI, faith, and the future of human connection

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Jun 24, 202537:54pending

Superpower Founder Max Marchione - billionaire health protocols and the future o...

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Jun 10, 202553:47pending

Crunchbase CEO Jager McConnell - predicting acquisitions, value of data, AI

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Jun 3, 202552:21pending

LiveKit CEO Russ d'Sa - voice AI and the future of human-machine interaction

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May 27, 202550:10pending

US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll - modernizing military tech & fixing procu...

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May 20, 202546:49pending

Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels - tariffs, tech, and trade

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May 13, 202553:49pending

Galvanick CEO Josh Steinman - spies, stuxnet, cyber, and securing critical infra...

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May 6, 202540:41pending

AppNexus Founder Brian O'Kelley - adtech, AI, advertising and more AI

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Apr 29, 202548:30pending

Anduril Co-Founder Trae Stephens - Hard Tech & Modern Defense Strategy

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Apr 22, 202550:17pending

Fmr Verisk CEO Scott Stephenson - building a $40 billion data company

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Apr 15, 202551:00pending

a16z’s Martin Casado - building with AI

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Apr 8, 202549:50pending

Mediaocean CEO Bill Wise - building the operating system for advertising

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Apr 1, 202545:47pending

Rob Henderson - Luxury Beliefs: How Elites Exploit the Poor

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Mar 25, 202550:53pending

Lead Bank CEO Jackie Reses - fintech's regulatory reckoning: who survives, who t...

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Mar 18, 202547:36pending

Hello Patient CEO Alex Cohen - SaaS sprawl and meme culture

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Mar 11, 202557:01pending

Mario Gabriele - mullet capitalism & modern media empires

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Mar 4, 202548:53pending

Annie Duke - winning bets: decision science in venture capital

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Feb 25, 202553:24pending

Insight Partners Deven Parekh - navigating global markets in uncertain times

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Feb 18, 202549:33pending

Viant $DSP CEO Tim Vanderhook - ad tech, fraud, and the first-party data revolut...

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Feb 11, 202557:08pending