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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)

PubMatic $PUBM CEO Rajeev Goel - hidden infrastructure of digital advertising

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Feb 4, 202550:09pending

Mark Pincus - Product Instincts: “Proven, Better, New”

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Jan 28, 202558:04pending

Taboola $TBLA CEO Adam Singolda - AI powered content discovery

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Jan 21, 202543:48pending

DoubleVerify $DV CEO Mark Zagorski - the $100B war against digital ad fraud

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Jan 14, 202541:54pending

Sayari CEO Farley Mesko - mapping global financial crime

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Jan 7, 202540:31pending

Magnite $MGNI CEO Michael Barrett - from linear TV to AI

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Dec 30, 202442:48pending

Samo Burja - live players vs NPCs: hidden forces shaping history

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Qualia CEO Nate Baker - real estate's digital infrastructure layer

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Dec 17, 202438:31pending

Life360 $LIF CEO Chris Hulls - trust, data, and modern parenting

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Dec 12, 202454:21pending

Fivetran CEO George Fraser - data for the AI revolution

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Dec 3, 202443:39pending

DJ Patil - Data Science pioneer on AI, healthcare, and defense

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Nov 26, 202457:34pending

Morning Brew founder Alex Lieberman - what B2B marketers get wrong

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Nov 19, 202452:05pending

Altana CEO Evan Smith - Supply Chains, China, and Globalization 2.0

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Nov 12, 202444:27pending

Windfall CEO Arup Banerjee - Real Data on the Ultra Wealthy

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Nov 5, 202445:35pending

Sam Parr - Raising Normal Kids After a Major Exit

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Oct 29, 202452:59pending

Tomas Pueyo - Uncharted Territories: From Physical Geography to AI

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Oct 22, 202457:58pending

Ramp CEO Eric Glyman - The Hidden Incentives Shaping Banking and Fintech

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Oct 15, 202448:24pending

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg: WordPress vs WP Engine

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Oct 11, 202428:03pending

Ben Casnocha - Flaws as Assets: Unconventional Talent Spotting

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Oct 8, 202457:25pending

Matt Clifford: Entrepreneur First - Ambition and Power

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Oct 1, 202456:23pending

Daniel Pink - Selling in the Age of AI and Big Data

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Sep 24, 202449:08pending

Yext CEO Michael Walrath - Software Consolidation and Convergence

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Sep 17, 202450:25pending

Bjorn Lomborg - A Data-Driven Approach to Global Issues

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Sep 10, 202447:19pending

Alex Wirth - CEO of Quorum - How AI is Disrupting Lawmaking

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Sep 3, 202444:52pending

Bryan Caplan - The Signaling Game in Education & Parenting

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Aug 27, 20241:03:11pending

People.ai CEO Oleg Rogynskyy - How AI is Replacing Sales People

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Aug 20, 202453:33pending

Alex Tabarrok - Unpacking the Decline of U.S. Economic Dynamism

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Aug 13, 202454:15pending

Bright Data CEO Or Lenchner - Why Meta Lost the Web-Scraping Battle

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Aug 6, 202454:33pending

Daffy CEO Adam Nash - Data and Design in Fintech

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Jul 30, 20241:00:05pending

Jason Bordoff - Shale, Solar, and Global Energy Futures

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Jul 23, 202452:32pending

Substack CEO Chris Best - Building a New Engine for Culture

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Jul 16, 202447:41pending

Dr. Robert Cialdini - 7 Principles of Influence Explained

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Jul 9, 202446:39pending

Fundrise CEO Ben Miller: Democratizing Private Investing

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Jun 25, 202447:35pending

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein - The Ecommerce Entrepreneur Class

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Jun 18, 202454:06pending

Brent Beshore - Private Equity for “Boring” Businesses

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Jun 11, 202447:30pending

Mark Gerson - Founder of GLG: Better Philanthropy

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Jun 4, 202450:41pending

Michael Batnick - Common Investing Mistakes

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May 28, 202438:01pending

CB Insights Founder Anand Sanwal - Data Business & AI

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May 21, 202451:11pending

Masterworks CEO Scott Lynn - Data-Driven Art Investing

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May 14, 202444:44pending

Dmitri Alperovitch - The New Cold War

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May 7, 202458:21pending

Groq CEO Jonathan Ross - Next Gen AI Hardware

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Apr 30, 202451:44pending

Greg Isenberg - Startup Studios vs Traditional VC

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Apr 23, 202441:48pending

Breaking Points Host Saagar Enjeti - Anti-Establishment Media

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Apr 16, 202455:42pending

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen: Global Shipping and Logistics

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Apr 9, 202452:32pending

Bill Magnuson, CEO of Braze $BRZE : Future of Mobile

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Apr 2, 202459:17pending

Steve Case: AOL, AI & American Innovation

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Mar 26, 202446:31pending

ID.me CEO Blake Hall: Identity & Security

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Mar 19, 202459:10pending

Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier: Future of Higher Ed

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Mar 12, 202444:05pending

Daniel Lurie, Running for Mayor of San Francisco

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Mar 5, 202436:38pending

Sarah Tavel, Benchmark Capital GP: Selling Work in SaaS

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Feb 27, 202447:31pending