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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)

Tony Thomas, Fmr. 4-Star General: Navigating Threats

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Mar 7, 202348:41pending

Megan McArdle: Markets, Monopolies & Innovation

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Feb 28, 20231:07:15pending

Jaan Tallinn: Balancing AI Risk and Opportunity

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Feb 20, 202327:16pending

Dido Harding: Leveraging Data for Public Health

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Feb 14, 202344:39pending

Oren Etzioni: Unlocking AI’s Potential

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Feb 7, 202338:43pending

Vivek Ramaswamy: Leadership, Innovation & Ideology

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Jan 31, 202339:08pending

David Sacks: SaaS Metrics, Tech Cycles & Fundraising in a Down Market

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Jan 24, 202349:39pending

Bret Stephens: The Return of Great Power Competition

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Jan 17, 202357:50pending

Thani Shamsi: What Data Companies Can Learn From SaaS

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Jan 10, 202341:22pending

Amit Bendov: A Data-Driven Sales Masterclass

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Jan 3, 202330:45pending

Eric Frank: Why Real Estate is Behind in Data Adoption

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Dec 20, 202238:42pending

Bryan Mistele: What the Future of Transportation Looks Like

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Dec 13, 202240:24pending

Sarah Bond: Accelerating the Gaming Creator Economy

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Dec 6, 202245:25pending

Richard Barlow: Data Sharing to Enable the Self-Driving Revolution

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Nov 29, 202222:27pending

Dimitri Dadiomov: Your TAM is Just the Beginning

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Nov 22, 202238:51pending

Richard Hanania: The Real Power Centers of US Foreign Policy

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Nov 15, 202248:06pending

Anthony Scaramucci: The Future of Institutional Investing in Crypto

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Nov 8, 202240:44pending

Keith Rabois: Velocity, Differentiation & Disruption

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Nov 1, 202249:00pending

Packy McCormick: Web3 & Smart Optimism

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Oct 25, 202250:36pending

Grover Norquist: A 40-Year View of American Politics

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Oct 18, 20221:02:48pending

Michael Brown: Getting Defense Spending Up to Speed

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Oct 11, 202246:47pending

Rep. Jim Himes: Building a US Digital Currency

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Oct 4, 202238:06pending

Jason Gardner: Modernizing the Payments System

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Sep 27, 202249:24pending

Tim Urban: Zooming Out on Everything

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Sep 20, 202256:11pending

RJ Pittman: Turning Buildings into Data

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Sep 13, 202224:47pending

Mark Penn: Finding the Next Microtrends

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Sep 6, 202240:09pending

Christopher Ahlberg: Building a Safer Future

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Aug 30, 202257:31pending

Terence Kawaja: The Future of AdTech

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Aug 23, 202236:52pending

Sheila Heen: How to Navigate Hard Conversations

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Aug 16, 20221:01:23pending

Cindy Cohn: Who Should Regulate the Internet?

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Aug 9, 20221:00:19pending

Neal Katyal: Taking on the Supreme Court

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Aug 2, 202237:44pending

David Epstein: Never Underestimate the Generalist

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Jul 26, 202249:38pending

Rob Buxton: The State of DaaS (A Market Snapshot)

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Jul 19, 202224:46pending

Gary Marcus: The Failed Promise of Artificial Intelligence

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Jul 5, 202247:28pending

Or Offer: The Mechanics of Data Businesses

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Jun 28, 202233:35pending

Antonio Garcia Martinez: A New Approach to Regulation

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Jun 21, 202245:24pending

Liv Boeree: Developing a Probabilistic Mindset

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Jun 14, 202240:31pending

Jeremy Stanley: How Machines Actually Learn

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Jun 7, 202248:57pending

Ryan Breslow: The King vs. The Mob

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May 31, 202228:06pending

Glenn Fogel: The Greatest Acquirer in History

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May 24, 202238:40pending

Auren Hoffman: A Tale about Truth in Data

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May 19, 20221:27:14pending

Barry Nalebuff: A Radical New Way to Negotiate

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May 17, 202247:15pending

Joel Myers: The Father of Commercial Meteorology

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May 10, 202239:50pending

Charlie Youakim: The Real Economics of Buy-Now-Pay-Later

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May 3, 202246:22pending

Jacob Helberg: The New Cold War

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Apr 26, 202231:42pending

Auren Hoffman: It's Our Moral Obligation to Make Data More Accessible

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Apr 21, 202223:16pending

Bob Moore: Solving the Cold Start Problem

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Apr 19, 202257:36pending

Esther Dyson: Using Data to Revolutionize Wellness

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Apr 14, 202234:43pending

Sebastian Mallaby: The Greatest Storyteller in Venture Capital

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Apr 12, 202257:11pending

David Perell: Building a Personal Monopoly

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Apr 5, 202253:45pending