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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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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 p…
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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 f…
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What if your friends shared a bank account to throw parties & fund each other’s ideas? That’s FWB aka Friends With Benefits, the top social DAO where founders and creators convene to build the culture of web3. FWB "Mayor" Alex Zhang (there's no FWB CEO) joins us to discuss the evolution of friendship and crypto communities. Join us to learn about: …
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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…
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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 pro…
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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 l…
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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 allies …
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How can you use networks effects to grow anything? "The Cold Start Problem" author Andrew Chen from a16z shares stories and strategies from the rise of Tinder, Zoom, Airbnb, and new web3 startups. On PressClub, we discuss viral coefficients, why users "come for the tool, stay for the network", the double-edged sword of exclusivity, and how new comp…
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Why have fans when you can co-conspirators? Crypto-powered Decentralized Autonomous Organizations are reimagining co-working by erasing the divide between customers and teammates. How will DAOs be used for investing, building products, launching social clubs, and funding philanthropy? And why has isolation from our communities inspired people to fi…
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If in the 20th century, workplace injuries were physical and necessitated workers comp, then in the 21st century, workplace injuries are mental like burnout and we need benefits to address them. On PressClub, we ask top remote work experts, creators, and mental health leaders about why burnout is so common and strategies to stop it. Learn the early…
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Should you do your hardest task first -- what Mark Twain called "eating a frog" -- and block off your entire calendar? Or stay flexible while focusing on what's urgent and excites you? On this episode of PressClub, we ask productivity master Shishir Mehrotra, the CEO of collaboration app Coda and former VP of product for YouTube. He breaks down his…
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COVID has triggered a global mental health crisis. What are the latest approaches to democratizing access to therapy + other preventions & treatments? Hear about the state of mental health in America, how we destigmatize care, and tips on what does and doesn't work for coping with stress. Join mental healthtech startup founders and therapists as we…
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How can your startup get press coverage when there's already more tech news than journalists can report? Hear the best pitch strategies straight from TechCrunch boss Matthew Panzarino and the world's largest PR firm Edelman PR's General Manager Margot Edelman. On PressClub, we discuss startup PR do's and don'ts, pros and cons, choosing who to pitch…
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"I don't think that there will actually be significant cultural change until Zuckerberg steps down" Facebook's former Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos tells PressClub. The Wall Street Journal's Facebook Files scoops revealed that the company knew its algorithm incentivized hate, its XCheck system shielded VIPs from content moderation, that human …
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Is your crypto wallet address your new name and social media profile? Will your personality and status be represented by a public record of the art you buy and projects you support? Where identity goes, communication follows, so will crypto-native messaging replace email and Discord? Join us to discuss crypto materialism, anonymity, and why you're …
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How does learning change when everyone has a voice online? Yahoo Answers just shut down. What's next for Wikipedia, Quora, and journalism? How will the creator economy and education collide? What will be the impact of new "adaptive paywalls" that only charge if they predict you'll pay? Your host Josh Constine asks Quora founder / CEO Adam D'Angelo,…
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How do move mentorship to the cloud and reskill workforces made obsolete by new technology? Job training in virtual reality and augmented reality isn’t science fiction anymore. Immersive education has proven to beat 2D learning, with Osso VR’s surgeon training system able to boost doctors’ performance 230% to 306% over traditional guidance. Osso VR…
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Fintech for creators is the next big startup category. 5-time Canadian national chess champion and Twitch star Alexandra Botez reveals how she was repeatedly rejected by traditional banks who don't understand influencers. That's why Karat just raised $26M from investors including SignalFire to give creators banking tools like a credit card based on…
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The disintegration of tribal and generational living plus the high price of child care are necessitating new technologies to help parents. Meet the biggest startups making the best gadgets for babies: Snoo's robo-bassinet that detects cries and rocks kids back to sleep, Nanit's night-vision baby monitor that sends you push notifications, and Yumi's…
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On the 1-year anniversary episode of PressClub, Josh Constine interviews the founders of Clubhouse -- CEO Paul Davison and CTO Rohan Seth. They reveal how Clubhouse started, their personal origin stories, how they built their company amidst huge hype, and their vision for the audio creator economy. You'll learn about how Clubhouse unbundled podcast…
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Will we own self-driving cars or just hail them like Ubers? When can we expect them, and will governments ban old-school cars? Is Tesla Autopilot safe or is it dangerous to require humans to take control at a moment's notice? PressClub host Josh Constine of SignalFire asks these tough and exciting questions to the top founders and leaders in the se…
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How will Facebook's slew of new audio features impact creators, the podcasting industry, advertisers, and new social apps like Clubhouse? And why should creators trust Facebook? PressClub host Josh Constine breaks it all down with the head of the Facebook app, Fidji Simo, one of the tech giant's most powerful executives. Hear about: Facebook's new …
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How will corporatization by tech giants influence the future of podcasting? What will be the impact of Apple selling premium podcasts, Facebook building audio features, and Clubhouse on creators? Can shareable highlights fix podcast discovery? Join PressClub host Josh Constine from SignalFire as he discusses the big issues at the vanguard of voice …
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Top writers are leaving publishers like the New York Times to become newsletter writers on Substack. How will the rise of the solopreneur author impact the future of journalism? Substack co-founders Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie join PressClub host Josh Constine to break down why individuals have more power than organizations in the modern media l…
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Social media giants started the creator crisis by building distribution without monetization, Patreon CEO Jack Conte explains in this 1-on-1 interview with PressClub's Josh Constine. He breaks down why we're in a creator renaissance as top platforms finally compete to host artists and their fans. You'll learn: -The history of patronage -How "inform…
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“I cannot f*cking do eight hours of zoom calls per day for the rest of my life” says Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield. On this episode of PressClub, top employers and work from home experts explore how IRL and remote collaboration will collide as we start to return to offices. Hear why Gen Z is 2X more likely to want to go back to IRL work than Boomer…
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How can people turn their passion into their profession? On this week's PressClub with your host Josh Constine, we're joined by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke. We discuss why creators are essential to a resilient US economy, the impact of Apple's platform policies on small businesses and developers, …
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What does the rise of newsletters mean for journalism? Is information overload real and how do we fix it? How can writers and journalists build independent businesses? Josh Constine's PressClub assembles the top names in the newsletter business to discuss the medium, including Substack CEO Chris Best, Stratechery's Ben Thompson, The Hustle's Sam Pa…
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Could video games help employees stay social without exhausting Zooms? Early stage investor Peter Rojas from BetaWorks discusses his tweetstorm about what a Fortnite For Business could look like. Hear about how shoulder-to-shoulder play can complement face-to-face collaboration, team-building through shared triumph, and why gaming can improve menta…
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