Office Hours with Spencer Rascoff

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Spencer Rascoff is a New York Times bestselling author who co-founded four tech companies, invested in over 50, and was CEO of Zillow for a decade. His first start-up, Hotwire, sold to Expedia for $685 million, and his second start-up, Zillow, is now a real estate colossus, worth around $10 billion dollars. Now, he’s cofounded dot.LA, a media company covering the cutting-edge LA tech scene. Hear Spencer speak with CEOs, start-up founders, venture capitalists, and prominent thought leaders about how to manage, how to lead, and how to win in business.

Episode Date
Los Angeles-based Startup Apex Is Tapping Into the Small Satellite Market by Making Buses for Spacecraft
Jun 02, 2023
From the Vault: How Eddy Lu and his Co-founder Built The GOAT App Based on a Love of Vintage Air Jordans
May 19, 2023
Howie Liu, Co-founder and CEO of Airtable, Shares How Selling His Start-up to Salesforce Led to Building their Unique Product
May 05, 2023
From Bootstrapping as a Solo Founder — Shiloh Johnson Talks About Building ComplYant
Apr 07, 2023
From The Vault: Bill Gurley Drops Knowledge on Startups, Venture Capital And Scaling
Mar 24, 2023
Airvet Founder and CEO Brandon Werber Discusses Pet Telehealth and Shifting to B2B
Mar 10, 2023
The Ford Foundation's Roy Swan on Leading the Foundation's Growth
Feb 24, 2023
‘Life Beyond Likes’: Isa Watson Speaks About Her Social Audio Platform, Squad
Feb 10, 2023
Community’s Diankha Linear on Scaling a Company for Enterprise
Jan 27, 2023
Legendary Tech Entrepreneur Steve Case Speaks About Why Great Ideas Come From Everywhere, and How the Next Generation of Founders Won't be from Traditional Tech Hubs
Jan 13, 2023
CEO of Virta Health Sami Inkinen is On a Mission to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes For 100 Million People by the Year 2025
Dec 30, 2022
CNBC’s Julia Boorstin Speaks with Spencer Rascoff About the Importance of Women in Leadership Roles
Dec 16, 2022
Tricia Han talks About the Journey from working as a Product Manager to Becoming CEO of Health and Wellness Brand MyFitnessPal
Dec 02, 2022
Afterparty CEO David Fields On Why NFTs Are the Future for Web 3.0
Nov 18, 2022
Former Zillow Sales Executive Greg Schwartz Thinks it is Time for Disruption in the Mortgage Industry
Nov 04, 2022
SEO Guru Rand Fishkin of SparkToro and Moz Reveals Why He Thinks Venture Funding isn't Always the Right Path for Start-ups
Oct 21, 2022
Banking on DEI: Colin Walsh of Varo On Why the Digital Bank is Focusing on Financial Inclusion in the Fin-Tech Space
Oct 07, 2022
Blackstone Growth's Jon Korngold On How The Market Downturn Is Affecting Startups
Sep 23, 2022
Navigating the Seas of Technology Innovation, a Conversation with Zoolatech Founder Roman Kaplun
Sep 09, 2022
Serial Entrepreneur and Founder, John Shegerian Talks About How to Do Good Through Doing Business
Aug 26, 2022
Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio On How Persistence Pays Off When Pitching, and Why Pay Equity Is Valuable to Businesses
Aug 12, 2022
Thrive Market's Nick Green On Building Better Access to Low-Cost Health & Wellness Goods
Jul 29, 2022
Why the Angel Investor Space Needs to Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, a Conversation with David Beatty, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Gaingels
Jul 15, 2022
In the Boardroom: A Fireside Chat with John Chambers of JC2 Ventures from The Montgomery Summit 2022
Jul 01, 2022
City Talk: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on How Municipalities Can Grow Tech Hubs
Jun 17, 2022
Rep. Derek Kilmer On How To Fix Congress By Doing Things Different
Jun 03, 2022
ZipRecruiter CEO Ian Siegel on How Employers Are Facing in The Most Competitive Job Market in Years
May 20, 2022
City Talk: A Conversation with Mayor Stephen Adler of Austin, TX
May 06, 2022
From Space Camp to CEO, Aero’s Uma Subramanian Speaks About How Her Career in the Aviation Industry Has Taken Flight
Apr 22, 2022
Fascinated by the Future of Metaverse and Web 3.0? Philip Rosedale, One of the Original Leaders in Virtual Worlds and VR-Devices, Shares His Thoughts on What Our Online Collaborative Future Will Look Like
Apr 08, 2022
Hello Sunshine's Liz Jenkins on Producing Stories with Women at the Center of the Narrative
Mar 25, 2022
From The Vault: Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Ellevest
Mar 11, 2022
How 'Million Dollar Listing N.Y.' Host Ryan Serhant Uses Content to Gain Leads and Boost Sales
Feb 25, 2022
How DEI Initiatives and Access to Capital Benefit L.A.’s Startup Ecosystem, with Calvin Selth of AnnenbergTech
Feb 11, 2022
JibJab CEO Paul Hanges On How His Entertainment Studio has Attained Longevity on the Internet
Jan 28, 2022
This LA-based "Storyteaching" Company Wants to Put Culture at the Heart of Content Creation in the EdTech Space
Jan 14, 2022
Multiple Start-up Founder Russ Glass the CEO of Headspace Health on the Growth of Telehealth Industry During the Pandemic
Dec 30, 2021
Allison Ellsworth co-founder of Poppi on Creating a Healthy Soda Alternative While Building a Brand
Dec 17, 2021
An In-Depth Conversation on Venture Investing & Startup Dynamics with Dana Settle, co-founder Greycroft
Dec 03, 2021
The Future of Mobile Gaming, A Conversation with Josh Yguado, co-founder of Jam City
Nov 19, 2021
Why Legendary Real Estate Coach Tom Ferry Says A Legacy is Better Built than Inherited
Apr 01, 2021
ChowNow’s Software Empowers Restaurants To Digitize Their Businesses
Mar 25, 2021
Immigrant Grit And Parents’ Experience Inspired Co-founders To Create Service Titan
Mar 18, 2021
Visionary Keith Richman Of Boosted Commerce On Acquiring Ecommerce Companies
Mar 11, 2021
Co-Founder Of Brex, FinTech Unicorn, On Second-Time Founder Status, Hypergrowth And Leaving SF for L.A.
Mar 04, 2021
Pacaso Aims To Make Second Home Ownership Possible For Millions
Feb 25, 2021
Health-Ade Kombucha Was Born Of A Surprise Pivot
Feb 18, 2021
How The E-Commerce Sneaker Company GOAT Achieved GOAT Status
Feb 11, 2021
dot.LA Celebrates First Anniversary Covering Los Angeles Tech And Start-Up Scene
Feb 04, 2021
Mattel CEO On Leveraging the Power of Brands -- Barbie and More
Jan 21, 2021
For Beauty Counter Founder, Gregg Renfrew, It’s Not Just Makeup, It’s A Movement
Jan 07, 2021
Cameo’s Custom-Crafted Celebrity Videos Is The New Autograph
Dec 17, 2020
Bill Gurley Drops Knowledge: Startups, Venture Capital And Scaling
Dec 03, 2020
The Chainsmokers Grow Into Venture Capitalists
Nov 12, 2020
Lessons Learned During Zulily’s Rocketship Rise
Oct 29, 2020
Turnaround Expert, Brad Stewart, On The Next Steps At Fair
Oct 15, 2020
How Outer Aims to Disrupt the Outdoor Furniture Industry
Oct 01, 2020
Online Retailer, Behold, Uses AI To Craft Bespoke Outfits
Sep 17, 2020
All Voices Allows Employees To Share Feedback Anonymously
Sep 03, 2020
GoodRx Makes Unpredictable Prescription Drug Prices More Affordable
Aug 20, 2020
Age Of Learning Supplements Kids’ Remote Education
Aug 06, 2020
Why Buy Costly Outdoor Gear When Arrive Outdoors Lets You Rent It?
Jul 23, 2020
How Is It That Tech Markets Are Booming While the Economy Reels?
Jul 09, 2020
The Messy Business Of Disrupting A Legacy Business
Jun 25, 2020
Can L.A. Tech Learn Inclusion Lessons From The Entertainment Industry?
Jun 11, 2020
Enormous Rockets Made By Printers
May 28, 2020
Why L.A. Is Now A Tech Capital – A Conversation With Brian Lee
May 14, 2020
The Pain And Promise of Crisis
Apr 30, 2020
Rear Admiral Michael Wettlaufer
Nov 15, 2018
Nick Huzar: Co-founder and CEO of OfferUp
Oct 25, 2018
Russell Wilson: Quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and Entrepreneur
Sep 25, 2018
Van Jones, CNN host and nonprofit founder
Aug 30, 2018
Stewart Butterfield, Co-founder and CEO of Slack
Aug 09, 2018
From the Vault: John MacFarlane, Founder and Former CEO, Sonos
Jul 13, 2018
Adena Friedman, President and CEO of Nasdaq
Jul 05, 2018
Emily Chang: Author, “Brotopia” & Host/Executive Producer, Bloomberg Technology
Jun 21, 2018
From The Vault: Brad Tilden, CEO of Alaska Airlines
May 31, 2018
Stuart Miller, Executive Chairman, Lennar Corporation
May 24, 2018
From the Vault: Robert Carlock: Emmy Winner & Co-Creator of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
May 17, 2018
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber
May 15, 2018
From the Vault: Eric Holder: Former U.S. Attorney General
May 03, 2018
Cindy Whitehead, CEO and founder, The Pink Ceiling
Apr 26, 2018
Arianna Huffington: Founder, Thrive Global & Co-Founder, The Huffington Post
Apr 11, 2018
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy: Founder & Chairman of theBoardlist
Mar 15, 2018
Satya Nadella: CEO of Microsoft
Mar 01, 2018
Eric Holder: Former U.S. Attorney General
Nov 09, 2017
Bill Gurley: Venture Capitalist and General Partner at Benchmark
Jun 30, 2017
Joel Spolsky: CEO of Stack Overflow
Jun 16, 2017
John MacFarlane: Co-founder of Sonos
Jun 02, 2017
Robert Carlock: Emmy Winner & Co-Creator of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
May 18, 2017
Sheryl Sandberg: COO of Facebook
May 11, 2017
General David Petraeus
Apr 20, 2017
Brad Tilden: CEO of Alaska Airlines
Apr 06, 2017
Kevin Demoff: COO of the Los Angeles Rams
Mar 23, 2017
Brandon Beck: CEO of Riot Games
Mar 09, 2017
Jared Grusd: CEO of The Huffington Post
Feb 14, 2017
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
Dec 16, 2016
Christa Quarles: CEO of OpenTable
Nov 16, 2016
Aaron Levie: CEO of Box
Oct 20, 2016
Sallie Krawcheck: CEO of Ellevest
Sep 07, 2016
Scott Svenson: CEO of MOD Pizza
Aug 09, 2016
Michael Corbat: CEO of Citigroup
Jul 19, 2016
Dick Costolo: Entrepreneur and Former CEO of Twitter
Jun 21, 2016