Non-Technical

By Alexis Gay

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Type A comedian Alexis Gay interviews influential folks from tech, media, business and beyond about everything except their resumes. Who are the people building, funding, and running the tech companies shaping our daily lives? And like, has [INFLUENTIAL PERSON] ever kept a plant alive? Is [VERY IMPRESSIVE FOUNDER] actually afraid of the dark? What was [STALWART OF VC TWITTER] known for in high school? Tune into Non-Technical with Alexis Gay to find out.


Episode Date
106. Vanessa Liu (CEO & Founder, Sugarwork) was (very casually) handpicked by NASA
Apr 19, 2023
105. Rashad Assir (Content Creator) is wondering if we could dim the lights JUST a touch, thank you!!!!!
Apr 12, 2023
104. Matthew Berry (Writer & Analyst, NBC Sports) is swimming in a sea of Hot Todds
Apr 05, 2023
103. Heather Hartnett (CEO & Founding Partner, Human Ventures) is channeling Meditation Bob
Mar 29, 2023
102. Natasha Mascarenhas (Senior Reporter, TechCrunch) is a 1 (ok, 20…) Bite Wonder
Mar 08, 2023
101. Scott Galloway (Professor & Entrepreneur) is the U2 album Apple put on our phones
Mar 01, 2023
100. Ali Bonar (CEO & Co-Founder, Oat Haus) is riding the (emotional!!) wave
Feb 22, 2023
99. Joshua Browder (Founder & CEO, DoNotPay) is enjoying his view… of the M&M’s store
Feb 15, 2023
98. Evelyn Rusli (President & Co-Founder, Yumi) is army crawling her way out of the happiest place on earth
Feb 08, 2023
97. Bobby Marhamat (CEO, Raydiant) runs a good lawn, okay folks???
Feb 01, 2023
Joe Posnanski (Author, The Baseball 100) knows better than The Boss
Jan 25, 2023
Arielle Zuckerberg (General Partner, Long Journey Ventures) is serving up double black diamond bangers
Jan 18, 2023
Logan Ury (Author & Dir. of Relationship Science, Hinge) is dying to debrief that dinner party
Dec 28, 2022
Howard Lindzon (General Partner, Social Leverage) has the body of a ghostbuster
Dec 21, 2022
96. Brooke Hammerling (Founder, The New New Thing) said she’d buy the flowers herself
Dec 14, 2022
95. Carl Pei (CEO, Nothing) has gotta catch ‘em all
Dec 07, 2022
94. Dana Gibber (Co-Founder & CEO, Flowcarbon) is making lemonade out of vegan leather
Nov 30, 2022
Jenny 8. Lee (CEO, Plympton) can turn ketchup into cold, hard cash
Nov 23, 2022
93. Chris Hutchins (Host, All the Hacks Podcast) has never injured himself in an embarrassing way, ok???
Nov 16, 2022
92. Justin Kan (Co-Founder, Twitch) is an Excited Cult—I mean—Community Leader
Nov 09, 2022
91. Brianne Kimmel (Founder, Worklife Ventures) is taking the lion’s path (whether he likes it or not)
Nov 02, 2022
90. Packy McCormick (Founder, Not Boring) is the [NAME REDACTED] of Park Slope
Oct 26, 2022
89. Amber Illig (General Partner, The Council) didn’t bring a sous vide to the birthing suite
Oct 19, 2022
88. Shannon Fiedler (Writer & Comedian) is certainly NOT covering up a crime in Telluride
Oct 12, 2022
87. Laura Behrens Wu (Founder & CEO, Shippo) is just one cat away from the danger zone
Oct 05, 2022
86. Brian Tyler Cohen (Political Commentator) doesn’t wanna die at lunch
Sep 28, 2022
85. Ryan Petersen (Founder & CEO, Flexport) is on that antemeridian cappuccino drip
Sep 21, 2022
Sam Reich (CEO, CollegeHumor) has a couple tricks up his sleeve
Sep 14, 2022
Sahil Lavingia (CEO & Founder, Gumroad) is painting his own tree
Sep 07, 2022
Kara Swisher (Journalist, Podcaster) says “No.”
Aug 31, 2022
84. Maëlle Gavet (CEO, Techstars) will go to the placemat over steak tartare
Aug 24, 2022
83. Eric Newcomer (Author, Newcomer) understands the importance of being earnest
Aug 17, 2022
82. Fiona Co Chan (Founder & CEO, Youthforia) probably won’t be getting papped at Starbucks
Aug 10, 2022
81. Zach Graumann (Former Presidential Campaign Manager & Author) is busting out the golden pipes (by order of management)
Aug 03, 2022
80. Rosie Nguyen (Co-Founder & Chief Creator Officer, Fanhouse) has a gorilla grip on life
Jul 27, 2022
79. David Gelles (Author & Reporter, New York Times) will be enjoying Grey Poupon well after the apocalypse
Jul 20, 2022
78. Ashley Mayer (Co-Founder & GP, Coalition Operators) isn’t waiting for the name to drop
Jul 13, 2022
77. Jason Kander (Author, Veteran, Former MO Secretary of State) is NOT living every week like it’s Shark Week
Jul 06, 2022
76. Jason Yanowitz (Co-Founder, Blockworks) is getting fitted and going to Abilene
Jun 29, 2022
75. Deena Shakir (Partner, Lux Capital) is finally out of Stevia stealth mode
Jun 22, 2022
74. Daniel Lippman (Reporter, Politico) has a (broken) bone to pick with honeysuckles
Jun 15, 2022
73. Leah Solivan (Founder, TaskRabbit) is fully prepared to organize these roly polies
Jun 08, 2022
72. Brian Murray (Partner, Craft Ventures & Co-Founder, Cabal) refuses to be manipulated by art
Jun 01, 2022
71. Liz Fosslien (Author and Head of Content, Humu) is trailblazing the great indoors
May 25, 2022
70. Isa Watson (Founder & CEO, Squad) serves her pettiness a la mode
May 18, 2022
69. Niv Dror (Founder & Managing Partner, Shrug Capital) has “no problem” with cartoon fish
May 11, 2022
Casey Newton (Founder & Editor, Platformer) famously hates the sun
May 04, 2022
68. Sarah Friar (CEO, Nextdoor) is a sleep latency overachiever
Apr 27, 2022
67. Naj Austin (Founder & CEO, Somewhere Good & Ethel’s Club) won’t mince words about garlic
Apr 20, 2022
66. Alexis Ohanian (Co-Founder, Reddit & Founder, Seven Seven Six) didn’t see his forehead for five years
Apr 13, 2022
65. Jasmine Crowe (Founder & CEO, Goodr) might be in need of some local Atlanta honey
Apr 06, 2022
64. Ryan Broderick (Writer, Garbage Day) is ready to get CRAZY WITH EGGS!!!!!!
Mar 30, 2022
63. Tracy Chou (Founder & CEO, Block Party) literally has the (email) receipts
Mar 23, 2022
62. Anne Raimondi (COO & Head of Business, Asana) knows the water lilies bwing us togeder
Mar 16, 2022
61. Mark Cuban (Entrepreneur & Investor) has left the building on a conveyor belt
Mar 09, 2022
60. Lauren Berson Sugarman (Founder & CEO, Conceive) is looking on the bright side (of the road)
Mar 02, 2022
59. Buffy Maguire (Founder, Lady Falcon Coffee Club) knows when to hold ‘em
Feb 23, 2022
58. Logan Bartlett (Managing Director, Redpoint) will unfortunately have to pass on the Kiss Cam
Feb 16, 2022
57. Kinsey Grant (Host, Thinking is Cool) is a former horse girl (REVEAL!!!)
Feb 09, 2022
56. Waseem Daher (CEO & Co-Founder, Pilot) got his Twitter handle at Burning Man
Feb 02, 2022
55. Alex Lieberman (Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Morning Brew) was forced to hang up his tongue-down Tims
Jan 26, 2022
54. Kara Swisher (Journalist, Podcaster) says “No.”
Jan 19, 2022
53. Jenny 8. Lee (CEO, Plympton) can turn ketchup into cold, hard cash
Jan 12, 2022
52. Howard Lindzon (General Partner, Social Leverage) has the body of a ghostbuster
Jan 05, 2022
51. Logan Ury (Author & Dir. of Relationship Science, Hinge) is dying to debrief that dinner party
Dec 22, 2021
50. Jon Youshaei (Creator, Writer & Advisor) has trunk space (!) but no poker face
Dec 15, 2021
49. Arielle Zuckerberg (Partner, Venture Capital) is serving up double black diamond bangers
Dec 08, 2021
48. Andrew Yang (Entrepreneur, Former Presidential Candidate) is an adequate juggler (in this simulation, at least)
Dec 01, 2021
47. Celine Halihou (Founder & CEO, Loyal) might deserve a lifetime discount at Whole Foods
Nov 24, 2021
46. Joe Posnanski (Author, The Baseball 100) knows better than The Boss
Nov 17, 2021
45. Maia Bittner (Entrepreneur, Angel Investor) is a flight attendant’s dream
Nov 10, 2021
44. Sahil Lavingia (CEO & Founder, Gumroad) is painting his own tree
Nov 03, 2021
43. Max Chafkin (Author, The Contrarian) just might get the band back together
Oct 13, 2021
42. Snigdha Sur (CEO & Founder, The Juggernaut) always be hustlin’
Oct 06, 2021
41. Hunter Walk (Investor, Homebrew) is the weirdest of the normal
Sep 29, 2021
40. Alex Konrad (Senior Editor, Forbes) is human... or is he dancer?
Sep 22, 2021
39. Bremner Morris (CEO, Rally) might be responsible for the Topo Chico shortage
Sep 15, 2021
38. Sheel Mohnot (Co-Founder, Better Tomorrow Ventures) is anything but a timepass
Sep 08, 2021
37. Ginny Hogan (Comedian, Author) is an anti-driving advocate
Sep 01, 2021
36. Ellen DaSilva (Director of Strategic Partnerships, hims & hers) is friends with your mom
Aug 25, 2021
35. Nuseir Yassin (Creator, Nas Daily + CEO, Nas Academy) is the MOST compelling guest of ALL TIME!!!!
Aug 11, 2021
34. Joe Albanese (CEO & Co-Founder, Stir) invites you to share a brain with him
Aug 04, 2021
33. Rachel Carlson (CEO & Co-Founder, Guild Education) likes good laws and hates bad rules
Jul 28, 2021
32. Sam Reich (CEO, CollegeHumor) has a couple tricks up his sleeve
Jul 21, 2021
31. Li Jin (Founder & General Partner, Atelier) can show you where to stuff your scallions
Jul 14, 2021
30. Nikhil Krishnan (Founder, Out-Of-Pocket) is buying the homies pedicures
Jul 07, 2021
29. Part 2 of 2: Chris Sacca (Co-Founder, Lowercarbon Capital) is the king of high-stakes roshambo
Jun 30, 2021
28. Part 1 of 2: Chris Sacca (Co-Founder, Lowercarbon Capital) knows the only way to move cattle fast is slow
Jun 23, 2021
27. Kim Pham (Co-Founder, Omsom) can fold you under the table
Jun 16, 2021
26. Sara Dietschy (Tech YouTuber) has a PSA for Tim Cook
Jun 09, 2021
25. Josh Constine (Principal, SignalFire) throws a mean axe
Jun 02, 2021
24. Amanda McLoughlin (Creator & CEO, Multitude) is the Robin Hood of (hypothetical) heists
May 19, 2021
23. Casey Newton (Founder & Editor, Platformer) famously hates the sun
May 12, 2021
22. Turner Novak (Founder, Banana Capital) is the MVP of breaking your collarbone
May 05, 2021
21. Alexia Bonatsos (Founder, Dream Machine VC) has a bone to pick with Gwen Stefani
Apr 28, 2021
20. Jared Erondu (VP of Design, Lattice) is allergic to East Coast avocados
Apr 21, 2021
19. Helena Price Hambrecht (Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Haus) is the North Carolina Queen of Music
Apr 14, 2021
18. Emily Best (Founder & CEO, Seed&Spark) is crushing her houseplant acquisition numbers
Apr 07, 2021
17. Musa Tariq (CMO, GoFundMe) does NOT care how comfortable your Uggs are
Mar 31, 2021
16. Joanna Stern (Sr. Tech Columnist, Wall Street Journal) has future-proofed her dog’s name
Mar 24, 2021
15. Immad Akhund (CEO & Founder, Mercury) is stuck in an infinite loop of Dad jokes
Mar 17, 2021
14. Gefen Skolnick (CEO & Founder, Couplet Coffee) is a reformed Ed Hardy stan
Mar 10, 2021
13. Zak Kukoff (VC, General Catalyst) hasn’t made a dime from the French horn
Mar 03, 2021
12. Adam Davidson (Author, The Passion Economy) didn’t do enough drugs in high school
Feb 24, 2021
11. Sara Mauskopf (CEO & Co-founder, Winnie) is NOT Most Likely to Study for the SATs After the SATs Are Over
Feb 17, 2021
10. Jarvis Johnson (Comedy YouTuber, Forbes 30 Under 30) has Big Rice Cooker Energy
Feb 10, 2021
09. Julie Zhuo (Author, The Making of a Manager) is raising a family of cheese artisans
Feb 03, 2021
08. Chetan Puttagunta (GP, Benchmark) knows where to get gulab jamun in Scotland
Jan 27, 2021
07. Adrienne Porter Felt (Dir. of Eng., Google) has a history with the Backstreet Boys
Jan 20, 2021
06. Scott Belsky (CPO, Adobe) hates elephants… in the room
Jan 13, 2021
05. Megan Quinn (COO, Niantic, Inc.) knows where there be dragons
Jan 06, 2021
04. Terri Burns (30 Under 30, Venture Capital) is a lightning rod for bagel controversy
Dec 23, 2020
03. Web Smith (Founder, 2PM Inc.) is rewriting The Great Gatsby
Dec 16, 2020
02. Ankur Nagpal (Founder & CEO, Teachable) has a haunted house
Dec 09, 2020
01. Cassidy Williams (Principal DX Engineer, Netlify) loves a wholesome Korean Drama
Dec 09, 2020
Non-Technical Trailer
Nov 29, 2020