Design Details

24: Open Source Religion (feat. Kevin Rose)


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This week we sat down with Kevin Rose - he's a designer, product creator and venture capitalist who has had a prolific presence in the tech community for several years. We chat about the things he's loving right now, watch culture, health and cooking, hiring and so much more!

If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly!

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  • Kevin on the Web:
    • Twitter
    • Wikipedia
    • YouTube
    • Medium
    • CrunchBase
    • Instagram
    • Show Notes:

      5:00 - We catch up on Kevin's latest projects.

      • North
      • Watchville Website
      • Watchville App
      • Tiiny
      • betaworks
      • Milk
      • 11:00 - Kevin shares more about his journey at Google+.

        • Google Ventures
        • Google+
        • Daniel Burka
        • Vic Gundotra
        • 18:00 - We learn more about what working at Google Ventures was like.

          • Nextdoor
          • Medium
          • NoRedInk
          • OmniGraffle
          • Marc Hemeon
          • 23:00 - Where do you fall on the line of product or design?

            • Design Details with Cennydd Bowles
            • 26:00 - What are the startups you're really excited about right now?

              • Shyp
              • 30:00 - We talk watches.

                • NOMOS
                • Girard-Perregaux
                • Seiko
                • Philippe Dufour
                • A. Lange & Söhne 2015
                • 34:00 - What do you bring back from outside of the US into the product and design world?

                  • Kevin on Instagram
                  • Kevin Rose on The Screen Savers
                  • Old Beans
                  • Tim Ferriss
                  • Jony Ive talks about the Apple Watch
                  • 43:00 - Do you feel like you've gotten out of the rat race of the tech world?

                    • Secret
                    • Outlook on iOS
                    • Sunrise Calendar
                    • 46:00 - Flashback to Kevin's past roles in the media world.

                      • The New Screen Savers
                      • Diggnation
                      • Leo Laporte
                      • 48:00 - How do you spot that in the hiring process?

                        • Caleb Davenport
                        • Sam Soffes
                        • Danny Trinh
                        • 54:00 - Why do all the podcasts and shows?

                          • Bulletproof Coffee
                          • Foundation
                          • Sahil Lavingia
                          • 57:00 - Would you encourage everyone to come to SF/Silicon Valley?

                            • Kevin Rose's house protest
                            • 59:00 - We diverge, briefly, to chat about tattoos, Tokyo and cooking.

                              • Darya Rose
                              • 1:02:00 - A fake-out ending, we hear what Kevin is into these days.

                                • Slack
                                • Wealthfront
                                • Periscope
                                • Meerkat
                                • Square Cash
                                • Messenger (Desktop Wrapper)
                                • Sebastiaan de With
                                • Josh Puckett
                                • Dropbox
                                • Dropbox for Business
                                • Mailbox
                                • Hackpad
                                • Evernote
                                • CloudApp
                                • Slack + Spaces
                                • Slack’s $2.8 Billion Dollar Secret Sauce
                                • Metalab
                                • 1:12:00 - We talk health, nutrition and religion.

                                  • Vessyl
                                  • Gyroscope
                                  • Anand Sharma
                                  • Soylent
                                  • Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief HBO trailer
                                  • The Racoon Incident
                                  • ...more
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