Tomas Pueyo is the author of the Uncharted Territories blog, where he analyzes global trends in technology, politics, and economics. Tomas gained international recognition in 2020 for his data-driven analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic, with his articles reaching over 40 million views and being translated into more than 40 languages. 

In this episode of World of DaaS, Tomas and Auren discuss:

• Why geography ruled the past but not the future
• How zero cost energy will affect global politics
• Causes and effects of declining fertility

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Eric Glyman is the co-founder and CEO of Ramp, a financial operations platform. Ramp is one of the fastest growing startups in history, reaching $100M ARR in just three years. Prior to Ramp, Eric co-founded Paribus, a consumer finance app acquired by Capital One in 2016.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Auren and Eric discuss: 

• Corporate spending trends
• Leveraging price intelligence data
• Ramp’s ‘Moneyball’ hiring approach
• Banking monopolies + regulatory capture

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Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and founder of WordPress on the ongoing trademark dispute between WordPress and WP Engine, a hosting company owned by private equity firm Silver Lake.

Matt Socials:
Twitter: https://x.com/photomatt
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattm/ 

Host Auren Hoffman Socials:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/auren
Substack: https://substack.com/@auren

Ben Casnocha is a cofounder and partner at Village Global, an early-stage venture capital firm backed by tech luminaries including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg. He was also chief of staff to Reid Hoffman and co-authored two best selling books with him, “The Alliance” and “The Startup of You.” 

In this episode of World of DaaS, Ben and Auren discuss: 

• Approaching your career as a startup
• Evaluating founder quality
• Whether networking is overrated or underrated
• The optimal level of wealth for happiness

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Matt Clifford is the co-founder and chair of Entrepreneur First, a global talent investor that has helped create over 500 companies worth more than $10 billion. He’s also the founding chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, the UK’s answer to DARPA. 

In this episode of World of DaaS, Matt and Auren discuss: 

• Investing in talent
• Traits of successful founders
• The UK’s advanced research efforts
• AI and national defense

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Daniel Pink is the author of seven bestselling books on business, work, and human behavior, including Drive and To Sell Is Human. His TED Talk on the science of motivation has been viewed more than 20 million times. His most recent book is The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. 

In this episode of World of DaaS, Daniel and Auren discuss: 

• Changing sales strategies for data and AI
• Building deeply motivated teams
• Decision-making timeframes
• Chronotypes and productivity 

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Michael Walrath is the chairman and CEO of Yext, a publicly traded digital presence platform. Prior to Yext, Michael cofounded Right Media, the first at-scale digital ad exchange, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2007. 

In this episode, Michael and Auren discuss: 

• Software vendor consolidation
• Changing attitudes around growth vs profitability 
• New dynamics of VC funding
• Running board meetings as a CEO

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Bjorn Lomborg is the president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and has authored several bestselling books including "The Skeptical Environmentalist", "False Alarm" and recently “Best Things First.”    

In this episode of World of DaaS, Bjorn and Auren discuss:

• The most efficient policies to save lives
• Evaluating charitable ROI 
• The real costs of climate change mitigation
• Sweden vs Denmark

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Alex Wirth is the cofounder and CEO of Quorum, a public affairs software platform. 

In this episode of World of DaaS, Alex and Auren discuss: 

• How AI is affecting lawmaking 
• The evolution of modern lobbying
• Predicting policy outcomes statistically 
• Building govtech companies

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Bryan is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He’s also the author of a number of bestselling books, including The Case Against Education, The Myth of the Rational Voter, and recently Build Baby Build.    

In this episode of World of DaaS, Bryan and Auren discuss: 

• Education signaling and ROI
• The myth of involved parenting
• Immigration & diaspora theory
• Social science data access

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