Cornell Tech At Bloomberg Podcast

On Thursday, August 12, 2021, Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg featured Jessica Lin, General Partner & co-founder, Work-Bench, in conversation with Scarlet Fu of Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Quicktake. During this conversation, they discussed how a soccer ball informed Lin’s approach to enterprise software, why she once wore a GoPro camera at work, how she and her team of venture capitalists play matchmaker between Fortune 500 companies and startups, and why New York City is the perfect location in which to start an enterprise technology company.

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg featured Gustav Söderström, Chief R&D Officer, Spotify, in conversation with Scarlet Fu of Bloomberg Television. During this virtual conversation, they discussed how music piracy inspired Spotify’s initial insights, how Spotify develops products for home, mobile, and auto, how users’ music listening and sharing habits changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, why live audio apps are finally having a moment, and how Spotify became the research and development arm for the entire music industry.

On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg featured Brad Svrluga, co-founder and General Partner of Primary Venture Partners, in conversation with Scarlet Fu of Bloomberg Television. During this virtual conversation, they discussed how Primary’s geographic focus has become one of its calling cards, why location still matters when remote workforces have become the norm, what Svrluga looks for in founders and what founders should look for in investors beyond just capital, how COVID-19 has affected Primary’s portfolio companies, and the future Svrluga sees for entrepreneurs and startups in New York.

On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg featured Lisa Lewin, CEO of General Assembly, in conversation with Scarlet Fu of Bloomberg Television. During this virtual conversation, they discussed how taking a class as a student at General Assembly ultimately led Lewin to the company’s top post, how COVID-19 reshaped the landscape of online education, General Assembly’s role in defining and democratizing access to the most in-demand jobs, and what the future of work will look like in a post-pandemic world.