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    Explore "voice tech" with insightful episodes like "AI voices are taking over the internet", "Office Hours: Income Inequality, Executive MBAs, ESG, and the Future of Smart Homes" and "E37: “Angel” Podcast: Nicole Quinn, Partner at Lightspeed shares benefits of celebrity founders like Lady Gaga & Gwyneth Paltrow, insights on investing in consumer & power of “Force of Nature” product people" from podcasts like ""The Vergecast", "The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway" and "This Week in Startups"" and more!

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    AI voices are taking over the internet

    AI voices are taking over the internet
    In part one of The Vergecast's AI mini series, David Pierce dives into the boom of voice synthesis and artificially generated speech. The process is a lot more accessible for everyone, but how realistic can it sound? Further reading: AI voices are taking over the internet Everyone will be able to clone their voice in the future Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Office Hours: Income Inequality, Executive MBAs, ESG, and the Future of Smart Homes

    Office Hours: Income Inequality, Executive MBAs, ESG, and the Future of Smart Homes
    Scott answers a question about where the smart home industry is headed now that nearly half of American households use a smart home product. Scott also shares his thoughts on how companies can expedite environmental, social and corporate governance, how to know if you’ve progressed beyond the need for an executive MBA, and the correlation between income inequality and companies that achieve “unicorn” status. Have a question for Scott? Email a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    E37: “Angel” Podcast: Nicole Quinn, Partner at Lightspeed shares benefits of celebrity founders like Lady Gaga & Gwyneth Paltrow, insights on investing in consumer & power of “Force of Nature” product people

    E37: “Angel” Podcast: Nicole Quinn, Partner at Lightspeed shares benefits of celebrity founders like Lady Gaga & Gwyneth Paltrow, insights on investing in consumer & power of “Force of Nature” product people
    0:53 Jason intros Nicole Quinn
    1:59 Nicole & Jason describe their separate Calm investments, will it be the first mental health IPO?
    8:00 Calm's I.C.E. celebrity engagement method & how it got them LeBron James
    8:54 Investing in Sophia Amoruso & Girlboss: what is it about "Force of Nature" product people that attracts Nicole to invest?
    16:03 Investing in Gwyneth Paltrow & Goop: what is Goop's business? What are the most profitable parts of their business?
    19:42 Investing in Rothy's, and the inverse correlation between the success of e-commerce companies and how much they've raised
    24:34 The magic moment of having shares transfer from private to public when a company IPOs
    26:53 Changing her risk-averse mindset going from Wall Street to Venture Capital
    33:28 Nicole's current investment interests, why voice assistants are crucial for retention
    38:16 Investing in Lady Gaga & HAUS Labs: driving business via new product "drops", understanding how engaged a celebrity is in their business, celebrities as an acquisition channel
    45:03 Dealing with Goop product blowback, the Netflix series & understanding the science behind it
    50:12 Investing in Cameo & CEO Steven Galanis: celebrity selfie videos as a platform
    54:44 What types of Founders does Nicole invest in?
    56:54 How is Nicole's portfolio split up by stage?