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Long-form interviews with the best product, growth, and ops leaders in tech.

Lessons from history's greatest entrepreneurs, one biography at a time.

Stripe's John Collison in deep, candid conversation with the founders and leaders he admires most.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy explores ideas, methods, and stories with the world's best investors and founders.

Jack Altman in honest conversations with founders and investors about what actually happens in venture.

Ben and David do exhaustive, multi-hour deep dives into the greatest companies and business stories ever told.

Long-form intellectual conversations on AI, science, history, and the biggest ideas of our time.

Daily live tech and business news with John Coogan and Jordi Hays — Silicon Valley's morning show.

Four tech investors debate markets, politics, and culture with zero filter each week.

a16z partners and guests on the tech trends, startup ideas, and cultural shifts defining the next decade.

The day's biggest business and tech news in a quick, entertaining daily podcast.

Kevin Roose and Casey Newton make sense of the week's most important tech stories every Friday.

NYT's flagship daily news podcast — 20 minutes of in-depth reporting on what matters most.

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway debate tech, business, and media twice a week with sharp, left-leaning takes.

Weekly research, case studies, and program design tips from the people science team at CultureAmp.

The essential weekly briefing for talent professionals — articles, research, and ideas every Sunday.

Deep dives on leadership, culture, and people operations across the full HR spectrum.

a16z's guide to hiring executives — what to look for, how to evaluate, and common mistakes to avoid.

Best practices for structured, equitable hiring — from job design to offer and everything in between.

Modern recruiting operations, hiring strategy, and talent analytics for fast-growing teams.

Tactical recruiting and people ops writing from an experienced operator building great teams.

Shishir Mehrotra's detailed onboarding framework for incoming executives — a model for structured leadership transitions.

A practical guide to onboarding remote employees effectively across time zones and geographies.

A deep dive into Levels' month-long onboarding program — a template for immersive, thoughtful new hire experiences.

a16z on the specific skills and mindsets founders need to develop as they grow into the CEO role.

Matt Mochary's live coaching document — the management playbook used with top Silicon Valley CEOs.

Kim Scott's framework and resource hub for caring personally while challenging directly.

Question frameworks and best practices for running effective, fair performance review cycles.

Marc Andreessen on how to thrive inside large organizations — useful for understanding what keeps great people engaged.

The Q12 research and State of the Global Workplace report — the gold standard for engagement benchmarks.

Employee listening, survey design, and engagement strategy from the pioneers of people analytics.

A curated bank of engagement survey questions from Lattice to build an effective employee listening program.

Elad Gil on how to think about organizational structure during hypergrowth — pragmatism over dogma.

a16z on the patterns and principles behind scaling a company — people, process, and structure as you grow.

Deel's primer on types of employee benefits — a useful reference for designing or auditing a benefits package.

Resources and guides on designing and administering parental leave programs that actually support employees.

Sequoia's annual benefits benchmarking reports — a go-to for understanding what competitive packages look like.

Thatch breaks down the difference between EPO and PPO health plans — a clear guide for employees and HR teams alike.

Molly Graham's practical guide to designing and implementing a compensation framework at an early-stage startup.

Real-time, crowdsourced compensation data across tech companies — the most trusted comp benchmarking source.

Equity and total compensation data and strategy for startups and growth-stage companies.

Real-time compensation benchmarking and total rewards analytics built for high-growth companies.

US employment law updates with deep expertise in California — practical guidance for HR and legal teams.

Insights from one of tech's leading employment law firms on workforce, equity, and regulatory issues.

Practical US employment law guidance covering labor relations, compliance, and workplace policy.

Matt Mochary's guide to handling terminations with clarity, compassion, and legal care.

a16z on the hard process of letting go of an executive — how to know when, prepare well, and execute thoughtfully.

A practical offboarding checklist from Rippling covering IT, HR, and people steps for a clean employee exit.

ADP's overview of offboarding best practices — what to cover legally, operationally, and interpersonally.

Colossus goes inside Cursor — how the AI coding tool was built, what makes it work, and what it signals about the future of software.

Claire Hughes Johnson's practical toolkit for designing effective offsites — structure, exercises, and facilitation tips.

Claire Hughes Johnson on writing a personal user manual — a powerful tool for building trust and reducing friction on teams.

A candid reflection on the operating principles, culture, and lessons from inside one of the world's best-run companies.

Addy Osmani on how to identify and ruthlessly prioritize the work that actually moves the needle.

SSIR on why burnout is a systemic problem, not an individual failing — and what organizations must do about it.

LifeLabs Learning's practical audit to identify burnout risk factors in yourself and your team before they compound.