There's no shortage of tech podcasts, but few give you a true dose of the future.

The A16Z podcast is an exception.

It takes you straight to the innovators behind new materials, data centers, self-driving cars,

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HBR presents.

Hi there, I'm Azim Azar, and you're listening to the exponential view podcast.

Now, every week I come together with a brilliant mind to explore just how exponential technologies

are shaping on near future.

The thesis behind my newsletter in this podcast is laid out in my new book.

It's called the exponential age, or if you're outside of North America, it's exponential.

I break down this exponential age, a new period of human affairs catalyzed by accelerating technology platforms

that exist across four broad domains, computing energy, biology, and manufacturing.

If you like this podcast, you're going to love the book, and you can get a copy from wherever you get your favorite books.

Just visit www.exponential-book.com.

Now, today's guest, Johnny Buffaret, Helms, one of the fastest growing companies in history.

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, his small video conferencing startup had just six employees.

Today, it has more than a thousand and is valued at almost $8 billion.

Johnny has had to adapt quickly.

He's gone from an at-home entrepreneur to the CEO of a leading events platform in a little over two years.

On the way, he's had to learn to delegate, hire, and manage at an unprecedented rate.

In this episode here, and I discuss seizing opportunities, the future of the metaverse,

and why he hopes the future of entrepreneurship will be truly borderless.

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