Recode Decode: Megan Quinn, general partner, Spark Capital

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Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2017

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Spark Capital General Partner Megan Quinn talks with Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Casey Newton about the evolving balance between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Quinn, an investor in the cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase, explains why she believes digital currencies like bitcoin are here to stay and what needs to happen before we start treating them like real money. She recounts how she got promoted to become Square's director of product two weeks after joining the company in a different role and how Kleiner Perkins investor Mary Meeker inspired her to become a venture capitalist. Plus: Why HR is "one of the most critical and difficult roles to hire at any company." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	RECOAD RADIO presents RECOADECOAD coming to you from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:06.5	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Executive Editor of RECOAD.
0:10.3	You may know me as the inventor of Bitcoin.
0:12.7	Who said I say that out loud?
0:15.1	But in my spare time I talk tech you're listening to RECOADECOAD a podcast about tech
0:18.8	and media's key players, big ideas and how they're changing the world we live in.
0:22.4	You can find more episodes of RECOADECOAD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music,
0:26.5	or wherever you listen to your podcast, or just visit RECOAD.net slash podcast for more.
0:32.1	Today I'm in San Francisco with Casey Newton, the Silicon Valley Editor of the Virge,
0:37.1	who is co-hosting with me in anticipation of his upcoming podcast, Converge.
0:43.7	Having a good time?
0:44.7	Having a great time.
0:45.7	Well, we're trying to do some interesting and keep Casey a little try out, because he
0:48.0	needs a little improvement on his interviewing skills and since, you know, we just want
0:52.6	to, we want him to do well in the podcast business.
0:55.0	That's really good.
0:56.2	But, but well, us, and I mean that in a royal way.
0:59.3	Anyway, Casey is joining me for several episodes of RECOADECOAD this month.
1:02.4	And today we're thrilled to have Megan Quinn in the red chair.
1:05.7	She's a general partner at Spark Capital and previously worked at Google Square and
1:10.0	Cliner Perkins.
1:11.6	At Spark her investments have included Coinbase, which we'll talk about.
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