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Giant Ideas

Giant Ventures
Artificial Intelligence
Quantum Computing
Climate Change
Entrepreneurship
NBA
Sustainability
Philosophy
Psiquantum
LA Lakers
Shaquille O'neal
Wikipedia
Venture Capital
US Politics
Healthcare
Drug Discovery
Materials Science
Architecture
Education
Spacex
Nuclear Energy

Giant Ideas invites leading minds from tech, business, politics and beyond to explore the giant ideas that use technology as a force for good. Giant Ventures, founded by Cameron McLain and Tommy Stadlen, backs purpose-driven founders solving the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.

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Today, we're joined by Alex Bouaziz, co-founder and CEO of Deel, the global HR and payroll platform now serving companies across 150+ countries with more than $1 billion in annual revenue.

Tommy Stadlen talks to Alex about how Deel became the fastes... more

Today, we're joined by Toyin Ajayi, co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health and a former doctor who trained in the NHS before taking on the US healthcare.

Toyin built Cityblock to serve people on Medicaid. The company is now around $1.5bn in annual r... more

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Today, we're joined by Tony Fadell, the inventor of the iPod and co-inventor of the iPhone. Tony is the founder of Nest (the smart thermostat acquired by Google) and the New York Times best-selling author of Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Thing... more

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Today, we're joined by Tony Fadell, inventor of the iPod, co-inventor of the iPhone, and founder of Nest, acquired by Google. He's also the New York Times bestselling author of Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making, and has investe... more

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Toyin Ajayi
Co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health
Cityblock Health
Episode: Cityblock Co-Founder, Toyin Ajayi: What Happens When You Treat Healthcare as a Right, Not a Transaction?
Tony Fadell
Technology legend, inventor of the iPod and co-inventor of the iPhone
Nest (founder) / Apple alum
Episode: "We Had to Kill the Ipod To Save Apple" - iPod & iPhone Inventor, Tony Fadell
Jeff Lawson
Co-founder and former CEO of Twilio; founder of Inertia Enterprises
Inertia Enterprises / Twilio
Episode: Twilio & Inertia Co-founder, Jeff Lawson: Is Nuclear Fusion The Holy Grail of Energy?
Barry Eggers
Co-founder of Lightspeed Venture Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Episode: Lightspeed Co-founder Barry Eggers: Are Billion-Dollar Seed Rounds the New Normal?
Ajaz Ahmed
Founder of AKQA; founder of Studio.One
AKQA; Studio.One
Episode: Drama Is Conflict, Brand Is Character: Lessons from Nike, Airbnb and Apple with AKQA & Studio.one's Ajaz Ahmed
Jimmy Wales
Founder of Wikipedia, author of The Seven Rules of Trust
Wikipedia / Wikimedia Foundation
Episode: Wikipedia Founder, Jimmy Wales: What Can You Trust In The Age of AI?
Baiju Bhatt
Co-founder and CEO of Aetherflux
Aetherflux
Episode: Robinhood & Aetherflux Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt: It's Time To Commercialise Space
Vivek Murthy
Former Surgeon General of the United States
U.S. government/public health
Episode: Rebuild Your Life Around Friendship (Before It's Too Late): Vivek Murthy's Life Lessons
Mateo Jaramillo
CEO of Form Energy
Form Energy
Episode: “Ambition Without Execution is Delusion", Form Energy CEO Mateo Jaramillo on Starting Form Energy

Hosts

Cameron McLain
Co-founder/Principal at Giant Ventures; host focusing on tech, entrepreneurship, and societal impact.
Tommy Stadlen
Co-founder/Partner at Giant Ventures; host focusing on leadership, business strategy, and technology policy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 46 ratings
  • Must listen if you’re a Founder!!

    Really enjoy the breadth of content across this podcast. It’s built for Founders by Founders, but isn’t just ‘this is how I started my business’, it’s much broader. Highly recommend!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Harri<3
    United Kingdom10 months ago
  • Floyd Steadman OBE

    Subject: Re: The Giant Ideas Podcast – Floyd Steadman OBE

    What a humbling listen. Floyd Steadman’s life story—told in that commanding, storyteller’s voice—was a masterclass in compassionate leadership. To have endured so much as a child and still rise to inspire generations of well-rounded young men is remarkable. His message—believe in yourself and go for it—landed powerfully.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Fi & Andy
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Top Notch

    Really insightful interviews on fascinating topics

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    El Lloydy69
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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Twilio & Inertia Co-founder, Jeff Lawson: Is Nuclear Fusion The Holy Grail of Energy?
Q: Why did you decide to leave Twilio and pursue fusion, and what does your roadmap look like for fusion commercialization?
The shift was motivated by a belief that scalable, clean energy is a fundamental societal need. The roadmap emphasizes starting from known physics, building the world's most powerful laser, creating a fusion fuel target factory, and then integrating these into a first-of-a-kind power plant with a cautious, under-promising, over-delivering mindset for timelines that are realistically 10-15 years to meaningful grid energy.
Twilio & Inertia Co-founder, Jeff Lawson: Is Nuclear Fusion The Holy Grail of Energy?
Q: What lessons do you bring from Twilio as a software founder to a very different space building hardware?
Entrepreneurship is universal across software and hardware: focus on culture, hiring great people, and iterating with agility. Use software-inspired approaches to manage ambiguity, run short, iterative sprints, and continuously connect each short-term achievement to long-term goals, while staying within the known physics and pushing the core manufacturing capabilities forward.
Lightspeed Co-founder Barry Eggers: Are Billion-Dollar Seed Rounds the New Normal?
Q: Barry, what is going on in the venture market?
The market features record-breaking seed rounds and high valuations, driven by a shift where private markets have attracted public-market style investors, and AI-enabled companies are fueling rapid growth and big rounds. It's a mix of rational momentum and a bubble-like vibe, depending on the company and how quickly markets expand.
"Mothers Can Do it All. They Just Shouldn't Do it On Their Own" - Former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Life Lessons
Q: What would those three photographs be and what do they represent in your life?
They symbolize childhood, time in office with its privilege and sadness, and family life; together they show how service, duty, and personal love interweave to shape a leader.
Form Energy CEO Mateo Jaramillo: Building the Largest Battery System in the World
Q: How did partnerships with Google and Excel Energy influence the company's perception of risk and scale?
The Google-Excel Energy deal served as a canonical proof point that long-duration storage could be deployed at utility scale and compete with gas on a capacity basis, validating both the technology and the business model for scale.

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What is Giant Ideas about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A thoughtful, idea-forward show that anchors conversations around technology's impact on society, business, and public life. Episodes frequently center on trust in online platforms, responsible use of AI, bold entrepreneurship, and leadership under pressure, often weaving in personal stories to illustrate resilience, purpose, and ethical decision-making. Noteworthy threads include space-enabled computing, long-duration energy storage, and governance in the age of digital networks, which together create a distinctive mix of hard tech, policy, and human-centered leadership. The format tends to feature founders, policymakers, and public-health voices who aim to translate big ideas into practical strategies for teams and communities. This combi... more

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1. Toyin Ajayi
2. Tony Fadell
3. Jeff Lawson
4. Barry Eggers
5. Ajaz Ahmed
6. Jimmy Wales
7. Baiju Bhatt
8. Vivek Murthy

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