
It's Not Magic is a podcast about building things, without the pretense. Our host is David Stiepleman, Co-Founder and Co-President of Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm. We talk to founders and industry leaders and get them to explain, in plain English, what they do and how they do it. Building a business is a lot of things, but…It’s Not Magic.
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| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 33 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | InvestingBusinessEntrepreneurship | ||||

In the final episode of It's Not Magic's San Francisco Season, Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo, joined Sixth Street Co-President David Stiepleman for a Waymo ride around San Francisco and a conversation at our office about the journey of bringing a... more
Daniela Amodei, Co-Founder and President of Anthropic, joins us for episode four of It’s Not Magic’s San Francisco season. Founded in San Francisco in 2021 as a Public Benefit Corporation, Anthropic has emerged as a global leader in AI safety and res... more
Episode three of It’s Not Magic’s San Francisco Season features Ghazi, Founder and CEO of EMPIRE and Bay Area native. EMPIRE was founded and built in San Francisco and is now the largest independent record label, distributor, and publisher in the Uni... more
The second episode of It’s Not Magic’s San Francisco Season features our hometown San Francisco Giants' very own Larry Baer, President and CEO, and Buster Posey, President of Baseball Operations.
In an exclusive conversation at Oracle Park, Sixth S... more
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Great podcast in the business rotation! Interesting info without jargon. And such a fun host.
Well done. Great questions. This is what our country needs in every county!
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A candid, business-focused interview series that brings founders and industry leaders to discuss how they build and scale ventures, the technologies shaping their industries, and the regulatory or societal implications of their work. Conversations span autonomous driving, AI safety and ethics, music and culture tech, urban governance, and private sector–public partnership, all anchored by pragmatic leadership lessons and real-world anecdotes. Notably, the show often highlights safety, responsibility, and community impact, while exploring how cities, industries, and ecosystems evolve with technology and innovation.
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