Skype

Mentioned in 5 analyzed podcast episodes across 5 shows

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The a16z Show Financial Coaching for Women: How To Budget, Manage Money, Pay Off Debt, Save Money, Paycheck Plans The Pragmatic Engineer Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy Starter Story

Episode Mentions

The a16z Show · Apr 27, 2026

Ben Horowitz on Venture Capital and AI

“Early investment by A16Z that returned 4X in 18 months, demonstrating contrarian thesis on network effects”

Venture Capital Organizational DesignNetwork Effects as Competitive MoatAI's Impact on Software Moats

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Financial Coaching for Women: How To Budget, Manage Money, Pay Off Debt, Save Money, Paycheck Plans · Apr 3, 2026

She Paid Off $20K of Debt in 5 Months Without Giving Up Vacations: Here’s How | 548

“Identified as an unused subscription ($3/month for 3 years) discovered during budget audit and subsequently cancelled”

Credit card debt payoff strategiesForward-thinking budgeting methodologyAutomated bill payment systems

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The Pragmatic Engineer · Mar 18, 2026

Building WhatsApp with Jean Lee

“Competitor to WhatsApp with 1000 engineers using formal Scrum processes, less efficient than WhatsApp”

Startup engineering cultureTechnical leadershipPerformance management

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Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Feb 3, 2026

Ben Horowitz - Backing America’s Future - [Invest Like the Best, EP.457]

“Early A16Z portfolio company from Fund 1; example of successful early investment”

AI Impact on Software Development and ProductivityVenture Capital Firm Scaling and Multi-Stage InvestingAmerican Technological Competitiveness vs. Global Rivals

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Starter Story · Nov 19, 2025

Bro simply rebuilt Skype and now makes $14,000 per month | Starter Story

“Legacy communication platform being discontinued; direct competitor and inspiration for Yadda Phone”

VoIP and communication platform developmentSkype alternative productsSaaS business model and monetization

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