The Venture

The Venture

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The real adventures behind pioneering businesses, from the people who lived them. Brought to you by Virgin Atlantic and Gimlet Creative.

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Live in L.A. with Tinder and WeWork

Jun 27, 201719 min

Our season finale! Advice on turning simple ideas into business adventures from a panel of L.A.-based entrepreneurs and Virgin Group founder and author Richard Branson. Featuring: Sean Rad, Founder and CEO of Tinder Miguel McKelvey, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of WeWork Cassey Ho, Founder

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Live in Seattle with Sir Richard Branson

Jun 20, 201727 min

This week, something a little different. A panel discussion featuring Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, along with Seattle entrepreneurs: Nadia Shouraboura, founder and CEO of Hointer Jonathan Sposato, chairman and co-founder of GeekWire, CEO of PicMonkey Chase Jarvis, founder and CEO of Cre

3

Girls Who Code: Be Brave Not Perfect

Jun 13, 201726 min

She’d never written a line of code in her life -- but she had the guts to take on one of tech’s biggest problems. Meet Reshman Saujani: a daughter of refugees, a Yale Law graduate, a former Wall Street lawyer, and an ex-candidate for Congress. Today, she runs Girls Who Code, an organization she foun

2

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap: Embracing Eccentricity

Jun 6, 201728 min

Before organic products were trendy, before “hippie chic” was a popular Pinterest search term, there was Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap Company. For decades, Dr. Bronner’s pure-castile liquid soap was affiliated with counter-culture folks drawn to its simplicity and “We are All-One!” messaging. And while

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The Onion: Challenging Convention

May 23, 201728 min

It all started with coupons -- and it’s become a multi-million dollar, multi-platform media empire. It’s The Onion: A worldwide source for witty news satire. The Onion was started by a few college kids at the University of Wisconsin in the late ‘80s. Now it’s so engrained in our culture that we poin