Design Details

24: Open Source Religion (feat. Kevin Rose)

Episode Summary

This week we sat down with Kevin Rose - he's a product creator and VC who has had a prolific presence in the tech community for several years. We chat about the things he's loving right now, watch culture, health and cooking, hiring and so much more!

Episode Notes

This week we sat down with Kevin Rose - he's a designer, product creator and venture capitalist who has had a prolific presence in the tech community for several years. We chat about the things he's loving right now, watch culture, health and cooking, hiring and so much more!

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Show Notes:

5:00 - We catch up on Kevin's latest projects.

11:00 - Kevin shares more about his journey at Google+.

18:00 - We learn more about what working at Google Ventures was like.

23:00 - Where do you fall on the line of product or design?

26:00 - What are the startups you're really excited about right now?

30:00 - We talk watches.

34:00 - What do you bring back from outside of the US into the product and design world?

43:00 - Do you feel like you've gotten out of the rat race of the tech world?

46:00 - Flashback to Kevin's past roles in the media world.

48:00 - How do you spot that in the hiring process?

54:00 - Why do all the podcasts and shows?

57:00 - Would you encourage everyone to come to SF/Silicon Valley?

59:00 - We diverge, briefly, to chat about tattoos, Tokyo and cooking.

1:02:00 - A fake-out ending, we hear what Kevin is into these days.

1:12:00 - We talk health, nutrition and religion.