Your True Love May be at Another SoulCycle (Guest: Patti Stanger, The Millionaire Matchmaker)

08/08/18 • 21 min

Patti Stanger is internationally famous - she is Bravo's 'Millionaire Matchmaker'. In part 2 of our series on 'matchmaking' in Silicon Valley, Patti explains why it's so hard to find love in the Bay Area.

Patti didn't just turn into The Millionaire Matchmaker overnight. She talks about her background, her roots, and what caused her to end up in the cutthroat world of matchmaking. She did not always have millionaire clients, and it took work to get up to that point.

Patti talks about why the Clinton years were great, and why the first tech boom was a boon for her business. She even talks about how hackers make her feel. Patti gets into the nitty gritty of why there are so many 'fake' matchmakers in the game, and how to sort the real from the unreal.

The Silicon Valley has some work to do to fix the difficult trials and tribulations that come with dating here. Patti explains why your next match could be at another SoulCycle, and why you need to commit to driving if you want to find true love. This is a blockbuster episode that you won't want to miss.

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Is San Francisco more like Paris, or New York? (Guest: Sam Lessin, Serial Entrepreneur)

Sam Lessin is one of the top minds in the technology world. He was VP of Product at Facebook, where he was instrumental in building the Facebook timeline. He's now working on a new company called Fin. But Sam is also a San Francisco resident, and has given a lot of thought as to whether the city can be fixed (and where it's headed). .

A common question people have inside of, and outside of San Francisco is: why don't people in technology use their talents toward civic responsibility and fixing some of the problems that ail San Francisco? Why is it not easy to fix homelessness, the housing crisis, transportation, and other issues that everyone talks about daily (given that the city's residents have virtually unlimited resources)?

Sam puts together some pretty compelling thoughts on San Francisco's infrastructure, down to when the city was chartered, to make an argument on how things can be fixed. A lot of what Sam describes in San Francisco is applicable to many cities in the country. Sam describes why half of the residents of San Francisco want it to be Paris, and the other half New York.

If you want to go out and make a difference and fix San Francisco - or wherever you live - consider listening to this episode first.

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Tech Billionaires are Just Like Regular People.... Right? (Guest: Molly Wood, Host of 'Marketplace')

Molly Wood is one of the top journalists in the Bay Area. We talk to Molly about her journey here from Montana, who it's absolutely impossible to cover, and whether tech billionaires are just like 'regular people'.

Molly has covered some of the top personalities, and the top companies in technology. She knows just about everyone in the world of tech, and has seen some pretty interesting things. Molly talks about why it's hard to cover Apple, Jeff Bezos, and why Elon Musk is the 'white whale' for most journalists. We even talk to Molly about running afoul of Apple's PR and what it's like when someone who keeps secrets from her 'switches sides'.

Molly provides her perspective on Montana, which has changed quite a bit since when she grew up. We talk about the infamous lawmaker who body slammed a reporter - and his own roots being a technology billionaire, and entrepreneur.

Molly is trying to sell her car. We also an invent a new business term with her, which we are hoping to patent at some point. You don't want to miss this episode - Molly is engaging, charismatic, and no subjects are off limits.