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Dan Taylor

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42 articles
Phish – Good for business too!
January 13, 2021·Startups

Phish – Good for business too!

37 years and going stronger than ever, what businesses can learn from one of the greatest bands you’ve never heard of.

5 min read
Selected – The Sesamers Podcast 009
January 13, 2021·Startups

Selected – The Sesamers Podcast 009

Lubomila Jordanova joins us this week to lay out just how fucked the planet is, and how Plan A can help save it.

2 min read
Dan’s List
January 12, 2021·Startups

Dan’s List

While Ben is away getting some much needed time-off, there’s one lunatic running the asylum. And failing, but succeeding.

6 min read
Robin Wauter
January 5, 2021·Startups

Robin Wauter

Robin Wauters swoops by the studio this week to talk about his struggles with making sense of the present, and why NOW is the…

2 min read
Home Studio Gear 2021 – Selected
December 31, 2020·Startups

Home Studio Gear 2021 – Selected

2021 is the year to kick your home studio into high gear. Here are our favorite home studio microphone, webcam, lighting, and headphones recommendations.

5 min read
Ben Costantini
December 22, 2020·Startups

Ben Costantini

It’s the 007 edition of Selected, and there could be none other than the boss, Monsieur Ben Costantini.

3 min read
2020 Has Been Fucking Amazing! – Selected
December 22, 2020·Startups

2020 Has Been Fucking Amazing! – Selected

Events by the Numbers, The 2020 Selected by Sesamers Top 5 Greatest Hits, and One Last Thought.

5 min read
Selected Salon 003 – Sheel Minot
December 16, 2020·Startups

Selected Salon 003 – Sheel Minot

Better Tomorrow Ventures co-founder Sheel Minot (a.k.a. The Zoom Bachelor) will join us on 12 January 2021 at 5pm CET to discuss “Love &…

2 min read
Raph Crouan
December 14, 2020·Startups

Raph Crouan

Seasoned event speaker and attendee Raph Crouan joins us to discuss the current state of Travel, Live Events, and the Venture Capital Landscape.

3 min read
Natalia Brzezinski – Show Notes
December 10, 2020·Startups

Natalia Brzezinski – Show Notes

Exclusive content for our paid members, a full transcription of Selected’s Ben Costantini’s conversation with Natalia Brzezinski, Head of Strategy with Klarna.

26 min read
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