Insights from Ty Ahmad-Taylor’s 32 years working at NYTimes, @Home Network, Samsung, Meta, and Snap

Insights from Ty Ahmad-Taylor’s 32 years working at NYTimes, @Home Network, Samsung, Meta, and Snap

Meet Ty Ahmad-Taylor, VP of Monetization at Snap. Ty’s background: 32 years in information design, 26 years in consumer-facing software and product development leadership, and 25 years in interactive television services development. He has worked at four startups (one went public, and the other three were acquired), and at large social, media, and consumer electronic companies.

In the fireside chat with LDV’s Evan Nisselson, he shared his views on three things that every CEO should do, inclusive teams, systems thinking, and an exclusion filter that could make our experience of using social media so much better! Evan and Ty also touched on ideas ripe for AI automation, machine learning algorithms that make TikTok successful, and the mixed reality environment that’s coming soon.

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Comcast Ventures, Female Founder Fund, Union Square Ventures & LDV Capital Discuss Trends In Visual Communication and Technology Investing

Comcast Ventures, Female Founder Fund, Union Square Ventures & LDV Capital Discuss Trends In Visual Communication and Technology Investing

This panel discussion was a part of LDV Capital’s 2nd Annual LDV Vision Summit (May 19 & 20, 2015).

Moderator: Evan Nisselson, Partner, LDV Capital
- Andrew Weissman, Partner, Union Square Ventures
- Andrew Cleland, Managing Partner, Comcast Ventures
- Anu Duggal, Founding Partner, Female Founders Fund

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