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If you're interested in technology, innovation and the history of Silicon Valley, join Megan Smith, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, and Sarah Kerruish, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and CSO at Kheiron Medical, as they share their inspiring stories. Learn how the collapse of General Magic laid the foundation for today's tech landscape and transformed the lives of billions. Discover how former employees turned setbacks into ground breaking successes, developing innovations like the iPod and launching companies such as eBay and Android. Take a captivating journey through the highs and lows of tech history with these two remarkable founders.

GO TO Highlights from this episode (Scroll-to points)
(03:03) - Growing up in a world between storytelling and technology
(09:40) - Elite female leadership and imposter syndrome
(15:06) - The story of where it all began for General Magic
(18:03) - Bringing big ideas to life and persistence after failure
(23:39) - Learning to execute vs born executors
(26:06) - The Power of failure
(29:57) - Life after general magic, Google, the White House, and AI enabled cancer diagnostics
(47:13) - Quick fire questions, from favourite books to dinner party guests

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