Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Tim O’Reilly is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of O’Reilly Media, and a partner at early stage venture firm O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV). He is also on the boards of Code for America, PeerJ, Civis Analytics, and PopVox. His book, WTF: What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us, explores what technology advances teach us about the future economy and government as its “platform.” He is a Visiting Professor of Practice at University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, where he is researching a new approach to regulating big technology platforms by limiting their ability to extract economic rents.
Twitter: twitter.com/timoreilly
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/timo3
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0:00 - Intro
4:00 - Greenworks electric chainsaws: greenworkstools.com/shop-by-voltage/80v/80v-chainsaws
6:29 - Fiskars PowerGear2 Lopper: geni.us/ZZ6S5k
13:14 - Aquasphere Vista Pro Swim Mask: geni.us/nfvkbSx
19:09 - Starlink broadband service: starlink.com
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/tim-oreilly-oreilly-media
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
Tim O’Reilly is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of O’Reilly Media, and a partner at early stage venture firm O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV). He is also on the boards of Code for America, PeerJ, Civis Analytics, and PopVox. His book, WTF: What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us, explores what technology advances teach us about the future economy and government as its “platform.” He is a Visiting Professor of Practice at University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, where he is researching a new approach to regulating big technology platforms by limiting their ability to extract economic rents.
Twitter: twitter.com/timoreilly
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/timo3
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
4:00 - Greenworks electric chainsaws: greenworkstools.com/shop-by-voltage/80v/80v-chainsaws
6:29 - Fiskars PowerGear2 Lopper: geni.us/ZZ6S5k
13:14 - Aquasphere Vista Pro Swim Mask: geni.us/nfvkbSx
19:09 - Starlink broadband service: starlink.com
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/tim-oreilly-oreilly-media
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
