What does it take to reinvent entire industries, over and over again?This week on Grit, Sebastian Thrun, the “godfather” of self-driving cars and massive open online courses, reflects on a career pushing the boundaries of technology across mobility, education, and AI.With Joubin Mirzadegan, he shares why he believes autonomous driving could become the biggest lifesaving technology in history, and how a wake-up call led him to found Udacity to truly democratize higher education.Guest: Sebastian Thrun, CEO of Stealth Startup, founder of Google X and UdacityConnect with Sebastian Thrun<ul><li><a href="https://x.com/sebastianthrun">X</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-thrun-59a0b273/">LinkedIn</a></li></ul>​Connect with Joubin<ul><li><a href="https://x.com/Joubinmir">X</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/">LinkedIn</a></li></ul>Email: <a href="mailto:grit@kleinerperkins.com">grit@kleinerperkins.com</a>​<a href="https://www.kleinerperkins.com/">Learn more about Kleiner Perkins</a>

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Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.

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