Where *Insight* Meets Innovation
The Khanversation with Imran Khan sparks curiosity through in-depth conversations with changemakers, innovators, leaders, and operators, exploring their journeys and insights. Big questions, for curious people.
Latest Episodes
FutureCorp Partner John Tuttle on the Power of Public Markets
They discuss the benefits of being a public company, why many companies are staying private longer, and new structures emerging between private and public markets. The conversation also covers semiannual reporting
Ethos Co-Founder and CEO Peter Colis on Rebuilding Life Insurance
Peter explains why an industry long "sold, not bought" was ripe for reinvention, and how Ethos turned a process that traditionally takes weeks into a ten-minute online application. The conversation covers Ethos's data-driven underwriting model, its partnerships with
XNRGY Founder and CEO Wais Jalali on Data Centers and Power Innovation
Bipul Sinha on Rubrik, Risk, and Reinvention
Blend Founder Nima Ghamsari on Customer ROI, Culture, and Vertical Software
David Steinberg on Zeta Global and Entrepreneurial Growth
Will Wu on Product Innovation at Snap and Match Group
About the Hosts
Imran Khan is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Proem. Proem is an investment management firm focused on technology companies across the globe.
Prior to founding Proem, Mr. Khan served as Chief Strategy Officer at Snap Inc., where he was responsible for revenue, partnerships, user experience, mergers and acquisitions, strategy, and human resources since 2015. Before joining Snap Inc., Mr. Khan served as Head of Global Internet Investment Banking at Credit Suisse from 2011 to 2015, where he advised on over $45B in Internet M&A and financing transactions. Prior to Credit Suisse, Mr. Khan served as Head of Global Internet Equity Research at JP Morgan from 2004 to 2011, where he worked on many leading IPOs including Google and MercadoLibre.
Mr. Khan holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Denver.
Lily Mae Lazarus is an award winning journalist covering the nexus of business, politics, and culture. Currently, she is a writer for podcaster David Senra and co-hosts The Khanversation with Imran Khan.
Previously, Lily was an investigative and global news reporter at Fortune Magazine, reporting on general business, private capital, technology, and politics. Prior to Fortune, she was a reporter for The Daily Beast covering politics and culture, and worked as a local news reporter for The Santa Barbara Independent.
Lily holds a B.A. in International Relations and Arabic from Tulane University, and an M.A. in Journalism from New York University.