Icons

Chris Larsen, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Ripple

"There's a feeling of fear, like I shouldn't do this.

Mar 6 • Hatidje Ablyatifova and Icons

Aydin Senkut, Founder and Managing Partner at Felicis Ventures

“In this rapidly changing world, the biggest risk is being the last to adapt.”

Mar 5 • Icons and Stepan Kivshyk

February 2026

Sebastian Thrun, founder of Waymo, Google X, Udacity and Kittyhawk

Last week, we were glad to welcome Sebastian Thrun to the Icons dinner.

Feb 12 • Icons and Stepan Kivshyk

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Cuy Sheffield, Visa Head of Crypto

Crypto for everything

Feb 4 • Icons

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January 2026

Tudor Achim, co-founder and CEO of Harmonic

Building Math Superintelligence using advanced reasoning and formal verification

Jan 18

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December 2025

Hosting Hans Tung: How $10B+ Companies Get Built

What the Midas List Doesn’t Teach You - Hans Tung Does

Dec 22, 2025 • Chyngyz Dzhumanazarov

Jacob Peters, Co-founder of Superpower

Building the AI Doctor: lessons from Superpower’s founder

Dec 19, 2025 • Elsa Bismuth

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Max Hodak, Science Founder, Neuralink Co-Founder and ex-President

Becoming Limitless

Dec 17, 2025 • Icons

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Dinner with Casey Winters: 🤯 The Most Important AI Insight No One Wants to Hear

We’re still very early. There’s no “Google/Facebook Ads moment.” And defensibility is shakier than most founders admit — Casey Winters breaks it down.

Dec 4, 2025 • Chyngyz Dzhumanazarov

Dinner with Mike Smith: ✨ Humility Meets Precision

Why Mike’s “at the table vs. in the room” framework, PITA hires, and operator clarity should be in every founder’s toolkit.

Dec 2, 2025 • Chyngyz Dzhumanazarov

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Ali Partovi. Founder and CEO of Neo

From “idea as infection” to de‑risking through action — lessons from an SV Icons night.

Dec 2, 2025 • Hatidje Ablyatifova

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Dinner with Indy Guha from VMG: 📈 Customer Access Is the New CAC

Reflections from a dinner with VMG’s Indranil Guha on building durable AI companies, earning trust, and staying grounded as a founder.

Dec 1, 2025 • Chyngyz Dzhumanazarov

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