Ryan Deng, host of Nontechnical, in a dark suit and tie, smiling.

A new media show by Ryan Deng.

Watch the latest eveningEpisode 02, Celeste Amadon

Episodes.

Filmed worldwide. New episodes every week.

  1. Ryan Deng and Celeste Amadon smiling in the lounge at Meski, his arm on her shoulder.

    02

    Celeste Amadon

    She left Stanford to build Known, a dating app that introduces you to someone instead of keeping you swiping.

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    Dinner at Meski

    1000 Larkin StreetBook a table

  2. Ryan Deng and Autumn-Kyoko Cushman laughing on a leather banquette at the San Francisco Champagne Society.

    01

    Autumn-Kyoko Cushman

    She let her parents screen her Hinge matches. The post went viral, and the internet had opinions.

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    Champagne at San Francisco Champagne Society

    1097 Howard StreetReserve

non·tech·ni·cal

/ˌnänˈteknək(ə)l/

  1. 1. adjectiveeverything but tech.
  2. 2. nouna new media show. the people building the future, on who they are, not what they build. one long evening every week, filmed like a film.

The future is built by everyone.

  • Women who heard no, and built it anyway.
  • Founders of color, overlooked and undeterred.
  • Immigrants who started over, then started up.
  • LGBTQ+ founders, exactly as they are.
  • Disabled founders, on their own terms.
  • The first in their family to take the leap.
  • And the names you already know.

Real stories, in their own words.

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