podcast
VC
+21
Feb 26, 2025
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3 min read
Why PR Comes Before PMF
“PR should be done at the very beginning, right from the very start.”
PMF
+13
Jan 17, 2025
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3 min read
From Seed to Series A: Lessons from Operant AI's Startup Journey
“We're not wasting time on wheel spinning.”
survey
+22
Dec 23, 2024
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3 min read
Mercury Raise 2024 Survey: Founder Challenges, Fundraising Trends, and the AI Hype Cycle
“The peer connection that founders have? It’s almost trauma bonding.”
startup
+17
Dec 10, 2024
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3 min read
From PhD to CEO: Sahil Agarwal of Enkrypt AI Shares Essential Lessons for Aspiring Founders
"Don't pitch a technology. Pitch a story."
GenAI
+14
Nov 25, 2024
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3 min read
Transforming Practical Wisdom into Iconic Brands with David Placek
“We create a vessel that will carry the story into the marketplace.”
startup
+22
Nov 1, 2024
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3 min read
How to run a board meeting in 60 minutes
“Our motto is: ‘go towards where it hurts.’ Go fix it.”
cultural fit
+16
Oct 23, 2024
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3 min read
'Cultural fit' is a polite way to say 'personal bias'
Hot takes are lazy, but indulge me — I wrote this on my birthday.
VC
+19
Oct 22, 2024
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3 min read
“El talento no tiene código postal.”
La capitalista de riesgo Laura González-Estéfani habla sobre la creación de startups fuera de Silicon Valley
GenAI
+18
Oct 15, 2024
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3 min read
Shaping the future of work and care: Courtney Leimkuhler + Elana Berkowitz of Springbank
“I always really love when it is clear to me that founders have profound empathy.”
journalism
+22
Oct 7, 2024
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3 min read
Crafting influence: Early-stage PR strategies from Chikodi Chima of Moonshot
“You can sell a problem long before you have a viable solution for it.”
VC
+21
Oct 1, 2024
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3 min read
"To get something off the ground, it takes everything."
From tech worker to tech founder: Lessons from Naveen Rao (VP Generative AI, Databricks)
M&A
+19
Aug 28, 2024
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3 min read
Allie Garfinkle of Fortune's 'Term Sheet' talks tech reporting, startups and AI
"I actually write every day, because I want it to feel urgent.”
VC
+23
Aug 27, 2024
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3 min read
Lessons for early-stage AI founders from Pryon CEO Igor Jablokov
“Tech is as perishable as fruits and vegetables you can procure from Trader Joe's.”
VC
+22
Aug 26, 2024
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3 min read
TDK Ventures President Nicolas Sauvage on building successful deep tech startups
"There's no doubt in my mind that no one can forecast the future."
PLG
+20
Aug 16, 2024
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3 min read
Understanding early-stage PLG with Laura Schaffer (VP Growth, Amplitude)
“If you think of payment, it's just a kind of friction.”
VC
+22
Aug 14, 2024
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3 min read
“Our strategy is not investing to buy... it is not our end goal.”
Exploring early-stage trends with Kevin Weber, managing partner, Amex Ventures
PLG
+19
Aug 13, 2024
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3 min read
Overcoming barriers to AI adoption with SnapLogic CTO Jeremiah Stone
"You absolutely should be finding mundane, hard problems that are not solved well by enterprise technologies."
startup
+17
Aug 7, 2024
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3 min read
“A 10-minute pitch isn't enough for me to know whether I want to invest in you or not.”
Deb Kemper, managing partner, Golden Seeds Ventures
startup
+18
Aug 6, 2024
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3 min read
“When we started, AI wasn't a thing.”
VAST Data CEO/founder Renen Hallak on early-stage customer discovery + acquisition
