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This podcast is brought to you by Angelneers, a community of startup builders. We interview founders, operators, and technologists who have founded or helped built game-changing companies in the enterprise space.You'll hear the guests sharing stories insights about how they got started, the lessons that they had learned, and the challenges they had to overcome during their journey that ultimately led them to success or failure. We believe that mapping the reasons for failure is no less valuable as it helps mitigate a survivorship bias of success stories that we all admire.To learn more about Angelneers look us up on our social media or write to info@angelneers.com.

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    Transforming Cyber Defense with Human-AI Partnership with William MacMillan of Andesite

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 38:13


    The future of cybersecurity isn't about better technology alone—it's about reimagining how humans and machines work together. In this episode, we're discussing with William MacMillan the potential of the human-AI partnership to transform defense against increasingly sophisticated modern cyber threats. William is a Chief Product Officer at Andesite, a cybersecurity company dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technology to overburdened cybersecurity teams.   https://www.linkedin.com/company/andesiteai/ thisishowtheytellmetheworldends.com/

    An Entirely New Way of Building with Yan Grinshtein of Nsight

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 42:52


    A crippling decision-making gridlock that paralyzes companies when they need to move fast remains a constant challenge. As teams strive to create products people love—solving real-world problems—they are constantly hampered by conflicting priorities, limited resources, and a lack of clarity on what matters. Whether it's roadmap planning, backlog grooming, or deciding which features to prioritize, this indecision eats away at time, money, and, most critically, momentum. In this episode, we've invited Yan Grinshtein to discuss the realities of building a startup and leveraging design partnerships to improve the odds of crossing the proverbial chasm. Yan is the founder of Nsight Intelligence Corp. which addresses the problem of fragmented and time-consuming decision-making and prioritization processes in data-rich environments for design and product teams. Specifically, they solve the following challenges: Data Overload, Data & Analytics Disconnect, Inefficient Task Management, Predictive Insights, Productivity Bottlenecks, and Inconsistent Prioritization.   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nsightapp/ Yan's wWebsite: https://www.yangrinshtein.com/ Yan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yangrinshtein/

    Accelerating Startups with Embedded Recruiting with Tiffany Sieber

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 39:48


    Hiring the right people is critical for startup growth. While startups often don't have resources to leverage internal recruiters, an alternative way could help solve that challenge.  In this episode, we invited Tiffany Sieber to discuss how startups can benefit from high-touch embedded recruiting.  Tiffany founded Embedded Recruiting which helps startups scale with full-cycle marketing, recruitment, and executive performance coaching.

    The Copilot for Your Documentation with Puneet Arora of Ekline

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 38:16


    External documentation is key to making products easy to use, but we're always way behind in creating it. So can AI replace the need to create documentation altogether? In this episode, Puneet Arora joins us in exploring the future of product and user documentation in the age of AI. Puneet is an expert in building large-scale, user-facing, data-intensive systems. Most recently, he founded Ekline, an NLP-powered platform for automated content optimization and standardization.

    AI: The Evolution of Precision, or How We All Went Down the Wrong Path with Dr. Alex Kostikov

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 44:17


    In this episode, we are excited to bring on Dr. Kostikov, a doctor in neurophysiology and an independent researcher, to discuss one of his recent articles on the evolution of AI and particularly how we went down the wrong path.  Dr. Kostikov has spent the last 30 years developing the concept of individual AI based on the integration of the human brain and computer system into a single functional complex using a scanning-type brain-computer interface.  His concept of individual AI is based on the hypothesis of the existence of a dual system of initiation of nerve impulses in the synapses of the human neocortex and the dynamic concept of quantum spin in a new relativistic or high-speed model of our three-dimensional space. https://bdtechtalks.com/2023/01/06/ai-evolution/  

    A Powerful Backend for No-Code Apps with Prakash Chandran of Xano

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 33:20


    We live in a world where organizations are constrained by engineering resources and outsourcing is increasingly not viable. This has led to more product owners turning to no-code to build the software they need. In this episode, we are excited to bring on Prakash Chandran to talk about what enterprise-grade no-code should look like. Prakash is a co-founder and CEO of Xano, a low-code platform for anyone looking to develop a backend for their no-code application quickly and efficiently. This trusted scalable backend for the no-code community passes the strict enterprise security and compliance requirements handling millions of API requests and processing millions of transactions in over 84 countries each day.    https://www.xano.com/blog/ RadioMD.com

    Creating Audio and Video in the Age of AI with Jay LeBouef from Descript

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 46:57


    We're on the verge of a generational change in the way we create content — fueled by AI.  In this episode, we are excited to bring Jay LeBouef on to talk about how AI will transform the entire field of audio and video production.  Jay is the Head Of Business & Corporate Development at Descript, an audio and video editing platform that uses “voice cloning” technology.  He lectures on media technology and business at Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Michigan.  Jay was featured as a Bloomberg Businessweek Innovator, and interviewed by 60 Minutes, Forbes, Billboard, and on Alec Baldwin's podcast.   X Meta Medium

    Building the Platform for Emotional AI with Ryan Benmalek from Daimon Labs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 52:21


    One thing that some are betting on is that emotions and emotional intelligence is something that's very different than what everyone else is doing right now with AI.  We are excited to bring Ryan Benmalek on to talk about the rise of emotional AI and how machines are learning to understand and respond to human emotions.  Ryan is a co-founder and CEO of Daimon Labs, a partially remote, partially NYC-based team from the top AI research labs like Google Brain, Microsoft Research, and FAIR.  They are innovating a new type of language model that provides human-like empathy and companionship.   Waitlist: Join Blog: 1–7x Consumer GPU Scaling for Large Language Modeling Experiments LinkedIn: The Rise of Emotional AI: How Machines Are Learning to Understand and Respond to Human Emotions

    Accelerating Content Production with AI with Lilly Chen from Contenda

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 48:55


    It's a misconception that using AI removes “the human part” of content creation. In this episode, we are excited to bring Lilly Chen on to talk about how AI tools help Enterprise customers reimagine and scale their existing technical content in new formats and without extra work. Lilly is a co-founder and CEO of Contenda, a content creation service that uses generative AI to repurpose technical content from videos into effective written content. Website: https://www.contenda.co/ Website: lillychen.com/ Blog: https://blog.contenda.co/

    Creating Bespoke Development Environments with Debo Ray from DevZero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 40:14


    Large companies have built custom systems to move development tools and testing to the cloud, but this approach has often been out of reach for smaller companies. In this episode, we are excited to bring on Debo Ray to talk about applying his learnings at Uber to democratize what has previously only been available to elite, big-tech companies with cloud development environments. Debo is a co-founder and CEO of DevZero, a cloud-based development platform that makes it easy for organizations of all sizes to configure, secure, and scale development environments to boost developer productivity. https://www.devzero.io/blog https://debo123.substack.com/archive

    Traversing the Traction Gap with Bruce Cleveland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 45:53


    Traction. What is it? How do you generate it? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Bruce Cleveland to talk about how founders can improve their odds of success while traversing the traction gap where most startups fail. Bruce is the author of the bestseller "Traversing the Traction Gap", a practical guidebook for navigating the tumultuous early life of a startup. He has been a Silicon Valley CMO and CPO holding senior executive positions at Oracle, Apple, Siebel Systems, and C3 AI, as well as a General Partner in two venture capital firms. During his VC career, Bruce was the first investor and a board member of Marketo and an investor in C3, Doximity, Vlocity, Workday, and many other startups. https://tractiongapbook.com/ https://twitter.com/brucevc https://medium.com/@bcleveland  

    The Sparse Future of AI with Sam Fok from Femtosense

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 45:03


    While Generative AI and LLMs grab headlines, it's the practical limitations of power consumption and cost — not capabilities — that often determine where AI is deployed. In this episode, we are excited to bring Sam Fok on to talk about the sparse future of AI powering the inside of consumer electronics. Sam is the co-founder and CEO of Femtosense, a startup developing an ultra-low-power AI processor for the real-time edge that is designed to make AI processing viable for low-cost consumer electronics.    

    Navigating the World of Hyperconverged Infrastructure with Mo Tahmasebi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 50:36


    What is hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), its main components, and its benefits for data storage and backup? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Mo Tahmasebi to talk about how to navigate the world of hyperconverged infrastructure. Mo is the founder and CEO of StoneFly, one of the innovators of cost-effective full-featured storage appliances.   https://stonefly.com/blog https://twitter.com/stoneflyinc https://www.linkedin.com/company/stonefly-networks      

    How AI is Changing Retail with Trevor Sumner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 54:07


    What does the future hold in store for retail? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Trevor Sumner to talk about how AI is changing the retail industry. Trevor is the Head of AI and Innovation at Raydiant as part of the Perch acquisition. He's also an Entrepreneur, Advisor, Angel investor, and Top 100 Retail And Top 50 RetailTech Influencer.   https://twitter.com/trevorsumner

    Elusive Success With AI with Chris Surdak

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 53:09


    How to achieve business value from AI? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Chris Surdak to talk about how businesses should tackle the challenges of elusive success with AI. Chris is an award-winning, internationally-recognized transformation expert leveraging leading-edge technologies such as Robotic Process Automation (RPA), AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Blockchain to drive results-oriented digital transformation for organizations of all sizes, industries and regions. Books by Christopher Surdak Chatpocalypse Now https://surdak.com/ https://twitter.com/CSurdak  

    Creating a Marketing Powerhouse with Bill Macaitis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 41:12


    How do you develop cutting-edge marketing strategies to achieve hyper-growth? We are thrilled to bring on Bill Macaitis, one of the most renowned marketing leaders, to talk about his experiences of creating marketing powerhouses for the three fastest-growing SaaS companies in history - Slack, Zendesk, and Salesforce - where he was a CRO/CMO, a CMO, and an SVP Marketing respectively. These days he enjoys helping and advising other companies on how to achieve hyper-growth, helping them build out their own world-class marketing team, and implementing modern marketing tech stacks.

    A New Epoch in Technology with Barak Turovsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 43:02


    Is AI generation the next platform shift? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Barak Turovsky to talk about how Generative AI is powering a new epoch in technology reinventing communication, content creation, and information access. Barak is a product and business leader with 25+ years of experience in Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI, LLMs, Computer Vision), Ads & Commerce, and Enterprise Software. He served as Chief Product Officer at a global retail tech leader Trax and led product management and user experience within Google AI and Google Commerce. Prior to that, Barak was Director of Product in Microsoft's Mobile Advertising, Head of Mobile Commerce at PayPal, and Chief Technical Officer at an Israeli start-up. Twitter Framework for evaluating Generative AI use cases Barak Turovsky - Google AI | 2021 Shelly Palmer Innovation Series Summit Coming Soon: Exact Match Keywords to Match to Even MORE Variants The Great AI Awakening

    Staying Secure in the Cloud with Ely Kahn from SentinelOne

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 54:30


    In this episode, we are excited to bring Ely Kahn on to talk about his experiences as a startup co-founder, then as a corporate executive and share his thoughts on common trends to look out for in cloud security. Ely is a VP of Product Management for Cloud Security at SentinelOne and, before that, the co-founder of Sqrrl, the threat-hunting company (now called Amazon Detective) where he wore many hats. Prior to that, he held numerous positions at government agencies including the Director of Cybersecurity at the White House where he advised on homeland and national security issues.   https://twitter.com/ElyKahn https://www.sentinelone.com/resources/category/report/

    DrChrono: CEO Tradecraft with Michael Nusimow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 50:10


    The secret to leadership is there aren't any real secrets. In this episode, we are excited to bring Michael Nusimow on to talk about CEO tradecraft and his learnings after 14 years as a first-time CEO. Michael co-founded and was the CEO of DrChrono, an all-in-one EHR, practice management, and billing solution for all sizes of medical practice. Twitter: @nusimow The No Asshole Rule Radical Candor Can't Hurt Me The Infinite Game    

    Peace of Mind: Resilience Training for Your Workforce with Aras Toker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 51:41


    What is burnout and how can we address its causes? We are excited to open the Season 4 of the podcast by bringing on Aras Toker to talk about redesigning digital mental health from the lens of a holistic approach to workplace wellbeing. Aras is the founder and CEO of Peace of Mind, a community-focused anti-burnout resilience coaching platform. Medium Blog Videos Current Priorities of the US Surgeon General

    Bubbles: The “Anti-Zoom” for Video Messaging with Tom Medema

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 38:56


    Our so-called productivity tools may actually throttle our productivity. We are ‘always on,' but often fail to accomplish real work. Bubbles, an async-first tool, is designed to supercharge team collaboration in today's modern remote work environment. In this episode, we sat down with Tom Medema, the founder and CEO of Bubbles, to talk about how async platforms free up employees' time to do deep work and mitigate digital burnout. LinkedIn Slack Twitter  

    Suki: The Siri for Healthcare with Punit Singh Soni

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 43:05


    One of the most annoying pain points for doctors in any office is writing down notes and documentation.  We are excited to bring on Punit Soni to talk about reimagining the healthcare tech stack, making it invisible and assistive by delivering incredibly fast and accurate voice experiences using the latest in NLP and ML.  Punit is the founder and CEO of Suki, a virtual medical assistant that acts as a voice user interface for electronic health records, enabling a doctor to write their clinical notes, enter orders, view information and exchange data with other providers dramatically and more efficiently.   Twitter LinkedIn Youtube

    Remio: VR Team-Building for Remote Workers with Jos Van Der Westhuizen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 42:01


    The corporate team-building market is estimated to be over $30 billion. It has tremendous demand for creative, interactive workspaces that lead to greater employee engagement and productivity. In this episode we sat down with Jos van der Westhuizen to talk about VR and Metaverse are poised to reshape the world of work including collaboration, experience, training, and engagement. Jos is a co-founder and CEO of Remio, the most interactive remote team events and collaboration platform.   Twitter LinkedIn Youtube  

    LimaCharlie: Bringing an Engineering Approach to Cybersecurity with Maxime Lamothe-Brassard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 51:11


    Siloed security products today don't give you the control, transparency, scale, and innovation needed to protect against today's advanced threats.  In this episode, we sat down with Maxime Lamothe-Brassard to talk about bringing an engineering approach to cybersecurity through the Security Infrastructure as a Service (SIaaS) model and its implications. Maxime is a co-founder and CEO of LimaCharlie which enables organizations to detect & respond to threats, automate processes, reduce the number of vendors they use, and future-proof their security operations. Slack LinkedIn Twitter Github Youtube  

    Bardeen: Browser-based Workflow Automation with Artem Harutyunyan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 48:35


    There's no need to spell out the advantages of easy-to-use software that automates everyday workflows. In this episode, we bring on Artem Harutyunyan to talk about how leveraging a browser-based approach helps bring workflow automation to the masses. Artem is a co-founder and CTO of Bardeen, a no-code tool that saves you time by automating repetitive tasks with a shortcut. It combines a powerful workflow builder, AI-based recommendations, and contextual automation.   https://www.linkedin.com/company/bardeen/ https://twitter.com/bardeenai https://www.youtube.com/c/Bardeenai      

    CipherMode Labs: Unleashing the Full Power of Data with Sadegh Riazi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 50:12


    Data sharing between business units and organizations is necessary for modern business but it's a major challenge and barrier to growth. Current solutions are often ineffective, slow, expensive and don't really solve the problem. In this episode we bring Sadegh Riazi who has been working with encryption his entire career to talk about changing the status quo using advanced cryptographic technologies such as Secure Multiparty Computation and democratizing secure computation. Sadegh is a co-founder and CEO of CipherMode Labs, the next-generation computation platform that preserves the confidentiality of data during all stages, even the computation itself.   https://www.sadeghr.com/ https://www.ciphermode.com/blogs  

    Foundersuite: A Better Way to Raise Capital with Nathan Beckord

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 60:06


    Fundraising is a numbers game, and unless you have Snapchat levels of growth or have previously taken two other companies public, you're going to need to talk to a lot of investors. In this episode, we spoke with Nathan Beckord about how to improve the odds of success when raising venture capital. Nathan is the founder and CEO of Foundersuite, a software platform that brings structure, speed and efficiency to raising venture capital and managing investor relations. Also, Nathan is a host of a "How I Raised It" podcast where he and his guests discuss various matters pertinent to successful fundraising. https://blog.foundersuite.com/

    Stylo: How AI Is Transforming Customer Support with Austin Emser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 33:14


    The underlying technology of customer support is outdated and steeped in hierarchical processes and practices from more than two decades ago. In this episode, we are talking with Austin Emser about why AI will be central to the future of customer support. Austin is a co-founder and CEO of Stylo which is on a mission of creating amazing customer support experiences leveraging the next generation of AI.   https://www.askstylo.com/blog

    Kells: Improving Oral Health with AI with Jie Feng

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 43:37


    How can AI support dentists and improve long-term patient outcomes? In this episode, we are talking with Jie Feng about improving access and quality of oral healthcare by bringing AI into dentists' workflow, particularly in finding cavities. Jie is a co-founder and CEO of KELLS which provides accessible, high-quality dental screening through a combination of clinicians and AI.

    Point One Navigation: The API for Precise Location with Aaron Nathan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 43:42


    In this episode, Aaron Nathan talks about how a unique combination of computer vision, satellite navigation, and sensor fusion helps solve the transportation problems of the future. Aaron is a co-founder and CEO of Point One Navigation, a company that solves one of the key unsolved problems for intelligent machines: determining position with a high degree of precision and confidence in all situations.  

    Mimik: Unlocking the Next Gen of Apps for the Hyper Connected World with Fay Arjomandi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 49:05


    Today 90% of all data generated on devices travels from the point of creation on devices at the edge of the cloud. But there is a better way. In this episode, we are talking with Fay Arjomandi about how the edgeCloud computing can unlock the next generation of apps for the hyper-connected world. Fay is the founder and CEO of Mimik Technology which provides a hybrid edge cloud computing application development platform and business enablers for digital transformation. Fay is a serial entrepreneur and renowned leader in the tech industry and has been named the “edge computing woman of the year” in 2020 and was named one of the most influential women business leaders in Silicon Valley in 2014.   https://mimik.com/news-mimik/  

    Involve.ai: Bolstering Customer Success with AI with Gaurav Bhattacharya

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 45:50


    In this episode, we spoke with Gaurav Bhattacharya about how AI can bolster customer success. Gaurav is a co-founder and CEO of Involve.ai which aims to help customers find signals in siloed systems and parse through millions of data points to prevent customer churn, increase revenue, and personalize customer experiences.   Twitter: gauravbhattac16 Blog: https://www.involve.ai/blog Podcast: https://www.involve.ai/podcasts

    Managing Up, Out and Yourself with Mickey W Mantle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 49:08


    In this episode, we are talking with Mickey W Mantle about how programming managers should manage upward, outward and inward to become more effective.  Mickey is the co-author of Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for managing software people and teams. He has been developing software for more than forty years as a software and hardware product creator, manager, and executive for companies that include Evans & Sutherland, Pixar, Broderbund, and Gracenote. He currently develops mobile/tablet applications, writes, and consults. Managing The Unmanageable Frederick Brooks, The Mythical Man-Month  

    Segmed: Democratizing Healthcare Data with Cailin Hardell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 44:26


    Raw, unorganized data is not worth very much, but data providers have been unable to take on the IT lift and expertise to curate datasets for AI needs. In this episode we sat down with Cailin Hardell to talk about how providing medical AI developers with access to diverse real-world data will advance healthcare outcomes. Cailin is a co-founder and CEO of Segmed, a secure cloud-based platform that provides high-quality data for medical AI development while helping healthcare partners monetize medical data securely and anonymously.   https://www.segmed.ai/webinar https://www.segmed.ai/blog  

    Mozart Data: How to Become a Data Maestro with Peter Fishman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 47:45


    How to go from messy, siloed data to analysis-ready in several hours? In this episode, we sat down with Peter Fishman to talk about the benefits and challenges of the modern data stack. Peter is a co-founder and co-CEO of Mozart Data, an out-of-the-box data stack that provides quick and easy ways to consolidate, organize, and get data ready for analysis without the extensive engineering efforts or technical knowledge which is common today.   Cool links: BaconHotSauce MozartData

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    Topstep: Becoming a World-Class Leader with Jay Rudman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 44:08


    What does it take to succeed at the top? In this episode, we sat down to talk about what transforms ordinary people into world-class leaders with Jay Rudman, CEO of Topstep, a financial technology firm based in Chicago, that evaluates day traders' performance in real-time simulated accounts. Jay is an experienced and successful leader of 5 businesses – 4 of which exited. He specializes in scaling businesses, team development, change management and go-to-market strategies; and is a CEO Mentor at The Junto Institute where startup leaders grow faster than their companies are growing. Twitter: JayRudman  

    Pulse: Making Remote Work Better with Raj Singh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 45:03


    In this episode, we are talking about bringing better communication to remote working with Raj Singh, the CEO and co-founder of Pulse. Pulse (formerly known as Loop Team), is a startup that is building a better way for distributed teams to connect, communicate and collaborate.  Most recently, Raj co-founded Tempo AI (acquired by Salesforce), co-founded AllTheCooks (acquired by Cookpad), was the founding BD person at Skyfire (acquired by Opera), co-founded Veeker (acquired by WMG) and others.  In the last two decades, he's been involved with numerous startups as a consultant, advisor, and investor. He's also been running a blog writing about his mostly tech thoughts.   Personal website: rajansingh.com Twitter: mobileraj

    Nodle: Harnessing the Power of Smartphones with Micha Benoliel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 47:45


    Nodle is a citizen-powered decentralized IoT network of Polkadot, providing secure, low-cost connectivity and data liquidity to billions of IoT devices.  Anyone with a smartphone can earn crypto for free with the Nodle Cash app.  Nodle is easy to use with no hardware to buy.  In this episode we sat down with Micha Benoliel, the CEO and Co-Founder of Nodle, to talk about the finer points of connecting what was never connected before in the world that is gearing to become hyperconnected.  Micha has been a pioneer in VoIP and launched several telecommunications services in the past decade.  Back in 2011, Micha co-founded Open Garden, the creator of FireChat, the first off-the-grid messaging app, leveraging peer-to-peer mesh networking. To learn more about Nodle check out these links: https://telegram.me/nodlecommunity https://twitter.com/nodlenetwork https://www.linkedin.com/company/nodle/  

    Working Inside the Rocketships and Beyond with Ashish Bhatia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 38:14


    We are excited to open our 3rd season with an interview with Ashish Bhatia about his journey working inside the big companies and then transitioning to work with startups. Ashish has diverse experience building software at mobile-first DeFi platform Celo, Facebook & WhatsApp, and as a founding engineer on Google's Android app scanning product Google Bouncer. He currently holds technically advisory roles at 5 startups and is an investor in over 40 startups. For more information please visit his blog https://ashishb.net/

    Hightouch: Pioneering the New Era of Operational Analytics with Kashish Gupta

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 49:02


    Reverse ETL is the hot, popular trend within the modern tech stack. ETL tools like Fivetran, Stitch, and Matillion make it easy to set up and send data to a warehouse with the click of a button. As software firms of all sizes generate more data than ever, their data warehouses are becoming more and more important in facilitating the rise of operational analytics in various internal organizations. Hightouch is a data platform that helps users to sync their customer data in their data warehouse to their SaaS sales and marketing tools such as Hubspot, Salesforce, Marketo, Zendesk, Gainsight and others. We wrap up Season 2 of our podcast with an interview with Kashish Gupta, a co-founder and co-CEO of Hightouch, discussing the main key innovation in data warehouse technology that facilitated empowering business teams with operational analytics.   https://hightouch.io/blog/ kashgupta.com/

    Metadata: Enabling the Autonomous Marketer to Be a Reality with Gil Allouche

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 41:39


    Testing your campaigns feels like a pipe dream. Your revenue targets get bigger every quarter—all on a budget you can't afford to waste. You need to know which paid campaigns are working. And most importantly, which ones aren't. In this episode, we are talking with Gil Allouche about how the B2B marketers can focus on strategy and creativity by automating the routine and repeatable parts of marketing campaigns.  Gil is a co-founder and CEO of Metadata, the autonomous demand generation platform for B2B enterprises.

    Braintrust: Creating the Future of Work with Adam Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 50:16


    In a global economy with an estimated 1 billion so-called knowledge workers, and with freelancers accounting for some 35% of the world's workforce, it's a pretty gigantic market, which you could alternately look at as a major opportunity, but also a ripe field for many players with multiple permutations of the marketplace concept. Braintrust is a new player in the world of freelance marketplaces and it stands out for a number of reasons.   In this episode, we talk about a better future for remote work with Adam Jackson, a co-founder of Braintrust, a blockchain-powered nonprofit decentralized marketplace that connects skilled tech freelancers with enterprise clients like Goldman Sachs, Porsche, Under Armour and Wayfair. Braintrust is disrupting incumbent hiring platforms by transferring ownership into the hands of freelancers and finding a new way to align the incentives of workers and the companies that employ them.  Adam is a serial entrepreneur and an active technology investor. Back in 2012 he co-founded and was a CEO at Doctor On Demand.   Podcast: usebraintrust.com/podcast Twitter: adamjacksonsf Blog: jacksonfound.com

    UpCodes: The Spellcheck For Buildings with Scott Reynolds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 53:50


    Construction is a massive complex $1.3 trillion industry in the United States. As one of the least digitized sectors of our economy, construction is ripe for technology disruption. Upcodes is a construction tech startup that develops building-code compliance tools to help the AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) industry deliver code-compliant buildings. We sat down with Scott Reynolds, a co-founder and CEO of Upcodes to talk about how technology can address some of the AEC challenges.   https://up.codes/ https://twitter.com/upcodes https://www.linkedin.com/company/upcodes    

    Polytomic: Syncing Internal Data To Business Systems with Ghalib Suleiman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 44:15


    Polytomic makes internal data accessible to business teams. Data within companies is fragmented. Sales, Marketing, Support, Finance, and Operations teams spend enormous amounts of time repeatedly hunting for data that lives outside of their home systems. Polytomic reduces this time to zero. In this episode, we spoke with Ghalib Suleiman, a co-founder and CEO of Polytomic, about the nuances of moving the business data where it's needed. Website: https://www.polytomic.com/ Twitter: @polytomic

    Tribe: Building Successful Online Communities with Siavash Mahmoudian

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 56:17


    Our guest in this episode is Siavash Mahmoudian, a co-founder and CEO of Tribe, a platform to build online communities based on a collection of social media best practices. Tribe is popular for its ability to deeply integrate into products and websites via a suite of customizable widgets and comprehensive API. Today we are talking with Siavash about what it takes to build a successful online community. Twitter Linkedin Glassdoor

    Simplified: Automating Content Creation Process with KD Deshpande

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 46:38


    KD Deshpande is a co-founder and CEO of Simplified, the all-in-one design platform where freelancers, entrepreneurs and teams can collaborate, scale, and grow their content. KD is an entrepreneurial product leader who founded two SaaS companies, built teams & products from the ground up, raised venture capital, and successfully sold the business through an M&A exit. In this episode, we sat down with KD to talk about the evolution of the design space over the past several years, and new design tools that meet the demands of a new generation of designers and design-oriented organizations.

    A Crash Course In Customer Development with Jeff Solomon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 52:52


    Jeff Solomon is a 6x founder with 3 exits, most notably selling his SaaS CRM company Amplify.la in Los Angeles (with 100+ investments across 5 funds). For the last 6 years he's been teaching high school entrepreneurship and is one of the top advisors on Clarity.fm. In this episode, we are talking with Jeff about the art of customer development. Jeff Solomon Personal Site: https://bak.me Customer Development Course on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/startup-customer-development-finding-product-market-fit/?referralCode=799B301D2B1854B56CEA Email Jeff (see his personal website) if you want a coupon code. Markup Hero: https://markuphero.com Here is a coupon code for 6 months of a year plan: HERO6FREEYR Mike Fishbein's list of customer development questions: https://mfishbein.com/the-ultimate-list-of-customer-development-questions/

    Phylum: The Future of Software Supply Chain Security with Aaron Bray

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 41:17


    Today's malicious actors are more sophisticated than ever. First-gen products only identify software vulnerabilities and license issues. Technology has evolved beyond Software Composition Analysis. It requires a new breed of defense. Phylum, a Colorado-based startup helps developers identify and mitigate all major risk classes across the entire open-source software supply chain. We sat down with its co-founder and CEO Aaron Bray to talk about the future of software supply chain security.

    CEO Quest: Designing The Fit Systems Enterprise with Tom Mohr

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 60:26


    Tom Mohr is the founder and CEO of CEO Quest, a Silicon Valley-headquartered forum for CEOs of venture-backed technology companies. Tom is the author of 5 books about startups including "In The Loop" which is centered on building the digital enterprise. We sat down with Tom to talk about fit systems for various stages of enterprise and the new leadership paradigm that makes it happen (in other words: how to build and scale startups). https://medium.com/ceoquest https://twitter.com/ceo_quest https://www.facebook.com/CEOQuestLLC/    

    Echopixel: The Operating Room of the Future with Sergio Aguirre

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 52:21


    Our guest today is Sergio Aguirre, founder and CEO of Echopixel, a software platform that enables physicians to use a digital twin of a patient using standard medical images to create a 4D interactive hologram. In this episode, we sat down with Sergio to talk about developing technology that transforms the delivery of patient care and enables precision health. Website: https://echopixeltech.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/echopixel_inc  

    Flume Health: Bringing Transparency to the Healthcare Coverage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 46:44


    Our guest in this episode is Cedric Kovacs-Johnson, founder and CEO of Flume Health, a digital age health plan administrator intentionally built to reduce healthcare costs, improve quality of care and transform the user experience for both employers and members. We sat down with Cedric to talk about reinventing how the most important companies buy and access healthcare.

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