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Sachin Kansal is chief product officer at Uber, where he oversees the Rider, Driver, Delivery, Grocery, and New Verticals product lines used for 33 million daily trips worldwide. He's been in product for over 25 years (at Google, Palm, Flywheel, and now Uber). He is known for his “extreme dogfooding” ethos—personally completing almost a thousand Uber driving and delivery trips to sharpen his product insight and user empathy—and his “ship, ship, ship” mantra, which drives rapid iteration across Uber's global teams.What you will learn:1. Dogfooding at scale2. “Ship, ship, ship” as a cultural mantra3. Obsession with inputs over outputs4. Uber's hybrid marketplace vision for autonomy5. How Uber changed its culture to focus on profitability6. What to do when data says “no” but your gut says “yes”7. Career advice: maximize cycles8. AI as a research assistant, not an oracle9. Uber rider etiquette tips—Brought to you by:• Paragon—Ship every SaaS integration your customers want• Stripe—Financial infrastructure to grow your revenue• Coda—The all-in-one collaborative workspace—Where to find Sachin Kansal:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachinkansal/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Sachin's background(05:00) Dogfooding in practice(11:24) Empathy and understanding drivers(20:18) Balancing metrics and user experience(22:04) Operationalizing dogfooding(24:26) Challenges and solutions in dogfooding(29:49) The motto: “ship, ship, ship”(36:37) Product announcements and live demos(40:49) Career advice for product managers(43:51) The evolution of product management with AI(46:55) Collaboration between engineers and product managers(49:36) Uber's vision for self-driving cars(55:59) Uber's path to profitability(01:01:58) Balancing data and gut decisions(01:07:21) AI tools in product management(01:10:14) Failure corner(01:13:48) Lightning round and final thoughts—Referenced:• Uber: https://www.uber.com/• Oracle: https://www.oracle.com/• Snowflake: https://www.snowflake.com/en/• Fivetran: https://go.fivetran.com/• Uber for Business: https://www.uber.com/us/en/business• McDonald's: https://www.mcdonalds.com/• Domino's: https://www.dominos.com• PalmPilot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PalmPilot• Praveen Neppalli Naga on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pneppalli/• May Mobility: https://maymobility.com/• Uber strikes deal with May Mobility to deploy ‘thousands' of robotaxis: https://www.theverge.com/news/659563/uber-may-mobility-autonomous-ridehail-partnership• Waymo: https://waymo.com/• WeRide: https://www.weride.ai/• Uber and Avride Announce Autonomous Delivery and Mobility Partnership: https://investor.uber.com/news-events/news/press-release-details/2024/Uber-and-Avride-Announce-Autonomous-Delivery-and-Mobility-Partnership/default.aspx• Dara Khosrowshahi on X: https://x.com/dkhos• Uber Elevate: https://www.uber.com/us/en/elevate/vision/• Uber AV: https://www.uber.com/us/en/autonomous/• Uber Reserve: https://www.uber.com/us/en/ride/how-it-works/reserve/• Uber for teens: https://www.uber.com/us/en/ride/teens/• Flywheel: https://www.flywheel.com/• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/app• NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/• Behind the product: NotebookLM | Raiza Martin (Senior Product Manager, AI @ Google Labs): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/googles-notebooklm-raiza-martin• BlackBerry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry• Peaky Blinders on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80002479• Deep research: https://openai.com/index/introducing-deep-research/—Recommended books:• Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies: https://www.amazon.com/Blitzscaling-Lightning-Fast-Building-Massively-Companies/dp/1524761419• Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Why That Is And What You Can Do About It: https://www.amazon.com/Nobody-Wants-Read-Your-Sh-ebook/dp/B01GZ1TJBI• Steve Jobs: https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648537• Elon Musk: https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1982181281• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Dmitry Zlokazov is the head of product at Revolut, the $45 billion fintech giant operating in over 50 countries, serving more than 50 million customers, and producing some of the world's top product leaders. Dmitry shares his hard-won lessons, contrarian org design principles, and day-to-day practices that power Revolut's relentless shipping velocity, culture of ownership, and unparalleled “wow” product experience.What you'll learn:1. Revolut's unique organizational approach, where “product owners” manage cross-functional pods as “local CEOs,” with genuine end-to-end ownership and hiring/firing power2. How a radical, ultra-flat structure enables more than 150 product owners to maintain founder-level quality and velocity across dozens of parallel launches3. How Revolut maintains quality while shipping hundreds of features across over 50 countries4. Why Revolut favors “raw intellect and hunger” over experience, and how internal transfers (including ex-engineers and ops managers) become the company's most successful product leaders5. How Revolut's founders review every single UI shipped, and why this founder detail obsession scales rather than limits innovation6. Their framework for launching new products—from ideation, validation, and first user cohort to rapid “algorithmization” and scaling across countries7. The importance of treating products that are 99% done as closer to 0% done, vs. 100% done—This entire episode is brought to you by Stripe—Helping companies of all sizes grow revenue.—Where to find Dmitry Zlokazov:• X: https://x.com/Dzlokazov• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zlokazov/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Dmitry and Revolut(03:41) Revolut's unique approach to product management(06:58) The role and responsibilities of product owners(09:28) Types of product owners at Revolut(15:50) Building “wow” products(25:00) Hiring practices(31:33) Managing teams and projects(41:07) Revolut's diverse product offerings(44:40) Scaling new products successfully(52:10) Attracting top talent(58:43) Failure corner(01:02:49) Lightning round and final thoughts—Referenced:• Revolut: https://www.revolut.com/• Intercom: https://www.intercom.com/• Palantir: https://www.palantir.com/• Which companies produce the best product managers: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/which-companies-produce-the-best• Which companies accelerate PM careers most: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/which-companies-accelerate-your-pm• Deliver WOW to our customers: https://www.revolut.com/blog/post/deliver-wow/• Nik Storonsky on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nstoronsky• Vlad Yatsenko on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yatsenko/• How Palantir built the ultimate founder factory | Nabeel S. Qureshi (entrepreneur and writer, ex-Palantir): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/inside-palantir-nabeel-qureshi• Gokul Rajaram on designing your product development process, when and how to hire your first PM, a playbook for hiring leaders, getting ahead in you career, how to get started angel investing, more: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/gokul-rajaram-on-designing-your-product• Gokul Rajaram on X: https://x.com/gokulr• Brian Chesky's new playbook: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/brian-cheskys-contrarian-approach• Schlep blindness: https://www.paulgraham.com/schlep.html• Revolut Launches RevPoints Loyalty Programme, Turning Daily Expenses into Exclusive Rewards: https://www.revolut.com/news/revolut_launches_revpoints_loyalty_programme_turning_daily_expenses_into_exclusive_rewards/• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/• Figma: https://www.figma.com/• Oppenheimer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15398776/• Manus: https://manus.im/• Eisenhower quote: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/11/18/planning/• Wealth protection: https://help.revolut.com/help/security-logging-in/wealth-protection/what-is-wealth-protection/—Recommended books:• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business when There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205• Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making―Personal Journey from Product Designer to Mentor: https://www.amazon.com/Build-Unorthodox-Guide-Making-Things/dp/0063046067—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Medical biology and laboratories play an essential role in any health system. No wonder 70 to 80% of all medical decisions are based on laboratory test results. But even within the most advanced healthcare systems, the communication and analysis of lab data remain archaic. Processing times can be lengthy, even after the analysis is completed. Results are expressed as "out of range" or "in range", without complementary or actionable information. An experience still far from current technological standards, and a gap that Alexandre Guenoun and his team at Kiro intend to solve by redefining our experience of medical biology! Through faster and more personalized results for patients. With a suite of integrated clinical decision support tools for healthcare professionals. And a longitudinal database to accelerate biomedical research. A key service of any health system, at a turning point in France and beyond. We talk with Alexandre about: The importance of engaging each individual in their health journey The shift from disease-centered medicine to service-centered The Kiro experience for patients and healthcare professionals The role of technology in matching healthcare demand and supply The criticality of change management in healthcare innovation A key episode to understand the future of medical biology! Timeline: 02:57 - What drew Alexandre to healthcare and entrepreneurship 08:41 - How technology can make clinical biology smarter and more personalized 11:24 - The Kiro experience for patients and healthcare professionals 24:56 - Interpreting medical biology data with AI 28:16 - Matching demand and supply in health systems 31:01 - Scaling Kiro in Europe and beyond 34:01 - Leading change management with healthcare professionals What we also talked about with Alexandre: ZEBRA MEDICAL ESSEC Business School UC Berkeley Agoranov GPT-4o Sacha Loiseau This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Health.Tech, the heartbeat of healthtech! As mentioned by Alexandre during the episode, you can have a look at Kiro's Product page to understand better their technology and stay posted on their latest progress. Alexandre also recommends reading The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz. You can follow Kiro's activities on LinkedIn and get in touch with Alexandre via LinkedIn. If you want to give me feedback on the episode or suggest potential guests, contact me over LinkedIn or via email! And if you liked the episode, please share it, subscribe to the podcast, and leave a 5-star review on streaming platforms!

Elliott and Sarah are joined by the World Famous Dr. John Noseworthy and John Beadle of Aegis Ventures for some brain-busting banter on how their virtual Startup Machine unites health systems and health tech developers to identify shared problems and co-create digital solutions that not only address core biz challenges, but also help hospitals achieve financial sustainability through revenue model diversification. Wow! That sounds like an online dating profile that would mos def garner a double-click from the ghost of Steve Jobs and Adam Smith. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers: Horowitz, Ben: 9780062273208: Amazon.com: BooksOriginal music by: Evan O'Donovan

Anneka Gupta is the Chief Product Officer at Rubrik, a leading B2B cybersecurity company. She previously spent 11 years at LiveRamp, where she was the President and Head of Product and Platforms leading product development and go-to-market operations and strategy. Anneka also sits on the board of directors for Tinuiti and teaches product management at Stanford University. In our conversation, we discuss:• Navigating “founder mode” dynamics in organizations• Navigating difficult personalities and aligning teams• The PM skill of summarization• Giving and receiving hard feedback effectively• The value of a positive mindset• Tips for breaking into product management• Much more—Brought to you by:• The Enterprise Ready Conference — For B2B leaders building enterprise SaaS• Command AI — AI-powered user assistance for modern products and impatient users• Eppo — Run reliable, impactful experiments—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/becoming-more-strategic-anneka-gupta—Where to find Anneka Gupta:• X: https://x.com/annekagupta• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annekagupta—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Anneka Gupta(01:43) Key mindsets for success(05:30) Managing energy for optimal performance(09:05) Founder mode(18:26) Becoming more strategic(27:54) The importance of decision-making(37:18) Navigating difficult personalities(41:38) Techniques for giving and receiving feedback(51:01) Transitioning into product management(54:56) Advice for aspiring product managers(59:39) Leveraging AI tools in product management(01:01:27) The power of a positive mindset(01:04:30) Lightning round—Referenced:• Founder Mode: https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html• Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/building-a-long-and-meaningful-career• The Skip community: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skip-community/• Rubrik: https://www.rubrik.com/• 5 essential questions to craft a winning strategy | Roger Martin (author, advisor, speaker): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-strategy-roger-martin• Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X• Thinking like a gardener not a builder, organizing teams like slime mold, the adjacent possible, and other unconventional product advice | Alex Komoroske: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/unconventional-product-advice-alex-komoroske• Acquired podcast interviews Zuckerberg in San Francisco: https://transistor.fm/acquired-live/• Hema Mohan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemamohan/• Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-Kick-Ass-Without-Humanity/dp/1250103509• Radical Candor: From theory to practice with author Kim Scott: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/radical-candor-from-theory-to-practice• LiveRamp: https://liveramp.com/• Product Management class at Stanford: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/experience/learning/experiential-learning/action-learning-program/product-management• Figma: https://www.figma.com/• Dovetail: https://try.dovetail.com/• The Remarkable Advantage of Abundant Thinking: https://review.firstround.com/the-remarkable-advantage-of-abundant-thinking/• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205• Brandon Sanderson's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Brandon-Sanderson/author/B001IGFHW6• Fallout on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN4HV16N• Thunderbolt 4 ( 3-meter cable): https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MW5H3AM/A/thunderbolt-4-usb%E2%80%91c-pro-cable-3-m• Isaac Asimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov• The complete Foundation series: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Asimovs-Foundation-Foundations-Prelude/dp/B01EFDEMS8—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

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My guest today is Nigel Bloomhall, Co-founder and CEO of Invisible Urban Charging. Invisible Urban Charging provides electric vehicles as a service, which means they design, install, own, and maintain chargers for investors, fleet managers, and corporates eager to electrify transportation while avoiding the capital expense and uncertainty associated with being a novice in the sector. They've signed partnerships with giants like CBRE to install over 1 million chargers. Nigel brings three decades of experience in power utilities, energy, and banking across multiple continents. In this episode, you'll learn these four important takeaways and much more. Why he flew from New Zealand to the US for a 15-minute meeting and how it catapulted his company to faster growth Why he focuses on level 2 chargers, not fast chargers What he learned from pitching 283 investors How aiming for bigger goals is easier than more humble ambitions

This week, Nick talks to Magnus Houston. Magnus has diverse career background that spans professional motorcycle racing for Suzuki GB, where he competed in a support race to the World Superbikes, and self-taught creel fishing. He has founded and managed multiple seafood companies and has experience in the alternative investment sector. Additionally, Magnus is a graduate of MIT's Sloan School of Management.With Magnus' previous company, Fishbox, he digitized a traditional business model, creating a system with four times as many data collection points as Tesco Club Card Points. The real driver of subscription numbers was his comprehensive approach to marketing; handling every aspect of the process, from crafting the brand to creating aspirational videos, working with influencers, and managing social media posts.  Nick and Magnus talk about his extraordinary career to-date, including a serious accident in his motorcycle racing career that put him in a wheelchair, to then becoming a fisherman without any prior experience.Magnus' book choices where:The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Hardcover by Ben Horowitz https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205The Pyramid of Lies: Lex Greensill and the Billion-Dollar Scandal Hardcover by Duncan Mavin https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pyramid-Lies-Greensill-Billion-Dollar-Scandal/dp/1529088887The World for Sale by Javier Blashttps://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/javier-blas/world-for-sale/9781847942678This content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in England & Wales No. 4417845), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) for designated investment business, (Reg No. 224621) and is a member firm of the London Stock Exchange. This content is for information purposes only and neither the information contained, nor the opinions expressed within, constitute or are to be construed as an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell the securities or other instruments mentioned in it. Zeus shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages, including lost profits arising in any way from the information contained in this material. This material is for the use of intended recipients only.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's conversation comes to you in two parts and is courtesy of a connection made by my guest from Episode 34, Stacey Enyame (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/stacey-enyame). Recognizing the intersection between tech and community/economic development and my background, Stacey suggested I join the Keta MakerSpace community on WhatsApp--a brainchild of #GlobalGhanaian, Paul Kwesi Damalie. We go into detail about the community and the vision for the platform and new city in the making in Part 2 of the conversation, both parts are not to be missed! Paul is founder of Damalie Innovation Holdings Group which invests in and builds companies in health tech, sports value chain, gaming and family entertainment, urban infrastructure & development and trade & embedded finance, climate resileince. Previously he was the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. which developed the Appruve API, product making it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. In 2023 Appruve was acquired by Smile ID. As a Fintech industry influencer, he is among Untapt's Top 23 fintech influencers to follow on X; he is a Chapter Lead of Next Money, the global thought leader community for stakeholders within the financial services and technology ecosystem. He organizes events (meetups & conferences) that create opportunities for stakeholders to discuss current trends, explore opportunities through networking and influence policy in the financial services ecosystem. He also has experience consulting for fintech startups and new market entrants into West Africa, working closely with fintech innovation programmes, accelerators and investors as well as financial inclusion research institutions. Where to find Paul? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldamalie/) On X (https://twitter.com/PaulDamalie) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/imaginedbysenam/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/paul.damalie/) What's Paul reading? The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (https://a.co/d/evhUwt1) by Ben Horowitz Every.to (https://every.to) What's Paul listening to? Funaná (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funan%C3%A1) Kizomba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizomba) Other topics of interest: Keta Coastal Analysis (https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/6/1144) Albert (https://booknook.store/product/albert-comfort-ocran-executive-collection-paperback/) and Comfort (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_Ocran) Ocran DSF Lab (https://www.dfslab.net) Caribou Digital (https://www.cariboudigital.net) Afropolitan Network State (https://www.afropolitan.io) Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin talks Charter Cities (https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/podcast/charter-cities-podcast-international-hubs-and-the-future-of-living-with-vitalik-buterin/) an the Charter Cities Institute (https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/author/marklutter/) New City Concepts - Zuzalu (https://www.vitadao.com/event/zuzalu), Próspera (https://www.prospera.co), Fumba Town (https://fumba.town), Itana (https://www.itana.africa) On Digital Nomads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_nomad) Playground.ai (linkhttps://playground.ai) Google for Startups (https://startup.google.com) Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com) Sand Hill Road (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Hill_Road) Tokeh Beach, Sierra Leone (https://tourismsierraleone.com/attractions/tokeh-beach/) Special Guest: Paul Damalie.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's conversation comes to you in two parts and is courtesy of a connection made by my guest from Episode 34, Stacey Enyame (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/stacey-enyame). Recognizing the intersection between tech and community/economic development and my background, Stacey suggested I join the Keta MakerSpace community on WhatsApp--a brainchild of #GlobalGhanaian, Paul Kwesi Damalie. We go into detail about the community and the vision for the platform and new city in the making in Part 2 of the conversation, both parts are not to be missed! Paul is founder of Damalie Innovation Holdings Group which invests in and builds companies in health tech, sports value chain, gaming and family entertainment, urban infrastructure & development and trade & embedded finance, climate resileince. Previously he was the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. which developed the Appruve API, product making it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. In 2023 Appruve was acquired by Smile ID. As a Fintech industry influencer, he is among Untapt's Top 23 fintech influencers to follow on X; he is a Chapter Lead of Next Money, the global thought leader community for stakeholders within the financial services and technology ecosystem. He organizes events (meetups & conferences) that create opportunities for stakeholders to discuss current trends, explore opportunities through networking and influence policy in the financial services ecosystem. He also has experience consulting for fintech startups and new market entrants into West Africa, working closely with fintech innovation programmes, accelerators and investors as well as financial inclusion research institutions. Where to find Paul? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldamalie/) On X (https://twitter.com/PaulDamalie) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/imaginedbysenam/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/paul.damalie/) What's Paul reading? The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (https://a.co/d/evhUwt1) by Ben Horowitz Every.to (https://every.to) What's Paul listening to? Funaná (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funan%C3%A1) Kizomba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizomba) Other topics of interest: Keta Coastal Analysis (https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/6/1144) Albert (https://booknook.store/product/albert-comfort-ocran-executive-collection-paperback/) and Comfort (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_Ocran) Ocran DSF Lab (https://www.dfslab.net) Caribou Digital (https://www.cariboudigital.net) Afropolitan Network State (https://www.afropolitan.io) Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin talks Charter Cities (https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/podcast/charter-cities-podcast-international-hubs-and-the-future-of-living-with-vitalik-buterin/) an the Charter Cities Institute (https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/author/marklutter/) New City Concepts - Zuzalu (https://www.vitadao.com/event/zuzalu), Próspera (https://www.prospera.co), Fumba Town (https://fumba.town), Itana (https://www.itana.africa) On Digital Nomads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_nomad) Playground.ai (linkhttps://playground.ai) Google for Startups (https://startup.google.com) Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com) Sand Hill Road (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Hill_Road) Tokeh Beach, Sierra Leone (https://tourismsierraleone.com/attractions/tokeh-beach/) Special Guest: Paul Damalie.

Before we dive into today's show, just a trigger warning - this episode contains some themes of sexual abuse in aged care settings so please keep this in mind before listening.  On today's show we chat to Grace Brown, a robotics engineer and founder of Andromeda - an AI startup on a mission to revolutionise human-robot interactions. Grace, who is only 23, has been spending the last 18 months building Abi. Abi is a human-like, 120cm-tall robot, who is being built to provide social and mental support to vulnerable individuals, starting with the  elderly and disability demographics.   Abi can give hugs on demand, make eye contact, and build actual relationships with people. She's already being used as a companion in aged-care settings, and is helping people maintain their independence, learn, as well as socialise. While aged care is the initial target, Grace says Abi has incredible potential to provide an alternative way to connect, especially for young people.  Early on in the journey, she said, quote: "We've got parents of teenagers with disabilities who are saying that even with just the prototype, they are taken aback by the impact it has for that non-verbal social connection.”  If all goes to plan, in the next 20 years, Abi will be a fixture in 5% of households - as common as the trusty robot vacuum cleaner.  Listen in as we pass the mic over to Grace, who can tell us a LOT more about this, and learn about what a humanoid robot companion is, could be, and will be.  – Grace is currently reading:   Build - The Smile that Wins: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell.  Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz.  In this episode, we chat about wanting to learn to read books faster, and reference this blog post by Tim Ferris as a way to get started: Scientific Speed Reading: How to Read 300% Faster in 20 Minutes – Find Adromeda on Instagram, LinkedIn, and find Grace on YouTube  Learn more about Andromeda and Abi the robot: https://dromeda.com.au/  – Wanting more? Find us on TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn as @cleverwomenco  Ask a question or pitch to come on the show by heading to our website: clevermediaco.com  – And please don't forget to support us!  If you liked what you heard, subscribe to our show & leave us a rating and review - we will love you for it

Len Covello, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Engage People, leading the long-term technology vision of the company and is responsible for driving continued innovation in the loyalty sector. He is an innovator in the technology space and a thought leader in loyalty.  Len started his first technology company at the age of 18 and most recently was the Director and Chief Technology Officer with Access (formerly LRG Rewards). His passion is web-based application design and development across a wide variety of business applications, particularly in user interfaces and process automation.  He's an active member of Forbes Technology Council, a cornerstone of the Engage People executive team and member of the board of directors.   Questions ·     We always like to give our guests an opportunity to share in their own words, a little bit about their journey, could you tell our listeners how it is that you got to where you are today? ·      Now, could you tell our listeners just a little bit about what Engage People does? ·      What are your views, and you can tell me, since you're a loyalty expert in terms of like cross exchanges. So, let's say for example, you have loyalty points from an airline, but you're able to use those loyalty points from the airline at a hotel, or maybe for an attraction that you'd like to visit. Have you seen those kinds of activities happening, is that something you see happening in the future? ·      If you are to give our listeners maybe one or two trends that you see emerging in 2024 and beyond as it relates to loyalty and rewards and using it as a currency on its own, what would those be? ·      Now could you also share with us what's the one online resource, tool, website or app that you absolutely can't live without in your business? ·      And could you also share with our listeners maybe one or two books that you've read, it could be a book that you read recently, or even one that you read a very long time ago, but it has had a great impact on you. ·      Can you also share with our listeners what's the one thing that's going on in your life right now that you're really excited about? Either something you're working on to develop yourself or your people. ·      Now, if you could choose one word or one attribute or characteristic that you believe a leader needs to have in order to have a team that is intrinsically motivated? ·      Where can listeners find you online? ·      Now, before we wrap our episodes up, we always like to ask our guests, do you have a quote or saying that during times of adversity or challenge, you'll tend to revert to this quote if for any reason you get derailed or you get off track, the quote kind of helps to get you back on track. Highlights Len's Journey  Me: We always like to give our guests an opportunity to share in their own words, a little bit about their journey, could you tell our listeners how it is that you got to where you are today?   Len shared that it's one of those stories, he doesn't think it's a straight line to get here, when he was quite young, as mentioned that 18 he definitely enjoyed working with computers, building applications. But he was always tied to the user experience, he was always tied to that ability to make things run a little more efficiently. So, he started building just web applications, very crude back in the day, so, internet was still pretty young. And started building these solutions for different organizations and eventually met with a company that was in the loyalty space.  And they provided basically legacy loyalty, so, for those of us that remember you used to get a catalogue sent to your house, and it had some items that you could redeem from, and you'd either phone in or potentially fill out a form. And they talked with that organization about all the things they could bring there and that's what really started the precursor to engage was adding first solutions for the redemption and the fulfilment and then understanding more about the space and started as two of them and eventually, they ended up acquiring that company in the loyalty space that became their focus and turned into 150 plus people organization.    About Len's Company - Engage People Me: Now, could you tell our listeners just a little bit about what Engage People does? I know you mentioned that it's focused on loyalty but kind of give us a synopsis of what problem are you really solving for customers?   Len shared that they're a technology company at heart, loyalty just happens to be the discipline they play in. What they really like to do is innovate and impact an industry that they play in, and what they mean by that is in loyalty, it's been a pretty legacy solution based business he'd say where a lot of the advancements that they see in other industries didn't make its way to loyalty. So, what they do at Engage is they provide solutions to help organizations run loyalty programmes, and that can be on the earn side, so when you're a member of a programme and you swipe that credit card or tap that credit card, you earn some points.  They provide the solutions that a lot of financial institutions use to do that. But he thinks the really exciting thing about what they do is on the redemption side, so when a customer looks to use their points, and really a lot of advancements come there, and one of the things they do today is they're one of the leaders in the pay with point space. And what that means for their customer is, instead of ordering from that website, or that catalogue, you can now go on to your favourite ecommerce store or pull up to a BP station, tap that card and use your points as a form of currency, so Engage really services the loyalty industry in those two spaces. But again, the exciting part is the pay with points.   Me: And what companies and industries do you think should consider implementing loyalty points as an alternative payment choice?   Len shared that really anyone that's taking any form of payment today, over the past few years they've seen some alternative forms of payments, whether it's different cryptocurrencies or even the BNPL solutions that exist, a loyalty currency is a funded currency, there's no risk with it, it's got that value, it's funded.   So, any company running a loyalty programme, whether it be a bank, a hotel chain, an airline, they're funding that currency, so if you're looking to accept payments, what you're really doing is exposing your members or your customers to use what effectively is a $200 billion a year currency that gets issued each year, so significant amount of money. So, he doesn't think there's really a specific industry that should accept this, it's all industries that are accepting any form of payment.    Me: And based on your experience in this space Len, could you give our listeners an example of, let's say an industry that the loyalty points works in, and that you found it to be extremely successful and of high value?    Len shared that one of the things that surprised them, so they do this today for companies like Amazon, so the everyday item that you're looking to make that purchase, you can now use your points to check out.  What they were really surprised with and pleasantly surprised is they brought this to the gas space, or the petrol space, depending what area of the world you live in. So, you can go and fill up your vehicle and tap your points and it presents a real time offer to the customer to use their points and they were amazed at the uptake on that because loyalty typically, people think of it as an aspirational type usage of points.  But what they've seen with the pandemic and even the way the economy is looking these days is a lot of people are using this to help subsidise just the increased cost of living or those everyday expenses.  So, it's been a pleasant surprise that through their technology, they allow customers now to offset those everyday expenses that they have. So, he would say those small items, purchasing a coffee that you would every day, and now being able to use your points, that's where they've seen really an incredible impact.   Me: And just listening to you speak, I'm here thinking too with loyalty points, well, at least for the ones that I redeem, for example, at my supermarket, I feel like I patronise this business on a weekly basis, monthly basis consistently and if I'm able to even get two grocery bills paid for fully with loyalty, I almost feel like I'm getting back some investment from doing business with this company over extended and consistent period of time. Is that pretty much how they sell the whole loyalty experience? Because what I found as well is a lot of companies sign you up for loyalty rewards, but then if you don't remember to ask, okay, so can these rewards be redeemed? How does it work? Typically, it just sits there and you don't even know you have points and then you heard they expired.   Len stated that that's really what they're seeing a lot of change in is, especially the programmes you don't interact with every day, like you mentioned, you're visiting that grocery store frequently and that relationship is what loyalty is, it's really a relationship, to use your words, you're going to patronise them by continuously shopping there, and they're going to give you something in return for that.  And that's where the currency really comes into play, it's letting you know that they value you coming back to that location, time and time again, and they want to give you something back, and really treat you a little different than any other customer that would just walk through the door.    Loyalty Programmes – Cross Exchanges Me: What are your views, and you can tell me, since you're a loyalty expert in terms of like cross exchanges. So, let's say for example, you have loyalty points from an airline, but you're able to use those loyalty points from the airline at a hotel, or maybe for an attraction that you'd like to visit. Have you seen those kinds of activities happening, is that something you see happening in the future?   Len shared that it's already starting to pick up and so they're from Toronto, so Canadian organization, there was this thing that really only worked in the country for some reason, which were coalition programmes where a lot of different programmes came together, use a common currency.  And they're seeing a lot more of what you just mentioned, where companies are comfortable with themselves. So, they're saying, “We know you're going to keep interacting and shopping with us, and we're going to issue that currency, but we're going to let you spend it in other places, because you're still seeing the value in where you earn those points.”  So, if he's comfortable with the offer he's providing, and he's confident that he's got a relationship with you, then it really is advantageous to tell you, you know what, you can use those points to book a hotel, even though you earn those points from a grocery store or from an airline. And then when you stay at that hotel, you'll reflect back and say, you know, this trip was covered, either in part or the whole thing was covered, because I shopped with insert any company you want here, whether it was Sephora  or was Hilton, it doesn't matter.   Me: And you would remain loyal to the company that allowed you that affordability to have that vacation, as you mentioned, hotel room paid for because of your purchases with them.  Len agreed absolutely.   In Terms of Loyalty and Rewards – Trends Emerging in 2024 Me: So, in terms of future trends, I know AI I'm sure has some impact on the whole loyalty programmes that are implemented, but as a loyalty expert and seeing that you've been in the space for so long. If you were to give our listeners maybe one or two trends that you see emerging in 2024 and beyond as it relates to loyalty and rewards and using it as a currency on its own, what would those be?   Len shared that he thinks the first one is what Yanique mentioned, it's the ubiquitous nature of those points. So, they're going to be free for you to use and more and more locations and a lot more cross promotions with brands. So, they're going to be very comfortable in their partnerships, they're going to be very forthright with who they want to partner with and you'll be able to fly in on an airline, take a ride share to a restaurant, and that ecosystem will exist to use your points all together. So, he thinks that's the first thing we're really going to see a lot of.   And he thinks some of the things they've talked about in this industry for years, the personalization for a customer that really wants one experience. Although the technology has been there, it's been hard to manage and implement or just kind of onerous, and bringing tools like machine learning and AI into that space will assist with that. So, he doesn't think it'll be anything ground-breaking, like people tend to predict out there, but a lot of utilization of that technology to execute some strategies that have existed for some time.   App, Website or Tool that Len Absolutely Can't Live Without in His Business When asked about online resource that he can't live without in his business, Len shared that he thinks for them, it's Slack. Just that ability to message. So, personally, he uses a tool called Trello a lot and it helps him organize his thoughts, he's a pretty visualized person. But he would say the tool that's probably open the most on the screen on his devices is Slack and it's that ability to message people, especially as they move to a remote work environment, it's really kind of an invaluable tool for them.    Books that Have Had the Biggest Impact on Len When asked about books that have had a great impact, Len shared that they fall into two categories of things that really interests him. So, he likes a lot of documentaries, biographies, things of that nature. And like mentioned early on, he kind of fell into this space, it was something he enjoyed doing and eventually got into a leadership position. So, anything he can read about understanding how to be a better leader, how to run an organization is really big for him.  So, anytime he gets a chance, anything he can read or listen to from Simon Sinek is just helpful for him on how to be that that servant leader, there's a great book that really apply to their organization as they grew from Ben Horowitz, which was The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers. And that taught him some great lessons and exposed the fact that growing a business isn't easy, it's not always a straight line and goes in a perfect direction. So, those are the types of books that really helped him on the leadership side.  And then on the flip side, the artistic side of things is he really admire people that have done some pretty incredible things in whether it's the user experience space, the artistic space, it could be music. So, just recently, he read a book about Jony Ive from Apple, who is the genius behind Apple's greatest products, and he found that to be really inspiring for him.    What Len is Really Excited About Now! When asked about something that he's really excited about, Len stated that that's great question. They've been fortunate to work with some pretty large global organizations.  So, right now there's some things he can't share the details, but things that are transforming kind of the payment ecosystem with some of the largest brands in the world, that's really exciting.  It's that opportunity to be truly impactful and to do something differently. So, on the work side, that's something he looks forward to each day, and they've got a team, product and innovation team that really drives a lot of that change here. So, it's exciting for him to actually interact with their team day to day, they've got a fantastic team and working specifically on this project that he's mentioning, just inspires him.   One Attribute | Characteristic a Leader MUST HAVE to Motivate Their Team  Me: Now, if you could choose one word or one attribute or characteristic that you believe a leader needs to have in order to have a team that is intrinsically motivated? So, they're not inspired by money, you don't have to dangle things in front of them to get them to do the work it but they're intrinsically motivated because as a leader, you inspire them. What would be that one word or that one trait or characteristic?   Len shared that the word for him is Trust. The people they have at Engage really drive the organisation, he always say that on any of these podcasts or interviews to anyone that's listening is they're really driven by their people.  And he thinks the thing that they appreciate the most about the leadership and just others in the organization is that level of trust. So, that's not always the case, organizations have people that come and go that don't necessarily exude those characteristics or those traits. But he would say as a leader, if your team can trust you, they know you have their best interests at heart, and they know you're looking out for them, then they're willing to do the same for you.   Me: Alright, awesome. So, trust, I like it.   Where Can We Find Len Online Website - www.engagepeople.com LinkedIn – Len Covello Twitter/ X – Len Covello   Quote or Saying that During Times of Adversity Len Uses  When asked about a quote or saying that he tends to revert to, Len shared that he doesn't know that there's a quote, that's a positive quote, they have some funny ones, sometimes probably not appropriate. But he doesn't go to a quote, he tends to go to moments in time that he thought were really beneficial to him.  So, there's always a point in his career and he remembers it vividly to this day where now a mentor to him saw him at a point where he was still at he'll call it immature in his business acumen and sat him down and taught him how to be more measured.  And he thinks that's the best thing you can do that a lot of the leaders that he admires have the ability to not get too up on the highs and not get too low on the lows, and just be measured with things and have that opportunity to take a step back, really evaluate the situation and understand that you'll get through it.   Me: All right, awesome. Well, thank you so much Len for taking time out of your very busy day and hopping on this podcast with us and sharing all of the great insights as it relates to loyalty and having it as a viable currency that you can use in an organization. And also looking at some of the emerging trends that we can look forward to in terms of loyalty rewards and points being something that can be more acceptable across the board regardless of where you are, what part of the region you are in the world that customers can just have greater access to benefits from organizations that they love, organizations that they patronise consistently, organizations that have been a part of their lives for so many years, that they can actually have some value out of it through having it as a viable payment option and getting back something in return. It was a great conversation. Thank you so much.   Please connect with us on Twitter @navigatingcx and also join our Private Facebook Community – Navigating the Customer Experience and listen to our FB Lives weekly with a new guest   Links •     The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz   The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience Grab the Freebie on Our Website – TOP 10 Online Business Resources for Small Business Owners  Do you want to pivot your online customer experience and build loyalty - get a copy of “The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience.” The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience provides 26 easy to follow steps and techniques that helps your business to achieve success and build brand loyalty. This Guide to Limitless, Happy and Loyal Customers will help you to strengthen your service delivery, enhance your knowledge and appreciation of the customer experience and provide tips and practical strategies that you can start implementing immediately! This book will develop your customer service skills and sharpen your attention to detail when serving others. Master your customer experience and develop those knock your socks off techniques that will lead to lifetime customers. Your customers will only want to work with your business and it will be your brand differentiator. It will lead to recruiters to seek you out by providing practical examples on how to deliver a winning customer service experience!

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Phillip Liu, CEO of Trustero, an AI copilot for security and compliance that's raised $8 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  Phillip's background, including his time at Facebook and work with Ben Horowitz Living through the .com bubble and starting and selling a successful company The origin story of Trustero and how it helps compliance professionals The future of the compliance market Lessons Phillip has learned from fundraising   Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Daniel Yubi, CEO of Payable, headquartered in London, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about improving Treasury operations through their software. Here is what they talked about:  Daniel's backstory - how he got to do what he does today What problem is Payable solving, and why is it worth solving? What is their solution and their unique selling point What's their technology angle Who are Payable's key clients What is the role of the finance team in scaling FinTechs? What is the CFO stack, and what is the FinTech market opportunity? What's Daniel's advice on how to build and develop FinTech propositions the market wants and needs? What are the milestones Daniel wants to achieve next What's your favorite business book? The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers and Marcus Aurelius works What's the best way to reach out: Daniel Yubi on LinkedIn

Everyday Practices podcast co-hosts Regan Robertson and Dr. Chad Johnson continue their asynchronous business book review series as they discuss The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by author Ben Horowitz. Regan and Dr. Chad explore the challenges and triumphs of leadership, resilience, and the art of building successful dental practices.

This week, Nick speaks to Swen Lorenz, CEO & Founder of Sarnia Asset Management, a fund manager based in Guernsey, Channel Islands.  Sarnia Asset Management is in the process of launching several high-performing niche funds in public equity. Swen has a 25-year track record start-ups, turnarounds, fund management and also runs an investment website and blog, Undervalued Shares. Nick and Swen discuss Swen's background, becoming editor-in-chief of a well-respected German investment publication at only twenty one, travel, philanthropic ventures, and the evolution of Undervalued Shares. They discuss that Swen is in the process of launching a formal offer to buy the Sark real estate portfolio owned by Alistair Barclay, the heir of Sir David Barclay. If a transaction does take place, the Sark Property Company that Swen set up together with the Seigneur of Sark will own 20% of the surface area of Sark with a portfolio of residential, commercial and hotel properties. This company would then also aim to go public in London in 2025. Swen's book choice was The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz.This content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in England & Wales No. 4417845), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) for designated investment business, (Reg No. 224621) and is a member firm of the London Stock Exchange. This content is for information purposes only and neither the information contained, nor the opinions expressed within, constitute or are to be construed as an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell the securities or other instruments mentioned in it. Zeus shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages, including lost profits arising in any way from the information contained in this material. This material is for the use of intended recipients only.

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Rishi Nayyar, CEO and Co-Founder of PocketHealth, a medical image-sharing platform that's raised $22.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Rishi's background in investment banking, and what it's like being partners with his brother in PocketHealth Why Rishi admires Mark Zuckerberg as a founder How Rishi's brother hurting his ankle set both brothers on the path to creating PocketHealth What is the advantage of being an industry outsider Lessons Rishi learned from fundraising, and why he thinks startup founders should focus on the little wins instead of looking far ahead Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Daniel Lambert, CEO of PathologyWatch, a digital pathology solution that's raised over $50 Million funding. Topics Discussed: Daniel's background as a computer engineer with a background in healthcare and entrepreneurship, and founding multiple companies What a digital pathology solution means for the fight against diseases across various sectors of the healthcare economy PathologyWatch's origins as being a tech-enabled service company handling patient cases directly, and how they identified additional value propositions for their product Understanding the regulatory environment and legal opinions that will be needed to grow a business successfully in the healthcare space Why letting customers guide the product development process is absolutely crucial for PathologyWatch's ongoing growth   Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Eduardo Gómez Senderos es co-fundador y CEO de Dupis y Grupo Carolo. Grupo Carolo abrió su primer restaurante en 2007 en la Ciudad de México. Era una “panadería” que tenía como principal objetivo darle la oportunidad a Carlos, el hermano de Eduardo y quien tiene síndrome de down, para que trabajara y se desarrollara profesionalmente. El éxito de esa primera “panadería”, llevó a la familia de Eduardo a abrir tres nuevas sucursales en la CDMX y a ampliar el menú para ofrecer desayuno, comida y cena. Quince años más tarde, Grupo Carolo se ha convertido en uno de los grupos restauranteros más grandes de México, con marcas como Aromas, Emilio, Blanco Colima, Blanco Castelar, Farima, La Popular y más de 30 sucursales en Estados Unidos bajo la marca Eureka. La empresa ha crecido a base de expansión orgánica de sus propias marcas, de adquisiciones de otros restaurantes como Café O (ahora Casa O) y abriendo el mercado de Estados Unidos. Con Eduardo platico sobre su experiencia escalando el negocio en cada una de sus etapas, los retos que enfrentaron durante la pandemia, su estrategia levantando capital y mucho más. Sigue a True Growth en Instagram aquí Sigue a nuestro Invitado: Eduardo Gómez Senderos en LinkedIn Grupo Carolo en su Sitio Web Grupo Carolo en Instagram Conecta con True Growth: True Growth Master Program Sitio Web YouTube Sigue a nuestro host: Fernando Trueba en Instagram Fernando Trueba en LinkedIn Recursos mencionados en el episodio: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Guía de contenidos: 03:32 - ¡Bienvenido, Eduardo!  04:23 - Los orígenes de Grupo Carolo  07:00 - La evolución de Grupo Carolo: de una panadería a un líder de la industria con múltiples ubicaciones  12:21 - Cómo Grupo Carolo ha construido los factores de diferenciación que lo colocan por encima de su competencia  14:36 - Cómo mantener los estándares de calidad consistentes en múltiples ubicaciones  18:25 - Estados Unidos vs. México: las diferencias en la estrategia para abrir nuevos restaurantes  25:55 - La estrategia de Grupo Carolo para continuar su expansión en Estados Unidos 27:42 - Cómo Grupo Carolo ha diferenciado su concepto de comida mexicana en el mercado estadounidense  29:50 - Equity vs. Deuda: levantamiento de capital en la industria de restaurantes  32:04 - Franquicias y sucursales: los diferentes modelos de expansión que existen en la industria de los restaurantes  36:26 - Los diferentes demográficos y locaciones a los que Grupo Carolo atiende con sus restaurantes  39:28 - Cómo Eureka! se diferencia de su competencia  43:29 - El caso de Chick-fil-A y los beneficios de implementar el servicio de entrega a domicilio  46:15 - La experiencia de Eduardo al haber desarrollado Grupo Carolo como un negocio familiar  49:12 - Los desafíos que Grupo Carolo enfrentó tras perder el 100% de sus ingresos durante la pandemia  52:58 - El futuro de Grupo Carolo  53:52 - ¿Qué haría Eduardo hoy si no se hubiera dedicado a la industria de los restaurantes?  55:04 - Consejos de Eduardo para nuevos emprendedores  58:16 - ¡No te pierdas nuestro próximo capítulo el próximo martes!

Tomer Azenkot joined Vee24, a video-powered digital customer experience platform, as CEO in 2022 to help brands accelerate their digital business. Amidst a cultural transformation in buyers' expectations, he believes that when a company delivers a great customer experience, growth will follow. Join Jim and Tomer as they talk about the future of customer engagement, specifically as it relates to the development of AI, chatbots, and video chat for in-store > online sales. 3 Key TakeawaysDifferentiate Yourself From Past Leaders: When Tomer started as CEO of Vee24, he learned that a previous CEO only visited their overseas team once in two years. Tomer visits them monthly. As a leader, you need to foster collaboration and innovation in your organization. If you're stuck, always lean on the side of investing extra time in your people.AI Ain't Gonna Solve Everything: Way too many people talk about how AI is revolutionizing the world. But people like people, and human interaction will continue to be essential in most businesses. We can't lose sight of the importance of person-to-person interaction. The data shows that people buy more from humans than bots.  Consider Becoming Extremely Transparent: When Tomer took over the reins of his company, he instigated an “overly transparent” system. All strategic tracking and OKR frameworks are viewable by the full team. No one wonders why things are being done. ResourcesTomer Azenkot on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomerazenkot/ Vee24's website: https://vee24.com/ Vee24 on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vee24/ “The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers,” a book by Ben Horowitz that Jim and Tomer discuss in this episode: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062273205 About Our Guest Over the last decade of Tomer Azenkot's career, he has been at the intersection of online video and digital customer experience. Having a passion for building products and teams that focus on delighting customers, he has led multiple organizations in periods of rapid growth and success. He is currently CEO of Vee24.About The Dirt Podcast The Dirt is about getting real with businesses about the true state of their companies and going clear down to the dirt in solving their core needs as a business. Dive deep with your host Jim Barnish as we uncover The Dirt with some of the world's leading brands.If you love what you are getting out of our show please SUBSCRIBE.For more information on how we dig into the dirt check out our other episodes here: https://www.orchid.black/podcastAbout Our CompanyOrchid Black is a new kind of growth services firm. We partner with tech-forward companies to build smarter, better, game-changing businesses. Website: https://www.orchid.black LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orchidblack/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OrchidBlack All contents of this show are rights of Orchid Black©️ and are not to be used unless authorized by written consent.P.S. Above, we wrote: “The data shows that people buy more from humans than bots.” We sourced that from Gil Press, “AI Stats News: 86% Of Consumers Prefer Humans To Chatbots”: 

Join us for episode 262 of Gathering The Kings Podcast, featuring our guest, Greg Davis, the CEO of Bigleaf Networks. Rising from a restaurant tragedy to tech titan, Greg pivoted his career with a unique twist, pouring his operational prowess into the tech space, laser-focused on human safety. With five high-impact tech ventures to his name, he's a powerhouse in business strategy and a master at rallying teams towards crystal-clear goals.Get ready to be blown away with Greg's fresh takes on universal business processes, strategic decision-making, and value creation. You'll get an insider's look into how he navigates large operations, leans into his gut instincts, and even the story behind "Hunger Rush", a nod to his family roots. Greg, the perfect blend of super-smart and super-relatable, will ignite your business thinking. So, brace yourself and hit that play button – this is a must-listen episode!During this episode, you will learn about;[01:13] Introduction to Greg Davis and his business[05:11] Greg's burning desire that keeps him pushing[10:43] A good decision that Greg has made in his career [18:39] Greg reflects on what causes bad decisions[23:57] Greg's decision making process[26:59] How and when to trust your gut to make decisions[29:43] One KPI Greg would track if he had to choose only one?[32:09] Greg's book recommendations[35:12] How Greg obsesses over work and family [38:29] What advice would Greg give to his younger self?[40:13] How to connect with Greg Davis[41:18] Info on Gathering The Kings MastermindNotable Quotes"Greed is compelling, and it's available all the time." - Greg Davis"My lesson to everyone else is: when the boat leaves the dock, you want to be on the dock waving." - Greg Davis"You can burn a lot of calories chasing things that don't necessarily make sense." - Greg Davis"Great ideas that you can't execute are a waste of time." - Greg Davis"I waited way too long to start making big-boy decisions in my life." - Greg Davis"There is a whole skillset that a woman has, especially in the way she thinks, that I don't have. That's the part I'm always trying to pick from." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"Go be all that you're meant to be. Make bold decisions." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)Books and Resources Recommended:Bissinger, Buzz. Three Nights in August. Houghton Mifflin, 2005.Three Nights In August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager: Bissinger, Buzz: 9780618710539: Amazon.com: BooksLencioni, Patrick. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. Jossey-Bass, 2002.The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable: Patrick M. Lencioni,Patrick Lencioni: 9788126522743: Amazon.com: BooksHorowitz, Ben. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers. HarperBusiness, 2014.

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Tine Karlsen, CEO and Co-Founder of Vev, an all-in-one design platform that's raised $7 Million in funding, about why a web-dominant economy demands a new generation of design tools to empower visual creativity without sacrificing smooth functioning. Learning by doing, Vev has developed a seamless visual developing platform that integrates with the hard technology of back-end software to cover everything from paywall pieces to interactive scrolling narratives. We speak about Tine's background in the Norwegian tech sector and her thoughts on what makes it special as an early adopter of innovation, the hands-on learning that helped her become a 'Jack-of-all-trades,' why media companies led the way in Vev's market development, and why giving designers the power to build without code is streamlining the world of web design like never before. Topics Discussed: How Tine came to found a company through learning by doing, and what it means to be a 'jack-of-all-trades' The unique position of the Norwegian tech sector and how a high tech transition is pushing new currents of innovation Why traction in the media industry was critical to Vev's market growth How inclusivity is key to Vev's value proposition, putting design tools in the hands of creatives without cumbersome code How code-free design is transforming an existing market category, and what it means for the future of web design Vev's vision to establish themselves as the go-to front end builder in the next 3 years   Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

“Something that doesn't slice the pie differently or steal someone else's breakfast, but something with a potential to grow the overall pie,” is Omri Yacubovich's description of Lama.ai, of which he is co-founder and CEO. Lama.ai provides business lending to banks, credit unions, SaaS companies, fintech and B2B brands. Through his research, Omri found that 80 percent of businesses that applied for a loan through their primary banking relationship were declined. Alternative methods included exorbitant APRs that could reach as much as 400%, as well as a very high cost of acquisition and capital. Lama. ai offers to lower these expenses to nearly zero while also offering a more specialized strategy to fit varying needs of businesses versus a cookie cutter plan. Omri offers insights into the number of entrepreneurs who have emerged from Israel. He speculates that it has something to do with having to perform mandatory service at 18, having major responsibilities and decisions to make. He and Brendan discuss the myth of the young Ivy league-educated entrepreneur success story–the vast majority of majorly successful business people had years of experience–even whole careers under their belts before founding their first big business. There is a balance between the bravery of youth where you have very little to lose and the experience and wisdom that come with being older. Omri shares his unpopular opinion on the concept of work/life balance. He talks about what he might have done differently if he had the process to do all over again. Quotes: “There are 1000s, or tens of 1000s, or hundreds of 1000s of startups that fail.. the validation was an important piece.” (15:13-15:27 | Omri) “What we've done, which I think is also important for the first time founders that are listening to this episode, is we left some room for strategic investors...including my previous CEO.” (24:32-25:26 | Omri)  “The Northern Lights or where you want to go and what you want to sell is way more important than the actual technology and features that you're building and you're probably very proud and excited about. So, my recommendation is to talk about the problem and why you and your team are the right ones to solve that problem.” (27:31-27:52 | Omri)  “If you're not running fast enough, if you're in the right or wrong direction, you're never going to get to the finish line. So I think it's crucial for startups to have the ability to move fast. And unfortunately, moving fast requires a lot of dedication and working hours. So, it's not popular, but that's my opinion." (35:47-36:13 | Omri) Connect with Brendan Dell: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendandell/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BrendanDell Instagram: @thebrendandell TikTok: @brendandell39 Buy a copy of Brendan's Book, The 12 Immutable Laws of High-Impact Messaging: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780578210926    Connect with Omri: Omri.y@lama.ai lama.ai Check out Omri's recommended books: Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle by Dan Senor and Saul Singer https://bookshop.org/p/books/start-up-nation-the-story-of-israel-s-economic-miracle-dan-senor/16646834?ean=9780446541473   The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hard-thing-about-hard-things-building-a-business-when-there-are-no-easy-answers-ben-horowitz/6432758?ean=9780062273208 Zero to One: Notes on Startups or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters https://bookshop.org/p/books/zero-to-one-notes-on-startups-or-how-to-build-the-future-peter-thiel/9402001?ean=9780804139298   The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries  https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lean-startup-how-today-s-entrepreneurs-use-continuous-innovation-to-create-radically-successful-businesses-eric-ries/9422262?ean=9780307887894 Please don't forget to rate, comment, and subscribe to Billion Dollar Tech on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Use code Brendan30 for 30% off your annual membership with RiverSide.fm  Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm

Itamar Novick, Solo Venture Capitalist at Recursive Ventures spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about lessons learned from his years of investing in FinTech, especially in challenging times.Here is what they talked about: Itamar's background Recursive Ventures - what does it do? Where are you based? Are you US-focused or global? How much money have you raised since inception, and for how many start-ups? How many investors? What kind of start-ups have you invested in, and what kind of FinTechs have you invested in?  What's your investment approach?  What are your best tips for aspiring founders to start and grow their companies? What is your view on the immediate and long-term outlook for FinTechs? Where do you see the most promising opportunities? Can you share success stories of the start-ups for which you raised funds (exited)?  Any lessons learned? What would you have done differently as an investor? How do you find them? How do scouting and due diligence work? What are your selection criteria? Favorite business book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz The best way to connect

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Prem Kumar, CEO of Humanly.io, a recruiting tech platform that's raised over $5.5 Million in funding, about why hiring shouldn't have to be hassle for those on either side of process, and how working towards having a real conversation can ultimately deliver the right results for your company over the long term. With an integrated AI interface and highly developed feedback system to allow more detailed tracking of the entire hiring funnel, Humanly.io is helping to build a better experience for candidates and take the pressure off of your HR division to deal with a deluge of potential applications. We also spoke about what drove Prem to leave behind a stable position at Microsoft for the uncertainty of the startup sector, how Humanly benefits from the current AI boom but why it plans to be around for the long term, and why, at the end of the day, nothing's really changed, and it's still customer context that really matters when making it in a competitive marketplace. Topics Discussed: Prem's career at Microsoft, and why his entrepreneurial tendencies took him to the tech startup space Why inadequate hiring is a structural issue, and why there's no reason to blame your teams for being overwhelmed How one-sided digitalization has left the humans in HR to deal with a deluge of potential candidates, a task well beyond their capacity most of the time How AI can fill critical capacity shortfalls in the hiring process, and why a machine learning solution delivers consistently better feedback from applicants Why a better hiring systems leads to higher-quality outcomes for your enterprise, and more ethical interactions with potential candidates Why Prem appreciates the boost of today's AI chat hype, but how he plans to build Humanly.io into a business with staying power by relying on the context they can provide to customers   Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Digital healthcare delivery has exploded over the last several years and digital MSK is part of this massive growth. We know that digital MSK services are more convenient for members and can provide more accurate data on outcomes than in-person traditional physical therapy services. We've heard from one other digital MSK company about 6 months ago so now is a good time to get a different perspective and understand how this industry is changing and where it is headed. With me is Mark Luck Olson, who is the CEO of RecoveryOne. If the name Mark Olson sounds familiar, it's because Mark is a former owner and managing partner of Chapter House which was acquired many years ago by Oliver Wyman and where he served a partner. I have always admired Mark's ability to see the big picture and at the same time, understand the details and nuances of healthcare. I am looking forward to getting Mark's perspective on how digital healthcare and digital MSK fit into the healthcare ecosystem. Show notes: Book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowtiz

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Honey Mittal, CEO of Locofy.ai, a design-to-code platform that's raised $3 Million in funding, about why this critical phase in the process of bringing software to market remains one of a contemporary startup's most acute pain points, and how an automated solution can help us all build better, faster and more efficiently. There's no doubt that developers are one of the toughest product audiences out there, with no kind words for sub-par software solutions, so even a cursory look at some of Locofy.ai's big-name clients makes it clear that they're on to a winning idea. We also spoke about Honey's experiences in the Southeast Asian tech sector, how the unique regional circumstances helped foster a more global perspective on the contemporary tech sector, why design-to-code just makes sense as a software solution, but only for those who can really get the product right, and how online developer communities provide a lot of opportunities to grow, learn, and improve a product offering. Topics Discussed: Honey's career in the Southeast Asian tech sector, and what we can learn from this strategic region about contemporary concerns in the industry. How a decade in tech laid the foundations for Honey to found Locofy.ai, and why it was design-to-code that became their software offering Why making the leap from innovative design to actionable code remains one of the modern startup economy's most significant stumbling blocks, and how Locofy.ai plans to bridge the gap The current state of the software development sector, and why a shortage of engineers is reaching crisis point Why developers are one of the toughest audiences in tech, with no kind words for sub-par software solutions How Locofy.ai learned to work with online developer communities, and how it helped them develop a more market-ready product   Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with David Brumley, CEO of ForAllSecure, an automated security testing platform that's raised over $38 Million in funding, about how a hacker mindset in defensive security can turn the tables on aggressors, and give your cyberdefense the edge in the endless technology arms race. By deploying automated systems to construct a comprehensive map of an enterprise's existing security landscape, built on an off-the-shelf code, ForAllSecure identifies exactly where action should be taken to tighten up any potential cracks in your defenses before a disastrous incursion ever occurs. We also spoke about David's colorful life before transitioning to a career in the tech startup space, what it was like setting out to disrupt Silicon Valley in the 1990s and how things have changed since then, and why hostility in public discourse is just par for the course when you challenge established industry dogma. Without paying too much attention to the category creation complex, David sees ForAllSecure as forging its own niche based exclusively on the efficacy of its software solutions. Topics Discussed: How David decided to change his life, and how one crazy night led him to the world of technology solutions How Silicon Valley got its start in the University sphere, and how things have changed since the years of classified ads to become billion dollar investment opportunities Why disrupting industry dogma inevitably brings public backlash, and how David manages to move beyond it by focusing on solutions Why the hard part of building a business isn't having a vision, but holding onto your vision when things don't go your way How recognising the utility of research is the only way to really move an industry forward with cutting-edge technology Why ForAllSecure started with enterprise-led sales, but found new opportunities by developing PLG channels to build adoption from the ground up   Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

This week Nick talks to Zoe Watkiss, Co-Founder of SunGod, the performance eyewear brand for Bike, Run, Snow & Everyday. Zoe is a serial entrepreneur having launched Hats for the Hill whilst at university. She now divides her time between London and Verbier. Zoe founded SunGod with her now husband Ali to build a better performance eyewear company, through community and sustainability. Collaborations include Team Ineos, McLaren F1, The SAILGP Great Britain team and The England Rugby team. SunGod is now challenging the established brands for global market share.  Zoe talks about her influences, and motivating factors that have contributed to SunGod becoming a genuine UK success story.Zoe's book recommendation is The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz This content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in England & Wales No. 4417845), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) for designated investment business, (Reg No. 224621) and is a member firm of the London Stock Exchange. This content is for information purposes only and neither the information contained, nor the opinions expressed within, constitute or are to be construed as an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell the securities or other instruments mentioned in it. Zeus shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages, including lost profits arising in any way from the information contained in this material. This material is for the use of intended recipients only.

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Agapitos Diakogiannis, CEO of Seafair, a maritime recruitment platform that's raised over $6.5million in funding, about why hiring the right staff in the maritime industry is one of the world's most significant recruitment challenges, and how mistakes in this largely unseen network can have very real consequences for supply lines, energy, and pretty much everything else. With Seafair, Agapitos is on a mission to bring maritime recruitment into the 21st century, building a labor marketplace which helps harmonize the hiring process for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions, identify and vet key characteristics of potential employees , and give them an integrated platform for managing paperwork, wages, and everything else they need to know in this often fragmented industry. We also spoke about the challenges of launching a potentially disruptive company in a historically conservative industry, and how striking a balance between a reputation for innovation with the reliability of an established market presence is a critical narrative challenge for Seafair, and one which they are still fine-tuning in their branding strategy. At the end of the day, it all comes down to being able to solve people's problems, and that's where Seafair's true strength lies, word-of-mouth recommendations which can be difficult for mainstream marketing strategies to reach. Topics Discussed: How a long career in the shipping-tech industry gave Agapitos critical market insight and helped identify an ideal niche for recruitment innovation Why the maritime industry is a particular challenge in terms of recruitment, and why the ideal staff can be difficult to identify in a global labor pool How a fragmented regulatory, cultural and economic landscape means that integration and harmonization are key for recruitment support solutions How putting clients first will always help ensure a sustainable business model in the long run, and how Seafair has achieved their critical velocity Why support for seafarers is just as important as their employers when looking to build a truly sustainable business Balancing a disruptive reputation with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, and how a unique combination of these divergent messages help Seafair get their message across   Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Osso VR is a company that uses virtual reality to teach surgeons how to use medical devices and perform surgeries and assessment. Imagine being able to practice many times over before performing on a live patient. Imagine what this level practice will do prevent medical errors and save lives.   With me is Dr. Justin Barad, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon who also has a passion for gaming. Originally interning to become a game developer at Activision-Blizzard, Justin decided to find a way to combine his passions and use his technology background to solve medical challenges after a personal family health incident introduced him to the world of healthcare. During his residency, he identified what could be one of the most pressing medical challenges of this century: how we are training our surgeons and proceduralists. With a strong interest in gaming and a first-hand understanding of the challenges facing residents and experienced doctors, he co-founded Osso VR with a mission to improve patient safety and democratize access to modern surgical techniques.   Show notes:  Books:  The Pizza Bible: The World's Favorite Pizza Styles, from Neapolitan, Deep-Dish, Wood-Fired, Sicilian, Calzones and Focaccia to New York, New Haven, Detroit, and More; by Tony Gemignani  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz And Doctors: The Biography of Medicine by Sherwin B. Nuland.

Rodney Reisdorf, CEO of Verivend, a payments platform operating exclusively in the private capital space, about why this most finance-orientated sector has been left behind by the fintech revolution, and how Verivend is set to disrupt the way transactions take place. By providing a seamless, streamlined platform for moving venture capital and private equity money around, emulating the success of personal payment platforms in transforming how most of us interact with our finances on a daily basis. We also spoke about the challenges of being a founder and how you can't always trust the theory, why Verivend asked its funders to invest directly through the platform they were supporting, and why Rodney's biggest biggest decision might have been pivoting away from his original idea to pursue a more problem-based approach to growing a business. Creating a brand new business category around their private capital-focused platform, Rodney also explains why a comparative description might be the best way to communicate an idea with new potential customers. Topics Discussed: Why being a business founder means confronting the limitations of theory and the messy challenges of real life How Verivend was able to onboard investors as early adopters of their payments platform, to the benefit of both parties Why flexibility and willingness to adapt are vital for founders looking to build something sustainable The history of the ‘wire' transfer, and why so little has changed in this centuries-old financial service Why a ‘this of that' description can be useful for businesses driving disruptive change, giving customers a reference to understand who you are How keeping laser-focused on customer problems will guarantee that they keep coming back for more, and that your business will continue on a solid growth trajectory   Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Chris Strahl, CEO of Knapsack, a design systems platform that has raised more than 7 million in funding, about his addiction to the more agile side of the business world, and why smaller companies are the way he likes to operate. With Knapsack, he's determined to reset the relationship between business and design, providing an integrated platform for collaboration and coordination which ensures the highest level of efficiency and consistency in the digital design process. The design systems platform category is all about providing the framework to support a whole range of design solutions, whether they come from engineers, designers, or the mind of a visionary CEO, and see them transform into high-quality content.   Chris also spoke about the current state of the venture capital market and being a 'wartime CEO, ' the challenges non-digital native companies have in facing an increasing consumer demand for online experiences, and why building a new market category is such an exhilarating but challenging experience. Whether or not Knapsack will emulate the success of design platforms like Canva remains to be seen, but Chris can see a path ahead in that direction, and he's determined to make it.   Topics Discussed: The mundane challenges of modern design, and why most designers end up making the same product several times over Why collaboration between engineers and designers is a key challenge for building a more efficient design process The current state of the startup marketplace, and why a good ROI pitch is essential to make any headway with potential investors How Knapsack is defining a new market category, why it matters and what makes it such a challenging experience Why Chris isn't done with conversations about defining 'design systems platform' yet, and how the future of the category is still flexible The shortfalls of some leading design platforms, and why Chris believes Knapsack can do it better   Favorite book:  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career ✓ Claim Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check out Lenny's Podcast Episode Page & Show NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgMatt Mochary, CEO of Mochary Method, is a full-time executive coach who has worked with some of the biggest names in tech and finance, including investor Naval Ravikant and the CEOs of Notion, OpenAI, Coinbase, Reddit, and many others. In today's podcast, we talk about the skill of firing people, why it's so important, and Matt's framework for approaching layoffs. We go deep on recognizing emotions like anger and fear, and what to pay attention to when you feel angry or fearful. He also shares how to build new products within a larger company, important tips on how to make sure everyone in the organization feels valued and heard, carving out time for your top goal, and how an energy audit can help you eliminate tasks that are draining your energy.—Find the full transcript here: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-fire-people-with-grace-work-through-fear-and-nurture-innovation-matt-mochary-ceo-coach/#transcript—Where to find Matt Mochary:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattmochary• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mochary-34bb4/• Website: http://www.mochary.com/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for making this episode possible:• AssemblyAI: https://www.assemblyai.com/?utm_source=lennyspodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=nov10• Lemon.io: https://lemon.io/lenny• Vanta: https://vanta.com/lenny—Referenced:• The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building: https://www.amazon.com/Great-CEO-Within-Tactical-Building-ebook/dp/B07ZLGQZYC• Mochary Method: https://mocharymethod.org/• Leo Polovets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lpolovets• High Output Management: https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business when There Are No Easy Answers: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205• Andrej Karpathy on Lex Fridman's podcast: https://lexfridman.com/andrej-karpathy/• Wei Deng on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dengwei/• Free Solo: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo• Ryan Hoover on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rrhoover• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less: https://gregmckeown.com/books/essentialism/• Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422• Centered app: https://www.centered.app/• Diana Chapman at Conscious Leadership Group: https://conscious.is/team/diana-chapman• The Mochary Method curriculum doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18FiJbYn53fTtPmphfdCKT2TMWH-8Y2L-MLqDk-MFV4s/edit—In this episode, we cover:(04:43) Matt's background(07:39) Areas where even very successful founders struggle(12:24) How to address people to minimize defensiveness(13:24) The destructive nature of anger and how to feel your feelings so you don't hurt others(15:02) Which books led Matt to his coaching journey and software platform(19:03) When and how to let an employee go(31:47) How to make people feel heard(38:05) How Matt's coaching has evolved to include psychological obstacles to success(39:41) What is “top goal,” and how can it help you make massive gains?(41:25) Why Matt has an accountability partner for his top goal time(43:44) How to approach mass layoffs humanely(53:21) Matt's thoughts on the Twitter layoffs(54:10) How to innovate within a large company(1:01:53) How to do an energy audit—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career ✓ Claim Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check out Lenny's Podcast Episode Page & Show NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgMatt Mochary, CEO of Mochary Method, is a full-time executive coach who has worked with some of the biggest names in tech and finance, including investor Naval Ravikant and the CEOs of Notion, OpenAI, Coinbase, Reddit, and many others. In today's podcast, we talk about the skill of firing people, why it's so important, and Matt's framework for approaching layoffs. We go deep on recognizing emotions like anger and fear, and what to pay attention to when you feel angry or fearful. He also shares how to build new products within a larger company, important tips on how to make sure everyone in the organization feels valued and heard, carving out time for your top goal, and how an energy audit can help you eliminate tasks that are draining your energy.—Find the full transcript here: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-fire-people-with-grace-work-through-fear-and-nurture-innovation-matt-mochary-ceo-coach/#transcript—Where to find Matt Mochary:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattmochary• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mochary-34bb4/• Website: http://www.mochary.com/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for making this episode possible:• AssemblyAI: https://www.assemblyai.com/?utm_source=lennyspodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=nov10• Lemon.io: https://lemon.io/lenny• Vanta: https://vanta.com/lenny—Referenced:• The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building: https://www.amazon.com/Great-CEO-Within-Tactical-Building-ebook/dp/B07ZLGQZYC• Mochary Method: https://mocharymethod.org/• Leo Polovets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lpolovets• High Output Management: https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business when There Are No Easy Answers: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205• Andrej Karpathy on Lex Fridman's podcast: https://lexfridman.com/andrej-karpathy/• Wei Deng on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dengwei/• Free Solo: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo• Ryan Hoover on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rrhoover• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less: https://gregmckeown.com/books/essentialism/• Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422• Centered app: https://www.centered.app/• Diana Chapman at Conscious Leadership Group: https://conscious.is/team/diana-chapman• The Mochary Method curriculum doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18FiJbYn53fTtPmphfdCKT2TMWH-8Y2L-MLqDk-MFV4s/edit—In this episode, we cover:(04:43) Matt's background(07:39) Areas where even very successful founders struggle(12:24) How to address people to minimize defensiveness(13:24) The destructive nature of anger and how to feel your feelings so you don't hurt others(15:02) Which books led Matt to his coaching journey and software platform(19:03) When and how to let an employee go(31:47) How to make people feel heard(38:05) How Matt's coaching has evolved to include psychological obstacles to success(39:41) What is “top goal,” and how can it help you make massive gains?(41:25) Why Matt has an accountability partner for his top goal time(43:44) How to approach mass layoffs humanely(53:21) Matt's thoughts on the Twitter layoffs(54:10) How to innovate within a large company(1:01:53) How to do an energy audit—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Matt Mochary, CEO of Mochary Method, is a full-time executive coach who has worked with some of the biggest names in tech and finance, including investor Naval Ravikant and the CEOs of Notion, OpenAI, Coinbase, Reddit, and many others. In today's podcast, we talk about the skill of firing people, why it's so important, and Matt's framework for approaching layoffs. We go deep on recognizing emotions like anger and fear, and what to pay attention to when you feel angry or fearful. He also shares how to build new products within a larger company, important tips on how to make sure everyone in the organization feels valued and heard, carving out time for your top goal, and how an energy audit can help you eliminate tasks that are draining your energy.—Find the full transcript here: how-to-fire-people-with-grace-work-through-fear-and-nurture-innovation-matt-mochary-ceo-coach/#transcript—Where to find Matt Mochary:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattmochary• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mochary-34bb4/• Website: http://www.mochary.com/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for making this episode possible:• AssemblyAI: https://www.assemblyai.com/?utm_source=lennyspodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=nov10• Lemon.io: https://lemon.io/lenny• Vanta: https://vanta.com/lenny—Referenced:• The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building: https://www.amazon.com/Great-CEO-Within-Tactical-Building-ebook/dp/B07ZLGQZYC• Mochary Method: https://mocharymethod.org/• Leo Polovets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lpolovets• High Output Management: https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business when There Are No Easy Answers: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205• Andrej Karpathy on Lex Fridman's podcast: https://lexfridman.com/andrej-karpathy/• Wei Deng on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dengwei/• Free Solo: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo• Ryan Hoover on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rrhoover• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less: https://gregmckeown.com/books/essentialism/• Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422• Centered app: https://www.centered.app/• Diana Chapman at Conscious Leadership Group: https://conscious.is/team/diana-chapman• The Mochary Method curriculum doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18FiJbYn53fTtPmphfdCKT2TMWH-8Y2L-MLqDk-MFV4s/edit—In this episode, we cover:(04:43) Matt's background(07:39) Areas where even very successful founders struggle(12:24) How to address people to minimize defensiveness(13:24) The destructive nature of anger and how to feel your feelings so you don't hurt others(15:02) Which books led Matt to his coaching journey and software platform(19:03) When and how to let an employee go(31:47) How to make people feel heard(38:05) How Matt's coaching has evolved to include psychological obstacles to success(39:41) What is “top goal,” and how can it help you make massive gains?(41:25) Why Matt has an accountability partner for his top goal time(43:44) How to approach mass layoffs humanely(53:21) Matt's thoughts on the Twitter layoffs(54:10) How to innovate within a large company(1:01:53) How to do an energy audit—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Jason Shah has led product teams at Amazon, Airbnb, Microsoft, and Yammer and currently leads the product team at Alchemy (one of the most important web3 infrastructure companies). In addition, he's an advisor, investor, and two-time founder. In today's episode, Jason discusses what it's like to be a PM in web3, why his role at Amazon made such a big impact on his life and career, what makes a great leader, and how to hire well. He also shares his unique perspective on building a meaningful career and life.—Where to find Jason Shah:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasonyogeshshah• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonyogeshshah/• Website: https://www.jasonshah.me/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for making this episode possible:• Whimsical: https://whimsical.com/lenny• Coda: http://coda.io/lenny• Amplitude: https://amplitude.com/—Referenced:• Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Selection-Inside-Apples-Process/dp/1250194466• Casey Winters on Lenny's Podcast: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-sell-your-ideas-and-rise-within#details• Jason Shah in Lenny's newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-product-managers-guide-to-web3• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205• Polygon: https://polygon.technology/• Solana: https://solana.com/• MoonPay: https://www.moonpay.com/• The Vietnam War series by Ken Burns: https://www.pbs.org/show/vietnam-war/• Alchemy: https://www.alchemy.com/—In this episode, we cover:(04:31) Jason's background(08:19) The current state of web3(12:44) The evolution of product management in web3(15:27) The value of a great product manager(18:11) Why Amazon was a great learning experience (20:25) A look into Amazon's process on working backward(23:55) How to communicate clearly(28:17) Working backward from excitement(32:46) What makes a great leader(38:26) How to influence a CEO or founder's direction (46:19) The career ladder vs. career map framework(52:27) When to follow a new opportunity vs. when to stick it out(58:50) How to hire the right people(1:03:47) What skill is most important for product managers(1:06:49) Lightning round!—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquires about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Bu bölümde For All Mankind dizisi, Vice filmi, PS Plus vs. Xbox GamePass ve yine Build kitabı üzerine sohbet ettik.Bizi dinlemekten keyif alıyorsanız, kahve ısmarlayarak bizi destekleyebilirsiniz. :)Yorumlarınızı, sorularınızı ya da sponsorluk tekliflerinizi info@farklidusun.net e-posta adresine iletebilirsiniz. Bizi Twitter üzerinden takip edebilirsiniz.Bölüm linkleri:For All MankindViceLipstick on a Pig: Winning In the No-Spin Era by Someone Who Knows the GameIt Takes TwoThe SilmarillionThe Gray ManRoninLike Stories of OldThe Psychology of Severance | Who You Are... Without MemoryDon't Look Up – A Problematic Metaphor For Climate Change?The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy AnswersLanguageToolsGrammarlyThe Elements of Style: (Illustrated)iA WriterOn Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing NonfictionEverybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good ContentSony is very afraid of losing COD and terrified of game-pass services.Sony çeyrek sonuçlarıSony completes $3.6 billion deal to buy BungieYenilikçinin İkilemiBuild: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth MakingYouTubers Test Out macOS Ventura's Continuity Camera With Belkin MountInside the crazy world of the tech millionaires who get paid gobs of money and barely work

MLOps Coffee Sessions #99 with Ronen Dar and Gijsbert Janssen van Doorn, Getting the Most Out of your AI Infrastructure co-hosted by Vishnu Rachakonda. // Abstract Run:AI is building a cloud-based platform for building with AI. In this talk, we hear all about why this need exists, how this works, and what value it creates. // Bio Ronen Dar Run:AI Co-founder and CTO Ronen was previously a research scientist at Bell Labs and has worked at Apple and Intel in multiple R&D roles. As CTO, Ronen manages research and product roadmap for Run:AI, a startup he co-founded in 2018. Ronen is the co-author of many patents in the fields of storage, coding, and compression. Ronen received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Tel Aviv University. Gijsbert Janssen van Doorn Gijsbert is Director of Technical Product Marketing at Run:AI. He is a passionate advocate for technology that will shape the future of how organizations run AI. Gijsbert comes from a technical engineering background, with six years in multiple roles at Zerto, a Cloud Data Management and Protection vendor. // MLOps Jobs board https://mlops.pallet.xyz/jobs // Related Links The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz ebook: https://www.scribd.com/book/211302755/The-Hard-Thing-About-Hard-Things-Building-a-Business-When-There-Are-No-Easy-Answers?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google_search&utm_campaign=3Q_Google_DSA_NB_RoW&utm_term=&utm_device=c&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1ZeUBhDyARIsAOzAqQLnUzXlgFT1PjU_M6jGqRZmwLbcK-mbfKQI4XrZJBRwgUs4x5j2hQ4aAmt1EALw_wcB --------------- ✌️Connect With Us ✌️ ------------- Join our slack community: https://go.mlops.community/slack Follow us on Twitter: @mlopscommunity Sign up for the next meetup: https://go.mlops.community/register Catch all episodes, blogs, newsletters, and more: https://mlops.community/ Connect with Demetrios on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpbrinkm/ Connect with Vishnu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrachakonda/ Connect with Ronen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronen-dar/ Connect with Gijsbert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gijsbertjvd/ Timestamps: [00:00] Introduction to Ronen Dar & Gijsbert Janssen van Doorn [01:25] Takeaways [04:24] Thank you Run:AI for sponsoring this episode! [05:13] Run:AI products and components [09:27] Companies coming to Run:AI and problems they solve [13:30] Why is this problem hard? [18:56] Run:AI's Vision [22:12] Run-on-the-mill workload [25:36] Engineering challenges and requirements building Run:AI [32:47] Process of solving problems on the same page [35:45] Power to give data scientists [37:38] Avoiding horror stories that might cost a lot of money [44:23] Running multiple models on a single GPU [47:17] Never scale down to zero [48:28] So many ML Start-ups in Israel [53:00] Vision for the future at GPUs and how will Kubernetes advance [55:55] Future of AI accelerators [57:03] Lightning round [1:02:26] Wrap up

Jesse reveals new details of Taco NFTs and would like to apologize for his poor audio quality. Kyle is both right and wrong about the true meaning of the NNS. They also discuss airdrop farming, The Fool's Court, video games and a very special guest joins the podcast for the aftershow. Saorsa Labs Airdrop Farming Report  Taco NFTs Taco NFTs Video Crowd Funding supporting NNS Spam IC Dev's Governance Proposal CatPirate Commentary Proposal to revert tokenomics The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Are people getting cheated by the NNS changes? Proposal to temporarily reduce governance proposal weight to 1 Line Goes Up Crypto Documentary by Foldable Human  The Fool's Court When should we move to web3 products? Follow Herbert Yang on Twitter Wayne Gretzky/ Michael Scott quote   Recommendations:  Jesse: What Remains of Edith Finch, Baba is You, Untitled Goose Game, Celeste, Firewatch Kyle: The Fourth Turning by William Strauss We have a website! Kingsley Scatter Bolt Langham Scout

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle discusses the potential role of geothermal energy in future energy systems with Eavor's Michael Holmes. Guest Bio: - Michael Holmes is a Systems Engineering Manager at Eavor Technologies Inc. You can find him on Twitter @MikeHolmesYYC Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is the CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute What is Michael reading? "The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers", by Ben Horowitz - https://www.amazon.ca/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205 Recording Date: February 1, 2022 Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Joseph Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Guy Kashtan, CEO and co-founder of Rewire, headquartered in Israel, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about innovative ways his company uses to provide financial services to migrants, including refugees all across the EU, UK and Israel.Here is what they talked about: Guy's background, what led him to co-found Rewire Rewire's mission to provide transparent and effortless financial services to migrants What type of migrants do you have in mind? Which countries? What about refugees? Rewire's financial services for migrants: basic bank account even without an address, ability to send money home cheaply and easily and more Rewire recently secured USD 25 million from Migdal Insurance to add insurance products to their portfolio - at the host country and for family back at home Size of the opportunity Guy and his team are tackling Technology angle behind their solution Business model Size of the team and where in the world are Rewire's employees and clients based Guy's favorite business book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (again on this podcast!) The best way to reach out

On this episode I share with you my takeaways from episode 80 with Gian-Carlo Torres and also share with you my new recent struggles as I venture into a new business that required me to build a funnel and host a challenge. It seems that in order to grow, that is not the end of it. I will do it again and again...so you get the pleasure of following my journey. Pursuing this while still running my other businesses should be interesting and make for some great upcoming podcast episodes. :-) “Life is struggle.” I believe that within that quote lies the most important lesson in entrepreneurship: Embrace the struggle.” ― Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Get your 2022 off to a great start! Crush your 2022 goals with my new planner that was 2 years in the making. Finally a planner that helps you get stuff done. Special savings for podcast listeners.  BECOME YOUR OWN BOSS Planner Episode Sponsor -  Zeus' Closet Solopreneur Package Now Available - Promo Code: STITCHED Trainual Link Helpful Entrepreneurial Resources from Stitched for Success: Get the 30 point checklist for building a clothing brand at www.zeuscloset.com/checklist Join the Stitched for Success Facebook group today!  A community of entrepreneurial support because entrepreneurship can be lonely. Become Your Own Boss 21 Day Quickstart  - Sign up to launch your business in 21 days. Everything at your fingertips that you need to get started. Download your FREE ebook: The 10 Secrets to Small Business Success in 2021. Go to www.2021secrets.com Ways to reach me: DM me on IG @stitchedforsuccess Email: stitchedforsuccess@gmail.com Follow me on Clubhouse - @monicaallen2 Join my Clubhouse Club -  Become Your Own Boss - Social Media Room hosted each Thursday at 10AM EST. Thanks so much for being with me this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please share on IG or email me.   If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends. Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Pandora, Amazon or wherever you get your podcast to get automatic episode updates for "Stitched for Success!"  And, finally, please take a minute to leave a honest review and rating on iTunes or Audible. They really help the me out when it comes to the ranking of the show, and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews I get. Please take a moment to leave a review. :-) Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stitchedforsuccess/message

Good morning and happy Monday! This week we are joined by Madeleine Grummet, an award-winning education technology entrepreneur, startup mentor and investor and the Co-Founder of smart career education and employability skills platform Future Amp and girledworld. She started her career as a journalist and still continues to find voice and tell stories as a national keynote speaker, regular media contributor, writer, MC and co-host of the top-rating Human Cogs podcast. Alongside many other accolades and awards Madeline was recently awarded the 2020 University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics Leadership Award. Show your support for BoW Talks by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or following on Spotify. Alternatively you can leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Looking to join Banking on Women? Connect with us on Instagram, LinkedIn or visit our website. Looking to collaborate on a BoW Talks episode? Say hi at podcast.director@bankingonwomen.org.au Guest recommendations: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz David Whyte Poetry Sam Harris Waking Up

Olga Shikhantsova, Principal at Speedinvest, focused at FinTech and Forber 30 under 30, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about believing and investing in European FinTech and redefining VC.  Olga's backstory: FinTechs and VCs, from Russia to Germany What is Speedinvest? Globally present, European focused early-stage VCs with FinTech, DeepTech, Industrial Tech, Networks, Health investment teams Speedinvest's roots in Vienna, Austria and founder Stefan Klestil Speedinvest III - the latest fund's focus Any stage preference/sub-vertical preferences when investing? Deal sourcing Engagement with other ecosystem players Investment approach, operational knowledge transfer  - Platform + Speedinvest select portfolio examples: Wefox or Open and many more FinTech's prospects in Europe post-Covid Olga's favorite non-fiction books: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz or The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer, an INSEAD Professor Best way to reach out to Olga and Speedinvest

Barbod Namini, Partner at HV Capital, an exceptional German-based VC with over a 20-year track record, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about investing in FinTech perhaps longer than the term has been fashionable.Here is what they covered: HV Capital origins Barbod's journey to HV Capital from Rocket Internet and Citigroup HV Capital investment philosophy How much money they have raised since inception and for how many start-ups?  What kind of start-ups HV Capital focuses on investing? What kind of FinTechs HV Capital invests (where in the lifecycle, size, tech, geography, etc.) How do scouting and due diligence work? What are Barbod and HV Capital looking for? How do they cooperate with other actors in the start-up ecosystem?  What’s HV Capital's investment approach? E.g., min size of the stake, board seat, time to exit, economics? Success stories of the start-ups HV Capital invested in? Scalable Capital, Penta, SumUp, BUX, Yapily or Solaris Bank in FinTech and more broadly Zalando, HelloFresh or Delivery Hero Reflections on the FinTech’s growth in Europe and the rest of the world over the past two decades since HV Capital has been operational Recommended business book: Essays of Warren Buffett and The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers  The best way to reach out If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review.

My guest for Ep136 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Founder & CEO of HealthMatch, Manuri Gunawardena. Manuri launched HealthMatch in 2017 after witnessing first hand the challenges of patients looking to gain access to clinical trials. In her final years of medical school, she worked in neuro-oncology research particularly focussed on Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumours, an incurable and aggressive form of brain cancer. Through her experience she saw first hand how difficult it was for researchers to find appropriate patients and how reliant patients were on their doctors to have the knowledge for cures. That's where HealthMatch was born from - a passion to empower patients to not only understand their treatment options, but to gain access too. Since launching in 2017 the business has gone through incredible growth, particularly this year where they have grown from a team of 5 to 20 and from 8,000 users at the end of May to over 80,000 users by the end of the year. As Manuri also announced on this podcast, HealthMatch raised $18M in Series B funding led by Square Peg Capital, taking their total funding to date to $25M. We covered a range of topics in this interview including: Importance of building credibility through domain expertise, particularly for non-tech foundersThe importance of having a clear north star missionWhy and how Manuri looks for “horsepower” during the hiring processHow to get buy-in from enterprises and investors through effective storytelling& much more! Full interview below! Show notes: HealthMatchHealthMatch Pitch at Startup Battlefield Australia (2017)TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Australia (2017)Zero to one: Notes on startups, or how to build the future - Peter Thiel (book)The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a business when there are no easy answers - Ben Horowitz (book)Julia WellsMarisa WarrenMelanie Perkins Anton BorzovAndreesen HorowitzAlister ColemanTempus PartnersPaul BassatPaul Bassat Podcast (Startup Playbook Ep024)Square Peg Capital Simon Griffiths Podcast (Startup Playbook Ep120)Why we sleep: Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams - Matthew Walker (book)Kaushik Sen Kaushik Sen Podcast (Startup Playbook Ep020) Tony HoltLucy TurnbullRoche AustraliaHealthMatch careers page Special Thanks: Special thanks to Paul Bassat and Alister Coleman for their help with research for this interview! Feedback/connect/say hello: Rohit@startupplaybook.co@RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)/rohbhargava (LinkedIn)@rohit_bhargava (Instagram)My Youtube Channel Credits: Music: Joakim Karud – Dreams Other channels: Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Spotify, Soundcloud & Stitcher Audio Player. https://youtu.be/22ChN2P9pto The post Ep136 – Manuri Gunawardena (Founder & CEO – HealthMatch) on setting your North Star appeared first on Startup Playbook.

  We are excited to have Gaby Basora, Founder & Creative Director of Tucker on our podcast! She launched her women's lifestyle brand in 2006. This brand is ADORABLE and has been worn by Reese Witherspoon, Drew Barrymore, Katie Couric, Cameron Diaz, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Busy Phillips & many more. We met Gaby when she moderated our recent panel at Ludlow House and immediately fell in love with her and this brand!!  http://tuckernyc.com   The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz: https://rstyle.me/+QzpFIWBgCpMv0jIM3KM5sQ Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland: https://rstyle.me/+5lzZQg8p759U2E6VF2Jnkg Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin E. P. Seligman: https://rstyle.me/+KVvzSi2UqNEPnptIUD3ehg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/delia-folk8/support

In this episode we're joined by Tyler Gage, co-founder of the organic tea company Runa, and author of the book, Fully Alive: Using the Lessons of the Amazon to Live Your Mission in Business and Life. Tyler shares how his immersion into life in the Amazon guided him in building a socially responsible business able to thrive in the hyper-competitive soft drinks segment. What Was Covered How Tyler's interest in peak performance led him to indigenous elders in the Amazon and how life there inspired him to build a business The parallels to be found from the Amazonian concept of wisdom and modern business and entrepreneurship Discovering strength in vulnerability and how admitting what we don't know creates an environment to learn from others Key Takeaways and Learnings How the sophisticated listening and landscape awareness skills that are required to provide food in the Amazon can deliver success for an executive or entrepreneur Seeing obstacles as teachers, and how this tribal practice of the South American rainforests is a winning strategy for business problem solving How businesses can use their “taproot”, their reason for existence, to create cultures that inspire employees Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode Tyler Gage's website RUNA website Get the book Fully Alive: Using the Lessons of the Amazon to Live Your Mission in Business and Life by Tyler Gage Get in touch with Tyler via LinkedIn or email The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answer, a book by Ben Horowitz The Republic of Tea: Letters to a Young Entrepreneur, a book by Mel Ziegler, Bill Rosenzweig and Patricia Ziegler

What does it take be an outrageously successful entrepreneur?  How realistic is the overnight success? Join Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes, serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Bobby Martin to take a close look at what it really takes to start, build, and grow a successful business from scratch. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT BEING A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR: The 4 stages of start-up growth every successful entrepreneur navigates. The role of serendipity in start-up success. What you need besides a good ideas to be a successful entrepreneur. Why impatience is a start-up virtue. The role of tweaking vs. pivoting in start-up success. The 3 biggest challenges every successful entrepreneur faces and overcomes. Inspiring start-up success stories. And much MORE. GUEST: Bobby Martin is the author of http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250066379/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1250066379&linkCode=as2&tag=businconfinow-20&linkId=TQWCXHQSA6ELND3J">The Hockey Stick Principles: The 4 Key Stages to Entrepreneurial Success (The Hockey Stick Principles), a new book about the 4 key stages every successful entrepreneur goes through to achieve massive business success. Bobby is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor while at the same time being a national speaker, and hometown guy who focuses most of his investments in North Carolina where he lives and works. He's currently the chairman and co-founder of http://verticaliq.com/ (Vertical IQ), a leading provider of sales research insight for banks. He also co-founded and served as president of First Research, a leader in sales intelligence, which he sold to D&B Corporation for $26 Million in 2007.  Before founding First Research with Ingo Winzer in 1999, Martin spent more than six years with Bank of America as a commercial banker in Wilmington, North Carolina. Bobby also serves as an active board member with several innovative start-ups, including Local Eye Site, Boardroom Insiders, MyLifeSite, Sageworks, and etailinsights. As a result of his experiences he understands firsthand what it's like to start, build, and grow a successful business. RELATED RESOURCES:http://hockeystickprinciples.com (Contact Bobby) and connect with him on http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbymartin1 (LinkedIn), https://www.facebook.com/hockeystickprinciples/ (Facebook), and https://twitter.com/bobbyhsp (Twitter).  Other resources mentioned by Bobby Martin during the interview are:  FREE resources on his http://hockeystickprinciples.com/ (Hockey Stick Principles) website. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470876417/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0470876417&linkCode=as2&tag=businconfinow-20&linkId=7IH26GTGPT2TLJBE">Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengershttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062273205/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062273205&linkCode=as2&tag=businconfinow-20&linkId=2RUZRBIGSERRO7TR">The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz) SUBSCRIBE, RATE AND REVIEW:Subscribing is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips.  Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Download ♥ Subscribe ♥ Listen ♥ Learn ♥ Share ♥ Review ♥ Enjoy

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02:05 - Marcus Blankenship Introduction Twitter Blog 02:52 - Pain and Difficulties of Moving From Programming to Management Identity Credibility 10:50 - Image and Identity (Cont’d) Expectations Role Models 19:16 - Management; Making the Move to Management Aikido “Everybody deserves a good manager.” 23:37 - How do you know if you have a bad manager? 27:13 - Feedback; Tone of Communication 33:54 - What should you do when you get promoted to a management position? Nix Production Code Tasks Meet with Your People (Give Feedback)     One-on-one Meetings with Team Members Zero Surprises Evaluation Policy Evaluation Forms Goals and Incentives Reviews for Self-Reflection Get Your Own Feedback 48:25 - How do you know you are doing a good job? Skip-Level Reviews Growth of your team and members Signs of Loyalty 51:06 - What if you don’t want to move into a management role? Picks The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz (Jessica) The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (Jessica) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Chuck) JS Remote Conf (Chuck) Ruby Remote Conf (Chuck) Freelance Remote Conf (Chuck) The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield (Marcus) Predicting the Unpredictable: Pragmatic Approaches to Estimating Project Schedule or Cost by Johanna Rothman (Marcus)