Podcast appearances and mentions of rick nucci

Bob Moore is the co-founder and CEO at Crossbeam, a “LinkedIn for data” platform that helps companies find overlapping opportunities with their partners. Crossbeam has raised US$117M to date and recently acquired Reveal in 2024. Bob previously cofounded RJMetrics (now part of Adobe Commerce Cloud) and Stitch Data (acquired by Talend). He is also the author of Ecosystem-Led Growth. In today's episode, we discuss: The unique way he evaluated and validated startup ideas Lessons learned from falling in and out of product-market fit How to recognize and act on market shifts that impact your business Specific tactics for distribution and building with conviction vs. consensus Creating scalable and durable startups Unlocking network effects in software Getting mergers right – Referenced: Adobe's acquisition of Magento: https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/21/adobe-to-acquire-magento-for-1-6-b/ Amazon Redshift: https://aws.amazon.com/redshift/ Chris Merrick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merrickchristopher/ Crossbeam: https://www.crossbeam.com/ Crossbeam/Reveal merger: https://www.crossbeam.com/crossbeam-and-reveal-merger-announcement/ Ecosystem-Led Growth: https://www.robertjmoore.com/book Jake Stein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakestein/ Nick Mehta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickmehta/ Reveal: https://reveal.co/ Rick Nucci: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricknucci/ RJMetrics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJMetrics Simon Bouchez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonbouchez/ Stitch Data: https://www.stitchdata.com/ Talend's acquisition of Stitch Data: https://www.businessinsider.com/talend-acquires-stitch-2018-11 The 4 Levels of PMF: https://pmf.firstround.com/levels – Where to find Bob Moore: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjmoore/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/robertjmoore – Where to find Brett Berson: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-berson-9986094/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brettberson – Where to find First Round Capital: Website: https://firstround.com/ First Round Review: https://review.firstround.com/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/firstround YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstRoundCapital This podcast on all platforms: https://review.firstround.com/podcast – Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:44) Tactics for finding founder-market fit (06:17) Speaking to founders about startup ideas (11:16) Why founders loved Crossbeam (19:34) How RJMetrics found market fit then lost it (29:46) Lessons from RJMetrics' exit (38:06) The importance of intellectual honesty (39:33) Building with conviction versus consensus (42:41) Lessons from a three-time founder (50:26) Building and distributing Crossbeam (57:58) The “joint jam” sales tactic (60:35) Unlocking network effects in a software business (63:27) Why Crossbeam merged with its competitor (72:51) Who had an outsized impact on Bob

In the ever-evolving landscape of tech startups, few stories are as compelling as Rick Nucci's journey from founding Boomi to launching Guru. A serial entrepreneur with a track record of success, Rick's career is a masterclass in leveraging market opportunities and navigating the complexities of scaling a business. Rick's company, Guru, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like FirstMark Capital, Emergence Capital, MSD Capital, Slack, and Thrive Capital.

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview a very, very special guest, Rick Nucci, CEO and co-founder of Guru.Rick, highly regarded in the Philadelphia tech scene, reflected on a memorable moment at the Founder Factory event, where he humorously referenced a sports figure to highlight the significance of operations roles in companies. He emphasized the vital role of operations professionals in leveraging AI and technology to enhance business efficiency, drawing a parallel to the often underappreciated role of a center in a football team. This analogy, although met with mixed reactions, underscored his belief in the transformative potential of operations teams.Rick also delved into his entrepreneurial journey, starting with his early ventures and the creation of Boomi. Growing up in rural Pennsylvania with entrepreneurial parents, Rick was inspired to start his own business at a young age. Boomi, a pioneering integration platform, emerged from the observed pain points in software deployment and integration. Despite initial challenges and competition, Rick and his team pivoted to focus on cloud-native integration, which proved to be a successful strategy. He credited Boomi's long-term success to a culture of innovation and a seamless transition plan that ensured continuity and growth even after his departure. Now at the helm of Guru, Rick continues to innovate, providing solutions that enable employees to access essential information efficiently, fostering a productive work environment.Set sail with Rick Nucci as we chart a course through the realm of tech innovation and leadership in this thrilling episode of The First Customer!Guest Info:Guruhttps://www.getguru.comRick Nucci's LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ricknucci/Connect with Jay on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jayaigner/The First Customer Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@thefirstcustomerpodcastThe First Customer podcast websitehttps://www.firstcustomerpodcast.comFollow The First Customer on LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/company/the-first-customer-podcast/

Crazy Wisdom Show Notes Guest: Rick Nucci Key Themes: The importance and business problems solved by Knowledge Management (KM). The role of AI in transforming Knowledge Management. Startup challenges, employee engagement, and leadership advice in times of rapid change. Summary: In this episode, we're joined by Rick Nucci, CEO of Guru, to delve into the field of Knowledge Management and how it's being transformed by AI. Rick shares his entrepreneurial journey and the critical business problems that Guru is designed to solve. We dive deep into the metrics around employee efficiency, the importance of transparency, and the role of AI in knowledge management. Rick also shares valuable insights for startup founders and CEOs on keeping teams engaged and aligned amidst rapid changes. Key Discussion Points: Knowledge Management (KM) is critical for improving business efficiency and customer experience. It aids in quickly disseminating necessary information to employees and aligning communication to customers. The value of metrics in evaluating the success of KM and getting buy-in from the company. The importance of understanding the pains of both employees and subject matter experts to avoid burnout and enhance efficiency. Knowledge Management helps in scaling businesses without compromising on learning and customer relationships. Change within organizations is inevitable and often difficult, but it offers valuable inflection points. Timely, transparent, and even messy communication can aid in managing this change. The pandemic has increased the importance of asynchronous communication, thus boosting the need for KM. The transformation of KM by AI is promising. Large Language Models (LLMs) can play a vital role in making information retrieval efficient, but it's crucial to establish trust in AI and ensure accuracy. A "Single Source of Truth" is impractical to achieve by storing all knowledge in one place. Instead, it's about providing employees with a unified place of access to accurate, cross-functional knowledge. Notable Quotes: "It's not about having all knowledge in one place, it's about giving employees one place they go to know what they need to do their job." "Lean into change. People value timeliness and transparency much more than they do polish." "Knowledge is power, but it's the transparency and sharing of knowledge that has exponential value." Resources: Guru's website: Getguru.com Call to Action: Explore more about the transformation of Knowledge Management with AI at Getguru.com and find out how their solutions can aid your business efficiency and customer experience. Post Podcast Reflection: Rick Nucci offers a fresh perspective on the field of Knowledge Management and the intersection of AI. His insights on business efficiency, leadership, and managing change are particularly valuable in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. Be sure to tune in for this engaging conversation!

Enterprise Knowledge COO Joe Hilger speaks with Rick Nucci, Co-Founder and CEO of Guru. Guru is an all-in-one tool that keeps your team connected and puts all of the information they need in one place, going beyond your average knowledge base. Guru just released Assist, their new generative AI writing assistant that will help users instantly summarize, refine, and improve their knowledge in Guru. This complements their other recent release, Answers, which enables you to connect your company's apps to Guru and access information instantly. In this conversation, Joe and Rick talk about the benefits of Guru, how it can help an organization improve their knowledge management, and how generative AI works in the industry. To learn more about Enterprise Knowledge, visit us at: ⁠⁠enterprise-knowledge.com⁠⁠. EK's Knowledge Base: ⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/knowledge-base/⁠⁠ Contact Us: ⁠⁠https://enterprise-knowledge.com/contact-us/⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-knowledge-llc/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ekconsulting⁠

Rick is a local startup celebrity having started two startups in Philadelpha. His first was Boomi, which was bought by Dell, then spun out again and is still located in the Philadelphia area. His current startup is Guru, which is an internal communication tool for business. Rick's entrepreneurial journey began: Rick bet big on the future of the cloud when he founded Boomi in 2000. The early years were tough though; he ran into some challenging chapters and has openly said that "Boomi 1.0 failed" — however, this failure taught him some lessons that later helped him build Boomi up to be acquired by Dell and to start Guru in 2013 Starting Guru: Rick often talks about Guru being born out of necessity — he saw that most intranets and wikis had painfully low adoption and usability, which meant that employees often didn't have access to the information needed to do their jobs. He founded Guru to offer companies a new way to solve this age-old problem. The new world of work: as Rick guided Guru through the pandemic and shift to remote work, he formed strong opinions about the new world of work — a topic he's hugely passionate about these days — and believes that many companies are struggling to thrive in the remote-first world because they're still approaching challenges around productivity, employee engagement, and agility in with old-world thinking Find Rick Online https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricknucci/ https://getguru.com/ https://twitter.com/ricknucci/ https://www.phillystartupleaders.org/ If you're enjoying Entrepreneur's Enigma, please give us a review on the podcast directory of your choice. We're on all of them and these reviews really help others find the show. Also, if you're getting value from the show and want to buy me a coffee, go to the show notes to get the link to get me a coffee to keep me awake, while I work on bringing you more great episodes to your ears. →  https://gmwd.us/buy-me-a-coffee Follow Seth Online: Seth Goldstein (@sethgoldstein): Twitter.com/sethgoldstein Seth | Digital Marketer (@s3th.me) • Instagram: Instagram,com/s3th.me Seth Goldstein | LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/goldsteinmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, on The Jake Dunlap Show we are joined by Rick Nucci, co-founder and CEO of Guru, a company that is reshaping the way teams create, find and share institutional knowledge.Rick started his venture in the business world as the Co-founder of Boomi, and after realizing he wasn't getting along with his team, decided to part ways with his partners and reinvent and re-strategize his business.He shares the leadership conflicts and mistakes that caused the failure of his first company and the lessons he's learned and is now implementing in Guru. Listen to this episode and find out how to surround yourself with the right people that complement your abilities and are compatible with your company and your values! Time stamps: 00:49- Meet Rick Nucci- Co-founder and CEO of Guru;01:56- Life in Lebanon, Pennsylvania as the son of two creative entrepreneurs- passions and experiences that have shaped him and his beliefs;07:37- His passion for music- playing in a high school band named “Manic Oppressive” and DJ-ing at his friends' parties and school graduation dances;11:31- Using his major in Logistics and Supply Chain Management as a ramp into the world of technology and engineering and getting a closer look at how to better use technology in the business world;14:42- Starting Boomi;16:19- Learning from mistakes and rebuilding Boomi with the goal to create something unique and novel, that would differentiate from everything else on the market;24:10- Getting acquired by Dell and starting Guru, a company that is reshaping the way teams create, find, and share institutional knowledge; 28:22- Nothing is easy even the second time around! The journey to finding the right product-market fit;31:56- Combine the best parts of working in an office with the best parts of working remote and create the ideal experience;41:05- Ask your employees what they want and you'll find the key to a successful business. Quotes “There was a thing that both of my parents would instil in me, that I've taken till today, and it so resonated with me, and the phrase they would use is “hey, remember that person puts their pants on the same way you do, one leg at a time” (...) remembering that we're all humans and that our accomplishments and great but at the end of the day we are all humans.” “I ended up joining a logistics software company (...) and this was a way to merge my major with what I'm really passionate about and that got me in the door and like into the world of technology.” “ I would never start a company and not have clarity on (...) whose the ultimate decision maker because (...) we make all these decisions and as soon as there is a conflict we're like “now what? who decides?” (....) it's a lot of wasted time having internal conversations that weren't actually solving problems for customers.”“I'm really fortunate in really having that eye on the role innovation could play and newly rethinking old problems in completely new ways.” “ I think there's this like phenomenal opportunity where we can take the best parts of what it was like working in an office, combine that with the best parts of what we're learning about working remote and create the ideal experience.” “ I think that we can truly figure out what is work best done in person, what is work best done at home and how do we optimise towards that.”  ______________________________ Get in contact with Rick: LinkedinTwitterFacebook Rick's company- Guru: WebsiteFacebookTwitterLinkedinInstagramYoutube ______________________________  Mentions: Larry Bird- former American professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association. Converse shoes- an American brand of lifestyle wear that markets, distributes, and licenses sneakers, skating shoes, lifestyle brand footwear, apparel, and accessories; Air Jordan- line of basketball shoes and athletic clothing produced by Nike; The Beatles- English rock band, pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation; MTV- an American tv channel dedicated to broadcasting music; Mary J Blige- singer, songwriter, and actress, often referred to as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul;"Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube Bobby Brown- American singer, songwriter, and dancer;Instagram | Twitter | Youtube Mc Hammer- an American rapper and dancer, best known for his hits “U can't touch this” and “2 Legit 2 Quit”;Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | Youtube BoyzIIMen- American vocal harmony group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies;Website | Instagram | Youtube | Spotify Keith Sweat- American singer, songwriter and producer;         Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | Facebook __________________________ Follow Jake: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInTwitter

Rick Nucci is the Co-Founder and CEO of Guru.In this talk, Rick discusses the importance of having complementary founder skills, his philosophy about culture, what to do when he doesn't know what to do, and why he insists that people vent.

CEO of Guru, Rick Nucci, speaks with Kaitlin Pettersen, our Senior Director of Customer Support, and shares some great insights for anyone who wants to grow their product and build a world-class customer experience.

We've all seen movies about artificial intelligence getting smarter than us and overthrowing our stronghold to make us obsolete, but how close are we to total subordination, and is the fear of losing jobs to robots as real as we are led to believe? In this informative and witty talk by Rick Nucci – CEO and co-founder of Guru (a company based on empowering others to do their jobs) – we see that there are many factors to take into consideration before we start throwing in the towel on humanity and that the hype of every innovation gone before was the big thing to fear. Recorded live at Business of Software USA 2018. For more great talks from the BoS conferences, go to businessofsoftware.org/videos --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

While working at Dell Boomi, Rick Nucci, co-founder Boomi and now CEO Guru found that internal sharing systems didn't work. Guru attempts to solve this problem.  Phil took the opportunity to record a conversation with Rick while at a Slack event so this one has the added bonus of being set to music. 

Rick Nucci (LinkedIn, Twitter) is the co-founder and CEO of Guru — an enterprise tool to unify knowledge across the teams in your company. But in the early 2000s, he was still working on his first business, Boomi, and he was having trouble getting along with his own team. He was just 24 years old. He loved living in Philadelphia, but he had no network of peers. He had to learn lessons on his own, the hard way. When I started Boomi, I was 24 years old and I really didn't know what I was doing at all, to be honest… There was no Lean Startup, there wasn't any of that stuff. I think we hoped we'd build a cool big meaningful business… But a lot of naïvity, to be totally honest. After parting ways with his co-founders, Rick rebuilt his company with a new team, a new sense of purpose, and a new trajectory. Boomi was reborn in 2005. They took a big bet on cloud integration — a technology that wasn't yet proven — and it paid off. Boomi was acquired by Dell in 2010, 10 years after its founding. The acquisition provided Rick an opportunity that would soon be the focus of his next venture, Guru, which he is building today with all the lessons learned during the past decade. Learn more about The Journey at mission.org/thejourney. The Journey is sponsored by our friends at Salesforce Essentials. We use Salesforce Essentials every day and it's part of our own business journey. Essentials combines sales and service tools in a single app to help small businesses win customers and keep them happy. See how Salesforce Essentials can help you be your best business at salesforce.com/thejourney

This week, we've got a special bonus episode with Rick Nucci, who's founded not just one, but two, successful companies, Boomi and Guru. He speaks with Intercom's Kaitlin Pettersen about the direction of automation trends in the subscription industry, why it's shortsighted to view your support and success teams as cost centers and how knowledge gaps cripple team collaboration as you scale.

Rick Nucci (@ricknucci) is the CEO and co-founder of Guru, a cloud knowledge management suite used by companies such as Shopify, Square, and Airbnb. Before Guru, he co-founded Boomi, a cloud integration service that was aquired by Dell in 2010. Rick has also served as President of Philly Startup Leaders, a large community of local entrepreneurs and startup founders. In this conversation, we talk about the trials and tribulations of founding a tech company outside of Silicon Valley in the early 2000s. We hear about what it's like to have a company get acquired, and Rick tells us how he got inspired to start from scratch and do it all again. Though technically he founded both startups in Philadelphia, as you'll hear, he really built 2 different startups in 2 very different cities… Support Philly Who? Venmo: @podphillywho Donate via Paypal Become a Monthly Patron Purchase a T-Shirt or Hat Become a Sponsor

Rick Nucci, Co-founder and CEO of Guru, joins me on this episode.

Episode 28 of Leading Matters features Rick Nucci, the founder and CEO of Guru, which focuses on making it easier for sales teams and customer experience teams to get to the right information at the right time in order to better serve their customers.