After working for years in early-stage startups and as a journalist, here are three hard truths I’ve learned: 1. Success in Silicon Valley hinges on connections, hard work and luck. 2. Startups often fail because founders lack fundamental business knowledge. 3. Real, actionable advice comes from those who’ve actually done it. There’s no such thing as “founder DNA.” If you’re willing to take on risk and invest years of your life in something that has maybe a 10% chance of paying off — less if ...
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Top Startup and SaaS Podcast for Startup Founders, Entrepreneurs and Investors. Learn how to optimize your growth strategy a SaaS startup entrepreneur from beta all the way to exit. We cover topics such as raising capital, acquisitions, leadership, B2B sales, growth marketing, scaling, hiring, M&A, conversion optimization, productivity, bootstrapping, venture capital, private equity, and innovation. By sharing industry lead expertise, we want you to implement the best-proven tactics to help ...
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Hosted by Envy’s own Billy Cina, this B2B marketing podcast dives into the real, unfiltered conversations happening in boardrooms (and bedrooms), Slack channels, late-night strategy sessions and the water coolers. Whether you're building a tech startup, figuring out how to turn your marketing into actual revenue (what a concept), or looking to scale, we’ve got you covered. Expect candid banter with CMOs, VPs, and marketing leaders who know a thing or two about growing pains and what it takes ...
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Welcome to Built Not Born: The Startup Go-To-Market Podcast—the podcast for early-stage founders and startup leaders who know that great companies aren’t lucky… they’re built through smart execution and a bulletproof go-to-market strategy. Hosted by Sage Nye, Managing Partner at Venture Guides, each episode dives into candid conversations with technical founders, investors, and GTM experts. You’ll get real talk, proven playbooks, and no-fluff advice on how to land your first customers, build ...
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We help founders make something people want. The Y Combinator Podcast is where builders talk about building. From the earliest days of an idea to scaling a company that changes the world, YC partners and founders share real stories, lessons, and tactics from the frontlines.
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On Visionaries, we dive deep with today’s boldest thinkers—leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs—who are crafting the next chapter of our world. How do they see what’s coming? How do they make the impossible, inevitable? And how can we learn to think like them?
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The Blueprint Podcast — real stories behind building and scaling businesses. We sit down with founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to uncover the raw lessons, struggles, and breakthroughs that shape every startup journey. From how to start a business to how to scale a business, this podcast shares unfiltered conversations you won’t find in textbooks. Expect insights on: Entrepreneur success stories and real founder journeys Small business tips and practical business growth strategie ...
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Welcome to Unicorn Bakery: The podcast for the most ambitious founders & teams. Learn the tactics and lessons learned from the world's best founders and their teams to find out what it takes to start your startup, successfully scale, or support a founder turning their vision into reality. Unicorn Bakery is the founder's podcast about the essential questions and topics when starting a startup. We interview founders to cover every phase of the startup process, from idea generation and strategy ...
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Wide awake at 3am, wondering how your business turned from a 15-person rocket into an 80-person rollercoaster? Hit play. This show is for founder CEOs who want practical wins, not platitudes. Every fortnight, Dominic Monkhouse - who scaled two UK tech firms to £30m+ in five years (twice) - grills people who’ve actually done it: operators, battle-scarred founders, and experts who cut through noise. You’ll learn techniques that stop fires, speed up decisions, and give you time back. What you’l ...
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Welcome to Growth Department, the business podcast for founders, small business owners, and growth-minded leaders who want real answers to the questions, "How do I grow my business?" and "How can I become a better leader?" Each week, host Chelsey Reynolds talks with experienced operators, executives, and entrepreneurs who share what actually worked (and what flopped) as they built their companies. We cover everything from how to find customers, scale operations, and lead with impact to how p ...
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Stop throwing money at marketing that doesn’t work. The Marketing Execution Podcast cuts through the fluff to deliver real, actionable B2B marketing strategies for tech founders and executives who need results, not theory. About the Show You’re in the right place if you’re tired of generic marketing advice that doesn’t work for complex B2B tech and SaaS product sales cycles. Host Mark Donnigan brings decades of in-the-trenches experience scaling tech startups to help founders like you turn t ...
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Welcome to “What’s the Startup?!”, the podcast that opens the door to the dynamic and ever-evolving world of startups in Western Kentucky. Whether you’re an aspiring founder with a groundbreaking idea, a go-getter business owner looking to scale, or simply curious about the entrepreneurial landscape, this podcast is for you. Each episode, we sit down with seasoned entrepreneurs, successful founders, and gifted mentors who have navigated the highs and lows of the startup journey. They share t ...
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In this series, we sit down with CEOs and entrepreneurs from startups and tech companies all around the world. Each episode features candid conversations with trailblazers who share their stories, challenges, and critical moments that shaped their companies. Understand how their mind works, how they turn ideas into reality, navigated startup life, and the lessons they learned.
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Explore the journeys of today’s most inspiring tech founders on The Engine – Founders Stories, hosted by Donna Owen, founder and fractional GTM leader at The Engine. Discover how visionary entrepreneurs overcame the “founder-led sales” trap to build predictable, scalable revenue engines - and learn how you can do the same for your business. Join Donna as she sits down with C-suite executives, startup pioneers and growth architects behind groundbreaking SaaS and fintech ventures. Each episode ...
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The Book of Balance: Startup Stories, Business Growth & Entrepreneur Insights
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The Book of Balance is an entrepreneurship podcast where real small business stories come to life. Each episode dives into the business owner journey, the wins, the losses, and the lessons that shape today’s entrepreneurs. Whether you’re dreaming of quitting your 9–5 or you’ve already taken the leap, you’ll hear honest conversations about what it really takes to start a business, stay grounded, and thrive with balance. From startup success stories to the raw challenges of building a business ...
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Welcome to Founder 2 Founder, the ultimate podcast for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for ordinary. Hosted by Sardor Umrdinov, founder and CEO of Home Alliance - a $100+ million tech-enabled home services platform operating nationwide. From bootstrapping his first business to building a horizontally and vertically integrated empire, Sardor brings you raw, unfiltered conversations with successful entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and game-changers who've turned their visions into multi-mil ...
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Launch and grow your nonprofit with confidence! The Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast for Startup, Small, and Growing Nonprofits is your weekly resource for nonprofit startup advice, nonprofit growth strategies, and practical tips for nonprofit leadership. Whether you're dreaming of starting a nonprofit organization, navigating the challenges of a new role, or looking to scale your impact, this podcast provides actionable insights. Learn nonprofit best practices based around the 6 critical eleme ...
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For more than a dozen years, the Stack Overflow Podcast has been exploring what it means to be a developer and how the art and practice of software programming is changing our world. From Rails to React, from Java to Node.js, we host important conversations and fascinating guests that will help you understand how technology is made and where it’s headed. Hosted by Ben Popper, Cassidy Williams, and Ceora Ford, the Stack Overflow Podcast is your home for all things code.
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The Innovators & Investors Podcast: Connecting the Startup Ecosystem. We are on a mission to bridge the gap between founders, investors, and industry leaders across the early-stage ecosystem. By bringing together visionaries from cutting-edge startups, venture capitalists, family offices, angel investors, accelerators, and studios, we offer a platform for sharing invaluable insights, market trends, and first-hand experiences. Whether you’re an entrepreneur navigating the challenges of buildi ...
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Welcome to In Depth, a new podcast from First Round Review that’s dedicated to surfacing the tactical advice founders and startup leaders need to grow their teams, their companies and themselves. Hosted by Brett Berson, a partner at First Round, In Depth will cover a lot of ground and a wide range of topics, from hiring executives and becoming a better manager, to the importance of storytelling inside of your organization. But every interview will hit the level of tactical depth where the ve ...
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At this moment of inflection in technology, co-hosts Elad Gil and Sarah Guo talk to the world's leading AI engineers, researchers and founders about the biggest questions: How far away is AGI? What markets are at risk for disruption? How will commerce, culture, and society change? What’s happening in state-of-the-art in research? “No Priors” is your guide to the AI revolution. Email feedback to [email protected]. Sarah Guo is a startup investor and the founder of Conviction, an investment f ...
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This podcast was created to celebrate the success of business owners who have made it to 7 figures, whilst also sharing their journeys and lessons learned and inspire others. The audience is other business owners, either those who haven’t made it to 7 figures but want to get there, or other 7 figure business owners like you who want to hear other success stories.
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The health entrepreneurship podcast — focusing on big picture stuff. Interviews with health/biotech entrepreneurs and leaders having impact at scale. Health stuff a techbro/sis would find interesting. Think health meets the Tim Ferriss Show. Get in touch: [email protected]
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Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
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Young and Profiting with Hala Taha is the must-listen podcast for anyone who is hardcore into entrepreneurship. Hosted by Hala Taha, a self-made entrepreneur and marketing expert, this top-ranked show features mini-masterclasses with business icons and entrepreneurs like GaryVee, Alex Hormozi, Mel Robbins, Reid Hoffman, Tom Bilyeu and Codie Sanchez. Listen to YAP to profit in all aspects of life - from boosting sales and beating algorithms, to brain hacks and biohacking. Whether you’re launc ...
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Tired of spinning your startup wheels but never gaining traction? Buckle up, founders and CEOs, because this podcast is your rocket fuel to profitability! Every week, we ignite explosive conversations with bold-faced founders, brainy experts, and even a few out-of-this-world vendors. Get ready to crack the code on growth, master employee engagement, and blast through your scaling goals. We’re talking real-world strategies, actionable tips, and perspectives that’ll make your business do a cos ...
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Welcome to Small Business Stories, the podcast that serves up a feast of real-life stories from small business owners who are bravely navigating the entrepreneurial landscape! I'm your host, Loralyn Mears, PhD—better known as "Dr. LL"—a seasoned pro with a colorful career that includes three stints as a Fortune 100 executive and several startup adventures, including my own. In each episode, we dive into the inspiring journeys of small business owners, sharing their triumphs, challenges, and ...
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Scaling Without Breaking is the podcast for startup leaders who are done winging it and ready to lead like CEOs. Straight talk only. Real stories about what breaks when your team hits 30, why people's calendars are a mess, and how to stop being your company’s biggest bottleneck. The mission is to help founders scale without losing their minds or their culture. You’ll hear from startup CEOs, sharp edged investors, battle tested coaches, and operators who’ve been through the re and came out st ...
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Get to know the brightest and boldest names in European tech with Sifted’s weekly podcast, hosted by Amy Lewin. She interviews the founders, operators and investors building Europe’s most exciting startups and, in conversation with Sifted’s expert journalists, pulls back the curtain on the most intriguing companies they’ve been reporting on.
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How many times have you been told “that will never work”? Probably not as often as Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph. The veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor, investor, speaker and best-selling author has founded or co-founded half-a-dozen successful startups and mentored scores of entrepreneurs from first time business owners to established CEOs. Be a fly on the boardroom wall as Marc's podcast opens up the opportunity to entrepreneurs everywhere to gain the benefit of his years of ...
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Hosted by Brad Sugars, founder of ActionCOACH, the world’s #1 business coaching company, The $100M Entrepreneur is where ambitious business leaders come to learn how to scale, grow, and transform their companies. Brad sits down with global entrepreneurs, investors, and business experts, including Gary V, Simon Squibb, Daniel Priestley, and more, to uncover the strategies, systems, and mindset that take businesses from startup to $100 million and beyond. The $100M Entrepreneur is more than a ...
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Welcome to “People Leader Accelerator Podcast”! On this show, we dive deep with business and HR leaders to uncover what really works when it comes to building high-performing organizations, navigating leadership challenges, and making better management decisions. Whether you’re the first People leader at a startup or a seasoned executive at a company with scale, you’ll find practical insights you can apply right away. If one of our discussions sparked something for you, hit ’subscribe,’ leav ...
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On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream ent ...
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🚀 Welcome to The CFO Edge, the podcast for founders and business owners who want to master their finances and scale with confidence! Hosted by Carol Baghdadi, a seasoned CPA and fractional CFO, we break down complex financial concepts into actionable strategies you can use right away. Learn how to optimize cash flow, raise capital, and make smarter financial decisions, without the overwhelm. 🎧 Subscribe now to gain the financial clarity you need to grow and sustain a thriving business. Let’s ...
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Scaling Nerds | Communications, PR and Storytelling for Startup Founders (prev. Red To Green)
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Scaling Nerds (formerly Red to Green) helps science and tech founders master the essential “communication fluff” of VC-backed growth: from branding and storytelling to media strategy and investor decks. Ranked in the top 5% globally, with listeners in 160+ countries, Scaling Nerds will help you win minds, markets, and your next fundraise. Hosted by Marina Schmidt.
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The Official SaaStr Podcast is the latest and greatest from the world of SaaStr, interviewing the most prominent operators and investors to discover their tips, tactics and strategies to attain success in the fiercely competitive world of SaaS. On the side of the operators, we center around getting from $0 to $100m ARR faster, what it takes to scale successfully and what are the core elements of hiring. As for the investors, we learn what metrics they hone in on when examining SaaS business, ...
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Dive into The Entrepreneurial Truth Show with Kesi Case, your electrifying gateway to mastering entrepreneurship in the digital era! Every episode is a journey into the heart of business innovation, where Kesi and a lineup of visionary entrepreneurs across tech, startups, and seasoned businesses unleash powerful, actionable insights. Are you ready to revolutionize your business approach? Whether you’re just firing up your startup dreams or scaling new heights as a veteran entrepreneur, this ...
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Innovation, creativity, and intellectual property shape the modern business world—but how do you truly measure the value of what you can’t see or touch? Intangify is the podcast that dives into the unseen forces driving success. Hosted by intellectual property attorney Matthew Asbell, a thought leader with a passion for branding, innovation, and law, this show unpacks the strategies behind intellectual property, technology, marketing, and the broader intangible assets that define today’s bus ...
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The How of Business - how to start, run, grow and exit a small business - is a weekly show for aspiring Entrepreneurs and existing Small Business Owners. If you are looking for actionable advice, tips and techniques on how to start (including launching or buying your first small business), run, grow, and exit your small business, this is the podcast for you! In each episode we either discuss a business topic, or interview an existing small business owner or business service provider. The How ...
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Welcome to The Franchise Scale Up Show hosted by Guy Coffey. Guy is an entrepreneur, franchise veteran, and co-founder of a successful franchise brand. Join Guy as he dives into real-world stories, strategies, and insights from inspiring entrepreneurs, industry experts, and thought leaders. Discover actionable advice on launching, scaling, and sustaining a meaningful business while thriving in life. From solo episodes breaking down simple, effective strategies to candid interviews uncovering ...
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Welcome to The Deal Playbook Podcast — the ultimate show for entrepreneurs, CEOs, and founders who want to scale their businesses, diversify risks, and unlock multiple exit opportunities through strategic acquisitions and deals. Hosted by Tom Shipley, an experienced entrepreneur with 18 successful acquisitions and exits, this podcast offers invaluable insights into the world of M&A. Each episode features expert guests who share their knowledge on how to identify once-in-a-lifetime deals, nav ...
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In the startup world, Give First means simply trying to help anyone—especially entrepreneurs—with no expectation of getting anything back. It's the pay-it-forward principle that builds strong startup networks. Hosts David Cohen and Brad Feld—Techstars cofounders, lifelong entrepreneurs, and startup investors—talk with mentors and founders about what giving first looks like in action, and how it makes great entrepreneurship possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Bulletproof Entrepreneur™ podcast teaches founders and executives how to build resilient, future-proof businesses in the age of AI. Through interviews with thought leaders, experts and personal insights, we offer show you strategies to bulletproof your business, mind and life so you build, scale and exit your business with peace of mind. Whether you’re a veteran entrepreneur or just starting out, our show will help you through every stage of your journey. Your host, Chi Odogwu, has spent ...
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Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.
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In the Pit shares what founders and marketers are seeing from the front lines. Join host Cody Schneider for personal brain dumps and conversations with business leaders to learn the strategies and tactics being used to acquire first customers, scale growth, and build thoroughbred marketing organizations. Listen down. Level up.
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Entrepreneurship and business techniques and tips you won't learn in business school.
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A podcast dedicated to exploring the magic, mess, and mastery of innovation. Learn more about how WEtech Alliance helps innovation and tech-based businesses start, sell and scale: www.wetech-alliance.com
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The SaaS Scaling Secrets podcast reveals the strategies and insights behind scaling B2B SaaS companies to new heights. Dan Balcauski, founder of Product Tranquility, leads conversations with successful SaaS CEOs, exploring their challenges, triumphs, and the secrets that propelled their businesses to the next level.
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Your shortcut to startup wisdom. Each week, The Seminal Startup brings to life the most important, iconic, and game-changing articles ever written about building and scaling startups. Whether it's Paul Graham, Marc Andreessen, Elad Gil, or other legends of the ecosystem, we just read their words. We don't editorialize or talk about the content. This is just a startup to help you read these articles too. Perfect for founders, operators, investors, and anyone obsessed with the art of entrepren ...
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Brains Byte Back interviews startups, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders that tap into how our brains work. We explore how knowledge & technology intersect to build a better, more sustainable future for humanity. If you're interested in ideas that push the needle, and future-proofing yourself for the new information age, join us every Friday. Brains Byte Back guests include founders, CEOs, and other influential individuals making a big difference in society, with past guest speakers such as ...
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How to Scale a Side Hustle to Full-Time Business: Work-Life Balance & Entrepreneurs Who Want It All
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In this solo episode of the Book of Balance podcast, Patricia Oholeguy, former childcare business owner and financial strategist, shares the hidden truth about entrepreneurship that nobody talks about: you can be profitable and still be failing. Drawing from her powerful conversation with Dana Hunter Fradella from Girls Who Recover, Patricia introd…
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How to Scale a Fit-Out Business from Startup to £30M (ft. Michael Potter)
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In this episode, Tom Griffiths sits down with Michael Potter, Founder and Managing Director of Curve Workplaces, to explore the remarkable growth of his office fit-out, furniture, and lighting group—now in its tenth year and turning over more than £30 million across its divisions. Michael begins by sharing the origin story of Curve Workplaces, whic…
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The 2026 AI Forecast: Foundation Models, IPOs, and Robotics with Sarah Guo and Elad Gil
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Pundits are screaming about the so-called “AI bubble.” But historically slow-to-adopt industries like medicine and law are actually embracing AI at an unprecedented speed. Sarah Guo and Elad Gil look ahead to 2026, breaking down the major trends that will define the next era of AI technologies. They explore the future of AI foundational models, pre…
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Nonprofit Marketing: The 3 Marketing Channels Every Small Nonprofit Actually Needs
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In this episode of the Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast for Startup, Small, and Growing Nonprofits, Matt Stockman breaks down the three core marketing channels that most small and early-stage nonprofits actually need. Rather than chasing every new platform or trend, Matt explains how focusing on the right channels, in the right order, can reduce overw…
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The Great Lock In: The Consistency Plan That Took Dee Henry From Layoff to Founder
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Send us a text Consistency is rarely flashy. It's little actions you take again and again (even if boring or hard), and finally... momentum clicks. In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Chelsey Reynolds sits down again with Dee Henry, founder of The Sales Loft and creator of Boundaries, to unpack what actually happened after her layoff …
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Hala Taha: How Life’s Hardest Moments Can Spark Business Breakthroughs | Entrepreneurship | 7 Years of YAP
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When Hala Taha lost her father to COVID-19, she realized she wasn’t honoring his legacy by playing small. Grief became the catalyst that pushed her to stop treating entrepreneurship as a side hustle and fully commit to her vision. After hitting six figures month after month, she quit her corporate job at Disney and launched YAP Media full-time. In …
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Last week in AWS re:Invent with Corey Quinn
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Ryan sits down with Corey Quinn, Chief Cloud Economist at Duckbill, at AWS re:Invent to get Corey’s patented snarky take on all the happenings from the conference. They discuss whether the AI agent hype is supported by actual buyers, how startups are faring as AWS focuses on large enterprises, and how many of the new technologies coming out this ye…
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NATO Innovation Fund chair Fiona Murray: ‘The threat from Russia is extremely real’
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When NATO announced plans to launch a €1bn innovation fund back in 2022, heads turned. €1bn? To invest in defence and security? Backed by 24 countries? At the time, most European VCs were still incredibly wary of backing defence companies — and nothing like this had ever been attempted before. Three years on, host Amy Lewin is joined on the Sifted …
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Startup founders often romanticize the launch and dream about the exit, but 80% fail in the messy years between. Scott Belsky, founder of Behance and early investor in Uber and Pinterest, reveals why the middle phase of building a company is where success is actually determined. The problem? You're navigating without a map while organizational debt…
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The Salesforce CFO who left to save lives
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After serving as Chief Legal Officer and then CFO at Salesforce, Amy Weaver sought a new challenge. She is now CEO of Direct Relief, which she tells host Jeff Berman is "the largest, most efficient, most effective, and most impactful global humanitarian group that you may never have heard of.” Weaver reveals scale lessons from Salesforce and how sh…
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Momentum Series: Empowering Founders to Win with Early Light Ventures Managing Partner Scott Garber
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In this episode of the Innovators and Investors podcast, host Kristian Marquez interviews Scott Garber, managing partner of Early Light Ventures. Scott shares his unconventional journey to venture capital, emphasizing his focus on backing hungry first-time founders in second-tier cities. He discusses the importance of founder tenacity, the nuances …
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Avoiding the Entrepreneurial Plateau: The Real Reason You’re Stuck at $1M–$3M
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Most companies plateau. Brad shows you why and how to break through. In this episode of The $100M Entrepreneur Podcast, Brad Sugars explains the real ceilings businesses hit at $1M, $3M, and $10M and what it actually takes to push past each one. He breaks down the “million-dollar founder ceiling,” where everything still runs through you; the $3M sy…
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Crowdfunding Signals, Smarter Capital with Sherwood Neiss
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Send us a text Fundraising doesn’t have to be a black box or a waiting game. We sit down with Woodie, co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors and a key architect behind the JOBS Act crowdfunding rules, to map a founder-first path that fuses data, community, and disciplined execution. From Wall Street to Silicon Valley to Washington, Woodie’s journ…
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ARC-AGI is redefining how to measure progress on the path to AGI - focusing on reasoning, generalization, and adaptability instead of memorization or scale. During this month's NeurIPS 2025 conference, YC's Diana Hu sat down with ARC Prize Foundation President Greg Kamradt to find out why most AI benchmarks fail, how ARC-AGI reveals the limits of t…
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Scott Chambers, Co-CEO of Seafood Souq: Using Data to Transform the Global Seafood Supply Chain
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This special Startup Spotlights episode was filmed live at Expand North Star (ENS) 2025, the world’s largest startup and investor event (October 2025). In this conversation, Scott Chambers, Co-CEO of Seafood Souq, shares how he is building a data-driven seafood marketplace focused on transparency, traceability, and sustainability across the global …
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The Intangible of Passion: John Maggiore on David Bowie, Creativity & the Discipline of Doing
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What happens when a lifelong David Bowie fan turns a moment of grief into an ever-growing creative project that now spans thousands of posts and interviews? In this episode of Intangify, host Matthew Asbell sits down with John Maggiore, New York State Public Service Commissioner and creator of Maggiore on Bowie—a daily blog and weekly YouTube inter…
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Change Management: What Drives Successful Adoption and ROI
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Send us a text Successful growth depends on more than new technology or big initiatives. It depends on people. In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Chelsey Reynolds sits down with Scott Sheinbaum, Founder and Senior Managing Partner at Anthros Partners, to unpack what truly drives adoption and ROI during organizational change. Scott br…
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#137 $1.1B MedTech Turnaround CEO – Joe DeVivo (Butterfly Network)
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What actually happens after you sell a company for $1.1B and never need to work again? Joe DeVivo is a legendary MedTech CEO who sold InTouch to Teladoc in a $1.1B deal and is now President, CEO, and Chairman of Butterfly Network. Joe has a very specific reputation in the industry. He steps in when companies get stuck. Often at the moment when a fo…
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Everyone's hiring or job-hunting... no one's happy 🥵 Job market w/ Beth Katzman & Adi Blecher
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This isn’t another “AI is taking our jobs” conversation. This banter episode with Adi Blecher, VP Marketing at Wisor.AI and Beth Katzman, global recruitment expert, is a grounded look at how hiring expectations, budget pressure, and leadership misunderstandings are colliding and leaving marketers stuck in the middle. You’ll hear a blunt take on: Wh…
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SaaStr 833: AI and the Death of the 2021 Sales Playbook with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
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SaaStr 833: AI and the Death of the 2021 Sales Playbook with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin Join SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin from SaaStr London as we tackle pressing topics in AI and sales during an engaging AMA session. From discussing the evolution of inbound vs. outbound sales to detailing the transformative impact of AI on sales ro…
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Human vs AI: The Customer Service Edge Small Businesses Can't Ignore With Jessica Volker
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S5:E37 Small business owners: your phone experience is part of your brand. In this episode, Jessica Volker (Business Development Director at Responsive Answering Service) sits down with Dr. LL and breaks down why "scripted and offshore" support is driving customers crazy. She shares how human-first answering, smart automation, and better processes …
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Episode 12: Scaling People and Culture Across Borders In Hypergrowth Companies - with Daniel Illes
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Welcome to another episode of the People Leader Accelerator Podcast. Our guest today is Daniel Illes, who joined us for an in-depth discussion on career transitions, scaling high-growth organizations, and the realities of global people leadership. Daniel’s journey has taken him from New York-qualified lawyer to startup operator, people leader, and …
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The Franchisor Mindset: 5 Shifts That Help Emerging Brands Scale to 100 Units
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Franchising is a completely different business model — and if you don’t make the mental shift, you don’t scale. In this solo episode, I walk through the five mindset changes every emerging franchisor has to go through to stop drowning in day-to-day operations and start leading a franchise system that can grow to 100 units and beyond. The hard truth…
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The Bumpy Road to Multi-Product Success in SaaS with Ryan Wang, CEO of Assembled
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Dan Balcauski talks with Ryan Wang, CEO and co-founder of Assembled, a support operations platform. The discussion covers Assembled's evolution from a workforce management tool to incorporating AI capabilities for customer support, the cultural and strategic challenges of launching new products, and lessons learned from experiences at Stripe. Ryan …
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Most tech startups die in the gap between enthusiastic pilots and actual revenue. Your innovation team loves you, but production teams won't return your calls. Selling to innovators who'll never deploy your product creates a dangerous illusion of market validation. The Technology Adoption Curve is your survival map. On the Marketing Execution Podca…
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This year delivered whiplash: geopolitics, tariffs, and technology all shifting at once. And heading into 2026, the disruption isn’t easing up. In this special episode, host Bob Safian distills five hard-won lessons from Rapid Response this year on how to lead when the ground won’t stop moving. You’ll hear standout moments from Brian Chesky, Clara …
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Antoni Kaniowski on Venture Vuilding and the Future of Work with AI
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In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, Kristian Marquez sits down with Antoni Kaniowski, COO of GoodFutures, a Carnegie Mellon-affiliated venture builder focused on the future of work and AI-driven transformations. They explore how GoodFutures develops startups by quickly validating and launching AI-native solutions that address evo…
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Ryan is joined by Stack Overflow’s CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar and Director of Data Science Michael Foree on the floor at re:Invent to discuss all they’ve seen and heard at the event, from the future of AI agents to the trust issues the enterprise has around AI and the impact of AI and robotics on the job market. Episode Notes: This episode was reco…
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AI Rollups: How Legacy Industries Are Turning AI Into Million-Dollar Businesses
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In this episode, Cyrus Hessabi from Shore Capital Partners discusses the intersection of AI, traditional services, and roll-up strategies. He shares insights on how AI is transforming service businesses, why the democratization of AI creates new opportunities, and how the next generation of service companies will be built. Key Learnings: AI-Enabled…
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The Secret to Growing Your Business Without Feeling Overwhelmed | Kesi Case
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Entrepreneurship, business growth, storytelling, marketing strategies, networking, personal development, and authentic success—discover how sharing your journey can transform your business and connect deeply with your audience. In this video, we dive into the power of storytelling, writing, and authentic marketing techniques that elevate your brand…
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The Leader’s Personal Finance Checklist: Lead Better With Your House in Order
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Send us a text Strong leadership does not start in the boardroom. It starts at home, with the personal systems that create clarity, confidence, and calm. Are you taking care of yourself first? In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Chelsey Reynolds sits down with financial advisor Jessica Scola, CFP®, to talk about the five personal fina…
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How Snap Plans to Win the AR Race | Evan Spiegel on Spectacles
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Turning down a $3B offer from Facebook is a bold move for any young CEO. Evan Spiegel shares how Snap’s early dream was to stay independent and give its community an authentic voice, a bet that proved right. He also explains why they are now doubling down on AR glasses and why the anxiety around AI deserves far more attention from tech leaders. Gue…
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Reid Hoffman: Superagency, How AI Will Help Humans Dominate the Future | Artificial Intelligence | AI Vault
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Now on Spotify Video! When Reid Hoffman first began studying artificial intelligence at Stanford, the world wasn’t ready for it yet. Years later, inspired by conversations with top tech innovators, he recognized AI’s potential and seized the moment. As the founding investor in OpenAI and co-founder of Inflection AI, he’s at the forefront of shaping…
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Entrepreneur Norman Crowley shares his remarkable journey and explains why ideas matter far less than the courage to start and the discipline to execute. As Norman explains, "Just begin. The customer will fix your idea very quickly." Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r394-norman-crowley-just-begin/ What does it really take to come u…
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How to Double Your Business Profits in 9 Months Without Micromanaging Your Team with Cary Prejean
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S5:E36 In this episode of Small Biz Stories, Dr. LL sits down with Cary Prejean, founder of Strategic Business Advisors, to unpack a bold but proven claim: most business owners are the biggest bottleneck to their own growth. With decades of experience helping companies scale profitably, Cary explains why micromanagement kills morale, how lack of sy…
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How To Build a Multi-Million HVAC Empire - With No Experience
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What if you could go from immigrant mechanic to CEO of a multi-million dollar home services group — without VC, without burnout, and without wasting years “figuring it out”? In this episode of Founder 2 Founder, I sit down with Victor Rancour(Rocket Holding) — a powerhouse founder who scaled fast through smart acquisitions, ruthless financial disci…
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Untitled EpisodeHow AI, Digital Leadership & Tech Are Transforming Scotland’s Charity Sector for Good
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How are AI, digital leadership, and tech for good reshaping the future of charities? In this powerful conversation, Ross McCulloch, Founder of Third Sector Lab, breaks down how Scotland’s charity and third sector organisations can transform the way they work—through better digital strategy, smarter leadership, and responsible use of technology. Ros…
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How Agencies Scale Through Acquisitions: Valuation, Timing & PE Strategy with Bob Glazer
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Most founders grow by effort. The smart ones grow by acquisition. In this episode of The Deal Playbook Podcast, I sat down with Robert Glazer, founder of Acceleration Partners, a 300-person global performance marketing firm that scaled 20–30% a year for a decade and turned into a true acquisition platform. Bob built a real business with real system…
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How to Turn Your Biggest Setback Into Your Greatest Comeback: Women's Entrepreneurship and Recovery
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In this powerful episode of the Book of Balance podcast, Patricia Oholeguy sits down with Dana Hunter Fradella, founder of Girls Who Recover and success breakthrough coach for women on the rise. Dana shares her journey from 20+ years in urban education to launching her purpose-driven coaching practice, including her recovery from alcoholism and the…
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The Fairytale Framework for Quarterly Strategic Planning
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Most strategic plans fail because teams skip the problem to jump straight to solutions. I knew a framework that connects quarterly execution to long-term strategy using a structure your brain already knows: the fairytale. This approach helped product teams align cross-functional work while maintaining focus on what actually moves the business forwa…
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Strategies for Investing in Undeveloped Land
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Jose Berlanga talks about his book "Dirt Rich" and the world of land investing and development. Jose is the CEO of Onyx Land Partners and a serial entrepreneur who has built a nine-figure career as a builder, developer, and real estate investor revitalizing Houston neighborhoods. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine D…
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Head of Design Ryo Lu helped transform Cursor from a feature-layer on top of VS Code into one of the world's leading AI code editors.He joins YC's Aaron Epstein on Design Review to talk about the path that brought him to Cursor, how rapid prototyping reshaped the core product and how he's breaking down the barriers that once separated designers and…
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Life Flow Leadership: Delegation, Culture, And Remote Teams At Scale
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Send us a text Get ready to rethink how you lead, hire, and scale for remote businesses. On this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Dennis “DM” Meador returns to share the mindset and systems that helped him grow the Legal Podcast Network to nearly 60 remote team members in under two years. Dennis is the founder of The Legal Podcast Network …
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Julie Solomon: How to Monetize Your Instagram Brand Even with a Small Following | Marketing | YAPClassic
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Julie Solomon didn’t just see entrepreneurs struggling with Instagram marketing; she lived the frustration herself. Despite growing an audience, her revenue stalled until she invested $25K in high-level mentorship and uncovered the real drivers of social media growth. Within nine months, she scaled from $250K to $1.3M and now shares her strategy wi…
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Josh Huston Discusses Why 75% of AI Projects Fail: A Non-Technical Guide to Scaling Adoption
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In this episode, we talk to Josh Huston, an AI adoption consultant and the founder of Quick AI Wins, about bridging the gap between purchasing AI technology and actually getting teams to use it productively. Josh shares his expertise on helping teams develop "AI intuition" without needing to become technical programmers. Faced with a landscape wher…
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Interface is everything, and everything is an interface
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Ryan talks with Wesley Yu, head of engineering at Metalab, about the evolution of interfaces in technology, the pressure that UI generated on the fly would put on your backend systems, and why AI is just the latest and fanciest in a long line of CRUD apps. Episode notes: Metalab designs interfaces for top brands around the world, helping them desig…
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The Brand ROI for Startup Founders to Replace Sales Silos and Lead with Confidence - Bianca Bass
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Welcome to The Engine - Founders' Stories Podcast. Host Donna Owen is joined by Bianca Bass, Chief Marketing Officer at Privalgo and brand consultant. Bianca shares how she helps companies grow by aligning brands with business goals. She talks about her journey from working in large companies like TripAdvisor and Selfridges to advising startups on …
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Ranking Your New Startup Domain for Your Brand Name
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Your brand doesn’t exist until it ranks on page one—and most founders have no idea how to make that happen. In this episode, we break down the exact playbook for getting a brand-new domain to show up in Google for your company name. After going through this process firsthand with Graphed.com, you’ll learn how to choose a rankable name, build the ri…
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The Future of Voice AI: Agents, Dubbing, and Real-Time Translation with ElevenLabs Co-Founder Mati Staniszewski
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Imagine learning chess from a grand master, or negotiating tactics from an expert FBI hostage negotiator. ElevenLabs’ voice AI technology is making that unlock possible. Sarah Guo sits down with Mati Staniszewski, co-founder of ElevenLabs, to explore how the three-year old company is transforming how humans interact with technology through voice. M…
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Most founders believe public speaking is an innate talent they'll never master. That self-limiting belief costs them funding, partnerships, and market credibility. Chris Anderson, TED's curator since 2002, analyzed hundreds of talks that generated millions in value and identified the exact framework that separates forgettable pitches from game-chan…
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