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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How To Scale A Startup Podcasts
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Join host Justin Reinert as he sits down with founders who’ve navigated the jump from do-it-all entrepreneur to strategic CEO. Each episode uncovers the key milestones, hard-won insights, and practical tactics you need to build a high-performing leadership team, overcome decision fatigue, and scale your business with confidence. Tune in weekly for quick, actionable conversations designed to accelerate your path to CEO mastery.
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Climate companies are winning. Trillions in capital are shifting to solutions that cut carbon, grow profits, and redefine modern life. At the center are CEOs, founders, and operators turning climate innovation into market momentum. Hosted by climate-tech founder and author Josh Dorfman, Supercool goes inside their strategies, execution, and business models to reveal how value is created in the race to decarbonize—and how the future is being built.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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CPO PLAYBOOK isn’t your typical business podcast. Hosted by Felicia Shakiba—Korn Ferry executive coach and fixer of high-stakes people problems—we tackle the stuff that keeps founders, investors, and execs up at night. From leadership blind spots to messy M&As, scaling headaches to culture chaos—we don’t just talk about business, we solve it. Guests? Think PepsiCo, SoftBank, Harvard, Reddit, Valentino, Adidas, Stanford, and MCM Capital—aka the folks shaping global markets and billion-dollar ...
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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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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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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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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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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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We’re reshaping what success means for you and flipping the script for generations of badass businesswomen to come. Welcome to the ultimate hangout where you can dive into our tribe of kickass mums who are building businesses that actually fit their lives – no side-eye judgments here, just a whole lot of curiosity and support. And guess what? We’re allergic to sugar coating, so you won’t find any fluff. We’re the squad that dishes out the real talk, tackles the tough stuff head-on, and dives ...
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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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Conversations with founders, operators and investors who are building the future. Listen to find the stories, ideas, tactics & investments behind the products that will define the future of technology. https://startupproject.substack.com/
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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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Build, launch, and scale your SaaS with real strategies from founders who’ve actually done it. Honest conversations about what’s working in SaaS growth, recurring revenue, and building products people want. The SaaS Podcast shares in-depth interviews with proven SaaS founders and entrepreneurs, where we unpack the real stories behind the wins, failures, pivots, and lessons learned along the way. You’ll discover practical insights you can use to get traction, reach product-market fit, grow yo ...
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It takes audacity to start a company, grit to grow it, and community to survive the ordeal. From the Ground Up features frank and unfiltered conversations—with some of the most successful founders in the world—about navigating the role of the founder, the tips and tricks entrepreneurs need to know to be successful, and the secrets that nobody really tells you before you start a business.
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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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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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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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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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Bolt founder and Klarna board member Markus Villig on why Europe is sleepwalking into a 'disaster' on self-driving cars and physical AI
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When Markus Villig founded Bolt 12 years ago, it was one of dozens trying to take on Uber. Today, it’s the only major European ride-hailing company left — worth €7.4bn and expanding across taxis, scooters, car rental and delivery. This week, Europe editor Mimi Billing sits down with Markus to discuss why it’s now almost impossible to build a new ri…
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90% of Startups Fail: What $100m Sales Teams Do Differently with Ethan Schechter
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Leadership in high-growth environments comes with moments of pressure, complexity, and rapid change. For go-to-market executives, your approach in those moments sets the tone for the entire team. In this episode of Built Not Born, Ethan Schechter shares how he keeps teams laughing through the lows, turns competition and collaboration into motivatio…
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465: Enterprise Sales Strategy: Closing Deals in 9 Days | Briq
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Bassem Hamdy helped scale Procore to $100M ARR, but his own startup almost failed when investors forced a pivot. After firing 200 people to regain control, he ignored the "expert" advice and returned to his original vision to build an 8-figure AI automation platform. In this episode, Bassem (CEO of Briq) reveals why "listening to the customer" ofte…
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E354 | Stop Wasting Time: My 3-Step Framework To Master AI In 2026
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Most service businesses drown in the chaos between what customers ask for and what they actually need. Kit Cox has spent over a decade building Enate to solve exactly that, an orchestration platform that helps B2B service providers cut through vagueness, assemble data, and deliver consistently exceptional service powered by both AI and human workfo…
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From Founder to CEO: Leading with Soul & Scaling a Health Tech Agency w/ Ricardo Velasquez
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What if a software company could scale and still feel deeply human? We sit down with Ricardo Velazquez, founder of Alternova, to unpack how a 90-person team navigated a pandemic pivot, built patient-first products in digital health, and held onto its principles when the market turned. Ricardo explains the journey from services-only growth to a smar…
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Momentum Series: Transforming Post-Acute Care with Citus Health Founder Melissa Kozak
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In this episode of the Innovators and Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez interviews Melissa Kozak, founder of Citus Health. Melissa shares her journey from being a nurse to launching a successful healthcare startup. She discusses the challenges of raising capital, the importance of aligning with investors, and the value of her nursing backgro…
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Nonprofit Fundraising: Your Year-End Email Blueprint (Don't get buried in their inbox)
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In this episode of The Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast, Matt breaks down a simple, practical, and highly effective three-email year-end fundraising strategy designed specifically for startup, small, and growing nonprofits. Whether you’re behind on your December communications or trying to maximize year-end generosity, this episode gives you a proven …
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Make the office a destination, not just an obligation
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With over two billion in annual revenue and nearly 7,000 employees, Gensler has cemented itself as a global icon in architecture and design. Host Jeff Berman talks with co-CEO Elizabeth Brink and global co-chair Andy Cohen about why the company has doubled down on a collaborative leadership model, the ways AI is disrupting their industry, and how t…
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AI scams targeting businesses are surging: Here are the top 3 threats your team is likely to face in 2026
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In this episode of Brains Byte Back, we take a closer look at the top three AI-powered scams threatening small, mid-sized, and large businesses leading into 2026. With cyber fraud on the rise, attacks are becoming that much more sophisticated, making it harder to spot. AI tools are giving scammers new and creative ways of obtaining the info they ne…
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The Blueprint for Building a Team That Scales Without You
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Most companies hire. The best ones recruit. In this episode of The $100M Entrepreneur Podcast, Brad Sugars, founder and chairman of Action Coach, explains why relying on job posts keeps businesses stuck — and why real scale comes from actively finding, attracting, and keeping A-players. He breaks down the true difference between hiring and recruiti…
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People Power To Enterprise Value with John Martinka
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Send us a text Buyers don’t pay top dollar for a founder’s heroics; they pay for a business that runs without the founder. We sit down with M&A advisor John Martinka to map the moves that turn people power into enterprise value, from reducing owner dependency to proving that your management team and systems deliver results without you. If you’ve ev…
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In just a few years, James Hawkins took PostHog from an idea hacked together right before YC's W20 deadline to a unicorn powering product analytics for thousands of teams. He joins YC's Brad Flora to talk about surviving six months of "pivot hell," why open-source analytics was the breakthrough, and how PostHog grew from fighting for its first user…
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SaaStr 832: How to Use AI to Hyper-Customize Go-To-Market at Scale with SaaStr's CEO and Chief AI Officer
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SaaStr 832: How to Use AI to Hyper-Customize Go-To-Market at Scale with SaaStr's CEO and Chief AI Officer In this episode from SaaStr AI London 2025, SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin and SaaStr's Chief AI Officer, Amelia Lerutte discuss the implementation and optimization of AI SDRs within various business contexts. They focus on key AI agents u…
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Plan for Profit: The CFO Guide to Building a Financially Confident 2026
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Most founders plan for growth. Few plan for profit — and that’s why so many end up scaling revenue while their margins quietly disappear. In this episode, we walk through the exact process CFOs use to build a profit-first operating plan for the year ahead. You’ll learn how to set targets you can actually hit, how to protect margin as you scale, and…
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Scale Like a CEO | Adrian Moise - Founder & CEO of Aequilibrium
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What if scaling faster wasn’t about adding more process but changing how you lead? We sit down with Adrian Moise, founder and CEO of Equilibrium, to unpack a simple operating system—AAA: Alignment, Autonomy, Accountability—that helps teams move quickly without losing the plot. Adrian shows how clarity of outcomes, room to execute, and clear ownersh…
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Building Meter for decades, not an exit | Anil Varanasi (Co-founder and CEO)
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Anil Varanasi is the co-founder and CEO of Meter, which provides full-stack networking infrastructure as a service for businesses. Since founding Meter with his brother Sunil in 2015, Anil has been playing a distinctly long game in one of the most entrenched markets in technology, betting on vertical integration, business model innovation, and a mu…
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Constrained Independence Explained: A Practical System for Scaling Aligned Companies
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Send us a text Culture can feel fuzzy and unimportant until it starts to cost you growth, people, and momentum. In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, we turn culture into something you can actually design, measure, and manage. Strategic growth and M&A executive Matthew Person returns to unpack his concept of constrained independence and…
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Remote-Control High-Rises: HVAC That Pays You Back
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Real estate companies say they want sustainability. They'll pay for it too, provided it comes with zero risk. Brad Pilgrim is co-founder & CEO of Parity, a remote HVAC optimization service for high-rises and hotels. Its customer team can walk into a building, spend 90 minutes going from the basement to roof, and tell the owner how much energy they …
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"While You Sleep, My AI Agents Close Deals in China" | Kaspar Korjus | Scaling Without Breaking | EP 105
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As startups race to adopt AI, many enterprise leaders quietly admit they’re overwhelmed, underprepared, and unsure how to avoid becoming part of the 95% of failed AI initiatives. Kaspar Korjus isn’t one of them. In this conversation, he breaks down how his company scaled AI negotiation agents from an idea to an engine trusted by Walmart, BMW, Rolls…
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In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen talks with Seth Levine, Partner at Foundry and co-author of Capital Evolution. Seth looks back on the early days of Techstars, the original Boulder community that shaped it, and how Foundry is approaching its final fund while still actively investing. The conversation explores why so many peopl…
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The 10-Step Franchise Evaluation Guide Every Emerging Founder Should Use
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In this solo episode, I walk you through a 10-point franchise evaluation checklist you can use whether you’re a prospective franchisee deciding what to buy, or an emerging franchisor trying to pressure-test your own system. Most brands don’t stall between 10 and 100 units because the concept is weak. They stall because the founder is drowning in ch…
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Public speaking is a skill that separates successful leaders from the rest. Dale Carnegie's research reveals that extensively prepared speakers consistently outperform their unprepared counterparts by massive margins. The secret isn't natural talent but a systematic approach that anyone can master. I've seen technical founders transform from awkwar…
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How Extreme Openness Fuels SaaS Success with Oron Afek, CEO of Vim
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Dan Balcauski interviews Oron Afek, CEO and co-founder of Vim. Oron discusses Vim's approach to extreme transparency, fostering a high-performance culture, and their mission to accelerate innovation in healthcare. They dive into the importance of a meritocratic environment and the distinction between competent leaders and individual contributors. O…
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How AI is Saving Hospitals Millions in the Operating Room | Robert Brown
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What if the operating room, the most complex and costly part of the hospital, finally became transparent? We sit down with Robert Brown, co-founder, president, and CTO of Omnimed, to unpack how AI can turn surgical chaos into clarity—without getting in the way of care. Robert explains how unbiased, real-time data reveals where cases slip, where tur…
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Kara Swisher takes on big tech, from Apple to Nvidia
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Can ChatGPT dethrone Gemini? Is Tim Cook capable of leading Apple into the next wave of AI? As 2025 winds down, journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher joins Rapid Response to cut through the noise and decode what’s really happening across OpenAI, Meta, Google, and more. Swisher also sizes up the state of Disney, Netflix, and the escalating biddin…
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The Future of Venture: Massive VC's Vision for Longevity and Impact
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In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Ari Newman, co-founder and managing director of Massive VC, a Boulder-based venture firm specializing in deep tech investments. They explore Massive’s unique investment thesis focused on early commercial inflection points across four critical domains: the ne…
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91 From Athlete to Investor: How to Build Wealth & Scales Startups
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Can financial education turn athletes into powerful investors? In this episode of CPO PLAYBOOK, Danny Cortenraede shares his journey from entrepreneur to investor and mentor, helping athletes and early-stage startups build long-term wealth. Drawing from his background scaling multiple companies, Danny now leads initiatives that teach athletes how t…
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Ryan is joined by Kayvon Beykpour, CEO and founder of Microscope, to dive into AI-powered code review’s potential for managing large codebases, the need for humans-in-the-loop for reviewing PRs so AI tools can efficiently and effectively debug, and how AI can increase visibility through summarization at the abstract syntax tree level and high signa…
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From Stock Photos to Storytelling: Authentic Brand Photography for Small Businesses with Iri Grecco
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S5:E35 In this episode of Small Biz Stories, Dr. LL sits down with Iri Greco, co-founder of Brakethrough Media, to talk about why stock photos are killing your brand – and what to do instead. Iri shares how she builds authentic, human-centered photo 📸 and video 🎥 for small and mid-size brands, why the future of marketing is less content but more me…
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Don’t Plan 2026 Until You Know These 5 Numbers
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Before You Plan: The 5 Numbers Every Founder Must Know Before January Hits Most founders jump into annual planning without understanding the numbers that actually determine whether their plan will work — or fail by March. In this episode, we break down the five financial numbers every founder needs to know before setting goals, hiring, investing in…
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A practical 10-step guide to creating your small business strategic plan for the year ahead. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/590-annual-strategic-planning/ In this episode, Henry Lopez breaks down how to create a clear and practical strategic plan for the year ahead, without overcomplicating the process. Strategic planning gives s…
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From Burnout to Steady: Systems, Sleep & Scaling Without the Second Shift (with Rachel Cutler)
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If you’ve been white-knuckling your way through life + business like it’s an Olympic sport… this episode is a deep exhale. Today I’m joined by Rachel Cutler, co-owner of the Mahia Beach Store, a tiny seaside general store that’s been serving its community since 1940. And what I love most about this conversation? It’s not the polished “6-figure morn…
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How MedTech CEO Justin Ramsaran Scales Teams & Culture | Scale Like a CEO
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What if the skill that built your product is the very thing holding your company back from scaling? We sit down with medtech founder and CEO Justin Ramsaran to unpack the real transition from hands-on builder to culture shaper, and why learning to let go—without losing touch—is the leadership unlock most of us avoid. Justin traces his path from bio…
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Branding, Culture, and Creative Strategy for Today’s Leaders
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Send us a text The creative world is evolving fast, and the leaders who know how to blend branding, culture, and strategic thinking are the ones shaping what comes next. In this episode of the Growth Department podcast, Chelsey sits down with Jesse Vuona, a multi versed digital creative director and cofounder of Fresh, a boutique agency trusted by …
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Co-Founders in Sync: Balancing Passion, Partnership, and Purpose - FROM INC. STUDIO AND CHASE FOR BUSINESS
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In this special episode of From the Ground Up, we sit down with Rica and Tasha Kendrick-Palmer, co-founders of Black Phlox, to hear how they’ve navigated the intertwined dynamics of partnership in both business and life. They share candid insights on dividing responsibilities, making tough decisions together, and maintaining a strong personal conne…
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Brock Johnson: Is Instagram Dead? Unlock the Secret to Explosive Social Media Growth | Marketing | E377
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Brock Johnson was passionate about social media and surrounded by influencers, yet it took nearly a decade of consistent content creation before he finally went viral on Instagram. Through years of trial and error, he cracked the code for organic growth on the platform. In this episode, Brock shares his blueprint for Instagram success, breaking dow…
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Founders often chase features while their startups die from poor market fit. Jason Cohen's roadmap transformed WP Engine from concept to unicorn by flipping this approach entirely. His eight-step framework prioritizes customer validation over coding, retention over growth hacking, and systematic market analysis over gut instincts. Successful founde…
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A warning for business leaders: Aspiring autocrats tank economies
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How does a country sliding toward autocracy affect its economy? Political scientist and author Barbara F Walter offers data-driven insights about why the murky middle ground between democracy and autocracy is bad for business. She talked with host Jeff Berman live on stage at the 2025 Masters of Scale Summit. Walter’s book: https://bookshop.org/p/b…
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Dr. Mark van Rijmenam talks about his book, "Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change." Mark is ranked the #1 futurist globally and recognized by Salesforce as a leading voice on AI. He helps organizations understand the future, navigate exponential change, and thrive in the Intelligence Age. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host…
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