Grit

Kleiner Perkins

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.

  1. The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support | Cresta CEO Ping Wu

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    The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support | Cresta CEO Ping Wu

    Can you scale customer support without burning out agents or frustrating customers? Ping Wu shares how Cresta combines AI and human intelligence into a single system that scales sustainably for companies like United Airlines and Porsche. In this episode, Ping also breaks down the three constraints that shape automation in the real world: conversation complexity, infrastructure debt, and customer demographics. Guest: Ping Wu, CEO of Cresta Connect with Ping WuX: https://x.com/ping_wuLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pingwu/ Connect with JoubinX: https://x.com/JoubinmirLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X:https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

    43 min
  2. The Safest Dollar on the Internet | Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire

    26 JAN.

    The Safest Dollar on the Internet | Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire

    USDC closed the gap between software and law in modern finance. On Grit, Jeremy Allaire discusses how fully reserved, dollar backed digital currency became part of the financial system after more than a decade of work. He also shares why for him grit is about sustaining belief through deep uncertainty, even when Circle faced the threat of bankruptcy in 2019. Guest: Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO at Circle ​ Connect with Jeremy Allaire X: https://x.com/jerallaire LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyallaire/ Connect with Joubin X: https://x.com/Joubinmir LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/ Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X:https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins:https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

    1 tim 6 min
  3. Why We’re Only Using 1% of AI | Glean CEO Arvind Jain

    12 JAN.

    Why We’re Only Using 1% of AI | Glean CEO Arvind Jain

    Glean has grown into a $7.2B company by giving employees AI assistants and agents that extend their capabilities. CEO Arvind Jain is back on Grit alongside Joubin Mirzadegan. Here’s what stood out: “My mindset by default is that if you build something last year, that it's got to be obsolete. There has to be a new way to do that thing better today. If not, then it's just lack of imagination.”“I have no doubts that AI capabilities are just going to increase more and more over the next few years. But even more important is this concept of how much are we even leveraging what AI can do today? I would say that we've not even used 1% of current capabilities of these models”“If you're trying to be everything to everyone, then you just cannot compete with somebody who's focused on a smaller problem and going deep into that.”You can also listen to Arvind’s earlier episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIH0Qp6d6bg&list=PLRiWZFltuYPF8A6UGm74K2q29UwU-Kk9k&index=96 Guest: Arvind Jain, founder and CEO, Glean ​ Connect with Arvind Jain X: https://x.com/jainarvind LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jain-arvind/ Connect with Joubin X: https://x.com/Joubinmir LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/ Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X:https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins:https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

    59 min
  4. The Grittiest Conversations of 2025: AI, Business & Beyond

    2025-12-29

    The Grittiest Conversations of 2025: AI, Business & Beyond

    In this recap episode, we highlight the best moments from our 2025 interviews and reflect on the ideas that defined the year. Featuring: David Rubenstein (co-founder of Carlyle) Yamini Rangan (CEO of HubSpot) Ben Chestnut (co-founder of Mailchimp) Winston Weinberg (co-founder and CEO of Harvey)Garrett Lord (co-founder of Handshake) Aidan Gomez (co-founder and CEO of Cohere) Michelle Zatlyn (co-founder of Cloudflare) Evan Spiegel (co-founder and CEO of Snap) Connect with JoubinX: https://x.com/JoubinmirLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X:https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

    41 min
  5. How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader

    2025-12-22

    How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader

    What happens when AI becomes your most influential referrer? As consumers turn to ChatGPT for answers, James Cadwallader and his team at Profound help brands like Eight Sleep and MongoDB gain visibility and leverage inside AI models. On this episode of Grit, he explains why brand narrative has shifted away from content, and why Profound is scaling globally ahead of traditional SaaS timelines. Guest: James Cadwallader, co-founder and CEO of Profound and Ilya Fushman, partner at Kleiner Perkins Connect with James CadwalladerX: https://x.com/thejamescad?lang=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsca/ ​Connect with Ilya FushmanX: https://x.com/ilyafLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilyafushman/ Connect with JoubinX: https://x.com/JoubinmirLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X:https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

    50 min
  6. How Snap Plans to Win the AR Race | Evan Spiegel on Spectacles

    2025-12-15

    How Snap Plans to Win the AR Race | Evan Spiegel on Spectacles

    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. Guest: Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. and Bing Gordon, Advisor at Kleiner Perkins ​ Connect with Evan Spiegel X:https://x.com/evanspiegel?lang=en LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-spiegel/ ​ Connect with Bing Gordon X: https://x.com/bingfish  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binggordon/ Connect with Joubin X: https://x.com/Joubinmir LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/ Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins:https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

    1 tim 11 min
  7. The Pull to Build: Joubin Mirzadegan on Grit and Starting Roadrunner

    2025-12-08

    The Pull to Build: Joubin Mirzadegan on Grit and Starting Roadrunner

    What does it take to go from advising founders to becoming one? On this week’s special Reverse Grit episode, we flip the script and put our Grit podcast host Joubin Mirzadegan in the guest seat. Joubin recently founded Roadrunner, where he is now co-founder & CEO. Roadrunner is building an AI‑native CPQ to modernize the quote‑to‑cash stack, drawing on years of conversations he’s had with enterprise revenue leaders. Stepping into the host role, Mamoon Hamid joins Joubin to talk about his transition from sales leader to founder, how Roadrunner came together, and why it became our first incubation since Glean. Roadrunner is hiring! Check them out: https://www.roadrunner.ai/ Guest: Joubin Mirzadegan, Partner, Kleiner Perkins ​ Connect with Mamoon XLinkedIn Connect with Joubin XLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins

    1 tim 14 min
  8. Building Cloudflare for the Next 50 Years | Co-founder Cloudfare Michelle Zatlyn

    2025-12-01

    Building Cloudflare for the Next 50 Years | Co-founder Cloudfare Michelle Zatlyn

    Fifteen years in, it can still feel like “we’re just getting started.” Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder of Cloudflare, returns to Grit with Joubin Mirzadegan to share how Cloudflare secures the internet for millions, with a vision built to last generations. She also shares why staying close to reality and to customers becomes harder as success compounds, and how Cloudflare is helping content creators regain control in an AI driven internet. Guest: Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder and President of Cloudflare Connect with Michelle Zatlyn XLinkedIn​ Connect with Joubin XLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins

    58 min
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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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