"1 to 100" | Hypergrowth Startups Worth Joining

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"1 to 100" | Hypergrowth Startups Worth Joining Podcast

Welcome to 1 to 100, where every week Usman Hanif, the co-author of Why You Should Join, sits down with the founder of a hyper-growth company you should consider joining. Our goal is to give you the inside story behind breakout, early stage companies potentially worth betting your career on. Coming up on this season of 1 to 100, discover how the founders of Modal Labs, Clay, Mercor, and more built their products, cultures, and companies. 1 to 100 is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: www.turpentine.co

Episodes

  1. 1 to 100: Mercor

    6 DAYS AGO

    1 to 100: Mercor

    In this episode of 1 to 100, Usman Hanif sits down with Brendan Foody, Co-founder and CEO at Mercor, an AI-powered platform that automates the hiring process. Mercor has grown from zero to mid seven-figure revenue in just one year, working with top foundation model and AI companies. Brendan and Usman discuss the technical challenges and groundbreaking technologies behind their AI vetting process, exploring multimodal models, and its future expansion into various roles and domains. They discuss the massive market opportunity Mercor is going after ๐Ÿ”ฅ Apply to join over 400 Founders and Execs in the Turpentine Network: www.turpentinenetwork.co -- SPONSOR: WORKOS ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Building a B2B SaaS app? WorkOS has got you covered with easy-to-integrate APIs for SAML, SCIM, and more. Join top startups like Perplexity, Vercel, Jasper & Webflow in powering your app with WorkOS. Enjoy a free tier for up to 1M users! Start now at https://bit.ly/WorkOS-Turpentine-Network -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ This Won't Last Eavesdrop on Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's monthly backchannel. They unpack their hottest takes on the future of tech, business, venture, investing, and politics. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765665937 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HwSNeVLL1MXy0RjFPyOSz YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWontLastpodcast -- LINKS: Mercor: https://mercor.com/ Why You Should Join newsletter: https://whyyoushouldjoin.substack.com/ -- X : @BrendanFoody (Brendan) @mercor_ai (Mercor) @usygoosy (Usman) @why2join (Why You Should Join) @turpentinemedia (Turpentine) -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (02:06) How Mercor automates staffing and recruiting (04:19) Competitive edge of Mercor (06:39) Advantages of Mercor's platform (10:22) AI technology in candidate vetting (14:04) Exploring multimodal models (20:16) Sponsor: WorkOS (21:23) Challenges and innovations in AI-powered hiring (22:36) Defensibility and moat (24:49) Opportunity in the labor market (30:12) How company expanded its hiring services (31:45) Expanding AI models across domains (34:03) Validating AI models for different roles (35:06) Improving candidate experience (36:47) Building a marketplace (41:41) Leveraging international talent (45:41) Founding team and early challenges (50:15) Future plans and hiring (52:28) Wrap

    56 min
  2. 1 to 100: Clay

    AUG 28

    1 to 100: Clay

    This week on 1 to 100, Usman Hanif sits down with Varun Anand, Co-founder and Head of Operations at Clay. Clay is an innovative go-to-market platform that uses AI to help businesses find their target audience, enrich lead data, and automate personalized outreach. They also explore how Clay has revolutionized data aggregation, discover technical challenges and strategies for exponential growth, supported unexpected communities and "claygencies" and share the companyโ€™s future vision and hiring preferences. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Apply to join over 400 Founders and Execs in the Turpentine Network: https://hmplogxqz0y.typeform.com/to/JCkphVqj -- SPONSOR: WORKOS ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Building a B2B SaaS app? WorkOS has got you covered with easy-to-integrate APIs for SAML, SCIM, and more. Join top startups like Perplexity, Vercel, Jasper & Webflow in powering your app with WorkOS. Enjoy a free tier for up to 1M users! Start now at https://bit.ly/WorkOS-Turpentine-Network -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ This Won't Last Eavesdrop on Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's monthly backchannel. They unpack their hottest takes on the future of tech, business, venture, investing, and politics. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765665937 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HwSNeVLL1MXy0RjFPyOSz YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWontLastpodcast -- LINKS: Clay: https://www.clay.com/ Hiring: https://www.clay.com/careers Why You Should Join newsletter: https://whyyoushouldjoin.substack.com/ -- X : @vxanand (Varun) @clayrunhq (Clay) @usygoosy (Usman) @why2join (Why You Should Join) @turpentinemedia (Turpentine) TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (01:23) Introducing Clay (02:03) How Clay helps businesses grow (04:41) Why Clay is a 10x better solution? (08:09) Getting creative on the platform (10:07) Claygent and Waterfall enrichment (11:14) Technical challenges and innovations (12:29) Power of Claygent and other AI tools (14:26) Building a community and ecosystem around Clay (20:17) From agencies to big-name customers (22:28) Navigating early hustles and content creation (25:29) Innovative use of tools and customer feedback (27:34) Sponsor: WorkOS (28:42) Founding story and team dynamics (31:01) Unique hiring practices and team culture (34:40) Future prospects and AI in sales prospecting (39:37) Future of Clay (41:30) Wrap

    46 min

  3. AUG 20

    1 to 100: Modal Labs

    In this episode of 1 to 100, host Usman Hanif welcomes Erik Bernhardsson, founder and CEO of Modal Labs. Modal has rapidly scaled by offering high-performance, serverless GPU cloud solutions crucial for gen AI, machine learning, and data applications. The discussion covers their impressive growth, unique infrastructure advantages, and commitment to enhancing the developer experience. Bernhardsson also shares insights on building from scratch, handling cloud resource allocation, and the company's future ambitions. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Apply to join over 400 Founders and Execs in the Turpentine Network: https://hmplogxqz0y.typeform.com/to/JCkphVqj -- SPONSORS: WORKOS ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Building a B2B SaaS app? WorkOS has got you covered with easy-to-integrate APIs for SAML, SCIM, and more. Join top startups like Perplexity, Vercel, Jasper & Webflow in powering your app with WorkOS. Enjoy a free tier for up to 1M users! Start now at https://bit.ly/WorkOS-Turpentine-Network -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ This Won't Last Eavesdrop on Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's monthly backchannel. They unpack their hottest takes on the future of tech, business, venture, investing, and politics. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765665937 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HwSNeVLL1MXy0RjFPyOSz YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWontLastpodcast -- LINKS: Modal Labs: https://modal.com Hiring: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/modal Why You Should Join essay on Modal : https://whyyoushouldjoin.substack.com/p/modal -- X : @bernhardsson (Erik) @usygoosy (Usman) @modal_labs (Modal) @why2join (Why You Should Join) @turpentinemedia (Turpentine) -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (01:17) Overview of Modal Labs (02:26) Deep dive into Modal Labs' technology (03:39) Developer experience and infrastructure (07:09) Challenges and innovations in cloud computing (11:28) Measuring performance (15:07) Why do people come to Modal? (20:08) Sponsor: WorkOS (21:16) High demand for GPUs (24:51) Early days and business growth (26:59) Power of developer experience (29:09) Importance of onboarding and documentation (32:23) Challenges in developer tools (34:00) Insights from Spotify and Better.com (36:33) Hiring the right talent (40:48) Fundraising and investor relations (42:02) Insights on the team culture (44:42) Future of Modal (49:41) Wrap

    53 min
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Welcome to 1 to 100, where every week Usman Hanif, the co-author of Why You Should Join, sits down with the founder of a hyper-growth company you should consider joining. Our goal is to give you the inside story behind breakout, early stage companies potentially worth betting your career on. Coming up on this season of 1 to 100, discover how the founders of Modal Labs, Clay, Mercor, and more built their products, cultures, and companies. 1 to 100 is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: www.turpentine.co

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