Paradigm Shift

Ashish Kundra and Zane Salim
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Candid conversations with people building the future. We discuss breakthrough moments and hard-earned insights that shaped people, products and technologies. Hosted by Ashish Kundra and Zane Salim.

  1. EP42: Evaluating and accelerating talent with Ali Partovi, Founder/CEO of Neo; and investor in Facebook, Airbnb, Uber, and more

    16.01.2024

    EP42: Evaluating and accelerating talent with Ali Partovi, Founder/CEO of Neo; and investor in Facebook, Airbnb, Uber, and more

    In this episode we talk with Ali Partovi about lessons learned identifying, evaluating and accelerating talent across a long and storied career in Silicon Valley. We talk about his founder experience, great investments he's made, and his new accelerator Neo (which is something like YC 2.0). You can learn more about Neo here, and follow Ali to on Twitter to connect with him.

    53 мин.
  2. EP41: Bootstrapping Boast.ai to $10M ARR with No Marketing Team with Lloyed Lobo

    14.09.2023

    EP41: Bootstrapping Boast.ai to $10M ARR with No Marketing Team with Lloyed Lobo

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    1 ч. 14 мин.
  3. EP40: AI as the next platform shift and investing in emerging technologies, with Elad Gil entrepreneur and investor

    30.06.2023

    EP40: AI as the next platform shift and investing in emerging technologies, with Elad Gil entrepreneur and investor

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    48 мин.
  4. EP39: Lessons learned bootstrapping SwagUp to $100M+ in revenue with founder and CEO Michael Martocci

    05.06.2023

    EP39: Lessons learned bootstrapping SwagUp to $100M+ in revenue with founder and CEO Michael Martocci

    Michael Martocci is the Founder and CEO of SwagUp, a platform that makes it easy to create, automate and distribute swag globally.   In this episode we talk about: Lessons learned bootstrapping SwagUp to over $100M in revenueAdvice on managing cash flow and how Michael approached forecastingMichael's vision and SwagUp's unique position to reimagine the entire end to end workflow from the customer experience to the complex supply chain. This was a really fun conversation. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Hit subscribe to keep up with new episodes! Follow Michael on TwitterFollow Ashish and Zane on Twitter

    53 мин.
  5. EP38: Michael Stoppelman, former SVP Engineering at Yelp and investor in 300+ companies, on building world class engineering teams and lessons learned scaling Yelp from 6 to 600 engineers

    05.04.2023

    EP38: Michael Stoppelman, former SVP Engineering at Yelp and investor in 300+ companies, on building world class engineering teams and lessons learned scaling Yelp from 6 to 600 engineers

    Michael Stoppelman is the former SVP of Engineering at Yelp and profilic angel investor in 300+ startups. In early 2007, he left Google to join Yelp, and helped scale Yelp Engineering from 6 to 600 engineers. In this conversation we talked about Michael's lessons learnt building and scaling a world class engineering team- from hiring to motivating to leading world class teams. We also talk about lessons learned from early days at Google, and his approach to angel investing where he has an extremely impressive portfolio and track record. This was a really fun conversation. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Links Follow Michael on TwitterHit subscribe to keep up with new episodes! Follow Ashish and Zane on Twitter for summariesClick here to share feedback — it only takes a minute

    47 мин.
  6. EP37: Building and funding enduring fintech companies, with Cameron Peake, Partner at Restive (fintech VC) and founder of early SMB neobank Azlo (almost $1B deposits)

    05.03.2023

    EP37: Building and funding enduring fintech companies, with Cameron Peake, Partner at Restive (fintech VC) and founder of early SMB neobank Azlo (almost $1B deposits)

    Cameron Peake is a Partner at Restive Ventures, an early stage fintech focused VC fund. Previously Cameron was co-founder and CEO of Azlo, a company that provided online banking services for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and freelancers, and quickly grew to almost $1B in deposits.  Cameron understands fintech from multiple vantage points: building for international markets, building one of the first neobanks in the US, and now funding early stage companies. In this conversation we discuss what it takes to build an enduring fintech, drawing from Cameron's experiences as both a builder/operator and investor.  Path to building fintech productsFounding, building and scaling AzloExperiences and advice on managing fraudFintech landscape and building enduring companiesCloseout questionsThis was a fun conversation. We learnt a ton, and hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Links Follow Cameron on TwitterAvoiding common fraud trapsHit subscribe to keep up with new episodes! Follow Ashish and Zane on Twitter for summariesClick here to share feedback — it only takes a minute

    50 мин.
  7. EP36: Semil Shah (founder Haystack, early investor in DoorDash, Instacart, Figma) on the current fundraising market and building intuition to pick winners early

    25.01.2023

    EP36: Semil Shah (founder Haystack, early investor in DoorDash, Instacart, Figma) on the current fundraising market and building intuition to pick winners early

    Semil is the founder and GP at Haystack, an early-stage VC firm with $450M+ AUM. He’s an investor in 200+ companies including DoorDash, Instacart, Hashicorp, Figma and more. In this conversation we discuss the current funding environment, Semil's approach to venture capital and making early investments, and his advice for founders starting a company and fundraising in today's market. This was a really fun discussion and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Links Follow Semil on TwitterHit subscribe to keep up with new episodes! Follow Ashish and Zane on Twitter for summariesClick here to share feedback — it only takes a minute

    39 мин.
  8. EP35: Beerud Sheth, founder of Upwork ($1.5B public co) and Gupshup ($1.4B unicorn), on the resilience and grit needed to build two generational companies

    18.01.2023

    EP35: Beerud Sheth, founder of Upwork ($1.5B public co) and Gupshup ($1.4B unicorn), on the resilience and grit needed to build two generational companies

    Beerud Sheth in a rare  founder who’s started not one, but two unicorns — UpWork and Gupshup. He’s seen a lot of pivotal moments in SV history — having started Upwork in 1998 before the dot com bubble, and Gupshup in 2005, three years before the GFC. Today, Upwork is a publicly traded company valued at $1.5B and Gupshup is a unicorn, last valued at $1.4B+ as of April 2021. In this conversation, we talk with Beerud about his experiences building UpWork and Gupshup across almost 25 years. Links Learn more about Gupshup and try Upwork Hit subscribe to keep up with new episodes! Follow Ashish and Zane on Twitter for summariesClick here to share feedback — it only takes a minute

    56 мин.
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Candid conversations with people building the future. We discuss breakthrough moments and hard-earned insights that shaped people, products and technologies. Hosted by Ashish Kundra and Zane Salim.

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    Ashish Kundra and Zane Salim
  • Годы выхода
    2021 - 2024
  • Выпуски
    41
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