The Bridge Justin Vandehey

Jordane Giuly, CEO and Co founder of Defacto, joins the show to talk about- Jordan'e experience building a Unicorn at Spendesk and the decision to walk away from the successful startup he co-founded.- The three bets that Jordane and team are making to go big with Defacto.- Building his startup in Paris vs. Silicon Valley, and the benefits of building outside of the US.- Lessons learned from fundraising for Defacto vs. Spendesk, the importance of balancing transparency and confidence when goin...

Martin Pannier, Co founder and CEO of Primo joins the show to talk aboutLessons learned building product at Gusto that led to solving for the "accidental IT Manager"The decision to launch a free product SKU, PLG, and considerations to make before launching a free productThe pros and cons of building your startup pitch with your VCs.

Parker Gilbert, Co founder and CEO of Numeric, joins the show to talk about- How going through a challenging financial audit led to the insight of founding Numeric.- The character traits that Parker looked for in his co founders for Numeric.- Parker's experience closing is $10M Series A and what it took to close a round from Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures and how he iterated to build a pitch that ultimately landed.- Signing customers that can help Numeric accelerate partner growth, and the "wh...

Carin Luna-Ostaseski, Founder of SIA Scotch Whisky, joins the show to talk aboutThe process Carin went through to kickstart the SIA brand, and being the first hispanic woman to found a Scotch brand.The state of the spirits industry and how SIA positions itself and competes with other liquor brands in the beverage category. The "bonsai tree" method of building your company, and the importance of "starting in your own backyard" when launching a brand.

Adam Katz, CEO of Sightly, joins the show to talk aboutAdam's journey from IC to becoming the CEO at Sightly and leading from the frontThe evolution of the marketing tech category and generating an authentic brand voice in the era of AI.How Kobe Bryant inspired Sightly's Brand Mentality vision and narrative.Caitlin Clark and the future of the WNBA brand and women's sports.Defining your brand through what you say AND what you do.

Andrew Firestone, CEO of Mermaid Chart, joins the show to talk about:The venture studio model and building Mermaid Chart out of Open Core Venture Studio.Stepping into the CEO role at Mermaid and building an open-sourced approach to the diagramming and creator tools industry.Unlocking go-to-market and investing in channels that create accumulating advantages for Mermaid.Lessons learned from raising capital and taking 300 meetings in four months for Mermaid Chart (and eventually closing a round...