Best Werdelin Podcasts (2024)

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How AI Transforms Learning - with former Harvard professor and dean Stephen Kosslyn 1:00:19

24m ago1:00:19

1:00:19

In this episode, we engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Stephen Kosslyn, former Harvard professor and dean, who has spent decades at the forefront of psychology, neurology, and educational sciences. Kosslyn shares his journey from academia to leading AI-driven educational startups, highlighting the critical differences between passive a…

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AI: Is Bigger Better? The Environmental and Social Cost of Large Models | Karen Hao (AI Journalist) 35:18

17h ago35:18

35:18

As AI models grow larger and more powerful, they promise incredible capabilities — but at what cost? Karen Hao is a journalist and former engineer who writes about the impact of artificial intelligence on society for The Atlantic and other top publications. On this episode of CRAFTED., we discuss whether the largest AI models are worth their hefty …

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How to 3x your output with AI by building a "GPTeam" (From Beyond the Prompt) 48:48

8d ago48:48

48:48

Russ Somers has tripled his productivity by building a “GPTeam” of AI “employees.” In this episode, from Beyond the Prompt, the head of marketing for Quantified reveals how he’s done it, and how you can build your own virtual team to be more productive and creative. Russ’s virtual team helps with tasks ranging from webinar content creation to speci…

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AI and the Future of Medicine | Kira Radinsky (CEO of Diagnostic Robotics and Co-founder of Mana.bio) 37:12

15d ago37:12

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Kira Radinsky is the CEO of Diagnostic Robotics, which uses AI to make predictions that help patients get better healthcare. She’s also the co-founder of Mana.bio which is using AI to automate drug discovery. On this episode of CRAFTED., Kira will share more on why she believes that, of all the industries that AI will change, it’s those involving c…

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Founder of the Future: Diarra Bousso on AI-Powered Sustainable Fashion 54:27

8d ago54:27

54:27

In this episode, we dive deep with Diarra Bousso, founder of DIARRABLU, as she shares her journey from math teacher to fashion-tech entrepreneur. Diarra explains how she uses generative AI and algorithms to design sustainable fashion, significantly reducing textile waste. She highlights how AI has accelerated her design process, enabling her team t…

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Podcast: Talking About Watches With MrWatchMaster Ft. Amr Sindi AKA The Horophile 28:55

12d ago28:55

28:55

In this episode I speak with Amr Sindi, AKA The Horophile. He is a Saudi national raised in French-speaking Switzerland, and a passionate watch collector. He has collaborated with several independent brands and loves the colour purple. Amr explains why purple is important to him and tells us his exhaustive list of watches he'd love to own. For more…

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Lending + AI: How Branch Lends to People Banks Won’t Touch | Matt Flannery (Founder and CEO of Branch; Founder of Kiva) 33:05

15d ago33:05

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Matt Flannery and Branch have done something the banks have not: learned how to profitably lend to people who have little to no credit history. Matt is the founder and CEO of Branch, which issues small loans to millions of people in India, Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania. He's also the founder of Kiva, a microfinance pioneer that skyrocketed from a sm…

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Using AI for Better Decision Making with David Boyle. Episode include BONUS clip (se notes) 1:10:31

28d ago1:10:31

1:10:31

Join us for an insightful conversation with David Boyle, an expert in audience research and data analytics, who is passionate about leveraging AI, especially language models, to enhance organizational decision-making. Drawing from his extensive background in corporate strategy and media, David reflects on how ChatGPT transformed his approach to res…

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Open Source Must Evolve for AI and the Next Generation | Nithya Ruff (Head of AWS Open Source Program Office and Chair of the Linux Foundation) 34:30

26d ago34:30

34:30

Nithya Ruff is an expert on open source. As the head of AWS’s Open Source Program Office and the Chair of the Linux Foundation, she has a wide view on all things open source. On this episode of CRAFTED., we discuss: Why Open Source AI is so tricky, but also so essential, to define How open source needs to evolve for the next generation of developer…

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One Billion Developers! GitHub’s Head of Product Says AI Democratizes How We Build the Future 43:06

1M ago43:06

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Mario Rodriguez is GitHub's Chief Product Officer. And he believes that Copilot and other AI advances will unleash a wave of creativity and enable a billion people to be software developers. Mario says the definition of “software developer” will have to change as non-professionals discover that they can make apps, too. And the way they do so will l…

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Using AI to Launch Thousands of Startups a Year | Henrik Werdelin (Founder of BARK, prehype, Audos) 41:59

1M ago41:59

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Henrik Werdelin is on an AI-fueled mission to launch thousands of startups a year. He is the founder of BARK, which went public, and prehype, a studio that has incubated several unicorns. With Audos, Henrik is building AI agents that can coach founders how he would — if he had infinite time to do so. And Audos is not just for the cliche founder loo…

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Sports + AI: It’s Getting Personal | Behshad Behzadi (CTO & Chief AI Officer, Sportradar) 23:41

1M ago23:41

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Sports, and the way we experience them, is changing. And AI, 5G, 3D, and all the other buzzy acronyms are why. Behshad Behzadi is the CTO and Chief AI Officer of Sportradar and on this episode of CRAFTED., we explore ways sports and technology are intersecting in novel, weird, and amazing ways. Sportradar creates immersive experiences and data prod…

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Creatives Should Stop Being Afraid of AI! The incredible Jenny Nicholson makes a perfect pitch 1:12:55

1M ago1:12:55

1:12:55

In the episode we're diving into a captivating discussion with Jenny Nicholson, an experienced advertising creative, as she explores the intersection of AI and human creativity from her home in Durham, North Carolina. Jenny shares insights from her '31 Projects in 31 Days' initiative, illustrating how large language models (LLMs) can elevate creati…

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The Integration Is the Innovation | Jeff Birkeland (SVP of Product at Included Health) 24:46

2M ago24:46

24:46

Jeff Birkeland is the SVP of Product and Platform at Included Health, a company that aims to be the app on your phone that you first think of when you have a healthcare need. On this episode of CRAFTED., we explore why “the integration itself is the innovation.” Included Health has more than 2,000 employees across both technology and clinical care,…

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Talking About Watches With MrWatchMaster Ft. Zach Kazan 21:23

2M ago21:23

21:23

In this episode I speak with Zach Kazan, Managing Editor at Worn & Wound, a place to discover watches and experience enthusiasm. We hear his fascinating views on the industry, watches he loves and future plans for the business. Zach is a native of New Hampshire, USA and he has been interested in watches since the age of 13, when he walked into Macy…

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Is It Cake or a Muffin? How to Position Your Product and Drive More Sales | April Dunford (bestselling author and advisor) 34:24

2M ago34:24

34:24

April Dunford is an expert at product positioning. She’s advised hundreds of B2B companies on how they can make their products Obviously Awesome — that’s also the title of her bestselling book on positioning. On this episode of CRAFTED., April shares tips on how you can make your product standout and how you can drive more sales — that’s the focus …

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A sobering talk about the need for ethical data for AI models with Phoebe Yao 31:15

2M ago31:15

31:15

In this episode, we talk with Phoebe Yao, founder and CEO of Pareto.ai, about fair and ethical data labelling platform aimed at advancing support for AI researchers. The episode addresses data labelers' challenges and stresses the need for higher standards and worker empowerment. We talk about the critical role of domain experts in AI training, the…

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How Media Is Made Today: AI and a Modern CMS | Matt Monahan, President, Arc XP, The Washington Post 27:32

2M ago27:32

27:32

Making media is hard. Distributing it to the right audience even more so. GenAI can help. Matt Monahan is the president of Arc XP at the Washington Post. On this episode, we're digging into the core technology of any media company: the content management system (CMS), why they’re so hard to build right and how new GenAI tools can reduce the toil re…

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My AI Teacher: Khan Academy and the Future of Education | Dr. Kristen Dicerbo (Chief Learning Officer) 33:11

2M ago33:11

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Dr. Kristen DiCerbo is Khan Academy’s Chief Learning Officer, where she sets the company's product, teaching, and learning strategy — with AI at the forefront. Khanmigo is amazing. It’s the GenAI-powered product from Khan Academy that helps students learn and teachers teach — and could revolutionize education. Khan Academy is used by 12 million stu…

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How to Increase Workplace Productivity. Notion's Lead AI Engineer Shir Yehoshua on High-Risk, High-Reward AI Projects 45:48

2M ago45:48

45:48

Join us as we chat with Shir, the engineering lead of Notion AI, about her journey into AI, from her early fascination with Apple's speech-to-text technology to her impactful contributions at Google and Waymo. Shir shares insights into her current role at Notion, the innovative AI projects she's leading, and the unique culture of experimentation an…

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Great Software & Storytelling Is Emotional | Kelsey Hightower (Legendary Developer, Kubernetes Pioneer, Former Distinguished Engineer at Google) 51:28

3M ago51:28

51:28

Kelsey Hightower is a legend. He regularly gives live software demos in front of tens of thousands of people, improvising them like it’s jazz. He’s a master storyteller and a master craftsman. He helped evangelize and establish Kubernetes and recently retired (at 42!) from Google where he was a distinguished engineer. Kelsey loves to level people u…

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Driving Product-led Growth (PLG) With Customer.io Founder and CEO Colin Nederkroon 28:53

3M ago28:53

28:53

Colin Nederkoorn is the founder and CEO of Customer.io, a top customer engagement platform that enables companies to send the right message to the right user at the right time on the right channel. The platform is used by Notion and lots of other top SaaS companies to personalize user onboarding and more. When Customer.io was founded in 2011, there…

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Talking About Watches With MrWatchMaster Ft. George Bamford 21:19

3M ago21:19

21:19

In this episode I speak with George Bamford, Founder of Bamford London to hear his expert views on collecting. George describes himself as a ‘Magpie’ collector of vintage watches. Collecting watches can become an obsession. The interest in collecting has coincided with a huge gain in popularity of the pre-owned/vintage watch sector. George has a pa…

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The Future of Books and Improving Your memory with AI: Steven Johnson (Author and Google Labs) 48:38

3M ago48:38

48:38

Steven Johnson on NotebookLM: Revolutionizing Writing and Research Steven Johnson, author of 14 books on the history of science and technology, discusses Google’s new writing and research tool, NotebookLM. He elaborates on how walking influences creativity, the importance of play in innovation, and shares insights into using AI for augmenting thoug…

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Powering the World’s Hackathons | Brandon Kessler (Founder & CEO, DevPost) 27:48

3M ago27:48

27:48

DevPost powers most of the world’s hackathons. And, according to founder and CEO Brandon Kessler, lately there is one overarching directive: “Executives from the top down are saying: `We need to do hackathons to uncover the value of ai.`” Nearly every one of the 1,200 hackathons DevPost powered last year was AI-centric. On this episode of CRAFTED.,…

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Talking About Watches With MrWatchMaster Ft. Ken Kessler 25:16

4M ago25:16

25:16

In this episode I speak with watch expert and journalist, Ken Kessler, who has been involved with watches for 40- years as a collector and then as a dealer in vintage timepieces. He has written about watches for the Wall Street Journal, Revolution, GQ, Men’s Health, Top Gear, Esquire, Financial Times, QP, The Telegraph and over 100 other titles. I …

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Solving Dinner & Building Wonder | Rich Przekop (VP, Product at Wonder) 30:45

4M ago30:45

30:45

Wonder aims to be a “super app for mealtime”, with people turning to it for everything from delivery to groceries to meal kits and more... It’s a very ambitious food-tech startup founded by Marc Lore, the legendary founder who previously built, scaled, and sold Diapers.com and Jet.com (to Amazon and Walmart, respectively). Wonder is rapidly opening…

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Listen to Developers! | Justin Cormack (CTO, Docker) 32:32

4M ago32:32

32:32

When Docker restructured, the company went back to its roots: super-serving developers. CTO Justin Cormack says that’s why the company is developer-obsessed, not customer-obsessed: “We really wanted to focus on the fact that it's the developer who loves Docker. It's the developer who is going to be using Docker every day…” Over the past decade, Doc…

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Make ChatGPT Your Personal Tutor: Documentary Film Maker Juan Carlos On How ChatGPT Turned Him Into An iPhone App Developer 36:54

4M ago36:54

36:54

Transforming Dreams into Reality: Juan Carlos on Documentary Filmmaking, AI, and Building an iPhone App with ChatGPT In this episode, Juan Carlos shares his extraordinary journey from being a documentary filmmaker to becoming a product leader and app developer. He discusses his transition from film school at NYU to directing notable documentaries l…

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New Frontiers of Health: AI, Psychedelics, the Gut-Brain Axis, and More! | Live from SXSW 43:30

4M ago43:30

43:30

Software, hardware, and biotechnology are playing an increasingly transformative role in our mental health and wellness. On this episode of CRAFTED., recorded live on the “Next” stage at SXSW, we discuss what investors look for in these new companies and how they separate what’s real — and what’s near-term — from what’s hype. On stage with host Dan…

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How BetterUp Leverages AI + Human Coaches to Help People and Companies Flourish | Gabriella Rosen Kellerman (Chief Product and Innovation Officer) 23:49

4M ago23:49

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Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman is the Chief Product and Innovation Officer at BetterUp, a multi-billion dollar startup that helps people and companies level up. Through a combination of human coaching and AI, BetterUp is able to offer the kind of executive coaching that used to be reserved for... executives. On this episode of CRAFTED. we dig into h…

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Talking About Watches With MrWatchMaster Ft. Eric Caudrelier 23:52

4M ago23:52

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In this episode we hear from Eric Caudrelier, Co-Owner of SwissKubik and Scatola del Tempo. Eric has lived in Switzerland for the past 30-years and studied in Lausanne at the Hotel Management School (EHL).He took up his current position, after purchasing the two brands in 2017 and 2018 respectively. His ambition is to become the leading brand in th…

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Kevin Kelly’s Mind Bending Predictions of Our Fascinating AI Future 55:20

5M ago55:20

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In this insightful conversation, Kevin Kelly, co-founder and senior maverick at WIRED, explores the transformative impact of AI on society and creativity. Kelly discusses the philosophical and practical implications of AI, highlighting its potential to accelerate all other technologies and likening its impact to the Industrial Revolution's shift fr…

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Making Music With AI – And Doing So Ethically | Diaa El All, Founder & CEO of Soundful 28:05

4M ago28:05

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Diaa El All is the founder and CEO of Soundful, which enables anyone to create brand new music in just a few seconds with AI. And on this episode of CRAFTED., we are literally making music. We’re also talking about the ethics of using AI to make music. Diaa has been very outspoken about what he sees as the misguided practices of other AI+music comp…

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Asana’s Head of AI on the Profound Ways Work Is Changing | Paige Costello (Head of AI & Co-Head of Product Management at Asana) 31:38

5M ago31:38

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Paige Costello is the the head of AI and co-head of product at Asana and on this episode of CRAFTED. we're exploring what it means to ship products with AI, how AI will change the way work gets done, and how to organize your teams for success in this brave new world. We explore: How the future of work – and communicating about work – is changing Wh…

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Talking About Watches With MrWatchMaster Ft. Jorn Werdelin 24:54

5M ago24:54

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In this episode I speak with Jorn Werdelin, Co-Founder of Linde Werdelin, who is a former investment banker and has built the brand over the past 20-years with his business partner, Morten Linde. The origins of Linde Werdelin go back to the 1970’s when the two boys met in primary school and quickly became lifelong friends. Morten’s family was in th…

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Talking About Watches With MrWatchMaster Ft. Manuel Emch 30:56

5M ago30:56

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In this episode we hear from Manuel Emch, Head Of Strategy at Louis Erard. Manuel has worked in the watch industry for 20+ years working for some of the most prestigious brands, including Jaquet Droz (Swatch Group), becoming the group’s youngest President & CEO at the age of 29 years old. Manuel provides advice to the Louis Erard watchmaking brand,…

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How to 3x your output with GPTs: CMO Russ Somers on building a GPTeam 48:23

5M ago48:23

48:23

In this episode, Russ Somers, who heads marketing for Quantified, shares insights into leveraging generative AI to boost productivity and creativity within sales and marketing roles. Having built a 'GP team' of custom GPTs, Russ has tripled his output, illustrating how AI can serve as virtual team members for tasks ranging from webinar content crea…

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I’m Immortal, Baby!” Guy Kawasaki on How to Leave A Legacy Via AI 38:08

5M ago38:08

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Harnessing AI for Creativity and Efficiency with Guy Kawasaki In this episode, Guy Kawasaki, author and Chief Evangelist of Canva, discusses his journey into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI, and its profound impact on his work and personal life. Kawasaki shares how he was introduced to generative AI and his fas…

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Use AI for Stunning (fast and cheap) Product Images: Insights from Salma Aboukar 39:14

6M ago39:14

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In this exciting episode, we dive into the world of AI-generated imagery with the incredibly creative Salma Aboukar, founder of CREATE. Salma shares her journey from e-commerce to becoming a pioneer in AI-driven creative production, revealing how she harnesses tools like MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, and GPT to transform product photography. Key Ta…

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How to Grow Your Startup. Featuring “Growth Levers and How to Find Them” Author and Startup Advisor Matt Lerner (Founder & CEO, SYSTM) 33:47

6M ago33:47

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“So if you take any great startup and look backwards, you'll see that 90 percent of their growth came from like 10 percent of the stuff that they tried. So how do you find that 10 percent as quickly as possible?” Matt Lerner has advised hundreds of startups on how to grow. Now, the CEO of SYSTM has written a book called Growth Levers and How to Fin…

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What everybody’s missing about AI in business. Ethan Mollick (Wharton Professor) 53:45

7M ago53:45

53:45

This is really an “do not miss episode”, as we are joined by Ethan Mollick, professor at Wharton and a leading voice on how artificial intelligence is transforming entrepreneurship and education. As an "accidental AI expert," Ethan shares his unique perspective on the AI revolution and provides practical insights for harnessing its potential in bus…

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The April Fool’s Gag That Presaged the Future of Product Management | Janna Bastow (Founder & CEO of ProdPad & Founder, Mind The Product) 25:42

7M ago25:42

25:42

On April 1st, 2013, ProdPad promised something revolutionary: “We now take your backlog of ideas, and with highly advanced big data crunching algorithm technology, automagically render a complete and accurate product roadmap. [...] The Auto-Roadmap Tool not only builds itself, but also covers for the hardest part of the Product Manager’s job: Getti…

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Live from SXSW! The Impromptu Rooftop Episode 25:49

7M ago25:49

25:49

Enjoy this bonus, happy hour edition of CRAFTED., recorded live during SXSW. It’s a very unCRAFTED. CRAFTED. Featuring four innovators on a rooftop in Austin talking about what struck them at this year’s SXSW. Kick back and unwind with Christie Nicholson (Founder of the Studio for Communicating Complexity), Kwaku Aning (Director, Center for Innovat…

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How to Navigate the Whitewater World of Work | Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman (Chief Product & Innovation Officer at BetterUp and Author of Tomorrowmind) 28:16

7M ago28:16

28:16

Career trajectories used to be like steamships: full steam ahead. And then they became more like sailboats: lots of tacking. But now… we’re swirling in whitewater. And, as the Chief Product and Innovation Officer at BetterUp, Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman helps people build the skill they need to flourish: “When you're kayaking in the whitewater. I…

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How to Use AI to Boost Your Sales - Kevin Williams (CRO at Lytho) 39:10

7M ago39:10

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In this episode of Beyond the Prompt, we chat with Kevin Williams from Lytho, revealing how they're leveraging AI to improve their marketing and sales function dramatically. From his roots in software sales to pioneering AI in sales tactics, Kevin shares Lytho's journey toward operational excellence and business expansion through generative AI. Unp…

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“You Have to Invest Into Change.” Startup Lessons from Fintech OG and VC Daniel Kimerling, Founder of Deciens Capital and Standard Treasury 29:17

8M ago29:17

29:17

“You have to invest into change. You cannot invest into stasis. Daniel Kimerling has a keen eye for the trends, technologies, and cultural shifts that are going to be big. A decade ago, he took an insight – that developers needed powerful tool so they could embed banking services into their apps – and launched Standard Treasury, the very first bank…

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Crafted Highlights from 2023 (Our New Trailer) 8:09

8M ago8:09

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A highlight reel that will will help you find great episodes in the Crafted show archive, featuring some of the incredible founders and product builders we featured in 2023. You'll hear voices belonging to the founders of Gusto, Lattice, Monte Carlo, Moov, Wevr, PS, as well as from senior leaders at AWS, Redesign Health, Betterment, Flatiron Health…

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New research: Get better ideas with AI (with Kian Gohar, Jeremy Utley, David McRaney, Henrik Werdelin) 1:08:54

8M ago1:08:54

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Co-production with Beyond the Propmpt and the "You Are Not So Smart" podcast. David McRaney and Henrik Werdelin sit down to discuss the surprising results of a new study into what happens when groups of people work together to brainstorm solutions to problems with the help of ChatGPT. Based on their new research, Stanford's Jeremy Utley and best-se…

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New research: Get better ideas with AI (with Kian Gohar, Jeremy Utley, David McRaney, Henrik Werdelin) 1:08:54

8M ago1:08:54

1:08:54

"You Are Not So Smart" podcast host David McRaney and Henrik Werdelin sit down to discuss the surprising results of a new study into what happens when groups of people work together to brainstorm solutions to problems with the help of ChatGPT. Based on their new research, Stanford's Jeremy Utley and best-selling author Kian Gohar have created a new…

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