Best Best Of Tech Amp Startups Podcasts (2024)

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Jingjing Zhong: UC Berkeley to Investment Banking, General Manager Firefighting & Superbench Services AI Founder - E463 30:43

1d ago30:43

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Jingjing Zhong, CEO & Cofounder of Superbench, and Jeremy Au talked about three main themes: 1. UC Berkeley to Investment Banking: Jingjing reflected on her time at UC Berkeley where the competitive environment introduced her to the high-stakes world of investment banking. She shared her initial motivation for joining Houlihan Lokey, which was to m…

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Q2 Early-Stage Venture Report w/ Carta’s Head of Insights: Valuations, Round Sizes, Graduation Rates & more. | Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta 40:39

1d ago40:39

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Carta is the backbone of most venture-backed startups. They have access to specific information about every single round, not just what's reported in TechCrunch. Today, Peter Walker, Carta's Head of Insights joins us to share the findings from Carta's Q2 reports. We go deep into data from pre-seed, seed and Series A rounds. We cover median valuatio…

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E146: Inventing Virtual Kubernetes Clusters 37:10

5h ago37:10

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Lukas Gentele is Co-Founder & CEO of Loft, the platform engineering company behind "kubernetes virtualization" to reduce costs and create efficiencies for teams with high (and growing) kubernetes usage. They allow any organization to scale self-service access to Kubernetes from 10 to 10,000 engineers. Loft recently raised $24M led by Khosla Venture…

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The Secrets of Instacart's AI: What’s Next for Personalized Shopping? with CPO Daniel Danker 38:25

32m ago38:25

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In this episode of the Product Podcast, join us for a chat with Daniel Danker, CPO at Instacart. Daniel breaks down Instacart Plus and how it’s changing the game with $0 delivery fees and lower costs. Find out how teaming up with Uber Eats has supercharged the value for members by combining grocery and restaurant deliveries into one smooth service.…

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Htay Aung: Anywheel Founder Struggles, Winning The Bike-sharing War & Rejecting VC & Acquisition Offers - E462 39:27

4d ago39:27

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Htay Aung, CEO & Founder of Anywheel, and Jeremy Au talked about three main themes: 1. Early Inspiration and Challenges: Htay detailed his journey from an immigrant student facing cultural and language barriers in Singapore to becoming the founder of Anywheel. His initial inspiration came from dealing with traffic in Sydney and Singapore, which led…

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He built in stealth with 1 customer for a year—then grew to 1M paid users across 60,000 locations. | Sanish Mondkar, Founder of Legion 42:21

1d ago42:21

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Last quarter, Sanish raised a $50M Series D. His company has raised over $130M. They have enterprise customers across 14 countries including Dollar General, Aldo, and CircleK. It all started because Sanish was working out of coffee shops. He wasn't looking for a startup idea. But after a few casual conversations with employees, he noticed several p…

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Indonesia 39% Debt to GDP Ratio vs. Singapore, Free School Lunch Program & Capital City Move from Jakarta to Nusantara with Gita Sjahrir - E461 27:50

6d ago27:50

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Gita Sjahrir, Head of Investment at BNI Ventures, and Jeremy Au talked about three main themes: 1. Indonesia 39% Debt to GDP Ratio vs. Singapore: Jeremy and Gita delved into the policy debate behind Prabowo's decision to increase Indonesia's debt-to-GDP ratio from 39% to 50%, and invest towards achieving an aggressive growth rate of 8% through a ni…

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DJ Tan: Prince of Fermentation, Coffee Without Beans & Government Food Scientist - E460 30:18

9d ago30:18

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BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast: DJ Tan, CTO & Cofounder of Prefer, and Jeremy Au talked about three main topics: 1. Government Food Scientist: DJ recounted his early fascination with science and his studies in chemistry at UCL, leading to a focus on food science at Singapore's ASTAR government lab. He shared how his academic and laboratory exper…

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Sean Ellis led growth at Dropbox—& invented growth hacking. Here's his step-by-step growth guide. | Sean Ellis, creator of the PMF test & best-selling author of Hacking Growth. 47:07

2h ago47:07

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Sean Ellis created THE test for PMF. He led growth teams at Dropbox, Eventbrite and LogMeIn, which sold for $4.3B. He coined the term Growth Hacking and wrote the best-selling book Hacking Growth. Today we go deep and tactical with him. He takes us through how to use the Sean Ellis test to perfectly measure and understand product market fit. He tak…

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Deeptech & Climate Tech Startup 101 - Lesson 2 From Ideas to Execution - The True Value Lies in Action 16:04

7d ago16:04

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Hello everybody! How do you create a deeptech or climate tech startup? You ask. I have got the question SO MANY TIMES and since we can't all get into deeptech accelerators, I thought that.. Well, I'll give it a shot in a series of videos. Deeptech & Climate Tech startup 101. This is the second one. Instead of focusing on ideas: execute. Fast. Repea…

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E145: Bootstrapping an Open Source Monitoring Platform 38:46

10m ago38:46

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Aliaksandr Valialkin and Roman Khavronenko are Co-Founders of VictoriaMetrics, the open source time series database and monitoring platform built alongside their open source project, also called victoriametrics. In this episode, we discuss the limitations to Prometheus and how ClickHouse inspired the founders to build VictoriaMetrics, how open sour…

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Patrick Linden: Dealguru $34M Acquisition, Southeast Asia Roll-Up Strategy & Match.asia M&A Marketplace - E459 35:31

11d ago35:31

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Patrick Linden, Cofounder & Managing Partner of Match.Asia, and Jeremy Au discussed three main points: 1. Dealguru $34M Acquisition: Patrick shared his journey beginning from a small village in Germany to moving to Singapore and building iHipo, a platform to connect European students with opportunities in Southeast Asia. This early experience ignit…

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He sold AI robots to Walmart & raised $150M. His #1 advice to founders? "Trust your gut." | Daniel Theobald, Founder of Vecna Robotics 38:04

9d ago38:04

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Daniel's been building robots for 20 years. He's sold 100s of AI robots-as-a-service to Walmart, FedEx, & DHL amongst others. Last month, he raised a $40M round. 6 years ago, he realized why robots weren't getting massively adopted. Builders like him were trying to build perfect robots that always worked. But every situation has edge cases. What if…

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Singapore: USA Civilian Nuclear Deal, Politicians vs. Technocrats & Allianz Insurance Acquiring NTUC Income with Shiyan Koh - E458 23:49

13d ago23:49

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Shiyan Koh, Managing Partner of Hustle Fund, and Jeremy Au talked about three main points: 1. Allianz Insurance Acquiring NTUC Income: Jeremy and Shiyan dissected the business logic and new facts that have emerged, especially regarding the current competition and performance challenges facing NTUC Income. They addressed the confusing public commu…

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Slack's VP of Product & GM Jaime DeLanghe Reveals How to Monetize AI Product Features! 56:10

12d ago56:10

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In this episode, we're thrilled to have Jamie DeLanghe, VP of Product at Slack, who shares her inspiring journey from working in customer support at Etsy to a successful career in product management. Jamie provides valuable insights into mastering product management without a technical background, emphasizing the role of curiosity and self-educatio…

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Why I Joined Lucence: Personal Loss, Atomic Building & Being the Dumbest Person in the Room - E457 12:00

16d ago12:00

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Jeremy Au listed the 3 reasons for joining Lucence, a startup leveraging next-generation sequencing AI for early cancer detection with a single blood test. He reflected on his teenage years grieving over a personal loss due to lymphoma. He contrasted the builder role with the job of a VC, with a different set of “atomic” work outcomes. He appreciat…

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Creating a Deeptech & Climate Tech Startup 101 - 01 Foundations: Your Mindset - Ep 009 22:36

16d ago22:36

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Thanks for watching this episode and see you soon ! Are you a deeptech or climate startup? Do you want to appear on Reactor special edition called 'Biz Decoder' in front of investors and customers? https://tally.so/r/wzYVGk Find the newsletter here: https://reactortech.substack.com/ Follow me on Linkedin / jeromegilleron summary In this episode, Je…

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VCs give a lot of advice— & a lot of it sucks. Be careful who you listen to. 7:32

5d ago7:32

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Advice is free—actioning bad advice isn't. Early-stage founders are bombarded with advice. A lot of it from investors who have never operated a business, never ran marketing, never led sales. And yet, many founders take VCs' advice as sacrosanct. And many VCs feel like they can and should opine on everything. If many people treat you like an expert…

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Jeremy Tan: Cambridge Engineer & Harvard MBA, Founding Tin Men Capital & Fatherhood Insights - E456 29:06

18d ago29:06

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Jeremy Tan, Managing Partner and Cofounder of Tin Men Capital, and Jeremy Au talked about three main points: 1. Cambridge Engineer & Harvard MBA: Jeremy Tan shared his journey from a playful student to getting into a life-changing education at Cambridge. His early life goal of becoming a refinery chemical engineer shifted after a pivotal internship…

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He took 3 years to make his 1st sale—then grew 1000x to $10M ARR 3 years later. | Alex Hoff, Founder of Auvik 46:34

8d ago46:34

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Alex got the co-founder of a public company to join him and raised $6M out of the gate—but it took him 3 years to make his first sale. But after he shifted from selling to SMBs to selling to MSPs (Managed Service Providers i.e., outsourced IT), things took off: April 2015 - $1K MRR August 2015 - $10K MRR June 2016 - $100K MRR Nov 2018 - $1M MRR ($1…

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Designing the Future: Strategic Surprise with Mickey McManus 41:36

8d ago41:36

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Episode Title: Designing the Future: Strategic Surprise with Mickey McManus Episode Description: Join host Keith Koo in this episode of Silicon Valley Insider as he welcomes Mickey McManus, a renowned expert in design thinking. Mickey delves into the world of strategic surprise and synthetic biology, sharing his unique insights and experiences from…

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China: Indonesia & Trump Tariffs, Manufacturing Dominance & Involution 内卷 & Education Labor Mismatch with Jianggan Li- E455 28:45

20d ago28:45

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Jianggan Li, Founder & CEO of Momentum Works, and Jeremy Au talked about three main themes: 1. Indonesia & Trump Tariffs: Indonesia's new tariffs target imports like China-manufactured footwear, clothing, and ceramics to protect 65M local micro, small and medium enterprises employing 109M people. These trade barriers have negatively impacted local …

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AI for You vs. AI for Everyone - Custom AI for your Multifamily Company 44:41

11d ago44:41

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Prepare to unlock the secrets of next-gen AI solutions tailored to your business needs. Our latest episode features a conversation with Patrick Antrim, Founder & CEO of nectarflow.com and Chairman of the Multifamily Innovation® Council who reveals how integrating large language models with company-specific information can solve unique business chal…

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Algostorm: Algorithm Storm Social Manipulation, Trendjacking Botnets & Government Countermeasures - E454 24:21

23d ago24:21

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Jeremy Au discussed the increasing intensity of "algostorms" - unpredictable social media “weather systems” driven by algorithms that prioritize engagement over truth. The Internet’s transition from human-centric, chronological forums to a volatile online environment where individuals are caught in fluctuating must-discuss trends manipulated by bot…

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If you wake up with your heart pounding out of your chest— do this. 12:42

12d ago12:42

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When an employee unexpectedly quits, an investor backs out, or a big customer churns— fear of failure takes over. When you close a new round, land a big customer, or make a big hire— you feel pure excitement. Every founder is on a fear-excitement spectrum. There's no way to prevent yourself from feeling the two extremes. But I've seen great founder…

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The Designer Behind Beats headphones' $1.5 Billion Success with Robert Brunner, Chief Designer at Beats by Dr. Dre 46:16

16d ago46:16

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In this episode of the Product Podcast, we're thrilled to host Robert Brunner, Chief Designer at Beats by Dr. Dre and founder of Ammunition. Robert takes us on an enlightening journey through his remarkable career, sharing the secrets behind designing products that drive billions in revenue. We delve into the intersection of aesthetics and function…

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Multifamily Success with Rachel Kish 24:57

21d ago24:57

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In this episode of the Multifamily Innovation® Podcast, Lauren Stinson welcomes Rachael Kish, Vice President of Operations at Asset Living. Rachael, a Multifamily Innovation® Council member and a speaker at the upcoming Multifamily Women® Summit in September, shares her inspiring career journey and insights into the multifamily industry. Rachael be…

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Founder Frauds, Startup Accounting Tricks (GMV, Revenue, Gross Margin, Contribution Margin) & Revenue Bundling & Valuation Multiples with Adriel Yong - E453 43:05

25d ago43:05

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Adriel Yong, Head of Investments at Ascend Network, and Jeremy Au discussed three major topics: 1. Startup Accounting Tricks (GMV, Revenue, Gross Margin, Contribution Margin): Local VCs have often confused Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) with actual platform revenue, and gross margins with actual unit profitability. Startups have also split reporting…

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E144: How to Straddle Developers and Security Engineers 40:59

15d ago40:59

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Lars Kamp is Co-Founder & CEO of Fix, the continuous cloud security platform to help detect, prioritize, and remediate critical cloud risks using open source software like their inventory scanner. In this episode, we discuss the importance of getting CISOs involved early for solutions that touch developers and security teams, the importance of an a…

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He refused to quit his job until $1M ARR—then grew to $5M ARR & closed a $25M Series A. | Pierce Ujjainwalla, Founder of Knak 43:31

15d ago43:31

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Pierce launched a consulting business that grew to millions in revenue and dozens of employees. But he noticed his customers kept asking for the same solution. So he launched Knak, an email marketing and landing page builder that integrates to Marketo. Unlike most founders, he didn’t go all-in. He kept working on his consulting business full-time u…

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Kamala vs. Trump USA Election, NTUC Income Insurance Privatization by Allianz & Indonesia D2C & Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) - E452 23:17

27d ago23:17

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Shiyan Koh, Managing Partner of Hustle Fund, and Jeremy Au talked about three main themes: 1. Kamala vs. Trump USA Election: Jeremy and Shiyan discussed Kamala Harris stepping into the presidential race, and speculated on her potential policy directions and how her leadership might influence relations with Asia. The excitement around her candidac…

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BRAVE's Secret Learnings: Seeing The Future, High-Conviction Bets & Personal Narrative Mental Models - E451 10:55

30d ago10:55

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Jeremy Au reflects on the most important insight that he learned from interviewing hundreds of tech leaders across the region. Every secret has a shelf life, as private information diffuses into the public markets and becomes known by everyone. Leaders who discern emerging patterns before they become common wisdom can take action and make high-conv…

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99% of founders SUCK at storytelling. Here's the pro who taught Slack & Salesforce how to do it. | Matthew Dicks, professional storyteller & bestselling author of Storyworthy. 1:17:39

19d ago1:17:39

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There is no better storyteller in the world than Matthew Dicks. He tells stories for a living. He gets paid by the world's biggest brands to create stories for them. He's won Moth StorySLAM (a storytelling competition in NYC) a record 59 times. Every founder knows storytelling is a critical skill. But 99% of founders I meet are terrible storyteller…

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17 years at PayPal working in 10 different roles with Prashanthi Ravanavarapu (Product Executive) 37:05

21d ago37:05

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In this episode of the Product Podcast with Prashanthi Ravanavarapu, Product Executive at PayPal, we unlock the secrets to becoming a transformative product leader. Our guest takes us on her journey from the data team to leading customer experience initiatives at PayPal, showcasing the power of internal mobility for personal and organizational grow…

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Parin Mehta: Google & Airbnb GM Career, Tech Executive to Founder Coach & Leadership Advice - E450 36:27

1M ago36:27

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Parin Mehta, Venture Partner & Board Member at Menyala, and Jeremy Au talked about three main points: 1. Google & Airbnb GM Career: Parin's journey began with his parents' migration from Uganda to the UK. Moving to Japan to teach English was a transformative experience that spurred his desire to return to Asia one day. He shared how he made the j…

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E143: Bringing Software Engineering Best Practices to Data 39:31

24d ago39:31

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Tim Delisle and Nico Joseph are Co-Founders of FiveOneFour, the company attempting to bring a software developer-like experience to data and analytics stacks. Together, they're second-time founders who previously founded data integration company Datalogue, which Nike acquired in 2021. In this episode, we break down the software engineering practice…

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Unpacking the Google Data Leak: Fact or Fiction? 24:09

22d ago24:09

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Unpacking the Google Data Leak: Fact or Fiction? Interested in exploring the Google Data Leak without doing all the research? We do the research for you and give you the highlights. Let's dive into the buzz surrounding the alleged Google data leak that has sent shockwaves through the SEO community together. And get to the bottom of is the leak auth…

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In 2019, he went all-in on AI, grew to $3M ARR in 2 years—then to $85M ARR in 5. | Shubham Mishra, Founder of Pixis 39:26

22d ago39:26

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5 years ago, Shubham had just graduated college and had no network. He bootstrapped to $3M in ARR, then raised $200M & grew to $85M ARR. But he started trying to sell AI for marketing to enterprises with no network. So for 2 months, he'd go to the lobby of a bank and sit there for an hour. He'd wait for the CMO to walk by, just so he could say hi. …

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Vietnam: Putin Bamboo Strategy, Data Sovereignty & 49% Foreign Ownership Limit & Investment Landscape with Valerie Vu - E449 30:52

1M ago30:52

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Valerie Vu, Founding Partner of Ansible Ventures, and Jeremy Au discussed three main themes: 1. Putin Bamboo Strategy: Vietnam’s “bamboo strategy” foreign policy involves maintaining strong roots while being flexible, which allows Vietnam to navigate relationships with global superpowers like the US, China, and Russia. Valerie highlighted that in l…

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Don't Ask Stupid Questions vs. High Performer Learning & Humility - E448 12:36

1M ago12:36

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Jeremy Au reflects on the transformative power of asking questions by sharing his personal career experiences. He reveals how an early experience in the army working for a boss who discouraged questions shaped his initial approach to leadership and masculinity. He had to face a pivotal internship experience where not asking questions nearly deraile…

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Mastering Digital Marketing: Strategies for SEO, Social Media, and Paid Media with Matt Bertram 12:22

26d ago12:22

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Ever wondered how understanding your customers better can skyrocket your marketing efforts? Join me, Matt Bertram, as I share some transformative digital marketing strategies that will revolutionize the way you approach search marketing, SEO, paid media, and social media. Whether you're an entrepreneur new to the game or a seasoned business owner, …

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How Wiz grew to $500M ARR in 4 years—& could exit to Google for $23B (largest VC-backed exit in history) 11:11

26d ago11:11

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Google is in talks to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23B (a 40x revenue multiple). Wiz is the company that in 2021 announced it grew from $0 to $100M ARR in just 18 months. How did this cybersecurity company grow so fast in a crowded space? How does it get a 40x revenue multiple when FAANG stocks trade at 5-15x? Who are the exceptional founders…

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From launching the iPhone to experience a 20x growth in Wealthfront with VP Product, David Myszewski 40:46

27d ago40:46

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Join us for an inspiring episode of the Product Podcast with David Myszewski, as we dive into his incredible journey from an Apple engineer to a leading fintech innovator at Wealthfront. David shares his unique path from Wyoming to Silicon Valley, discussing his pivotal role in launching the first iPhone. When he joined Wealthfront, the company was…

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E142: Redefining Self-Serve Analytics with Dremio 41:26

28d ago41:26

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Tomer Shiran is Founder of Dremio, the data lakehouse platform for self-service analytics and AI based on open source frameworks Apache Arrow, which the Dremio team created, and Apache Iceberg. Dremio has raised over $400M from investors including Norwest, Redpoint, Adams Street, Sapphire, Insight, and Lightspeed. They are currently valued at $2B. …

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Karl Mak: Viral Memes Founder, Price of Fame & Hepmil Media Evolution - E447 41:10

1M ago41:10

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Karl Mak, Cofounder & CEO of Hepmil Media Group, and Jeremy Au talked about three main themes: 1. Viral Memes Founder: Karl shared the story of how SGAG was born out of boredom during his university days at Singapore Management University (SMU) where he and his co-founder Adrian spent time creating side businesses. The breakthrough came in 2012 whe…

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Multifamily Investment Success with Ed Bailey: Strategy, Management, and Technology Insights 28:44

1M ago28:44

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Get ready to unlock the secrets to successful real estate investment with Ed Bailey, the managing partner of Vision Capital Partners and Chief Capital Officer at nectarflow™. Ed’s journey from Wyoming to New York and back to Utah is filled with invaluable lessons that shaped his approach to finance and business. He'll discuss how first impressions …

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He built a farming robot that shoots weeds with lasers— then closed $10M in pre-sales before shipping a single one. | Paul Mikesell, Founder of Carbon Robotics. 58:20

29d ago58:20

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Paul built a startup that was acquired for $2.2B. He worked on AI at Uber and Oculus. But when a farmer told him about some of the problems he was facing, he quit and went all-in on farming. He built a robot that attaches to the back of tractors, uses computer vision to identify weeds and lasers to shoot and kill them. He sells each robot for $1.5M…

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Indonesia: 200% China Import Tariffs, Ransomware Attacks 282 Agencies & 27,000+ Government Apps Consolidation with Gita Sjahrir - E446 29:25

1M ago29:25

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Gita Sjahrir, Head of Investment at BNI Ventures, and Jeremy Au discussed: 1. 200% China Import Tariffs: Jeremy and Gita explored Indonesia's recent imposition of up to 200% tariffs on Chinese imports like footwear, clothing, textiles, cosmetics, and ceramics. Indonesia's trade minister's remarks "I told my colleagues not to be afraid or hesitant. …

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Lonelytech: Isolation Epidemic, Digital Companions & Manufacturing Pretend Empathy - E445 12:50

1M ago12:50

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Jeremy Au examines the rise of 弱者営業 ("jaku-sha eigyō") "lonelytech" - the emerging AI companion industry. His observation of a man on a train openly interacting with an AI girlfriend highlights the rapidly increasing prevalence of digital companionship, e.g. Rosanna Ramos and Scott, who have formed intimate relationships with AI companions who offe…

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How to Build Personal Brand Online 101 with Roz Miller-Choice Ep. 612 42:25

1M ago42:25

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“Online Authority’ and “Thought Leadership'' have recently become buzzwords in the digital marketing space. Years ago, I touched on the concepts of personal branding and my personal journey into digital marketing with my first and second book on branding. I wanted to revisit this topic and unpack how you get started in building an online brand with…

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