Best Halo Halo Productions Podcasts (2024)

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[90% of Co-Founder's Time Spent Speaking to Customers] How Inspectify has Navigated Startup Success 20:27

1h ago20:27

20:27

Welcome to the latest episode of Sit Down Startup! This week Adam O'Donnell hosts Inspectify co-founder and CEO Josh Jensen who leverages his diverse background in engineering and real estate to revolutionize property inspections for single-family homes. Josh brings a unique perspective to the tech space, emphasizing the importance of capturing com…

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#7 Gestalt Principles 1-4 12:13

2d ago12:13

12:13

Gestalt principles are one of the most powerful tools you can have at your disposal as a Product Designer. They are a set of rules backed by robust research that define how we visually interpret everything around us, how we recognize patterns, how we perceive groups of objects, and how things are structured. This episode covers the principles of pr…

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[$0 to $20M ARR in 1 year] Creating a Path to Financial Empowerment with Brigit's co-founder and CEO Zuben Mathews 25:21

13d ago25:21

25:21

Host Adam O'Donnell is back with this week's episode of Sit Down Startup with guest Zuben Mathews, co-founder and CEO of the financial health app Brigit. Mathews draws from his own experiences of financial hardship and his background in economics to address the critical issue of product-market fit in financial technology. He also emphasizes the imp…

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[$150M Raised] Navigating Product-Market Fit in Healthcare: Ashok Subramanian on Building Centivo 23:54

27d ago23:54

23:54

In this insightful episode of Sit Down Startup, Ashok Subramanian, founder of Centivo, shares his incredible journey from immigrant roots to becoming a successful startup entrepreneur. With $150 million raised, Ashok discusses the challenges and triumphs of disrupting the traditional employer health insurance market to make healthcare affordable fo…

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[$3 Trillion Market Revolution] Democratizing Structured Notes with Halo Investing 23:54

2M ago23:54

23:54

Join host Adam O'Donnell on the latest episode of Sit Down Startup. This week, Jason Barsema, a former financial advisor specializing in managing portfolios for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, has emerged as a groundbreaking figure in disrupting the structured notes market. Barsema initially sought to eliminate the counterparty risk of big banks …

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[4x Founder] From FBI to Founder: Jo Riley’s Journey to Product-Market Fit with Censia 41:30

2M ago41:30

41:30

Join us on the newest episode of Sit Down Startup as Jo Riley, founder of Censia, shares her inspiring journey from the FBI to launching a disruptive AI-driven platform. Host Adam O'Donnell and Jo discuss the importance of persistence, the value of customer feedback, and how Censia is transforming the way companies find and manage talent. Whether y…

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[$30B Market Reimagined] Unlocking Home Care's Potential with Honor 32:16

3M ago32:16

32:16

Welcome back to Sit Down Startup! Seth Sternberg, co-founder of Honor ($625M raised), a company dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic, was heavily influenced by his upbringing in Connecticut and his entrepreneurial spirit. Sternberg's experiences during the pandemic greatly shaped his perspecti…

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[$400M raised] FLYR Labs’s Founder, Alex Mans: journey to product-market fit 38:21

5M ago38:21

38:21

Welcome to the latest episode of Sit Down Startup, where host Adam O'Donnell explores FLYR Labs’ founder and CEO Alex Mans' meteoric rise with $400M raised, #boom! Transitioning from a consumer-focused model predicting ticket prices to a B2B powerhouse, they're now strategically collaborating with airlines to optimize pricing. Adam and Alex discuss…

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Making Low-Budget Horror Movies - Revenge of Mary Sue (2023) - March 2024 54:37

6M ago54:37

54:37

Revenge of Mary Sue (2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB7FqyhtvW0&t Revenge of Mary Sue is a 4-minute film where a podcast host thinks this week's podcast episode will be his typical surprise slaughtering of a filmmaker’s latest film. Little does he know there's a surprise guest just waiting to jump on air. The film stars Nhi Do (Penelope Leo)…

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[$80M+ raised] THAT Product-market fit moment: Avoid the analysis trap; Shippo’s Founder, Laura Behrens Wu 41:37

6M ago41:37

41:37

In this episode of Sit Down Startup, join Laura Behrens Wu, founder of the multimillion-dollar shipping platform Shippo, as she reveals the pivotal moments that led to staggering growth and product-market fit success. Discover Shippo's journey using customer retention tactics (8:12), an API-first strategy (13:33), and conquering the Shopify App Sto…

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Trulia’s Founder; product-market-fit journey with Sami Inkinen 42:49

6M ago42:49

42:49

In the latest episode of Sit Down Startup, uncover Sami Inkinen's entrepreneurial journey, [00:11:28] beginning with how seizing the opportunity in his 20s set the stage for a phenomenal career. Sami shares his groundbreaking strides in [00:19:51] revolutionizing residential real estate with interactive maps, helping Trulia achieve an unparalleled …

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Building A Story - Grandma’s 80th Surprise (2019) - February 2024 1:11:49

7M ago1:11:49

1:11:49

Grandma’s 80th Surprise (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erC7MYpAFno Grandma’s 80th Surprise (2019) is a 10-minute dramedy about a respectful young man who is forced to confront his family's rigid traditions as he seeks the approval of the family matriarch, his formidable 80-year-old Grandmother. The film features Myrasol Martinez as Ella, Cu…

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Failed startup to $98M raised; Thoropass’s Founder, Sam Li shares their product-market-fit journey 22:20

7M ago22:20

22:20

Sam Li, co-founder and CEO of Thoropass, has a rich background. His perspective on achieving product-market fit as a startup founder is rooted in resourcefulness, curiosity, and adaptability. Here are some cool parts of the episode to check out! (00:02:18) Navigating Rookie Mistakes as a Founder (00:07:48) The Importance of Intellectual Honesty in …

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[$163M raised] Knowing you’ve hit product-market fit; Redpanda’s Founder, Alex Gallego 22:16

7M ago22:16

22:16

In this insightful episode, Red Panda's founder, Alex Gallego, embarks on a comprehensive exploration of the entrepreneurial journey. [00:02:33] He reveals the intertwining of personal struggles and leadership challenges, while advocating for a more supportive startup community. [00:10:36] Alex unpacks his ever-evolving CEO priorities; from achievi…

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Hail Marie (2021) Outtake - January 2024 22:17

7M ago22:17

22:17

After the interview Mik continues to talk with the Hail Marie team. The conversation went for so long that we decided to also air it. They talk about shooting your shot, the importance of asking and Darnelle's 2023 Shits N' Giggles film. Hail Marie (2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIXLFOIHycc Hail Marie is a 13-minute dramedy about a newly im…

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Working With Diverse Experiences - Hail Marie (2021) - January 2024 1:00:53

8M ago1:00:53

1:00:53

Hail Marie (2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIXLFOIHycc Hail Marie is a 13-minute dramedy about a newly immigrated Filipino family whose youngest son tries to win the respect of his parents by proving he can become more Western than his older, queen-like sister. The film features Darnelle David as the son, Joseph, Gabrielle Jacinto as the sis…

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[$100M+ raised] How to get product-market fit validation without an MVP 28:26

8M ago28:26

28:26

Sit Down Startup is back with Arjun Narayan, founder of Materialize, who shares how they nearly hit product-market fit before their MVP was ready! Host Adam O'Donnell dives into Arjun's journey from India to raising $100M+ (1:40) and revolutionizing real-time data processing with Materialize (00:45). Founders will appreciate the dialogue on tech da…

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#6 Must Reads: Articulating Design Decisions by Tom Greever 13:05

9M ago13:05

13:05

Tom Greever's Articulating Design Decisions is a masterclass in how to collaborate, communicate and gain alignment with your team members in order to build world-class user experiences. Purchase a copy here 3 months free off yearly subscription for Interaction Design Foundation: Interested in boosting your career in UI/UX or learning how to build w…

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Surviving Unexpected Scenarios - Parabola (2021) - December 2023 1:02:04

9M ago1:02:04

1:02:04

Parabola (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W780kgT0KB4 Parabola (2019) is a 15-and-a-half-minute drama about a Japanese-American single mother, who struggles to reconcile with her father, Musashi a notorious Yakuza enforcer following his release from prison. The film features Mayumi Yoshida playing the mother, and Hiro Kanagawa, playing the Fa…

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[$217M raised] Stop convincing prospects and find the ones who get it: Sentry’s Founder, David Cramer 30:51

9M ago30:51

30:51

In this new episode of Sit Down Startup, Adam interviews Sentry's founder David Cramer, who shares insights from his illustrious journey that led to successfully raising $217 million. Tune in as David delves into diverse topics such as unraveling unique product monetization, cultivating unwavering belief in success (00:05:41), the power of focus an…

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Shooting A Film In 48-Hours - White Lady (2022) - November 2023 58:42

10M ago58:42

58:42

White Lady (2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W780kgT0KB4 ** SPOILER ALERT ** We recommend watching the film first before coming here to watch their interview. The link is above. Or you can find it in our "Flavor of the Month" playlist on YouTube. Thanks! A Story about unrequited love and revenge. It follows a young man haunted by the ghost of …

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Arc’s $181M Success: Unity-Led-Growth with Founder, Don Muir 23:40

10M ago23:40

23:40

In this week's episode of Sit Down Startup, get to know Donald Muir, the creator and driving force behind Arc, a digital bank crafted for the tech-savvy crowd. As an experienced business leader with a keen desire for breakthroughs, Muir's interpretations of the explosion and teamwork in online banking post-SVB collapse (2:45) come from his hands-on…

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Bootstrapped to $40M and then raised $125M? Slice’s Founder, Ilir Sela 26:35

10M ago26:35

26:35

Join us for the latest episode of Sit Down Startup! Anyone want to order a pizza? You're in luck. This week's guest Ilir Sela is the founder and CEO of Slice, a platform that "builds innovative tech to empower America’s independent pizzerias." Sounds delicious! Ilir dives into... Fax-machine-MVP - meet the customer where they are Why he bootstrappe…

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[$150M raised] OpenStore’s Co-Founder, Jeremy Wood: Building the Right Engine: Overcoming Doubts 23:54

11M ago23:54

23:54

Jeremy Wood's solution, OpenStore, offers these founders the option to sell their businesses or have OpenStore operate and run the stores on their behalf. This innovative approach has not only provided a lifeline for many e-commerce founders but has also positioned OpenStore as a major player in the e-commerce market. Join Adam O'Donnell and Jeremy…

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[$200M+ Raised] Self-Doubt & Worry to Thriving Through Startup Challenges; Electric.ai's Founder, Ryan Denehy 22:27

12M ago22:27

22:27

Ryan Denehy discussed the importance of overcoming self-doubt in the early stages of a startup. He shares his own experiences, practical advice, and data-driven insights that can help founders navigate the competitive business landscape. Thank you to this week's partners Aktie Now and WorknetGPT! Aktie Now has a special offer for startups joining t…

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The Founder-led Content Formula; Atrium’s Founder Pete Kazanjy 22:37

1y ago22:37

22:37

Atrium, a software company co-founded by Pete Kazanjy in 2016, has achieved more business success with fewer Sales Development Representatives (SDRs). This accomplishment can be credited to their strong inbound game and their valuable content that educates and provides insights to their community of 35,000 members. Atrium's software helps businesse…

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#5 Paradox of Choice 12:48

1y ago12:48

12:48

More options often cause decision paralysis, buyer’s remorse, and dissatisfaction. Help users make faster decisions by providing less choices. 3 months free off yearly subscription for Interaction Design Foundation: Interested in boosting your career in UI/UX or learning how to build world-class products? The Interaction Design Foundation is offeri…

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#4 Dual Process Theory 13:09

1y ago13:09

13:09

Dual Process Theory suggests we have two general modes, or systems, of thinking that we use to navigate our every day lives. System 1 refers to our automatic, reactive, emotional, unconscious thought processes that occur almost instantaneously without conscious effort. System 2 refers to our mode of thinking that slow, deliberate, intentional, and …

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[$1.2B Val] Epidemic Sound's Founder, Oscar Hoglund: Overcoming Gov Regulations & Launching A Marketplace 27:52

1y ago27:52

27:52

The success of Epidemic Sound, a platform for content creators and music artists, is a testament to the skill, and creativity of Oscar Hoglund and his team. Despite the numerous legal and financial obstacles they encountered, they refused to give up on their mission and took the fight to Brussels to change copyright laws and protect artists from ex…

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Tailscale's $113M Success: Developer-Led-Growth 25:46

1y ago25:46

25:46

Tailscale has been a huge success, raising over $113 million and growing to 80 employees. They discovered that if developers love the product, they will tell their decision makers in their organization to buy it, and the money will follow. To ensure customer satisfaction, they use Net Promoter Score to move people from the middle to the top and off…

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[$161M Raised] From Series A Struggles to 400 Employees: LinkSquares' Growth Strategies with Founder Vishal Sunak 19:20

1y ago19:20

19:20

Vishal Sunak, Founder of LinkSquares, shares his journey of building software for legal teams. Listen as he speaks to Sit Down Startup's host Adam O'Donnell about raising $161 million over five rounds of venture capital, overcoming fundraising struggles, and unlocking the secrets to growth. Discover the importance of building a strong product, foun…

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Bootstrapped to $100M+ Exit: Pardot’s Founder, David Cummings' Startup Journey 21:40

1y ago21:40

21:40

Join Adam O'Donnell on Sit Down Startup as he sits down with David Cummings, the founder of Pardot, which eventually sold to Salesforce. In this episode, they discuss pivoting from unsuccessful strategies, customer discovery, and marketing automation platform, while sharing their personal stories of startup challenges.…

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Instacart's Former Chief Growth Officer; Building a Successful ML Startup: Anomalo's, Founder, Elliot Shmukler 21:15

1y ago21:15

21:15

Adam O'Donnell sits down with Elliot Shmukler, former Chief Growth Officer at Instacart and co-founder of Anomalo, to discuss the challenges data teams face in detecting and solving data quality issues using machine learning. Despite the initial failure of their product to meet customer needs, Anomalo was able to grow 10x ARR during the big recessi…

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$0 to 100M ARR in 18-months: Revolutionizing Cloud Security With Base Thinking; Wiz’s Co-Founder, Ami Luttwak 21:15

1+ y ago21:15

21:15

Welcome to the Sit Down Startup podcast, where host Adam O'Donnell interviews entrepreneurs and startup founders about their inspirational stories. In this episode, Adam brings in Ami Luttwak, the CTO and co-founder of Wiz, one of the largest cloud security companies. Ami shares the hands-on culture of the company, where all managers do the work th…

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#3 The Halo of Social Goodwill Effect 10:54

1+ y ago10:54

10:54

Learn how to influence your users to have a more positive perception of your product or service, as well as make them think your products actually perform better, using the Halo of Social Goodwill Effect, discovered by Sean Blair and Alexander Chernev in their 2012 study, Doing Well By Doing Good: The Benevolent Halo of Social Goodwill. 3 months fr…

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($155M raised) Glean’s Founder, Arvind Jain: How to close enterprise deals from day one 20:58

1+ y ago20:58

20:58

Glean was founded in 2019 as an AI-powered workplace search engine aimed at helping people browse through their company apps to find the information they need and boost productivity. Since then, Glean has raised $155M+ and grown to 200+ employees while staying true to its initial mission. In this episode its founder, Arvind Jain, shares his experie…

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#2 Loss Aversion 12:21

1+ y ago12:21

12:21

Today we discuss David Kahneman & Amos Tversky's discovery of Loss Aversion, which is a cognitive bias in which people are more averse to losses than they are to gains. We are even more likely to take on risk to avoid a loss rather than gain rewards. Learn how to apply Loss Aversion to your product in today's episode. 3 months free off yearly subsc…

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Scoring Magic (and Q&A Announcement!) 26:55

1+ y ago26:55

26:55

VALENCE may be complete, but we're not done yet so we're doing a Q&A! Send us your questions to our email, our Twitter, our Tumblr, our Patreon or Patron Discord… anywhere you can find us, we’ll take your questions! The due date for sending us those questions is April 28th, 2023. In the mean time, you can get a taste for the kind of things we might…

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#1 The Zeigarnik Effect 9:18

1+ y ago9:18

9:18

The Zeigarnik effect refers to the psychological phenomenon where people remember unfinished tasks more easily than completed tasks. Today we explore how we can use this effect to motivate users to complete tasks, increase user engagement, and make products more sticky. 3 months free off yearly subscription for Interaction Design Foundation: Intere…

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3.13: Stable 37:03

1+ y ago37:03

37:03

Season 3, Episode 13: "Stable" Of course, you can never really go back home. It's time to stop repeating patterns. Let's look ahead. And always, always remember: protect your magic. VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. If yo…

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3.12: Halo 26:55

1+ y ago26:55

26:55

Season 3, Episode 12: "Halo" Liam and Noel come back home. Morgan Reilley comes back to her senses. And the message comes out to everyone who's listening. VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. Credits: VALENCE was created by …

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Bootstrapped to nearly $100M exit to Citrix; Jesse Lipson; knowing when to ignore the “smart” advisors vs. just building 22:36

1+ y ago22:36

22:36

Jesse Lipson initially thought he would become a philosophy professor — until he took a job with a startup that changed his career path. After founding his first company Sharefile in 2005, he sold it to Citrix in late 2011 for almost $100M. And in October 2017 he established Levitate, which helps relationship-based businesses keep in touch with cli…

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[$271M raised] Frubana’s Founding Engineer, now board member, Daniel Bilbao; GTM tactics for $0 - $1M 26:16

1+ y ago26:16

26:16

During Truora’s first year, they raised no money. Four years later, this customer-engagement and WhatsApp-first startup has come a long way, with 8M USD in ARR, 14M USD in revenue, and presence across seven Latin American countries. Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Bilbao shares his tips for founders looking to succeed: Hire the best people you can. Talen…

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3.11: Damascus 28:40

1+ y ago28:40

28:40

Season 3, Episode 11: "Damascus" The TEAm sings a song, Mahira slings a sword, and Sol solves a situation. VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. If you'd like to listen to the next two episodes in advance of their public rele…

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Backed by a16z, Virtually Human Studio’s Co-Founder, Chris Ebeling: Building with community, listening vs. letting them lead 27:01

1+ y ago27:01

27:01

When Chris Ebeling co-founded entertainment company Virtually Human back in 2018, Blockchain was just becoming popular. Since then, the company has raised $21M+ and their online horse racing game ZED RUN gained an impressive following. In this episode, Chris talks to Adam about his experience launching in the digital world and shares a few tips: In…

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3.10: Ties 30:49

1+ y ago30:49

30:49

Season 3, Episode 10: "Ties" Sarah finds something important. Liam finds time to share. And Mahira finds something she'd feared was lost forever. VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. If you'd like to listen to the next two e…

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Zapier’s Founder: scalable growth strategies 19:18

1+ y ago19:18

19:18

Zapier has one mission: to help companies use automation to connect tools and apps so data can automatically move between them. The business was founded in 2012 and their remote team has since expanded worldwide across 40 countries. Founder Mike Knoop shared some takeaways from their 11-year journey so far: Stay patient. Growth is organic, so be pr…

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[$0 - IPO] Braze’s Founder, Mark Ghermezian; knowing when to pivot & the power of persistence 20:56

1+ y ago20:56

20:56

Back in 2008, when mobile apps were the talk of the town, Mark Ghermezian had an idea: build a bridge between app developers and users. That was the seed for Braze, a customer engagement platform, which has grown to 1200+ employees and 3.5M+ monthly active users. In this episode, Mark tells his story and teaches us a few lessons: Iteration is key. …

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3.9: Currents 36:57

1+ y ago36:57

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Season 3, Episode 9: "Currents" Liam finds out what's in his blood. Flynn gets something to put in his lungs. And Nico has too many things going on in their brain. VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, at VALENCEpod.com. If you'd like to listen…

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Talkdesk & Cleverly Co-Founder: Cristina Fonseca - Product obsessed, 5-min rule & not being distracted by competition 18:50

1+ y ago18:50

18:50

Cristina Fonseca, our very own VP of Product, knows a thing or two about being a founder. She has set up two companies specializing in CX: Talkdesk, back in 2011 (right after college!), which went on to raise over 250M USD; and Cleverly in 2017, now acquired by Zendesk. In this one-to-one with Adam, she shares her experience: Build trust. Stay pres…

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