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Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.
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The best dirt track racing podcast in existence. Dirty Thursday featuring The Bullring Boys with Jon Roberts & Chad Hoff. Every Thursday at 11am, catch The Bullring Boys as they interview local and national drivers. Listen in as they interview drivers of Street Stocks, Midwest Modifies, Late Models, Lightning Sprints, NOSA Sprints, and everything dirt track racing. Available on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Dirty Thursday is a podcast of Grand Forks ...
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Unstoppable Women

Archana Ravichandran

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Enjoy interviews with women about their careers and how they became senior leaders at their companies. My goal is to de-mystify what it takes to get to VP by providing clear tips and advice for other women. Hosted by Archana Ravichandran. More info, please visit www.archanar.com
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The World of Outlaws will be at River Cities Speedway tomorrow, which means Dirty Thursday has the ultimate show to get you ready for the fastest dirt cars in the nation with today’s guests - Late Model/Sprint Car Drivers, Laela & Amelia Eisenschenk, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Announcer, Johnny Gibson, & Announcer/Moonshine Maker/Sprint Car Lover,…
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Parker Conrad has spent the last 8 years building Rippling into a $13B company, marking his redemption after being ousted from Zenefits. In his second appearance on the podcast, Parker and I discussed Paul Graham's "founder mode" essay and how he operationalizes it at Rippling. He also reflected on the key lessons he's learned throughout his career…
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FKA will be having its ‘Fall Shootout’ State Championship this Saturday at 10am. Joining the Bullring Boys to recap the FKA season and preview the event are Sr Med Drivers #20 - Brandon Thorvilson, #40 Adam Thorvilson, #48 Ryan Thorvilson & FKA Official, Brady Johnson. For more info on the Fall Shootout event, visit - https://bit.ly/3ZiEKLj Help su…
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On a special preview show of this week's 18th Annual John Seitz Memorial at River Cities Speedway from September 5th through 7th, we have on guests, #71 Late Model driver, Dustin Strand, John Seitz Memorial Promoter, Chris Stepan, and John Seitz's son, Zack Seitz!! For more info on the three-day John Seitz Memorial starting tonight, visit their Fac…
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Many know Celsius as a top energy drink brand today, but few are aware of the tumultuous journey CEO John Fieldly took to get it here. In the episode, John shared how the company nearly went bankrupt multiple times, lost 50% of its revenue overnight and even got delisted from the NASDAQ. Despite these challenges, John stepped up to rebuild the bran…
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In our second 'NOSA Sprint Car Rookie Special' of the season, drivers #50, Brad Flaten & #49, Kim Young join the Bullring Boys to discuss their debut NOSA season! Help support GFBS at this donation link - https://bit.ly/3vjvzgX - Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For studio information, visit www.gfbestsource.com or message us at bit.ly/…
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Josh Wolfe, co-founder and managing partner at Lux Capital, is a master at quickly understanding complex, emerging technologies. In our conversation, Josh shared how he identifies the next big thing, his contrarian views on nuclear energy, biotech, and robotics, as well as his thoughts on the state of the venture capital market today. (00:00) Intro…
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Emery Wells is the co-founder and CEO of Frame.io, which he sold to Adobe in 2021 for nearly $1.3 billion. In our conversation, Emery shares his journey from NYC bartender to startup founder, including his agency work with Saturday Night Live that highlighted the pain points that led to Frame.io. We dive deep into his rejection of the lean startup …
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MW Mod Driver #15, MaKenna Romuld, Crew Chief/Team Manager, Joe Breidenbach, Jr. Wing Kart Driver #15, Kamber Obregon & Guest Host, MW Mod Driver #B0, Jory Berg joins Jon Roberts today to discuss the ML Motorsports' season thus far, and update us on what to expect for the remainder of the season! Keep up with ML Motorsports on Facebook - https://bi…
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Dara Khosrowshahi runs one of the most complicated businesses in the world, Uber. Since taking over in 2017 Dara has led the company to profitability against all odds. In this episode, we touch on a number of things including Uber’s position on the future of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), the challenges that were overcome in making Uber profitable, and…
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On a special "NOSA Rookie Day" episode of RCS Dirty Thursday, Sprint Car Drivers #25R Jerzee Rosinski & #19B Dustin Burke join the Bullring Boys to discuss their backgrounds and recap what they have learned so far in their debut NOSA Sprint Car season. Help support GFBS at this donation link - https://bit.ly/3vjvzgX - Show is recorded at Grand Fork…
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Mike Maples is an 8x Midas List investor and founding partner at Floodgate Fund. In our conversation, we dive into his latest book, "Pattern Breakers: Why Some Startups Change The Future." Mike shares his frameworks on how top startups beat incumbents by redefining categories, and he reflects on his worst and best decisions. We also discuss what th…
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BAJA Drivers #14, D.J. McGregor & #2 Hogan Lundeen and guest host, MW Mod Driver #B0, Jory Berg join Jon Roberts in the GFBS Studios this week to discuss BAJA Racing at Thief River Falls this Saturday at Noon. They also the 2024 River Cities Speedway Hall of Fame Class that will be inducted at the races this Friday. For more information on the TRF …
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Josh Reeves has built Gusto into a nearly $10B company with over $500M in ARR, serving small businesses. In our conversation, Josh delves into Gusto’s 13-year journey, sharing insights on how they achieved product-market fit by initially targeting a very narrow niche. He also highlights the tactics they’ve used to build an intentional culture of hu…
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NOSA/NLSA Competition Director, Amanda Jo Enright & Speedway Shots Photographer, Steven Louis join the Bullring Boys in the studio today for a "Midseason Review" of the dirt racing season so far. Help support GFBS at this donation link - https://bit.ly/3vjvzgX - Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For studio information, visit www.gfbestso…
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NOSA Sprint driver Brendan Mullen, and NLSA drivers Dexter Dvergsten & Chris Crowder join the Bullring Boys to preview the Buffalo Wild Wings' 'King of the Wings' all-sprint weekend at RCS. IRA President, Steve Sinclair also phones in to discuss the huge triple-night series. For more info on the 'King of the Wings' event, check out this RCS preview…
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Eric Glyman (CEO, Ramp) shared his operating playbook for leading one of the fastest-growing startups on his second appearance on the podcast. We also explored the unique ways Ramp leverages AI internally, strategies for startups to build moats in AI, and the concept of self-driving money. We concluded with one of the most profound and thoughtful d…
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Late Model Driver #6R, MWMod Driver #BO, Jory Berg & FKA Drivers Aiden Reynolds & Charlie Bergs join the Bullring Boys today to discuss their seasons so far! - To order the new Dirty Thursday shirt, visit this link - bit.ly/3ymsJcp Help support GFBS at this donation link - https://bit.ly/3vjvzgX - Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For st…
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Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski led the rise from a profitable business to their peak $50 billion valuation, in which they were burning $150 million a month. In my latest episode, Sebastian shares how he turned Klarna back to profitability and discusses Klarna’s ongoing pursuit of creating a digital financial assistant. He also reflects on their…
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In the GFBS Studios today are FKA Official, Brady Johnson, Novice Rookie driver, Chance Berger, Rookie Gas driver, Nash Blasky, Jr 1 driver, Liam Berger, & Jr 2 driver, Ryder Blasky. They are here for the annual FKA Live Raffle Drawing! They will do 23 draws for $7750, and discuss the season so far at Forks Karting Speedway, and the latest news and…
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Kyle Rehm & Parker Obregon are in the GFBS Studio today. Both are drivers for Baja Racing that will be happening this Sunday at the Greater Grand Forks Fair. For the latest on this weekend's RCS Greater Grand Forks Fair weekend race lineup, including the Baja Races go to the RCS website at - http://www.rivercitiesspeedway.com/schedule.html or the B…
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Olivier Pomel built Datadog into a $40B company while burning only $25M in capital. In our conversation, he shares the fundraising lessons, operating principles, and core insights that made this possible. He also discusses the pros and cons of building a tech company in NYC, how early-career professionals should approach learning AI tools, how Data…
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Late Model & Modified Driver #71, Dustin Strand & Crew Chief, Savanah Strand joins Jon and Steven Louis. They discuss their racing family lifestyle and recap the racing season so far, including Dustin’s photo-finish win at River Cities Speedway last weekend! For the latest Dustin Strand’s racing season, follow his Facebook pages - https://www.faceb…
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Steve Kaufer led Tripadvisor to multi-billion dollar success over a 20+ year run as CEO. He discusses getting acquired and spun out from IAC, becoming a public company CEO, and his biggest operating lessons from his decades-long journey. Steve also shares behind-the-scenes of his new venture, Give Freely, and reflects on his entrepreneurial path. (…
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This marks the 200th episode of River Cities Speedway presents Dirty Thursday, live from the Red Flag Lounge of River Cities Speedway! The Bullring Boys and crew will be previewing the World of Outlaws coming to town tomorrow, and there is an open invite to all past guests of the show, and we will be rotating in as many drivers, crew, and officials…
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Since 2017, Bill Shufelt (CEO, Athletic Brewing) went from hedge fund trader to the CEO of the leading producer of non-alcoholic craft beer. Unlike the typical tech-focused chats, this one centers around a product many have fallen in love with. In the conversation, Bill tells stories of the unscalable but crucial strategies he used to build a brand…
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Midwest Mod Drivers #BO, Jory Berg & #15, MaKenna Romuld are in the studio today! They talk about the how their racing season has been so far, look ahead to the remainder of the racing schedule, and see how MaKenna is taking in her rookie B-Mod season after years of past FKA go kart racing. For the latest on Jory Berg & MaKenna Romuld on Social Med…
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In the midst of meme stock craziness, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev shared his most eye-opening insights from running the company that transformed the game for retail investors. He talks about Robinhood’s new Gold Card, his views on crypto, the media side, how artificial intelligence could change finance, and more. (00:00) Intro (03:27) The Origin of th…
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Two Street Stock feature winners from this season will be on the show with drivers #28 Greg Jose, #30 Seth Klostreich!!! They discuss their early season success, bizarre first several weeks of weather, and look ahead to hopefully sunnier days this race season! For the latest on Greg & Seth on Social Media, check out their Facebook pages - https://w…
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Two feature winners from last Friday night join the Bullring Boys today! NLRA Late Model Driver #14 Brody Troftgruben, and NOSA Sprint Driver, #8H Jade Hastings talk about their feature wins on River Cities Speedway opening night, and their latest happenings as they wheel into the 2024 season! Keep up with Brody Troftgruben & Jade Hastings this rac…
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On the day of the ChatGPT-4o announcement, Sam Altman sat down to share behind-the-scenes details of the launch and offer his predictions for the future of AI. Altman delves into OpenAI's vision, discusses the timeline for achieving AGI, and explores the societal impact of humanoid robots. He also expresses his excitement and concerns about AI pers…
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After 18 years leading Guidewire (~$10B), Marcus Ryu made the transition from CEO to partner at Battery Ventures. In the episode, Marcus shares his journey of co-founding Guidewire in 2001, steering the company through its IPO in 2012, and building one of the largest vertical software businesses in the world. He shares his insights on how to build …
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Today’s RCS Dirty Thursday is a special "Greenbush Race Park Checkered Flag Tribute" show with their Announcer, Keith Cumming & Street Stock Driver #105, Terry BlackLance joining the Bullring Boys to share their many memories and stories from the "Hidden Gem" race track of the Red River Valley! GFBS is a locally owned business; help support GFBS at…
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After last week’s announcement that IBM is acquiring HashiCorp for $6.4B, HashiCorp co-founder Armon Dadgar discussed a few behind-the-scenes elements of the acquisition and HashiCorp’s full journey from the early days. Armon shares some of his biggest lessons from the journey, from fundraising to community building and more. (00:00) Intro (01:17) …
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Late Model Driver #27P, Tucker Pederson & Street Stock Drivers #99 Josh Barker & #4 Trey Hess join the Bullring Boys in the studio to recap their 2023 seasons, what they were up to during the winter, and look ahead to the fast approaching 2024 season opener! For their latest updates, check out their Facebook pages - https://www.facebook.com/TreyHes…
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Before Andrew Bialecki took Klaviyo public and scaled the company to $6B, he bootstrapped it to over $1M in ARR. In our discussion, Andrew reveals his philosophies around fundraising, finding the best talent, cultivating entrepreneurship inside Klaviyo, scaling culture, and more. (00:00) Intro (01:13) Klaviyo's Bootstrap Beginnings (09:37) The Stra…
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Late Model Driver #6R Nate Reynolds & FKA Kart Driver #6 Aiden Reynolds join the Bullring Boys to discuss father/son race dynamic and look ahead to the 2024 race season! Thank you for having us part of your day and tuning in! GFBS is a locally owned business; help support GFBS at this donation link - https://bit.ly/3vjvzgX Show is recorded at Grand…
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After 23+ years in venture capital, Jeremy Levine has thrived in many eras, taking risks on now-iconic companies like LinkedIn, Shopify, Yelp, Pinterest, and more. In our discussion, Jeremy shared stories behind these investments and the mindsets he’s developed along the way. We also explored how the VC landscape has evolved over the last 20 years …
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Speedway Shots Photographer, Steven Louis joins the Bullring Boys today for our “2024 Dirt Racing Season Primer” to preview the race season, and catch up on all the latest news to the fast-approaching race season! For more on Speedway Shots, check out their Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/SpeedwayShots - Also check out the latest from Supe…
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Garrett Langley is the CEO of Flock Safety, a $4B company helping solve 10% of US crimes with AI-powered tech. Garrett offers an in-depth look into Flock Safety’s ambitious vision to eliminate crime in America and all the operating lessons he’s learned along the way, including how to build a strong and motivated team, keep people accountable, and l…
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Jon Roberts is on vacation this week so we are replaying our Best of 2023 Dirty Thursday which has just a sampling of some of the many outrageous moments, stories, insights, and laughs from our 2023 episodes! Many thanks to producer, Katie for putting together this best-of collection! Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For studio informat…
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In less than 8 years, Sanjit Biswas scaled Samsara from 0 to over $1B ARR. In our latest conversation, Sanjit shares all the lessons he’s learned about running a hyper-growth organization, including all the changes he’s made since growing and selling his first company Meraki to Cisco for $1.2B and going on to scale Samsara to $20B. A great episode …
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River Cities Speedway staff - Head of Concessions, Scott Iverson & Facilities Manager, Tommy Hofland join the Bullring Boys to go over all the behind-the-scenes details that makes the races possible! For all the latest River Cities Speedway updates this season, check out their Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/RiverCitiesSpeedway Show is rec…
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One of the most preeminent AI founders, Aravind Srinivas (CEO, Perplexity), believes we could see 100+ AI startups valued over $10B in our future. In the episode, we discuss why Perplexity decided to compete with Google and Aravind shares predictions for the utopian future of artificial intelligence. He also discusses the differences between workin…
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Midwest Mod & Late Model Driver #24 Victoria Stutsky Racing joins the Bullring Boys to preview her season ahead and reflect back at previous races and stories! To keep up with the latest from Victoria Stutsky, follow her racing page on Facebook - https://bit.ly/3vls21T Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For studio information, visit www.g…
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This week, Tracy Young launched her second startup, TigerEye, from stealth mode. After selling PlanGrid to Autodesk for $875 million and working with YC for a couple of years, Tracy and her husband/co-founder decided to build the software they wished they’d had while building PlanGrid. In our conversation, Tracy unmasks her vision for TigerEye and …
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Amanda Jo Enright of the Northern Lightning Sprint Association joins the Bullring Boys to discuss the big news with the season ahead for NLSA and looks back at her past in the dirt racing scene! Keep up with the latest on NLSA Racing on their Facebook page - https://bit.ly/4akIa2g Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For studio information,…
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Zach Weinberg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Curie.Bio, which has raised over $500 million to combine early-stage investing in biotech and drug discovery copiloting. He is also the co-founder of Flatiron Health, which sold to Roche for $1.9B, and Invite Media, which sold to Google when he was 21. In the episode, Zach dives into the current venture ma…
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10-Time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Champion, Donny Schatz and his nieces, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car & WISSOTA Late Model Drivers, Laela & Amelia Eisenschenk join the Bullring Boys to discuss their preparations for the new race season and reflect on previous races and stories! To keep up with the latest on Donny, Laela, & Amelia this race season, v…
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Tooey Courtemanche has been the CEO of Procore for over two decades, bringing the company from $0 to over $1B ARR and a $11B+ valuation today. In my latest episode, we explore how Tooey built the #1 Construction Management Software company, including his strategies for maintaining a talented team, his mindsets for tough times, lessons from mentors …
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