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OpenStore’s co-founder, Jeremy Wood, on overcoming doubts and raising $150 million
Wood shares how timing played a key role in OpenStore's success and what the future of e-commerce might look like.
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How bootstrapping paved the way for a $125M growth investment in Slice
Slice’s founder Ilir Sela discusses the importance of being resourceful and putting the customer first when building a company and product.
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How to overcome self-doubt and thrive through startup challenges with Electric.ai’s Ryan Denehy
The founder and CEO opens up about the challenges of entrepreneurship and how he navigated them to build a successful company.
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Deel’s Alex Bouaziz on how to pivot with conviction
The Deel co-founder and CEO discusses his company’s billion-dollar pivot and leadership philosophies.
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Revolutionizing sales with data: Atrium’s success with co-founder Pete Kazanjy
Discover the journey of Atrium, a data-driven sales management software company that achieved business success with its strategic hiring, strong inbound game, and valuable community content.
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Prioritizing go-to-market-fit and getting to $800M ARR with ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck
Schuck shares his top tips and growth strategies that helped propel his company to success.
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Tailscale’s $113M success with Avery Pennarun
Tailscale’s Pennarun shares insights on building a product customers love–not just like.
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Building a successful startup with Elliot Shmukler, co-founder of Anomalo and former Chief Growth Officer at Instacart
Creating your own business isn’t for the faint of heart. Just ask Elliot Shmukler, co-founder of…
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Going from $0 to $100M ARR in just 18 months with Wiz co-founder Ami Luttwak
A "wiz" indeed, Luttwak discusses how to find success with customers during tough times.
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Glean founder Arvind Jain—don’t wait to go after enterprise accounts
“Glean” some great insights on closing big deals from day one.
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ShareFile, Levitate co-founder Jesse Lipson: Trust yourself
From bootstrapping through acquisition, Lipson advises balancing conventional wisdom with entrepreneurial spirit.
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Why “valuation is B.S.” to Truora founder Daniel Bilbao
A startups jack of all trades, Bilbao talks sales, hiring, fundraising, and more on the Sit Down Startup podcast.
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Virtually Human founder Chris Ebeling: Building the horse before the track
Don't wait until an idea is 100% baked if you believe in where it's going.
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Zapier co-founder Mike Knoop: Follow the breadcrumbs from superfans
Here's how the founders knew this wasn't "just another piece of software."
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Braze co-founder Mark Ghermezian: “Whatever CRM is, that’s what we need to build”
Here's how founder persistence and ability to anticipate customers’ needs helped Braze dominate the developer-customer market.
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Stay product-obsessed: Take it from Zendesk VP and 2x founder Cristina Fonseca
Learn how Fonseca navigated radically different business environments over two tours of duty as a startup founder.
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Eightfold founder Ashutosh Garg on how to achieve “pitch-market fit”
Why the right product and the right product story work hand-in-hand.
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