2024 in Review
It’s the end of the year, so Grant and Hammad decided to revisit some of the most popular 2024 tech predictions and evaluate how accurate they were. We open with Grant’s maritime prediction from his t...
19 Des 202449min
Riding the Wave
Grant and Hammad discuss how the act of creating a company is like surfing a monster 100 foot wave. Grant begins by sharing a surfing metaphor that explains what it’s like to build a company. Hammad s...
12 Des 202441min
Insiders vs Outsiders
Larry’s tone was in the friendly advice-category. He teed it up this way: I had a choice. I could be an insider or I could be an outsider. Outsiders can say whatever they want. But people on the insid...
5 Des 202441min
Thanksgiving Gratitudes
In this special Thanksgiving-inspired episode, Grant and Hammad share a few thoughts on an app, book, and person that they each are grateful for. We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and wonderf...
30 Nov 202413min
The IBMification of Everything
Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM, or so the saying goes. Grant and Hammad talk about how that same sentiment has pervaded everything from Boeing to Venture, and what that means for today’s startup...
21 Nov 202434min
How Can I Help?
Episode 3: The iconic line. Everyone’s heard it. We’ve joked about it. Today we’re talking about it. Grant and Hammad cover everything from how multistage firms support portcos to founder dinners. Gra...
14 Nov 202448min
Long Live Software
Episode 2: Software strikes back! In today’s episode, Hammad leads a discussion about the history of software and how it brought us to today's venture landscape. Hammad details how incrementalism has...
8 Nov 202442min
The Hardware Playbook
You know the saying: Hardware is hard! In today’s episode, Grant and Hammad discuss why that’s the case. They examine the software investing frameworks that also apply to hardware, and also explore n...
31 Okt 202440min
