#232 CEO NetApp, George Kurian: New Chapters
Guest: George Kurian, CEO of NetAppFor almost 10 years, George Kurian has been CEO of the data infrastructure firm NetApp, overseeing its pivot to cloud services. After he took the job — a surprise p...
3 Mars 202558min
#231 CEO & Co-Founder Harvey, Winston Weinberg w/ Ilya Fushman: Worthy Sacrifices
Guests: Winston Weinberg, CEO & co-founder of Harvey; and Ilya Fushman, partner at Kleiner Perkins“If you think about pretty much any job out there in the world, we will have some sort of [AI] copilot...
24 Feb 20251h 5min
#230 Co-founder & CEO, Wolt & Head of DoorDash International, Miki Kuusi: The Next Mountain
Guest: Miki Kuusi, head of international at Doordash + CEO & co-founder of Wolt + co-founder of Slush tech conferenceBefore Miki Kuusi launched the Finnish delivery startup Wolt, which DoorDash acquir...
17 Feb 20251h 21min
#229 Former CEO Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick w/ Bing Gordon: Change the Game
Guest: Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision Blizzard; and Bing Gordon, Advisor at Kleiner PerkinsIn 2020, when President Trump signed the executive order that would ban TikTok in the U.S., Bobby Kot...
10 Feb 20251h 51min
#228 Co-Founder Alinea & Tock: Selling Experience
Guest: Nick Kokonas, co-founder of the Alinea Group and former CEO of TockAs of October 1, 2024, Nick Kokonas is no longer an owner of the Alinea restaurant group, which he co-founded and ran for almo...
3 Feb 20251h 20min
#227: CEO & Founder Axon, Rick Smith: Push Risk
Guest: Rick Smith, CEO & Founder of Axon (formerly TASER)Being a founder-CEO is a “unique superpower,” says Axon’s Rick Smith: People like him get a longer leash from the board to try things that outs...
27 Jan 20251h 15min
#226 President & COO Coinbase, Emilie Choi: Through the Storm
Guest: Emilie Choi, president & COO of CoinbaseAfter the collapse of FTX in 2022, “the whole industry was tarnished,” recalls Coinbase COO Emilie Choi. “Politicians came out criticizing crypto, saying...
20 Jan 20251h
#225 CEO Lattice, Sarah Franklin: Trailblazer
Guest: Sarah Franklin, CEO of LatticeAs the CEO of a growing company, Lattice’s Sarah Franklin has learned that one of her most important contributions is taking a leap of faith. “You have to have the...
13 Jan 20251h 12min
