#112 Former President at Tesla / CEO of DVx Ventures, Jon McNeill: First-Principles
When DVx Ventures co-founder Jon McNeill joined Tesla in 2015, he told his new boss Elon Musk: “You won’t see me at least a day a week.” That’s because Jon believes the job of any leader is to make ti...
14 Nov 20221h 14min
#111 Founder and CEO Whoop, Will Ahmed: Unlocking Optimal Human Performance
Health monitoring company Whoop, founded and led by CEO Will Ahmed, hid a secret message on the circuitboard of its latest wearable device. “It says, ‘Don’t bother copying us, we will win,’” Will says...
7 Nov 20221h 8min
#110 Former CRO / Advisor at Notion, Olivia Nottebohm: Grow Fast or Die Slow
As a veteran of several high-powered organizations — including McKinsey, Google, Dropbox — Notion advisor Olivia Nottebohm has learned the importance of respecting her teams’ personal journeys. She be...
31 Okt 20221h 6min
#109 Co-founder & CEO, Databricks Ali Ghodsi: The Difference Between Truth and Data
“I literally thought to myself, I probably made the biggest mistake of my life taking this job.” That’s what Ali Ghodsi recalls about his decision step up the CEO role at Databricks, which would mean ...
24 Okt 20221h 4min
#108 COO Zscaler, Dali Rajic: If You’re Not Always Learning, You’ll Get Wiped Out
Before Zscaler’s Dali Rajic arrived at his current company, he helped grow AppDynamics from $7 million in annual recurring revenue to nearly $1 billion — and for his next move, he knew he had to do so...
17 Okt 20221h 16min
#107 Founding CRO at Flexport, Ben Braverman: The Power of Genuine Curiosity
“Everyone excellent at their craft starts from a place of deep insecurity,” says Flexport’s founding CRO Ben Braverman. People are “slow-burning fireworks,” he explains, and we need time to learn how ...
10 Okt 20221h 18min
#106 Co-founder & CEO Sweetgreen, Jonathan Neman: The Restaurant Company of the Future
When Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman and his co-founders opened their second-ever store, it was a “complete mess.” Located in Washington D.C.’s Dupont Circle and opening in the middle of the Great Reces...
3 Okt 20221h 6min
#105 AOL Founder & CEO Revolution, Steve Case: The Rise of the Rest
For more than 10 years, AOL co-founder and Revolution Chairman Steve Case has been investing in startups in all corners of the US — and urging others to do the same. His new book about this movement, ...
26 Sep 20221h 12min
