Podcast Recommendations

 

20Sales: Scaling Snowflake from $0-$3BN in ARR | Snowflake vs Databricks: My Biggest Lessons | Why Customer Success is BS and What Replaces It with Chris Chris Degnan

The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch | 1 h 28 m

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Discover how Snowflake scaled to $3B ARR with unconventional sales leadership.

Chris Degnan, Snowflake's former CRO, shares lessons on scaling sales and customer success.

Built Snowflake's sales org from zero to $3 billion ARR.

Challenges Snowflake vs Databricks and competitive sales strategies.

Critiques traditional customer success and proposes new approaches.

"You should hire a head of sales sooner than you think." - Chris Degnan

 

5 App Ideas for ChatGPT’s New App Store ft. Greg Isenberg

My First Million | 1 h 55 m

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Discover actionable app ideas to capitalize on ChatGPT’s new app store launch.

Greg Isenberg, entrepreneur and venture capitalist, shares innovative app concepts for ChatGPT’s platform.

Identify five specific app ideas tailored for ChatGPT’s new app store.

Learn frameworks for validating AI-driven product-market fit quickly.

Explore tactics to leverage AI tools for scalable onboarding and customer support.

"If it doesn't solve a user need, then it's not going to ship." - Greg Isenberg

 

Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi: How to Run a Billion-Dollar Business

a16z Podcast | Duration TBD

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Two of tech’s most respected operators reveal how they scaled companies to billion-dollar valuations.

Ben Horowitz, a16z cofounder, and Ali Ghodsi, Databricks CEO, discuss the realities of leading at massive scale.

Identify and resolve culture clashes between engineering and sales teams early.

Transition leadership style as the company grows from startup to enterprise.

Measure success by product market fit, not internal politics or process.

"The biggest mistake people make is they’ll try to use their own logical way of thinking, and the way they are constructed, in analyzing how this salesperson thinks." - Ali Ghodsi

 

595: She Turned $900 Into a $10M Accessories Brand in 3 Years | Pia Mance

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan | 1 h 55 m

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Discover how a $900 investment sparked a $10M global accessories brand.

Pia Mance, founder of Heaven Mayhem, shares her journey building a successful accessories brand.

Learn how to leverage small drops and customer feedback for growth.

Understand the importance of scrappy sourcing and hands-on product creation.

Explore strategies for balancing creativity with leadership in brand building.

"The magic is in the small steps and the mayhem is part of the heaven." - Pia Mance

 

Episode 128: Making microrobots move - Ali K. Hoshiar

Robot Talk | Not available

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Explore microrobotics' potential.

Ali K. Hoshiar discusses microrobotics.

Microrobotics applications

Soft robotics innovations

Data-driven mechatronics

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