Founder's FAQ

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Baris Akis. Baris is co-founder and President of Human Capital, a venture firm for engineers. With more than $500 million in assets under management, they’ve invested in 10 unicorns before they were unicorns (including Brex, Livongo, and Snowflake) and placed engineers as early hires at 16 unicorns (including Anduril, Robinhood, and Grammarly). Baris studied computer science at Stanford, where started and sold a web-development automation business and co-founded the Stanford Social Entrepreneurial Students’ Association (SENSA).In this episode;1-) Original idea behind Human Capital2-) What to look for in early founding engineers3-) How to build the talent function4-) Most common mistakes in hiringFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Lisa Barnett. Lisa is Co-Founder & President of Little Spoon, a fresh, direct-to-consumer baby food and early childhood nutrition company reinventing the modern parent's experience of keeping their child happy and healthy. Prior to Little Spoon, Lisa spent eight years as an investor and operator at some of the world's top consumer brands. Her venture experience included time spent as a Partner at Sherpa Foundry and, before that, an investor at VC firms Maveron & Dorm Room Fund. Lisa is also a Forbes 30Under30 member. 1-) What attracts VCs in pitch2-) Work with incredible people3-) Scaling the team4-) The approach to handle the problemsFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Dorie Clark. Dorie has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith. Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School, and she is the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine.1-) Finding core values2-) Culture building3-) Scaling yourself4-) The long gameFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Ankit Jain. Ankit is a serial entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of Infinitus Systems. Most recently, Ankit was a Founding Partner at Gradient Ventures and a Director of Engineering at Google. Previously, he was the Vice President of Product at SimilarWeb, which he joined via the acquisition of mobile intelligence startup Quettra that he founded and led as CEO. Prior to Quettra, Ankit was the Head of Search, Discovery, and Infrastructure for Google Play, which he joined through the acquisition of Cuil. At Cuil, he helped build several parts of the web, real-time, and social search engines from scratch.In this episode;1-) Alignment inside teams2-) Top skills of a founder3-) Founder Market fit4-) Understanding the exitFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Cenk Sidar. Cenk is Co-founder & CEO of GlobalWonks, a technology-enabled marketplace that connects private and public enterprises with experts who understand the world. Cenk is also a global risk expert with a vast experience of assisting top financial institutions, multinational corporations, risk management firms, and legal firms operating in high-risk regions.In this episode;1-) Scale of GlobalWonks2-) How to run & grow a marketplace3-) Having leaders early on in the team4-) Trust among co-founders Founder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Shawn Xu. Shawn is an early-stage investor at Floodgate. Previously, he was managing partner at Dorm Room Fund and led 27 investments made across various verticals. He was also in the international expansion of Square.In this episode;1-) Why do you care about solving this problem2-) Paint a vision for how big and world-changing the business can be3-) How to pick the right VC partner4-) A great board memberFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Hiten Shah. Hiten is co-founder & CEO of FYI and co-owner of Crazy Egg. Previously, he was the co-founder of KISSmetrics. He is also an investor and advisor to more than 100 companies. In this episode;1-) Setting up values early on2-) The ability to manage other people3-) Accountability, alignment, and communication4-) Handling disagreementsFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Jake Saper. Jake is a general partner at Emergence Capital, a venture capital firm, invested in companies collectively worth $100B+, including Salesforce, Veeva, Box, Yammer, and Zoom.In this episode;1-) Authentic passion for solving the problem2-) Long-run relationships with the board3-) Ability to sell a vision4-) When to pivotFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Elad Gil. Elad is an entrepreneur, operating executive, and investor to companies such as Airbnb, Coinbase, Checkr, Gusto, Instacart, OpenDoor, Gitlab, Brex, Pinterest, Square, Stripe, Wish, and many more. He is co-founder at Color Genomics and its former CEO. Previously, he was VP of corporate strategy at Twitter after it acquired his firm Mixer Labs, and he was Google’s original product manager for Google Mobile Maps. And lastly, he is the author of High Growth Handbook.In this episode;1-) Advice to founders in today's capital-rich environment2-) Where to start a company3-) What to look for while getting a co-founder4-) Scaling in a remote era5-) What's going to be a unicornFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Cristóbal Perdomo. Cristóbal is Co-founder and General Partner at Jaguar Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Mexico City. In this episode;1-) Talking about valuation vs. talking about what to do2-) Founder’s obsession with the problem 3-) Unit economics factor outside of US4-) Role of a VC in pivotsFounder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.