Grit

Taylor Francis, co-founder of Watershed, discusses the urgent need to combat climate change, the founding of Watershed to help companies reduce emissions, challenges in hiring, the importance of shared context in a co-founder trio, and the evolving landscape of sustainability reporting in business.

CEO Victor Riparbelli from Synthesia and partner Josh Coyne talk about AI avatar-narrated videos replacing text at work. They discuss Seedcamp, AI video dubbing, email responsiveness, and customer obsession. Topics include winner-take-all industries, category creation, and the future of AI video technology with emotive avatars.

COO of Athletic Greens, Kat Cole, shares insights on embracing uncertainty, interview questions, and the power of focus in business. From her journey from Hooters to Rourke Capital, she discusses overcoming challenges and the importance of continuous learning.

Anne Raimondi, Asana COO, discusses pressure, decision-making, and impact on her team. Topics include returning to the office, tech leaders with children, time management, staying curious, co-founding startups, feedback for founders, and the challenges of transitioning to a startup venture.

CEO and Founder of Netskope, Sanjay Beri, shares his entrepreneurial journey, discussing topics like stress, raising capital, hiring for grit, and navigating internal politics. Reflects on the importance of resilience, personal sales engagement, and building a legacy in data security innovation.

Former CEO of Sun Microsystems, Scott McNealy, shares insights on leadership, the heyday of Sun, father-son dynamics in sports, profitable ventures, executive exits, open-source education, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the evolution of AI.

Jyoti Bansal discusses selling AppDynamics to Cisco, his shift in what truly makes him happy, starting BIG Labs and Harness, and the importance of work-life balance. The podcast covers CROs, the challenges of high-growth companies, and reflections on success in building successful companies.

CEO and co-founder of Cribl, Clint Sharp, discusses the challenges of growing a remote company, filing bug reports as the CEO, and setting an example. Topics include fast growth, funding from friends and family, and navigating legal issues in the software industry. They also touch on enterprise challenges with data and AI strategies.

On this podcast, CEO Glen Tullman shares insights on hiring low and firing high, failures of leadership, changing expectations, and radical honesty. He discusses his competitive childhood, charitable efforts, and maximizing efficiency through physical activity and time management. The conversation also covers transformative mergers in healthcare, philanthropic endeavors, and the significance of grit in business.

CEO of Verkada discusses personal growth challenges as company scales, importance of fixing mistakes, office culture, impact of COVID-19, fundraising, building a camera company, time management, biggest screw-ups, and VR technology advancements.