The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

Christine Park, Chief People Officer at Pantheon Christine has seen it all as a long-time HR executive and expert. She walks us through when HR wasn't even called HR and even breaks down why recent trends like the Great Resignation or quiet quitting aren't really new ideas. Finally, she explains how HR gets a bad rap as the "DMV" or "PIP lady" and what the future of HR might entail. https://teamblind.onelink.me/6Ubn/9b821676

Wayne Hu, Managing Director, Early Stage Venture at SignalFire It seems like everyone is a venture capitalist these days. Wayne outlines what it really takes to be a venture capitalist. He breaks down the VC career path from entry-level to becoming a prolific investor, what his day-to-day is like, and the business model behind investing with other people's money. https://teamblind.onelink.me/6Ubn/b1ecb098

Christine Spang, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Nylas Christine and her cofounders had to pivot before Nylas became what it is today. She explains how she knew the early idea wouldn't work, what it was like saying goodbye to a cofounder, and how her role as CTO changed over time. Finally, Christine outlines how to level up your career fast at a startup. https://bit.ly/blindpodcast

Zach Nunn, Founder and CEO at Living Corporate Zach thinks corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs are a scam. He explains why most programs become nothing more than PR-driven memos or mandatory employee training. Finally, we tackle why some of the best-resourced companies, such as Google, Meta and PwC, haven't made an impactful change in the workplace just yet, despite spending millions of dollars and countless hours on diversity and inclusion. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/j7kdnsls

Jonathan Heiliger, Founder and General Partner at Vertex Ventures If you've read "The Hard Things About Hard Things," you're already familiar with Jonathan and his work. We ask the prolific B2B operator and investor how to pick startups and industries in a down market. He explains how to look at public comparables, determine whether you're a profit center or a cost center, and why the cloud may be your best bet. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/43ia43kr

Sean Kim, President and Chief Product Officer at Kajabi Sean explains what he learned from his failures as the head of product at TikTok and Amazon. He breaks down how to get recruited as an executive and what most product leaders at Amazon had in common. (Hint: It's not an MBA or coding.) Finally, he shares his foolproof method for becoming a product manager or owner. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/ftpus17i

Joe Gillespie, Former Head of Technical Recruiting at Robinhood Joe reveals everything you want to know about technical recruiting from his time at Robinhood. He explains how recruiters find engineers, how to think about boosting your total compensation or job level, and why people get lowballed or down-leveled.  https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/ftpus17i

Shailesh Kumar, Senior Vice President of Engineering at ClickUp Shailesh helps us learn why so many productivity apps have such high valuations. He shares why he thinks acquisitions and exits are inevitable and how to tell the winners from the losers in the space. Finally, he reveals what it takes to get a job at ClickUp. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/25shx0sv

Gillian French, Expert in Residence - Employee Experience at Workvivo Gillian answers all of our questions about layoffs, from who makes the decision, how companies decide who to lay off, and even what they're like from the chief people officer's perspective. She also reveals the different strategies companies can take to cut costs and why layoffs and rescinded job offers might be one of the worst things a company could do. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/ptcu9cvw

Christoph Fleischmann, Founder and CEO at Arthur Technologies Christoph founded his metaverse startup to create a mixed reality for enterprise. He breaks down how he got started working on augmented and virtual reality and admits that the early days of building and fundraising involved a lot of inelegant brute force. Finally, Christoph shares the mental biases everyone should watch out for, especially as an entrepreneur or startup founder. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/s0q9hmxx