UNPAK3D Podcast
A podcast for operators by operators
UNPAK3D Podcast stands for unpacking these journeys by Decrypting, Decoupling, and Decompressing. We Decrypt concepts like "hiring great people", "finding product-market fit"; we Decouple the outcomes of businesses from the ebbs and flows of the journey; we Decompress by learning how these operators take a step back from their business.
Latest episodes
Apr 26, 2024 • 60min
Ep. 6 Bob Muglia (CEO Snowflake): Scaling with Partnerships
1:12 - Story at Microsoft9:54 - Dealing with ups and downs14:30 - Bob’s new book “The Datapreneurs: The Promise of AI and the Creators Building Our Future”17:55 - Culture through scaling24:26 - What do you look for when hiring35:20 - Strategies to compete in the modern landscape50:42 - Threading the needle
Mar 15, 2024 • 57min
Ep. 5: Mahe Bayireddi (Co-founder Phenom): Leveraging AI for Scale
In this episode we cover Mahe's journey to being a founder, how Phenom found it's niche and what makes them successful as a business
1:12 - Mahe’s journey8:01 - AI’s role in business20:09 - How do you find a wedge in today’s software saturated world?29:38 - Building/hiring for a sustainable organization45:32 - Scaling a business
Feb 15, 2024 • 48min
Episode 4: Amr Awadallah- Winning in Competitive Markets
Join us for this fantastic conversation with Amr Awadallah, the founder of Cloudera and Vectara. We covered a wide range of topics on company building and lessons learned during a long, successful career.
00:45- Amr’s journey to the Valley and breaking in as an immigrant
6:22- Embarking on the Entrepreneurial Journey and Building a Lasting Business
23:30- The art of blending simplicity with technical depth in product
25:05- Balancing culture and talent
31:20- Spotlight on Vector
38:05- Signs of PMF, When to Speed Up and How to Sustain Growth at Scale
42:15- Decompress and Accomplishing your Mission
Jan 11, 2024 • 40min
Episode 3: Glen Tullman (Founder Transcarent and Livongo) on Cultivating the Founder Mindset and Getting it Right in Healthcare
In this episode we cover:
00:56- Glen's journey to entrepreneurship + healthcare and the learnings along the way
15:19- Getting timing right in healthcare
21:04- Building great culture in tough times
26:40- Hiring the best leaders and putting together an exceptional board
30:11- Advice on scaling at different stages of the business
36:00- Accomplishing his life's mission and staying mentally energized through the journey
Dec 14, 2023 • 38min
Ep 2: Andrew Lau (CEO Jellyfish)- Product Grit and the Power of "No"
On this episode, we go through Andrew's journey through 2 startups and dive into some very interesting lessons learned along the way.
1:20- Andrew's background and journey
4:19- Why Jellyfish and why now? + The market opportunity
15:08- Selecting design partners + Learning from the "No's"
20:36- Tying Vision and Culture
24:58- Andrew's Leadership style + Hiring the right people
32:20- What kept Andrew up at night post-PMF
34:31- Decompressing + Staying mentally fit through the journey
Nov 8, 2023 • 1h 2min
Ep 1: Dheeraj Pandey (CEO Nutanix and DevRev) and Lessons on Scaling and Hiring
Dheeraj Pandey was the Founder, CEO & Chairman of Nutanix. Nutanix was the fastest company to achieven US$1B ARR scale and the biggest IPO in 2016. He is now working on his next company DevRev. Prior to founding Nutanix, Dheeraj was the VP of Engineering at Aster Data (acquired by Teradata), where he helped build the product and its engineering team from the ground up.
In This Epsiode with Dheeraj, We Discuss:
Navigating Risk-taking and “connecting the dots” in entrepreneurial/operator journey
Building Nutanix and DevRev - with a focus on culture and hiring
Seeding and Scaling companies in 2008-10 vs 2022-23
Tips on Decompressing for operators/founders
