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Masters of Scale

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Jun 27, 2024 • 34min

Grammarly CEO Rahul Roy-Chowdhury: Trust, AI, and the future of work

Grammarly CEO Rahul Roy-Chowdhury discusses how AI is shaping the future of work, the importance of building trust with customers, and the challenges of ensuring trust in AI technologies. The podcast explores Grammarly's focus on enhancing communication effectiveness, adapting to the AI revolution, and navigating competition while upholding values and customer trust.
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Jun 25, 2024 • 23min

Rapid Response: Slutty Vegan wants to be the next Shake Shack, with founder Pinky Cole

Pinky Cole, founder of Slutty Vegan, discusses scaling her plant-based fast food chain despite challenges like lawsuits and competition closures. She shares her empowering journey, recent $9 million gift to HBCU grads, and commitment to community impact.
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Jun 20, 2024 • 32min

You could start a company this weekend, w/Noah Kagan

Entrepreneur Noah Kagan, founder of million-dollar companies like AppSumo, shares his journey and lessons learned from early failures in high-profile startups. He discusses strategies for building successful businesses, embracing slow growth, and maximizing success by focusing on key areas like email marketing and sales. Noah also reflects on personal growth, family influence, and the importance of clear communication in business.
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Jun 18, 2024 • 23min

Rapid Response: Power moves for the planet, w/GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik

GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik discusses how green energy is evolving in 2024, highlighting the limits of the current electrical grid and the need for innovation. Topics include nuclear energy, solar and wind farms, carbon capture, AI in the future energy grid, small modular reactors, and offshore wind power.
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Jun 13, 2024 • 33min

Don’t stop learning: How Cornerstone kept scaling, w/Adam Miller

Entrepreneur Adam Miller shares how he founded Cornerstone and scaled it to over $5.2 billion. He discusses facing tough times, encountering a loan shark, navigating financial crises, making strategic decisions, hiring during crises, and perseverance in scaling a business.
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Jun 11, 2024 • 24min

Rapid Response: Taking over when tragedy strikes, w/Guild's Bijal Shah

Bijal Shah became CEO of Guild after a stroke crisis, inspired by Taylor Swift's leadership style. She shares emotional leadership changes, managing the company through crisis, partnering with Team USA for the Olympics, and the importance of upskilling and reskilling the workforce.
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Jun 6, 2024 • 30min

Tinker your way to scale: James Dyson

James Dyson, founder of Dyson Corporation, delves into his journey of creating a groundbreaking bagless vacuum after 5,000+ prototypes. He shares insights on challenging experts, relentless iteration, and viewing failure as a stepping stone. Dyson's company now focuses on developing products from air purifiers to hair dryers, showcasing a resilient spirit of innovation.
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Jun 4, 2024 • 25min

Rapid Response: Crypto’s new chapter, w/Crypto Council for Innovation’s Sheila Warren

Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, discusses the crypto industry's resurgence, bipartisan crypto bill, crackdown on bad actors, and crypto as part of the 'new internet.'
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Jun 1, 2024 • 39min

Bonus: Angela Duckworth’s “No Stupid Questions” Podcast

Psychologist and 'Grit' author Angela Duckworth and entrepreneur Mike Maughn discuss the value of routines in shaping personal success and well-being. They explore habit formation, productivity, cognitive bandwidth, and the balance between routine and flexibility. The podcast touches on planning year-defining events, daily moments of awe, morning routines, closure in relationships, and upcoming projects on personality quizzes.
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May 30, 2024 • 35min

QuestBridge: Scaling College Access with Ana Rowena Mallari

CEO Ana Rowena Mallari discusses QuestBridge's mission to match high-achieving, low-income students with full scholarships. The organization has fostered $5 billion in scholarships, helped 100,000 students, and transformed college admissions. Mallari shares her inspiring journey and the importance of scalability, adaptability, and staying true to the mission.

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