Jiaona “JZ” Zhang, CPO at Linktree, shares insights on product management. Topics include the role of tension in product, KPI trees, setting up a metric infrastructure, product planning, strategy, and rituals, using the scorecard method, and running product jams. Emphasis on aligning teams, instilling urgency and empathy, navigating product leadership in startups, and future trends in website building services.

Dan Siroker, CEO of Limitless, shares insights on investing in serial entrepreneurs, fundraising strategies, and creating urgency in funding rounds. The podcast also explores the benefits of liquidity opportunities for employees, navigating investor meetings, and prioritizing founder-market fit over technology enamorment.

Tom Blomfield, YC Group Partner, shares insights on YC application process, qualities of great founders, and advice for fundraising. Discusses transition from founder to investor, challenges in startup journey, and importance of AI in consumer companies.

Larry Shurtz, CRO at Genesys, shares insights on scaling sales teams, prioritization, hiring, and blending art and science in sales. Topics include vertical sales playbooks, common mistakes in sales leadership, and strategies for building successful sales teams.

Tom Hulme, Managing Partner of GV, shares insights on angel investing, VC wisdom, and successful strategies. Discusses 4 pillars of VC success, challenges conventional wisdom, and lessons from a 24x Angel Track Record. Emphasizes the importance of speed in startups, navigating remote work, and investing in foundation models like generative AI companies.

Sarah Tavel from Benchmark discusses the future of foundation models, application layers, and AI. She talks about the shift towards selling work outcomes facilitated by AI, challenges in AI training costs, and the importance of strong partnerships in venture capital investments.

Eric Glyman, CEO of Ramp, and Keith Rabois discuss Ramp's efficiency secrets, speed of execution, strategic partnerships with Founders Fund & Khosla Ventures, challenges for the next 12 months, and the transition to a platform model. They explore strategic thinking, operational effectiveness, and the value of time management in business growth.

Mark Suster, General Partner @ Upfront Ventures, talks about fundraising lessons for VCs, the future of IPOs vs private equity exits, and the impact of extreme political ideologies in society. He shares insights on transitioning from entrepreneur to VC, challenges in market volatility, and the rise of hard tech founders in the industry.

Former DeepMind research scientist turned Mistral AI Co-Founder Arthur Mensch shares lessons learned from DeepMind, scaling Mistral to $2 billion, open-sourcing models, cost of compute in AI, and the strategic shift to a mix of open and closed models in business.

Adam Gross, master of product-led growth, shares insights from his time at Salesforce, Dropbox, and Heroku. Discusses PLG fundamentals, common mistakes in growth channels, and the challenges of scaling into enterprise. Emphasizes the importance of personalized customer acquisition and the significance of organizational alignment for focused execution.