Execs

Ayo Omojola is Senior Vice President of Product at Carbon Health and an avid angel investor. Prior to working at Carbon, he was Product & Business Lead at Cash App.In this episode, Ayo talks about what it’s like working in regulated spaces like finance and healthcare. He also shares frameworks for engineering, product marketing, and how to “go unreasonably deep” on problems.Rishi Tripathy, group product lead at On Deck, joined me in this episode as a guest co-host. We hope you enjoy.

Adam Ferris, CFO of the New York Shipping Exchange, shares his expertise in financial leadership and building successful finance teams. He emphasizes the importance of strategic hiring, from bookkeeping to executive roles, to reinforce a startup's financial foundation. Ferris also discusses the dynamics of forming an effective board of directors and the interplay between investor and operator mindsets, shedding light on how these perspectives can enhance decision-making. Additionally, he delves into the complexities of creating B2B marketplaces, focusing on relationship management and pricing strategies.

Arthur Matuszewski, VP of Talent & People at Better, discusses building out talent teams, evaluating founders, quality sourcing infrastructure, employee agency, managing hyper growth, and upskilling outside of companies.

Andrew Munday, co-founder and COO of Local Kitchens and the first employee at DoorDash, shares invaluable insights on startup dynamics and company culture. He discusses effective strategies for supply acquisition and hiring practices that emphasize cultural fit. Munday reveals humorous moments from DoorDash while highlighting how to maintain strong company values during rapid growth. He also dives into the importance of structured metrics to align business goals with employee engagement, showcasing the art of scaling operations successfully.

Brie Wolfson writes detailed organizational frameworks like the ones you hear on this show  at https://koolaidfactory.com/ . Before she launched the Kool Aid Factory, she was a leader on Figma’s education team after four and a half years at Stripe building Stripe Press.--- Execs is a show for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics that leading tech companies today have used to scale.  To engage further:  Check out the On Deck job board Share your thoughts with us on Twitter:  Hosted by: @eriktorenberg Featuring guest: @zebriezProduced by: @jacksonsteger Brought to you by: @beondeck 

Matt MacInnis is the COO of Rippling. He was also founder and CEO of Inkling for 9 years after working at Apple for 7 years.In this conversation, we discuss the role of the COO, how to set culture, and other lessons learned scaling Rippling.--- Execs is a show for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics that leading tech companies today have used to scale.  To engage further:  Check out the On Deck job board Share your thoughts with us on Twitter:  Hosted by: @eriktorenberg Featuring guest: @stanineProduced by: @jacksonsteger Brought to you by: @beondeck 

Kat Cole is the president and COO of Athletic Greens. She also served at the top level of leadership for Focus Brands for 12 years, including as COO & President. In this episode, we talk about leadership. Kat details how and why to optimize an organization for learning, shares how to lead with a heavy heart, and emphasizes that leaders shouldn’t have all the answers - they should have all of the questions. --- Execs is a show for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics that leading tech companies today have used to scale.  To engage further:  Check out the On Deck job board Share your thoughts with us on Twitter:  Hosted by: @eriktorenberg Featuring guest: @KatColeATLProduced by: @jacksonsteger Brought to you by: @beondeck 

Tyler Cowen is an economist, professor, best-selling author, and co-creator of the blog "Marginal Revolution." His latest book, Talent, is available now. In this episode, Tyler talks about how to identify and cultivate talent. We discuss frameworks for assessing stamina, identifying late bloomers, and how to organize the world’s ambition.--- Execs is a show for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics that leading tech companies today have used to scale.  To engage further:  Check out the On Deck job board Share your thoughts with us on Twitter:  Hosted by: @eriktorenberg Featuring guest: @tylercowenProduced by: @jacksonsteger Brought to you by: @beondeck 

Ravi Mehta is the co-founder & CEO of Scale Higher - a coaching organization reinventing the way that people learn and grow. Prior to launching his company, Ravi was the Chief Product Officer at Tinder, a Product Director at Facebook, and a VP of Consumer Product at Trip Advisor. In today’s episode, we discuss frameworks for anti-fragility, hiring, and empathetic product management. Towards the end, we also pick Ravi’s brain on the future of dating, consumer product, and much more.--- Execs is a show for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics that leading tech companies today have used to scale.  To engage further:  Check out the On Deck job board Share your thoughts with us on Twitter:  Hosted by: @eriktorenberg Featuring guest: @ravi_mehtaProduced by: @jacksonsteger Brought to you by: @beondeck 

Ellen DaSilva is currently building her own company after almost four years of leading strategic partnerships and biz dev at him & hers. In this episode, Ellen shares her golden rules for partnerships. She discusses how to get stakeholder buy-in at every level, how to identify excellent growth talent via good interview questions, and how to partner up when you’re the less credible party in a negotiation. Lauren Hoffman, Head of Partnerships at On Deck, joined Erik in this episode as a guest co-host. --- Execs is a show for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics that leading tech companies today have used to scale.  To engage further:  Check out the On Deck job board Share your thoughts with us on Twitter:  Hosted by: @eriktorenberg Featuring guest: @ellenjdasilvaProduced by: @jacksonsteger Brought to you by: @beondeck