Second Time Founders
Discussing weekly tech news w/ second time venture founders. No investors.
@julien (Breather, Practice)
@kevingibbon (Shyp, Airhouse)
@berman66 (Nanit, Vowel)
@JoeFernandez (Klout, Joymode, newco)
Latest episodes
Jun 27, 2024 • 58min
E66 Tim Novikoff of Super Teacher making enough money from selling his first company to follow his passion
Hosts
@kevingibbon (Shyp, Airhouse)
@julien (Breather, Practice)
Jun 12, 2024 • 56min
E65 Siqi calls out Anthos capital on twitter, founder/vc inappropriate behaviour
Hosts
@kevingibbon (Shyp, Airhouse)
@julien (Breather, Practice)
@sm (Winnie)
Jun 5, 2024 • 54min
E64 Debate about if AI will live up to the hype from founders in the arena
With
@kevingibbon (Shyp, Airhouse)
@berman66 (Vowel, Nanit, Zapier)
@blader (Sandbox VR, Runway)
@julien (Breather, Practice)
May 15, 2024 • 54min
E63 Adam Fishman, instrumental in Lyft’s success turned from advisor to interim exec to media empire for Dads
Adam Fishman discusses his journey from advising companies to creating a media empire for dads. Topics include raising money over Zoom, parenting connections, podcast creation challenges, and optimizing executive roles through interim leadership.
Apr 24, 2024 • 48min
E62 Sophia Amoruso on the epic rise (and fall) of Nasty Gal, why founders might consider taking secondary, and now what she’s building at TrustFundVC
Experienced venture founders talking about topics that can help others.
Hosts
@blader (Runway, Sandbox VR)
@sm (Winnie)
Guest
@sophiaamoruso (Trust Fund)
Apr 17, 2024 • 46min
E61 Immad Akhund on founding Mercury, getting it to a unicorn valuation, and how he angel invests as a founder
Experienced venture founders talking about topics that can help others.
Host
@sm (Winnie)
Guest
@immad (Mercury)
Mar 27, 2024 • 59min
E60 Ronak Trivedi who created UberPOOL then started Pietra to help create brands to meeting Kanye West
Hosts
@kevingibbon (Shyp, Airhouse)
@sm (Winnie)
4 snips
Mar 19, 2024 • 46min
E59 Peter Kazanjy created the playbook on founder lead sales and how to scale your sales org
Peter Kazanjy, renowned in sales, shares insights on founder-led sales, challenges faced by founders, and his book addressing this gap. He discusses navigating the journey to product-market fit, sales management evolution, and data translation for sales success. Emphasizing founder-led sales, setting sales benchmarks, and recognizing exceptional talent in scaling a sales organization.
Mar 13, 2024 • 56min
E58 Siqi Chen’s secrets on how to raise hundreds of millions for your startup
@blader (Runway, Sandbox VR, Postmates, Hey)
@sm (Winnie)
@kevingibbon (Shyp, Airhouse)
Mar 6, 2024 • 51min
E57 BREAKING NEWS w/ Mike Knoop of Zapier announcing AI platform Central w/ Vowel
The podcast explores the power of Zapier in automating workflows and announces a revolutionary AI platform, Central. Discussions include unconventional success stories in AI technology, the launch of AI actions API, and insights on scaling and distribution strategies for company growth. The unveiling of Zapier's AI platform Central focuses on natural language interaction and the integration of communication data for building smart agents and bots.
