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The Central Nervous System for Modern Business | Confluent CEO Jay Kreps
Episode 260
The apps and websites we use every day depend on systems most of us never see.
Jay Kreps joins Joubin Mirzadegan to share how Confluent became the ‘central nervous system’ for companies like Expedia a…
Published on 9 hours ago
Airtable’s AI Reboot with CEO Howie Liu
Episode 259
Can a no-code giant reinvent itself in the AI-native era?
This week on Grit, Airtable CEO Howie Liu shares what it means to “refound” a company, how speed comes from tearing up old playbooks, and why …
Published on 1 week ago
Inside the Mind of the World’s Most Optimistic CEO
Episode 258
For Bill McDermott, work has never been just a job.
On this Labor Day rerun of Grit, first published Jan 9, 2023, the ServiceNow CEO reflects on what he learned from his earliest jobs and how he carri…
Published on 2 weeks ago
How Dropbox Beat Big Tech in the Cloud Wars
Episode 257
How do you win when your competitors are the biggest companies in the world?
This week on Grit, Dropbox co-founder and CEO Drew Houston retraces the path from a bus-stop prototype to competing head-on…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Building High-Impact Sales Teams | Dan Lee and Nooks
Episode 256
Even with AI, sales still comes down to human connection.
This week on Grit, Dan Lee shares how Nooks automates busywork like research and dialing for thousands of sales teams, letting reps focus on …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Shishir Mehrotra on Building Tools Creators Love
Episode 255
What if your tools shared context like your team does?
This week on Grit, Shishir Mehrotra shares how the Coda and Grammarly collaboration unlocks context as a “superpower,” reflects on his early days…
Published on 1 month ago
How Notion Reimagined Productivity Tools | Ivan Zhao
Episode 254
Ivan Zhao joins Joubin Mirzadegan on Grit to break down how the company’s minimalist design became a strategic edge in a world overwhelmed by bloated software.
He shares why the AI agent still hasn’t…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
The Travel Giant Built on Billions of Reviews | Steve Kaufer on TripAdvisor
Episode 253
How did Tripadvisor become every traveler’s starting point?
Steve Kaufer joins Joubin Mirzadegan on Grit to break down how Tripadvisor became the internet’s trusted travel companion, built on over a b…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Expert Network Behind Handshake AI’s Model Training w/ Garrett Lord & Mamoon Hamid
Episode 252
Guests: Garrett Lord, co-founder and CEO of Handshake; and Mamoon Hamid, partner at Kleiner Perkins.
Handshake set out to democratize career opportunity. In the process, it unlocked something more: a …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Plaid Turned a Failed $5.3B Deal with Visa into Momentum | Zach Perret (Plaid)
Episode 251
Zach Perret saw a fintech explosion coming—and built the rails before it arrived.
On this week’s Grit, the Plaid co-founder and CEO retraces his path from building tools for developers to linking the …
Published on 2 months ago