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From Airbnb to Linear: How Karri Saarinen Redefined Product Design
Episode 283
In a market that hadn’t changed in decades, Linear didn’t win by being faster. They won by being more thoughtful.
Karri Saarinen helped shape design a…
19 hours ago
How Kevin Mandia Built the Most Trusted Name in Cybersecurity
Episode 282
What does security look like when attackers use AI better than you do?
Armadin recently raised $200M to build for the “attacker of the future,” where …
2 weeks ago
The Silicon Valley Insider In The Pentagon | DoW Emil Michael
Episode 282
Emil Michael went from scaling Uber across 600 cities to rewiring the world's largest military.
In the midst of the Pentagon-Silicon Valley debate, th…
4 weeks ago
How Sierra Is Pulling Ahead in the AI Race | Co-founder Bret Taylor
Episode 281
Few founders have seen Silicon Valley from every seat at the table.
After co-creating Google Maps at Google, serving as CTO at Facebook, and later as …
1 month, 1 week ago
The AI Era of Cybercrime: How Malwarebytes Is Evolving Its Security Stack | Marcin Kleczynski
Episode 279
What began as a 14 year old fixing infected computers became Malwarebytes, an 800 person cybersecurity company trusted by millions of customers.
On Gr…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support | Cresta CEO Ping Wu
Episode 278
Can you scale customer support without burning out agents or frustrating customers?
Ping Wu shares how Cresta combines AI and human intelligence into …
2 months, 1 week ago
The Safest Dollar on the Internet | Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire
Episode 277
USDC closed the gap between software and law in modern finance.
On Grit, Jeremy Allaire discusses how fully reserved, dollar backed digital currency b…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why We’re Only Using 1% of AI | Glean CEO Arvind Jain
Episode 276
Glean has grown into a $7.2B company by giving employees AI assistants and agents that extend their capabilities.
CEO Arvind Jain is back on Grit alon…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Grittiest Conversations of 2025: AI, Business & Beyond
Episode 275
In this recap episode, we highlight the best moments from our 2025 interviews and reflect on the ideas that defined the year.
Featuring:
David Rubenste…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader
Episode 274
What happens when AI becomes your most influential referrer?
As consumers turn to ChatGPT for answers, James Cadwallader and his team at Profound help…
3 months, 4 weeks ago