Podcast Episodes

GitLab’s CEO on Why the Next Great Developer Might Not Write Code | Bill Staples

Episode 248

Bill Staples has spent 30 years redefining how the world writes, ships, and secures code.

On this week’s Grit, the GitLab CEO shares what it takes to lead a public, all-remote DevSecOps company truste…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Stord’s Plan to Take on Amazon’s Logistics Advantage | Sean Henry

Episode 247

What does it take to build the logistics backbone for the next generation of commerce?

Sean Henry, founder and CEO of Stord, joins Kleiner Perkins partner Ilya Fushman and Grit host Joubin Mirzadegan …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Family, Focus, and 350M Users: Inside Zoom with Eric Yuan

Episode 246

Eric Yuan turned a simple belief into Zoom, the platform that kept the world moving through a once-in-a-century shutdown and redefined modern work. 

On this episode of Grit, the Zoom CEO shares why ve…

Published on 5 months ago

Bret Taylor’s Journey Leading Salesforce, Sierra & OpenAI

Episode 245

Over the past two decades, Bret Taylor has quietly helped shape the arc of Silicon Valley.

From co-creating Google Maps to steering Facebook, Salesforce, and OpenAI, he’s been behind some of the most …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Inside Aurora’s Push to Make Autonomous Trucking Real | Chris Urmson

Episode 244

Chris Urmson has spent the last 20 years pushing the limits of autonomous driving—first at Carnegie Mellon’s DARPA Grand Challenge team, then as co-founder of Google’s self-driving car project, now W…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

From Scaling Cisco to Seeding AI: John T. Chambers on Speed, Strategy, and Reinvention

Episode 243

John Chambers led Cisco through the rise of the internet—transforming it into the world’s most valuable company at its peak.

On this week’s Grit, the former Cisco CEO unpacks how he scaled the busines…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Matt Murphy Made Marvell Essential to AI and Cloud

Episode 242

Matt Murphy transformed Marvell from a broad-based chip supplier into a $100B data infrastructure leader—powering the rise of AI, cloud, 5G, and custom silicon.

On this week’s Grit, the Marvell CEO sh…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

HubSpot CEO on the Future of SaaS, AI, & Leading Through Change

Episode 241

From a 350-square-foot home in South India to leading HubSpot, a $30B CRM powerhouse, Yamini Rangan’s journey is nothing short of remarkable.

In this episode, Yamini shares how she’s guiding HubSpot …

Published on 6 months ago

From White House to Wall Street: David Rubenstein

Episode 240

David Rubenstein helped pioneer modern private equity—building The Carlyle Group into a $400B global investment firm from a modest D.C. office and a relentless fundraising streak. But beyond PE, his …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

No Reset Button: Reinventing Amplitude in a Post-AI World (Spenser Skates)

Episode 239

Amplitude helped define the modern analytics stack, powering digital products with deep behavioral insights. But in a world shifting toward agentic interfaces and vertically integrated AI, even a cat…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago