Podcast Episodes

How Benchmark Capital finds EXCEPTIONAL startups in the age of AI — A convo w/ Eric Vishria

Season 2 Episode 6

With so many AI startups these days, how do you identify which will be home-runs and which will be flops?

In this episode of the I/O Podcast, Tyler and Sterling sit down with Eric Vishria, a General P…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

How Great Founders SELL Before They BUILD — An Exceptional Startup Chat w/ The Founder of Wander

Season 2 Episode 5

How do you get paying customers...before you've even built your product? Time to find out!

In this episode of Exceptional Startups, Tyler sits down with John Andrew Entwistle, Founder and CEO of Wande…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

The Simple Tricks Founders Need To Build WINNING Teams — An IO Interview With Nakul Mandan

Season 2 Episode 4

In this episode of the IO Podcast, Nakul Mandan (founder of Audacious Ventures) shares his tips and tricks for recruiting top talent, the most critical assets for successful companies.

He also shares …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

His Company Went Public At $1.8 BILLION...And His Next Idea Is Even Bigger

Season 2 Episode 3

In this episode of Exceptional Startups, Brandon Rodman (founder of Weave and now Previ) breaks down how he’s quietly building a Costco for the modern workforce — one that’s already grown from 300K t…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Building the Sales Machine with Pete Kazanjy, Author of Founding Sales | IO Podcast

Season 2 Episode 2

In this episode, Pete Kazanjy—author of Founding Sales and a veteran sales leader—joins hosts Tyler Hogge and Sterling Snow to share a crash course in founder-led sales, explaining why early-stage fo…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Best Podcast For Early Stage Founders - Season 2 of the I/O Podcast & the Exceptional Startups List

Season 2 Episode 1

How do early-stage founders break through and build exceptional companies? In this upcoming season of the I/O Podcast, hosts Sterling Snow and Tyler Hogge unveil a new approach—combining insights fro…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Formula for Outlier Success with Dr. Gurner, a World's Best Executive Coach | IO Pod Ep 15

Episode 16

How do you become the best of the best—the top performer in your field? Dr. Julie Gurner, an acclaimed executive coach and once likened to Billions’ Wendy Rhoades by The Wall Street Journal, shares h…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Building Lattice & Alt Capital: Jack Altman On Investing & Operating

Episode 15

"Joining a company as early as possible, right after achieving product-market fit, offers the greatest career advantage." – Jack Altman

Jack Altman epitomizes the true "Investor-Operator." As the co-f…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Leading a16z's Growth Fund: David George On Investing Now and In the Future | Ep 13, IO Podcast

Episode 14

In this episode, Tyler Hogge & Sterling Snow sit down with David George, General Partner at a16z, where he leads the growth investing practice. Since joining in 2019, David has been at the forefront …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Emergency Episode of the I/O - Building Utah with Redo CEO Sterling Snow

Episode 13

Current Investor and Divvy's Former CRO Sterling Snow is jumping back into an operating role, this time as CEO of Redo, a fast growing customer experience platform.

Sterling shares how Redo's founder…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago