Podcast Episodes

SPOTLIGHT: Raising $55M When You're Not "AI-Native" | Nick Turner, CEO @ Dreamdata

Nick Turner, CEO of Dreamdata, joins Sam in this special episode of Topline Spotlight. They unpack a challenge many B2B leaders are facing right now:…

2 months, 1 week ago

"SaaS is Dead!" - So What Do We Do Now?

Over the course of a few days, $300 billion in market cap was wiped out from public SaaS companies. Looking at the ten most notable US publicly trade…

2 months, 1 week ago

The Business Case for Robot Overlords (Or At Least Robots That Unload Trucks) | CEO AJ Meyer

AJ Meyer, CEO of Pickle Robot, isn't betting on general-purpose humanoid robots. Instead, he's a believer in robots and Physical AI which solve speci…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Roberge (Ex-HubSpot CRO): "AI Startups Will See the Highest Failure Rate in History"

Mark Roberge is calling it now: we are about to witness the highest failure rate for a single cohort of startups in the history of tech.

As author of…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

AI Talent Wars: OpenAI, Thinking Machines & Meta Fighting For Breakthroughs

The AI arms race is getting ugly. With top talent bouncing between Thinking Machines and OpenAI, the guys debate a critical question for every leader…

3 months ago

The Job Market Just Completely Flipped (Nobody's Talking About It)

AJ and Asad talk about one of the most insane job markets we've ever seen, the rise of AI agents, and the future of AI's talent wars. 

Thanks for tun…

3 months, 1 week ago

These Charts Explain 2026

Sam, Asad, and AJ are back to debate the hard numbers shaping the GTM landscape in 2026. The consensus? The freeze is thawing, but the rules have cha…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The 13 AI Agents Inside a $90 Billion Machine

MIT reports that 95% of AI initiatives are failing to show ROI. Pablo Dominguez, Operating Partner at Insight Partners, joins the show to explain how…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

He Built a SaaS Monster with $1 Million (And Refused to Raise More)

Wade Foster (CEO) built Zapier into a profitable powerhouse without traditional VC funding—just $1M post-YC, then profitable ever since. On this epis…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

$50k vs $500K vs $50M Sales People - How to WIN In Modern Sales

We are multi-million-dollar CEOs specializing in sales and go to market teams in tech. We've met more millionaire sales people than you can count. Th…

4 months, 1 week ago