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From PhD to CEO: Sahil Agarwal of Enkrypt AI Shares Essential Lessons for Aspiring Founders
Episode 27
In this episode of Fund/Build/Scale, host Walter Thompson interviews Sahil Agarwal, CEO and co-founder of Encrypt AI. Sahil shares his journey from a…
1 year, 1 month ago
Transforming Practical Wisdom into Iconic Brands with David Placek
Season 2 Episode 26
Branding is a condensed form of storytelling.
That’s my opinion, but it’s also shared by David Placek, founder and president of Lexicon Branding. Her…
1 year, 1 month ago
From concept to Series A: How Inversion got its space-based cargo platform off the ground
Season 2 Episode 25
Deeptech founders are solving problems that most of us don’t think of as problems and tackling challenges that push the boundaries of what we think i…
1 year, 1 month ago
How to run a board meeting in 60 minutes
Season 2 Episode 24
If you want a healthy relationship, it’s essential to set clear expectations and boundaries from the start.
The same holds true for a founder and th…
1 year, 2 months ago
Starting up in stealth: A conversation with TigerEye co-founder/CEO Tracy Young
Season 2 Episode 23
In 2011, Tracy Young co-founded PlanGrid, which made software for construction teams. After scaling the company to 450 people and raising $69 million…
1 year, 2 months ago
“Talent has no ZIP code:” Laura González-Estéfani on building startups outside Silicon Valley
Episode 22
Most of the world’s talent goes untapped. Unrecognized.
With that in mind, I interviewed Laura González-Estéfani, founder of Miami-based VC firm TheV…
1 year, 2 months ago
“Cultural fit” is a polite way to say “personal bias”
Episode 21
Today is my 55th birthday!
I was planning to take the day off, but I started thinking about a few people my age who work in tech and have been recent…
1 year, 2 months ago
Shaping the future of work and care: Courtney Leimkuhler + Elana Berkowitz of Springbank
Season 2 Episode 20
Based in New York, Elana Berkowitz and Courtney Leimkuhler are co-founders and partners at Springbank, where they focus on sectors that support worki…
1 year, 2 months ago
Crafting influence: Early-stage PR strategies from Chikodi Chima of Moonshot
Season 2 Episode 19
I interviewed Chikodi Chima, founder of Moonshot, a PR firm focused on early-stage startups. The discussion revolves around the art of storytelling, …
1 year, 3 months ago
From tech worker to tech founder: Lessons from Naveen Rao of Databricks
Season 2 Episode 18
In 2014, Naveen Rao left his researcher job at Qualcomm to co-found machine intelligence platform Nervana. About two and a half years later, Nervana …
1 year, 3 months ago