Podcast Episodes

Fund/Build/Scale mini-episode | From seed stage to Series A with Coalesce CEO Armon Petrossian [Part 1]

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Season 1 Episode 11

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I interviewed Coalesce CEO and co-founder Armon Petrossian in February 2024 to talk about his company's journey from seed stage to Series A. I had no idea he was already working on his next round: ju…

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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Episode 6 | AI compliance and regulation with Laura Bisesto of Nextdoor

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Season 1 Episode 6

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I interviewed Laura Bisesto (global head of policy and privacy at Nextdoor) in January 2024 to get her advice for AI startups that are just starting out.

We talked about compliance, how to recogniz…

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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Episode 5 | Breaking into enterprise sales with Maria Latushkin (GVP of Technology and Engineering, Albertsons) and Jack Berkowitz (CDO, Securiti)

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Season 1 Episode 5

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For episode 5, I interviewed Maria Latushkin, GVP of Technology and Engineering at Albertsons, the second-largest grocery chain in America, and Jack Berkowitz, Chief Data Officer at Securiti (previou…

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Episode 4 | Fundraising from both sides of the table with Jorge Torres (CEO/co-founder, MindsDB) and Vijay Reddy (AI Start investor, Mayfield)

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Season 1 Episode 4

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Jorge Torres (CEO, co-founder, MindsDB) and Vijay Reddy (AI Start investor, Mayfield) were the first two people I interviewed for Fund/Build/Scale. 

 

We met up at Jorge's office in San Francisco's M…

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Episode 3 | Tapping into the AI Developer Community with Ozzy Johnson (Director of Solutions Engineering, NVIDIA)

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Season 1 Episode 3

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I wanted to learn more about how inception-stage AI founders can tap into developer ecosystems, so I spoke to Ozzy Johnson, Director of Solutions Engineering for NVIDIA Developer Programs.

In his rol…

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Episode 2 | Digging Your Moat: Customer Discovery + PLG for AI Startups with Rodrigo Liang (CEO/co-founder, SambaNova)

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Season 1 Episode 2

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Idea-stage investors are still excited about AI, but the savvier ones are looking for social proof and tangible takeaways from the customer discovery process. Before they commit, these investors are …

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Episode 1 | Building Trust with Your Inception Investor with guest Navin Chaddha (Managing Partner, Mayfield)

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Season 1 Episode 1

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In the first episode of Fund/Build/Scale, Mayfield Managing Partner Navin Chaddha spoke about the need for founders to identify investors they can trust, how to pitch Mayfield's AI Start seed fund, a…

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Welcome to Fund/Build/Scale

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Season 1 Episode 1

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Hi. I’m Walter Thompson. 

I worked in startups for years before becoming a journalist. 

Now, I’m launching “Fund/Build/Scale,” a podcast that explains how to create an AI startup when all you have is…

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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago