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Daniel Gross and Brett Berson on Breaking Down Common Startup Tropes
WithBrett Berson
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Daniel Gross (@danielgross) of Pioneer and Brett Berson (@brettberson) of First Round join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - The different types of founders and the different companies they eventually end up building. - Creating positive feedback loops for aspiring entrepreneurs. - The… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageBrett Berson and Phin Barnes on Lessons Learned From Over a Decade at First Round Capital
MentionsFirst Round CapitalBrett BolkowyGrace Chen
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Phin Barnes (@phineasb) and Brett Berson (@brettberson), partners at First Round Capital, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - Why when First Round was started VC was mainly an “anti-network business.” - How the needs of founders and companies have evolved since First Round was started. - The… More on the show's page
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Shifting Career Altitudes: Insights from a CPO’s Journey Leading in Nearly Every Function | Anneka Gupta (Rubrik, ex-LiveRamp)
WithAnneka Gupta
MentionsAuren HoffmanBrett BersonTravis May
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Anneka Gupta is the Chief Product Officer at Rubrik, a cloud management and data security company with a US$6B market cap. Before Rubrik, Anneka spent 11 years leading various teams at LiveRamp, including product, go-to-market, and operations. In today’s episode, we discuss: How LiveRamp went from…
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Apple PodcastsThe business of growing and monetizing an open source product | Ashley Kramer (GitLab CMO/CSO)
WithAshley Kramer
MentionsFirst Round CapitalBrett Berson
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Ashley Kramer is the CMO and CSO at GitLab, a publicly listed DevSecOps platform. Ashley took a unique path into her CMO role. She started out in software engineering before becoming a product leader, and eventually, a marketer. Most recently, Ashley was the CPO and CMO at Sisense, a data analytics…
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Apple PodcastsHow to leverage intuition, customer support, and raw effort | Colin Zima (Omni & Looker)
WithColin Zima
MentionsFirst Round CapitalBrett Berson
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Colin Zima is the co-founder and CEO of Omni, a business intelligence tool that has raised over $26.9m. Prior to starting Omni, Colin was Chief Analytics Officer and VP of Product at Looker, which was acquired by Google for $2.6b. Colin was an early employee at Looker, and stood up its high-touch…
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Apple PodcastsLessons from Loom on product strategy, organizational leadership, and cross-functional performance | Anique Drumright (COO at Loom)
MentionsBrett Berson
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Anique Drumright is the COO at Loom, a video communication tool for streamlining workflows. Loom has raised over $200M, and was last valued at $1.5B. Anique has a proven track record across product development, executive leadership, and building high-performing organizations. Before joining Loom,…
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Apple PodcastsLessons in leadership | Scaling an org, developing yourself, and tactical management advice | Jack Altman (Lattice)
MentionsJack AltmanFirst Round CapitalBrett Berson
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Jack Altman is the co-founder and CEO of Lattice, a people success platform for building engaged, high-performing teams. Lattice has raised over $330M, and was last valued at $3B. He is an expert in building company culture, and wrote a book on the topic, titled: “People Strategy”. In today's…
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