Growth is one of the most top of mind questions for entrepreneurs building startups of all kinds -- but how does one go beyond a mindset of "growth hacking" to thinking about growth more systemically and holistically? a16z general partners Andrew Chen (formerly of Uber and author of the book, The Cold Start Problem) and Jeff Jordan (formerly of OpenTable, eB ... Show More
Feb 13
Balaji and Dan Wang: The Engineering State vs Lawyerly State
Balaji Srinivasan speaks with Dan Wang, author of Breakneck, about China's industrial rise, America's competing strengths in software and finance, and what happens when an engineering state and a lawyerly state collide. The conversation covers manufacturing dominance, the future ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 12
Anish Acharya: Is SaaS Dead in a World of AI?
In this episode from 20VC, Harry Stebbings talks with Anish Acharya, general partner at a16z, about the future of SaaS in an AI world. Anish argues that software is completely oversold and that the general story about vibe coding everything is flat wrong. They discuss why SaaS sw ... Show More
1h 21m
Feb 11
How Magic Johnson Built a Billion-Dollar Portfolio in 30 Years
a16z’s Chris Lyons speaks with Earvin "Magic" Johnson about his 30-year journey from athlete to billionaire businessman. They cover the art of deal-making, lessons from mentors Michael Ovitz and Dr. Jerry Buss, why boring businesses often make the best investments, and Magic's sp ... Show More
1h 5m
Mar 2023
2321: Emplifi - Why a UGC Strategy Matters in 2023 and Beyond
In this insightful and timely podcast episode, we sit down with Kyle Wong, a thought leader in user-generated content (UGC) and influencer marketing, to discuss why a UGC strategy matters more than ever in 2023 and beyond. As social media continues to evolve, businesses must adap ... Show More
18m 47s
Apr 2023
Notion’s Head of Marketing on building a growth marketing engine at a PLG company — Rachel Hepworth
Our guest today is Rachel Hepworth, Head of Marketing at Notion.
Rachel currently runs growth marketing at Notion, and sees her job as bringing process and control to all of Notion’s different marketing channels. Before joining Notion, Rachel launched the first growth marketing ... Show More
53m 32s
Feb 2024
20Growth: How to Master Product-Led-Growth, The Biggest Mistakes Startups Make When Scaling into Enterprise, How to Assess "Bets" in Growth; Which to Take and Which to Not with Gonto, Interim CMO @ Vercel
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Martin Gontovnikas, a.k.a Gonto, is a software engineer at heart who moved to the "dark side" to focus on Marketing. With this career transition, he found a way to combine his 2 passions by applying his "engineering thinking" model to Marketing. He ... Show More
1h 10m
Apr 2024
Aventus CEO Shawn Mohr discusses the importance of revenue-driven leadership and the future of blockchain technology.
Episode Summary:<p>In this insightful episode of the Strategy and Leadership podcast, host Anthony Taylor is joined by Shawn Mohr, the dynamic CEO of Aventus, to explore the intricate relationship between leadership, technology adoption, and organizational growth. Sean delves int ... Show More
20m 12s
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/onecaseman">Casey Winters</a> is the Chief Product Officer at <a href= "https://www.eventbrite.com/">Eventbrite</a>. Prior to Eventbrite, Casey led the growth product team at Pinterest. Before Pinterest, Casey started t ... Show More
