What is the difference between a Silicon Valley-style tech startup and a regular small business?
In this first episode of The Startup Podcast, Chris and Yaniv talk about the many ways people misunderstand what makes startups different to other businesses, and what goes wrong when these differences are ignored.
Jul 7
Top 7 Mistakes Founders Make in Raising Early Stage VC w/ Amir Shevat (Edu)
Are you sure your startup should be raising venture capital?Most founders assume VC is the goal—but for many, it's the wrong fuel entirely. In this episode, we bust that myth wide open.Join Yaniv Bernstein and Chris Saad as they sit down with Amir Shevat, General Partner at Darkm ... Show More
53m 40s
Jul 3
Insiders React: Cloudflare Makes AI Pay + Figma Files For IPO, Grammarly Buys Superhuman
What happens when the internet starts charging AI to crawl its content?And can legacy tools like Figma or Grammarly survive the AI age, or will they be replaced by smarter, faster upstarts?In this episode, Yaniv Bernstein and Chris Saad break down some of the most important shift ... Show More
46m 29s
Jun 30
Master Your AI Prompts and Unlock ChatGPT's Full Potential w/ Jonathan Mast (Edu)
Struggling to get good results from ChatGPT or other AI tools? You’re probably prompting it wrong, and you’re not alone.Many founders assume AI just knows what you mean. Without the right prompt structure, though, even the most powerful LLMs will fail to deliver.In this episode, ... Show More
59m 58s
Dec 2023
THE BIGGEST STARTUP OPPORTUNITIES IN 2024 BY LEAN STARTUP GUY ERIC RIES
Greg interviews Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and founder of The Long Term Stock Exchange.They talk about how to test business ideas, why businesses with a social mission will outperform, and opportunities in AI.►►Subscribe to Greg's weekly newsletter for insights on co ... Show More
46m 41s
Mar 2024
When Scaling Your Start-Up, Don’t Lose What Makes It Special
So, you’ve successfully scaled your start-up and you’re growing into a mature company. What, if anything, should you retain from those early days? Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati says the most successful organizations have one thing in common: a soul. “Soul” goes ... Show More
26m 57s
Sep 2024
How Startups Can Turn Failure into Success
AptDeco, a peer-to-peer marketplace for used furniture, launched in New York City in 2014. Despite its complexity and high costs, the company grew quickly. Co-founders Reham Fagiri and Kalam Dennis considered several different options for scaling the business—from expanding into ... Show More
25m 58s