Welcome to Business Breakdowns, a new Colossus podcast featuring deep-dive conversations on individual businesses. In each episode, we will dissect a new company with investors and operators that know it best. We believe every business has secrets and lessons to learn from, and these conversations are designed to deliver that content in an entertaining and n ... Show More
Jul 27
Applied Intuition: A Billion Intelligent Machines - [Business Breakdowns, EP.248]
Today, we are breaking down Applied Intuition. Our guests are co-founders Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig, who started the company in 2017 with a mission to make a billion machines intelligent. The simplest way to understand Applied Intuition is that it builds the brains for machin ... Show More
47m 13s
May 29
Toast: Sticky SaaS - [Business Breakdowns, EP.247]
Today, we are breaking down Toast, a name we have covered before but are revisiting because the story has changed enough to be worth telling again. Most listeners will have tapped a Toast terminal without thinking much about the business behind it. Our guest is Sean Barrett, foun ... Show More
49m 24s
May 15
Auto1: EU-sed Car Marketplace - [Business Breakdowns, EP.246]
Today, we are breaking down Auto1, and this is an interesting episode because we are tackling a business that most US listeners will not be familiar with, even though it resembles names they already know well. Our guest is Harrison Moot, co-founder and CIO of Sandstone, who walks ... Show More
1h 5m
Apr 2024
57 Minutes of Business Tactics & Lessons l Podcast With Friends Ep. 15
<p>On today's episode of Podcast With Friends, I sit down with Vinay Menda, Devon Lévesque, Chris Olexa, and Justin Smith. The conversation delved into the realities of entrepreneurship, the importance of attention as an asset, and the emotional impact of business failures. ... Show More
57m 15s
Apr 2021
Shopify: The E-commerce On-Ramp - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 01]
Welcome to the first episode of our newest show, Business Breakdowns, featuring deep-dive conversations on individual businesses. In each episode, we will dissect a new company with investors and operators that know it best. We’ve already released the first three episodes on Shop ... Show More
1h 6m
Dec 2020
Introducing Business Movers
<p>Behind every successful business is a story. It starts with a vision and a leap of faith. Along the way, leaders make bold decisions, ride booms and busts, and sometimes, they reach new heights. From Wondery, the makers of the hit series <em>Business Wars</em>, and Lindsa ... Show More
1m 50s
Aug 2024
Office Hour’s Best of Business
Today, we’re kicking off a special three-part series, featuring some of our favorite Office Hours moments: Best of Business, Best of Career, and Best of Parenting.
In today’s episode, we start with Best of Business, where Scott answers your questions surrounding the brand era, b ... Show More
17m 12s