The way COVID-19 has changed the way we work comes up a lot, founders have had to pivot and innovate to build companies during lockdown but the workplace restrictions seemed to spark inspiration for this week's guest, Larry Gadea, founder, and CEO of Envoy. Envoy started in 2013 as a guest sign-in platform to make offices safer and more efficient. Over the p ... Show More
Aug 20
Learn What VCs Actually Want, From a Founder Who's Raised $1B with Sasha Orloff, Puzzle
Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business. Messy data, misunderstood metrics, or waiting until you’re nearly out of cash to start fundraising can cost founders leverage, valuation, and even a term sheet. In this episode of Build Mode, host Isa ... Show More
44m 46s
Aug 13
The VC Backing the American Dream with Manan Mehta, Unshackled Ventures
Immigrant founders have built some of the world’s most valuable companies, but many still face barriers that make it harder to get a startup off the ground. Visa restrictions, limited access to friends-and-family capital, shallow networks, and a venture industry built around patt ... Show More
42m 34s
Aug 7
The legal mistakes that can sink your startup before series A with Kristina Subbotina, Lexsy
Setting up a sound legal foundation could be what saves a startup down the line. A missing founder vesting agreement, an unclear IP agreement, or a messy cap table can derail fundraising, spark co-founder disputes, or even kill an otherwise promising company before it has a chanc ... Show More
41m 7s
Jul 2023
Larry Gadea, Founder and CEO of Envoy: The Role of Ambition in Professional Success
<p><strong>Larry Gadea, Founder and CEO of Envoy</strong></p>
<p>Larry has an untraditional background for a Silicon Valley CEO, including getting smuggled out of Romania to Germany before settling in Canada at the age of 3. We explore how his experience growing up led him to wor ... Show More
32m 58s
Oct 2024
Back to First Principles | Productiv CTO Ashish Aggarwal
<p>Everyone knows the era of growth at all costs is over, but where does that leave us? And specifically, where does that leave founders? The answer is straightforward: founders have to start thinking like business people. <br/><br/>This week, Conor Bronsdon interviews Ashish Agg ... Show More
38m 45s
Mar 2020
A Founder's Tech-to-Climate Journey
This week: what one entrepreneur's story tells us about the migration of talent from tech to climate.Jason Jacobs is the founder of My Climate Journey, a podcast, newsletter, and slack room that brings together a high-level group of people who are dedicating their careers to addr ... Show More
39m 48s