On the podcast we talk with Eric about the largest consumer marketplace that’s ever existed, the growing exit opportunities for Consumer Subscription Software businesses, and why the CSS industry may be relatively recession-proof.
Mar 8
Why App Economy Disruption Won’t Happen As Fast As Everyone Thinks – Eric Seufert
On the podcast: why app economy disruption won't happen as fast as everyone seems to think, how AI is just as useful for defending against copycats as creating them, and why the real barrier to app success is still distribution, not code. This conversation is shorter than usual a ... Show More
19m 43s
Mar 7
The Art of Driving Retention Through Product – Ben Gammon, Ladder
On the podcast: product-driven retention as the foundation for lifecycle marketing, working backwards from results to nail activation, and why talking to individual users can lead you astray.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Sub ... Show More
21m 39s
Oct 2023
Reflections on a movement | Eric Ries (creator of the Lean Startup methodology)
<p><strong>Eric Ries</strong> is the creator of the Lean Startup methodology, author of the New York Times bestseller <em>The Lean Startup</em>, and founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE). He’s also a multi-time founder and currently advises startups, VC firms, and larger ... Show More
2h 14m
Sep 2021
Dave Girouard - Making Better Loans - [Founder’s Field Guide, EP. 52]
My guest today is Dave Girouard, co-founder and CEO of Upstart, a lending platform that leverages AI to make loans more accessible and affordable. Dave started in Silicon Valley as a Product Manager at Apple and later spent eight years at Google, where he built their suite of clo ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2021
Scott Belsky - Focus on the First Mile – [Invest Like the Best, EP. 213]
My guest today is Scott Belsky. Scott was the co-founder and CEO of Behance, the world's largest creative network, and a prolific angel investor, having made early-stage investments in Pinterest, Uber, Carta, and Airtable. His company was acquired by Adobe in 2012, where he is cu ... Show More
56m 31s
Nov 2020
Product lessons from Cash App & Carbon Health — Ayo Omojola on going “unreasonably deep”
Our second episode is with Ayo Omojola, VP of Product at Carbon Health. Previously, he was the founding product manager on the banking team for Cash App at Square, where he co-created the Cash Card and helped build out Square’s technical banking infrastructure. He’s also a former ... Show More
1h 11m
Jun 2021
Gabriel Leydon - Designing Digital Economies - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 229]
My guest is Gabe Leydon, who is the co-founder and former CEO of MZ, also known as Machine Zone, the company behind huge games such as Mobile Strike and Game of War. Gabe has spent the last 20 years designing video games and is one of the most original thinkers I have talked to i ... Show More
1h 20m
Feb 2022
Joey Levin - Building an Anti-Conglomerate - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 264]
My guest today is IAC’s CEO, Joey Levin. IAC is a unique business in that it’s a holding company which builds world-class digital businesses. Since Barry Diller created IAC over two decades ago, it has produced 11 public companies, including Match Group, Expedia, and Live Nation. ... Show More
1h 11m
<p>“<em>La finalité c’est le Pourquoi tu es là. Si demain tu disparais, est-ce que tu vas manquer à quelqu’un ? </em>”</p>
<p><strong>Ce nouvel épisode du Panier est un peu particulier. </strong>C’est son invité, <a href="https://fr.linkedin.com/in/arielwalker"><u>Ariel Walker</u ... Show More
<p>Show Notes:</p> <p>0:00 Big week for the besties: Friedberg's new raise, Sacks' new fund & more</p> <p>16:30 Innovative venture strategies: internal mark ups, venture studios, deployment strategies</p> <p>30:44 Zymergen's implosion: role of diligence, how to make deep tech sus ... Show More
