Growing up in Ethiopia in the 1980s and ‘90s, Sara Menker saw the devastating effects of drought and famine firsthand. Later as a commodities trader on Wall Street, Sara realized that a major driver of food insecurity around the world was a lack of good data to predict weather events, crop yields, and food prices. That realization led Sara to found her compa ... Show More
May 2020
Rapid Response: Food security in a pandemic, w/Sara Menker of Gro Intelligence
<p>Will the U.S. run out of food? Can the world's food supply chains survive coronavirus? Sara Menker, founder and CEO of Gro Intelligence, which parses 650 trillion agricultural data points daily, shares eye-opening insights based on real-time facts. Learn about the hidden force ... Show More
29m 53s
Mar 2022
Rapid Response: How global markets are reacting to Russia's war on Ukraine, w/Sara Menker, CEO of Gro Intelligence
<p>Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a new level of disruption to an already fragile global trade system. Sara Menker, the CEO of Gro Intelligence, a data research firm with deep insights on global supply and demand, joins Rapid Response for the second time to discuss these d ... Show More
21m 23s
Jun 2019
SaaStr 243: Twilio CMO Sara Varni on The 1 Question That Must Be Top Of Mind For All Marketers, The Truth About Enablement and How It Can Be Used Effectively & The Marketing Playbook, When To Use It vs Throw It Out Of The Window
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/saravarnibright"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sara Varni</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is the CMO @</span> <a href= "https://www.twilio.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twilio</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</sp ... Show More
26m 42s
Apr 2019
Burger King launches plant-based Impossible Whoppers, Kellogg’s sells its cookies for $1.3B, and Google’s Gmail turns 15
Nutella’s owner just bought Keebler and a whole bunch of cookies from Kellogg, even though Pringles sales are jumping. Gmail is Google’s secret weapon against Amazon. And Burger King partnered with Impossible Foods to make plant-based burgers mainstream. Learn more about your ad ... Show More
13m 28s
Mar 2024
Sam Altman & the Battle for OpenAI | Misalignment | 1
<p>From the outside, OpenAI looked like one of Silicon Valley’s biggest success stories. In 2022, it had stunned the world with the release of ChatGPT3.5, leapfrogging some of the biggest tech companies to be an industry leader in artificial intelligence. But, inside the com ... Show More
44m 41s
Apr 2023
SaaStr 655: SaaStr CRO Confidential: Howard Lerman, Founder & CEO @ Roam On Roam's Unconventional Approach for Acquiring Their Early Customers
<p>In this episode of CRO Confidential, Roam Founder & CEO Howard Lerman sits down with Sam Blond to talk about Roam's unconventional approach to acquiring its first customers.</p> <p> </p> <p>Full video: <a href= "https://youtu.be/dGj6VZoi0Kw">https://youtu.be/dGj6VZoi0Kw</a></p ... Show More
48m 24s
Nov 2021
Dr. Bryan Taylor, Global Financial Data - There Are 100 Ways To Beat The Market; You Just Got To Figure Out What Works For You And Stick To That Plan | #365
In episode 365, we welcome our guest, Dr. Bryan Taylor, President and Chief Economist for Global Financial Data, which provides the most comprehensive, historical economic and financial information available anywhere. In today’s episode, we put today’s market into historical cont ... Show More
51m 53s
May 2023
SaaStr 660: CRO Confidential: 3 Secrets For Early-Stage Startups To Acquire Customers With CoSell.io Co-Founder & Co-CEO Brendon Cassidy
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this week's episode of CRO Confidential, host Sam Blond wraps up the founder-led sales series with one of the most accomplished sales leaders in the world, Ben Cassidy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cassidy was Blond's VP of ... Show More
41m 31s