Today’s conversation is with Elliot Shmukler, founder and CEO of Anomalo, which is a platform that validates and documents all of your data. Elliot founded Anomalo after a storied career as a product and growth leader at some of the most interesting companies around. Most recently, he was Instacart’s Chief Growth Officer, driving fast and profitable growth a ... Show More
Feb 26
Snowflake’s first sales hire on scaling from $0 to $3.5B | Chris Degnan (Former CRO, Snowflake)
Chris Degnan was the first sales hire at Snowflake and spent 11 years scaling the company from zero to $3.5 billion in revenue as its CRO, working alongside four different CEOs and learning from each one. In this episode, Chris breaks down what it actually takes to scale an enter ... Show More
59m 57s
Feb 19
Why 90% of CROs will fall behind in the next 2 years | Stevie Case (CRO, Vanta)
Stevie Case is the CRO of Vanta, the trust management platform serving everyone from founders to Fortune 100 CISOs. A former pro-video gamer who stumbled into sales through a mentor's bet, Stevie has built one of the most unconventional paths to the C-suite in tech. In this episo ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 12
Figma is not the source of truth | Ryan Lucas (VP of Design, Rippling)
In the second Executive Function episode, Brett sits down with Ryan Lucas, VP of Design at Rippling. Before Rippling, Ryan led design at Retool and co-founded multiple startups, bringing a rare founder's perspective to design leadership. A trained industrial designer, Ryan traces ... Show More
1h 6m
Jan 2021
15 years of investing experience - what do founders do wrong? By Ali Jamal
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralijamal/">Ali Jamal</a>, Growth and Product Executive, Founding Partner at <a href="https://angel.co/first-check-ventures/syndicate?utm_campaign=syndicate_direct_link">First Check Ventures</a>, Angel Investor and a Startup Advisor talks ... Show More
29m 43s
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
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
Apr 2022
Elon Musk and Twitter + Curating Online Communities — with Nadav Shoval
Nadav Shoval, the co-founder and CEO of OpenWeb, joins Scott to discuss how the company uses AI to help publishers build healthy online communities, specifically in their comments sections. Nadav also shares his thoughts on the differences between being a startup in Tel Aviv vs. ... Show More
48m 49s
Feb 2023
Dan Rose - How Stunning Founders Operate - [Invest Like the Best, EP.316]
My guest today is Dan Rose. Dan is the chairman of Coatue Ventures and has one of the most interesting collections of experiences of anyone I’ve talked to. He spent 20 years at Amazon and Facebook in their early days, working closely with Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, Mark Zuckerberg, ... Show More
1h 14m