Ruslan Zaripov has been interested in computers since the early days. He started his career as a database developer, and eventually became a project manager. Essentially, he has been serving in information technology his whole life. Outside of tech, he is married with 2 kids and a dog. In the winter, he enjoys cross country skiing, and tries to keep a work l ... Show More
Yesterday
S12 E4: Arto Minasyan, Krisp.ai
Arto Minasyan is originally from Armenia. He's a serial entrepreneur, having started 7 companies, selling 4 of them. He used to be into the sciences, having his PhD in Mathematics and Machine Learning. But outside of tech, he's married with 2 kids. He loves to read novels, and in ... Show More
19m 17s
Jan 29
S12 Bonus: Dmytro Ovcharenko, Alcor
Dmytro Ovcharenko lives in Palo Alto, CA. He graduated from Berkeley in 2015 - not as an engineer, but as a lawyer. His first connection to tech was in his first role, as an attorney at a tech company. But outside of technology, he loves good sushi and burgers. In addition, he do ... Show More
17m 2s
Jan 28
S12 Bonus: Arjun & Tito, Teambridge
Arjun Vora was born and raised in Mumbai. He grew up in a family that wasn't financially stable, which drove him to come to the states for new opportunities. He came for school, landing in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and immediately loved the environment. Post school, he worked for Micr ... Show More
40m 24s
Feb 2025
Elon Musk's Acquisition Made Me $50M, But Fatherhood Redefined My Life
<p>What if the key to success wasn’t grinding harder—but learning to let go?</p><p><br></p><p>Chris Bakke made 10s of millions selling two companies, including one to Elon Musk’s Twitter. But after years of chasing big wins, something changed: he had kids. And suddenly, the drive ... Show More
46m 31s
Mar 2025
Notion’s lost years, its near collapse during Covid, staying small to move fast, the joy and suffering of building horizontal, more | Ivan Zhao (CEO and co-founder)
<p><strong>Ivan Zhao</strong> is the co-founder and CEO of Notion. Ivan shares the untold story of Notion, from nearly running out of database space during Covid to finding product-market fit after several “lost years,” and the hard-won lessons along the way.</p><p>—</p><p><stron ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2025
Teflon Son? How Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son’s legend keeps growing
On today’s episode, host Josh Christensen is joined by ‘Fast Company’ associate editor David Salazar to help break down the latest news in the world of business and innovation, including the fallout from DeepSeek’s LLM launch, the backtracked federal funding freeze, and the risin ... Show More
1 h
Sep 2025
A story where business and history collide
Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in diff ... Show More
29m 50s
Apr 2025
How a New Solo Lawyer Built a Thriving Practice in Just 3 Months | First Flight #3
Starting a law firm straight out of school? Meet Philip Mauriello, an attorney who wasted no time launching his solo practice just three months after passing the bar. In this episode, host Adriana Linares revisits her conversation with Philip, who shares the smart, scrappy strate ... Show More
43m 21s
Mar 2024
'The $150,000 Coach' Shannon Graham & Four Loko Founder, Chris Hunter 💸 E61
Shannon Graham, founder of Astranaut, has dedicated himself to empowering individuals to lead fulfilling lives for over 20 years. He has started projects to help with video game addiction and to empower Hispanic immigrants financially. Shannon's teamed up with leaders all over th ... Show More
1h 10m
<p>Special Bonus Episode! Charlie has The McNeil Team from the Colorado School of Mines, this year's EPIC location, on to get to know them bit more. <br/> <br/><b>The McNeil Team</b></p><p><b>Sid Hanna Saleh, Ph.D. – McNeil Center Director and Associate Professor</b></p><p>A ... Show More