Jul 30
What startups get wrong about enterprise | Lindsey Scrase (COO, Checkr)
In the latest episode of Executive Function, Brett sits down with Lindsey Scrase, COO of Checkr. Before joining Checkr as CRO and later stepping into the COO seat, Lindsey spent nearly a decade at Google Cloud as global managing director for SMB, mid-market, and startups. In this ... Show More
1h 8m
Jul 24
How Gamma pulled off their AI pivot | Jon Noronha (Co-founder and CPO of Gamma)
In this episode of In Depth, Brett sits down with Jon Noronha, co-founder and CPO of Gamma, the AI-native presentation platform used by more than 100 million people. In this conversation, he walks through Gamma’s distinct eras of product-market fit: from a pre-AI struggle with a ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 16
Why Plaid’s COO cold-calls new hires | Eric Sager (COO of Plaid)
In the latest episode of Executive Function, Brett sits down with Eric Sager, COO of Plaid, following stints as CRO of Bluevine and Head of Sales at Square. During his seven-year tenure at Plaid, Eric has helped lead the business through a pandemic, Visa's collapsed acquisition, ... Show More
1h 9m
Jan 2025
Private Equity Spotlight: Lessons in Leadership and Growth with Casey Myers
In this episode, Sean Mooney speaks with Casey Myers, partner at Edison Partners, about leadership, value creation, and growing businesses in the lower middle market. Casey shares his unique operator-driven perspective on driving sustainable growth, evaluating leadership, and sol ... Show More
39m 43s
Apr 2021
Scaling Marketplace Startups with the CEOs of GOAT, Cameo, Faire, StyleSeat, Neighbor, Whatnot, & more
The CEOs of GOAT, StyleSeat, Cameo, Faire, Whatnot, and Neighbor join a16z partners Andrew Chen, Connie Chan, D'Arcy Coolican, Jeff Jordan, Katie Baynes, and Anne Lee Skates to talk about the cold start problem, 2020 metrics, growth, and the tricky business of scaling a marketpl ... Show More
1h 3m
Oct 2024
Scaling Airbnb, Founder Mode, and What’s Next for Travel — with Brian Chesky
Brian Chesky, the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, joins Scott to discuss the latest for Airbnb including their Co-Host Network, how the company views AI, and how it is a leading indicator for the broader economy. Brian also shares his thoughts on his viral moment around Founder Mod ... Show More
55m 29s
May 2022
Jeff Jordan - Building & Investing in Marketplaces - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 276]
My guest today is Jeff Jordan, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Jeff has one of the most interesting set of experiences of guests that I’ve had on the show. As an operator, he has been the General Manager of eBay.com, President of PayPal, and CEO of OpenTable. As an invest ... Show More
1h 22m
Casey Winters is a legendary advisor on scaling, product and growth. He’s worked with companies like Airbnb, Faire, Canva, Whatnot, Thumbtack, Tinder, and Reddit. Until recently, Casey was the Chief Product Officer at Eventbrite, and has also led growth and product teams at Pinterest and Grubhub.
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In today’s episode, we discuss:
What every marketplace foun ... Show More
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/onecaseman">Casey Winters</a> is the Chief Product Officer at <a href= "https://www.eventbrite.com/">Eventbrite</a> where he leads the PM, product design, research, and growth marketing teams. Prior to Eventbrite, Casey ... Show More
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/onecaseman">Casey Winters</a> is the Chief Product Officer at <a href= "https://www.eventbrite.com/">Eventbrite</a> where he leads the PM, product design, research, and growth marketing teams. Prior to Eventbrite, Casey ... Show More
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/onecaseman">Casey Winters</a> is the Chief Product Officer at <a href= "https://www.eventbrite.com/">Eventbrite</a>. Prior to Eventbrite, Casey led the growth product team at Pinterest. Before Pinterest, Casey started t ... Show More
