Oct 7
Luca Ferrari, Bending Spoons: Compounding Through Operational Excellence and Acquisitions - [Joys of Compounding, EP. 40]
Our teacher today is Luca Ferrari, co-founder and CEO of Bending Spoons. Luca spent more than a decade quietly building Bending Spoons in Italy into one of the best operators and acquirers of software businesses in the world, and we talk about why going slow early helped, how the ... Show More
1 h
Sep 17
America at 250: The Ideas of 1776 - [Joys of Compounding, EP. 39]
Our teachers today are Frank Cogliano, Brendan McConville, and Patrick Griffin, three of the world's leading historians of the American Revolution and contributors to The American Revolution at 250, a new collection of essays Frank edited for UVA Press. Frank, Brendan, and Patric ... Show More
1h 11m
Aug 3
A.J. Rohde: Living in the (Software) Limelight [Joys of Compounding, Ep. 38]
Our teacher today is A.J. Rohde, senior partner at Thoma Bravo, one of the largest software-focused private equity funds in the world. A.J. shares stories and lessons learned from his time investing in private equity - including why Thoma Bravo hires tennis players like him, and ... Show More
1h 27m
Mar 2022
Gaurav Kapadia - Everything Compounds - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 269]
My guest today is Gaurav Kapadia, founder of investment firm XN. Gaurav is a veteran of the investing arena. We cover his lessons while rising to partner at TPG Axon, co-founding Soroban Capital, and his decision to launch XN in 2020. We then discuss his approach to building XN a ... Show More
1h 19m
Aug 2025
5 Steps to Get ₹10 Crore Funding? Millionaire Investor drops INSIDER Secrets | Arjun Vaidya
In this episode of the Indian Business Podcast, we sat down with Arjun Vaidya (founder of Dr. Vaidya’s) and now a leading investor at V3 Ventures. From bootstrapping an Ayurvedic legacy brand and facing rejections, to scaling during the D2C boom and exiting in a ₹144 Cr deal, Arj ... Show More
1h 44m
Jan 2023
Building your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Outpace)
<p>Ravi was previously CPO at Tinder, Product Director at Facebook, and VP of Product at Tripadvisor. Currently, he’s co-founder and CEO of Outpace, a coaching platform designed to help people reach their professional goals. In today’s podcast, we dive deep into Ravi’s product st ... Show More
1h 21m
Sep 2020
EP 80 Gaj Ravichandra, Co-Founder of Kompass Consultancy
In this episode of Dubai Works, we interviewed Gaj Ravichandra is an International Career Path Strategist & Executive Coach, Organizational Psychologist, and the Co-founder of Kompass Consultancy. For 20 years, Gaj has worked with leading organizations, individuals, sporting comp ... Show More
52m 51s
Apr 2024
Be an evangelist for authenticity, with tech veteran Guy Kawasaki
With his trademark wit and wisdom, Guy Kawasaki shares lessons from his trailblazing journeys in tech and investing. He was “software evangelist” at Apple when the company launched its revolutionary Macintosh line. He went on to lead his own wide-ranging ventures, and today has r ... Show More
30m 52s
Today's teacher is Ravi Gupta, a partner at renowned venture firm Sequoia Capital. Ravi has had a fascinating and meandering career on his way to becoming a VC, from consulting at McKinsey to private equity at KKR to operations at Instacart as both CFO and COO. All along the way, Ravi was gathering and cultivating a unique set of skills that's equipped him t ... Show More
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravi-gupta-9ba27856/">Ravi Gupta</a> is a Partner @ <a href= "https://www.sequoiacap.com/">Sequoia Capital</a>, one of the world's leading venture firms with a portfolio including the likes of Airbnb, Instacart, ... Show More
