Build Mode

Maintaining Momentum and Morale During the Long Road to FDA Approval with Robhy Bustami, BioticsAI

Don't stop hiring humans. Stop hiring the wrong humans with Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, Artisan

How geCKo Materials Turned a Lab Breakthrough into a Scalable Deep Tech Startup

How to handle layoffs with compassion with Ayal Yogev, Anjuna

Diverse teams start with diverse VCs with Leah Solivan, Taskrabbit

Why hiring the weirdos works with Isaiah Granet, Bland

How to fight with your co-founder with Ian Schmidt, Trimergence

When startups become a family business

Building a lean team before raising big with David Park, Narada

Behavioral AI and the compatibility advantage with Sarah Lucena, Mappa

Compensation, culture, and cap tables with Yuri Sagalov, General Catalyst

Build Mode is back: Building world-class founding teams

It’s time to throw away the old go-to-market playbook with Paul Irving from GTMfund

2026 predictions from LP-lead investments to IPO mania: Equity crossover

Making life (and death) better despite regulatory barriers

Capital is a commodity (but your investor relationships aren’t)

Your network is your first go-to-market strategy

From military logistics to Startup Battlefield 2025 champion with Glīd founder, Kevin Damoa

Beyond growth hacks: real stories of reaching untapped markets

The 7-Failure Rule: How Forethought AI Found Product-Market Fit with Co-Founder Deon Nicholas

Product, Meet Market

Introducing Build Mode

Saying goodbye to Found where we started

How to build a company that can save the world while generating profit

Getting realistic about AI’s potential with Nick Frosst from Cohere

Getting realistic about AI’s potential with Nick Frosst from Cohere

Rethinking the social network with Andy Dunn from Pie

The playbook for empathy-driven investing with Erin and Sara Foster from Oversubscribed Ventures

Closing a major gap in women's health with Alloy Women's Health

Building a data powerhouse for the AI era with Felix Van de Maele from Collibra

Taking Generative AI into the physical world with Raquel Urtasun from Waabi

What the Chainsmokers bring to the cap table with Dan Lorenc from Chainguard

Designing a more intelligent firearm with Kai Kloepfer from Biofire

How smart UX can lead to company success with Howie Liu from Airtable

Competing in the payroll and benefits space with Josh Reeves from Gusto

Scaling a DTC toy business with Sandra Oh Lin from KiwiCo

Driving change in the UK's used car market with Harry Jones from Motorway

Finally an AI-powered Roomba for tennis with Haitham Eletrabi from Tennibot

Your data isn’t ready for AI with Prukalpa Sankar from Atlan

Closing the gaps in hormonal healthcare with Sylvia Kang from Mira

Cleaning up the macro-messes caused by microplastics with Sarah Paiji Yoo from Blueland

Lessons from a lifetime entrepreneur with Eric Ly from KarmaCheck

Taking on Nvidia and betting on transformers with Gavin Uberti from Etched

Has Rippling won? with Parker Conrad from Rippling

Building a marketplace of refurbished tech with Thibaud Hug de Larauze from Back Market

Navy Seal to maritime founder with Joe Wolfel from Terradepth

Maybe startups can fix higher education with Tade Oyerinde from Campus

Why AI companies should want regulation now with Helen Toner

What makes MasterClass work? with David Rogier from MasterClass (re-release)

Making DTC western wear work with Paul Hedrick from Tecovas