Sit Down Startup
A podcast by Adam O'Donnell - Wednesdays
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93 Episodes
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[$271M raised] Frubana’s Founding Engineer, now board member, Daniel Bilbao; GTM tactics for $0 - $1M
Published: 3/22/2023 -
Backed by a16z, Virtually Human Studio’s Co-Founder, Chris Ebeling: Building with community, listening vs. letting them lead
Published: 3/8/2023 -
Zapier’s Founder: scalable growth strategies
Published: 3/1/2023 -
[$0 - IPO] Braze’s Founder, Mark Ghermezian; knowing when to pivot & the power of persistence
Published: 2/22/2023 -
Talkdesk & Cleverly Co-Founder: Cristina Fonseca - Product obsessed, 5-min rule & not being distracted by competition
Published: 2/15/2023 -
[$396M Raised] Nailing pitch-market-fit? Eightfold AI’s CEO, Ashutosh Garg
Published: 2/9/2023 -
[0-IPO] Yext’s Founder, Howard Lerman: key to building a lasting company
Published: 1/25/2023 -
[$0-IPO] Shift’s Co-Founder, Toby Russell; knowing when to pivot DESPITE having product-market-fit?!
Published: 11/16/2022 -
[$99M raised] Sweep’s Co-Founder, Rachel Delacour; listening for low signals during customer research to land big logos
Published: 11/9/2022 -
[$600M+ raised] Deel’s Founder, Alex Bouaziz: pivoting with conviction
Published: 10/26/2022 -
[$1.6B val] Mercury’s Founder, Immad Akhund; rapid growth via word of mouth
Published: 10/19/2022 -
[$1.2B val] Pilot’s CEO, Waseem Daher; knowing where to stay in the weeds
Published: 10/12/2022 -
[Acquired by Apple] Beats by Dre’s Omar Johnson on building a brand and standing out
Published: 9/28/2022 -
[$70M+ raised] Origin’s Matt Watson on finding clarity to target problems
Published: 9/21/2022 -
[$70M+ raised] Origin’s Matt Watson on finding clarity to target problems
Published: 9/21/2022 -
[$194M raised] Bizzabo’s Alon Alroy on pivoting early and fast
Published: 9/14/2022 -
[3M+ users] BharatAgri’s Founder, Sai Gole: micro influencers as a GTM channel
Published: 9/7/2022 -
[$98M raised] Paystand’s Founder, Jeremy Almond; meet them where they are > selling a cool tech idea
Published: 8/31/2022 -
[$164M+ Raised] Aisera’s Muddu Sudhakar on fundraising the right way
Published: 8/24/2022 -
[Ukrainian Founder] Fuel Finance’s Alyona Mysko; growth during a war
Published: 6/29/2022
Here’s how to startup. Even when the world goes topsy-turvy. From one home office to another, Zendesk leaders chat with founders, CEOs, and makers on their startup journey. There’s rule-flipping, new dogma and recycling failure into growth. Plus, why customer experience is at the heart of success, as told by people who know unpredictability inside out. (That seems pretty helpful right now.)