Sit Down Startup

A podcast by Adam O'Donnell - Wednesdays

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93 Episodes

  1. [$271M raised] Frubana’s Founding Engineer, now board member, Daniel Bilbao; GTM tactics for $0 - $1M

    Published: 3/22/2023
  2. Backed by a16z, Virtually Human Studio’s Co-Founder, Chris Ebeling: Building with community, listening vs. letting them lead

    Published: 3/8/2023
  3. Zapier’s Founder: scalable growth strategies

    Published: 3/1/2023
  4. [$0 - IPO] Braze’s Founder, Mark Ghermezian; knowing when to pivot & the power of persistence

    Published: 2/22/2023
  5. Talkdesk & Cleverly Co-Founder: Cristina Fonseca - Product obsessed, 5-min rule & not being distracted by competition

    Published: 2/15/2023
  6. [$396M Raised] Nailing pitch-market-fit? Eightfold AI’s CEO, Ashutosh Garg

    Published: 2/9/2023
  7. [0-IPO] Yext’s Founder, Howard Lerman: key to building a lasting company

    Published: 1/25/2023
  8. [$0-IPO] Shift’s Co-Founder, Toby Russell; knowing when to pivot DESPITE having product-market-fit?!

    Published: 11/16/2022
  9. [$99M raised] Sweep’s Co-Founder, Rachel Delacour; listening for low signals during customer research to land big logos

    Published: 11/9/2022
  10. [$600M+ raised] Deel’s Founder, Alex Bouaziz: pivoting with conviction

    Published: 10/26/2022
  11. [$1.6B val] Mercury’s Founder, Immad Akhund; rapid growth via word of mouth

    Published: 10/19/2022
  12. [$1.2B val] Pilot’s CEO, Waseem Daher; knowing where to stay in the weeds

    Published: 10/12/2022
  13. [Acquired by Apple] Beats by Dre’s Omar Johnson on building a brand and standing out

    Published: 9/28/2022
  14. [$70M+ raised] Origin’s Matt Watson on finding clarity to target problems

    Published: 9/21/2022
  15. [$70M+ raised] Origin’s Matt Watson on finding clarity to target problems

    Published: 9/21/2022
  16. [$194M raised] Bizzabo’s Alon Alroy on pivoting early and fast

    Published: 9/14/2022
  17. [3M+ users] BharatAgri’s Founder, Sai Gole: micro influencers as a GTM channel

    Published: 9/7/2022
  18. [$98M raised] Paystand’s Founder, Jeremy Almond; meet them where they are > selling a cool tech idea

    Published: 8/31/2022
  19. [$164M+ Raised] Aisera’s Muddu Sudhakar on fundraising the right way

    Published: 8/24/2022
  20. [Ukrainian Founder] Fuel Finance’s Alyona Mysko; growth during a war

    Published: 6/29/2022

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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.)