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What would it look like if we electrified everything? Is electrification as an idea dead? The answers might surprise you.
I sat down with @samcalisch (CEO of Copper) and @GriffithSaul to talk about just that.
Check out the full episode here: play.megaphone.fm/36j_9gxoqu…
Season 2 of Leap Forward launches today! We’re diving deep into some of the most iconic startups, hearing from the founders and those who know them best: a brother, a first employee, a close personal friend.
First episode with Steve Huffman (CEO/Reddit): play.megaphone.fm/36j_9gxoqu…
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Immad Akhund's mom believed in him through every startup, even when she didn't understand what he was building. Hear the story behind $5.2 Billion @Mercury's founder and the person who believed first on the Leap Forward Podcast: leapforward.fm/episode/mercu…
After getting Justin.tv profitable (which later became @Twitch), Michael Seibel went back to YC again 5 years later to spin out Socialcam, which he sold for $60M in less than a year.
Hear the full story: leapforward.fm/episode/the-s…
Michael Seibel thought his @ycombinator journey was over.
Instead, he spun out Socialcam, went through YC a second time, sold the company for $60M less than a year later, and eventually became a YC partner.
Hear the full story on the Leap Forward Podcast.
Let us know what you think of the full episode! leapforward.fm/episode/the-s…
In 2010, Justin.tv had two months of runway left. Months later, they were profitable and spun out @Twitch. Hear how Michael Seibel and his team pulled off the turnaround on the Leap Forward Podcast: leapforward.fm/episode/the-s…
Paul Graham told a 19-year-old Sam Altman to just apply to @YCombinator next year. Sam said no. Jessica Livingston said he walked in with the poise of a 30-year-old. Hear more about YC's early days on the Leap Forward Podcast: leapforward.fm/episode/y-com…
Taking a company public is a fever dream.
Roadshow. Hundreds of investor meetings. Real-time order flow. And then, the night before, you pick your price.
@OmadaHealth CEO Sean Duffy lived it. Hear the full story on the Leap Forward Podcast: leapforward.fm/episode/from-…
Michael Seibel left Baltimore, broke his lease, and moved into the apartment he'd helped his friend find in San Francisco. Hear how Justin.tv got started on the Leap Forward Podcast: leapforward.fm/episode/the-s…
Laura Modi pitched investors for @bobbiebabyco at 8 months pregnant. Some investors saw a tired soon-to-be mom. She saw a gap in a broken market. Hear how she built the fastest-growing formula company since the 1980s on the @leapforwardfm: leapforward.fm/episode/bobbi…
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Such a fun convo w/ @mwseibel and @justinkan on the origin story behind live streaming: a 24/7 lifecasting show that they all agreed was a bad idea, but did it anyway.
Those early days in a North Beach apartment turned into a $100B market.
Listen at pod.link/1878437990/episode/…
The product was broken. Downloads hit 10 million anyway. Listen to Immad Akhund, now CEO of $5.2 Billion @Mercury, on how he took his first startup from near failure to exit. Full episode on the Leap Forward Podcast: leapforward.fm/episode/mercu…
Before raising his $20M Series A, @Plugmotors CEO Jimmy Douglas spent months building relationships with 70+ Series A funds. When Plug was ready, investors like @lightspeedvp were interested. Hear the full story on the Leap Forward Podcast: leapforward.fm/episode/plug-…
Peter Reinhardt sold Segment to @Twilio for $3 billion and barely remembers it. Listen to the founder talk about the human side of getting acquired on the Leap Forward Podcast. Link here:
In January 2018, @Tesla was the most shorted company in the world and Jimmy Douglas showed up on day one with $50M in R&D responsibility. Hear how Tesla helped inspire him to launch @plugmotors and raise a $20M Series A on the Leap Forward Podcast: leapforward.fm/episode/plug-…
Most startups don't fail because of a bad idea. They fail because of the team. @Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk on where the cracks start to form. 🎙️ leapforward.fm/episode/airbn…
V1: Paul Graham loved the @Airbnb team, but he hated the idea. What changed his mind? A box of limited-edition Obama cereal from the 2008 election. Nathan Blecharczyk tells the full story on the Leap Forward Podcast. 🎙️ leapforward.fm/episode/airbn…
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.@tripadler's story is my favorite persistence story that most have never heard. He went from rocket ship growth, to hitting a wall and half the team quitting in 6 months. But he kept at it for years and eventually grew @Scribd to over $300M of revenue.
pod.link/1878437990/episode/…
Some of the best ideas in tech come from someone just saying "f*** it." @ycombinator co-founder Jessica Livingston on the moment YC was born on a walk with her partner, Paul Graham. 🎙️ leapforward.fm/episode/y-com…