BUILDERS

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sebastian Schüller, Co-founder of HiPeople, a hiring intelligence platform that’s raised over $7 Million in funding, about why decisions driven by data are such an important part of contemporary business, and how HiPeople are bringing the power of analytics to the recruitment and hiring process of firms all over the world. With a twin offering of automated candidate screening tools to make sure every business makes the right choice, and critical post-hiring analytics to provide insights on how those new hires are doing, HiPeople promises better outcomes for the people at the very heart of good business.

We also speak about the current state of the Berlin startup economy, Sebastian’s career in tech and how it led him to put people at the heart of his startup, how humans got left behind in the data revolution and why it’s time they caught up, and how a relatively unknown startup like HiPeople managed to land a major name brand right out of the gate.

Topics Discussed:

• Sebastian’s career in tech, and how he gradually became aware of the challenges with hiring people in the modern economy

Favorite book: 

High Output Management

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Paul Kim, CEO of Notifi, a Web3 communication infrastructure platform that's raised over $12 Million in funding. 

Topics Discussed:

• From multinational enterprise to energetic startups, how experience working with the big boys gave Paul valuable lessons for his own company

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Vivian Wang, Founder & CEO of Landed, an end-to-end recruiting platform that has raised over $8 Million in funding.

Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:

• Landed's Mission: Landed aims to empower blue-collar workers by providing them with better job opportunities, financial tools, and educational resources.

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Raj De Datta, CEO and Co-founder of Bloomreach, an e-Commerce experience platform that's raised $450 Million in funding, about why, in a world where we all live digitally, it’s time to bring the e-Commerce experience up to the standards we’d expect from traditional shopping. By providing personalized advertising to engage digital customers, and then a seamlessly integrated pathway to the products that caught their attention, Bloomreach is making e-commerce a more rewarding experience for everyone involved, and helping the brands behind it reach new levels of growth and engagement.

We also speak about what the post-financial crisis startup economy of 2009, why hard times can actually be a benefit in the long run, how years of trials and tribulations with Bloomreach taught Raj the central importance of perseverance, and how his singular vision on a more enjoyable experience of a digital world eventually carried Bloomreach to the top.

Topics Discussed:

• The story of a startup cycle, Bloomreach’s trials and tribulations from a strong start to uncertainty and back again to the top

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Dilpreet Sahota, CEO & Founder of Trek Health, a health tech startup that has raised $3 Million in funding.

Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:

• Inspiration Behind Trek Health: Motivated by personal experiences and frustrations in healthcare, Dilpreet founded Trek Health to streamline healthcare payment processes.

• Significant Pain Point: Current healthcare billing relies on a 40-year-old infrastructure, leading to inefficiencies and high administrative costs.

• Target Market: Trek Health focuses on provider groups, ranging from small practices to venture-backed startups, to simplify their revenue cycle management.

• Specialization in Behavioral Health: By concentrating on behavioral health providers, Trek Health tailors its platform to address specific challenges in this segment.

• Automation Goals: The company aims to automate 90% of transaction processing, significantly reducing manual input and administrative burden.

• Impact on Competition: By enabling easier setup and operation of provider groups, Trek Health fosters competition in healthcare, benefiting patients with more choices.

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Michel Tricot, CEO of Airbyte, an open source data integration platform that’s raised over $180 Million in funding, about how their open source, future-proof solution is helping businesses everywhere extract tangible value from the data they are all now producing. Developed over several years alongside an open source community of engineers, Airbyte have made sure they address real pain points for their partners by learning as much as possible about the problem space from those working right at the coal-face.

We also speak about why Michel believes the demise of the Bay Area startup sector has been greatly exaggerated, how his lifelong passion for data has carried through to all his big business decisions, why data now determines success for most businesses in the modern economy, and how building trust with customers in your industry is a great investment in future growth.

Topics Discussed:

• Michel’s lifelong love of data, and how toys translated into cutting-edge software solutions

Favorite book: 

High Output Management

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kentaro Kawamori, CEO & Co-Founder of Persefoni, a climate disclosure and carbon management platform that’s raised over $114 Million in funding

Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:

• Growing up in a German agricultural community, where sustainability has always been synonymous with scarcity

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In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Casey Rosenthal, CEO of Verica.

Topics Discussed:

• Chaos engineering - what does it mean? Why is it so important and what impact can it have on an enterprise tech setup

Favorite book: 

What Works: Gender Equality by Design

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ajay Kulkarni, CEO of Timescale, an open source time series SQL database that's raised over $180 Million in funding, about why, as computers get more powerful and data storage gets cheaper, the future of our digital transformation lies in better databases. With a market offering optimized for data intensive applications which capture large volumes of information for use in enterprise decision making, but faster, cheaper and better than current market offerings, Timescale is set to make a massive impact on the way data affects all of our daily lives.

We also speak about how perseverance kept Ajay in the startup space even after less than successful attempts at first, why he believes the success in any business is the grind, the pros and cons of starting a business during tough economic times, and how Timescale’s early PLG strategy was built on the strength of their community.

Topics Discussed:

• Ajay’s first forays as a founder, and why he feels he learned a lot but never quite got the formula right until now

Favorite book: 

The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Clayton Wood, CEO of Picnic, a pizza tech company that's raised over $30 Million in funding.

Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:

• Origin Story: Picnic started with a focus on automating food service, initially aiming to create a fully automated pizza truck, but soon focused on perfecting the pizza-making process.

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