Growth Stage

Stocks are back! And you don't need a three-piece suit and a huge tie to be a trader anymore...you don't even even need a computer or to own a whole share. Access to wealth management hasn't really ever been for the masses, but our guests are changing that. In this episode we're joined by Co-CEO of Public.com, Leif Abraham, and Frank Rotman, Founding Partner of QED Investors, to discuss the evolution and implications of a personal wealth management revolution.

Don't even trip dawg, this one's a bit meta, but we got you on this one, broh. The Growth Stage Podcast explores the nature of problems being solved with products, and in this episode, we look at the problem of Product itself. Product is a proper noun here. We're joined by Co-Founder of unicorn Pendo, Eric Boduch, and Rick Zullo, of Equal Ventures, to discuss Product's ecosystem and roots in every success story. 

Times are weird. That's all we need to say right now. We checked in with a few familiar faces to see what they're up to, and how their business has adapted.

We're in the car with Will Szczerbiak (and his kids) on this one. Have a listen, we've all got the time...

Times are still weird. So we're gonna continue being different...

Last week we checked in with a familiar face, this week we're introducing a new guest, but in a shorter format. Rick Zullo from Equal Ventures, a fund 1 seed stage investor in NYC, joins us to talk shop, thesis investing, and Rick & Morty. Cartoon references aside, this one is denser than a Tim Ferris podcast in a black hole...Wubba lubba dub dub!!!!

Times are weird. That's all we need to say right now. We checked in with a few familiar faces to see what they're up to, and how their business has adapted. Have a listen, we've all got the time.

The moronic circus of rearview mirror watching WeWork haters (who also seem to have a knack for lumpish puns) are to be moving on to the next town (Gloatsburg?). But they've left behind all the good stuff - the multi-billion dollar industry of Co-working. We've taken that opportunity to examine the cultural and generational phenomenon made famous and infamous by one company's spectacular public meltdown...but pursued and driven forward by many others, who have done a better job of managing the potential.

Trucking has an almost mythological American cultural status. And there's a reason. It's got it all - the "American Dream", "Rags to Riches", "David vs. Goliath"...and more recently, with the help of our guests..."Nerd Gets The Girl". In this episode, we're joined by Anshu Prasad, CEO of Leaf Logistics, and Will Szczerbiak, Greycroft Partners, to discuss trucking's profound reach, impact and technological awakening in one of our favorite episodes yet. No trucker speed required, Joseph Campbell eat your heart out, this is the hero's story of trucking.

Companies are hoarding data now. And good for them, cus, well…it's f*cking everywhere. And hidden amongst and in between the zettabytes of data sitting in cold storage (and probably some old newspapers and a few dead cats) there's an incredible amount of insight into our world. In this episode, we're joined by Alex Rinke, CEO of Celonis, and Chris Olsen, Drive Capital, to discuss how to keep ourselves delightfully entertained with all this…data.

What do starting a disruptive game-changing business and writing a hit screenplay have in common? Lots of assholes think they can do it. While the word "disruption" may rank among the most annoying and overused phrases in the modern business lexicon - there's definitely something to it. Philip Krim, CEO of Casper, and Spencer Lazar, General Catalyst, help us wrap our minds around this idea. Is it crazy to bet the farm on a "portfolio of one" or crazier to start one of Caspers 200+ copycats? Is betting it all the only way to change it all? Our fourth episode explores the questions about true 'disruption' that have been keeping you up at night.

As it turns out AI is hardly artificial anymore (slaps knee). The hardest part is making an intelligent decision about what to do with it (slaps knee again, we could do this all day). We've employed our own personal Skynet, Sophie Vanderbroek and Rudina Seseri, to help us understand and break down this both very new and very old cutting edge idea, and where we may see it take us. Impending robot apocalypse? Yes, well I understand your view on this now, Hal.