Assemble CEO Cortney Woodruff shares how real-world experience helps founders spot opportunities, overcome network barriers, and build without a map.

Kameale Terry saw an EV charging problem others insisted didn’t exist. Hear how she built ChargerHelp into a category leader and raised a successful Series A.

Insights from the Startup Success podcast with Medha Agarwal, General Partner at Defy VC

Insights from the milestone 150th episode of the Startup Success podcast, with Carl Fudge, Founder and CEO of Presentation Mode.

Insights from the Startup Success podcast with Melissa Hanna, co-founder and CEO of Mahmee.

Burkland’s Steve Lord unpacks Q2 and looks ahead to the second half of 2026; where capital is moving, which startups VCs are backing, and how to prepare for the next investor call.

Jaclyn Johnson shares how she built a multi-million-dollar bootstrapped company, why she chose to sell, and what led her to buy it back years later.

Ahmed Rashad, founder of Perle, shares hard-earned startup lessons, insights on the AI data gap, and why AI will amplify human potential.

AI has changed how investors evaluate startups. For founders, credibility, defensibility, and AI fluency now matter more than ever.

Sometimes a founder’s smartest move is stepping aside. Here’s how to know when it’s time, and how to make the transition with strength.