The Building Blocks Podcast

The Building Blocks Podcast

By Daivik GoelTechnology
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The Building Blocks Podcast episodes

  • Creating a New Builder Economy | Ryan Daniels | Head of Partnerships and Ecosystem at A. Team
    Ryan Daniels is currently Head of Partnerships and Ecosystem at A. Team, a members-only network of the world’s top professionals designed to help growing companies accelerate product development. Prior to A. Team, he studied at UPenn in Philosophy and Economics and later got a Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School. He also worked as a  columnist at the Daily Pennsylvanian and as Chief of Staff at Hired Score, the leading provider of talent orchestration technology.
    I had a great time learning how Ryan got into software, what he believes is the future of A. Team is and his perspective on partnerships in today’s tech world 🤝
    Talking to Ryan made it clear to me that Raphael Ouzan, Kobi Masri, and the whole team at A.Team will be a force to be reckoned with!
    Guest: Ryan Daniels
    Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanjdaniels
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-daniels-0a502590
    Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel
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    Topics
    0:00 - Intro
    1:19 - What led him into the world of software?
    3:35 - What made him interested in growth and partnerships?
    8:01 - What led him to choosing to work at A.Team?
    12:50 - How does he think about growth?
    17:54 - What led to them going out of stealth?
    24:23 - How do you mesh teams of builders?
    34:02 - How does he build partnerships with companies?
    43:09 - Wrapup
    47 min
  • Creating Industry Leading Products | Tom Alterman | Director of Product at Asana
    Tom Alterman is currently Head of Product at Asana, for Revenue and Monetization. Prior to Asana, he started his career as an Engineer before moving into UX design and later joining PlanGrid as well as StructionSite as a Product Manager. He briefly also worked as Head of Design at Olympus Dao.
    I had a great time going through what motivates Tom to pursue different opportunities, how Asana is able to retain its values within its products and employees as well as his views on what traits make up a great product manager.
    Guest: Tom Alterman
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomalterman
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomalterman/
    https://www.tomalterman.com
    Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel
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    Topics
    0:00 - Intro
    1:26 - What got him into Product Management?
    3:48 - Biggest Differences between Corporations and Startups
    8:13 - How does he choose his next journey?
    11:15 - How to work with growing pains as a startup scales?
    15:49 - When to introduce a second product in a startup?
    21:04 - How to get buy in from customers who might not understand your value prop?
    23:36 - How do you gain trust with customers?
    26:30 - Why did he move to Asana?
    27:05 - How does Asana permeate it’s mission throughout its products and employees?
    30:01 - How does he approach creating product tiers for customers?
    37:35 - What are traits he looks for when hiring Product Managers?
    42:50 - What led him into Crypto and Olympus DAO?
    54:40 - Productizing Crypto Technology
    56:20 - Where can people go to get more insight into crypto?
    58:51 - Wrapup
    1 hr 4 min
  • Building a Community for Trucking | Kevin Huang | Founder of TruckingUp

    Kevin Huang is the founder of TruckingUp, a new digital community committed to creating content and products to address the field of Trucking!   


    We go through what led Kevin to become interested in Trucking, his experience building a digital community, and his thoughts on how new technologies like self-driving will affect the industry.  

    Check out TruckingUp: https://truckingup.io

    Guest: Kevin Huang  
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truckingnewbie
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinzhuang10

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truckingnewbie123/

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEd_BTe2TtMCGTNYnJJWqoA  

    Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel
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    Topics
    0:00 - Intro
    1:50 - What got him into Trucking, Logistics, and Entrepreneurship?  
    4:35 - What was the motivation for creating Trucking Up?
    7:35 - Building Digital Communities
    11:36 - Why is the right time to make products for trucking?  
    16:46 - What excites him about the future of trucking?  
    19:17 - Self-Driving Tech in Trucking
    24:07 - Wrapup

    26 min
  • Empowering Small Businesses In India | Rishabh Jain | Founder of Mewt

    Rishabh Jain is the founder of Mewt, a new fintech app that helps simplify business banking in India by unifying accounts offered by state and private banks under one account.


    We go through what led Rishabh to create this App, his experience switching from the corporate route to startups as well as how he used Square's example to guide his creation of Mewt. I loved getting more insight into the opportunities and challenges of creating in the Indian Market.   

    Try MewtI: https://mewt.in

    Guest: Rishabh Jain
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randomittin
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/randomittin?lang=en  

    Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel
    Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod

    Topics

    0:00 - Intro
    1:14 - What got him into Entrepreneurship?  
    9:48 - How was jumping from corporate to startups?  
    19:54 - What is Mewt? How is it similar to Square?  
    32:12 - How does Mewt reach out to all Indians?
    40:50 - How does he think about the roadmap for Mewt?
    42:11 - Wrapup

    45 min
  • Create Content in Minutes using AI | Roy Hermann | Founder of Super Creator

    Roy Hermann is the founder of Supercreator.AI, a new app, which allows creators to create short videos 10x faster using generative AI


    We go through what led Roy to create this app, how Supercreator is competitive against incumbents such as Tiktok and Youtube Studio as well as what excites him with APIs such as GPT-3 and Whisper  

    Try Supercreator.AI: https://www.supercreator.ai

    Guest: Roy Hermann
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/royhermann/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/roytomhermann  

    Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel

    Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod

    Topics
    0:00 - Intro
    0:53 - What got him into Entrepreneurship?  
    11:39 - What is SuperCreator?
    22:56 - SuperCreator vs TikTok and Youtube Studio
    26:56  - Keeping Humanity within AI Content
    29:55 - How to productize advancements in AI?
    32:55 - What were pivotal advancements in AI?
    38:35 - How far do we go with AI-generated content?
    45:57 - Wrapup

    48 min
  • Building a Super App to Disrupt Traditional Banking | Spencer Camp | Founder of Future
    Spencer Camp is the founder of Future, a new Super App, which aims to provide a centralized experience for all your FinTech needs.   
    We go through what led Spencer to create this app, how he believes Future can be competitive against companies like JP Morgan Chase, Robinhood, and Sofi as well as his perspective on bringing super apps to North America.  
    Try Future: joinfuture.com  
    Guest: Spencer Camp
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencercamp/
    Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/spencercampInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/spencercamps/?hl=en  
    Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel
    Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod
    Topics
    0:00 - Intro
    1:14 - What got him into Entrepreneurship?  
    2:45 - What is Future?  
    4:16 - What made this the problem for him to solve?  
    6:56  - Why do a Super App?  
    9:33 - What makes Future the Super App to adopt in North America?
    16:28 - Approaching a problem with Design Thinking
    17:53 - Talking about the Space of Super Apps
    25:00 - Creating a Magical Product
    31:45 - Book Recommendation
    34:23  - Wrapup
    36 min
  • Building Startups and Raising from Sequoia, Craft Ventures, YC | Landon Sanford | Founder of Arwen

    Landon Sanford is the founder of Arwen and has created several ventures which have raised from funds like Sequoia, Y Combinator, and Craft Ventures   


    We go through the lessons Landon has learned creating his different ventures, how being part of programs like On Deck and Launch House has helped him, and how he stays motivated to keep pursuing entrepreneurship.    

    Guest: Landon Sanford
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/landon-sanford
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/landon__sanford  

    Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel

    Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod

    Topics
    0:00 - Getting into Entrepreneurship
    5:42 - How do you get started on an idea?  
    7:38 - Going the Corporate Route at Google
    14:42 - How do you find a cofounder and share a collective vision?
    20:28 - How do you go about validating an idea?  
    26:52 - How to keep motivated?
    32:43 - How do you manage your relationship with risk?
    35:30 - YC, On Deck, Sequoia Experience and Lessons
    40:45 - Exciting Field For Him: Web3
    45:33 - Talking about Arwen, Landon's Latest Startup
    47:40 - Wrapup

    49 min
  • The Building Blocks Podcast - Teaser

    Today I am super excited to introduce the Building Blocks Podcast. This podcast is focused on finding out what the next generation of products is going to look like! To do this, we have the minds behind these products coming on the podcast and are going to go through what they are building as well as their lessons building them.


    We plan to dive into all the spaces you may have already heard of: Web3, Blockchain, Crypto, AI, Machine Learning, Space, E-Commerce, and the list goes on!

    Let's Connect:


    https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel

    2 min

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This podcast is focused on finding out what the next generation of products is going to look like!