The War Room

Joe talks about oh-shit moments from the life of an early stage founder and what he learned from his days as a wrestler that helps him deal with the emotional toll of hard times.

Immad Akhund is a serial entrepreneur (though he doesn't like this moniker, something we discuss in this episode) and has experienced many oh-shit moments. We talk about perseverance, running out of money, honesty with your team, and whether running companies is *actually* fun.

Trish Kothari is CEO of Unit21. Here she discusses the early days of her company, becoming an Enterprise Account Executive on her own, and finding the dreamers that will give you a chance.

Sara Mauskopf, CEO of Winnie, joins us to talk about stepping back as a co-founder, building a company for the long haul, authenticity... and some strategic procrastination -- all in the service of building your company while living your life and not losing your mind. 

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This experiment has been fun - I'm wrapping up season 1 while trying to figure out the logistics of recording this podcast while running a growth stage company!

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Jake Gibson is a father, a Founding Partner of Better Tomorrow Ventures, and a startup veteran. In 2013, however, he was a struggling founder of NerdWallet and expectant father who was facing a major fork in the road -- his ambitions, his own performance at his company, and his plans for himself all clashed in a big oh-shit moment. This is his story.

Eli Portnoy is SVP at Medallia after it acquired his company. Sense 360. Sense 360 was working with restaurants and doing great, and then COVID-19 happened. This is the story of how they found out the world has changed, how they reacted, and everything in the middle.

Bill Clerico founded, headed, and sold WePay to JP Morgan. After wrapping up 12 eventful years with a successful exit, he joins us to talk about executive and talent management, dealing with turnover, managing crisis, and relying on your co-founder when times are rough.

Oded Zehavi, CEO of Mesh Payments, talks about the week when everything stopped for COVID-19, fight or flight responses, leaning on your network and building the plane on his way off a cliff.