Product Episodes

Jan. 31, 2024

Reacts: Fundraising In 2024 & Taylor Swift Deep Fakes

Taylor Swift on a startup podcast? It’s not for her ERAS tour, nor is it for the Kansas City Chiefs upcoming Super Bowl game. Listen to the insiders discuss the biggest developing stories this week: 🚀 Navigating the Volatile ...

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Jan. 9, 2024

Edu: Scaling Up - Insights From A Unicorn Founder w/ Immad Akhund

Welcome to our first episode of 2024. We’re excited to be back and be sharing such a riveting episode to kick off the year! Today we have the pleasure of welcoming special guest, unicorn founder and CEO of Mercury, Immad …

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Dec. 13, 2023

Reacts: Google's Fake AI Demo, Economic Update & College Anti-Semitism

Google caught faking? Is the economy back? Are US colleges anti-Semitic? There’s been some major developments in the tech ecosystem this week. Don’t worry! Emil, Chris and Yaniv are here to unpack it all including: 🤖 Google'...

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Dec. 6, 2023

Reacts: Elon Said WHAT!?! - Paid Social Networks, EVs and Climate Cri…

What did Elon say? Leading the Silicon Valley chatter this week are comments Elon Musk made during an interview with Andrew Sorkin. Emil, Chris and Yaniv break it down and the flow-on effects on paid social networks while als...

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Nov. 29, 2023

Edu: Data-Driven Decision-Making - Radioactive, Handle With Care

Data is radioactive. Handle it appropriately and you can harness its extreme power for your startup. Don’t and the promised invaluable insights will decay and destroy it! Thankfully Chris and Yaniv explore the art of data-dri...

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Nov. 22, 2023

Edu: Knowing When To Quit - Is It The Right Time To Shut Down Your St…

When is it the right time to shut down your startup? Join Chris and Yaniv in this insightful episode featuring Gabor Cselle, the founder of the once-promising T2/Pebble, as he candidly shares the story behind the decision to ...

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Nov. 14, 2023

Reacts: AI Insiders Discuss OpenAI DevDay 2023 - Everything You Need …

OpenAI DevDay 2023. A conference that sent reverberations throughout the startup ecosystem worldwide. Welcomed back on The Startup Podcast to discuss and debate it all are Jeremiah Owyang, general partner at Blitzscaling Vent...

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Nov. 8, 2023

Edu: Product Experiments - Revealing The Science Behind Successful Ap…

Brace yourself for a masterclass in app evolution as Andres Glusman, founder of DoWhatWorks shares 15 years of wisdom gained at Meetup, where experimentation was the key to their monumental growth. Discover the hidden truth t...

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Nov. 4, 2023

Edu: Incredible Product Managers - 17 Traits Of Next Level PMs

Are you a product manager, wanting to become or know more about product management or hire one? Embark on a riveting expedition into the dynamic world of product management as Chris and Yaniv unveil the 17 extraordinary trait...

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Oct. 19, 2023

Replay: Edu: Product & Product Management - Empowering Your Team to S…

How do you hire a PM? 💭 How do you empower product designers? 🙌 What is the Domain Dogma trap? 🤔 We’ve gone into the vault and polished another one of our most popular episodes. Marty Cagan joins Chris and …

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Oct. 11, 2023

Q&A: When To Quit Your Job, Truth About Patents, Going Global

We’ve received a lot of questions from the last few episodes. It’s time Chris and Yaniv answer them! This Q&A episode they explore: When should you quit your day job to go all in on your startup? When should we …

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Sept. 20, 2023

Edu: Monetization - Secret To Success Or Highway To Hell?

Is monetization the secret sauce for startup success, or is it a treacherous highway to failure? Monetization isn't just about making money; it's about proving your product's worth in the market. Chris and Yaniv unveil the pe...

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Aug. 2, 2023

Edu: Creating Your Own Silicon Valley - Ecosystem Building Secrets Re…

There is only one Silicon Valley. Countries around the world have tried and continue to attempt to recreate the magic of Sandhill Road. But there will be only one Silicon Valley. So what can different startup ecosystems do to...

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July 26, 2023

Q&A: The Death of Web3, Fundraising As An Introvert, Future of Austra…

The tech industry has evolved immensely in 2023. It’s time Chris and Yaniv answers the burning questions of startup operators in The Startup Podcast community. This Q&A episode they explore: Everyone always talks about how yo...

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July 19, 2023

Edu: Knowledge vs Wisdom - When Our Advice Is WRONG!

Rules are meant to be broken! You wouldn’t be building startups if you were a complete rule follower. In this episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein discuss all the times when you should IGNORE their advice! Together they co...

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