Season 2
Edu: Moving to the US - is it unpatriotic? w/ Jack Bloomfield
About The Episode In this episode, Chris Saad and Jack Bloomfield discuss the pros and cons of moving to the US to accelerate and amplify the success of your startup. They discuss topics like.. Is the US really that great? …
Reacts: Chris is Back With Controversial Thoughts on the Last Few Epi…
About The Episode Chris has had to watch from the sidelines for the last four episodes while he rested his voice, and it almost killed him! This week he is BACK and can’t wait to share his spicy takes on …
Edu: Good Communication – The Superpower That Could Save Your Startup…
We’ve been communicating all our lives, so we’re probably pretty good at it, right? Wrong. Poor communication has arguably been responsible for more startup failures than any other single cause. In this episode, Yaniv is join...
Edu: Term Sheet Pitfalls – Don’t Turn Your Cap Table Into a Crap Table
Darker times in venture have seen the return of some old investment terms that haven’t had much of an airing lately: warrants, participating liquidation preferences, tranches, and more. These aren’t always bad, but if you’re ...
Edu: Investor Comms – Happy Investors, Happy Life
Communicating with your investors can seem like an annoying chore when you’re grinding away as a founder trying to make something out of nothing. But there are a lot of good reasons why you should keep your investors in the …
Edu: Talent Density – Mediocre Performers, Mediocre Outcomes
Netflix popularised the term “talent density” to describe the key plank of its approach to building a high-performing organisation. But what is it? Why is it important? And of course, how can you ensure your startup possesses...
Edu: Raising Capital at Seed – Don’t Listen to the Dumb Money
The days of easy startup money are over (for now, at least). With the change in capital raising climate has come a tsunami of stupid advice—especially for the many startups facing the challenge of raising at the Seed stage. T...
Q&A: Non-technical Founder Fails, Breaking Into Startups, Zero Intere…
Chris braves his vocal issues to rejoin Yaniv in our latest Listener Q&A episode. Five great questions, lots of great discussion and actionable advice. * How do you break into startups when you only have corporate experience?...
Edu: Habit Forming Products - The Secrets Of User Retention with Nir …
If using your product becomes an ingrained habit for your users, you’re well on your way to massive success. But how do you make your product habit-forming? On this episode of The Startup Podcast Yaniv talks to Nir Eyal, the …
Edu: Escalation - Without It, You're Going Nowhere
Without a clear communication path back to leadership, creating autonomous teams doesn’t lead to an empowered organisation… it just leads to chaos. Escalation is that clear communication path. Far from being a minor practice,...
Edu: Conviction - Data Driven Doesn’t Cut It
It is nearly impossible for a startup to succeed if its leaders do not have a clear sense of conviction about the direction they are going. But what is conviction? Why is it so critical? And what are the ingredients …
Reacts: Why Elon Musk Killed Twitter’s Developer API – According To T…
Amir Shevat was in charge of Twitter's developer platform, until he was fired (along with his whole team) by Elon Musk. Twitter no longer has a developer platform. In this episode, Amir talks with Chris and Yaniv about Twitte...
Edu: Transforming Into a Product-Led Org Part 2 – How To Make It Happ…
The great disruptors of Silicon Valley are nearly all product led. In this episode, Chris and Yaniv dive deep on how a product-led organisation works, what is necessary for it to be successful, the various responsibilities of...
Edu: Transforming Into a Product-Led Org Part 1 – Why Be Product Led?
The great disruptors of Silicon Valley are nearly all product led. In this episode, Chris and Yaniv explain what a product-led organisation looks like, how it thinks, and why it is the right model for massive disruption at sc...