Product Hunt Radio
219 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsProduct Hunt Radio is a a weekly podcast with the people creating and exploring the future. Tune in every week with Ryan Hoover and Abadesi Osunsade as they're joined by founders, investors, journalists, and makers to discuss the latest in tech.
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How to bounce back as a maker with Josh Howarth
April 22, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Josh Howarth, co-founder of Exploding Topics. In this episode they talk about... His early days as a maker and what he would change if he could do things over again “It’s not the case that you build it and they will come. It took me two months to build and then I was like, now what? I hadn’t thought at all about marketing channels.” Josh talks about one of the projects that he created at the start of his journey to becoming a maker. He worked on ...
Making good typography more accessible and common design pitfalls to avoid with Matthew Paul
April 15, 2020 04:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Matthew Paul, software product designer, researcher, and front-end engineer. He’s a former product designer at InVision, he’s worked on software and design systems at IBM, and has designed prototypes at Apple. In this episode they talk about... The open-source design project he’s working on, and how to make good design more accessible “As a designer you always have to bring the customer back to the conversation, and you have to invite the engineer...
The future of remote work and digital nomadism with Pieter Levels
April 08, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Pieter Levels, founder of Nomad List, a global community of international travellers working around the world, RemoteOK, a job board for remote jobs, and Hoodmaps, a unique neighborhood map app. In this episode they talk about... Bootstrapping versus VC, and why he doesn’t want to build a team around his products “I don’t want to lose my skills. If I stop making stuff and become a manger, I’m going to learn a new skills but I’m not a business guy....
How to get acquired with Waseem Daher of Pilot
April 01, 2020 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Waseem Daher, founder and CEO of Pilot. Pilot is bringing bookkeeping into the modern age. He has started (and sold!) two other companies prior to Pilot. In this episode they talk about... The story of starting Pilot and what Waseem learned from his two previous companies “The end-to-end solution is really what made the business work. We are going to be your bookkeeper, your finance team, rather than sell you software.” The story of Pilot goes ba...
How to design products that delight your users with Slack’s VP of design Ethan Eismann
March 25, 2020 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Ethan Eismann, VP of Design at Slack. He has previously worked on flagship products at Google, Uber, and Airbnb, as well as at Adobe back when Flash was still a thing! In this episode they talk about... The consumerization of the enterprise and bringing personality to software “You need somebody who is really able to think of your customers first and who can translate your customers’ perspective into your own unique tone and personality.” Ethan t...
How to sell your product to enterprise customers with Michelle Bacharach
March 18, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Michelle Bacharach, founder and CEO of FINDMINE, a retail technology company that uses machine learning to scale the currently manual and tedious process of product curation. They are a fast-growing company with clients like Adidas, Perry Ellis, and Callaway. In this episode they talk about... What led Michelle to found FINDMINE, and how they’re changing the buying experience “We’re trying to close the information gap between the customer, who isn...
How to capitalize on the future of work with Ryan Simonetti
March 11, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Ryan Simonetti, co-founder and CEO of Convene. They call themselves commercial real estate’s first workplace-as-a-service platform. He co-founded the company in 2009 and have raised $260M in funding to date. He is also an investor in and advisor to tech startups. In this episode they talk about... The story of founding Convene and his advice for finding a co-founder “Partnerships evolve over time. You have to be open-minded enough to go on that jo...
How to grow and monetize communities with Jill Salzman
March 04, 2020 05:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Jill Salzman, founder of The Founding Moms, a “global collective of offline masterminds and online resources for mom entrepreneurs.” She was formerly the founder of a music management firm and was also the creator of a line of baby jewelry. In this episode they talk about... The story of the creation of The Founding Moms and how it’s helping mom entrepreneurs around the globe “No one wants to say that they’re a mom entrepreneur. They’re an entrepr...
How to launch an operator-led fund with Brianne Kimmel
February 26, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Brianne Kimmel, founder of Work Life, an early stage venture firm in Silicon Valley that invests in tools and services for the modern workplace. She was formerly head of product and GTM strategy at Zendesk. In this episode they talk about... Why she started Work Life and what she learned while fundraising “There are a lot of non-traditional folks who are breaking into venture, many of which are solo GPs.” Brianne started angel investing on the si...
How to invest in overlooked ideas with Harlem Capital's John Henry
February 19, 2020 17:07 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to John Henry, venture partner at Harlem Capital and host of Hustle on VICELAND. In this episode they talk about... How he got into entrepreneurship and how the expectations for today’s entrepreneurs have changed “I think the world of business and entrepreneurship can seem pretty scary these days. There's so much at stake, you got to get it right, you got to raise money, you got to go public.“ John got his start as an entrepreneur through trying to ...
How to grow your brand with Instagram with Year & Day Founder Kathryn Duryea Wyndowe
February 12, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Kathryn Duryea Wyndowe, founder and CEO of Year & Day. They make beautiful tableware that they sell direct-to-consumer online via their website. In this episode they talk about... How she came up with the idea for Year & Day “I felt very empowered by this idea of buying a new set of plates outside of this proposition of getting married and a wedding registry.” Kathryn graduated from Stanford GSB and started working at Tiffany & Co., helping to br...
How to improve your focus in a world of distraction with Readup founders Bill Loundy and Jeff Camera
February 05, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Bill Loundy and Jeff Camera, co-founders of Readup. Jeff is the sole developer on the team, and Bill handles everything else. Readup is a social reading platform designed to help you track and improve your online reading habits. In this episode they talk about... How they came up with the idea for Readup and how it has evolved over time “Pick a problem that’s personal for you, because otherwise how can you care and keep working on it?” Bill and J...
How to design products that make a difference with Cat Noone
January 29, 2020 16:43 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Cat Noone, CEO and designer at Stark, a suite of integrated accessibility compliance tools for teams. She is also co-founder of Iris, a modern-day emergency alert system. In this episode they talk about... The story behind Stark Cat was raised by her grandma and says that that experience ingrained in her the drive to create things for people who are otherwise “put aside.” She is a designer by trade and turned out to be an accidental founder. She e...
How to access the best tech talent around the world with Sylvain Kalache
January 22, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Sylvain Kalache, co-founder of Holberton School, a project-based alternative to college where you can become a software engineer in two years. They have campuses in the United States and Colombia. Sylvain formerly worked at Slideshare and LinkedIn. In this episode they talk about... The story of founding Holberton and why a new type of school is needed “Some companies are tech and the ones who are not, are either becoming a tech company or they ar...
How to pivot your tech career and live a multi-hyphen life with Yassmin Abdel-Magied
January 15, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Yassmin Abdel-Magied, a mechanical engineer, social advocate, writer, and broadcaster. She is the author of multiple books and is the founder of Youth Without Borders. In this episode they talk about... Her aspirations to work in Formula 1 “I remember it was the best half-day of my life. I walk past two McLaren F1s on my way into the office and I’m working with all these people with English accents and then I get a call from the admin lady at lunc...
How to futureproof your tech career with Ruben Harris
January 08, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Ruben Harris, founder and CEO of Career Karma. They help match you to the best coding bootcamp for you and publish a directory of over 450 bootcamps. In this episode they talk about... How he broke into tech and how Career Karma is helping people get into the industry “There are currently about 50,000 people graduating from four year universities every year [in software engineering] and about 40,000 people graduating from bootcamps. There are abou...
The best advice from founders in 2019
December 18, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBIn today's episode we have collected the very best from the interviews we've done with founders in 2019. Mathilde Collin, CEO of Front, shared lessons on building a strong company culture and talked about the questions she asks when hiring. Sahil Lavingia, founder and CEO of Gumroad, told the story of founding the company and explained some of the challenges that come with taking venture capital. Sharmadean Reid, founder of Beautystack, talked about the unique way she ran her f...
The future of proptech with Thomas Kutzman
December 11, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Thomas Kutzman, co-founder and co-CEO of Prevu. Prevu is a real estate technology platform that saves homebuyers money. In this episode they talk about... How he decided to leave his finance job to start Prevu “I think we got to the point where we were talking about the idea too much and you hit a moment as an entrepreneur and you think to yourself, if i don’t do this, will I kick myself if someone else does, and we hit that point.” Thomas and hi...
What not do to when marketing your product with Dave Charest of Constant Contact
December 04, 2019 14:16 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Dave Charest, Director of Content Marketing at Constant Contact. He’s here to walk us through all the common mistakes that makers make when marketing their products, and how you can avoid them. In this episode they talk about... How to contribute to an online community as a marketer “Don’t approach it as an opportunity to get your message in front of people, approach it as an opportunity to participate. You can go there and say, ‘hey, check out ou...
What not do to when marketing your product
December 04, 2019 14:16 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Dave Charest, Director of Content Marketing at Constant Contact. He’s here to walk us through all the common mistakes that makers make when marketing their products, and how you can avoid them. In this episode they talk about... How to contribute to an online community as a marketer “Don’t approach it as an opportunity to get your message in front of people, approach it as an opportunity to participate. You can go there and say, ‘hey, check out ou...
What not do to when marketing your product
December 04, 2019 14:16 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Dave Charest, Director of Content Marketing at Constant Contact. He’s here to walk us through all the common mistakes that makers make when marketing their products, and how you can avoid them. In this episode they talk about... How to contribute to an online community as a marketer “Don’t approach it as an opportunity to get your message in front of people, approach it as an opportunity to participate. You can go there and say, ‘hey, check out ou...
What not do to when marketing your product
December 04, 2019 14:16 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Dave Charest, Director of Content Marketing at Constant Contact. He’s here to walk us through all the common mistakes that makers make when marketing their products, and how you can avoid them. In this episode they talk about... How to contribute to an online community as a marketer “Don’t approach it as an opportunity to get your message in front of people, approach it as an opportunity to participate. You can go there and say, ‘hey, check out ou...
What not do to when marketing your product
December 04, 2019 14:16 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Dave Charest, Director of Content Marketing at Constant Contact. He’s here to walk us through all the common mistakes that makers make when marketing their products, and how you can avoid them. In this episode they talk about... How to contribute to an online community as a marketer “Don’t approach it as an opportunity to get your message in front of people, approach it as an opportunity to participate. You can go there and say, ‘hey, check out ou...
The future of seed stage VC with Tige Savage
November 27, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Tige Savage, co-founder with Steve Case of Revolution, and managing partner of Revolution Ventures. He was formerly VP of Time Warner Ventures and got his start at age fourteen working at a computer store, where he helped create a community for customers before there was a commercially available internet. In this episode they talk about... How to think about whether to raise capital “Work on product-market fit, identity what you’re good at, be wil...
The future of podcasting with Andrew Mason
November 20, 2019 05:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Andrew Mason, founder and CEO of Descript. He was formerly founder of Detour, which Descript emerged within before it was spun out into its own company when Bose bought the technology behind Detour. Andrew was also founder of Groupon. In this episode they talk about... Descript’s origin as part of Detour, and how to know when it’s the right time to pivot from your original idea “We would have been over-investing in Descript if all we were using it...
Early days at Facebook and advice for pitching VCs with Mike Vernal
November 13, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Mike Vernal, partner at Sequoia, the legendary venture capital firm. They are celebrating their scout program turning a decade old. Mike shares stories about the early days at Facebook, transitioning to VC, and advice for founders seeking funding. In this episode they talk about... Why the culture at Facebook in the early days was so special “People self-consciously avoided ever saying they managed someone else at Facebook. It was frowned upon for...
Bootstrapping nine businesses to millions in revenue with Marcus Taylor
November 06, 2019 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Marcus Taylor, founder of Venture Harbour, a digital product company based in the UK. They’ve launched nine companies in the last few years and have grown them to millions in revenue. He is also the youngest patron of The Prince’s Trust youth charity and has committed £100,000 to support young entrepreneurs across the UK. In this episode they talk about... The business philosophy at Venture Harbour “We built a WYSIWYG form editor for ourselves ini...
Why it doesn’t have to be crazy at work with David Heinemeier Hansson
October 30, 2019 04:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founder and CTO of Basecamp, and creator of Ruby on Rails. He is also the author of several bestselling books, including It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work, co-authored with his co-founder at Basecamp, Jason Fried. In this episode they talk about... Why you should think about your company as a product “This idea that the company itself is changeable — the policies of the company, the values of the companies — are thin...
Growing revenue from zero to eight figures in 24 months with Drift’s Elias Torres
October 23, 2019 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Elias Torres, co-founder and CTO of Drift. He co-founded the company with David Cancel, a longtime collaborator. They have achieved smashing success so far, and Elias’s personal story of moving to the United States from Nicaragua and working at McDonald’s while simultaneously finishing high school and learning English is one you don’t want to miss. In this episode they talk about... Elias’s longtime partnership with David Cancel “He [David Cancel,...
Overcoming adversity and setting your sights high with Delane Parnell
October 16, 2019 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Delane Parnell, founder and CEO of PlayVS. PlayVS is the community for amateur high school esports. He was previously the youngest black venture capitalist in the US and built and sold his own esports team prior to founding PlayVS. He also has an incredible story of overcoming adversity to get to where he is today. In this episode they discuss... His incredible “origin story” “It wasn’t support in the sense that they were able to help me financial...
Environmentally-friendly entrepreneurship and the future of direct-to-consumer with Sarah Paiji Yoo
October 09, 2019 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBAbadesi is joined on this episode by Sarah Paiji Yoo. She is the founder of Blueland, a direct-to-consumer company that sells environmentally-friendly cleaning supplies. She formerly founded and sold Snapette, a mobile platform for local platform shopping. In this episode they talk about... Her extensive entrepreneurial journey “We ended up launching one business per year for the next four years, which was crazy.” Sarah was a successful founder before she started Blueland. When ...
The future of beauty with Sharmadean Reid
October 02, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Sharmadean Reid, founder of Beautystack. She’s one of Aba’s favorite people of all time, and is an inspiration to women and people of color everywhere. She recently raised a whopping seed round to grow and scale Beautystack. In this episode they talk about... How she’s helping women start businesses “People always say that the information is out there, but sometimes you don’t know what to Google.” Sharma talks about the importance of networks of ...
Special Community Edition: What’s on your home screen?
September 25, 2019 04:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this special edition of Product Hunt Radio, the community is the guest. Ryan chats with the members of the Product Hunt community about the apps that they love and why they’re so great. People from all around the world called in to let us know what’s on their home screens. This was an experiment, so let us know what you think! If you want to be part of the next session and potentially be featured in the podcast, make sure to follow us on social media. We’ll be back next week so...
How To Ship Work That Matters with Basecamp’s Ryan Singer
September 18, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Ryan Singer, head of Product Strategy at Basecamp, where he’s worked for 16 years, ever since 2003. He is the author of Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work That Matters. You can read the book for free online. In this episode they talk about... How Basecamp cultivates their unique company culture “If you think something is going to work, then go make it and let’s look at what you made in two or three days or a week. If you can’t make an...
How to be “indistractable” with Nir Eyal
September 11, 2019 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBOn this episode Ryan is joined by a friend, writer, and student of human psychology, Nir Eyal. I’ve learned so much from his writing over the years. He has an incredible ability to synthesize complex ideas and studies into actionable steps people can use to build more engaging products and a healthier life. Ryan actually helped him with his first bestselling book,* Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products*, back in 2012, before Product Hunt started. This week he published his se...
The future of venture capital and how mindfulness can help founders with Nic Brisbourne
September 04, 2019 04:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Nic Brisbourne, managing partner at Forward Partners, and creator of the popular email newsletter, The Equity Kicker. In this episode they talk about... The future of venture capital and the concept of “applied venture” “Why stop at having a few people on payroll to help your portfolio companies succeed? Why not find a way to have as many as possible? That allows you to help your portfolio companies with many more things, offer better service, and...
How building a community can supercharge your business with Gina Bianchini
August 28, 2019 04:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Gina Bianchini, a serial entrepreneur and an investor. She is founder and CEO of Mighty Networks, a platform for building communities. She also co-founded Ning and has been an entrepreneur in residence at Andreessen Horowitz. In this episode they talk about... The emerging trend of community-powered businesses “They’ve taken their personal experience and their personal story, combined it with expertise, and now there are people who are really exci...
What not to do as a maker with Courtland Allen
August 21, 2019 04:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Courtland Allen. He is a super talented designer and developer. In 2016 he founded Indie Hackers, an awesome community of bootstrappers and makers sharing their stories. Nine months later Stripe acquired the company. Courtland is also a Y Combinator alumnus and an MIT graduate with a degree in Computer Science. In this episode they talk about how to avoid making the most common maker mistakes. They discuss... How and why Courtland became an Indie H...
The future of programming and defining success as a software engineer
August 14, 2019 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Cassidy Williams. Cassidy is a great follow on social media and is a software engineer at CodePen. Prior to CodePen, she worked for Venmo, Amazon, Clarify and others. She is a true maker and a huge mechanical keyboard nerd (which you hear a bit about on the show). In this episode they discuss... How she got to where she is today, including lessons learned from working at big and small companies “It gets more political the more you go up the career...
Founder depression, “going independent,” and the future of podcasting
August 07, 2019 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Justin Jackson. Justin is a founder, author, and podcaster. He is co-founder of Transistor, a platform for podcasters, and runs his own podcast called Build your SaaS. He is also the creator of the MegaMaker community for developers. In this episode they discuss... Going from side hustle to full-time founder “The truth is that where I’m at now is that where I’m at now is the result of years and years and years of investigating things, being curiou...
Tech, Comedy, and Following Your Passion with Sarah Cooper
July 31, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBAbadesi is joined by Sarah Cooper on this episode. She’s an author and comedian from New York, and has published two books: 100 Tricks To Appear Smart In Meetings, and How To Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings. She was also an executive at Yahoo! and Google. In this episode they discuss: How she got started in comedy and her advice for following your passion “Observe yourself. Notice where your mind goes when you’re supposed to be doing something else. What do you obses...
Hustle Culture, Crisis Management, and How To Build Rapport with Alex Konrad
July 24, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to Alex Konrad, Senior Associate Editor at Forbes. He’s one of today’s top tech journalists and has interviewed some of the biggest tech titans around. He also plays a pivotal role in the lists that Forbes publishes, including The Midas List, The Cloud 100, and 30 Under 30. In this episode they discuss... Why The Financial Crisis Was a Flourishing Moment In Tech “If you look back, that post-2009 period was a really good one for new companies. Out of ...
How the tech industry can be more compassionate with April Wensel
July 17, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBOn this episode Abadesi talks to April Wensel, founder of Compassionate Coding, and one of Aba’s favorite follows on Twitter. She’s a veteran software engineer who has worked in healthcare, entertainment, research and education. In this episode they discuss... How to make your interviews more inclusive “What you can do is discuss problem solving on a technical level, because I think that’s really one of the most important skills as a software engineer. It’s not memorizing syntax ...
The future of fintech with Chris Hutchins and Jake Gibson
July 10, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBRyan recently visited Grove HQ in SOMA in San Francisco to chat with two founders who know a ton about fintech. Chris Hutchins was our gracious host and is CEO of Grove, a startup that uses people and technology to help you with your financial goals. Ryan actually met Chris in the early days of Product Hunt when he was an investor at Google Ventures. Before that, he started a company called Milk that was acquired by Google. All his life he's been a self-acknowledged financial nerd,...
How Reshma Sohoni built a successful VC firm in Europe
July 03, 2019 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBOn this episode Abadesi sits down with Reshma Sohoni, co-founder and managing partner of Seedcamp. She co-founded the firm in 2007 and works with the Seedcamp team and their portfolio companies to help push early stage companies from difficult times to household names. In this episode they discuss... How Seedcamp discovers, attracts (and retains!) hidden talent “We do recruit from odd places. Forty percent of our team are working mothers. On the accounting and legal side, it’s a ...
How Veni Kunche helps underrepresented candidates get into tech
June 26, 2019 04:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBAbadesi talks to Veni Kunche, who is founder and CEO of Code with Veni, a newsletter for women in tech, and Diversify Tech, an awesome online resource for underrepresented groups trying to break into the industry. In this episode they discuss... How she got into tech and her advice for people trying to break into the industry “The first programming class that I ever took was Intro To Java Programming and I got a C in it. That disqualified me from entering the computer science pro...
Sahil Lavingia on “failing to build a billion-dollar company”
June 19, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBAbadesi talks to Sahil Lavingia, founder and CEO of Gumroad, an online platform that enables creators to sell directly to their customers. Sahil is a very authentic founder who is not afraid to speak uncomfortable truths, as you’ll see in the interview. They talk about... His journey starting Gumroad and what happened when they realized the company wasn’t going to be as successful as they had hoped Sahil was very young when he started Gumroad (he’s only 26 now!) and had worked a ...
How to learn to code with Saron Yitbarek
June 12, 2019 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBAbadesi is back to host this episode with Saron Yitbarek, founder and CEO of CodeNewbie and the Codeland conference. Saron is a former journalist who started working in the tech industry and then pivoted to a technical role after learning to code from scratch. Aba and Saron talk about... What inspired her to get into tech, and the story of going from journalist to software engineer “Cold emailing will get you far in life.” Saron describes how reading the Walter Isaacson book abo...
Secrets of Sand Hill Road with a16z's Scott Kupor
May 31, 2019 15:36 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBScott Kupor joins Ryan on this episode to talk about his new book, Secrets of Sand Hill Road. Scott is Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and has been at the firm since it was founded. He has a long history with Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, including working alongside them at Opsware in the early 2000s. Ryan and Scott talk about... How venture capital has changed over the past decade “The biggest shift has been the massive amount of seed funding growth that has happened...
Lessons from scaling a fast-growing distributed team at Zapier
May 29, 2019 04:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBRyan and Wade Foster have known each other through the internet for years before recently meeting in person in Mountain View. Ryan learned so much from the coffee chat that he asked if Wade would join the podcast to share some of his stories scaling Zapier. Like Product Hunt, Zapier is a fully distributed team, although they're much bigger with 200 people in over 20 countries. They're helping makers create no-code apps and helping everyone get work done more efficiently. Ryan and W...