Riding a Rocket
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Each week I’ll be bringing you interviews with people who worked for some of the most well known startups ever, lessons learned from their time at said companies, and tips and tricks you can steal to get some of the most sought after jobs.
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From 0 to $15M ARR in One Year... This Company is going to be Hiring Big
October 21, 2020 21:02 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBInterview with Doug Ludlow of Mainstreet
Lessons from the 10th Employee at Venmo Matt Hamilton
June 11, 2020 02:00 - 51 minutes - 71 MBOn this episode we talk to Matt about his time at Venmo. Going through two acquisitions, competing against Cash App, how he would make Venmo better today and much more! 3:00 - What made you decide to join Venmo? 5:55 - What was the hiring process like at Venmo? 7:45 - What was it like being at Venmo when they were being purchased by Braintree? 10:45 - How did being acquired by Braintree effect your equity? 12:05 - How was it like being acquired by Ebay? 19:00- What do you think make...
#4 - Pete Caputa, # 15 Employee at Hubspot and The CEO of DataBox, Talks About How His Tenacity Shaped His Success
June 01, 2020 15:30 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBIn this episode we talk to Peter Caputa about how he went from struggling entrepreneur to Hubspot VP to CEO of a multimillion dollar ARR business! 2:00 - Why did you decide to join hubspot? 4:45 - The reason you joined hubspot was because of the financial benefit or something else? 6:27 - What started your idea of creating the hubspot partner program? 10:45 - Why did he continue to push hubspot partner program after being told no so many times? 12:00 - How old were you when you were...
#3 The Day Dollar Shave Club Knew They Would Be Huge with Cassie Lawrence, the 10th Employee
May 25, 2020 14:30 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBOn this episode we talk to the 10th employee at Dollar Shave club, Cassie Lawrence. She discusses how she joined DSC, when she knew it was going to be successful, advice to other startup employees and much more! Cassie Lawrence 1:00 - Were you there for the video? 2:45 - The CEO of Dollar Shave clubs advice to Cassie about her career. 4:42 - What was her first day at Dollar Shave Club like? 5:55 - 3 Pieces of advice to somebody joining a fast growing company? 9:22 - When did she k...
#2 - Growing a Business from $10k a month to Over 8 Figures with Adam Ryan of The Hustle
May 12, 2020 01:50 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBAdam Ryan is the President of The Hustle. He has been with the company since they were doing $10k a month in business to now doing over 8 figures a year. Adam joined the company to be the first sales person but now runs the complete day to day operations. In this episode, he talks about moving up quickly in the company, what it takes and what he recommends to anyone else who wants to move up fast at a startup. He also speak about how things are going at The Hustle during this cr...
E1: Dave Gerhardt Explains What It's Like to Work at and Join a Hypergrowth Start Up!
May 04, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MB3:10 - How he decided to leave Hubspot and go to another company 5:12 - Why he decided to join Drift 7:10 - How having a side project helped set himself a part from other people interviewing at Drift 8:50 - What every marketer should do to get started 9:30 - How Dan, an employee of his separated himself from others. 10:00 - How to think about equity, cash & learning when joining a start up 12:20 - How joining a start up put him in the best position to be a CMO at 32 13:30 - W...
Introducing The Riding a Rocket Podcast
April 05, 2020 04:00 - 1 minute - 1.7 MBHey and welcome to the Riding a Rocket podcast. This show is to help you become an expert in picking startups so you work for the right company, gain a ton of experience, earn a lot of money and live the life that you want. Each week I’ll be bringing you interviews with people who worked for some of the most well known startups ever, lessons learned from their time at said companies, and tips and tricks you can steal to get some of the most sought after jobs.