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Product-Market Fit and the Exit Paradox: podcast episode with Anastasia Koroleva, 4x Exited Founder · $100M+ Exit 41:59
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Product-Market Fit and the Exit Paradox

Anastasia Koroleva · 4x Exited Founder · $100M+ Exit

Anastasia Koroleva bootstrapped a company to a 9-figure exit and has spent over a decade studying what happens to founders after they sell. A conversation about product-market fit, selling a company, and why the exit so …

Founder
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Inside a $100M+ Exit: podcast episode with Alexis Sikorsky, $100M+ Exit · Co-Founder, KnightScale Partners 45:00

Inside a $100M+ Exit

Alexis Sikorsky · $100M+ Exit · Co-Founder, KnightScale Partners

Alexis Sikorsky founded New Access, scaled the banking-software company to 500+ employees, and sold it in a 9-figure private equity deal. A …

Founder
Stop Building Useless Software: The Two But Rule: podcast episode with John Wolpert, CPO at Valuable · Author, The Two But Rule 1:00:26

Stop Building Useless Software: The Two But Rule

John Wolpert · CPO at Valuable · Author, The Two But Rule

John Wolpert has run product at IBM and ConsenSys and wrote The Two But Rule (Wiley). A conversation about why so much software, Web3 and …

Operator
Cut the BS: How to Actually Raise Money: podcast episode with Astan Morarji, 3x Exited Founder · Angel Investor 41:56

Cut the BS: How to Actually Raise Money

Astan Morarji · 3x Exited Founder · Angel Investor

Astan Morarji has sat on both sides of the table: exited founder and angel investor. A conversation about fundraising without the theater, …

Investor
Deal or No Deal: Connections, Investments, Sales: podcast episode with Benjamin Ruschin, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman · WeAreDevelopers 43:58

Deal or No Deal: Connections, Investments, Sales

Benjamin Ruschin · Co-Founder & Executive Chairman · WeAreDevelopers

Benjamin Ruschin co-founded WeAreDevelopers, whose World Congress draws 15,000+ developers to Berlin. A conversation about deals, networks, …

Operator
Is the Metaverse Dead?: podcast episode with Christoph Sitar, Owner & CEO, MEDIASQUAD 51:25

Is the Metaverse Dead?

Christoph Sitar · Owner & CEO, MEDIASQUAD

Christoph Sitar owns MEDIASQUAD, an award-winning XR studio in Tirol building multi-user mixed-reality experiences. A conversation about …

Operator
Regulation in Web3: podcast episode with Dr. Max Bernt, MD Europe, Taxbit · Ex-Blockpit CLO 52:22

Regulation in Web3

Dr. Max Bernt · MD Europe, Taxbit · Ex-Blockpit CLO

Dr. Max Bernt is an Austrian lawyer who went deep on crypto regulation: Blockpit's Chief Legal Officer at the time of this conversation, …

Operator
How to Become a Creator in the Metaverse: podcast episode with QuHarrison Terry, Mark Cuban Companies Growth Lead · Author 38:08

How to Become a Creator in the Metaverse

QuHarrison Terry · Mark Cuban Companies Growth Lead · Author

QuHarrison Terry leads growth marketing at Mark Cuban Companies and co-wrote The Metaverse Handbook. A conversation about creators, digital …

Operator
Don't Watch This If You Want to Sleep at Night: podcast episode with Joseph Miller, PhD, 3x Founder · Ex-Bridgewater 1:01:06

Don't Watch This If You Want to Sleep at Night

Joseph Miller, PhD · 3x Founder · Ex-Bridgewater

Joseph Miller, PhD has built AI at Bridgewater, co-founded Vivun, and founded a causal-inference quant fund. A conversation about AI and …

Founder
VCs in Blockchain: How to Benefit During Crypto Winter: podcast episode with James Wo, Founder & CEO, DFG · $1B+ AUM 24:07

VCs in Blockchain: How to Benefit During Crypto Winter

James Wo · Founder & CEO, DFG · $1B+ AUM

James Wo founded Digital Finance Group in 2015 and grew it past $1B in assets under management. A conversation, recorded mid crypto winter, …

Investor
Scams in Crypto, From a Former US Most Wanted: podcast episode with Brett Johnson, ShadowCrew Founder · Former US Most Wanted 42:54

Scams in Crypto, From a Former US Most Wanted

Brett Johnson · ShadowCrew Founder · Former US Most Wanted

Brett Johnson founded ShadowCrew, landed on the US Most Wanted list, and now works the other side as a cybercrime consultant. A conversation …

Operator
Warum VCs in Europa kaufen und in den USA verkaufen: podcast episode with Daniel Keiper-Knorr, Founding Partner, Speedinvest 39:29

Warum VCs in Europa kaufen und in den USA verkaufen

Daniel Keiper-Knorr · Founding Partner, Speedinvest

Daniel Keiper-Knorr ist Founding Partner bei Speedinvest und verantwortet dort Fundraising und LP-Beziehungen. Ein Gespräch auf Deutsch über …

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Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs: Was Top-Verkäufer auszeichnet: podcast episode with Jürgen Gierl, Serial-Gründer · Co-Inhaber, WerbeAlm 33:48

Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs: Was Top-Verkäufer auszeichnet

Jürgen Gierl · Serial-Gründer · Co-Inhaber, WerbeAlm

Jürgen Gierl hat als Regionalleiter der Berendsohn AG Verkäufer geführt und ist heute Unternehmer (WerbeAlm, myMerch). Ein Gespräch auf …

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