# Heresy Thinkers. Builders. Rebels. Big ideas from the edge of tech and beyond. Hosted by Dimitar Stanimiroff, Heresy started with a simple goal: learn from the sharpest minds in SaaS GTM. It’s grown into a show that follows curiosity across domains—tech, startups, investing, science, and philosophy. Past guests include Jason Lemkin (SaaStr), Aaron Ross (Predictable Revenue), Philip Su (ex-Meta, OpenAI) and execs from Uber, Box, Twilio, and Stack Overflow. New episodes drop regularly. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Moment AI Became Smarter Than The People Building It | Peter Nixey](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/The-Moment-AI-Became-Smarter-Than-The-People-Building-It--Peter-Nixey-e3hb526) _2026-04-02 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ Most developers saw AI as a tool. Peter Nixey saw it as a warning sign.Three years ago, Peter wrote a post predicting the death of Stack Overflow - before anyone was talking about it. He was right. But his more recent writing hit closer to home: the moment he realized he was no longer directing the AI, he was slowing it down.Peter is a senior developer and advisor who has spent years working at… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/117854726/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-2%2F1ebf6425-04ac-a161-42d4-cb7ce8c3b772.mp3) ## [The Rise and Fall of Stack Overflow — and What AI Changes Next | Jeff Szczepanski](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Stack-Overflow--and-What-AI-Changes-Next--Jeff-Szczepanski-e3f06me) _2026-02-12 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ Stack Overflow went from a scrappy side project to the backbone of modern software development — and sold for $1.8B along the way. Today, many are questioning its future. So what really happened? In this episode, I sit down with former Stack Overflow COO Jeff Szczepanski to unpack how the company scaled from community to global platform, why it pivoted into enterprise SaaS, what drove the Prosus… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/115398798/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-12%2F417962690-44100-2-89afcdf9ba97.mp3) ## [The Geopolitics of AI: China vs the U.S., Taiwan, Greenland & Global Power](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/The-Geopolitics-of-AI-China-vs-the-U-S---Taiwan--Greenland--Global-Power-e3dtvq2) _2026-01-20 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ AI is no longer just a technology story — it’s a geopolitical one. In this episode, I’m joined by Hung Lee , creator of Recruiting Brainfood , to unpack how AI is reshaping global power. We explore why Greenland has suddenly become strategically critical , why Taiwan and TSMC sit at the heart of the U.S.–China rivalry , how China’s AI strategy differs fundamentally from America’s , and why energy… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/114277634/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-20%2F416475458-44100-2-45fac39d3d44c.mp3) ## [The GTM Reckoning: AI, Job Security, and Why Leaders Are Falling Behind](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/The-GTM-Reckoning-AI--Job-Security--and-Why-Leaders-Are-Falling-Behind-e3chdma) _2025-12-18 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ 2023 broke the old rules of go-to-market. AI isn’t just changing the tools — it’s rewriting the entire playbook, and most GTM leaders are already behind. In this episode, I sit down with Sam Jacobs , founder of Pavilion, to unpack the seismic shifts shaking SaaS leadership: Why growth has never been harder — even at top-tier tech companies The coming retention crisis for AI-native businesses How… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/112817290/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-18%2F414625702-44100-2-08a5e87dba7a5.mp3) ## [Lewis Parker: The Untold Story](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/Lewis-Parker-The-Untold-Story-e3bs7m1) _2025-12-04 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ In this episode, Dimitar sits down with Lewis Parker , one of the most influential figures in UK Hip-Hop and a pioneer of sample-based, cinematic production. Lewis opens up about his early journey into Hip-Hop, the golden era of sample digging , and how he developed his unmistakable sound long before producing for hip-hop legends like Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killah. We explore the rise of UK rap in… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/112123009/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-4%2F413730495-44100-2-f7730d3ccd26b.mp3) ## [Guy Rubin (Founder & CEO, Ebsta) — Bootstrapping, Exiting, and the Great SaaS Consolidation](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/Guy-Rubin-Founder--CEO--Ebsta--Bootstrapping--Exiting--and-the-Great-SaaS-Consolidation-e3a1p2o) _2025-10-26 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ In this episode, I sit down with Guy Rubin, Founder & CEO of Ebsta — the global leader in Revenue Intelligence, recently acquired by Fullcast.Guy shares unfiltered insights from a decade of building, scaling, and exiting a SaaS company that transformed how revenue teams operate.We cover:🚀 Raising Venture Capital vs Bootstrapping — the good, the bad, and the ugly💰 Exits — why selling to the… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/110207512/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-25%2F409966937-44100-2-f156708dcc9c2.mp3) ## [Ali Mitchell on Why Europe Struggles to Build $10B Startups — and How to Fix It](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/Ali-Mitchell-on-Why-Europe-Struggles-to-Build-10B-Startups--and-How-to-Fix-It-e39a0r4) _2025-10-09 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ Ali Mitchell has backed more than half a dozen unicorns — but his story starts with failure. Before co-founding Huddle and later leading EQT Ventures, one of Europe’s most successful VC funds, Ali was a founder who learned firsthand how hard it is to build and scale. In this episode, we unpack what those early failures taught him about resilience, product-market fit, and what separates great… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/109429028/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-9%2F408945878-44100-2-293b1c1164df6.mp3) ## [Philip Su on Building at Meta & OpenAI — and How to Thrive in the Age of AI](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/Philip-Su-on-Building-at-Meta--OpenAI--and-How-to-Thrive-in-the-Age-of-AI-e36emth) _2025-08-04 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ Philip Su is an engineer and leader who helped build Microsoft, Facebook, and OpenAI from the inside. In this episode, he shares hard-earned lessons on thriving in the AI era — and staying human through it all. We cover: How AI is reshaping software careers (and what to do about it) Why “good enough” is no longer safe The dangerous gap between exponential tech and human systems Burnout, identity,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/106436977/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-4%2F405111401-44100-2-d55365bbd6304.mp3) ## [How Max Altschuler Built Sales Hacker, Scaled Outreach, and Is Rethinking Venture Capital](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/How-Max-Altschuler-Built-Sales-Hacker--Scaled-Outreach--and-Is-Rethinking-Venture-Capital-e36ej4i) _2025-08-04 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ Max Altschuler (Sales Hacker, Outreach, GTMfund) joins us in London to talk about building category-defining companies, investing in breakout startups, and rethinking how venture capital works. We go deep on: Lessons from scaling Outreach with Manny Medina The birth of Sales Hacker and the GTMfund story How AI is reshaping go-to-market motions Why GTM is the last true moat in SaaS The tension… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/106433106/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-4%2F405108388-44100-2-2858a47305f8.mp3) ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qyX3VSpOrotN) _2025-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [E19: The Final Countdown (The End of Heresy.io — and What Came Next)](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dimitar-stanimiroff2/episodes/E19-The-Final-Countdown-The-End-of-Heresy-io--and-What-Came-Next-e36e5mq) _2020-02-10 · Dimitar Stanimiroff_ This episode originally aired as the final Heresy podcast, recorded shortly after the winding down of Heresy.io — our sales software startup. After a last-minute acquisition fell through, we had no choice but to begin closing the company. In this episode, I sit down with my co-founder Svilen and our first hire Jack Otis Barker (frontend engineer) to reflect on the journey: The highs and lows of… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/107f86f94/podcast/play/106419354/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-4%2F405088034-48000-2-e7042e2cdc454252.mp3)