# ceo co-founder (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ceo co-founder. Page: Feed: --- ## [Aalo Atomics on Beating the Odds to Reach Criticality](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-08-18 · info@mcj.vc (Cody Simms, Yasir Arafat) · Inevitable_ Yasir Arafat is the co-founder and CTO of Aalo Atomics , a company developing factory-manufactured modular nuclear power plants designed for AI data centers. Before founding Aalo, Yasir led the MARVEL microreactor program at Idaho National Laboratory. In this episode of Inevitable, Yasir explains how Aalo became one of four U.S. nuclear startups to achieve criticality by the July 4, 2026 deadline.… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/1fc4ffdc-6271-464a-8bb7-fc372f4c8e46/group-item/7a9cf978-955d-4ae3-bd1b-3a5c32698efc/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [I Flew to Kazakhstan to Meet the CEO Silicon Valley Should Study | Kaspi's Mikhail Lomtadze](https://fintechleaders.substack.com/p/i-flew-to-kazakhstan-to-meet-the) _2026-08-11 · Miguel Armaza · Fintech Leaders_ Listen now | Miguel Armaza interviews Mikhail Lomtadze, CEO and Co-Founder of Kaspi, a multi-billion, Nasdaq-traded (KSPI) super app used by over 25 million people. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210662980/5ea62e3acda9d4b0e1161071ef2175de.mp3) ## [How Overstory Cuts Outages and Wildfire Risk for Utilities](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-08-11 · info@mcj.vc (Cody Simms, Fiona Spruill) · Inevitable_ Fiona Spruill is CEO of Overstory , a company helping electric utilities reduce power outages and wildfire risk using satellite imagery, aerial data, and AI-powered vegetation intelligence. Since joining as employee number 10 and later stepping into the CEO role, Spruill has helped Overstory evolve from a vegetation mapping startup into a resilience platform serving many of North America's largest… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/1691ca6a-1ada-4c79-83fc-8dc41611db07/group-item/7202a564-2fae-4cf8-a8cd-e230d47426e7/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [Booking.com CEO on AI and the Future of Travel](https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b804d1e) _2026-08-10 · Kleiner Perkins · Grit_ "Our mission is to make it easier for everybody to experience the world." From the dot-com crash to AI, Glenn Fogel has spent nearly three decades helping Booking Holdings evolve through every major technology shift while staying true to that mission. He also shares with Joubin Mirzadegan why "you're always selling," and how Booking is using AI to amplify what every employee can accomplish. Guest:… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/6b804d1e/dc93963d.mp3) ## [Turning Unused Home Power into a Controllable Resource with SPAN](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-08-04 · info@mcj.vc (Cody Simms, Arch Rao) · Inevitable_ Arch Rao is Founder and CEO of SPAN , the company behind the smart electrical panel that has expanded into utility grid management with SPAN Edge and distributed AI infrastructure with XFRA . What began as a smarter way to manage home electricity has evolved into a platform designed to digitize the electric grid, enable mass electrification, and unlock new AI compute capacity using existing… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/ac9ac245-72fc-41e7-858e-00cd0d9740af/group-item/33941dec-64e3-4255-b8a1-ec27b6f13adb/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## He Sold His Last Company for $400M. Here's His Next Security Bet. _2026-07-30 · Notable Perspectives_ What if the future of cloud security isn't about seeing more threats — but stopping them before they ever happen? In this episode of Notable Perspectives, Oren Yunger sits down with Jonathan Langer, co-founder of Act Security — the cloud security company rethinking cloud defense from the ground up. This isn't Jonathan's first rodeo: he and his co-founders previously built and sold their last… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2514087/episodes/19572838-he-sold-his-last-company-for-400m-here-s-his-next-security-bet.mp3) ## [Faster, Safer, Cheaper: How TerraFirma Is Rebuilding Construction](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-07-28 · info@mcj.vc (Cody Simms, Noah Schochet) · Inevitable_ Noah Schochet is the co-founder and CEO of TerraFirma , a construction technology company rethinking how infrastructure gets built. Founded by two former SpaceX engineers, TerraFirma combines robotics, remote operations, and software into a construction business that performs projects directly rather than selling technology. By vertically integrating its tools with field operations, the company… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/a18a6da4-568a-45ef-b8a3-d1393f6b7166/group-item/ef0f56bb-1bf9-4464-bcec-a6f1f7d8f824/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [What Happens When GPS Disappears? - Matt McCrann, U.S. CEO of SPARC AI](https://droneradioshow.libsyn.com/what-happens-when-gps-disappears-matt-mccann-us-ceo-of-sparc-ai) _2026-07-28 · Drone Radio Show_ Matt McCrann is U.S. CEO of SPARC AI. SPARC AI develops software that enables precision navigation and target acquisition for drones and autonomous systems operating in GPS-denied environments. Its flagship platform, Overwatch, is a software-only, hardware-agnostic solution that transforms the sensors already onboard a drone into a resilient positioning system—without requiring additional… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/droneradioshow/DRS_465_Mike_McCann.mp3?dest-id=276003) ## [Energy, Compute, & Capital Markets with Meltem Demirors + Honour Masters](https://www.dertaskforce.com/p/the-convergence-of-ai-energy-infrastructure) _2026-07-27 · DER Task Force · DER Task Force_ This week we’re in the ThunDERdome with Crucible Capital ’s Meltem Demirors and Honour Masters. Have we become too Malthusian ? Is AI an extension of Steve Jobs’ “ bicycle for the mind ” metaphor, or is it becoming more of a wholesale replacement for the bicyclist? Are your alt milk lattes and petroleum-derived garments more environmentally destructive than a data center? Will Meltem achieve her… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207302129/c2d872a460be9b656e2269c5fd4f7f31.mp3) ## [Ex-Twitter CEO on Why AI Needs a New Internet | Parag Agrawal](https://share.transistor.fm/s/addbcab5) _2026-07-27 · Kleiner Perkins · Grit_ "The answer to every problem is a model." Parag Agrawal shares the ideas behind Parallel: products that continuously learn, and teams designed around versatile problem solvers. He also shares why he built an AI agent for himself, and why AI's biggest opportunity is expanding what people can achieve. Guest: Parag Agrawal, founder and CEO of Parallel, and former CEO of Twitter Connect with Parag X… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/addbcab5/1a950230.mp3) ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fq3gBYzILjT0) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Prefabricated Nuclear Power Plants with Blue Energy](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-07-21 · info@mcj.vc (Cody Simms, Jake Jurewicz) · Inevitable_ Jake Jurewicz is the Co-founder and CEO of Blue Energy , a nuclear power plant developer. Blue Energy starts with proven, light water reactors and builds everything around them — prefabricating standardized nuclear plants as massive modules in shipyards and fab yards, then barging them to site. It pairs that with a patented gas-to-nuclear approach that energizes the plant on gas turbines first and… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/eb25cbeb-80bf-43a0-b968-b364da292fac/group-item/0b75cdd8-1896-4f2d-99bb-852425d9bc14/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [How PyroDelta Is Turning Waste Heat into Drone Power: Michael Abdelmaseh, Head Engineer at PyroDelta Energy](https://droneradioshow.libsyn.com/how-pyrodelta-is-turning-waste-heat-into-drone-power-michael-abdelmaseh-head-engineer-at-pyrodelta-energy) _2026-07-21 · Drone Radio Show_ Michael Abdelmaseh is Head Engineer at PyroDelta Energy. Pyrodelta has spent nearly a decade cracking a problem that stumped the entire thermoelectric industry. The company's patented Capillary Casting process produces solid-state thermoelectric generators that convert waste heat into clean, stable electricity across applications spanning AI data centers, combustion engines, agriculture, and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/droneradioshow/DRS_464_Michael_Abdelmaseh.mp3?dest-id=276003) ## [Koloma's Bet on Buried Hydrogen for Farmers](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-07-14 · info@mcj.vc (Cody Simms, Pete Johnson) · Inevitable_ Pete Johnson , Co-founder and CEO of Koloma , joins Inevitable to break down geologic hydrogen — naturally occurring hydrogen found deep underground — and why he believes it could be the first new primary energy source since nuclear power in the 1950s. Koloma has raised more than $400 million from Khosla Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund, Osaka Gas, and… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/0f06752f-06fe-461d-b60e-5fb40094f823/group-item/b7f18a92-44d6-46b4-a9ae-d30e7471bdb2/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [Can America Rebuild the Drone Stack? - Mike Horton, CEO of HYFIX](https://droneradioshow.libsyn.com/can-america-rebuild-the-drone-stack-mike-horton-ceo-of-hyfix) _2026-07-14 · Drone Radio Show_ Mike Horton is CEO and co-founder of HYFIX, a Santa Clara company developing U.S.-made positioning, navigation, communications, and computing technology for autonomous systems. The company's H1P platform integrates flight control, positioning, communications, and onboard compute into a single architecture. HYFIX is also working on resilient navigation technologies designed for environments where… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/droneradioshow/DRS_463a_Mike_Horton.mp3?dest-id=276003) ## [The Sales Framework Every Founder Needs | Mark Roberge](https://share.transistor.fm/s/1836b57f) _2026-07-13 · Kleiner Perkins · Grit_ "There's 20 fires going on at every moment in the office and you have enough water to put out four." Mark Roberge shares what it takes to build and scale a company, from finding product-market fit to knowing when it's time to grow. He also shares the framework behind his new book, The Science of Selling, and why founders should scale based on their own data, not another company's success. Guest:… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/1836b57f/db8b7e34.mp3) ## [Rain, The $2Bn Company Building the Infrastructure for Stablecoins and Tokenized Money](https://fintechleaders.substack.com/p/rain-the-2bn-company-building-the) _2026-07-07 · Miguel Armaza · Fintech Leaders_ Listen now | Miguel Armaza interviews Farooq Malik, CEO & Co-Founder of Rain, a $2Bn company building the infrastructure for stablecoin-powered products. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205775796/36e2340245efd17d62c9c08dcd989ef0.mp3) ## [How Mainspring Energy Turns Fuel Into Power Without Combustion](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-07-07 · info@mcj.vc (Shannon Miller, Cody Simms) · Inevitable_ Shannon Miller is Co-founder and President of Mainspring Energy , a company developing a new category of power generation technology called the linear generator. Mainspring’s systems generate electricity through a low-temperature, flameless chemical reaction that converts fuel directly into electrical power. Shannon has been at this for about 15 years. She started the company on technology she… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/c0842731-11b9-44c1-8280-f97d87b3cec6/group-item/b59b186b-be07-460a-a1f7-2d5eed53e460/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [Google's first APAC regional head of sustainability Spencer Low on the region's key priorities](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oncallinsignia/episodes/Googles-first-APAC-regional-head-of-sustainability-Spencer-Low-on-the-regions-key-priorities-e3lnj5c) _2026-07-07 · Insignia Ventures Partners · The On Call with Insignia Podcast_ Continue the conversation with Spencer at this year's Business & Sustainability Programme Asia Seminar by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Join us on call with Spencer Low, Google’s first-ever Head of Regional Sustainability for Asia Pacific and an alumnus and faculty member of the Business & Sustainability Programme by the University of Cambridge… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/d8603c8/podcast/play/122456684/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-6%2F427449313-44100-2-817cac3f3e00a.mp3) ## Why More Orgs Should Be Shaped Like the Space Needle | Smartly _2026-07-01 · Notable Perspectives_ What if the biggest barrier to AI transformation isn’t the technology — but convincing people that AI will improve their work, not replace them? In this episode of Notable Perspectives, Christina Pasanen sits down with Kate Barney, Chief People Officer at Smartly — the AI-powered advertising platform that manages over $6 billion in ad spend for 800+ brands including Samsung, Spotify, and Uber.… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2514087/episodes/19428925-why-more-orgs-should-be-shaped-like-the-space-needle-smartly.mp3) ## [Next Level Integration of Drones into Public Safety: Ryan Bracken, Versaterm](https://droneradioshow.libsyn.com/next-level-integration-of-drones-into-public-safety-ryan-bracken-versaterm) _2026-06-30 · Drone Radio Show_ Ryan Bracken is Head of Product and Security at Versaterm. Versaterm is a leading provider of public safety software that helps police, fire, EMS, and emergency communications agencies manage every stage of incident response. Its integrated platform combines computer-aided dispatch, records management, mobile data, real-time intelligence, and analytics to improve operational efficiency and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/droneradioshow/DRS_460a_Ryan_Bracken.mp3?dest-id=276003) ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EiMzy5qJpTee) _2026-06-30 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Airwallex's Jack Zhang on Fintech, Failure, and Growth](https://share.transistor.fm/s/342f25d7) _2026-06-29 · Kleiner Perkins · Grit_ In 2020, Airwallex lost nearly half its revenue overnight. Today it's worth $11 billion. Jack Zhang reflects on the decisions that kept the company alive, raising capital during uncertainty, and leading through its toughest chapter. This episode is a candid look at why Jack chose to keep building, even when a $1.2 billion acquisition was on the table. Guest: Jack Zhang, founder and CEO, Airwallex… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/342f25d7/f8f35323.mp3) ## [Agile Is Dead. The Best Engineering Teams Are Now 3 People. | Zaid Al Hamami, Boost Security](https://pnrpodcast.libsyn.com/agile-is-dead-the-best-engineering-teams-are-now-3-people-zaid-al-hamami-boost-security-0) _2026-06-28 · Flagship Podcast_ Zaid Al Hamami built Immunio in the early 2010s, sold it to Trend Micro, and is now back at it with Boost Security. He joins Nectar to talk about what changes when you build a cybersecurity company twice, fifteen years apart. The conversation traces Zaid's path from coding as a kid in Jordan to running product at Canonical, founding Immunio and navigating the RASP category consolidation, and the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pnrpodcast/Zaid_Boost.mp3?dest-id=430146) ## [Smart cities need smart citizens | Innovators in Sustainability Episode 1 with Jason Pomeroy](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oncallinsignia/episodes/Smart-cities-need-smart-citizens--Innovators-in-Sustainability-Episode-1-with-Jason-Pomeroy-e3l5k5d) _2026-06-25 · Insignia Ventures Partners · The On Call with Insignia Podcast_ Join this year's Business & Sustainability Programme Asia Seminar by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)In this first episode of a miniseries produced in partnership with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and Insignia Ventures Academy, host Paulo Aquino speaks with Professor Jason Pomeroy,k founding principal of Pomeroy Studio,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/d8603c8/podcast/play/121867885/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-23%2F426688617-44100-2-e89d7469a9be3.mp3) ## [Who Builds the Sky? Why Economic Partnerships — Not Tech Companies — May Hold the Key to Unlocking Advanced Air Mobility: Lavera Alexander, Monterey Bay Economic Partnership](https://droneradioshow.libsyn.com/who-builds-the-sky-why-economic-partnerships-not-tech-companies-may-hold-the-key-to-unlocking-advanced-air-mobility-lavera-alexander-monterey-bay-economic-partnership) _2026-06-23 · Drone Radio Show_ Lavera Alexander is Chief Growth Officer at the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MPED). MBEP is a cross-sector nonprofit that convenes business, government, education, and community leaders to drive economic growth across the tri-county Monterey Bay region, and it sits at the heart of what may be the highest concentration of advanced air mobility companies anywhere in the United States. For… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/droneradioshow/DRS_459_Lavera_Alexander.mp3?dest-id=276003) ## [The Electric Motorcycle That's Actually a Utility Company with Zeno](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-06-23 · info@mcj.vc (Michael Spencer, Yin Lu) · Inevitable_ Michael Spencer is the Founder and CEO of Zeno , an electric mobility company building electric motorcycles, battery-swapping infrastructure, and distributed energy systems across East Africa. Drawing on experience from nearly a decade building businesses in East Africa and four years at Tesla during its hypergrowth era, Spencer is applying lessons from EV charging infrastructure to one of the… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/82eba772-a658-415a-9d95-67a8fcf3a417/group-item/4f05bfbf-293a-4bb8-8fd9-b39cfacc0e19/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [Dr Yanan Wu on why Surfin cannot remain a fintech as it grows beyond 100M users across 12 markets](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oncallinsignia/episodes/Dr-Yanan-Wu-on-why-Surfin-cannot-remain-a-fintech-as-it-grows-beyond-100M-users-across-12-markets-e3l4dul) _2026-06-23 · Insignia Ventures Partners · The On Call with Insignia Podcast_ In this fourth conversation between Paulo Joquino and Dr. Yanan Wu, CEO and founder of Surfin, the two catch up at a pivotal moment in the company's trajectory. Nine years after its founding, Surfin, the Singapore-headquartered fintech serving over 100 million users across 12 markets, is entering its second chapter: one defined by agentic AI, fintech as a service (FaaS), and expansion into… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/d8603c8/podcast/play/121828757/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-22%2F426606927-44100-2-af900cda21351.mp3) ## How Do You Hire Differently When AI Flipped the 80/20 Rule? | Dub _2026-06-17 · Notable Perspectives_ What does it take to build a company culture where AI doesn't replace human connection — it deepens it? In this episode of Notable Perspectives, Jen Holmstrom and Christina Pasanen sit down with Steven Wang, founder and CEO of Dub — the first regulated copy-trading platform in the U.S., on a mission to make investing more accessible by letting users learn from and follow real, proven portfolios.… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2514087/episodes/19357875-how-do-you-hire-differently-when-ai-flipped-the-80-20-rule-dub.mp3) ## [Space Solar: 24/7 Clean Power with Overview Energy](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-06-16 · info@mcj.vc (MCJ) · Inevitable_ Marc Berte is the Co-founder and CEO of Overview Energy , a startup developing space-based solar power systems designed to turn existing solar farms into around-the-clock power generators. By placing satellites in geosynchronous orbit, collecting near-continuous sunlight, and beaming energy back to Earth as safe near-infrared light, Overview aims to dramatically increase the utilization of solar… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/847012f4-611a-4277-9d4b-df6b1941dc47/group-item/ef1ed3a7-595d-472a-9ede-d5e1626f778c/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [The Future of Security: How Titan Protection Is Scaling Drone Operations: Ryan Smith, CEO and Founder](https://droneradioshow.libsyn.com/the-future-of-security-how-titan-protection-is-scaling-drone-operations-ryan-smith-ceo-and-founder) _2026-06-16 · Drone Radio Show_ Ryan Smith id Founder and CEO of Titan Protection and Consulting. Titan Protection is a premier security services provider and pioneer in autonomous drone security systems. The company was founded in 2008 to prove that physical security services could be both more effective and affordable. Today, Titan Protection employs over 600 people, and protects hundreds of companies across the Midwest with… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/droneradioshow/DRS_458_Ryan_Smith.mp3?dest-id=276003) ## [Why 80% of the Fortune 100 Chose Qualtrics | Ryan Smith](https://share.transistor.fm/s/38589f04) _2026-06-15 · Kleiner Perkins · Grit_ AI may change software overnight, but company building still takes time. Ryan Smith explains why, despite the pace of AI, “the race is going to be way longer than anyone thinks.” He reflects on Qualtrics surviving multiple market cycles and ultimately being acquired by SAP for $8 billion days before going public. Guest: Ryan Smith, co-founder Qualtrics Connect with Ryan Smith X LinkedIn Connect… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/38589f04/d6c04154.mp3) ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kREuIVcKnBfe) _2026-06-15 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [How Slash Grew From $10M to $300M Revenue in 2+ Years. Victor Cardenas, CEO & Co-Founder of Slash](https://fintechleaders.substack.com/p/how-slash-grew-from-10m-to-300m-revenue) _2026-06-11 · Miguel Armaza · Fintech Leaders_ Listen now | Miguel Armaza interviews Victor Cardenas, Co-Founder and CEO of Slash, a $1.4Bn unicorn that went from $10 million to $300 million of annualized revenue in 2+ years. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201637595/54782868e7421398090832b5e33664e1.mp3) ## [The Domestic Premium: Can American Manufacturing Compete?](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-06-10 · info@mcj.vc (Cody Simms, Edward Shenderovich) · Inevitable_ Edward Shenderovich is the Founder and CEO of Roebling , a software platform that helps industrial companies evaluate, design, and finance manufacturing projects before breaking ground. After initially setting out to solve bottlenecks in biomanufacturing, Shenderovich and his team uncovered a broader challenge: the economics of scaling physical infrastructure are often poorly understood until it's… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/8d1f845b-5342-486d-aa07-1369bc9d9aad/group-item/645f7448-22c6-4da0-ac48-a5caf757c32b/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [Building a Vertically Integrated Drone Ecosystem: Linda Montgomery and Phil Franklin, Zenatech](https://droneradioshow.libsyn.com/-building-a-vertically-integrated-drone-ecosystem-linda-montgomery-and-phil-franklin-zenatech) _2026-06-09 · Drone Radio Show_ Linda Montgomery is V ice- President of Corporate Development, and Phil Franklin is V ice- President of Business Development for North and South America both at Zenatech. Zenatech is rapidly expanding its footprint across the drone industry through manufacturing, software development, drone as a service, operations, and strategic acquisitions. The company develops autonomous drone platforms for… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/droneradioshow/DRS_457_Zenatech_Update.mp3?dest-id=276003) ## From 3-Year Plans to 90-Day Sprints: Quince's CPO on Building Teams in the AI Era _2026-06-04 · Notable Perspectives_ If you're thinking about the counteroffer only after you've made the offer, you've already lost. In this episode of Notable Perspectives, Jen Holmstrom and Christina Pasanen sit down with Matt Jahansouz, Chief People Officer of Quince. Quince has crossed $1 billion in revenue and a $10.1 billion valuation by rethinking the end-to-end consumer and e-commerce model — selling $50 cashmere sweaters… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2514087/episodes/19290742-from-3-year-plans-to-90-day-sprints-quince-s-cpo-on-building-teams-in-the-ai-era.mp3) ## [Konvy CEO & Co-Founder QingGui Huang on Matchmaking Quality Beauty Brands to the Global Market](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oncallinsignia/episodes/Konvy-CEO--Co-Founder-QingGui-Huang-on-Matchmaking-Quality-Beauty-Brands-to-the-Global-Market-e3k7343) _2026-06-04 · Insignia Ventures Partners · The On Call with Insignia Podcast_ In this episode of On Call with Insignia Ventures, join us on this call with QingGui Huang (Gui), CEO and co-founder of Konvy, for a wide-ranging conversation on what it means to build a health and beauty e-commerce platform for Southeast Asia in 2026. Now in its 13th year of operations and fresh off a Series B round backed by Cool Japan Fund, Konvy has grown from Thailand's leading beauty… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/d8603c8/podcast/play/120867395/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-1%2F425323151-44100-2-0aeaedf9b5f91.mp3) ## [Circle Managing Director for Asia Pacific Yam Ki Chan on Stablecoin's Journey to Trillions in Asia](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oncallinsignia/episodes/Circle-Managing-Director-for-Asia-Pacific-Yam-Ki-Chan-on-Stablecoins-Journey-to-Trillions-in-Asia-e3k72ur) _2026-06-02 · Insignia Ventures Partners · The On Call with Insignia Podcast_ Paulo sits down in person at Insignia’s Singapore office with Yam Ki Chan, Managing Director, Asia Pacific at Circle. The conversation maps Yam Ki’s vantage point at the intersection of finance, technology, and policy, from his years negotiating for the U.S. government on the G20 and G7, through Google Pay and Google Cloud, to leading Circle’s regional buildout. He unpacks how stablecoins are… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/d8603c8/podcast/play/120867227/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-1%2F425322981-44100-2-533bc6f4ca0c9.mp3) ## [What It Takes to Build Software for 171,000+ Restaurants | Aman Narang](https://share.transistor.fm/s/56aca6af) _2026-06-01 · Kleiner Perkins · Grit_ Great software companies often come from understanding pain points at a very deep level. On Grit , Aman Narang shares how Toast built trust with 171,000+ restaurant operators by helping restaurants manage everything from payments and online orders to staff scheduling and daily operations. He also reflects on lessons around product-market fit and scaling a company before it’s fully ready. Guest:… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/56aca6af/cd68278d.mp3) ## [Collapsing 30 Feet of Power Infrastructure Into Four with DG Matrix](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-05-27 · info@mcj.vc (Haroon Inam, Cody Simms) · Inevitable_ Haroon Inam is Co-founder and CEO of DG Matrix , a company that makes the world's most compact Power Router, aggregating distributed energy for GenAI datacenters, microgrids, fleet electrification, and associated systems. As AI workloads drive unprecedented electricity demand and legacy grid infrastructure struggles to keep pace, DG Matrix has commercialized the world’s first multi-port… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/a1357b0d-3865-48cd-a423-018423c6b953/group-item/1263f992-c5fb-4c22-812c-26de18977d1e/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [Max Levchin - Building Affirm, PayPal, and Why He Only Starts Network Businesses](https://fintechleaders.substack.com/p/max-levchin-building-affirm-paypal) _2026-05-26 · Miguel Armaza · Fintech Leaders_ Listen now | Miguel Armaza interviews Max Levchin, Co-Founder and CEO of Affirm. Max also co-founded PayPal, along with Peter Thiel and Elon Musk. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199331754/ae5d0800c6bca3a20bade99b2c930280.mp3) ## [Jonathan Yip, Head of Innovation Banking, Asia at HSBC on the Future of Innovation Capital and CFOs](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oncallinsignia/episodes/Jonathan-Yip--Head-of-Innovation-Banking--Asia-at-HSBC-on-the-Future-of-Innovation-Capital-and-CFOs-e3jrkmr) _2026-05-25 · Insignia Ventures Partners · The On Call with Insignia Podcast_ In this episode of On Call with Insignia Ventures, host Paulo Joquino sits down with Jonathan Yip, Head of Innovation Banking, Asia at HSBC, recorded live at HSBC’s office in downtown Singapore. The conversation explores what “innovation banking” actually means in practice — from how a global bank serves two unusually demanding sets of customers (founders and venture capital firms) to the specific… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/d8603c8/podcast/play/120492187/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-25%2F424823551-44100-2-ba64063d391f.mp3) ## Is voice AI the next computing interface? | Daily _2026-05-21 · Notable Perspectives_ What happens when we start talking to machines like we talk to each other? In this episode of Notable Perspectives, Chelcie Taylor sits down with Kwindla Hultman Kramer, CEO and co-founder of Daily. A decade-long bet on real-time audio and video infrastructure, Daily quietly built the plumbing that powers telehealth, education, and enterprise communication. Then GPT-4 arrived — and Daily’s… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2514087/episodes/19214261-is-voice-ai-the-next-computing-interface-daily.mp3) ## [Smart Materials and the Rise of Ornithopters: Dr. Onur Bilgen, Rutgers University](https://droneradioshow.libsyn.com/smart-materials-and-the-rise-of-ornithopters-dr-onur-bilgen-rutgers-university) _2026-05-20 · Drone Radio Show_ Dr. Onur Bilgen is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University. Dr. Bilgen conducts research in the design of advanced drone systems, including fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, hybrid drone systems, and bioinspired ornithopters — flapping wing drones modeled after the flight of birds and insects. His work also explores the use of smart… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/droneradioshow/DRS_456_Onur_Bilgen.mp3?dest-id=276003) ## [Lessons from Peter Carlsson after the Rise and Fall of Northvolt](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-05-19 · info@mcj.vc (Peter Carlsson, Cody Simms) · Inevitable_ Peter Carlsson is Co-founder and former CEO of Northvolt, the European battery manufacturing company that raised more than $13 billion to build a homegrown battery supply chain for Europe, before filing for bankruptcy at the end of 2024. Before Northvolt, Carlsson spent more than a decade at Ericsson building global supply chains and later served as VP of Supply Chain at Tesla during the launch of… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/66fc429b-c702-4b25-87a3-69f44e25b411/group-item/ec54e0e2-0355-4f2e-bd74-17d40a2510b5/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [What It Takes to Build a Generational Company | Anduril’s Trae Stephens](https://share.transistor.fm/s/99e914a8) _2026-05-18 · Kleiner Perkins · Grit_ Founder quality becomes more important as startups become easier to build. Trae Stephens, co-founder of Anduril and partner at Founders Fund, has spent years backing founders with strong conviction, including most recently at Roadrunner. He shares why too much capital too early can hurt startups, and why the best companies are built by teams with complementary strengths. Guest: Trae Stephens,… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/99e914a8/a4a44281.mp3) ## [Investing Billions to Build the Future of Finance - Rob Heyvaert, Motive Partners Founder](https://fintechleaders.substack.com/p/investing-billions-to-build-the-future) _2026-05-14 · Miguel Armaza · Fintech Leaders_ Listen now | Miguel Armaza interviews Rob Heyvaert, Founder of Motive Partners, a fintech-focused Private Equity firm with $6Bn+ in AUM. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197671181/9ce7a43e233d7e2c5c17f0e8b45f4d23.mp3) ## [New Mexico's $72B Bet on Clean Energy](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-05-13 · info@mcj.vc (Cody Simms, Rob Black, Bruce Brown, Carrie von Muench, Carl Hoiland) · Inevitable_ Rob Black is Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Economic Development Department , and Bruce Brown is Head of Strategic Climate Initiatives at the New Mexico State Investment Council , the state’s $72B sovereign wealth fund. Together, they are driving one of the most ambitious state-level strategies in the U.S. to turn energy wealth into long-term climate innovation and economic growth. The… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/ed357ad2-ba62-467b-b77d-337d1f44d43a/group-item/0a5d33e5-8aed-49bf-ab3e-5041cb4ec6a2/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## Is your AI tool a security nightmare? | Descope _2026-05-08 · Notable Perspectives_ How do we secure and manage a rapidly multiplying swarm of AI agents in an enterprise world? In this episode of Notable Perspectives, Glenn Solomon and Oren Yunger sit down with Slavik Markovich and Rishi Bhargava, co-founders of Descope. Former security innovators behind DeMisto (acquired by Palo Alto Networks), Slavik and Rishi are now tackling one of the most pressing challenges in modern tech:… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2514087/episodes/19141555-is-your-ai-tool-a-security-nightmare-descope.mp3) ## [From Cars to Grid: Moment Energy Reinvents Energy Storage with Repurposed Batteries](https://www.mcj.vc/media/podcast) _2026-05-06 · info@mcj.vc (Cody Simms, Eddy Chiang) · Inevitable_ Eddy Chiang is Co-founder and CEO of Moment Energy , a company building commercial-scale energy storage systems from repurposed electric vehicle batteries. By testing, certifying, and remanufacturing second-life battery modules, Moment Energy is creating lower-cost alternatives to new lithium-ion storage while extending battery lifespans by decades. In this episode of Inevitable , Chiang explains… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78a97c6c-cb51-46aa-a214-65daa2554af6/a40ab607-6c05-44d6-b237-5cd4abd47ac6/episodes/audio/group/7efba086-6f8c-4b23-9e02-25b7aa7fab54/group-item/ae247705-1a5a-4369-b6b3-ae318b461226/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XFfCG1w8) ## [How AIG Is Reinventing Insurance With AI | Peter Zaffino](https://share.transistor.fm/s/411facbb) _2026-05-04 · Kleiner Perkins · Grit_ What does it take to run a company where the business is risk itself? In conversation with Joubin Mirzadegan, Peter Zaffino shares what the role demands at AIG, including high stakes decisions, constant responsibility, and sacrifice. This episode looks at his journey as CEO ahead of his transition to Executive Chairman this June. Leading at a global scale across 200+ countries. Guest: Peter… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/411facbb/ba7df3cf.mp3) ## [Renaud Laplanche on Building Upgrade to a $7.3Bn Giant, Reinventing the Credit Card, and Shipping AI-Native Products](https://fintechleaders.substack.com/p/renaud-laplanche-on-building-upgrade) _2026-04-30 · Miguel Armaza · Fintech Leaders_ Listen now | Miguel Armaza interviews Renaud Laplanche, Co-Founder and CEO of Upgrade, a consumer fintech valued at $7.3 billion. Renaud also founded Lending Club and took it public in 2014. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195990998/67c85db6c019f498b5daf233042a33a6.mp3)