# founder ceo (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover founder ceo. Page: Feed: --- ## [Replit CRO: AI Has Changed The Summer Job Playbook | Ghazi Masood (Dad of 2)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/teach-your-teenagers-to-build-with-ai-ghazi-masood-cro-replit) _2026-08-13 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ Replit’s Chief Revenue Officer joins me to talk about raising teenage boys in the AI era, being a husband for 25 years and why building is a compounding skill for kids. ## [🎙 Dr Patrick Doyle on Surviving Everest, Bootstrapping L2P Into a Leading NHS Platform, and Life After Acquisition](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-patrick-doyle-on-surviving-everest) _2026-08-11 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr Patrick Doyle, Consultant Anaesthetist; Founder, L2P (a Patchwork Health company) ## [Adoption: 30 Minutes To Decide | Matt Korn (Dad of 4, Founder of Dad Esquire)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/learn-about-adoption-matt-korn-dad-esquire) _2026-08-06 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ Lawyer-dad Matt Korn joins to talk about getting called out for not paying attention, having your wife tell you she feels like a single Mom, and his unexpected adoption journey. ## [Did I F\*ck Up Already? My First 24 Hours as a Dad | Zach Jaffe (Dad of 1, Create Music Group)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/did-i-fail-already-my-first-24-hours-as-a-dad-zach-jaffe) _2026-07-30 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ Zach Jaffe talks about newborn panic, why the first 6 months of parenting are brutal, and parenting with his own ADHD. ## [Burning Cash at the Speed of Compute](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/burning-cash-at-the-speed-of-compute) _2026-07-29 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ Frontier labs are generating billions in revenue, and burning through cash even faster. ## [🎙 Dr Nick Appelbaum on How Lord Darzi Changed His Career, Building the First Machine-Readable BNF, and Why Academic Projects Die Without Commercial Infrastructure](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-nick-appelbaum-on-how-lord-darzi) _2026-07-29 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr Nick Appelbaum, Founder and CEO, Dosium; Former Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College London & Helix Centre ## [From TBS’s My Boys to Stay-at-Home Dad | Jamie Kaler (Dad of 2, Actor and Comedian)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/from-tbs-my-boys-to-stay-at-home-dad-jamie-kaler-actor-comedian) _2026-07-23 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ Comedian and actor Jamie Kaler on becoming a stay-at-home-dad at 50 and why family is the new foundation for his comeback to stand-up and his viral personas. ## [🎙 Dr Cosima Gretton on Leaving Medicine for Silicon Valley, Why Product Thinking Is the Opposite of Medical Training, and Scaling the UK's Biggest Health Research Programme](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-cosima-gretton-on-leaving-medicine) _2026-07-14 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr Cosima Gretton, Chief Product Officer, Our Future Health; Former Deputy Director, NHS Test & Trace ## [Cotopaxi Founder: How I Built A Values-First Company And Family | Davis Smith (Dad of 4)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/cotopaxi-founder-i-walked-away-to-follow-my-values-davis-smith-founder-ceo-cotopaxi) _2026-07-09 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ The founder of Cotopaxi on why he walked away from the company he built, raising kids across the US, Latin America and Brazil and the S.M.I.T.H. family values. ## [Science Of Reading: Teach Any Kid To Read | Matt Pasternack (Dad of 3, Co-founder Once)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/the-science-of-reading-teach-any-kid-to-read-matt-pasternack-founder-once) _2026-07-02 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ Reading is one of the most fraught topics and every parent feels enormous pressure to help their kid learn. I talk Science of Reading with the founder of Once and how to fix our broken learning system ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DeIz2amNRnrg) _2026-07-02 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [🎙 Dr Alastair Darwood on Selling a Startup in FY1, Licensing Medical Device IP, and Why He Never Runs the Businesses He Creates](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-alastair-darwood-on-selling-a) _2026-06-30 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr Alastair Darwood, Medical Doctor; Bioengineering PhD; Co-founder, Scarpa; Inventor, Inspired Ventilation ## [40+ Kid Emails a Week, So I Built a Bot | David Reich (Dad of 3, Founder/CEO of Fambot)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/40-kid-emails-a-week-so-i-built-a-bot-david-reich-founder-fambot) _2026-06-25 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ Parents are drowning in emails from school, sports, extracurriculars and invites and David Reich is on a mission to save them while raising his own kids across cultures and making work more human. ## [Why Is The Bar For Dads So Low? | Richard Petts (Dad of 2, Associate Dean at Ball State University)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/the-bar-for-involved-dads-is-embarrassingly-low-richard-petts-author-professor-dean-ball-state-university) _2026-06-18 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ Richard Petts literally wrote the book on fatherhood involvement and he joins today to talk about all of it. ## [🎙 Dr Guy Northover on Leading CAMHS Digital Transformation, Managing Conflict of Interest as a Clinician-Founder, and Why the NHS Needs Senior Leaders to Start Companies](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-guy-northover-on-leading-camhs) _2026-06-16 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr Guy Northover, Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Chief Clinical Information Officer, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Co-founder, Anathem ## [I Had To Perform CPR On My Infant | Ben Norment (Dad of 3, Founder/CEO of Stork Exchange)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/everything-is-trivial-after-infant-cpr-ben-norment-storkexchange-founder) _2026-06-11 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ Ben Norment, founder and CEO of Stork Exchange, joins to talk starting a company as a new Dad and becoming your own target customer, how infant CPR puts everything into perspective, and boredom. ## [Everything You've Ever Wondered About Dad Bods, Brains and Testosterone | Darby Saxbe (Mom of 2, Author and Professor at USC)](https://startupdadpod.substack.com/p/dad-bods-brains-and-testosterone-darby-saxbe-author-usc-professor) _2026-06-04 · Adam Fishman · Startup Dad_ Darby Saxbe joins me for a second time with updates on how the brain changes during fatherhood, new science on testosterone and masculinity, and making fatherhood more supported at work and home! ## [🎙 Dr Meenakshi Jhala on Why Clinicians Make the Best Investors, Building a Clinician-Led Angel Syndicate, and How to Break Into Healthcare VC](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-meenakshi-jhala-on-why-clinicians) _2026-06-02 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr Meenakshi Jhala, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow, King's College London; Co-founder of Tiny Ventures & Dx Capital ## [How a Greek Sandwich Shop Beat the S&P 500: A Conversation with Charles Bililies, Souvla Founder & CEO](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/how-a-greek-sandwich-shop-beat-the) _2026-05-28 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ We discuss how Charles pioneered the “fast-fine” restaurant category, his perseverance through rejection and scrappy $450K raise to kickstart the company, and why he chose control over cash ## [🎙 Dr Dom Pimenta on Why NHS IT Systems Fail, Building AI That Actually Helps Clinicians, and the Gap Between Innovation and Implementation](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-dom-pimenta-on-why-nhs-it-systems) _2026-05-19 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr Dom Pimenta, Cardiologist and Co-founder & CEO of Tortus AI ## [🎙 Dr Rishi Das-Gupta on the Journey to Becoming an NHS Trust Chief Innovation Officer and Scaling System Change Across South London](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-rishi-das-gupta-on-the-journey) _2026-05-05 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr Rishi Das-Gupta, Chief Executive of Health Innovation Network South London and DigitalHealth.London; Former Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, Royal Brompton Hospital ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/i3kvv2u871Cc) _2026-05-05 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [🎙 Dr James Somauroo on a Near-Miss £40M Fund, Why Doctors Make Better Marketers, and Building SomX with His Wife](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-james-somauroo-on-a-near-miss) _2026-04-21 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr James Somauroo, Co-founder & CEO of SomX; Host of the Healthtech Podcast ## [🎙 Dr Farzana Rahman on Building a Radiologist-Led Team, Why Junior Doctors Thrive in Startups, and Hexarad's Series B Growth](https://outofprogramme.substack.com/p/dr-farzana-rahman-on-building-a-radiologist) _2026-04-07 · Out Of Programme · Out Of Programme_ 💬 In conversation with Dr Farzana Rahman, Consultant Radiologist; CEO, Hexarad ## [The CEO Interview Problem Nobody Talks About](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/the-ceo-interview-problem-nobody) _2026-03-05 · Nikki Adamson · Team Building with Nikki Adamson_ How CEOs Accidentally Become a Checkbox instead of a Hiring Force Multiplier ## [Validation Before Velocity: A Conversation with Ted Blosser, WorkRamp Founder & CEO](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/validation-before-velocity-a-conversation) _2026-03-03 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ We discuss founder dating 101, navigating the post-ZIRP hangover and the ensuing AI wave, and why the learning category isn't going anywhere. ## [Carla Stickler - Spotify From Elphaba to Engineer](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/carla-stickler-spotify-from-elphaba) _2026-02-24 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ New episode of Your Career, Unscripted ! ## [What Wielding AI Reveals About Startup Talent](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/what-wielding-ai-reveals-about-startup) _2026-02-13 · Nikki Adamson · Team Building with Nikki Adamson_ The best operators turn tools into outcomes ## [Isaac Sundsted - Samsung - Love your story](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/isaac-sundsted-samsung-love-your) _2026-01-20 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ New episode of Your Career, Unscripted! ## [The Gift of Time: Egg Freezing & The Future of Fertility. A Conversation with Lauren Makler, Cofertility Founder & CEO](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/the-gift-of-time-egg-freezing-and) _2026-01-08 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ We discuss Lauren's incredible personal fertility journey and her path to becoming a founder, the ethics of egg donation, and egg sharing as a tactic to improve accessibility to freezing for all women ## [What does success mean to you? What I’ve Learned From Executives, Leaders, Artists, MBAs, and Students](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/what-does-success-mean-to-you-what) _2025-12-15 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ My Poets & Quants Article is published! ## [Sarah Bond - President of Xbox - The only person you can ever beat is your younger self](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/sarah-bond-president-of-xbox-the) _2025-11-13 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ New episode of Your Career, Unscripted! ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LemisMWFv06z) _2025-11-13 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [What's in a Brand? A Conversation with Arjan Singh, Jolie Co-Founder](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-brand-a-conversation-with) _2025-11-05 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ We discuss creating a new product category, building an enduring brand in the consumer space, and Arjan's mission to improve skin and hair quality by purifying your shower water. ## [Ayahuasca & Asteroids: A Conversation with Matt Gialich, AstroForge Founder & CEO](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/ayahuasca-and-asteroids-a-conversation) _2025-09-29 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ We discuss the path to building a deep tech company, the inherent challenges of being a founder, and Matt's mission to change the world... by mining asteroids ## [Jill Furman - Theatrical Producer - I was in the room where it happened](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/jill-furman-theatrical-producer-i) _2025-09-04 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ New episode of Your Career, Unscripted is out! Just in time for Hamilton hitting theaters this Friday! ## [Suba Vasudevan - Mozilla.org & Mozilla Corp - The best leadership is deeply human](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/suba-vasudevan-mozillaorg-and-mozilla) _2025-07-23 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ Episode 16 of Your Career, Unscripted is out! ## [The Rapid Acceleration of Early Stage Startups](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/the-rapid-acceleration-of-early-stage) _2025-06-18 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ YC's latest batch of startups teaches us that the timeline to scale a startup has compressed, creating new norms for early-stage metrics and shifting the benchmarks to raise a Series A ## [Chris Melissinos - AWS - Nobody builds anything great by themselves](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/chris-melissinos-aws-nobody-builds) _2025-06-09 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ Episode 15 of Your Career, Unscripted, is out! ## [Yvoire S. Whittaker - Nike - I’m chasing my own happiness](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/yvoire-s-whittaker-nike-im-chasing) _2025-04-28 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ Episode 14 of Your Career, Unscripted is out! ## [The Great Workforce Disruption](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/the-great-workforce-disruption) _2025-04-28 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ Redefining the Value of Human Capital in the Age of AI ## [Andra London - BCG BrightHouse - The most transformative moments were the moments of transition](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/andra-london-bcg-brighthouse-the) _2025-03-25 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ Episode 13 of Your Career, Unscripted is out! ## [Michele Catano - Senior Product Manager at Electronic Arts - Chicago Booth Class of 2023](https://janebernhard.substack.com/p/michele-catano-senior-product-manager) _2025-02-24 · Jane Cortez · Your Career, Unscripted_ If I don’t try, then I’ll never know ## [2025 Predictions](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/2025-predictions) _2025-01-27 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ My thoughts on where the ball is headed in tech, startups, and macro ## [2024 AI Lookback](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/2024-ai-lookback) _2025-01-10 · Julianna Vitolo · Sweat Equity_ Key themes shaping the AI startup landscape over the last year ## [How Women’s Rights Enabled My Journey as a Mother and Founder](https://tracy.posthaven.com/how-womens-rights-enabled-my-journey-as-a-mother-and-founder) _2024-09-18 · Tracy Young · Tracy writes_ There’s been a lot of debate about women’s rights, and as a founder and CEO of two technology companies, I can confidently say my journey would not have been possible without the reproductive rights I’ve had. We all come from mothers, and protecting women’s rights isn’t just about fairness—it’s necessary to build a stronger and more resilient economy. My husband and I married in our twenties. I… ## [How to Hire FAST](https://nikkiadamson.substack.com/p/how-to-hire-fast) _2024-08-28 · Nikki Adamson · Team Building with Nikki Adamson_ How to make a hire (and run a FULL process) in 35 days, starting the search through start date (yes, it includes time for weekends)