Q3 2026 Snapshot: The Startup Ecosystem
In this episode of Startup Success, we sit down with Steve Lord, COO and Chief Knowledge Officer at Burkland, for our quarterly update. Stev...
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On Startup Success, we discuss what’s working and offer the best advice to scale along with the most important trends in the entire startup ecosystem.You’ll hear interviews with founders and...
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20 of 156 episodesWill AI Replace Salespeople? Why Fast-Growing Startups Are Still Hiring Reps
AI was supposed to replace salespeople. Connor Heggie, Co-Founder and CTO of Unify, is betting on the opposite. He joins us to talk about ho...
How Real-World Experience Helps Founders Spot Market Gaps
Cortney Woodruff, Co-Founder and CEO of Assemble, is bridging the gap between college and industry after living the problem himself. Tune in...
How to Build a Category Leader When No One Sees the Problem
Kameale Terry set out to fix EV chargers everyone insisted weren't broken. Today, she’s CEO and Co-founder of the startup ChargerHelp, the u...
How to Stand Out to Investors in an AI-Saturated Market
Medha Agarwal, General Partner at defy.vc , joins Kate to share how founders can stand out to investors in an AI-saturated market, what she...
Why Investors Say No to Your Pitch Deck (And How to Fix It)
Our 150th episode is a big one. Kate sits down with Carl Fudge, Founder and CEO of Presentation Mode, who's helped startups raise over $1 bi...
How Do Healthtech Founders Win Over Investors?
Winning over investors as a healthtech founder requires fortitude, relentless pitching, and the ability to tell a hard "no" from a "not righ...
Q2 2026 Snapshot: The Startup Ecosystem
In this episode of Startup Success, we sit down with Steve Lord, COO and Chief Knowledge Officer at Burkland, for our quarterly update. Stev...
Selling a Startup, Buying It Back, and Changing How Founders Raise: A Founder's Story
In this episode of Startup Success, we sit down with Jaclyn Johnson, founder of Create & Cultivate and co-founder of the angel investing pla...
Lessons From the Front Lines of Building an AI Startup
Ahmed Rashad started his career on an oil rig, taught himself to code, and went on to build and sell a company. After stops at Oracle, MIT,...
Beyond the AI Bubble: What Founders Need to Know Now
Jonathan Aberman has seen the startup world from nearly every angle: VC lawyer, investor, business school dean, and innovation policy adviso...
What Investors Look for in the AI Era
What does it actually take to be investment-ready in today's market? In this episode, Kate sits down with Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Cap...
When It’s Time for Founders to Step Down as CEO
In this episode of Startup Success, host Kate sits down with Tony Jamous, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Oyster, and Hadi Moussa, the...
Why Founders Need “Scalers” on Their Early Teams
Casey Woo, CEO & Founder of Operators Guild and GP & Founder of FOG Ventures, joins us on Startup Success to discuss how scaling a startup h...
Q1 2026 Snapshot: The Startup Ecosystem
What does the startup landscape look like right now—and what to expect in Q2? In this episode of Startup Success, Steve Lord, Chief Knowledg...
The New Startup Go-To-Market Playbook
In this episode of Startup Success, Kate sits down with Marlena Sarunac , co-founder and fractional CMO at The Company Advice , a marketing...
Venture Debt: The Essential Guide for Founders
In this episode of Startup Success, Kate sits down with Marshall Hawks, author of Venture Debt Deals and a venture lending leader with two d...
Profitability Before Funding: How One Startup Did It
In this episode of Startup Success, Kate sits down with Joseph Rutakangwa, Co-Founder and CEO of Rwazi, a decision AI platform that helps en...
A Case Study on How to Build a Mission-Driven Startup
In this episode of Startup Success, Kate talks with Tanya Van Court , Founder and CEO of Goalsetter, an award-winning financial education pl...
Venture Capital, Reimagined: A Conversation with Mike Collins
VC pioneer Mike Collins built his firm around his passionate belief that venture capital investing shouldn’t be limited to a select few. In...