320. Calendly: the $3bn non-technical founder success story
Tope Awotona had no co-founder, no coding ability, and three failed startups behind him. None of that stopped him — today, Calendly is worth...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
Technology
Tech for Non-Techies
Tech for Non-Techies demystifies the fast-growing technology sector. Hear interviews with entrepreneurs, investors, Big Tech executives and product makers about how tech products and profits...
Episodes
20 of 322 episodes
319. Your judgment is your most valuable asset. Are you losing it to AI?
A financial analyst spots something wrong with a deal. He writes up his dissent. But the AI disagreed. The investment committee spent 90 sec...
318. Why US startups beat Europeans, and lessons from Slack and Dropbox
Slack went viral without spending on ads. Dropbox grew 3,900% without a marketing team. Every founder knows these stories. What most don't k...
317. From Excel spreadsheet to AI company: the non-technical CEO's playbook
A non-technical CEO built a mobile network, then transformed a startup into an AI company. Here's exactly how he did it — and what he learne...
316. What makes a great tech product? Product thinking for non-techies
Did you wake up today thinking that you really want to use a cup? No! Because you are not insane. You woke up thirsty, and then used a cup....
315. What non-technical founders need to know before building with AI
The number of non-technical founders running billion-dollar companies increased four times between 2013 and 2023. Not because the technology...
314. 4 ways non-technical founders get stuck
Many non-technical founders don't lose money in one big mistake — they lose it in four small stuck points that all feel completely reasonabl...
313. Nvidia's most valuable asset is not on its balance sheet
What is Nvidia actually worth? You could look at their factories, their hardware, their staff. But their most valuable assets — the patents,...
312. How competitive advantage changed in the age of AI
If building products isn't your competitive advantage anymore, then what is? Listen to this episode to find out. AI means that everyone can...
311. The one metric that tells you if you're really winning
You can hit your financial goal and destroy your business. You can be surrounded by fans, but none of them become customers. This is demoral...
310. Product thinking and personal brand: why you need both to win
You can be invisible with brilliant ideas. Or you can be everywhere with nothing worth saying. Neither works. In the age of AI, the barrier...
309. What successful founders and senior executives have in common
Most corporate leaders say they want innovation. What they actually reward is the opposite. And then one day — usually the moment someone ge...
308. How to innovate without blowing up your business — with Netflix's ex-CFO
Your core business is doing well. Maybe it's doing really well. But you also know that if you don't innovate in the next 5-10 years, you'll...
307. How to lead a development team when you're not technical
You're paying for developer time. But you can't evaluate the work yourself. So you're left wondering — are they actually building, or just g...
306. From prototype to product: the infrastructure trap non-technical leaders miss
If you have a working product - well done. This truly is a major milestone. BUT maintaining commercial control of what you've created might...
305. How to build a company you're proud of — with Eric Ries
Most founders start with the best intentions. And then somewhere along the way — without noticing — the company they've built becomes someth...
304. How one founder went from zero to 6 million users with no ad spend
Can you build a B2C app to 6 million users with no advertising? Colin Hodge did it when he co-founded Bang with Friends — a dating app that...
303. Before you build with AI: what every non-technical founder needs to know
A security agency tested 5,000 apps built with Lovable, Replit, Base44 and Netlify. Every single one had vulnerabilities — including apps th...
302. Stop asking which AI tool to use. Ask this instead.
The internet is full of people telling non-technical founders which AI tool to use to build their product. Lovable. Claude Code. Cursor. The...
301. How to catch the next tech investment wave
Whether you're starting a tech venture or investing in one, you need to understand how to spot the next tech investment trend. Why? Because...