Founder10X - How to build world-class products? - Adam Nash, Founder & CEO Daffy

Adam Nash is the former CEO of Wealthfront and current Founder and CEO of Daffy. Prior to Wealthfront & Daffy, Adam has a strong operational experience holding executive positions at LinkedIn, Ebay, Dropbox and Apple. Adam is also an angel investor in Firebase (sold to Google), Opendoor (Ticker: OPEN), Figma, Gusto, and several other startups. To top it all off Adam is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University where he teaches a class on personal finance. This episode is divided into 2 halves, the 1st half focusing on Adam's insights on angel investing in some highly successful companies, while the 2nd half focuses on Adam's founder journey and insights on how to build a world-class product. We also talk about his investment into Figma, key metrics to track for early-stage startups, how to create customer delight, and lessons from his stint at top companies like eBay, Dropbox, LinkedIn, and Apple. This episode is a wealth of wisdom for all founders on how to build world-class products & companies. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro clip 00:53 - Episode intro 02:02 - Sponsored by Podcast10x - podcasting agency for VCs & startups 03:43 - Background story of Adam Nash 05:46 - How Adam started angel investing in startups? 09:13 - Investing in Figma at the early stage 14:30 - Leveraging the network & operator experience to get access to quality deals 16:26 - How Adam evaluates a deal? 20:38 - Why he founded Daffy? 24:23 - How to build world-class products? 29:00 - Virality factor in products 37:24 - Customer delight factor in products 42:00 - How to get world-class people to work with you? 46:46 - Key metrics to track for early stage startups 51:44 - Lessons from working at Linkedin, eBay, Dropbox & Apple 55:27 - How to connect with Adam and learn more about Daffy? Links: ⭐ Sponsor: End-to-end podcasting agency for VCs & startups - https://podcast10x.com Check out Daffy.org ($25 free donation invite code) - https://www.daffy.org/adamnash/invite Follow Adam on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamnash Follow Adam on X - https://x.com/adamnash 🎙️Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ Follow Prashant on X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.