Angelneers: Insights From Startup Builders
by Angelneers
This podcast is brought to you by Angelneers, a community of startup builders. We interview founders, operators, and technologists who have founded or helped build game-changing companies in the enterprise space.You’ll hear the guests sharing stories and insights about how they got started, the lessons that they learned, and the challenges they had to overcome during their journey that ultimately led them to success or failure. We believe that mapping the reasons for failure is no less valuable as it helps mitigate a survivorship bias of success stories that we all admire.To learn more about Angelneers look us up on our social media or write to [email protected].
Episodes
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Lessons from Two Decades of Digital Transformation in FSI with Yakov Kofner of C-Suite Counsel
Our guest in this episode is Yakov Kofner, founder of C-Suite Counsel and publisher of FSI Digital Transformation Weekly. Yakov brings over two decades of hands-on experience in digital transformation across the financial services and insurance sectors. His background spans leadership roles at...
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Technical Debt Dumpster Fire with Yuri Kolesnikov
If your organization is burdened with technical debt, it’s not a matter of if something will go wrong—it’s a matter of when. In this episode, we sit down with Yuri Kolesnikov to explore one of the most persistent and often overlooked challenges in the tech industry. From fast-moving startups to...
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Transforming Cyber Defense with Human-AI Partnership with William MacMillan of Andesite
The future of cybersecurity isn't about better technology alone—it's about reimagining how humans and machines work together. In this episode, we're discussing with William MacMillan the potential of the human-AI partnership to transform defense against increasingly sophisticated modern cyber...
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An Entirely New Way of Building with Yan Grinshtein of Nsight
A crippling decision-making gridlock that paralyzes companies when they need to move fast remains a constant challenge. As teams strive to create products people love—solving real-world problems—they are constantly hampered by conflicting priorities, limited resources, and a lack of clarity on…
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Accelerating Startups with Embedded Recruiting with Tiffany Sieber
Hiring the right people is critical for startup growth. While startups often don't have resources to leverage internal recruiters, an alternative way could help solve that challenge. In this episode, we invited Tiffany Sieber to discuss how startups can benefit from high-touch embedded…
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The Copilot for Your Documentation with Puneet Arora of Ekline
External documentation is key to making products easy to use, but we’re always way behind in creating it. So can AI replace the need to create documentation altogether? In this episode, Puneet Arora joins us in exploring the future of product and user documentation in the age of AI. Puneet is an...
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AI: The Evolution of Precision, or How We All Went Down the Wrong Path with Dr. Alex Kostikov
In this episode, we are excited to bring on Dr. Kostikov, a doctor in neurophysiology and an independent researcher, to discuss one of his recent articles on the evolution of AI and particularly how we went down the wrong path. Dr. Kostikov has spent the last 30 years developing the concept of...
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A Powerful Backend for No-Code Apps with Prakash Chandran of Xano
We live in a world where organizations are constrained by engineering resources and outsourcing is increasingly not viable. This has led to more product owners turning to no-code to build the software they need. In this episode, we are excited to bring on Prakash Chandran to talk about what...
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Creating Audio and Video in the Age of AI with Jay LeBoeuf from Descript
We’re on the verge of a generational change in the way we create content — fueled by AI. In this episode, we are excited to bring Jay LeBoeuf on to talk about how AI will transform the entire field of audio and video production. Jay is the Head Of Business & Corporate Development at Descript, an...
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Building the Platform for Emotional AI with Ryan Benmalek from Daimon Labs
One thing that some are betting on is that emotions and emotional intelligence is something that's very different than what everyone else is doing right now with AI. We are excited to bring Ryan Benmalek on to talk about the rise of emotional AI and how machines are learning to understand and...
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Accelerating Content Production with AI with Lilly Chen from Contenda
It’s a misconception that using AI removes “the human part” of content creation. In this episode, we are excited to bring Lilly Chen on to talk about how AI tools help Enterprise customers reimagine and scale their existing technical content in new formats and without extra work. Lilly is a...
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Creating Bespoke Development Environments with Debo Ray from DevZero
Large companies have built custom systems to move development tools and testing to the cloud, but this approach has often been out of reach for smaller companies. In this episode, we are excited to bring on Debo Ray to talk about applying his learnings at Uber to democratize what has previously...
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Traversing the Traction Gap with Bruce Cleveland
Traction. What is it? How do you generate it? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Bruce Cleveland to talk about how founders can improve their odds of success while traversing the traction gap where most startups fail. Bruce is the author of the bestseller "Traversing the Traction Gap", a...
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The Sparse Future of AI with Sam Fok from Femtosense
While Generative AI and LLMs grab headlines, it's the practical limitations of power consumption and cost — not capabilities — that often determine where AI is deployed. In this episode, we are excited to bring Sam Fok on to talk about the sparse future of AI powering the inside of consumer...
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A Better Way to Raise Capital with Nathan Beckord from Foundersuite
Fundraising is a numbers game, and unless you have Snapchat levels of growth or have previously taken two other companies public, you’re going to need to talk to a lot of investors. In this episode, we spoke with Nathan Beckord about how to improve the odds of success when raising venture…
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Navigating the World of Hyperconverged Infrastructure with Mo Tahmasebi
What is hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), its main components, and its benefits for data storage and backup? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Mo Tahmasebi to talk about how to navigate the world of hyperconverged infrastructure. Mo is the founder and CEO of StoneFly, one of the...
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How AI is Changing Retail with Trevor Sumner
What does the future hold in store for retail? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Trevor Sumner to talk about how AI is changing the retail industry. Trevor is the Head of AI and Innovation at Raydiant as part of the Perch acquisition. He's also an Entrepreneur, Advisor, Angel investor,...
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Elusive Success With AI with Chris Surdak
How to achieve business value from AI? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Chris Surdak to talk about how businesses should tackle the challenges of elusive success with AI. Chris is an award-winning, internationally-recognized transformation expert leveraging leading-edge technologies…
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Creating a Marketing Powerhouse with Bill Macaitis
How do you develop cutting-edge marketing strategies to achieve hyper-growth? We are thrilled to bring on Bill Macaitis, one of the most renowned marketing leaders, to talk about his experiences of creating marketing powerhouses for the three fastest-growing SaaS companies in history - Slack,...
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A New Epoch in Technology with Barak Turovsky
Is AI generation the next platform shift? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Barak Turovsky to talk about how Generative AI is powering a new epoch in technology reinventing communication, content creation, and information access. Barak is a product and business leader with 25+ years of...
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Staying Secure in the Cloud with Ely Kahn from SentinelOne
In this episode, we are excited to bring Ely Kahn on to talk about his experiences as a startup co-founder, then as a corporate executive and share his thoughts on common trends to look out for in cloud security. Ely is a VP of Product Management for Cloud Security at SentinelOne and, before…
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CEO Tradecraft with Michael Nusimow from DrChrono
The secret to leadership is there aren’t any real secrets. In this episode, we are excited to bring Michael Nusimow on to talk about CEO tradecraft and his learnings after 14 years as a first-time CEO. Michael co-founded and was the CEO of DrChrono, an all-in-one EHR, practice management, and...
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Resilience Training for Your Workforce with Aras Toker from Peace of Mind
What is burnout and how can we address its causes? We are excited to open the Season 4 of the podcast by bringing on Aras Toker to talk about redesigning digital mental health from the lens of a holistic approach to workplace wellbeing. Aras is the founder and CEO of Peace of Mind, a...
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The “Anti-Zoom” for Video Messaging with Tom Medema from Bubbles
Our so-called productivity tools may actually throttle our productivity. We are ‘always on,’ but often fail to accomplish real work. Bubbles, an async-first tool, is designed to supercharge team collaboration in today's modern remote work environment. In this episode, we sat down with Tom Medema,...
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The Siri for Healthcare with Punit Singh Soni from Suki
One of the most annoying pain points for doctors in any office is writing down notes and documentation. We are excited to bring on Punit Soni to talk about reimagining the healthcare tech stack, making it invisible and assistive by delivering incredibly fast and accurate voice experiences using…
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VR Team-Building for Remote Workers with Jos Van Der Westhuizen from Remio
The corporate team-building market is estimated to be over $30 billion. It has tremendous demand for creative, interactive workspaces that lead to greater employee engagement and productivity. In this episode we sat down with Jos van der Westhuizen to talk about VR and Metaverse are poised to...
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Bringing an Engineering Approach to Cybersecurity with Maxime Lamothe-Brassard from LimaCharlie
Siloed security products today don’t give you the control, transparency, scale, and innovation needed to protect against today’s advanced threats. In this episode, we sat down with Maxime Lamothe-Brassard to talk about bringing an engineering approach to cybersecurity through the Security...
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Browser-based Workflow Automation with Artem Harutyunyan from Bardeen
There's no need to spell out the advantages of easy-to-use software that automates everyday workflows. In this episode, we bring on Artem Harutyunyan to talk about how leveraging a browser-based approach helps bring workflow automation to the masses. Artem is a co-founder and CTO of Bardeen, a...
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Unleashing the Full Power of Data with Sadegh Riazi from CipherMode Labs
Data sharing between business units and organizations is necessary for modern business but it’s a major challenge and barrier to growth. Current solutions are often ineffective, slow, expensive and don’t really solve the problem. In this episode we bring Sadegh Riazi who has been working with...
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How AI Is Transforming Customer Support with Austin Emser from Stylo
The underlying technology of customer support is outdated and steeped in hierarchical processes and practices from more than two decades ago. In this episode, we are talking with Austin Emser about why AI will be central to the future of customer support. Austin is a co-founder and CEO of Stylo...
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Improving Oral Health with AI with Jie Feng from Kells
How can AI support dentists and improve long-term patient outcomes? In this episode, we are talking with Jie Feng about improving access and quality of oral healthcare by bringing AI into dentists' workflow, particularly in finding cavities. Jie is a co-founder and CEO of KELLS which provides...
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The API for Precise Location with Aaron Nathan from Point One Navigation
In this episode, Aaron Nathan talks about how a unique combination of computer vision, satellite navigation, and sensor fusion helps solve the transportation problems of the future. Aaron is a co-founder and CEO of Point One Navigation, a company that solves one of the key unsolved problems for...
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Unlocking the Next Gen of Apps for the Hyper Connected World with Fay Arjomandi
Today 90% of all data generated on devices travels from the point of creation on devices at the edge of the cloud. But there is a better way. In this episode, we are talking with Fay Arjomandi about how the edgeCloud computing can unlock the next generation of apps for the hyper-connected world....
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Bolstering Customer Success with AI with Gaurav Bhattacharya from Involve.ai
In this episode, we spoke with Gaurav Bhattacharya about how AI can bolster customer success. Gaurav is a co-founder and CEO of Involve.ai which aims to help customers find signals in siloed systems and parse through millions of data points to prevent customer churn, increase revenue, and...
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Managing Up, Out and Yourself with Mickey W Mantle
In this episode, we are talking with Mickey W Mantle about how programming managers should manage upward, outward and inward to become more effective. Mickey is the co-author of Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for managing software people and teams. He has been developing...
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Democratizing Healthcare Data with Cailin Hardell from Segmed
Raw, unorganized data is not worth very much, but data providers have been unable to take on the IT lift and expertise to curate datasets for AI needs. In this episode we sat down with Cailin Hardell to talk about how providing medical AI developers with access to diverse real-world data will...
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How to Become a Data Maestro with Peter Fishman from Mozart Data
How to go from messy, siloed data to analysis-ready in several hours? In this episode, we sat down with Peter Fishman to talk about the benefits and challenges of the modern data stack. Peter is a co-founder and co-CEO of Mozart Data, an out-of-the-box data stack that provides quick and easy ways...
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Becoming a World-Class Leader with Jay Rudman
What does it take to succeed at the top? In this episode, we sat down to talk about what transforms ordinary people into world-class leaders with Jay Rudman, CEO of Topstep, a financial technology firm based in Chicago, that evaluates day traders’ performance in real-time simulated accounts. Jay…
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Making Remote Work Better with Raj Singh from Pulse
In this episode, we are talking about bringing better communication to remote working with Raj Singh, the CEO and co-founder of Pulse. Pulse (formerly known as Loop Team), is a startup that is building a better way for distributed teams to connect, communicate and collaborate. Most recently, Raj...
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Harnessing the Power of Smartphones with Micha Benoliel from Nodle
Nodle is a citizen-powered decentralized IoT network of Polkadot, providing secure, low-cost connectivity and data liquidity to billions of IoT devices. Anyone with a smartphone can earn crypto for free with the Nodle Cash app. Nodle is easy to use with no hardware to buy. In this episode we sat...
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Working Inside the Rocketships and Beyond with Ashish Bhatia
We are excited to open our 3rd season with an interview with Ashish Bhatia about his journey working inside the big companies and then transitioning to work with startups. Ashish has diverse experience building software at mobile-first DeFi platform Celo, Facebook & WhatsApp, and as a founding...
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Pioneering the New Era of Operational Analytics with Kashish Gupta from Hightouch
Reverse ETL is the hot, popular trend within the modern tech stack. ETL tools like Fivetran, Stitch, and Matillion make it easy to set up and send data to a warehouse with the click of a button. As software firms of all sizes generate more data than ever, their data warehouses are becoming more…
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Enabling the Autonomous Marketer to Be a Reality with Gil Allouche from Metadata
Account-based marketing is like personalized marketing on steroids. But is ABM right for your company? While “account-based marketing” is a buzzworthy phrase, it isn’t an optimal strategy for every business. In this episode, Gil Allouche, a co-founder and CEO of Metadata, talks about the finer...
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Creating the Future of Work with Adam Jackson from Braintrust
In a global economy with an estimated 1 billion so-called knowledge workers, and with freelancers accounting for some 35% of the world’s workforce, it’s a pretty gigantic market, which you could alternately look at as a major opportunity, but also a ripe field for many players with multiple...
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The Spellcheck For Buildings with Scott Reynolds
Construction is a massive complex $1.3 trillion industry in the United States. As one of the least digitized sectors of our economy, construction is ripe for technology disruption. Upcodes is a construction tech startup that develops building-code compliance tools to help the AEC (architecture,...
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Syncing Internal Data To Business Systems with Ghalib Suleiman
Polytomic makes internal data accessible to business teams. Data within companies is fragmented. Sales, Marketing, Support, Finance, and Operations teams spend enormous amounts of time repeatedly hunting for data that lives outside of their home systems. Polytomic reduces this time to zero. In…
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Building Successful Online Communities with Siavash Mahmoudian
Our guest in this episode is Siavash Mahmoudian, a co-founder and CEO of Tribe, a platform to build online communities based on a collection of social media best practices. Tribe is popular for its ability to deeply integrate into products and websites via a suite of customizable widgets and...
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Automating Content Creation Process with KD Deshpande
KD Deshpande is a co-founder and CEO of Simplified, the all-in-one design platform where freelancers, entrepreneurs and teams can collaborate, scale, and grow their content. KD is an entrepreneurial product leader who founded two SaaS companies, built teams & products from the ground up, raised...
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A Crash Course In Customer Development with Jeff Solomon
Jeff Solomon is a 6x founder with 3 exits, most notably selling his SaaS CRM company Amplify.la in Los Angeles (with 100+ investments across 5 funds). For the last 6 years he's been teaching high school entrepreneurship and is one of the top advisors on Clarity.fm. In this episode, we are talking...
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The Future of Software Supply Chain Security with Aaron Bray
Today’s malicious actors are more sophisticated than ever. First-gen products only identify software vulnerabilities and license issues. Technology has evolved beyond Software Composition Analysis. It requires a new breed of defense. Phylum, a Colorado-based startup helps developers identify and...
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This podcast is brought to you by Angelneers, a community of startup builders. We interview founders, operators, and technologists who have founded or helped build game-changing companies in the enterprise space.You’ll hear the guests sharing stories and insights about how they got started, the lessons that they learned, and the challenges they had to overcome during their journey that ultimately led them to success or failure. We believe that mapping the reasons for failure is no less valuable as it helps mitigate a survivorship bias of success stories that we all admire.To learn more about Angelneers look us up on our social media or write to [email protected].
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