

The Startup Podcast
Advice for founders and entrepreneurs who want to build disruptive startups like they do in Silicon Valley. Not another interview podcast: concrete tips and masterclasses on what founders need to know: raising Venture Capital, strategy, product, marketing, growth, and more. A guide to the unique mindset and approach that drives Silicon Valley style disruption. Hosts Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein share practical advice based on decades of experience at Google, Uber, and their own startups.
Episodes


Product-Market Fit – 5 Proven Steps to Exponential Growth w/ Pablo Srugo
This episode explores the five essential steps to achieving product-market fit for early-stage startups, emphasizing the importance of avoiding common pitfalls that can waste time and resources. The discussion begins by highlighting the need for founders to deeply understand their target problem through immersive resea...

Finding a Co-Founder - Avoid Choosing the Wrong Partner (Replay)

Can this AI Chip Startup Beat NVIDIA? (Spotlight)

Insiders React: Trump's Return - What Founders Need to Know + Bitcoin Hits $93K

Fundraising Basics Part 2 - Avoid Selling Yourself Short (Replay)
This podcast episode focuses on capital raising strategies for startups, specifically the signaling involved in fundraising. The hosts discuss various signals (e.g., Y Combinator acceptance, advisors), the structured fundraising process (including a pre-fundraising "roadshow"), and crafting a compelling ask. They emp...

Early Ideation - Your Idea Is Worthless (Replay)

Insiders React: Apple Reveals ChatGPT Is Really Dumb + The Battle for Self-Driving, Can You Prove You’re Human?

Stop Hacking and Start Growing w/ Casey Winters (Replay)

VC Pitch: PayPal for Agents – Skyfire Powers AI-to-AI Commerce at Scale

VC Failure- 6 Toxic Investor Types That Will Destroy Your Startup

Product Polish - 15 Tactics to Reduce Churn & Drive Network Effects (Edu)

Insiders React: SpaceX’s Big Win + Kamala Backs Crypto, Dubai’s Tech Rise, Replit AI Changes Coding

Insiders React: Elon’s Robotaxi FAIL

Escalation Culture – Driving Alignment in Cross-Functional Teams (Edu)

Insiders React: WP Engine Feud Explodes + Harvard Hacks Meta Glasses, Zuckerberg’s Porsche Flex, Microsoft’s Nuclear Power Bet

Early Execution Overview - Your MVP Sucks (Replay)

Insiders React - Exec Exodus: What’s OpenAI's Dirty Secret? + DevDay, Google Hires AI Rockstar, Meta's AR Glasses

Perfect Enterprise Sales Pitches – Overcome Buyer Anxiety To Win More Deals w/ April Dunford (Edu)

Insiders React: Fed Rate Cuts – Is the Startup Funding Winter Over? + 23andMe Board Exodus, Snap Spectacles 3.0
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