The Deep End by ODF
The Deep End by ODF is a podcast where visionary builders, creators, and experts discuss world-changing ideas. We skip the surface level and go in depth into ideas that matter including the futures of commerce, higher education, art, governance, longevity, and more with some of the most exciting figures in these fields. The Deep End is hosted by Julian Weisser and produced by ODF —where we help more people start the best companies. Visit ideas.beondeck.com for show notes and additional essays.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 128
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
CEO of Cal.com Bailey Pumfleet: building an open source rocketship ("Stripe for Time") | ODF alum
Cal.com CEO Bailey Pumfleet turned a side project into one of the most ambitious infrastructure companies ever.
His mission: powering a billion connections by 2031
Rather than just another Calendly alt…
Eoghan McCabe: moving to America to build Intercom into a unicorn + the benefits of naivety, hard work, and rejection.
Eoghan McCabe is the CEO and co-founder of Intercom
This was an incredible talk recorded live during the ODF22 cohort. Thanks again to Intercom for hosting.
10 important ideas (and timestamps) from thi…
Deep Dive: Find the right co-founder and idea with Mo El Mahallawy, CTO and co-founder of Shepherd
Today we’re chatting with Mo El Mahallawy, CTO and co-founder of Shepherd.
Shepherd is all in one commercial insurance platform focused on high hazard industries. The company is on an absolute tear an…
Deep Dive: Shutting down a startup, doing right by your team, and founder identity with Stevie Cline (VC at Vol. 1 Ventures)
Today’s conversation is rare but vital — we spend much of our time talking about the challenges around shutting down companies. While I spend most of my time writing about how to build towards succes…
Control Your Financial Destiny: Runway, Metrics, and more with Puzzle's CEO Sasha Orloff
ODF is thrilled to announce its partnership with Puzzle — all ODF participants and alumni now save hundreds of dollars, To learn more go here.
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Are you exploring starting a company? We’ve got a progr…
Augmenting people with AI and building the future featuring Matt Rastovac of Respell
Are you exploring starting a company? We’ve got a program for that!
ODF has helped 1k companies—like Respell which was ODF17—get started and go on to raise over $2B. Applications for our 20th cohort i…
"The most important milestone in the history of longevity biotech" — Archival Interview with Celine Halioua (Founder/CEO of Loyal)
Earlier this week Celine Halioua (ODF2), founder and CEO of Loyal — a dog longevity biotech startup — announced something truly groundbreaking.
Loyal (ODF2) has earned what they believe to be the FDA’…
Defense Tech: Opportunities to support America and our allies with veteran Mike Slagh (founder/CEO of Shift)
Joining me in the deep end is US Navy veteran Mike Slagh — founder of Shift — an organization that has built the most significant bridge between the Department of Defense and the startup ecosystem.
De…
Lessons from the Journey to Building a Product Customers Want with Max Greenwald of Warmly
Are you exploring starting a company? We’ve got a program for that.
ODF has helped 1k companies get started and go on to raise over $2B. Applications for our 19th cohort in San Francisco are due this …
Generative AI and deciding what to build first with Elaine Zelby of Tofu
Joining me in the deep end is Elaine Zelby — co-founder of Tofu (https://www.tofuhq.com/) — a powerful generative AI platform that enables marketing teams to repurpose their content and run more succ…
Explore Starting a Company in San Francisco
On this episode of The Deep End, Julian Weisser – co-founder of On Deck – sits down with Marshall to discuss the latest from a program that has helped launch over 1,000 startups.
Applications for the …
Raising $40M to Build Health Insurance for India with Amrit Singh
Combating the Autoimmune Epidemic with Wallace Torres
Raising $175M to Translate Nature Into Medicine with Viswa Colluru
Intro: How to Help People Live Longer and Healthier Lives
AI Companionship with Replika's Eugenia Kuyda
Fundraising and Venture Capital in 2023 with Julian Weisser
From Personal Health Transformation to Magic AI with Varun Bhanot
Raising from Sam Altman to Build Land Valuation Models with Will Jarvis