The Founder Formula

Our recent podcast guest and 2-time founder saw entrepreneurship as a way to have an impact on the world. He and his employees wanted to do something to help fight against COVID-19, so they made thei…

When we asked Todd what clued him in that he was destined to become an entrepreneur, he said, “Intense curiosity.”

The first-time founder taught himself Arabic, programming languages, data science, an…

George Kurtz is the President, Founder, & CEO of CrowdStrike, but his journey to the CEO of a $20B+ company isn’t one that a lot of people would expect.

On this episode of The Founder Formula, we sit …

After growing up in Ann Arbor and attending the University of Michigan, Jon Oberheide and his partner Dug Song started their career as offensive security researchers.

They soon found that it’s really …

"The only reason to launch a start-up is because you have to!"

In this episode, we talk to cloud entrepreneur and innovator Craig McLuckie. He talks about the time to launch a startup when you see 2 t…

Cindy is unique in that she founded her own tech company that was purchased by Oracle. She then found her second company, one that funds entrepreneurs.

Her advice? Focus on the things that matter - th…

“Software is a weapon.”

And the thing about weapons is, they can be used to attack, or they can be used to defend. And if you know how they can be used to attack, it only makes them all the easier to …

This is a terrible time to be trying to start a company. Right? Maybe not.

While it might seem like the worst possible time to be throwing your energy, time, and money into starting a company, what if…

After graduating from Cornell University, Tim’s first gig was executing the ideas of others. He soon realized the Data Science and Insight work he was doing wasn’t solving the pain point that was cre…

What happens when you get the chance to sit down with someone who was the co-founder of Oculus VR, and was one of the chief IP leads for the famed Activision franchise Guitar Hero? Someone who has ma…

Today’s guest is Jake Knapp, Designer, Advisor, & New York Times Best Selling Author, and someone who cut his teeth on Microsoft Encarta.

Who remembers Microsoft Encarta? For those of you under the ag…

Today’s guest is Elik Eizenberg, Founder & CTO at BigPanda. On this episode, he speaks with us about his enduring love for data algorithms.

The more you think about founding a company, the more you do…

Today’s guest is Nir Polak, Cofounder and CEO at Exabeam. 

Join us as we discuss design partners and how they’re superior to beta testers, benefits of refining your product market fit early in your to…

Today’s guest is Elik Eizenberg, Founder & CTO at BigPanda. On this episode, he speaks with us about his enduring love for data algorithms.

The more you think about founding a company, the more you do…

Today's guest is Jyoti Bansal, serial entrepreneur, tech visionary, and co-founder of Harness. As an entrepreneur, the hardest part about taking a chance on an idea often isn’t when the idea doesn’t …

Today’s guest is Hayes Drumwright, founder or co-founder of multiple startups ranging from tech to the nonprofit space, including a few passion projects. He sits down to discuss with us his formula f…

Today’s guest is Raja Mukerji, Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer at ExtraHop Networks.

There is only one purpose of any company: to provide VALUE to its users. In order to do that, you need a mani…

Today’s guest is Mohit Aron, who was employee #600 at Google. When he left, four years later, Google had 30,000 employees. He joined Google in early 2003 and it was an amazing ride.

Now Mohit is CEO a…

Today’s guest is Guru Chahal, a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners (and former co-founder of Avi Networks).

In this episode, he told us he looks for three key things in founding teams: entrepreneu…

Today’s guest is Kumar Ramachandran, CEO and Founder of CloudGenix.

 In this episode, he talks about the balance between pivoting and persistence, why Silicon Valley is a special place for startups, t…