Paradigm Shift Podcast

Stories from people building the future. We focus on the early days, and talk about turning points in their lives, careers, and companies. With co-hosts Ashish Kundra and Zane Salim.

Evaluating and accelerating talent with Ali Partovi, Founder/CEO of Neo
Evaluating and accelerating talent with Ali Partovi, Founder/CEO of Neo
Bootstrapping Boast.ai to $10M ARR with No Marketing Team with Lloyed Lobo
Bootstrapping Boast.ai to $10M ARR with No Marketing Team with Lloyed Lobo
AI as the next platform shift and investing in emerging tech, with Elad Gil entrepreneur & investor
AI as the next platform shift and investing in emerging tech, with Elad Gil entrepreneur & investor
Lessons learned bootstrapping SwagUp to $100M+ in revenue with founder and CEO Michael Martocci
Lessons learned bootstrapping SwagUp to $100M+ in revenue with founder and CEO Michael Martocci
Michael Stoppelman, former SVP Engineering at Yelp, on building and scaling great engineering teams
Michael Stoppelman, former SVP Engineering at Yelp, on building and scaling great engineering teams
Building enduring fintechs, with Cameron Peake, Partner at Restive Ventures
Building enduring fintechs, with Cameron Peake, Partner at Restive Ventures
Semil Shah (early investor DoorDash, Instacart, Figma) on current market and picking winners early
Semil Shah (early investor DoorDash, Instacart, Figma) on current market and picking winners early
Beerud Sheth, founder of Upwork and GupShup on the grit needed to build two generational unicorns
Beerud Sheth, founder of Upwork and GupShup on the grit needed to build two generational unicorns
Blitzscaling a healthcare marketplace 25x in 18mo w/ Wei Ding CEO/Founder Clipboard Health ($1.3B)
Blitzscaling a healthcare marketplace 25x in 18mo w/ Wei Ding CEO/Founder Clipboard Health ($1.3B)
James McGillicuddy (former Head of Strategy at Carta) on Jim Harbaugh's coaching style
James McGillicuddy (former Head of Strategy at Carta) on Jim Harbaugh's coaching style
Building and scaling network-based enterprise unicorns with James McGillicuddy
Building and scaling network-based enterprise unicorns with James McGillicuddy
Kunal Shah on building breakout consumer internet products, Cred ($6.4B) and Freecharge ($450M exit)
Kunal Shah on building breakout consumer internet products, Cred ($6.4B) and Freecharge ($450M exit)
EP11: Sander Daniels, co-founder of Thumbtack
EP11: Sander Daniels, co-founder of Thumbtack
EP9: Vrinda Gupta, founder/CEO of Sequin
EP9: Vrinda Gupta, founder/CEO of Sequin
EP10: Alanna Gregory, founder VIVE and Sr Director at Afterpay
EP10: Alanna Gregory, founder VIVE and Sr Director at Afterpay
EP7: Paul Sawaya on lessons learned founding and scaling Human Interest ($1b co)
EP7: Paul Sawaya on lessons learned founding and scaling Human Interest ($1b co)
EP5: Sam Corcos on his path towards founding Levels, and building a radically open company culture
EP5: Sam Corcos on his path towards founding Levels, and building a radically open company culture
EP8: Shamir Karkal on founding Bank Simple, fintech over the last decade, and why he started SIla
EP8: Shamir Karkal on founding Bank Simple, fintech over the last decade, and why he started SIla
EP6: Jim Brusstar on being early to fintech, how banks work, and founding Treasury Prime
EP6: Jim Brusstar on being early to fintech, how banks work, and founding Treasury Prime
EP1: Jonathan Wegener on building Timehop, joining Evan's design team at Snap, and Audio Experiences
EP1: Jonathan Wegener on building Timehop, joining Evan's design team at Snap, and Audio Experiences
EP2: Bo Jiang on building Privacy.com and pivoting to Lithic ($800m valuation)
EP2: Bo Jiang on building Privacy.com and pivoting to Lithic ($800m valuation)
EP4: Brian Ma on building Divvy into a $2b real estate company, and investing investing in SE Asia
EP4: Brian Ma on building Divvy into a $2b real estate company, and investing investing in SE Asia
EP3: Prasanna Sankar on building Rippling ($1.35b), and crypto as the new economic engine
EP3: Prasanna Sankar on building Rippling ($1.35b), and crypto as the new economic engine