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The IO Podcast: Investor + Operator

Sterling Snow and Tyler Hogge
Entrepreneurship
Divvy
Fintech
Startups
Venture Capital
Better Tomorrow Ventures
US Bank
Investing
Nerdwallet
Corporate Card
Expense Management
Early Stage Founders
The Mint
Interchange
Covid-19
Financial Technology
Redo
Revenue Organizations
Tech Industry
500 Startups

The Investor + Operator (IO) Podcast hosts the most candid, vulnerable conversations about building companies with the world’s best operators and investors.

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In today's episode, Tyler and Sterling sit down with Spenser Skates, Founder and CEO of Amplitude Analytics, the digital Analytics platform that helps thousand of businesses find ways to grow and improve.

Spenser shares how he got his first investor... more

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A question every startup founder has is, "When do I know when to keep going or throw in the towel?"

Today, Tyler and Sterling sit down with ex Navy Seal and Olympian, Larsen Jensen, to talk about just that.

Larsen is the founder of Harpoon Ventures... more

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Usually small startups fail when trying to take on big companies.

Rainforest, however, is a different story. In the payments space dominated by Stripe and PayPal, founder Joshua Silver saw a gap no one was paying attention to.

The result? Over $1 B... more

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Are you a small startup trying to compete with the big dogs? Well then this episode is for you.

Tyler and Sterling sit down with Daniel Simon, co-founder of Bread (sold for $500M) who is now working on his next big startup: Coast, a fuel card and pa... more

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Recent Guests

Spenser Skates
CEO of Amplitude, a leading analytics platform.
Amplitude
Episode: Why The Second Decade Is The Best For Startups — A convo w/ Spenser Skates, CEO Amplitude Analytics
Joshua Silver
CEO of Rainforest
Rainforest
Episode: Zero To $1 BILLION In Payments In Just One Year: How To Crush Product-Market-Fit w/ Joshua Silver
Daniel Simon
Founder and CEO of Coast
Coast
Episode: $500M Founder: Avoid These Critical Mistakes When Competing With Incumbents - A convo w/ Daniel Simon, Coast CEO
Rene Saul
CEO and co-founder of Kapital
Kapital
Episode: Kapital: The Future of Latin-American Banking With Mexico’s Best Startup
Garrett Langley
Founder and CEO of Flock Safety
Flock Safety
Episode: From whiteboard idea to $7 BILLION…How Flock Safety catches 20% of US crime — w/ Garrett Langley
Nakul Mandan
Founder at Audacious and venture capital expert with a focus on recruiting and go-to-market strategies
Audacious Ventures
Episode: The Simple Tricks Founders Need To Build WINNING Teams — An IO Interview With Nakul Mandan
Pete Kazanjy
Author of 'Founding Sales' and a sales expert
Author
Episode: Building the Sales Machine with Pete Kazanjy, Author of Founding Sales | IO Podcast
David George
Leader of the growth investment practice at Andreessen Horowitz.
Andreessen Horowitz
Episode: Leading a16z's Growth Fund: David George On Investing Now and In the Future | Ep 13, IO Podcast
Kaz Nejatian
COO of Shopify, former Y Combinator founder
Shopify
Episode: Here's Why Shopify Will Be A 100 Year Company | Kaz Nejatian, Shopify COO & Former YC Founder | Episode 12

Hosts

Tyler Hogue
Co-host and founder, engaged in conversations about building and scaling companies.
Sterling
Co-host, delivering insights from successful founders and industry experts.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 77 ratings
  • Great podcast for Tech Leaders!

    Very informative. Great guests. Strong conversations that highlight the key issues efficiently! I learned a lot!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JC66
    United Statesa year ago
  • Must listen for all aspiring entrepreneurs and investors

    Loving this podcast. Tyler and Sterling ask direct and thoughtful questions of some of the smartest startup minds around. Tons of golden nuggets in each episode.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Murph33
    United States2 years ago

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Talking Points

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Why The Second Decade Is The Best For Startups — A convo w/ Spenser Skates, CEO Amplitude Analytics
Q: Why do you continue to be as fired up as ever to do another decade at Amplitude?
I believe technology can improve lives, and Amplitude is positioned to help create better products.
Kapital: The Future of Latin-American Banking With Mexico’s Best Startup
Q: What motivates you: people who doubt you or believe in you?
It's about proving the people who believe in you right.
Kapital: The Future of Latin-American Banking With Mexico’s Best Startup
Q: What are your main learnings on fundraising?
Resilience is crucial; rejection is common, but you must keep pushing and learn from the feedback.
Lessons From Building Utah's Next $10B Company — A convo w/ Adam Edmunds, CEO of Entrata
Q: How do you think about fundraising?
Fundraising is fundamentally a relationship thing for me, and building long-term connections is key.
Leading a $1B Revenue Startup AND $1.8B VC Firm – A convo w/ Arjun Sethi (Tribe Capital + Kraken)
Q: What's the future of crypto?
The gap between centralized products and decentralized products will continue to shorten, because it's more a matter of experience.

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2. Joshua Silver
3. Daniel Simon
4. Rene Saul
5. Garrett Langley
6. Nakul Mandan
7. Pete Kazanjy
8. David George

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