Insights From Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke on Founding Success
My conversation with Tobias Lütke , founder and CEO of Shopify. I think he's one of the best founders int he world, it was a privilege to get to do this. https://lnkd.in/dtYJSJFd
Founder‑Led Vision Drives AI‑Powered Growth for All
My conversation with @tobi, founder and CEO of Shopify. Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (0:49) A problem worth solving (5:58) Building products people love (10:14) Why originality matters (11:47) Conformity in Silicon Valley (15:47) Founder-led companies (18:44) Shopify’s AI transition (23:52) Building with urgency (26:52) AI for small businesses (35:18) Raising the standard...
AI Fuels Younger Founder Surge, Reshapes Seed Investing
My guests on Uncapped this week are @kevinhartz and @BennettSiegel, co-founders of the early stage VC firm A*. They've backed companies like Notion, Mercor, Ramp, Decagon, Similie, and many more. They also announced a new $450m fund today. We discussed the state...
Parenthood Reveals the Unseen Labor of Mothers
It’s hard to fully appreciate what mothers do until you have kids. Very grateful for my wife and my mom ❤️
Ego‑free Risk Drives Real Alpha and Growth
There’s a lot of alpha in putting your ego aside by being willing to be cringe, willing to fail in public, willing to ask for what you want and face rejection, etc.
At 37, I Crave Kids' Time and Sleep
I'm 37 today and I have reached the point in life where all I want for my birthday is some extra time with my kids and a great night of sleep 😂
Kalshi’s Legal Victory Paves Way for Predictive Markets
I sat down with the co-founder and CEO of Kalshi (@mansourtarek_), a prediction market reportedly worth over $20 billion. After years of struggle, Kalshi won a regulatory battle, culminating with their successful suit to overturn a CFTC decision, giving them the...
From Instacart’s Rise to Investor Lessons
For this episode of Uncapped I got to sit down with my close friend @Max, cofounder of Instacart 🥕 We talked about the key moments of Instacart...how it got started, critical wins, tough losses, competitive dynamics, earned insights, going public, and...
AI Hype Is Always Off‑balance, Never Just Right
The current level of AI psychosis is sky high. It’s either way too much or not nearly enough, but the odds that it’s the right amount are 0%.
Schools Should Teach Kids to Build with AI Code
I hope schools are teaching kids to just sit down with codex / claude code and make stuff.
Active Angel Investing: Relationships Drive Monumental Returns
I had one of the legends of angel and seed investing on Uncapped, @RonConway. He's the founder of SV Angel been an early backer of companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, and many more. We talked about the evolution of tech, being...
Building an AI‑Native Software Company: Insights From Max Junestrand
New episode of Uncapped with Max Junestrand from Legora and my partner Chetan Puttagunta . Every time I'm with Max I come away thinking "this is what it takes to build an AI native software company." He's one of my...
Building an AI‑Native Software Company: Max’s Playbook
New episode of Uncapped with @MaxJunestrand from Legora and my partner @chetanp. Every time I'm with Max I come away thinking "this is what it takes to build an AI native software company." He's one of my favorite founders, hope you enjoy. (0:00)...
AI Redefines YC's Path to Product-Market Fit
New episode of Uncapped with Y Combinator's leadership, @garrytan, @harjtaggar and @snowmaker. We talked about YC's core value prop, how AI is changing the process of finding product market fit and raising capital, San Francisco and California, the future of YC,...
Joining Benchmark: Passion for Series A Venture Investing
I’m really excited to share that I’m joining Benchmark. The past two years as a full time investor have been the most rewarding of my career. I really love venture capital, which is not something I ever imagined I’d say when...