⚡ Inside GitHub’s AI Revolution: Jared Palmer Reveals Agent HQ & The Future of Coding Agents
In this episode, Jared Palmer—GitHub’s SVP and Microsoft’s VP of CoreAI—discusses the rapid evolution of coding agents, the launch of Agent HQ as a collaborative hub, and the breakthrough Next.js coding agent v0 that emerged from tight platform constraints. He highlights how GitHub’s massive developer network enables scaling AI‑powered workflows while also exposing challenges in orchestrating agent‑based development. Palmer emphasizes that seamless AI integration is now a top priority for both Microsoft and GitHub, positioning these tools to fundamentally reshape the developer experience.
What Should the Government’s Role in AI Be?
The episode examines the evolving debate over government involvement in AI, sparked by OpenAI’s recent "backstop" comments and its AI Progress and Recommendations report. It breaks down arguments for and against bailouts, industrial policy, and compute subsidies, featuring perspectives from...
Are We in an AI Bubble?
In this episode Dan and Chris examine the rapid expansion of AI across enterprises, manufacturing, healthcare and research, debating whether it represents a sustainable shift or a speculative bubble reminiscent of the dot‑com era. They highlight how AI is reshaping...
361: Can AI Be a True Creative Partner? Grant Lee, CEO of Gamma, on AI Design Philosophy and Building the...
In this episode, Grant Lee, CEO of Gamma, explains how his team built the "anti‑PowerPoint" by treating presentations as a design problem rather than a slide‑deck upgrade, leveraging a culture of rapid A/B testing inherited from his Optimizely days. He...
How This CEO Turned 25,000 Hours of Sales Calls Into a Self-Learning Go-to-Market Engine | Matt Britton (Suzy)
In this episode, Suzy CEO Matt Britton explains how he transformed 25,000 hours of sales call data into a self‑learning go‑to‑market engine using trigger‑based Zapier automations, LLM‑generated summaries, sentiment scores, and keyword extraction. He demonstrates practical techniques for quantifying sentiment...
77: Using AI at Work to Fix Business Bottlenecks with Chris Duffy
In this episode, AI strategist Chris Duffy explains that successful AI adoption begins with people‑first governance rather than piling on tools. He outlines how to pinpoint genuine business bottlenecks, craft AI policies that are actually used, and leverage fractional Chief...
#176 - Humanising B2B Brands to Stand Out in an AI Era with Deema Tamimi, VP Marketing at The Brief
In this episode, Deema Tamimi, VP Marketing at The Brief, discusses the growing need to humanise B2B brands amid AI‑driven sameness, arguing that customers now crave genuine soul, artistry and love rather than generic team photos. She shares insights from...
⚡ [AIE CODE Preview] Inside Google Labs: Building The Gemini Coding Agent — Jed Borovik, Jules
In this episode, Google Labs product lead Jed Borovik walks through the creation of Jules, Google’s Gemini‑powered autonomous coding agent, and how it sits at the crossroads of DeepMind model research and product engineering. He explains how Google moved from...
"Sell the Alpha, Not the Feature": The Enterprise Sales Playbook for $1M to $10M ARR | Jen Abel
In this episode, Jen Abel—GM of Enterprise at State Affairs and co‑founder of the Jellyfish consultancy—shares the playbook for scaling a SaaS business from $1M to $10M ARR by focusing on "selling the alpha" rather than individual features. She debunks...
Ep 649: The 7 Types of AI Agents and the 10 Top Agents for Businesses to Grow
The episode breaks down the rapidly expanding AI agent market, distinguishing true AI agents from chatbots and large language models, and outlines seven core categories of agents that businesses should know. It then highlights the top ten AI agents poised...
488: One Promise, One Motion: How NetApp Built Strategic Demand
In this episode, Gabie Boko explains how NetApp shifted from a scattered "brand of commas" to a unified narrative centered on Intelligent Data Infrastructure, creating a single promise that aligns the entire organization. By defining "strategic demand" as a company‑wide...
Chloe Wix Of Spotify On Building An Ad Platform For The Future
In this episode, Chloe Wix, Spotify’s Global Head of Product and Commercial Growth, explains how Spotify’s advertising platform has evolved from big branding pushes to a self‑service, always‑on model, detailing the split between the walled‑garden Ads Manager and the programmatic...
Are We In An AI Bubble? In Defense of Sam Altman & AI in The Enterprise | EP99.24
In this episode, Michael and Chris debate whether the current hype around AI constitutes a bubble while defending Sam Altman’s role and the practical value of AI in enterprise settings. They share personal experiments, from AI‑generated music to prank calls,...
Runway CEO Cristobal Valenzuela Is Simulating the World
Ellis and Alex open with a discussion about the Sources launch party and the challenges of late-stage extractionism before bringing on Runway CEO Cristobal Valenzuela. Valenzuela explains that the toughest hurdle in AI is aligning massive world models with human...
How to Establish Thought Leadership on YouTube
In this episode, host Michael Stelzner and guest Amy Landino explore how creators can build thought leadership on YouTube using the Four P's framework—Purpose, Positioning, Production, and Promotion. Landino shares practical tactics for turning expertise into long‑form video content that...
Ep. 197: How to Create a B2B Message That Can’t Be Ignored
In this episode, Michael Liebowitz explains that effective B2B messaging must speak to the brain’s emotional "critter" center by clearly stating the main outcome a client receives and the company’s core beliefs, rather than just listing features. He warns marketers...
The Geopolitics of AGI | Helen Toner (Director of CSET & Past OpenAI Board Member)
In the episode, Helen Toner, director of the Center for Security and Emerging Technology and former OpenAI board member, explains that the United States and China are barely communicating on AI, hampering any joint governance of emerging AGI risks. She...
EP297 | How Freemius Aligns Pricing With Growth to Reduce Graduation Churn
In this episode, Vova Feldman, CEO and co‑founder of Freemius, explains how the platform evolved from a WordPress‑centric tool into a full‑service, self‑serve solution for indie SaaS and desktop software makers, handling payments, licensing, taxes, and compliance. He highlights the...
SaaStr 828: The AI Revolution in B2B: Insights From SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and SaaStr Chief AI Officer Amelia Lerutte,...
In this episode, SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin, Chief AI Officer Amelia LeRutte, and Qualified founder‑CEO Kraig Swensrud dissect how AI is reshaping B2B go‑to‑market strategies, from building effective AI agents to the pressure of staying ahead of adoption curves. They...
E190: AI-Powered Women's Health: Closing the Gender Data Gap in Medical Research
In this episode, Sonja Rincon, founder of MenoTracker, explains how AI-driven analytics and real‑world data are closing the gender gap in medical research by detecting overlooked women’s health patterns, building inclusive datasets from apps and wearables, and reducing perimenopause diagnosis...
199. Pieter Boon, Co-Founder, ImpactPilot - From “Check-Ins” To Impact: How Google’s Playbook Is Transforming CS in B2B SaaS!
In the episode, Pieter Boon explains ImpactPilot’s Impact Driver Methodology, a framework inspired by Google’s post‑sales organization that shifts customer‑success metrics from activity‑based check‑ins to measurable outcomes such as ROI proof, API adoption, and multi‑year deals. He details how CS...
B2B Growth: Fundamentals and Future
In this episode, Refine Labs CEO Megan Bowen outlines the core fundamentals of modern B2B growth, emphasizing the shift from analog to AI‑driven buying and the need to align go‑to‑market strategies around real buyer behavior. She details how a data‑validated...
Mastering Social Media in B2B – Emily Thompson – CoSchedule
Emily Thompson, Marketing Manager at CoSchedule, shares practical tactics for B2B social media, emphasizing content pillars, batching, realistic posting goals, and the importance of creativity and trust. She contrasts B2B and BC strategies, warns against common mistakes, and highlights empowering...
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In this solo episode, Rob Walling examines how founders should navigate gatekeeping versus earning their place by paying dues, emphasizing the importance of self‑education and effort before seeking community help. He argues that raw, unpolished material—early ideas and skills—outweigh polished...
The OG Marketing Ideas We Need Today
Mark Schaefer and Andy Crestodina revisit timeless marketing fundamentals—strong branding, live events, and even the provocative power of sex—while framing them against today’s AI‑driven landscape. They argue that despite new tools, the core human drivers of connection and experience remain...
⚡️ Ship AI Recap: Agents, Workflows, and Python — W/ Vercel CTO Malte Ubl
In this episode, Vercel CTO Malte Ubl walks through the company’s AI‑first infrastructure, highlighting the new AI SDK 6.0, the agent ecosystem, and the Workflow Development Kit that makes serverless functions durable and human‑in‑the‑loop ready. He explains Vercel’s “dogfooding” philosophy, how...
Ep. 180 - Your SaaS Buyer Doesn’t Need Convincing—They Need Confidence
In this episode, Brent Adamson—co‑author of *The Challenger Sale* and founder of A to B Insight—explains that most SaaS deals fail not because of competition but due to buyer indecision, and that sales teams must shift from teaching buyers what...
487: Quick Wins: How CMOs Build Momentum Fast
The episode explores how new CMOs can secure quick, visible wins in their first 90 days by listening, gathering data, and delivering early results that build trust and credibility. Laura MacGregor emphasizes intentional early moves, Julie Kaplan highlights pre‑day‑one interviews...
The Agents Economy Backbone - with Emily Glassberg Sands, Head of Data & AI at Stripe
In this episode, Emily Glassberg Sands, Stripe’s Head of Data & AI, explains how Stripe leverages AI at scale—using domain‑specific payment embeddings to boost fraud detection from 59% to 97% and launching the Agentic Commerce Protocol with OpenAI, now adopted...
#226 – Holden Karnofsky on Unexploited Opportunities to Make AI Safer — and All His AGI Takes
In this episode, Holden Karnofsky explains how AI safety has shifted from abstract theorizing to a surge of concrete, shovel‑ready projects, highlighting 39 specific initiatives ranging from deceptive‑AI detection to AI‑human relationship policies. He argues that working inside frontier AI...
Eugenia Kuyda on Software’s “YouTube Moment”
Ellis and Alex explore the concept of turning everyday life into an RPG video game before welcoming Eugenia Kuyda, CEO of Replika and Wabi, to discuss her new hyper‑personal app that lets users create custom AI experiences in five minutes....
Retention Is the Foundation of Growth with Tom Hunt (The Dojo Digest)
In this episode, Tom Hunt, founder and CEO of Fame, explains that B2B growth hinges on deep employee retention and a razor‑sharp niche strategy that cuts through content saturation. He outlines three non‑negotiables for podcast expansion and highlights the $50...
Ep. 196: How Your B2B Content Can Be Found by AI Search
In this episode, Adrian Dahlin explains how B2B SaaS marketers must shift from a traditional channel‑focused SEO approach to an authority‑centric strategy that positions their content for AI‑driven search engines, or Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). He highlights the growing importance...
SaaStr 826: Why Only "WTF" Products Can Survive Today with Brett Queener Partner at Bonfire Ventures
In this episode, Brett Queener—partner at Bonfire Ventures and former Salesforce go‑to‑market leader—dissects how application software is evolving under AI pressure, emphasizing that only truly differentiated, "WTF" products can thrive. He argues that commoditized tech stacks and rapid AI‑driven development...
E189: The Mirror Never Lies: How AI Reveals Your Health From Your Face
In this episode, Remi Koscielny, CEO and co‑founder of Shen.AI, explains how AI and computer‑vision turn ordinary smartphone cameras into clinical‑grade, non‑invasive health monitors using remote photoplethysmography and ballistocardiography. He details the science behind detecting heart rate, blood pressure, stress...
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In this solo episode, Rob Walling tackles listener questions about product positioning, debating vertical, orthogonal, and horizontal strategies for bootstrapped SaaS founders, and examines whether AI now makes inventing a new category viable. He stresses evaluating how much a product...
Get Started: Performance Marketing Plays that WORK
In this episode, host Matt Sciannella and guest Ky Shaw break down proven performance‑marketing tactics for B2B pipeline generation, from high‑intent offers and direct‑response LinkedIn ads to calculators and incentivized demos, while tying them to a broader go‑to‑market framework that...
198. Jakob Lilholm, Co-Founder & CEO, Formalize - The S-Curve Bet: How to Time Product #2 Before Product #1 Peaks?
In the episode, Jakob Lilholm, CEO of Formalize, explains how the company timed its transition from a single‑point whistleblowing tool to a multi‑product GRC platform by leveraging EU regulatory trends and an S‑curve model to launch product 2 before product 1 peaked....
The Role of Video in Engaging Customers – RS Raghavan – Animaker
In this episode, RS Raghavan, CEO and Co‑Founder of Animaker, explains how his passion for visual storytelling led to an AI‑powered platform that turns text prompts into studio‑quality videos in minutes, dramatically simplifying video creation for marketers, sales teams, and...
486: Courageous B2B Marketing
In this episode, host Drew interviews Udi Ledergor of Gong, author of "Courageous Marketing," to challenge B2B marketers to break out of stale best‑practice routines and infuse creativity, confidence, and company‑wide ownership into their strategies. Udi outlines three common traps—over‑reliance...
#175 - Mastering LinkedIn Marketing with Steffen Hedebrandt, CMO and Co-Founder at Dreamdata
In this episode, Steffen Hedebrandt, CMO and co‑founder of Dreamdata, reveals a contrarian B2B growth playbook that leverages “unserious” LinkedIn content—memes, screenshots—to generate serious pipeline. He explains how to engineer organic LinkedIn posts that tie brand awareness directly to revenue...
485: Scalable Acts of Marketing: Building a Repeatable Growth Engine
In this episode, Joshua Leatherman shares a field‑tested framework for turning marketing from a collection of activities into outcome‑driven systems that earn CFO and CRO support, emphasizing clear SQO definitions, shared attribution, and rapid follow‑up. He explains how to build...
Android Chief Sameer Samat on Google Pixel and the Path to AI Glasses
Ellis and Alex discuss their weekend adventures and OpenAI's Atlas browser before interviewing Google Android chief Sameer Samat, who explains how headsets are a stepping stone toward AR glasses and how Gemini could evolve into a Jarvis-like AI assistant. Samat...
Applying Behavioral Science for Improved Conversions
In this episode, host explores how behavioral science can boost conversion rates by applying psychology‑based tactics to pricing, perceived quality, and decision‑making. Guest Richard Shotton explains key principles such as loss aversion, social proof, and anchoring, showing how they can...
Ep. 195: How to Build a Successful Content Strategy for Korea
In this episode, Hyein Yoon explains that Korean B2B marketing differs from the West in its collectivist culture, hierarchical decision‑making, and relationship‑driven approach, meaning firms must prioritize trust‑building and offline interactions before pitching products. She warns against copying Western tactics,...
E188: How AI Is Used in Digital Marketing
In this episode, SEO Optimisers founder Brandon Leibowitz explains how AI is reshaping digital marketing, covering AI‑driven SEO, content creation, predictive analytics, and personalized campaigns. He highlights top tools such as SurferSEO, Ahrefs, Keywords Everywhere, ChatGPT, and Google Gemini, and...
How to Thrive in the New Era of Marketing
In this episode, Refine Labs CEO Megan Bowen outlines the shifting B2B buying journey—from analog to AI‑driven research—and how marketers must realign go‑to‑market engines around a data‑validated Ideal Customer Profile, a strategic narrative, and the "Brand, Demand, Expand" growth model....
How to 10X Your Business (Without Adding New Customers)
In this episode Dan Martell reveals how to dramatically increase a company’s valuation—up to ten‑fold—without acquiring new customers, focusing on the often‑overlooked metric that separates a $1M exit from a $10M exit. He shares mindset shifts, operational tweaks, and valuation‑boosting...
197. Rav Dhaliwal, Investor and Limited Partner, Crane - CS Meets Revenue: AI, Agents, and the New Customer Success
In the episode, early‑stage VC Rav Dhaliwal discusses how AI is transforming Customer Success, merging it with account management to become more revenue‑centric. He highlights practical AI use cases—telemetry‑driven churn prediction, voice sentiment analysis, and agentic next‑best‑action—while warning against treating...
S7E9 - The B2B SaaS Nightmare? Growing Without Recurring Revenue with Ricardo Ghekiere
In this episode, Ricardo Ghekiere of BetterPic explains how his AI headshot company generated $4 million using a pure one‑time‑payment model, leveraging smart pricing, affiliate SEO, and low‑cost AI infrastructure instead of traditional MRR. He details tactics such as aggressive price...