All Episodes
073 - Darius Monsef (Brave Care) On Building Great Products
In this episode, Darius and I jam on how to build a great product!
072 - Shanif Dhanani (Apteo) On Building Technical Teams
In this episode, Shanif and I jam out about hiring technical talent and tons more!
071 - Sahil Khoja (Students Who Design) On the future of education
In this episode, Sahil and I jam on the future of education and how to come up with a good idea pursue them.
070 - Tomas Hoyos (Voro) On Raising a Seed Round
In this episode, Tomas and I jam on how to get a fundraise done. Hope you enjoy!
069 - Katia Damer (Prolific) On Strategy and Decision Making
In this episode, Katia and I talk about User Research and how to make important strategic decisions.
068 - Mark Lutter (Charter City Institute) On The Future of Cities
In this conversation with Mark Lutter, we dive deep into the world of Charter City development. Hope you enjoy this podcast!
067 - Travis Hedge (Vouch) On Storytelling & Fundraising
In this episode, we talk to Travis Hedge, co-founder of Vouch. We dive into business insurance and how he raised a seed round for Vouch through storytelling.
066 - Greg Head (Gregslist) On Scaling to $100M in revenue
Greg is the former CMO of Infusionsoft and ACT, so he knows a thing or two about scaling companies to unicorn status. I hope you enjoy this exciting conversation on th...
You Wouldn't Take Advice From The Next Steve Jobs (An Essay)
I read one of the short essays I've written on my blog in this audio snippet. To get more of my writing, head over to my Substack: callmemat.substack.com. I write free...
065 - François Baldassari (Memfault) On Preparing for YC's Demo Day
In this episode, François and I dive into the world of hardware and we look back on his time in Y Combinator and replayed some fond memories. Hope you enjoy this episo...
064 - Sara Mauskopf (Winnie) On Finding Product Market Fit
In this episode, Sara and I dive deep into the realm of what it's like to have product-market fit and how everything feels like its on fire (but that's a good thing). ...
063 - John Xie (Taskade) On Collaborative Productivity
In this episode, I talk to John Xie, the CEO and cofounder of Taskade.
062 - Austin Petersmith (Capiche) On Enterprise SaaS Pricing Transparency
In this episode with Austin, we jam on everything enterprise software and community. I hope you enjoy!
061 - Kevin Sun (Dex) On Personal CRMs
In this episode, Kevin and I talk about what it's like building a personal CRM, plus we go into a bunch of high-level questions about humanity, You'll get a kick out o...
060 - Peer Richelsen (Mage) On Building The "Apple for Nerds"
In this episode, Peer and I jam out about Magic the Gathering as a whole market, as well as his whole strategy to build the Apple for nerds.
059 - Jijo Sunny (Buy Me A Coffee) On Creator Monetization Ideas
In this episode, Jijo and I jam out about the Passion economy and talk more about his platform to help makers get paid at the end of the day, Buy Me A Coffee.
058 - Daryna Kulya (Openphone) On Building a Better Business Phone
In this episode, Daryna and I talk about what's possible with a phone number and technology. The outcome is me learning about some incredible things that can be done w...
057- Chandan Lodha (CoinTracker) On Cryptocurrency
Chandan and I jam on the future of cryptocurrency and talk about his company, Cointracker.
056 - Andy Sparks (Holloway) On The Future of Books
In this episode with Andy Sparks, CEO of Holloway, we dive into all about book authorship, what books look like in 2020, and all sorts of different topics. Hope you en...
055 - Mark Thomas (Zensports) On Sports Betting W/ Cryptocurrency
In this episode with the CEO of Zensports, Mark Thomas, we dive into the future of sports betting, using technology like blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hope you enjoy!
054 - Greg Poulin (Goodly) On Student Loan Solutions
In this episode with Greg, CEO of Goodly, we dive into all sorts of topics around student loans, employee benefits, early days at Rippling, and more. Hope you enjoy!
053 - Spencer Burleigh (Rent The Backyard) On SF Housing Crisis Solutions
In this episode, I talk to Rent The Backyard Cofounder Spencer Burleigh, who dives deep into all things real estate, SF housing market, personal branding, and tons more.
052 - Veronika Riederle (Demodesk) On Sales Demo Innovation
Today we have Veronika Riederle on the podcast, who is the CEO of Demodesk, a platform to help your sales meetings run more smoothly. If you're in sales (or not), you ...
051 - Bhav Ashok (Nuron Labs) On Neural Networks
Bhav is an incredibly talented technologist. He's spent time at Google and Niantic, and now he's building his own company, Nuron Labs.
050 - Amos Gewirtz (Carve) On Renting Out Idle Cars
In this episode, we talk to Amos Gewirtz, the CEO of Carve. Carve helps you book idle cars sitting in dealership lots.
049 - Domm Holland (Fast) On Eliminating Passwords
This was an incredible episode with Domm, the CEO of Fast. Fast is the world's fastest one-click log and payment. Fast may be one of the highest potential seed-stage s...
048 - Emily Wang (Canairy) Identifying Respiratory Illnesses With AI
When I learned about Canairy, I was amazed by what I was looking at and had to get to know one of the founders. After talking to Emily, Cofounder and COO, I was not di...
047 - Francis Larsen (Ascen) on Hiring Remote Talent
Francis is the founder of Ascen, which is a modern online staffing firm for remote talent. In this episode, we cover tons of ground in regards to remote work, recruiti...