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In Depth

In Depth

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 Welcome to In Depth, a new podcast from First Round Review that’s dedicated to surfacing the tactical advice founders and startup leaders need to grow their teams, their companies and themselves. Hosted by Brett Berson, a partner at First Round, In Depth will cover a lot of ground and a wide range of topics, from hiring executives and becoming a better manager, to the importance of storytelling inside of your organization. But every interview will hit the level of tactical depth where the very best advice is found. We hope you’ll join us. Subscribe to “In Depth” now and learn more at firstround.com マネジメント マネジメント・リーダーシップ リーダーシップ 経済学
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  • Inside Linear: Why craft and focus still win in product building | Karri Saarinen (Co-founder and CEO)

    Inside Linear: Why craft and focus still win in product building | Karri Saarinen (Co-founder and CEO)
    2025/06/05
    Karri Saarinen is the co-founder and CEO of Linear, the project management tool built for high-performance software teams. Since its founding in 2019, Linear has achieved a valuation of $400 million and now counts companies like OpenAI, Ramp and Vercel as customers. Before founding Linear, Karri led design at Airbnb and Coinbase, and previously co-founded Kippt, a bookmarking tool acquired by Coinbase. In today’s episode, we discuss: Karri’s childhood love for computers that shaped his career The lessons he learned from a failed first startup Linear’s founding principles The early validation strategies used to shape the product Why Karri believes in small teams And much more… Referenced: Airbnb Brian Armstrong Brian Chesky Coinbase Jori Lallo Linear Tuomas Artman Y Combinator Where to find Karri: LinkedIn Twitter/X Where to find Brett: LinkedIn Twitter/X Where to find First Round Capital: Website First Round Review Twitter/X YouTube
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    1 時間 33 分
  • How Wes Kao coaches founders to influence, lead, and get what they want | Wes Kao (Executive coach, co-founder of Maven)

    How Wes Kao coaches founders to influence, lead, and get what they want | Wes Kao (Executive coach, co-founder of Maven)
    2025/05/22
    Wes Kao is an executive coach, advisor, and instructor, best known for her newsletter on high-impact communication, and for co-founding course platform Maven and the AltMBA with Seth Godin. Across her career, Wes has helped leaders communicate with clarity and conviction, whether it’s rallying a team, pitching investors, or influencing stakeholders. In this episode, Wes and Brett unpack how founders can be more persuasive, why playing to your strengths is critical, and how everyone can raise their own standards. --- In today’s episode, we discuss: Wes’ “personality-message fit” framework Why charisma is misunderstood How anyone can improve their communication What being told you need to “be more strategic” actually means and much more… --- Referenced: AltMBA: https://altmba.com/ Maven: https://maven.com/ Seth Godin: https://www.sethgodin.com/ Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/ --- Where to find Wes: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weskao --- Where to find Brett: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-berson-9986094/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brettberson --- Where to find First Round Capital: Website: https://firstround.com/ First Round Review: https://review.firstround.com/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/firstround YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstRoundCapital This podcast on all platforms: https://review.firstround.com/podcast --- Timestamps: (1:54) Charisma is misunderstood (4:44) What underpins authenticity? (13:53) Clarity in communication (16:02) Start with your ideal outcome (22:05) The role of power dynamics (26:39) Should you work on weaknesses? (29:02) Effective self-reflection (32:13) Role-strength fit (37:39) What do you resent? (39:17) “Be more strategic” (45:20) Stack ranking (51:45) How AltMBA started (60:04) Defining your craft
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    1 時間 20 分
  • From reluctant founder to $2B valuation: The story of Persona | Rick Song (Co-founder and CEO)

    From reluctant founder to $2B valuation: The story of Persona | Rick Song (Co-founder and CEO)
    2025/05/08
    Rick Song is the co-founder and CEO of Persona, the identity verification platform used by some of the world’s largest companies. Before starting Persona, Rick worked on identity fraud and risk products at Square, which laid the groundwork for what would become Persona’s highly technical, horizontal platform. Since founding the company, Rick has scaled Persona into a category-defining leader, recently raising a $200M Series D at a $2B valuation. In today’s episode, we discuss: How Rick’s skepticism shaped Persona’s early strategy What it takes to scale a true platform company Successful execution in hypercompetitive markets What Rick’s learned from his co-founder, Charles Yeh and much more… Referenced: Accenture: accenture.com Anthropic: anthropic.com Braze: braze.com Bridgewater Associates: bridgewater.com Charles Yeh: linkedin.com/in/charlesyeh/ Christie Kim: linkedin.com/in/christiekimck/ Clay: clay.com Kareem Amin: linkedin.com/in/kareemamin/ MIT: mit.edu Newfront: newfront.com Palantir: palantir.com/ Persona: withpersona.com Rippling: rippling.com Scale AI: scale.com Snowflake: snowflake.com Square: squareup.com Y Combinator: ycombinator.com Zachary Van Zant: linkedin.com/in/zacharyv/ Where to find Rick: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-song-25198b24/ Where to find Brett: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-berson-9986094/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brettberson Where to find First Round Capital: Website: https://firstround.com/ First Round Review: https://review.firstround.com/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/firstround YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstRoundCapital This podcast on all platforms: https://review.firstround.com/podcast Timestamps: (0:05) Life before Persona (2:11) The push from Charles (3:09) Early reluctance and low expectations (9:50) Winning the first $50 customer (13:08)“Invalidating” Persona (16:43) How Persona found their edge (19:35) Transitioning from MVP to platform (24:18) Turning down a $5K deal on principle (26:47) Generalizing bespoke solutions (28:28) Finding product-market fit (33:51) Founder-led sales and consultative approach (39:30) Building a culture of reactivity (45:47) Landing the first enterprise customers (51:34) Silicon Valley’s obsession with frameworks (58:17) Developing first principles thinking (1:00:24) Stay competitor-informed
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    1 時間 15 分

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