Ryan Gavin is EVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Slack, where he leads global growth, go-to-market strategy, and commercial operations as the company evolves into the work operating system for the AI era. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Prior to Slack, Ryan served as Chief Growth Officer at Convoy, leading the commercial engine of a $650M+ digital freight marketplace, and previously built the AI and machine learning business at Amazon Web Services into a multi-billion-dollar category. Before AWS, he spent nearly two decades at Microsoft, where he helped bring Bing to profitability, scaled it to billions of monthly searches, and led the commercial Surface business. Across enterprise software, cloud computing, AI, and marketplaces, Ryan has built a reputation for creating new categories, scaling growth engines, and helping organizations translate technology innovation into measurable business outcomes.Topics:

• Microsoft Bing turnaround to profitability: 5 billion searches and Cortana 145M users playbook
• Lessons from AWS, Microsoft, Convoy, and Slack on scaling adoption
• Scaling Slack 2.5x revenue with 100K+ customers and 900% AI usage growth

#Slack #CMO #EnterpriseAI #AgenticEnterprise #ProductLedGrowth

Sasha Orloff is Founder and CEO of Puzzle building a modern core accounting platform with real-time general ledger automation for provable accuracy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~After founding LendUp which raised over $1 billion in venture capital and debt, he spun out Mission Lane credit card division. Inspired by Muhammad Yunus, he spent years at Grameen Foundation in Honduras, World Bank's CGAP, and Citigroup before launching fintech serving underserved markets. UCSD Applied Math and Economics graduate with Georgetown MBA, he hosts a16z Tech Finance Podcast and lectures at Stanford, Princeton, and Harvard.Topics

• How Puzzle delivers real-time accounting without 30-60 day financial reporting delays
• Scaling Lendup $1B capital raise through underserved market fintech innovation
• Growing Mission Lane credit spinout during Lendup operational transformation

#AccountingTech #Puzzle #Fintech #LendUp #RealTimeFinance

Pat Casey is the Chief Technology Officer and EVP of DevOps at ServiceNow and one of the company’s founding leaders. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Since joining in the company's earliest days, Pat has played a central role in building the ServiceNow platform into one of the world's leading enterprise software ecosystems. He worked alongside Fred Luddy to create the Glide platform, the foundation of what is now the ServiceNow AI Platform, led the development of the company's high-performance database technologies, and helped drive the integration of AI and large language models across ServiceNow's products. Today, he oversees a global organization spanning engineering, cloud operations, AI, developer productivity, advanced technologies, customer support, and product development, helping shape how enterprises automate and transform their operations at scale.Topics

• Building ServiceNow AI Platform from Glide to LLM integration transforming enterprise apps
• From ServiceNow founder 2006 to CTO: scaling 7,000 to 10,000 employees across AI and DevOps
• AI integration at enterprise scale: LLMs empowering users to solve complex business challenges

#ServiceNow #CTO #AIPlatform #DevOps #EnterpriseAI

Zeynep Korutürk and Kris Naudts are the Founding Managing Partners of Firgun Ventures, one of the first venture capital firms focused exclusively on Series A and B quantum technology companies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Zeynep previously spent more than a decade at Goldman Sachs, where she co-founded the firm's Technology Initiative, advised technology founders and investors, and became an early investor in pioneering quantum companies including Cambridge Quantum. Kris is a serial entrepreneur, deep-tech investor, and founder of Culture Trip, which he scaled into a global travel platform reaching millions of users and raised more than $100 million in funding. Together, they are building Firgun Ventures to help the next generation of quantum computing, sensing, and communications companies scale from breakthrough research to real-world impact.Topics

• How Firgun Ventures became first VC firm focused on Series A/B quantum scale-ups globally
• From Goldman Sachs Tech Initiative and Culture Trip $100M raise to quantum VC partnership
• What investors get wrong about the quantum opportunity

#QuantumComputing #FirgunVentures #QuantumVC #DeepTech #CultureTrip

Arnav Mishra is the Co-Founder and CTO of Doss, a company reinventing ERP software for modern businesses across manufacturing, logistics, construction, agriculture, and other traditionally underserved industries. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Before founding Doss, Arnav was a founding engineer at Siteline, where he built critical infrastructure and experienced firsthand the limitations of legacy ERP systems and complex enterprise integrations. Earlier in his career, he held engineering roles at Rubrik, Uber, VMware, and AeroFS, while also serving as a venture partner at Contrary Capital. A computer science graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Arnav is focused on building flexible, AI-native operating systems that replace decades-old enterprise software and bring modern technology to the industries that power the real economy.Topics

• Bringing modern technology to manufacturing, logistics, and other "dusty" industries
• Lessons from scaling engineering teams and building products in complex enterprise markets
• How DOSS rebuilds ERP from first principles for dusty industries like construction and logistics

#ModernERP #DustyIndustries #DOSS #UXRevolution #TechCommunity

Guy Arazi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pi Security, a cybersecurity company building a new approach to securing AI applications and systems. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Before founding Pi, Guy was a senior security researcher at Microsoft, where he led security research initiatives, discovered more than 150 vulnerabilities, founded Microsoft's ransomware detection vertical, and served as technical lead for the MSRC Vulnerabilities & Mitigations team. He was also a founding member of the XCloud Research team at Palo Alto Networks, helping develop advanced cloud threat detection capabilities. With deep expertise spanning vulnerability research, cloud security, ransomware defense, and AI security, Guy is focused on helping organizations secure the next generation of AI-powered products and infrastructure.Topics

• The emerging security risks facing AI applications and autonomous systems
• Lessons from discovering hundreds of vulnerabilities at Microsoft
• Why traditional cybersecurity approaches are struggling in the AI era

#Cybersecurity #AISecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #CloudSecurity #Startups

Daisy Cai is a General Partner at B Capital, where she invests in AI and technology companies across the U.S. and Asia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Her portfolio includes category leaders such as Reflection AI, Apptronik, Writer, EvenUp, and Kaon, while previous investments include Profound Bio, which was acquired by Genmab, and GeekPlus, which later went public. Prior to B Capital, Daisy was a Partner at SoftBank Vision Fund and held investing roles at Goldman Sachs and TA Associates. She began her career as a chip architect at AMD, giving her a unique perspective that spans semiconductors, AI infrastructure, enterprise software, robotics, and growth investing.Topics

• Investing in the next generation of AI, robotics, and autonomous systems
• What separates breakout AI companies from the rest of the market
• Lessons from investing through multiple technology cycles at SoftBank and B Capital

#AI #VentureCapital #Startups #Robotics #EnterpriseAI

Dan Mishin is the Founder and CEO of Manifest OS, a company building AI-native infrastructure for next-generation law firms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Previously, he founded June Homes, a technology-driven flexible living platform that scaled to over $50M ARR, $1.3B in assets under management, and profitability while raising more than $70M from investors including SoftBank, Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and others, before its acquisition and transition to Chairman. Earlier, he founded Bear Hostels and later expanded it into a large regional hospitality business across the CIS region, which was ultimately acquired through Planet of Hostels. Across multiple ventures in real estate, hospitality, and AI, Dan has focused on building and scaling capital-efficient, category-defining companies that transform traditional industries through software.Topics

• How Manifest OS powers AI-native law firms for accessible high-quality legal representation
• From Bear Hostels CIS market leader to SoftBank-backed June Homes: hospitality to real estate tech
• Scaling marketplace and real estate platforms from 0 → $50M+ ARR

#LegalTech #PropTech #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital #Scaleups