🏆 Top 10 Business Podcasts | March 2023
Discover the best business podcasts featured in March 2023
All episodes are curated by me, Adam Thornhill
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#1 - AI comes for SaaS
AI is the biggest buzzword in tech, and for good reason. Unlike previous trends like web3 or virtual reality, AI is transforming the way we work. Businesses can streamline their processes, automate tasks, and save valuable time. David Sacks explores the exciting developments in AI and how it's revolutionizing the world of SaaS.
#2 - Lessons from scaling Stripe with Claire Hughes Johnson
Claire Hughes Johnson is the former COO at Stripe, which she helped scale from a small startup to the legendary company it is today. Claire talks about the importance of building self-awareness, how to say things that are hard to say, how to improve your internal communications, and so much more.
#3 - Meta CMO Alex Schultz on competing against TikTok and Snap
Alex Schultz is the Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Analytics for Meta. Previously, Mark Zuckerberg said, “Facebook would not be a BN user company without Alex”. Alex shares why you should unashamedly copy competitors to catch up with them and reveals his launch, catch up, and overtake strategy.
#4 - Twitch Founder/CEO Resigns - What I Learned From Him
Get to the point. In many cases, the longer you waffle on the less likely you’ll get what you want. Shaan Puri learned a lot from Emmett Shear, co-founder and recent CEO of Twitch, including two frameworks to help you transform your interactions at work.
#5 - Why sales is more important than engineering
Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates discusses his path to finding product market fit and differentiating from competitors. Spenser also argues that the #1 struggle for founder CEOs is realizing when changes need to be made to their executive team. He elaborates on the problem and shares actionable advice on how to overcome it.
#6 - Why startups have become too soft
Prioritize people with grit. Amjad Masad, founder and CEO of Replit, reveals his counterintuitive playbook to hiring entrepreneurial people. He also explores how he filters out lazy people and how you can steal marketing strategies to get high quality candidates.
#7 - An inside look at how The Browser Company builds product
Josh Miller is the CEO and co-founder of The Browser Company, where he helped build Arc, Lenny’s go-to web browser. Josh shares ways that his company embraces experimentation, including their “optimizing for feelings” approach to building, and explains why extreme transparency is at the forefront of everything they do.
#8 - Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman on moving the needle
Time is money. Companies that take too long to get things done risk losing out to more agile competitors. Frank Slootman, CEO of Snowflake, shares the concept of compressing timelines and setting ambitious deadlines to drive productivity and innovation.
#9 - Ranking 2023's top 6 marketing strategies
Kipp and Kieran share their insights on the trends shaping marketing today and how you can apply these to evolve your strategy. You’ll also learn the four major changes that are disrupting marketing and why video is the last strategy on the list.
#10 - Instagram founders on the next wave of social
The cost of a bad hire can be substantial, especially for startups. In addition to the financial costs, a bad hire can lead to a toxic work environment, decreased morale, and wasted resources. Kevin Systrom, co-founder of Instagram, says firing fast can help prevent these negative outcomes and keep a startup on track towards success.