Scott and Jenna discuss equal and opposite reactions in business, why bootstrapping saves your mission from being edited, Boll & Branch’s road to profitability, and cash management strategies for startups.
Sarah and Jenna discuss solitude during the early days and why starting a company is like swimming to a new island (just keep swimming!), the inventory room a-ha moment that inspired Bento and saved MM.LaFleur from potential bankruptcy, and how MM’s ‘Nothing above you. Nothing below you.’ value boosts retention (only 2 out of 160 team members have left MM in five years).
Shan and Jenna discuss the meeting with Kevin Ryan that inspired her to launch Gilt Taste, why you should take every pitch meeting seriously, how ZOLA’s missions and operations empower the team to quickly test projects, and why Shan always asks: Could this be bigger?
Moe Abdou is joined by Warren Berger to explore why questions are more important than answers.
Caterina and Jenna discuss why the first step of creating something great is getting out of your every day routine, why you shouldn’t worry about naysayers in the early days, they will get it eventually (it’s okay if they don’t), Breather’s self-forming culture committee and the team’s ‘Treat everyone like it’s your birthday’ value, as well as Caterina’s personal calling to show a spirit of benevolence towards others, especially women, who need advice or mentorship.
Kelsey and Jenna discuss what personalized care looks like at scale, why we can’t tap its true potential until we change the way we talk about and treat care professionals, how Honor directly connects Care Pros and families with the team, as well as their efforts decreasing unpredictability in health care by helping us plan for aging.
Moe Abdou is joined by consumer maven, Tara-Nicholle Nelson to explore the making of a transformational consumer.
Adam and Jenna discuss product development at Fabric, why the team established their values immediately, how to identify investors who are eager to fill your blindspots, and the importance of conducting values check-ups to avoid morphing into the industry you launched to disrupt.
Tobias and Jenna discuss revitalizing our relationship with food to strengthen our communities, Square Roots' 50 year vision, and how to be a great mentor.
Moe Abdou is joined by Investigative journalist, Scott Carney to explore the powerful force that will ignite your inner power.
Susannah and Jenna discuss how technology is shaping the future of housing, startup lessons on how to interpret and apply advice, as well as Flip’s Move the Needle gut check that helps the team prioritize projects.
Moe Abdou is joined by leadership consultant, Sean Lynch to explore the intangibles of modern leadership.
Damian and Jenna discuss bootstrapping's greatest benefit - resisting conformity - the road to profitability, what it takes to scale up, and how to utilize doubt to your advantage.
Nicky and Jenna discuss retailers’ desire to partner with emerging brands, how to design your company and technology to scale, and embracing the magic of startups.
Sam, David, and Jenna discuss Everytable’s vision to create a food system that works for and supports everybody.
Flow Genome Project co-founders, Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal rejoin Moe Abdou to discuss their latest book, Stealing Fire.
CEO & co-founder of AeroFS/Amium, and Part-time partner at YCombinator, Yuri Sagalov joins Moe Abdou to discuss the startup growth process.
Beth Scheer, Katie Hughes, and Prateek Alsi provide tangible techniques to promote diversity at startups, discuss how to establish recruiting processes that will help you scale, and highlight the traits that distinguish a remarkable Head of Talent.
Nadia and Jenna discuss how embodied empathy enables Dia & Co to foster a truly tight knit community, why the team refers to their customer exclusively as 'Her,' as well as key lessons Nadia's gleaned on team building, fundraising, and relinquishing the need to know all the answers.
Michelle and Jenna discuss how Lively’s ethos to empower women with “wild hearts and boss brains” is inspiring women around the world to own and share their stories.
Katerina and Jenna discuss how Ritual is reinventing the vitamin, why launching with one product was a game-changer, and how to accept and embrace Having it Almost.
Moe Abdou is Joined by the co-founder of the 1440 Multiversity, current chairman and former CEO of Juniper Network, Scott Kriens to discuss the art & science of nurturing authentic relationships.
Kim, Russ, and Jenna discuss how radical candor changes organizations, strategies to cultivate a feedback driven culture, and how praise and criticism directly influence individual and company success.
Qasar and Jenna discuss what makes Y Combinator special and the life-changing difference of surrounding yourself with exceptional people.
Moe Abdou and Joshua Cooper Ramo discuss the power of network connectivity, China & the U.S. election.
Eric and Jenna discuss how Capsule is reimagining the healthcare system by building a brand rooted in “looking after each other” as well as the team's commitment designing an empathetic product and company.
Nina and Jenna chat about pushing the boundaries with design, ADAY’s internal and external evolution, and the challenges that accompany rapid growth.
Emily and Meritt discuss their journey and friendship leading up to The Great, starting from serendipitously sitting next to each other at graduation to building two iconic brands and setting an example their daughters can be proud of.
Beth, Hunter, Satya, and Jenna discuss following through on Homebrew’s values and their active commitment to support founders through the highs, lows, and hard decisions of startup life.
Manish and Jenna discuss how Poshmark’s social commerce is filling the gap in e-commerce to pioneer the future of fashion.
