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Watch on YouTube —> In this episode, we sit down with Kirill Bigai, founder of Preply , for a deep dive into his journey from a scrappy entrepreneur to leading a global education powerhouse. In a candid conversation, Kirill reflects on the meteoric rise of the world’s leading language-learning marketplace and the hard-won lessons from a decade of pivots and a recent move to unicorn status. For some context: You might remember Preply — it quickly became one of the most talked-about EdTech star...
In this episode, we sit down with Sachin Dev Duggal, founder of Builder AI and Second Brain, for his first public interview since his departure from Builder. In a candid conversation, Sachin reflects on the meteoric rise of one of AI’s most talked-about companies and the hard-won lessons from a turbulent 2025. For some context: You might remember Builder AI — it quickly became one of the most talked-about AI startups in the ecosystem, raising hundreds of millions of dollars and promising to make...
iRobot was the miracle that almost wasn’t. For 33 years, Colin Angle steered the company from a living room startup at MIT to a global household name. But in early 2024, the story took a dark turn: a $1.7 billion acquisition by Amazon was blocked by regulators, leading to bankruptcy filings and Colin’s departure. This week, we sit down with the legendary co-founder to unpack one of the most controversial moments in recent tech history. This isn’t just a post-mortem on a deal — it’s a masterclass...
Venture is changing fast — but not in the way most people think. This week, we’re joined by David Haber , General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz , where he invests in AI applications and helped build the firm’s presence in New York. David recently wrote a piece that went viral around a single provocative idea: Most investors run funds. Very few build firms. We unpack what that actually means — why “fund vs firm” is more than semantics, how a16z thinks about compounding advantage, and why the nex...
Max Junestrand, co-founder and CEO of Legora, details how his company became a leader in legal AI, starting before LLMs and accelerating post-GPT. He explains how AI is changing legal work, pushing junior lawyers into higher-value roles, and shifting firm monetization from billable hours to outcome-based pricing. Legora's rapid growth, unconventional fundraising, and mission-driven culture are highlighted as they build the operating system for the legal profession.
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemi r, the self-described “accidental telecom guy” and co-founder of Airalo , the eSIM marketplace that’s quietly rewiring how travelers get online around the world. Bahadir shares the wild, very human journey that led from hustling ship supplies out of his parents’ home in Turkey — pretending to be “60 different people” across ports worldwide — to building SIM4Crew for the 1.7M+ seafarers out there, killing his own profitable business the...
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Lindsay Kaplan , co-founder of Chief , the women’s executive network that became one of the fastest-growing membership communities in the world — scaling from a cold-email experiment to a venture-backed unicorn in just a few years. Lindsay shares the inside story of building a brand that reshaped executive leadership for women, from hacking together the first 200 members to navigating the existential shock of COVID, to stepping aside when she realized the ...
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Anish Acharya , General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz , who has spent many years at the frontier of consumer products — from early days at Google to building startups to now backing the founders shaping the next decade of software. We’re living through the fastest product cycle in tech history, and Anish breaks down why right now is the best moment in history to build a consumer company — and why the next 1,000 days could mint multiple 100M-user startups....
Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES — a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. P.S. When you become an annual paid subscriber, you automatically access these best-in-class AI tools for free — for 12 months. Save thousands of dollars now!! In this week’s episode, we are joined by Em...
Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES — a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. P.S. When you become an annual paid subscriber, you automatically access these best-in-class AI tools for free — for 12 months. Save thousands of dollars now!! In this week’s episode, we sit down with An...
Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES — a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. P.S. When you become an annual paid subscriber, you automatically access these best-in-class AI tools for free — for 12 months. Save thousands of dollars now!! In this week’s episode, we sit down with He...
PJ Pärson, a long-serving partner at Northzone and early Spotify investor, provides insights into the current tech cycle, particularly the rapid evolution and opportunities in AI. He explores how VCs now compete, what defines a truly great founder, and Europe's potential to attract top global talent amidst changing US visa policies. The episode also delves into the legendary story of Northzone's investment in Spotify and the lessons learned from Daniel Ek's leadership, alongside a critical look at the fragmented European capital ecosystem.
Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES — a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. P.S. When you become an annual paid subscriber, you automatically access these best-in-class AI tools for free up to 12 months including Sagekit , Floot and April who are featured in today’s episode — sa...
Hey Readers 👋 Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES — a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. P.S. When you become an annual paid subscriber, you automatically access these best-in-class AI tools for free — for 12 months. Save over $3,000 now! This week’s guest is Colin Matthews , ...
Hey Readers 👋 Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES — a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. P.S. When you become an annual paid subscriber, you automatically access these best-in-class AI tools for free — for 12 months. This week’s guest is Tyler Shultz , the former employee turn...
Hey Readers 👋 Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES - a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. P.S. When you subscribe, you automatically access these best-in-class AI tools for free — for 12 months. This week’s guest is Tyler Denk , co-founder of Beehiiv , a newsletter platform pow...
Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES - a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. This week’s guest is Lucy Guo , the co-founder behind Scale AI , and more recently founder of Passes which provides infrastructure to thousands of creators. In this conversation, Lucy opens up about the ...
Welcome to BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES - a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. This week’s guest is Nuseir Yassin , the creator behind Nas Daily - one of the largest and most famous creators globally with tens of millions of followers. Throughout the episode we discuss: * The found...
Welcome to our fourth episode of BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES - a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. This week’s guest is Matt Rouif, co-founder of Photoroom - the largest photo editing tool globally. Listen & subscribe now across: YouTube // Apple // Spotify Throughout the epi...
Welcome to our third episode of BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES - a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. This week’s guest is Billy Howell , best known for creating innovative AI apps. This episode takes a slightly different format - and for good reason. Vibe coding is the hottest trend...
Welcome to our second episode of BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES - a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Throughout these episodes, we also discover the trends our guests are most excited about, and the types of businesses those trends could go on to create. This week’s guest is Maxime Barbier , co-founder of Timeleft - which you may have heard of. They host dinners for strangers and are doing incredibly well: generating $16M in net ARR...
Welcome to our first episode of BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES - a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Our guest on today’s episode is Wade Foster, the co-founder of Zapier which helps companies with software automations and more. Listen now: YouTube // Apple // Spotify In this episode we cover the founding story of Zapier and which tech trends Wade is most excited about and the types of businesses that could be created from them. Chap...
Jul 26, 2025•52 min
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