Videos

May 30, 2023

Is it UNPATRIOTIC to move to the USA?

Is it unpatriotic to move from your home country to build your startup in the USA? To Jack Bloomfield the unclear is clear: it's actually one of the most patriotic things you can do. Listen to Jack's take right here, then listen to the full episode of The Startup Podcast…

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May 28, 2023

WTF is the Toilet Deck?!?

Context for startup decks are incredibly important. One size does not fit all! Nir Zavaro explains why founders need to adapt their decks to the situation. Not presenting directly infront of an investor? Imagine they're sitting on the toilet. You won't be able to explain further about aspects of your…

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May 27, 2023

What is Distraction?

Nir Eyal dispels the commonly held notion around distraction. Listen to more of his episode "Eliminate Distraction" with Chris and Yaniv on the@startup-podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyt2Q4KBnTY!

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May 25, 2023

Good Storytelling is Entertainment!

Nir Zavaro explains that everyone can tell a story. What separates great stories from information that people don't care about is HOW people tell the information and the emotions that are delivered with the information in an "entertainment vessel". With that "entertainment vessel" you can teach and educate others which…

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May 25, 2023

Edu: Startup Storytelling -- F*ck the Slides w/Nir Zavaro

We’re all storytellers. It’s the way we first begin to learn and it's the way we have communicated important information for thousands of years. However, it is the skill we practice the least. As startup operators, if you were a better storyteller imagine what you could accomplish. You would be…

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May 24, 2023

What is the #1 question Oliver Heckmann gets asked?

How does your startup write OKRs? Listen to Oliver Heckmann (head of Engineering at Coda) explain how they wrote OKRs at Google and why that's become unpopular. Hear more of the "Ten Commandments of Good Planning" episode on the @startup-podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCX5fpmSZhE

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May 21, 2023

Don't Become a SLAVE to Your Processes

Processes are tools we can use to achieve our goals. But all too often, we become slaves to our processes. Yaniv Bernstein breaks it down in the latest episode of @startup-podcast with Chris Saad and special guest Oliver Heckmann, Head of Engineering at Coda.

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May 20, 2023

If You're Spending More Than 10% of Your Time Planning...

...you're spending too long. Listen to Oliver Heckmann (head of Engineering at Coda) explain why in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 20, 2023

It DOESN'T MATTER Whether You're Hitting Your KPIs...

...if they're the wrong KPIs Chris Saad explains this frustrating phenomenon in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 18, 2023

When the World Changes, Change the Plan

Oliver Heckmann explains why you shouldn't always stick to the plan in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 18, 2023

Edu: Startup Planning — Follow the Ten Commandments w/ Oliver Heckmann

Good plans often make the difference between success and failure. Yet so many organisations are filled with time-consuming, ineffective, demoralising planning processes that have everybody muttering “waste of time” under their breath. Fear not! We have very special guest Oliver Heckmann—Head of Engineering at Silicon Valley darling Coda and former…

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May 16, 2023

Startup Compromise DOES NOT Mean Killing Your Dreams

Startups are about compromise. But compromise is not about abandoning your dreams as a founder. Far from it, as Chris Saad explains in this clip from the latest episode of @startup-podcast.

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May 14, 2023

VCs are Saying: You Don't Need Us

When investors tell early-stage founders to concentrate on revenue and other traditional business metrics, what they're really saying is: you don't need us. Listen to Yaniv Bernstein explain why VCs who don't understand their role can do so much damage to early-stage startups in this clip from the latest episode…

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May 14, 2023

Startups are an Ecosystem

Chris and Yaniv were particularly fired up in the most recent episode of @startup-podcast. It's not just about founder dreams... it's about the ultimate success of everybody in startups. Ecosystems require balance, and the require everybody to play their part.

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May 11, 2023

DUMB Investor Money is Bad for Everyone

In the stock market, dumb investors only hurt themselves. But in the startup space, dumb investors hurt everyone: not just themselves but founders, employees, and the whole ecosystem. Listen to Yaniv get really fired up about bad VC in @startup-podcast This one is 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ -- guaranteed to melt your face!

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May 11, 2023

Reacts: The VC Slaughterhouse -- Don't Let Investors Kill Your Dreams

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ episode. Yaniv and Chris are fired up about bad VC investors, and they can't hold it in any longer! Good Venture Capitalists help founders make the impossible, possible. They are the fuel that allows rocketships to defy gravity. But bad VC investors will take a founder's dream and grind…

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May 10, 2023

Improve YOUR Life With an Internal Locus of Control

Nir Eyal explains the many ways in which having an internal locus of control can improve your wellbeing in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 9, 2023

AI Will CHANGE the Workplace -- And FAST

Chris Saad explains why AI will change the workforce faster than any technology before on n@startup-podcast

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May 9, 2023

Turn Your Discomfort into Productivity ROCKET FUEL 🚀🚀🚀 -- with Nir Eyal

Everybody feels the discomfort of being faced with a difficult task. The difference is what people do next. World expert and bestselling author Nir Eyal explains how to make sure that discomfort becomes your personal ROCKET FUEL instead of Kryptonite in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 9, 2023

Big Strategy Offsites are a Big Distraction

Big group strategy offsite may feel productive, but the end result is rarely strategy. Chris Saad explains why these sorts of things are ultimately a kind of organisational distraction, and what to do instead of you want to accelerate traction. Listen to the whole conversation where Chris and Yaniv are…

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May 8, 2023

To-Do Lists are BROKEN -- With Nir Eyal

Have you ever felt miserable at the end of the day when half of your to-do list remains undone? You're not the problem. To-do lists are the problem! Hear bestselling author Nir Eyal explain why to-do lists are the WORST possible tool for time management in this clip from the…

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May 8, 2023

Plan Your Time Properly -- with Nir Eyal

Nir Eyal says: you can't say you've gotten distracted if you don't know what you were distracted from. Listen to him explain the importance of using your calendar to plan your time in this clip from the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 7, 2023

A CEO Only Has ONE Job -- Nir Eyal and Chris Saad

The CEO only has one job. And it may not be what you think it is. Listen to Nir Eyal and Chris Saad break it down in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 6, 2023

Time Management -- The Carrot IS The Stick

How do we manage our time better? By understanding this: Our brains are wired to escape uncomfortable situations. There is no carrot and stick. The carrot *is* the stick 🤯 Nir Eyal explains is so well in this clip from the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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