LEVELS – Inside the Company

What’s more effective for startups: An in-person environment or a remote one? And which of these types of work cultures are more likely to IPO? Delian Asparouhov, co-founder of Varda and principal investor at Founders Fund explains why he thinks in-person startups, especially at the product market fit stage, are more likely to be acquired and IPO when the team operates in person. This remote versu...

Earned, paid, and owned media are some of the ways a start-up business might attract new customers and keep current ones. Growth leaders and CXO’s must understand how to strike a balance between performance marketing and brand equity development. Ben Grynol spoke with Nik Sharma, CEO of Sharma Brands, to discuss the advantages of each strategy and various sorts of growth levers. 🎙️ What Nik Sharma...

When building a community, there's one principle that lays the foundation for every community and culture around the world: People Like Us Do Things Like This. It's a sense of tribalism and a concept that Seth Godin (a global thought leader, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker) brought to the world more than 10 years ago. Here, Seth Godin and Ben Grynol talk about marketing, com...

A startup needs to create and establish a company culture in the beginning in order for the team to thrive and grow as the company scales. Understandably, it may seem counterintuitive to focus on intangible things like culture in the early days of a startup, but it’s key. Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph is a standout leader to talk to about this; he helped build Netflix’s culture 20 years ago. To...

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth...