Kyle Widrick

Run Rate

Business EN ↓ 5 episodes

RunRate is the VC and private markets podcast for the next generation of investors and builders. We sit down with founders, operators, and investors who've actually been in the room — to talk about the decisions, tradeoffs, and unpopular beliefs behind great companies. Finance for the front office, by the front office. Hosted by Kyle Widrick — founder, operator, and GP at PariPassu Ventures.

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Kyle Widrick

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He Walked Away From VC to Build a $4 Billion Defense Company 25.06.2026 54:54

John Tenet spent years investing in defense technology before deciding it was not enough. So he walked away from venture capital and built CHAOS from scratch. Four years later the company is valued at over $4 billion. In this episode Kyle and John get into why a $500 drone can now destroy a $10 million military truck, why Silicon Valley turned its back on the military, and why this decade decides...

The App That Lets Anyone on Main Street Invest Like Wall Street 18.06.2026 1:10:23

Chris Josephs co-founded Autopilot after noticing something nobody was talking about. Politicians like Nancy Pelosi were crushing the stock market and regular people had no way to trade alongside them, so he built one. In this episode Kyle and Chris get into the origin story of the Pelosi tracker, how Autopilot grew to $1.5 billion under management, why the best investors on Main Street are beatin...

What Separates Olympic Gold and Silver? Alex Ferreira Has One Answer 30.05.2026 1:03:35

Alex Ferreira didn't grow up as the best skier in his group. He was middle of the pack at best. But he out worked everyone around him and made it to three Olympic games — winning silver, bronze, and gold. In this episode Kyle and ‪@AlexFerreiraSki‬ get into what it actually takes to go from average to the best in the world. They cover visualization, mental preparation, how Alex trains for tricks t...

Why the Most Productive People Never Do Everything Themselves 14.05.2026 1:11:29

Jonathan Swanson built two companies — Thumbtack and Athena — and has spent his career studying the one principle that separates people who scale from people who stay stuck: delegation. In this episode he breaks down why the most productive people in history never did everything themselves, the future of AI and human assistants, and what the greatest delegators all had in common. Plus the RunRate...

How Litquidity Built a Media Empire Without Ever Showing His Face 01.05.2026 39:36

Hank Medina aka Litquidity built finance's most followed anonymous account at 3AM in 2017 — a side project while still in investment banking that turned into a full media empire. In this episode, Kyle and Hank get into the Litquidity origin story, the Business Insider outing, democratizing access to private markets, and what it actually takes to build a brand from zero while staying anonymous for...