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Nathan Latka is the founder and CEO of Founderpath , a fintech platform that has deployed nearly $200 million in non-dilutive capital to 500+ software companies. He’s also the creator of GetLatka , a massive SaaS database built off the back of his top-ranked Latka podcast , where he’s interviewed thousands of founders. Nathan’s entrepreneurial journey began at 18 with the launch of Heyo, a Faceboo...

Ajith Govind and Avinash Joshi are the co-founders of Cactus , an AI copilot for solopreneurs such as private chefs and caterers, helping them streamline admin tasks and grow their business. Brian Kuan, Community Manager at Vanta , hosted the conversation. Together, we explore early-stage sales, building trust, and the YC network's unique power to catalyze startup momentum. In this episode, we dis...

Reuben Torenberg is a First Vice President at CBRE , the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm. Reuben specializes in helping startups in San Francisco navigate the complex and rapidly changing office leasing landscape. Since joining CBRE in 2014, he's represented some of the biggest names in tech — including Airbnb, Coinbase, Cruise, and Dropbox — and is widely known as the go-to b...

Roger Dickey is a serial entrepreneur and prolific angel investor with over 130 startup investments under his belt. From humble beginnings coding games as a kid to building Mafia Wars at Zynga—a game that reached a $300 million annual run rate—Roger has scaled multiple companies and exited to giants like Zynga, Home Depot, and private equity. He's also pioneered the "search lab" approach to compan...

Travis Hedge is the co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Vouch , an insurance platform purpose-built for high-growth technology companies. After growing up around a family-owned insurance agency in Columbus, Ohio, Travis spent his early career at Nationwide Insurance and SVB Capital, where he saw firsthand the gaps in insurance for startups. He co-founded Vouch in 2018, and in just a few years,...

Roy Lee is the 21-year-old founder and CEO of Interview Coder a breakout startup that has taken the internet by storm. In one year, Roy went from having his Harvard acceptance rescinded to building an AI tool used by thousands of aspiring developers to land jobs at companies like Amazon, Meta, and TikTok. His story — marked by risk-taking, resilience, and relentless building — has captivated milli...

Jay Reno is the founder and CEO of PointHound , a free platform helping hundreds of thousands of people earn and redeem credit card points for maximum value—often unlocking free business class flights. But Jay’s journey started long before PointHound. He previously founded Feather , a furniture subscription startup that redefined how millennials furnish their homes. Under Jay’s leadership, Feather...

Tade Oyerinde is the founder and chancellor of Campus , a revolutionary online community college reimagining access to higher education. Starting with viral dorm-room startups, Tade’s journey took him from building UniRoulette and CampusWire to acquiring an accredited college and launching Campus. Today, Campus serves over 2,000 students , employs 240+ staff , and has raised $100M+ in venture capi...

In this episode of the Startup Growth Podcast, I sit down with Jason Levin, the founder and CEO of Memelord Technologies. Jason shares his unconventional path—from creating YouTube videos as a kid and ghostwriting for founders to authoring Memes Make Millions and launching a software that empowers companies like HubSpot and Coinbase to create viral memes. Discover how he leveraged newsletter hacks...

Kush Patel is the co-founder of App Academy , a pioneering coding bootcamp that introduced the income share agreement (ISA) model to tech education. With a background in finance and a deep passion for unlocking access to opportunity, Kush helped scale App Academy from a modest, bootstrapped startup into a $25 million revenue business with global reach. In this episode, we dive into Kush's entrepre...

Harsh Patel is a repeat founder, investor, and board member who has built and sold multiple companies, including MakerSquare, Hack Reactor, and Galvanize , which had a $165 million exit . With experience scaling businesses from zero to one , finding product-market fit , and navigating M&A , Harsh has seen it all. In this conversation, we discuss: The hardest part of startup growth: Going from...

Brought to you by... Fondo: Your all-in-one accounting platform for startups. Get your books closed, taxes filed, and cash back from the IRS. - https://www.tryfondo.com/ In this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Bakke, who shared his journey from working in private equity to finding success in the tech startup world. He described how his experience in private equity was ch...

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