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The Founder Initiative

Helping founders hit PMF, get funded & drive durable growth through podcasting & buyer events (Formerly TheTop.VC)

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00:31:32

(Silicon Valley Investor) Platform Venture Studio's...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/12/17

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. VC PROFILE: Jeremy Burton, Founder of Platform Venture Studio https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymburton

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00:40:03

(YC W22) Cotera Founder, Tom Firth: Getting Into YC &...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/12/16

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. FOUNDER PROFILE: Tom Firth, Founder of Cotera https://www.linkedin.com/in/tdfirth/

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00:40:34

Building A Unicorn: Chargebee's Co-Founder, Krish...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/12/09

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. FOUNDER PROFILE:Krish Subramanian, Founder - Chargebee - https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishs/Guy Marion, CMO - Chargebee- https://www.linkedin.com/in/guymarion

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00:34:37

Amazon Invested In Glacier; This Is Their Founder's...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/12/04

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. FOUNDER PROFILE:Rebecca Hu, Founder of Glacier Roboticshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccabhu

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00:35:24

(2000+ investments) Dave Lambert, Managing Director...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/12/02

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. VC PROFILE: Dave Lambert, Founder of Right Side Capital Management https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlambert55/

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00:31:00

($100M raised) RetailNext Founder, Alexei Agratchev:...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/11/19

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. VC PROFILE: Alexei Agratchev, Founder of RetailNext https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexeiagratchev/

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00:24:59

(YC S21) $10M ARR, Storylane Founder, Nalin...

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2025/11/12

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. FOUNDER PROFILE:Nalin Senthamil, Founder of Storylanehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nalinpradeep

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00:24:23

(YC S23) Gleam Founder, Oliver Keh: Investigative...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/11/06

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. FOUNDER PROFILE:Oliver Keh, Founder of Gleamhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-keh COMPANY: https://joingleam.com/Gleam automatically extracts data from any source, intelligently validates it against protocol, eliminates queries

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00:28:25

(YC W21) Sold to Dropbox, Promoted.ai's Founder,...

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2025/11/04

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. FOUNDER PROFILE:Andrew Yates, Founder of Dropbox, Promoted.aihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-yates-0217a985

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00:29:24

Roo Capital's Founder, Nate DaPore: Most VCs Are Like...

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2025/10/30

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. VC PROFILE:Nate DaPore, Founder of Roo Capitalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/natedapore/

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00:32:29

(YC F25) Denied 6x By YC: Hyperspell's Founder, Conor...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/10/28

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. FOUNDER PROFILE: Conor Brennan-Burke, Founder of Hyperspell (YC F25) https://www.linkedin.com/in/conorbrennanburke

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00:32:36

a16z Partner Interview, Seema Amble: 3 things she...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/10/23

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. VC PROFILE:Seema Amble, Partner at Andreessen Horowitzhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/seema-amble-b404126/

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00:33:09

($70M+ Raised) Future Family Founder, Claire Tomkins:...

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2025/10/16

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. FOUNDER PROFILE:Claire Tomkins, Founder of Future Familyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-tomkins-b122422/

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00:35:11

($55M Raised) Benchmark & Mayfield Invested;...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/10/14

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups → 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vip Auth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. VC PROFILE: Ram Venkatesh, Founder of Sema4.ai https://www.linkedin.com/in/ram-venkatesh-34166/

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00:30:42

a16z Invested; $55M Raised, CYGNVS' Founder, Arvind...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/10/09

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups --> 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vipAuth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX.FOUNDER PROFILE:Arvind Parthasarathihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/arvindparthasarathi/

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00:30:08

YC Founder & Thiel Fellow; Arist's Founder, Michael...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/10/07

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups --> 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vipAuth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. VC PROFILE:Micahel loffe, Founder of Aristhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelaioffe/

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00:48:21

$13B VC; Promod Haque, Former Managing Partner at...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/10/01

Sponsored by Auth0 for Startups --> 1-year free https://auth0.com/startups/vipAuth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. VC PROFILE:Promod Haquehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/promodhaque/

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00:47:06

VCs Don't Know The Future; $55M Raised, Radical.ai's...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/09/25

Get 1-year free of Auth0 (authentication and authorization platform)--> https://auth0.com/startups/vipAuth0 is an adaptable authentication and authorization platform that helps you secure your apps and AI agents. It delivers convenience, privacy, and security so you can focus on building a great UX. FOUNDER:Joseph Krausehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfkrause/

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00:40:55

[Pitch] ex Lightspeed VC & Founder of Meshly.ai:...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/09/23

EPISODE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLEWhat does a real pitch in Silicon Valley look like? This might be as close as you can get without being here yourself! VC PROFILE Mercedes Bent, ex Lightspeed Ventures, Partner https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercedesbent/ FOUNDER PROFILE: Sandra Bustos, Founder of Meshly.ai https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrabustos/ 🤔 VCs not responding to you? I’ll review your deck & send you a detailed video with my actionable recommendations: Submit here:

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00:48:29

$30M Seed; Largest Seed In YC History? (YC S24)...

The Founder Initiative ·

2025/09/18

In this episode, Robert, co-founder of Wordware, shares the story of turning a sauna brainstorm into one of the largest seed rounds in YC history. He walks us through the early pivots, the highs and lows of YC interviews, and how a viral Twitter Roast fueled their momentum. This is a raw look at conviction, timing, and how founders can compound small wins into historic outcomes.FOUNDER PROFILE: Robert Chandler https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjhchandler/ 🎙️ 7 Most Interesting Moments The “sauna

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