Episodes 287
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Since Apr 2020
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Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.

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What It Takes to Build Software for 171,000+ Restaurants | Aman Narang

Jun 01, 2026 1h 17m

Great software companies often come from understanding pain points at a very deep level.On Grit, Aman Narang shares how Toast built trust with 171,000+ restaurant operators by helping restaurants…

What It Takes to Build a Generational Company | Anduril’s Trae Stephens

May 18, 2026 56m

Founder quality becomes more important as startups become easier to build.Trae Stephens, co-founder of Anduril and partner at Founders Fund, has spent years backing founders with strong conviction,…

How AIG Is Reinventing Insurance With AI | Peter Zaffino

May 04, 2026 56m

What does it take to run a company where the business is risk itself?In conversation with Joubin Mirzadegan, Peter Zaffino shares what the role demands at AIG, including high stakes decisions,…

From Airbnb to Linear: How Karri Saarinen Redefined Product Design

Apr 20, 2026 1h 17m

In a market that hadn’t changed in decades, Linear didn’t win by being faster. They won by being more thoughtful.Karri Saarinen helped shape design at Airbnb and Coinbase before building Linear…

How Kevin Mandia Built the Most Trusted Name in Cybersecurity

Apr 06, 2026 1h 2m

What does security look like when attackers use AI better than you do?Armadin recently raised $200M to build for the “attacker of the future,” where attacks are autonomous and harder to contain.On…

The Silicon Valley Insider In The Pentagon | DoW Emil Michael

Mar 23, 2026 40m

Emil Michael went from scaling Uber across 600 cities to rewiring the world's largest military.In the midst of the Pentagon-Silicon Valley debate, the now U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Research…

How Sierra Is Pulling Ahead in the AI Race | Co-founder Bret Taylor

Mar 09, 2026 1h 12m

Few founders have seen Silicon Valley from every seat at the table.After co-creating Google Maps at Google, serving as CTO at Facebook, and later as co-CEO of Salesforce, Bret Taylor is now building…

The AI Era of Cybercrime: How Malwarebytes Is Evolving Its Security Stack | Marcin Kleczynski

Feb 23, 2026 1h 3m

What began as a 14 year old fixing infected computers became Malwarebytes, an 800 person cybersecurity company trusted by millions of customers.On Grit, Marcin Kleczynski joins Joubin Mirzadegan to…

The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support | Cresta CEO Ping Wu

Feb 09, 2026 43m

Can you scale customer support without burning out agents or frustrating customers?Ping Wu shares how Cresta combines AI and human intelligence into a single system that scales sustainably for…

The Safest Dollar on the Internet | Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire

Jan 26, 2026 1h 5m

USDC closed the gap between software and law in modern finance.On Grit, Jeremy Allaire discusses how fully reserved, dollar backed digital currency became part of the financial system after more than…

Why We’re Only Using 1% of AI | Glean CEO Arvind Jain

Jan 12, 2026 58m

Glean has grown into a $7.2B company by giving employees AI assistants and agents that extend their capabilities.CEO Arvind Jain is back on Grit alongside Joubin Mirzadegan. Here’s what stood out:“My…

The Grittiest Conversations of 2025: AI, Business & Beyond

Dec 29, 2025 41m

In this recap episode, we highlight the best moments from our 2025 interviews and reflect on the ideas that defined the year.Featuring:David Rubenstein (co-founder of Carlyle) Yamini Rangan (CEO of…

How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader

Dec 22, 2025 50m

What happens when AI becomes your most influential referrer?As consumers turn to ChatGPT for answers, James Cadwallader and his team at Profound help brands like Eight Sleep and MongoDB gain…

How Snap Plans to Win the AR Race | Evan Spiegel on Spectacles

Dec 15, 2025 1h 11m

Turning down a $3B offer from Facebook is a bold move for any young CEO.Evan Spiegel shares how Snap’s early dream was to stay independent and give its community an authentic voice, a bet that proved…

The Pull to Build: Joubin Mirzadegan on Grit and Starting Roadrunner

Dec 08, 2025 1h 14m

What does it take to go from advising founders to becoming one?On this week’s special Reverse Grit episode, we flip the script and put our Grit podcast host Joubin Mirzadegan in the guest seat.Joubin…

Building Cloudflare for the Next 50 Years | Co-founder Cloudfare Michelle Zatlyn

Dec 01, 2025 58m

Fifteen years in, it can still feel like “we’re just getting started.”Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder of Cloudflare, returns to Grit with Joubin Mirzadegan to share how Cloudflare secures the internet…

She Sold Her Startup for $500 Million, Here’s Her Next Idea

Nov 24, 2025 1h 12m

Screens have pulled families apart. Brynn Putnam set out to bring them back together with Board, the world’s ‘first face-to-face game console.’On Grit, she tells Joubin Mirzadegan how every venture…

Synthetic Data and the Future of AI | Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez

Nov 17, 2025 1h 11m

How do companies like Salesforce and Dell scale intelligence across every cloud?Aidan Gomez, co-founder and CEO of Cohere, explains how they’re building AI that works across all enterprise systems…

From Yext to Roam: Howard Lerman’s Second Act

Nov 10, 2025 1h 25m

The hardest company to build is the one you start after you’ve already succeeded.After scaling Yext into a platform powering millions of businesses, Howard Lerman chose to start over with Roam, the…

Rebuilding Front for the AI Era | CEO Dan O’Connell

Nov 03, 2025 59m

The hardest part of transformation is knowing what to let go of.Dan O’Connell, now leading Front as CEO and formerly on the board at Dialpad, joins Joubin Mirzadegan to explore the delicate balance…

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