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S2E21 Notion co-founder on malleable software, monetizing agentic work, reinvention, more | Akshay Kothari
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Akshay Kothari, co-founder at Notion.Akshay shares notes on: The founding insight behind his first startup, Pulse (acq. by LinkedIn in 2013) and how…
S2E20 Miro CEO on reaching 100m users + 250k orgs, permission to win, hybrid pricing, more | Andrey Khusid
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Andrey Khusid, founder and CEO at Miro.Andrey shares notes on: Miro's AI-native second act and how it's enabling them to expand horizontally and…
S2E19 Pendo CEO on category creation, differentiated platforms, pricing MAUs, and more | Todd Olson
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Todd Olson, CEO and Founder of Pendo.Todd talks about: why investors pushed him to sell to marketers in 2013 but he stubbornly built for product…
S2E18 v0’s GM on powering the next 100m builders, monetizing infra products, and more | Zeb Hermann
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Zeb Hermann, General Manager of v0 at Vercel.Zeb unpacks: the biggest lessons from his time at Segment and Sequoia Capital, why he joined Vercel…
S2E17 Docebo CEO on steady growth, systems of intelligence, pricing's value chain, and more | Alessio Artuffo
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Docebo’s (NASDAQ: DCBO) CEO, Alessio Artuffo.Alessio talks about: Docebo’s many second acts from the early days of bootstrapping to their recent…
S2E16 Theory Ventures founder on GTM leverage, AI margins, real enterprise TAM, and more | Tomasz Tunguz
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Theory Ventures founder and General Partner, Tomasz Tunguz.Tomasz talks about: the three infinite learning curves that originally drew him into…
S2E15 Reforge CEO on PMF expansion, retention laws, AI pricing's figuring-out phase, and more | Brian Balfour
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Reforge’s founder and CEO, Brian Balfour. Brian dives into: early years of Reforge’s breakout—“the strongest PMF I’d ever felt”—education business,…
S2E14 Optimizely CEO on suites, pricing AI agents, scaling through M&A, and more | Alex Atzberger
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Optimizely’s CEO, Alex Atzberger.Alex shares notes on: why deeply integrated suites win in enterprise (and will continue to do so with AI), scaling…
S2E13 Building for adaptability (headless to agentic), scaling enterprise pricing, and more | Dirk Hoerig
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Dirk Hoerig, founder of commercetools.Dirk reflects on: coining “headless commerce” and the architectural decisions that let them stay ahead of wave…
S2E12 From a $875m exit to building again, the AI opportunity, pricing trade-offs, and more | Tracy Young
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish interviews TigerEye’s (previously PlanGrid’s) co-founder and CEO, Tracy Young. Tracy talks about: her big insights from scaling one of the most formative…
S2E11 Ep 11: Notes on second acts, building Chargebee, figuring AI monetization, and more | Krish and Guy
In this episode of Second Acts (a first for season two; welcome back!), the table turns as Krish is interviewed by Chargebee’s CMO, Guy Marion. They talk about: Chargebee’s founding theses,…
Episode 10: Rick Nucci, Guru
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Guru’s co-founder and CEO, Rick Nucci.Rick recounts how they rediscovered product-market fit at his previous startup, Boomi (the first iPaaS that…
Episode 9: Ted Elliott, Copado
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish speaks with Copado’s CEO, Ted Elliott. Ted shares (with refreshing wit and candor): the pivots that defined Jobscience (the previous business he helmed for 18…
Episode 8: Andrew Lau, Jellyfish
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Jellyfish’s co-founder and CEO, Andrew Lau. Andrew begins the conversation with a modest admission: "Part of this is the entrepreneurial journey,…
Episode 7: Bob Moore, Crossbeam
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by Crossbeam’s co-founder and CEO, Bob Moore. Bob traces a captivating line of inflection points across the three different SaaS startups (RJMetrics;…
Episode 6: Jonas Ruyter and Vidya Peters, DataSnipper
In this episode of Second Acts, Krish is joined by DataSnipper’s co-founder, Jonas Ruyter, and their CEO, Vidya Peters. They shed introspective light on how they thoughtfully underwent (what often…
Episode 5: Jason Cohen, WP Engine
In this Second Acts episode, WP Engine’s (previously: ITWatchDogs’ and SmartBear’s) founder, Jason Cohen joins Krish to discuss: how predictability becomes required to withstand the pressures of…
Episode 4: Bo Jiang, Lithic
In this Second Acts episode, Krish speaks with Lithic’s co-founder and CEO, Bo Jiang; who breaks down how Lithic (a fast-scaling, B2B infrastructure play in the card issuing space) came about as a…
Episode 3: Allison Pickens, The New Normal Fund
In this Second Acts episode, Krish speaks with The New Normal Fund’s founder and GP, Allison Pickens; who draws on her time as the former COO of Gainsight and her work with several remarkable…
Episode 2: Brendan Schwartz and Chris Savage, Wistia
In this Second Acts episode, Krish is joined by Wistia’s co-founders, Brendan Schwartz and Chris Savage, as they thoughtfully recount lessons from a path-altering decision (buying out their…
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Second Acts with Krish Subramanian has published 22 episodes since July 2024, covering topics in Business, Management.
Second Acts with Krish Subramanian is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 55m.
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