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150 conversations with founders, funders and operators since March 2021, and a new one every week. Pick a year, or browse by guest.
2026
36 episodes
- RaoufBuilding Hardware That Refuses to Die: The Future of Repairable Batteries 23 min
- Brian L. FielkowSafety Is a Leadership Strategy: Building Companies That Perform Under Pressure 29 min
- Harvey LiuFrom Technical Founder to Crypto CEO: Harvey Liu on Building LeveX 28 min
- Mike LinkScaling Physical AI: From Demo to Real-World Deployment 29 min
- John BrennardThe Overlooked Opportunity in Timberland: Playing the Long Game 25 min
- Damon FlowersYour Business Can Only Grow as Far as You Do 38 min
- Charles T. LeeAre You Building a Great Company or a Great Life? 29 min
- Rob SchoderThe Hidden Problem Behind Every IPO (And How It's Being Fixed) 35 min
- Hunter HastingsGrowth Doesn't Kill Startups. Management Does 30 min
- Jean-Denis GrezeThe AI Assistant That Actually Gets Work Done 53 min
- Kevin DamoaFrom Combat Logistics to Autonomous Freight: Building the Future of Road-to-Rail 31 min
- Paul PowersHow Physical AI Will Transform Manufacturing 30 min
- Trip HawkinsHow Trip Hawkins Built Electronic Arts & Changed Gaming Forever 41 min
- Clint ChaoThe First Wave of AI Is Over — What's Next for Enterprise AI? 40 min
- Bill HarperWhy Great Brands Win (Even When Ads Stop Working) 39 min
- Stephen CozzolongoWhy Most Brands Stop Growing (And How To Fix It) 26 min
- Brandy ThompsonHow Healthcare Benefits Are Broken—and What Comes Next 21 min
- Greg WhalenGreg Whalen (CTO, Prove AI): Why Most AI Projects Fail Before Production 43 min
- Lukas GenteleBecoming the VMware of AI Infrastructure: Lukas on Building the Operating System for GPU Clouds 10 min
- Dean NelsonThe $7 Trillion AI Infrastructure Boom with Dean Nelson 12 min
- Anthony VinciAnthony Vinci on AI, Decision Intelligence and the Future of Risk 34 min
- Steven PivnikMost founders know how to start. Few know how to finish 24 min
- Michael ForsFrom Wine Night to Patent: Michael Fors and the Story Behind Liquid Jazz 33 min
- Gal BorensteinAI Visibility, Founder Branding and the Minimum Viable Visibility System with Gal 28 min
- Ari GootnickAri Gootnick on Founder Burnout: Why Performance Drops Before You Crash 33 min
- Jimi GibsonFrom Magician to AI Authority: How Jimi Gibson Is Redefining Visibility in the Zero-Click Era 32 min
- Anthony BlatnerHow to Turn LinkedIn Into a Predictable Growth Channel (Without Wasting Ad Spend) 29 min
- Henry SchuckFrom Startup to IPO: Henry Schuck on Building ZoomInfo and Surfing the AI Wave 31 min
- Sreedhar PeddineniContext Over Content: How Sreedhar Is Redefining Revenue Activation in the AI Era 34 min
- Houlie DuqueRaising Future-Ready Kids: Why Personalized Education Is the Ultimate Startup 28 min
- Devon FerreiraHow CruTrade Is Fixing the Broken Fine Wine Market with Blockchain & Provenance 29 min
- Pat CondoTrustworthy AI: Why Explainability Will Define the Next Decade of Enterprise Technology 37 min
- Casey WooThe Scaler Mindset: How Elite Operators Build Hypergrowth Companies with Casey Woo 27 min
- Amos Bar-JosephScaling With Intelligence, Not Headcount: The Autonomous Business Era with Amos Bar-Joseph 26 min
- Arshavir BlackwellWhy AI Still Lacks True Agency — And What Founders Must Build Instead 34 min
- AJ CassataWhy Cold Email Still Wins in 2025 (And How to Do It Right) 29 min
2025
32 episodes
- Michael PalmerAgentify: How AI Agents Are Reshaping Companies, Careers, and the Future of Work 31 min
- Dr. Steven M. FalowskiReinventing Back Surgery: Dr. Steve Falowski on SynerFuse’s Breakthrough in Chronic Pain Treatment 34 min
- Luis DerechinThe Remote Intelligence Advantage: How LATAM Talent Is Powering the Future of Global Teams 40 min
- Anya ChengFrom Meta to Taelor AI: How Anya Cheng Is Using AI to Reinvent Fashion for Busy Professionals 33 min
- Shane BarkerFighting Fake Reviews: How Shane Barker and TraceFuse Are Protecting Amazon Sellers 30 min
- Kelli RiversFrom Tech Sales Leader to Authentic Leadership Coach — Kelli Rivers’ Bold Pivot 🎙️ 22 min
- RajFrom Lyft to Climate Tech: Raj’s Journey of Innovation & Impact 43 min
- Carine SchneiderOpening the Private Markets: Carine Schneider on Democratization, Regulation & Future of Investing 30 min
- David HornikVC Secrets: 25-Year Partner Reveals Startup Truth 36 min
- Cosimo Pecchioli and Darren BurgessAI is Overheating Data Centers 13 min
- Neil JesaniDon't Lose It! The Super Founders' Tax Advisor on Building Generational Wealth 32 min
- Claudionor CoelhoThe AI Security Crisis No One Is Talking About 7 min
- Justin BaerNo Fashion Experience? No Problem | How Justin Baer Built Collars & Co to $75M 27 min
- Luke NorrisThe AI Boom: Why 2024 is the Year of Enterprise AI Adoption 7 min
- Krish RamineniThe Billion-Dollar Blueprint: Product-Led Growth & AI Lessons from Fireflies.ai’s Founder 29 min
- Anil RavindranathHow Agentic AI Will Save Millions: Rapt AI CTO Anil Ravindranath Reveals the Secret 5 min
- Chris SosaChris Sosa on Scaling AI at AMD: The GPU Efficiency Challenge That Will Shape the Future 7 min
- Vik MalyalaThe Untold Challenges of Scaling AI: Insights from Supermicro's Vik Malyala 9 min
- RK AnandWhy AI is Broken: RK Anand Exposes the Hidden Costs and Challenges 9 min
- Ashley TarverWhy We’re Building AI Without a Playbook: Microsoft's Ashley Tarver on Ethics and Responsibility 7 min
- Ricardo GhekiereFrom $0 to $4M with AI Headshots: BetterPic Shares How They Bootstrapped Their Way to Success 28 min
- Sviat DulianinovThe $10 Trillion AI Revolution: Sviat Dulianinov on Why Robots Will Reshape Manufacturing 8 min
- David PolitisHow David Politis Turned Grit Into Growth: Lessons from BetterCloud’s $100M Journey 27 min
- Ken MillerKen Miller’s Journey from Ivy League Standout to Addict and Homeless to Startup Success 26 min
- Ted SheltonScaling AI Beyond GPUs: Ted Shelton on how Inflection approaches Enterprise AI 9 min
- Rishad TobaccowalaRethinking Work with Rishad Tobaccowala: Super Founders, Smarter Leadership, and the Future of Work 46 min
- Tom SarigThe Look Back spins a Music Industry Download with Grammy Award winning music industry veteran Tom Sarig to share the latest trends in the Music business and his latest project. 39 min
- Tim O’ReillyThe Look Back with Special Guest Tim O’Reilly: From PC to Internet to AI and its impact on just about of everything! 20 min
- Peter WalkerPeter Walker, Carta’s Head of Insights and Chief (Data) Storyteller joins The Look Back to share insights on the current state of fundraising, VC trends and building the best path toward growth. 41 min
- "The Look Back" Hosted by Keith Newman with Guest Tech Journalist, Author and X-pert Kurt Wagner (Bloomberg): Discussing the transition from Twitter to X, Musk, plus thoughts on AI and Tech journalism 37 min
- The Look Back: Annual Report 2024 (An Update from Host Keith Newman) 6 min
- Guy KawasakiEvangelist and Entrepreneur Wizard Guy Kawasaki (Apple, Canva) joins The Look Back 35 min
2024
14 episodes
- Walt MossbergThe Look Back sits down with Walt Mossberg, Founder of Recode, Code Conference and All Things Digital team @Wall Street Journal 51 min
- Nolan BushnellA conversation with Nolan Bushnell 26 min
- Jim HamiltonA conversation with Jim Hamilton 30 min
- Laura McCannA conversation with Laura McCann 29 min
- Max ShapiroSpecial Episode: Chalk Talk with Executive Recruiter to the Startups and Stars Max Shapiro and Host Keith Newman 12 min
- Paul AllenA conversation with Paul Allen 44 min
- Aytekin TankA conversation with Aytekin Tank 34 min
- Gary KusinA conversation with Gary Kusin 42 min
- Tiffani BovaA conversation with Tiffani Bova 34 min
- The Look Forward 4 min
- Jill KoziolA conversation with Jill Koziol 36 min
- Keith FoxThe Look Back with former Apple and Cisco exec Keith Fox 41 min
- Mitch KaporA conversation with Mitch Kapor 33 min
- Steve BlankA conversation with Steve Blank 49 min
2023
22 episodes
- Mark GoldsteinA conversation with Mark Goldstein 26 min
- Saeed AmidiA conversation with Saeed Amidi 28 min
- David StromA conversation with David Strom 30 min
- Marc CanterA conversation with Marc Canter 41 min
- Annabel ChangA conversation with Annabel Chang 31 min
- Tony UphoffA conversation with Tony Uphoff 38 min
- SC MoattiA conversation with SC Moatti 34 min
- Jenny StojkovicA conversation with Jenny Stojkovic 23 min
- Philippe KahnThe Look Back with Super Software Entrepreneur Philippe Kahn (Who remembers Borland?) 37 min
- Christina SeelyeThe Look Back with Christina, CEO of Maximum Entertainment 36 min
- Walt MossbergA conversation with Walt Mossberg 52 min
- Ted SchleinA conversation with Ted Schlein 33 min
- Keith FoxA conversation with Keith Fox 39 min
- Robyn CohenA conversation with Robyn Cohen 30 min
- Fred DavisA conversation with Fred Davis 53 min
- Dina MoskowitzFounder Fables: Dina Moskowitz 28 min
- Zecca LehnA conversation with Zecca Lehn 28 min
- Alex ChompffA conversation with Alex Chompff 34 min
- Mike O’DonnellMike O'Donnell 35 min
- Thomas TurnerA conversation with Thomas Turner 23 min
- Ann WinbladA conversation with Ann Winblad 35 min
- Joshua MarchA conversation with Joshua March 24 min
2022
24 episodes
- Avram MillerA conversation with Avram Miller 39 min
- Ben NarasinA conversation with Ben Narasin 45 min
- Dan’l LewinDan'l Lewin 36 min
- Mike CassidyA conversation with Mike Cassidy 34 min
- Gary ShapiroA conversation with Gary Shapiro 43 min
- Martin MaoFounder Fables: Martin Mao 27 min
- Arabian PrinceA conversation with Arabian Prince 32 min
- Regis McKennaA conversation with Regis McKenna 57 min
- Todd ThibodeauxA conversation with Todd Thibodeaux 36 min
- Jillian ManusA conversation with Jillian Manus 34 min
- Roger McNameeA conversation with Roger McNamee 78 min
- Jeremiah OwyangA conversation with Jeremiah Owyang 31 min
- Brad SmithA conversation with Brad Smith 35 min
- Mike BellA conversation with Mike Bell 26 min
- Dan RosensweigA conversation with Dan Rosensweig 33 min
- Heini ZachariassenA conversation with Heini Zachariassen 21 min
- Randy AdamsA conversation with Randy Adams 35 min
- Debbie GisonniA conversation with Debbie Gisonni 30 min
- Christina SeelyeA conversation with Christina Seelye 37 min
- Ron ConwayA conversation with Ron Conway 31 min
- Jerry ColonnaA conversation with Jerry Colonna 36 min
- Greg WriterA conversation with Greg Writer 25 min
- Philippe KahnA conversation with Philippe Kahn 36 min
- Brett JohnsonA conversation with Brett Johnson 37 min
2021
26 episodes
- Nicola CorzineA conversation with Nicola Corzine 30 min
- Anita GardyneA conversation with Anita Gardyne 33 min
- Stephen BakerA conversation with Stephen Baker 40 min
- Jeff MatthewsA conversation with Jeff Matthews 43 min
- Carine SchneiderA conversation with Carine Schneider 21 min
- Gary BollesA conversation with Gary Bolles 32 min
- Russell GlassA conversation with Russell Glass 30 min
- Robert ScobleA conversation with Robert Scoble 42 min
- Peter HoranA conversation with Peter Horan 35 min
- Stewart AlsopA conversation with Stewart Alsop 37 min
- Steve ElkingtonA conversation with Steve Elkington 30 min
- Tiffani BovaA conversation with Tiffani Bova 45 min
- Bob EvansA conversation with Bob Evans 39 min
- Richard MilesRichard Miles: From Software Marketing Pioneer to Africa and Back 43 min
- Tim BajarinA conversation with Tim Bajarin 46 min
- Jay SamitA conversation with Jay Samit 52 min
- Mark CubanA conversation with Mark Cuban 30 min
- More About the Look Back Podcast 3 min
- Bobby NapiltoniaA conversation with Bobby Napiltonia 46 min
- Casey HughesA conversation with Casey Hughes 40 min
- Ed ColliganA conversation with Ed Colligan 29 min
- Heidi RoizenA conversation with Heidi Roizen 37 min
- Kathy KolderA conversation with Kathy Kolder 36 min
- Marty MaznerA conversation with Marty Mazner 33 min
- Dave FreemanA conversation with Dave Freeman 41 min
- Chris YehA conversation with Chris Yeh 29 min
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