Guests · 144 people · 150 conversations
Who’s been on
Every founder, funder and operator who has sat down with Keith since 2021, A to Z. Each page has the episode to play, Keith’s notes, and the guest’s own links.
Notable guests
Founders and funders who’ve stopped by
All guests
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- Justin BaerFounder and CEO, Collars & Co.
- Tim BajarinPresident, Creative Strategies
- Stephen BakerVP Industry Analysis, NPD
- Amos Bar-JosephCo-Founder and CEO, Swan AI
- Shane BarkerCEO and Founder, TraceFuse
- Mike BellCEO, Miso Robotics
- Arshavir BlackwellAI researcher, founder and author of The Creative Agency’s Guide to AI
- Steve BlankAdjunct Professor at Stanford; father of the Lean Startup movement
- Anthony BlatnerFounder, Speedwork Social
- Gary BollesAuthor, speaker and future-of-work expert
- Gal BorensteinFounder, Borenstein Group
- Tiffani BovaAuthor of The Experience Mindset; former Gartner analyst and Salesforce evangelist
- John BrennardManaging Director and Founder, Southview Timberland Investments
- Cosimo Pecchioli and Darren BurgessCastrol Immersion Division, BP
Nolan BushnellFounder, Atari
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- Marc CanterMultimedia pioneer and software entrepreneur
- AJ CassataCo-Founder, Revenue Boost
- Mike CassidyCEO of Apollo Fusion; former Google Project Loon lead
- Annabel ChangDirector of Public Policy, Waymo
- Clint ChaoCo-Founder and General Partner, Moment Ventures
- Anya ChengFounder and CEO, Taelor AI
- Alex ChompffCEO, Evolution Accelerator
- Claudionor CoelhoChief AI Officer, Zscaler
- Robyn CohenCEO and Founder, The W Collective
- Ed ColliganFormer Palm and Handspring executive
- Jerry ColonnaCEO, Reboot.io
- Pat CondoFounder and CEO, Seekr Technologies
- Ron ConwayFounder, SV Angel
- Nicola CorzineExecutive Director, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
- Stephen CozzolongoPartner and CMO, Digital Position
Mark CubanInvestor on Shark Tank; owner of the Dallas Mavericks
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- Dr. Steven M. FalowskiDirector of Functional Neurosurgery and Strategic Advisor, SynerFuse
- Devon FerreiraCEO, CruTrade
- Brian L. FielkowFormer CEO of Jetco Delivery and author of Making Safety Happen
- Damon FlowersBusiness growth expert
- Michael ForsInventor and owner, Liquid Jazz Experience
- Keith FoxFormer Apple and Cisco executive, CivilTalk
- Dave FreemanComputer retailing pioneer and tech collector
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- Anita GardyneCo-founder and CEO, Oneva
- Lukas GenteleCEO and Co-Founder, vCluster Labs
- Ricardo GhekiereFounder, BetterPic
- Jimi GibsonVice President of Brand Communication, Thrive Internet Marketing Agency
- Debbie GisonniFounder of Self Power Now; best-selling author and life coach
- Russell GlassCEO, Ginger (merging with Headspace)
- Mark GoldsteinEntrepreneur and investor, Builders VC
- Ari GootnickFounder, Lume
- Jean-Denis GrezeCo-Founder and CEO, Town
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- Jim HamiltonFormer Tandy, Computer City and Incredible Universe executive
- Bill HarperFounder, Brand Boss HQ
- Hunter HastingsEntrepreneur, investor and co-author of Venture Mode
- Trip HawkinsFounder, Electronic Arts
- Peter HoranMedia and tech entrepreneur turned angel investor
- David HornikFounding Partner, Lobby Capital
- Casey HughesFormer Merisel, Kenfil and HP executive; advisor
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- Philippe KahnSoftware entrepreneur; founder of Borland
- Mitch KaporFounder of Lotus Development; Kapor Center and Kapor Capital
Guy KawasakiEvangelist and author; original Macintosh team at Apple, Apple, Canva- Kathy KolderCo-founder, Fry’s Electronics
- Jill KoziolCEO and Board Member, Motherly
Gary KusinCo-founder and former CEO, GameStop
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- Vik MalyalaManaging Director, Supermicro
- Jillian ManusManaging Partner, Structure Capital
- Martin MaoCo-founder and CEO, Chronosphere
- Joshua MarchCo-founder and CEO, SCiFi Foods
- Jeff MatthewsFormer fund manager turned author
- Marty MaznerFormer Ashton-Tate marketing head; founder of Frameworks; publisher
- Laura McCannFounder, CEO and Chief Mood Builder, Adoratherapy
- Regis McKennaTech marketing pioneer; author of The Regis Touch
- Roger McNameeInvestor, author of Zucked and musician
- Richard MilesSoftware marketing pioneer
- Avram MillerFormer Intel strategist; author of The Flight of a Wild Duck
- Ken MillerEntrepreneur, author and mentor
- SC MoattiManaging Partner of Mighty Capital; President of Products That Count
- Dina MoskowitzFounder and CEO, Partner Optimizer
- Walt MossbergFounder of Recode, Code Conference and All Things Digital; former Wall Street Journal columnist
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- Michael PalmerCEO and Chief Scientist, Taos Research Corporation
- Sreedhar PeddineniCEO and Co-Founder, GTM Buddy
- Steven PivnikFounder who scaled to 200+ employees and a strategic exit; IRONMAN athlete
- David PolitisFounder of BetterCloud; serial entrepreneur
- Paul PowersCEO and Co-Founder, Physna
- Arabian PrinceFounding member of N.W.A; CEO, MdDAO
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- Jay SamitEntrepreneur; author of Disrupt You and Future Proofing You
- Tom SarigGrammy-winning A&R and talent management executive, Antifragile Music
- Ted SchleinFounder of Ballistic Ventures; former Kleiner Perkins partner
- Carine SchneiderFounding Partner, Compass Strategic Advisors
- Rob SchoderCo-Founder and CEO, Vinyl Equity
- Henry SchuckFounder and CEO, ZoomInfo
- Robert ScobleTechnology evangelist and blogging pioneer
- Christina SeelyeCEO of Zordix; founder and CEO of Maximum Games and Modus Games, Maximum Entertainment
- Gary ShapiroPresident and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association; runs CES
- Max ShapiroFounder, PeopleConnect
- Ted SheltonCOO, Inflection AI
- Brad SmithFormer CEO of Intuit; President, Marshall University
- Chris SosaDirector of Engineering, AMD
- Jenny StojkovicAuthor of The Future of Food is Female; founder, Vegan Women Summit
- David StromTechnology journalist; former editor of Network Computing and eWeek
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- Aytekin TankFounder and CEO, Jotform
- Ashley TarverEvangelist of Data and AI, Microsoft
- Todd ThibodeauxPresident and CEO, CompTIA
- Brandy ThompsonFounder and CEO, BenefitBay
- Rishad TobaccowalaAuthor of Rethinking Work; former Chief Growth Officer, Publicis Groupe
- Thomas TurnerCEO and Founder, Relentless Beats
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