Angelneers: Insights From Startup Builders

Lessons from Two Decades of Digital Transformation in FSI with Yakov Kofner of C-Suite Counsel

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest in this episode is Yakov Kofner, founder of C-Suite Counsel and publisher of FSI Digital Transformation Weekly. Yakov brings over two decade...

Technical Debt Dumpster Fire with Yuri Kolesnikov

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If your organization is burdened with technical debt, it’s not a matter of if something will go wrong—it’s a matter of when. In this episode, we...

Transforming Cyber Defense with Human-AI Partnership with William MacMillan of Andesite

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The future of cybersecurity isn't about better technology alone—it's about reimagining how humans and machines work together. In this episode, we're...

An Entirely New Way of Building with Yan Grinshtein of Nsight

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A crippling decision-making gridlock that paralyzes companies when they need to move fast remains a constant challenge. As teams strive to create prod...

Accelerating Startups with Embedded Recruiting with Tiffany Sieber

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hiring the right people is critical for startup growth. While startups often don't have resources to leverage internal recruiters, an alternative way ...

The Copilot for Your Documentation with Puneet Arora of Ekline

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

External documentation is key to making products easy to use, but we’re always way behind in creating it. So can AI replace the need to create docum...

AI: The Evolution of Precision, or How We All Went Down the Wrong Path with Dr. Alex Kostikov

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are excited to bring on Dr. Kostikov, a doctor in neurophysiology and an independent researcher, to discuss one of his recent arti...

A Powerful Backend for No-Code Apps with Prakash Chandran of Xano

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We live in a world where organizations are constrained by engineering resources and outsourcing is increasingly not viable. This has led to more produ...

Creating Audio and Video in the Age of AI with Jay LeBoeuf from Descript

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re on the verge of a generational change in the way we create content — fueled by AI.  In this episode, we are excited to bring Jay LeBoeuf on...

Building the Platform for Emotional AI with Ryan Benmalek from Daimon Labs

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One thing that some are betting on is that emotions and emotional intelligence is something that's very different than what everyone else is doing rig...

Accelerating Content Production with AI with Lilly Chen from Contenda

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a misconception that using AI removes “the human part” of content creation. In this episode, we are excited to bring Lilly Chen on to talk ...

Creating Bespoke Development Environments with Debo Ray from DevZero

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Large companies have built custom systems to move development tools and testing to the cloud, but this approach has often been out of reach for smalle...

Traversing the Traction Gap with Bruce Cleveland

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Traction. What is it? How do you generate it? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Bruce Cleveland to talk about how founders can improve their...

The Sparse Future of AI with Sam Fok from Femtosense

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While Generative AI and LLMs grab headlines, it's the practical limitations of power consumption and cost — not capabilities — that often determin...

A Better Way to Raise Capital with Nathan Beckord from Foundersuite

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fundraising is a numbers game, and unless you have Snapchat levels of growth or have previously taken two other companies public, you’re going to ne...

Navigating the World of Hyperconverged Infrastructure with Mo Tahmasebi

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), its main components, and its benefits for data storage and backup? In this episode, we are excited to bri...

How AI is Changing Retail with Trevor Sumner

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does the future hold in store for retail? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Trevor Sumner to talk about how AI is changing the retail i...

Elusive Success With AI with Chris Surdak

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How to achieve business value from AI? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Chris Surdak to talk about how businesses should tackle the challen...

Creating a Marketing Powerhouse with Bill Macaitis

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you develop cutting-edge marketing strategies to achieve hyper-growth? We are thrilled to bring on Bill Macaitis, one of the most renowned mark...

A New Epoch in Technology with Barak Turovsky

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is AI generation the next platform shift? In this episode, we are excited to bring on Barak Turovsky to talk about how Generative AI is powering a new...

Staying Secure in the Cloud with Ely Kahn from SentinelOne

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are excited to bring Ely Kahn on to talk about his experiences as a startup co-founder, then as a corporate executive and share hi...

CEO Tradecraft with Michael Nusimow from DrChrono

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The secret to leadership is there aren’t any real secrets. In this episode, we are excited to bring Michael Nusimow on to talk about CEO tradecraft ...

Resilience Training for Your Workforce with Aras Toker from Peace of Mind

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is burnout and how can we address its causes? We are excited to open the Season 4 of the podcast by bringing on Aras Toker to talk about redesign...

The “Anti-Zoom” for Video Messaging with Tom Medema from Bubbles

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our so-called productivity tools may actually throttle our productivity. We are ‘always on,’ but often fail to accomplish real work. Bubbles, an a...

The Siri for Healthcare with Punit Singh Soni from Suki

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most annoying pain points for doctors in any office is writing down notes and documentation.  We are excited to bring on Punit Soni to tal...

VR Team-Building for Remote Workers with Jos Van Der Westhuizen from Remio

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The corporate team-building market is estimated to be over $30 billion. It has tremendous demand for creative, interactive workspaces that lead to gre...

Bringing an Engineering Approach to Cybersecurity with Maxime Lamothe-Brassard from LimaCharlie

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Siloed security products today don’t give you the control, transparency, scale, and innovation needed to protect against today’s advanced threats....

Browser-based Workflow Automation with Artem Harutyunyan from Bardeen

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There's no need to spell out the advantages of easy-to-use software that automates everyday workflows. In this episode, we bring on Artem Harutyunyan ...

Unleashing the Full Power of Data with Sadegh Riazi from CipherMode Labs

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Data sharing between business units and organizations is necessary for modern business but it’s a major challenge and barrier to growth. Current sol...

How AI Is Transforming Customer Support with Austin Emser from Stylo

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The underlying technology of customer support is outdated and steeped in hierarchical processes and practices from more than two decades ago. In this ...

Improving Oral Health with AI with Jie Feng from Kells

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can AI support dentists and improve long-term patient outcomes? In this episode, we are talking with Jie Feng about improving access and quality o...

The API for Precise Location with Aaron Nathan from Point One Navigation

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aaron Nathan talks about how a unique combination of computer vision, satellite navigation, and sensor fusion helps solve the transpo...

Unlocking the Next Gen of Apps for the Hyper Connected World with Fay Arjomandi

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today 90% of all data generated on devices travels from the point of creation on devices at the edge of the cloud. But there is a better way. In this ...

Bolstering Customer Success with AI with Gaurav Bhattacharya from Involve.ai

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we spoke with Gaurav Bhattacharya about how AI can bolster customer success. Gaurav is a co-founder and CEO of Involve.ai which aims ...

Managing Up, Out and Yourself with Mickey W Mantle

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are talking with Mickey W Mantle about how programming managers should manage upward, outward and inward to become more effective....

Democratizing Healthcare Data with Cailin Hardell from Segmed

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Raw, unorganized data is not worth very much, but data providers have been unable to take on the IT lift and expertise to curate datasets for AI needs...

How to Become a Data Maestro with Peter Fishman from Mozart Data

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How to go from messy, siloed data to analysis-ready in several hours? In this episode, we sat down with Peter Fishman to talk about the benefits and c...

Becoming a World-Class Leader with Jay Rudman

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to succeed at the top? In this episode, we sat down to talk about what transforms ordinary people into world-class leaders with Jay ...

Making Remote Work Better with Raj Singh from Pulse

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are talking about bringing better communication to remote working with Raj Singh, the CEO and co-founder of Pulse. Pulse (formerly...

Harnessing the Power of Smartphones with Micha Benoliel from Nodle

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nodle is a citizen-powered decentralized IoT network of Polkadot, providing secure, low-cost connectivity and data liquidity to billions of IoT device...

Working Inside the Rocketships and Beyond with Ashish Bhatia

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to open our 3rd season with an interview with Ashish Bhatia about his journey working inside the big companies and then transitioning t...

Pioneering the New Era of Operational Analytics with Kashish Gupta from Hightouch

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reverse ETL is the hot, popular trend within the modern tech stack. ETL tools like Fivetran, Stitch, and Matillion make it easy to set up and send dat...

Enabling the Autonomous Marketer to Be a Reality with Gil Allouche from Metadata

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Account-based marketing is like personalized marketing on steroids. But is ABM right for your company? While “account-based marketing” is a buzzw...

Creating the Future of Work with Adam Jackson from Braintrust

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a global economy with an estimated 1 billion so-called knowledge workers, and with freelancers accounting for some 35% of the world’s workforce, ...

The Spellcheck For Buildings with Scott Reynolds

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Construction is a massive complex $1.3 trillion industry in the United States. As one of the least digitized sectors of our economy, construction is r...

Syncing Internal Data To Business Systems with Ghalib Suleiman

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Polytomic makes internal data accessible to business teams. Data within companies is fragmented. Sales, Marketing, Support, Finance, and Operations te...

Building Successful Online Communities with Siavash Mahmoudian

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest in this episode is Siavash Mahmoudian, a co-founder and CEO of Tribe, a platform to build online communities based on a collection of social...

Automating Content Creation Process with KD Deshpande

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

KD Deshpande is a co-founder and CEO of Simplified, the all-in-one design platform where freelancers, entrepreneurs and teams can collaborate, scale, ...

A Crash Course In Customer Development with Jeff Solomon

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Solomon is a 6x founder with 3 exits, most notably selling his SaaS CRM company Amplify.la in Los Angeles (with 100+ investments across 5 funds)....

The Future of Software Supply Chain Security with Aaron Bray

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s malicious actors are more sophisticated than ever. First-gen products only identify software vulnerabilities and license issues. Technology ...

Designing The Fit Systems Enterprise with Tom Mohr

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Mohr is the founder and CEO of CEO Quest, a Silicon Valley-headquartered forum for CEOs of venture-backed technology companies. Tom is the author ...

The Operating Room of the Future with Sergio Aguirre

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Sergio Aguirre, the founder and CEO of Echopixel, a software platform that enables physicians to use a digital twin of a patient us...

Bringing Transparency to the Healthcare Coverage with Cedric Kovacs-Johnson

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest in this episode is Cedric Kovacs-Johnson, founder and CEO of Flume Health, a digital age health plan administrator intentionally built to re...

The Frictionless Way to Onboard Engineers with Kristen Buchanan

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kristen Buchanan is a founder and CEO of Edify, a software company that aims to solve one of the most critical issues in the engineering industry — ...

Closing an Old Gap in Cloud Security with Ayal Yogev

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ayal Yogev is a co-founder and CEO of Anjuna Security, an enterprise enclaves company that secures applications in untrusted environments from malici...

Driving Successful M&A Deals with Charlie Kwon

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest in this episode is Charlie Kwon, a seasoned corporate development executive and acquirer of numerous companies at Maxim Integrated, Cisco an...

Addressing Delivery Pain with Haseeb Budhani

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Haseeb Budhani is a co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems, a provider of enterprise-grade Kubernetes management for today’s modern applications. In th...

Crowdsourcing Application Security with Joseph Melika

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Melika is the co-founder and CEO of Inspectiv, an end-to-end security solution that continuously identifies security vulnerabilities and provid...

Empowering Women and Saving Lives with Kaitlin Christine

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kaitlin Christine is the CEO & Founder at Gabbi, Inc. where she is solving delayed diagnosis of preventable diseases that affect women, starting w...

Solving the Challenges of Financial Forecasting with Brandon Metcalf

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Brandon Metcalf, a co-founder and CEO of Place Technology, a developer of financial forecasting and business planning software used...

Confessions of a Rainmaker with Ed Sterbenc

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is Ed Sterbenc, an accomplished enterprise sales leader and senior executive, a true rainmaker, and a musician in his spare time. In this ep...

Turning Ideas Into Startups with Luke Kanies

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Luke Kanies is the founder of Puppet and Clickety and advisor to numerous startups on matters of customer segmentation, high-level product, market str...

The Next-Generation Mobility with Evangelos Simoudis

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Evangelos Simoudis is a seasoned venture investor with 20 years of experience, advisor to global corporations, and a recognized thought leader in big ...

The AWS of Networking with Ryo Koyama

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest of this episode is Ryo Koyama, a co-founder and CEO of Remote.it, a company that helps telcos, ISPs, and enterprises to secure their Interne...

Is Mediatech Set For A Revolution with Arjun Mendhi

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Arjun Mendhi, a co-founder and CEO of Molten, a cloud platform that streamlines core operations of media and entertainment enterpri...

The Danger of Data Lock-In with Mark Kofman

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Kofman is a co-founder and CEO of Import2, a software company that helps to transfer business or personal data between cloud apps. In this episod...

Cracking The Code Of Innovation with Ron Berman

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ron Berman is a professor of marketing at Wharton. He focuses his research on online marketing, marketing analytics, and the marketing actions of star...

Saving Private Founder with Ryan Howard

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Howard is the founder and CEO of 100Plus, the fastest-growing Remote Patient Monitoring platform for doctors and their patients. He is a social e...

Revolutionizing the Manufacturing Value Chain with Harshil Goel

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Harshil Goel is a co-founder and CEO of Dyndrite, a manufacturing software company that aims to unlock the promise of emerging fabrication technologie...

Cloud Automation for Everyone with Pradeep Padala

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pradeep Padala is an entrepreneur who likes to solve hard infrastructure problems. He is a co-founder and CEO of Fylamynt, a cloud workflow automation...

Shifting Build Execution Paradigm with Benjy Weinberger

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Benjy Weinberger is a veteran software engineer with over 20 years of experience at Google, Twitter, Foursquare, and Checkpoint. He is a co-founder an...

Finding Unexpected Insights With Business Analysis with Sean Byrnes

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Byrnes is a Co-Founder and CEO of Outlier, which automates business analysis for some of the largest consumer businesses in the world. Outlier wa...

Turning Past Learnings Into A Company with Matthew Schmidt

30 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Schmidt is a Founder and CEO of Peoplelogic.ai, a platform that helps make better decisions around building stronger high-performing teams. Be...

Tackling The Sponsorship Industry with Bob Johnston

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Johnston is the founder of the Executive Council, a global community of corporate leaders, startup founders, and investors. In addition, Bob advis...

What Gets Founders Into Trouble with Kumar Saurabh

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kumar Saurabh co-founded and was a VP of Engineering at Sumo Logic, a next-generation log management and analytics company that went public in Septemb...

In Search Of Heavy Machinery with Dmitriy Rokhfeld

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dmitriy Rokhfeld is the co-founder and CEO at Machinio, a search engine for buying and selling new and used industrial equipment and machinery, that i...

Delivering Actionable Insights For Software Engineering Managers with Hersh Tapadia

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hersh Tapadia is a CEO and co-founder of Allstacks, the leading predictive analytics platform for software development. In this episode, we talk with ...

The Implications To Consider When Targeting Enterprise Customers with Steve Viarengo

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Viarengo is an accomplished software executive with over 20 years of experience. Throughout his career, he has held senior positions at Commerce...

Creating A Durable Moat With The Product Design with Pree Kolari

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pree Kolari is a VP of Design at Klaviyo and an accomplished design leader who has held positions at eBay, Motorola Mobility, Google, and Microsoft. T...

Building A Compounding Technology Moat with Gene Linetsky

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gene Linetsky is a true techie and serial entrepreneur with several exits. He's currently a CTO at TrueAccord where he helps transform the debt colle...

Supercharging Distributed Workforce with George Elfond

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

George Elfond is CEO and co-founder of Rallyware, a top-notch eLearning and business engagement platform recognized for effective training, talent dev...

Building International Remote Team with Jordan Ritenour

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Ritenour is a former Army Captain, and founding CEO of Clearlaw, a contract review and management company that helps businesses close deals fas...

How To Navigate Through Choppy Waters with Chris O’Neill

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris O'Neill is an operator, advisor, and investor with over 20 years of experience. His most recent operating role was as the turnaround CEO and Cha...

WhatsApp Inside with Eugene Fooksman

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eugene Fooksman is a software pioneer and one of the first hires at WhatsApp. In this episode, Eugene shares his insider's perspective on the world's ...

Lessons From The First-Time Founder with Nicolai Baldin

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nicolai Baldin is the Co-Founder and CEO at Synthesized, a startup built by Machine Learning researchers from the University of Cambridge. In this epi...

Developing A Billion Dollar Idea with Cameron Kramlich

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cameron Kramlich is a VC turned entrepreneur. He co-founded and then catalyzed businesses that generate over $300 million in annual revenue while crea...

Facing and Overcoming the Founder’s Challenges with Eldar Sadikov

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eldar Sadikov is the Co-Founder and CEO at Jetlore, a SaaS machine learning platform for e-commerce personalization and product recommendation. Jetlor...

Finding Your Go-To-Market Fit with Bob Tinker

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss how to find a Go-To-Market Fit with Bob Tinker, the founding CEO of MobileIron, which was named the fastest growing techno...

The Ethics of AI with Cameron Turner

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are discussing the ethics of AI with Cameron Turner, CEO of Datorium, a company that creates AI solutions for Fortune 500 companie...

Sales Learning Curve And Account-Based Marketing with Mark Swendsen

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Swendsen brings two decades of experience leading global sales teams for startups and public companies. He is a Chief Revenue Officer at DNAnexus...

Defining Core Values and Culture with Jim Obsitnik

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Obsitnik brings 25 years of experience building successful Internet businesses in healthcare, logistics, retail, automotive, manufacturing, and mo...

Sales Best Practices Part 2 with Marc Degenkolb

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Degenkolb is an Operating Partner at Angelneers. He brings a wealth of 20 years of experience building enterprise software sales teams and deliv...

Sales Best Practices Part 1 with Marc Degenkolb

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Degenkolb is an Operating Partner at Angelneers. He brings 20 years of experience building enterprise software sales teams and delivering revenue...

The Finer Points Of Fundraising For Seed and Series A with Julian Zegelman

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Julian Zegelman is an emerging venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and the founding partner at Jaguar Capital Advisors, a boutique investment bank...

How To Accelerate Business Value With Data Science with Gustav Lindqvist

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gustav Lindqvist brings well over a decade of experience in data science with a demonstrated history of leading teams building data infrastructure, da...

Day Two Business Operations: Scaling A Startup From $1M to $10M In Revenue with Jeff Gray

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Gray brings 20 years of experience in sales, software delivery, engineering, operations and strategy. Most recently he was a VP of Business Oper...

How To Hire Top-Notch Engineers And Build Highly Productive Teams with Igor Plotnikov

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Igor Plotnikov brings 30 years of technology product development experience. He has held a number of senior engineering management positions and had c...

What Does It Take For A Product To Win with Leonid Igolnik

06 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leonid Igolnik brings over 20 years of product development and engineering experience. Most recently, as an EVP of Engineering, he drove technology de...