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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Frank Growth – Episode 202 – How Investors Think About Growth with John Connolly
Episode #202: John Connolly – Make your growth story hold up in investor diligence How to present growth so it is defensible, measurable, and scalable.For founders raising and operators building board-ready growth reporting.John Connolly is a Managing Director at Spectrum Equity, and he explains what he expects to see when a company tells a growth...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Frank Growth – Episode 201 – Building Your Growth Operating System with Cait Anderson
Episode #201: Cait Anderson — Building trust into a repeatable growth system Trust breaks faster than funnels. This episode is for operators trying to make growth predictable without killing speed.Cait Anderson is Chief Marketing Officer at Winston Francois. In this conversation, she and Jason unpack what actually makes a growth system sustainable: predictable returns, clear...
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 37 – Simple Design is Best with Austin Boer
EPISODE 37: In this episode of Founder Mode, Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton sit down with Austin Boer, co-founder of Sleke, to unpack what it takes to build a “dumb phone” that still supports modern life. Austin shares how a simple insight from the r/dumbphone subreddit shaped Sleke’s mission: people want fewer distractions, not less...
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 36 – Future of Fundraising with Tim Barnes
EPISODE 36: In this episode of Founder Mode, Tim Barnes, cofounder of Scout, joins Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton to rethink how founders approach fundraising in an AI-first world. Tim explains why most startups leave non-dilutive capital on the table, how Scout uses AI to match companies with thousands of active grant opportunities and automate...
