Articles about Founder Mode
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 30 – AI + Automation: What to Ship First with Sangya Singh
EPISODE 30: Microsoft product leader Sangya Singh joins Jason and Kevin to unpack how to decide what to ship first in AI and automation. She shares a “strategy to win” playbook (fall in love with the problem, define the hypothesis, then hire and build), why agility must be daily not monthly, and how Microsoft balances...
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 29 – Private Equity + AI with Jason Friedrichs
EPISODE 29: Private equity meets AI in a grounded, operator-first conversation with Jason Friedrichs of AEA Elevate. We cover why “no-regrets” initiatives and clear ROI gates beat hype cycles, how to build an AI-first value creation plan, and why team design—not just capital—drives repeatable growth. Jason shares his thoughts on where PE playbooks are shifting...
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 28 – Health Is a Team Sport
EPISODE 28: Jason and Kevin dig into why health isn’t a solo sport—and how founders can extend their “work span” by prioritizing community, shared rituals, and better device hygiene. They cover replacing PR-chasing with longevity metrics, carving out weekly “sensorless” time to reset attention, and using an AI “board of directors” to stress-test health decisions...
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 27 – From AI Prototype to Production with Ankur Goyal
EPISODE 27: Ankur Goyal joins Founder Mode to show how real teams get from AI prototype to production: build a two-click loop from user complaint to eval, treat observability as a driver of quality, and design iteration environments that connect production logs back to tests. Ankur explains why LLMs behave more like databases than CPUs,...
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 26 – How Not to Run a Startup with Bobby Evans
EPISODE 26: Bobby Evans goes inversion-first on startup failure modes—from overhiring and bonus wars to vanity metrics, misaligned influencers, and shipping the wrong features. We dig into crypto betting’s realities, why credibility and payouts matter more than hype, the cost of public financialization, and how to protect thinking time, delegate, and avoid perfectionism that delays...
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 25 – Right-Price Your SaaS with Scott Woody
EPISODE 25: In this episode, Metronome CEO Scott Woody breaks down how AI is rewriting the value of software—from “seats and subscriptions” to agents that do work—and why modern pricing must blend stability with upside. We cover where seat-based models break, how to design hybrid packages that align incentives (platform fee + usage/outcome), why early...
