318. Why US startups beat Europeans, and lessons from Slack and Dropbox
Slack went viral without spending on ads. Dropbox grew 3,900% without a marketing team. Every founder knows these stories. What most don't know is what was actually happening behind the scenes. This e...
26 Aug 23min
317. From Excel spreadsheet to AI company: the non-technical CEO's playbook
A non-technical CEO built a mobile network, then transformed a startup into an AI company. Here's exactly how he did it — and what he learned about investors. Peter Scott has done things that most peo...
19 Aug 31min
316. What makes a great tech product? Product thinking for non-techies
Did you wake up today thinking that you really want to use a cup? No! Because you are not insane. You woke up thirsty, and then used a cup. That distinction sounds obvious. But many founders and inves...
12 Aug 15min
315. What non-technical founders need to know before building with AI
The number of non-technical founders running billion-dollar companies increased four times between 2013 and 2023. Not because the technology got easier — though it did. But because investors finally f...
5 Aug 40min
314. 4 ways non-technical founders get stuck
Many non-technical founders don't lose money in one big mistake — they lose it in four small stuck points that all feel completely reasonable at the time. In this episode, Sophia walks through the fou...
29 Juli 20min
313. Nvidia's most valuable asset is not on its balance sheet
What is Nvidia actually worth? You could look at their factories, their hardware, their staff. But their most valuable assets — the patents, the processes, the institutional knowledge — don't appear a...
22 Juli 15min
312. How competitive advantage changed in the age of AI
If building products isn't your competitive advantage anymore, then what is? Listen to this episode to find out. AI means that everyone can now build (and everyone can copy). So to succeed today, you ...
15 Juli 17min
311. The one metric that tells you if you're really winning
You can hit your financial goal and destroy your business. You can be surrounded by fans, but none of them become customers. This is demoralising, and it happens when you're measuring the wrong thin...
8 Juli 21min
