Ranked #1
Founder Fridays: First principles thinking & how to problem solve like the smartest people in the world
Founder Fridays: First principles thinking & how to problem solve like the smartest people in the world
In this episode, Dave covers First Principles Thinking in-depth and how he's used it over his career as an entrepreneur.... Read more
15 Mar 2019
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20mins
Ranked #2
#12: Brian Balfour of Reforge on Flywheels, Funnels, and the Future
#12: Brian Balfour of Reforge on Flywheels, Funnels, and the Future
Are funnels dead? David McClure's famous AARRR funnel framework has been the guide book for growth strategies for years ... Read more
4 Jun 2019
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36mins
Ranked #3
#17: Ian Blair, the 26 year-old CEO, who built a multi-million dollar app development agency
#17: Ian Blair, the 26 year-old CEO, who built a multi-million dollar app development agency
Ian Blair, Co-Founder and CEO of BuildFire, isn’t your average SaaS CEO. Ian is like the Dos Equis man (the most interes... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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37mins
Ranked #4
#19: Laura Roeder, founder of MeetEdgar, on creating a SaaS business that works on your own terms
#19: Laura Roeder, founder of MeetEdgar, on creating a SaaS business that works on your own terms
Running a business and running a family is no easy task. But Laura Roder manages to do both — and she has some great ins... Read more
15 Oct 2019
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46mins
Ranked #5
Founder Fridays: Marketing 3.0 & how we increased our demos 54% and new trials 27% by creating delightful experiences pt. 2
Founder Fridays: Marketing 3.0 & how we increased our demos 54% and new trials 27% by creating delightful experiences pt. 2
The Internet has changed a great deal over the past decade, and it's about time for marketing to catch up. In this episo... Read more
1 Mar 2019
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23mins
Ranked #6
#18: Eric Siu, CEO at Single Grain, on the most effective content marketing strategies for crazy traffic
#18: Eric Siu, CEO at Single Grain, on the most effective content marketing strategies for crazy traffic
Eric runs Single Grain, the digital marketing agency running paid traffic, SEO, and content campaigns for many of the bi... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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40mins
Ranked #7
#06: Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier, on flywheels, early user acquisition, and self-improvement on the way to $35MM ARR
#06: Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier, on flywheels, early user acquisition, and self-improvement on the way to $35MM ARR
Have you ever tried to save an email to Evernote? Fire a Google Calendar from a Slack message? Getting programs to talk ... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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26mins
Ranked #8
Founder Fridays: 7 shifts I've made from marketer to CEO
Founder Fridays: 7 shifts I've made from marketer to CEO
As Proof has grown from 3 friends working out of a basement in Maryland to a company of 15 working in downtown Austin, T... Read more
15 Feb 2019
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20mins
Ranked #9
#16: Peep Laja, Founder @ CXL, on a decade long career pioneering CRO
#16: Peep Laja, Founder @ CXL, on a decade long career pioneering CRO
Ever been overwhelmed while trying to figure out exactly what to test on your site? You’re not alone. Every time you go ... Read more
3 Sep 2019
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41mins
Ranked #10
#13: Mathilde Collin (CEO @ Front) on radical transparency and company culture in 2019
#13: Mathilde Collin (CEO @ Front) on radical transparency and company culture in 2019
Mathilde Collin is pioneering the fight for radial transparency among SaaS businesses around the globe. Her shared inbox... Read more
23 Jul 2019
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31mins
Ranked #11
Product Launch 1: Operation Kickflip - Zero to Launch in 6 Weeks
Product Launch 1: Operation Kickflip - Zero to Launch in 6 Weeks
I’m going to get very vulnerable with you here and share a story of how we missed the mark. We’ve been building a tool t... Read more
19 Jul 2019
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24mins
Ranked #12
Founder Fridays: Marketing 3.0 & how to win in the Experience Era pt. 1
Founder Fridays: Marketing 3.0 & how to win in the Experience Era pt. 1
The Internet has changed a great deal over the past decade, and it's about time for marketing to catch up. In this episo... Read more
22 Feb 2019
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19mins
Ranked #13
#10: Kieran Flanagan, VP of Marketing @ Hubspot, on SaaS, Scaleups, and Startups
#10: Kieran Flanagan, VP of Marketing @ Hubspot, on SaaS, Scaleups, and Startups
If there’s a company that knows the playbook for Growth, it very well might be Hubspot. In 13 years, they’ve scaled to o... Read more
7 May 2019
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23mins
Ranked #14
#02: Ankur Nagpal, founder of Teachable, on doing things that don’t scale, community building, and achieving 3x growth
#02: Ankur Nagpal, founder of Teachable, on doing things that don’t scale, community building, and achieving 3x growth
In four short years, Teachable has grown to over $1 million of monthly revenue and last year, they helped their creators... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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24mins
Ranked #15
Founder Fridays: The NEW way we build product at Proof
Founder Fridays: The NEW way we build product at Proof
Building great product is everything. Get it right, you'll win beyond your wildest dreams. Get it wrong, and life is pai... Read more
26 Apr 2019
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23mins
Ranked #16
Founder Fridays: Why core values are your secret weapon
Founder Fridays: Why core values are your secret weapon
On Founder Fridays, Dave weighs in with what's going through his mind as he grows Proof. This week we'll cover core valu... Read more
1 Feb 2019
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20mins
Ranked #17
#11: Colin Nederkoorn, CEO of Customer.io, on why knowing your customers is the key to growth
#11: Colin Nederkoorn, CEO of Customer.io, on why knowing your customers is the key to growth
Customer.io is a SaaS product that allows companies to create, manage, and send all of their messages between their apps... Read more
21 May 2019
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36mins
Ranked #18
Founder Fridays: Inside Y Combinator — how we got in, what it's really like, and is it worth it?
Founder Fridays: Inside Y Combinator — how we got in, what it's really like, and is it worth it?
In this episode, Dave opens the door on Proof's experience at Y Combinator (Proof is a YC Winter 18 grad). He'll talk ab... Read more
8 Mar 2019
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14mins
Ranked #19
Founder Fridays: How to host epic team retreats
Founder Fridays: How to host epic team retreats
Next Monday marks the beginning of Proof Camp — one of my favorite weeks of the year. We host team retreats like this tw... Read more
5 Jul 2019
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12mins
Ranked #20
Product Launch 2: How To Get Juicy Customer Feedback For New Products
Product Launch 2: How To Get Juicy Customer Feedback For New Products
I’ve had a product development metamorphosis. Our Proof team is in the middle of a 6-week product launch challenge. And ... Read more
26 Jul 2019
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13mins