Welcome back to Fast Frontiers! In the Season 6 premiere, Gokul Rajaram talks with host Tim Schigel about working as an investor and "company helper." Gokul does a deep dive into his SPADE decision-making framework, about creating compelling products that solve real-world issues, and the rise in product analytics as a function of business.

Key Takeaways:

• [01:20] Introduction to Gokul
• [02:33] Being exposed to high-caliber people
• [03:47] Keep learning and stay humble
• [04:54] Investing and having fun building businesses, making connections
• [07:44] Cold-calling and indulging curiosity as a great "party trick"
• [09:15] The SPADE decision-making framework
• [11:07] Transparency in business operations and decision-making
• [12:58] Diving into SPADE
• [16:18] This framework should not be used for day-to-day reversible decisions
• [19:15] How Gokul sees organizations do a good job of staying focused on the problem and not the product
• [23:05] Evaluating the company mission and making a compelling product that solves problems
• [26:41] The rise of product analytics as a function
• [29:05] Feature launch is not a goal, feature launch is not an outcome. It is an experiment
• [29:47] Technologies Gokul is interested in investing in
• [29:47] Words of wisdom on solving problems and setting goals