You’ve created something incredible, and once it hits the market, it’s guaranteed to change the world. But you’re a rookie CEO and don’t have any experience getting a product off the ground. So how do you get started, and how do you scale? In t

Floodgate and tEQuitable

Jul 23rd, 2020 28m

You’ve built a product that everyone needs. The only problem? They just don’t know it yet. How do you convince potential clients to give you a try? On this episode of Zero to IPO, Floodgate co-founder Ann Miura-Ko and tEQuitable CEO and founder

Slack and Pigeonly

Jul 9th, 2020 27m 32s

You’ve taken your product to market, and the response is overwhelming. It’s an overnight success — and more people are interacting with your business than you could have ever imagined. What does strategic growth look like from here?? Who should

Zuora and Integrate

Jun 25th, 2020 31m 9s

You’ve finally built the company of your dreams. You’re not yet public, but you’re not in startup mode anymore and are hungry for more. So how do you navigate this next stage of growth? How do you refine your leadership skills, and successfully

BlackLine and LOOMIA

Jun 11th, 2020 37m 39s

You’ve prototyped, reiterated, and refined your product—and you’re ready to make your first sale. But first, you need to hire someone who can help you find your client base and close some deals. So what should you look for in that first sales h

Trailer

Zero to IPO Season 2 Promo

May 12th, 2020 1m

Zoom and MikMak

Mar 27th, 2020 31m 19s

When you're the first to do something as an entrepreneur, and you do it very well, other companies start to pay attention—fast. But what happens when you're suddenly up against businesses a hundred times your size, offering up your product? In

What Now?

Apr 16th, 2019 30m 24s

People spend a lifetime getting to an IPO — but what happens after you go public? How does it change your company? How does it change your worldview? And how do you channel all of that change into something much more significant? In our season

IPO

Apr 9th, 2019 41m 20s

This is it. The moment you’ve been waiting for. How nervous is everyone? Why IPO? Why now? In this episode, we talk with successful entrepreneurs about the highs and lows of taking their companies public—and everything it took to get there. You

Hitting Clutch Shots

Apr 2nd, 2019 37m 21s

You have one chance to make your shot. Every eye in the room is on you, there’s no room for self-doubt, and failure is not an option. As your company grows, you’ll go up against the buzzer and face your competition time after time. In order to

Keeping it Fresh

Mar 26th, 2019 37m 44s

You’re starting to get comfortable — dare we say, content — with your company’s progress. Hate to break it to you: it won’t last. The moment you realize that you’re settled in and basking in your glory should be a clear signal that it’s time to

Hooked

Mar 19th, 2019 39m 58s

You always need another (cash) hit. In this episode of Zero to IPO, we discuss the rush that comes from getting an infusion of $30 million in capital, and the despair that follows when you realize it isn’t enough. Fundraising is essential to ev

Who Are All These People?

Mar 12th, 2019 40m 51s

With every successful company, there comes a moment when things really start to click. But what happens when you hire 10, 20 or 200 new folks a week to handle the new business coming in? How do you inspire your team when you no longer know many

Culture

Mar 5th, 2019 50m 2s

Company culture is hard to explain, harder to build and yet easy as hell to mess up. But here's what we do know: a business cannot succeed over time without a great culture. So, how do you foster the right kind of environment? How can it go ast

The “Oh Shit” Moment

Feb 26th, 2019 41m 51s

You aren’t hitting your targets, key team members are quitting, and you're being thrown out of board meetings. It feels like your company is falling apart and you don’t know how to hold it together. What do you do now? In this episode, we’ll di

The First Big Win

Feb 19th, 2019 47m 39s

In this episode, we’ll talk about the first big win and what it did for the company. You’ve spent half your first round, hired a dozen employees, signed 20 customers. But be honest: Those “customers” were other start-ups, local companies, frien

Garage Days

Feb 12th, 2019 47m 14s

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you’ve launched your new company. Sure you’re working from a folding table in your uncle’s garage, but you still call it your own. Maybe you've raised some money. You’re designing a website and re

You’re a Genius

Feb 5th, 2019 40m 16s

Millions of businesses are dreamt up in the shower, at coffee shops or during happy hour, but most never materialize. In episode two of Zero to IPO, we talk to the founders of Salesforce.com, ServiceNow, Jawbone and Canva about their a-ha momen

Download the Future

Feb 5th, 2019 43m 27s

Every business starts out as an idea, and Marc Andreessen has seen them all. On our first episode of Zero to IPO, the Andreessen Horowitz co-founder discusses the cyclical nature of ideas, what problems and trends excite him, and why entreprene