The Investor + Operator (IO) Podcast
The Investor + Operator (IO) Podcast hosts the most candid, applicable conversations about building companies with the world’s best operators and investors.
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Recent Episodes
April 22, 2025
The Simple Tricks Founders Need To Build WINNING Teams — An IO Interview With Nakul Mandan
In this episode of the IO Podcast, Nakul Mandan (founder of Audacious Ventures) shares his tips and tricks for recruiting top talent, the most critical assets for successful companies. He also shares his story of how he becam...
April 8, 2025
His Company Went Public At $1.8 BILLION...And His Next Idea Is Even Bigger
In this episode of Exceptional Startups, Brandon Rodman (founder of Weave and now Previ) breaks down how he’s quietly building a Costco for the modern workforce — one that’s already grown from 300K to 1.5M users in 3 months, ...
March 25, 2025
Building the Sales Machine with Pete Kazanjy, Author of Founding Sales | IO Podcast
In this episode, Pete Kazanjy—author of Founding Sales and a veteran sales leader—joins hosts Tyler Hogge and Sterling Snow to share a crash course in founder-led sales, explaining why early-stage founders must take charge of...
Feb. 20, 2025
The Best Podcast For Early Stage Founders - Season 2 of the I/O Podcast & the Exceptional Startups List
How do early-stage founders break through and build exceptional companies? In this upcoming season of the I/O Podcast, hosts Sterling Snow and Tyler Hogge unveil a new approach—combining insights from the Exceptional Startups...
Nov. 12, 2024
The Formula for Outlier Success with Dr. Gurner, a World's Best Executive Coach | IO Pod Ep 15
How do you become the best of the best—the top performer in your field? Dr. Julie Gurner, an acclaimed executive coach and once likened to Billions’ Wendy Rhoades by The Wall Street Journal, shares her insights on what it tak...
Oct. 1, 2024
Building Lattice & Alt Capital: Jack Altman On Investing & Operating
"Joining a company as early as possible, right after achieving product-market fit, offers the greatest career advantage." – Jack Altman Jack Altman epitomizes the true "Investor-Operator." As the co-founder and former CEO of ...
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