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
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 ...
Sept. 9, 2024
Leading a16z's Growth Fund: David George On Investing Now and In the Future | Ep 14, IO Podcast
In this episode, Tyler Hogge & Sterling Snow sit down with David George, General Partner at a16z, where he leads the growth investing practice. Since joining in 2019, David has been at the forefront of investments in companie...
Aug. 20, 2024
Emergency Episode of the I/O - Building Utah with Redo CEO Sterling Snow
Current Investor and Divvy's Former CRO Sterling Snow is jumping back into an operating role, this time as CEO of Redo, a fast growing customer experience platform. Sterling shares how Redo's founder Taylor Brown approached h...
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