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 10, 2026
David Haber of a16z: Building a Firm vs Fund + What a16z is focused on in 2026
In this episode, Tyler and Sterling sit down with David Haber from a16z. David shares many important insights and tactics for both investors and operators, as well as his groundbreaking idea on the concept of "Firm over Fund"...
Dec. 16, 2025
Why The Second Decade Is The Best For Startups — A convo w/ Spenser Skates, CEO Amplitude Analytics
In today's episode, Tyler and Sterling sit down with Spenser Skates, Founder and CEO of Amplitude Analytics, the digital Analytics platform that helps thousand of businesses find ways to grow and improve. Spenser shares how h...
Oct. 14, 2025
Ex Navy SEAL: When To Quit Vs Persevere In Business + How I Started A Successful Venture Firm!
A question every startup founder has is, "When do I know when to keep going or throw in the towel?" Today, Tyler and Sterling sit down with ex Navy Seal and Olympian, Larsen Jensen, to talk about just that. Larsen is the foun...
Sept. 30, 2025
Zero To $1 BILLION In Payments In Just One Year: How To Crush Product-Market-Fit w/ Joshua Silver
Usually small startups fail when trying to take on big companies. Rainforest, however, is a different story. In the payments space dominated by Stripe and PayPal, founder Joshua Silver saw a gap no one was paying attention to...
Sept. 16, 2025
$500M Founder: Avoid These Critical Mistakes When Competing With Incumbents - A convo w/ Daniel Simon, Coast CEO
Are you a small startup trying to compete with the big dogs? Well then this episode is for you. Tyler and Sterling sit down with Daniel Simon, co-founder of Bread (sold for $500M) who is now working on his next big startup: C...
Sept. 2, 2025
Kapital: The Future of Latin-American Banking With Mexico’s Best Startup
If you need some motivation as an entrepreneur, then this is the podcast episode for you. In today's video Tyler and Sterling sit down with Rene Saul, the CEO and co-founder of Kapital, the $1.3 billion-dollar startup from Me...
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