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July 24, 2025

82% Series A success rate?!

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July 21, 2025

Should startups raise money in the age of AI?

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July 18, 2025

What startups need to raise their series A

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July 16, 2025

NEVER do this when pitching your company

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July 15, 2025

How The BEST Founders Go From Seed To Series A - a convo w/ Brett Berson of First Round

What are the questions founders and VC firms should be asking when raising a Series A? How will AI impact things? What are the common pitfalls for Seed-stage startups? In this episode, Tyler and Sterling sit down with Brett Berson of First Round Capital to answer all these questions and…

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June 19, 2025

How should you think about choosing and pitching investors as a startup founder?

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June 16, 2025

How often should startup founders speak with their customers?

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June 12, 2025

How this founder sold his product to the POLICE

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June 10, 2025

From whiteboard idea to $7 BILLION…How Flock Safety catches 20% of US crime — w/ Garrett Langley

How on earth do startup founders with zero experience in the security industry sell millions of dollars in contracts to police stations around the US? In this episode of Exceptional Startups, Garrett Langley, founder and CEO of Flock Safety, breaks down step-by-step 1) How they did it, 2) What process…

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June 5, 2025

How Benchmark Capital invests in startups

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June 3, 2025

How to know if your startup is growing fast enough

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May 27, 2025

Why most AI startups fail

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May 26, 2025

How this investor missed a $25 BILLION opportunity

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May 22, 2025

The insane growth of AI startups

Eric Vishria, a General Partner at Benchmark, breaks down the insane growth he's seeing in the AI industry. Check out the entire podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/_mwjMqt1Iz8

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May 20, 2025

How Benchmark Capital finds EXCEPTIONAL startups in the age of AI — A convo w/ Eric Vishria

With so many AI startups these days, how do you identify which will be home-runs and which will be flops? In this episode of the I/O Podcast, Tyler and Sterling sit down with Eric Vishria, a General Partner at the legendary Benchmark Capital, who uncovers their exact process for finding…

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May 15, 2025

How This Founder Made $200,000 BEFORE He Built His Product #entrepreneur #podcast #startup

This clip is from the IO Podcast with John Andrew Entwistle, founder and CEO of Wander. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/lLcorPIfX3I Like, share, and subscribe for more startup content!

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May 12, 2025

Why RECURRING MEETINGS Are KILLING Your Startup #entrepreneur #startup #podcast

This clip is from the IO Podcast with John Andrew Entwistle, founder and CEO of Wander. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/lLcorPIfX3I Like, share, and subscribe for more startup content!

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May 8, 2025

TOP 3 Metrics This Founder Uses For His Multi-Million Dollar Startup #entrepreneur #startups

This clip is from the IO Podcast with John Andrew Entwistle, founder and CEO of Wander. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/lLcorPIfX3I Like, share, and subscribe for more startup content!

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May 6, 2025

How Great Founders SELL Before They BUILD — An Exceptional Startup Chat w/ The Founder of Wander

How do you get paying customers...before you've even built your product? Time to find out! In this episode of Exceptional Startups, Tyler sits down with John Andrew Entwistle, Founder and CEO of Wander, the platform that's transforming the vacation-rental space. Tyler and John Andrew discuss waitlist tactics, how to solve…

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May 5, 2025

Does Hiring By Committee Work? #podcast #entrepreneur #founders #startups

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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May 2, 2025

Don't Just HIRE Top Talent — SELL THEM! #podcast #founders #entrepreneur

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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April 30, 2025

How INVESTORS Help Founders Build Great Teams #entrepreneur #podcast #venturecapital

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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April 28, 2025

How To RECOGNIZE Top Talent #podcast #entrepreneur #vc #venture #leadership

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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April 26, 2025

Don't Hire "Good" People — Find GREAT Ones! #entrepreneur #podcast #startups

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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