Aug. 22, 2025
Tips on Fundraising from a Multi-Billion-Dollar CEO
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Videos
Aug. 18, 2025
The Secret $170M ARR Business NOBODY Knew About
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Aug. 14, 2025
How Property Solutions became Entrata (and worth $4.5B)
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Aug. 12, 2025
Lessons From Building Utah's Next $10B Company — A convo w/ Adam Edmunds, CEO of Entrata
If you haven't heard of Entrata yet, then you need to listen to this. Entrata is a sleeping giant of a company that has quietly been growing in the background...and is on track to be the biggest company to ever come out of Utah. In this episode, Tyler and Sterling…
July 29, 2025
Leading a $1B Revenue Startup AND $1.8B VC Firm – A convo w/ Arjun Sethi (Tribe Capital + Kraken)
Hands-down, Arjun is the most interesting man in venture capital. He thinks differently than everyone else, and as a result, his VC Firm, Tribe Capital, and his startup, Kraken, are completely unique. In this episode, he shares how he got started, and the exact tools he used to get where…
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…
June 19, 2025
How should you think about choosing and pitching investors as a startup founder?
If you're a founder/entrepreneur, watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/3U0qgIdYCQU
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
If you're a founder/entrepreneur, watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/3U0qgIdYCQU
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…
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 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
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…