Operators Only

Click here to watch a video of this episode. In this episode of the Operators Only podcast, we sat down with Varun Anand, co-founder and head of ops at Clay, to discuss:His unconventional journey from political campaigns to tech startupsThe story of how he joined Clay, from advisor to co-founderBuilding and scaling Clay's unique go-to-market strategyCreating tight feedback loops in

Click here to watch a video of this episode. We talked to Aman Samra about his career as a finance operator at venture-backed startups. He's now been the first finance hire / leader at 4 different companies and learned a lot in the process. We discussed:The journey from traditional accounting to startup finance Being a 4x first finance hire in startups What CEOs look for in their f

Click here to watch a video of this episode. Rameel and I chatted with our friend Benjamin Surman about hiring overseas talent. Ben's the COO at Somewhere.com, one of the leaders in the new wave of overseas talent firms that have popped up in the last few years. We went deep on:His journey from consultant to head of growth to COO The evolution of Somewhere.com, its recent rebrandin

This episode is special for me. My friend Sophia Deng has had a hell of a run as a startup operator at several of the most iconic tech companies of the last decade. But what I especially love about her is how thoughtful, opinionated, and raw she is about all the things she's learned. She's inspiring and her takes will challenge your thinking. We covered a bunch of stuff in this epi

Welcome to the first episode of the operators only podcast. We sat down with Preeya Goenka the COO of Beehive to talk about:Her journey from finance to tech startups. What it's like on the inside of one of the fastest-growing software companies in techWorking with founder / CEOsJoining as employee #7 (Chief of Staff / the first non-technical hire)Becoming COOLessons learned from ac