Firsthand lessons on building companies, products, and teams from startup founders.
In a recent conversation with Amit Matani, CEO of Wellfound, Conway shared insights from his journey building Seeds and revealed what he looks for when assembling his team. His approach offers valuable lessons for job seekers, recruiters, and founders navigating today's competitive talent landscape.
In a candid conversation with Amit Matani, CEO of Wellfound, JJ Tang, Co-Founder and CEO of Rootly, revealed how brutal honesty about startup realities has become their secret weapon for building a team that genuinely wants to be there.
In a recent conversation with Amit Matani, CEO of Wellfound, Leland revealed how Halo's distinctive business model—connecting university researchers directly with corporate R&D needs—has become their secret weapon for attracting exceptional talent who want to impact both cutting-edge science and billion-dollar businesses.
Speaking with Amit Matani, CEO of Wellfound, Jaffer—now founder of Zain Ventures—reveals how customer insights led to a revolutionary business model—a journey filled with strategic shifts, market insights, and counterintuitive decisions that defy the typical founder playbook.
In this episode of Why Work Here, Amit Matani, CEO of Wellfound, sits down with Sondre Rasch, CEO and Co-Founder of SafetyWing, a company that was formed to build the first country on the internet and the global social safety net for the first country on the internet.
In this episode of Why Work Here, Amit Matani, CEO of Wellfound, sits down with Brian Schiff, Co-Founder and CEO of Flip, a company that is replacing outdated customer service bots with sophisticated voice AI technology.
In this episode of Why Work Here, Amit Matani, CEO of Wellfound, sits down with Dana Dunford, CEO and co-founder of Hemlane, to discuss the critical strategic decisions that shaped the company's growth trajectory and the lessons other founders can learn from their experience.
In this episode of Why Work Here, Amit Matani sits down with Sophia Goldberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Ansa, a payments infrastructure startup. Sophia shares valuable insights on creating a distinctive company culture and the specific hiring strategies that have helped her company innovate in the payments space.
In this episode of Why Work Here, Amit Matani sits down with Jacob Peters, Founder and CEO of Superpower, to discuss how Peters brings his wealth of experience to democratizing premium healthcare.
In this episode of Why Work Here, Amit Matani sits down with Matt Watson, Founder and CEO of Origin, to discuss how the company is democratizing wealth management, their unique approach to product development, and what they look for in potential hires.
Amit Matani sits down with Han Wang, co-founder and CEO of Mintlify, to discuss how they built a thriving developer documentation platform through multiple pivots, the importance of founder passion, and what makes Mintlify a unique place to work.
In a recent episode of "Why Work Here" with Amit Matani, CEO of Wellfound, we had the privilege of speaking with Alexa Grabell, CEO and co-founder of Pocus, an AI prospecting platform revolutionizing how sales teams build pipeline.
Junior’s founder explains why bootstrapping—no VC funding—led to better hiring, stronger product decisions, and more meaningful equity for early engineers.
Granted CEO Julien Nakache shares how a $160K medical bill led him to build an AI healthcare startup, plus lessons from Oscar Health and fundraising in 3 weeks.
In this interview with Co-Founder and CEO of Firstcard, Kenji Niwa we learn about his journey as a founder, how he started Firstcard and what's next for the company.
In this interview with Tomash Devenishek, CEO and Founder of Kero Sports we learn about his journey as a founder, how he started Kero Sports and what's next for the company.
In this interview with Christopher Kim, CEO and Founder of Numeral we learn about his journey as a founder, how he started Numeral and what's next for the company.
In this interview with Matt Spettel, Co-Founder and CEO of Trainwell we learn about his journey as a founder, how he started Trainwell and what's next for the company.
