Map before you build.
Conversations with the people who work out what should be built before anyone opens a tool. Every episode lives here in full — watch it, listen to it, or read the whole transcript. Distributed on YouTube and Spotify.
Watch every episode on YouTube →Fix Your Data Where It's Born
Not where it starts hurting you. A tool can only ever be as good as the process it sits on top of — and most forecasts are sitting on nothing.
Watch, listen, or read →What to Do When No Co-Packer Will Take Your Product
Emma Lukian spent five years being told her product was impossible to manufacture at scale. The fix was not finding a better factory.
Watch, listen, or read →What is a Forward Deployed Operator?
Phil Lakin, Director of AI Transformation at Zapier, on the role that sits between the consultant and the engineer, and the three questions to ask before you hire for it.
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