https://simplecast.com Building the Machine A show about people building the "machine" inside organizations to help grow their businesses. Whether a founder solving a need, an operator focusing on the fundamentals of a company, or employees scaling product, design, engineering, and other machines - we interview great people on their journeys and lessons learned. 2021 en Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 21:50:40 +0000 https://buildingthemachine.com/podcast Building the Machine https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b4075247-ab82-47da-9fee-154c3d3c8888/577d8783-cd17-4e56-90e5-95fccdf8c730/3000x3000/building-the-machine-podcast-final-3000x3000-maximum.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://buildingthemachine.com/podcast episodic A show about people building the "machine" inside organizations to help grow their businesses. Whether a founder solving a need, an operator focusing on the fundamentals of a company, or employees scaling product, design, engineering, and other machines - we interview great people on their journeys and lessons learned. Eric Friedman no https://feeds.simplecast.com/cDNhnsuR tech, entrepreneurs, founders, management, startups, growth, operating, building the machine, venture capital, vc Eric Friedman ericfriedman@gmail.com 5bc9c78c-d582-414a-b7a7-43feb7a5082c Building The Machine Episode 5 Dan Kimerling - Deciens Capital Full episode notes and transcript here:

https://www.ericgfriedman.com/2021/08/18/building-the-machine-podcast-episode-5-dan-kimerling-deciens-capital/

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 ericfriedman@gmail.com (Eric Friedman) https://buildingthemachine.com/podcast Full episode notes and transcript here:

https://www.ericgfriedman.com/2021/08/18/building-the-machine-podcast-episode-5-dan-kimerling-deciens-capital/

]]> Building The Machine Episode 5 Dan Kimerling - Deciens Capital Eric Friedman 00:47:07 I have known Dan for a decade through the NYC tech ecosystem. I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech - in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. I have known Dan for a decade through the NYC tech ecosystem. I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech - in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. no full 5 e29e3e53-77ea-44c3-9d5a-c1fc2fb14fa4 Building The Machine Podcast Episode 3 - Evan Walden, CEO of Monday.vc
  • Evan Walden, CEO of Monday.vc
  • Deep dive into where the business started
  • Where they ended up, powering the job boards and growing revenue from VC firms

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    ]]>     Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:00:03 +0000 ericfriedman@gmail.com (Eric Friedman) https://buildingthemachine.com/podcast
  • Evan Walden, CEO of Monday.vc
  • Deep dive into where the business started
  • Where they ended up, powering the job boards and growing revenue from VC firms

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    ]]>     Building The Machine Podcast Episode 3 - Evan Walden, CEO of Monday.vc Eric Friedman 00:34:43 Building The Machine with Evan Walden is a deep dive into what he set out to build, and where the team ended up with Monday.vc - a platform tool for investment firms to power the job board. Under the hood there is a larger ambition, and set or organizing principles that we delve into. Building The Machine with Evan Walden is a deep dive into what he set out to build, and where the team ended up with Monday.vc - a platform tool for investment firms to power the job board. Under the hood there is a larger ambition, and set or organizing principles that we delve into. evan walden, monday.vc, building the machine, job boards, vc no full 3     91718bea-1793-4a71-a10a-259e1fb505bd Building The Machine Podcast Episode 2 - Alex MacCaw, CEO of Clearbit Show notes for Alex MacCaw & Eric Friedman interview diving deep into Clearbit and how he is Building The Machine.

    • How the leadership and 1:1s run via Notion
    • Origin of the company and how the team was formed - now at 100 (SF + distributed across US)
    • Understanding the leadership team + structure + going remote so early
    • What tools, services, and software stack are used inside Clearbit?
      • Diving deep into Asana, Slack, Zoom, and Notion amongst others.
      • How do they choose tools that multiple people use vs. personal tools?
    • What the early days of 5 people vs. 100 people today what are the challenges of doubling in size of the team?
    • Where do things breakdown with the team and at what size?
    • The role of executive coaching with a founder
    • When OKRs were implemented?
    • How impeccable agreements work and how the WHO and WHEN of a professional contract works within Clearbit - this is a way to track accountability and negotiating deliverables and how they are tracked within the firm.
    • How the internal "intranet" works and how things are organized.
    • AORs vs OKRs
    • Tactical takeaways or almost any manager or IC

     

    ]]>     Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:00:02 +0000 ericfriedman@gmail.com (Eric Friedman) https://buildingthemachine.com/podcast Show notes for Alex MacCaw & Eric Friedman interview diving deep into Clearbit and how he is Building The Machine.

    • How the leadership and 1:1s run via Notion
    • Origin of the company and how the team was formed - now at 100 (SF + distributed across US)
    • Understanding the leadership team + structure + going remote so early
    • What tools, services, and software stack are used inside Clearbit?
      • Diving deep into Asana, Slack, Zoom, and Notion amongst others.
      • How do they choose tools that multiple people use vs. personal tools?
    • What the early days of 5 people vs. 100 people today what are the challenges of doubling in size of the team?
    • Where do things breakdown with the team and at what size?
    • The role of executive coaching with a founder
    • When OKRs were implemented?
    • How impeccable agreements work and how the WHO and WHEN of a professional contract works within Clearbit - this is a way to track accountability and negotiating deliverables and how they are tracked within the firm.
    • How the internal "intranet" works and how things are organized.
    • AORs vs OKRs
    • Tactical takeaways or almost any manager or IC

     

    ]]>     Building The Machine Podcast Episode 2 - Alex MacCaw, CEO of Clearbit Eric Friedman 00:54:24 Building The Machine interview with Alex MacCaw, CEO of Clearbit - an in depth interview into the leadership and management practices of running the company since 2014. The tools, services, and organization of the firm and how the flywheel spins. Building The Machine interview with Alex MacCaw, CEO of Clearbit - an in depth interview into the leadership and management practices of running the company since 2014. The tools, services, and organization of the firm and how the flywheel spins. no full 2     42c9894a-9b57-4f6d-911d-375c3c5c49da Building the Machine Episode 1 - Nick Patrick, CEO of Radar.io Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:00:13 +0000 ericfriedman@gmail.com (Jonathan Grana, Nick Patrick) https://buildingthemachine.com/podcast Building the Machine Episode 1 - Nick Patrick, CEO of Radar.io Jonathan Grana, Nick Patrick 00:36:19 building the machine no full 1 ea772cee-d44e-4acd-bd78-6d36cacb3b4f Building The Machine Episode 0 - welcome to the show Thanks for joining this journey, I am excited to welcome you to a series of interviews with real operators standing up key pillars within organizations. Sometimes its hearing directly from the founder, other times its the unsung heroes within a startup building the machine that makes the flywheel spin. I am embarking on interviewing folks behind the scenes, who don't usually crave the spotlight, to hear how its done, whats working, and what is not.

    ]]>     Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:16:40 +0000 ericfriedman@gmail.com (Eric Friedman) https://buildingthemachine.com/podcast Thanks for joining this journey, I am excited to welcome you to a series of interviews with real operators standing up key pillars within organizations. Sometimes its hearing directly from the founder, other times its the unsung heroes within a startup building the machine that makes the flywheel spin. I am embarking on interviewing folks behind the scenes, who don't usually crave the spotlight, to hear how its done, whats working, and what is not.

    ]]>     Building The Machine Episode 0 - welcome to the show Eric Friedman 00:01:11 Welcome to Building The Machine - a podcast for operators looking to build and scale the "machine" inside their company. Welcome to Building The Machine - a podcast for operators looking to build and scale the "machine" inside their company. founders, operators, building the machine, startups no trailer