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Fuggcast

Sam Langley

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Surreal Humour from Sam Langley. If you like your Absurdist Comedy served piping cold by a tired, dishevelled English man then look no further. 'It's really weird' says made up woman to made up man and he says 'Yes it's a bit like Tim and Eric on acid or Vic and Bob on acid or The Mighty Boosh on Acid or I think you should leave with Tim Robinson on acid'.
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G.I.Antics

NBS Nelson Giants

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The official podcast of the NBS Nelson Giants. Huw Beynon and Phill Jones bring you a weekly show where they talk all things Giants, and all things basketball in the Nelson region.
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The Logan Bartlett Show

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Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.
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Drew Houston has now been CEO of Dropbox for over 17 years. In my latest conversation, he opens up about the pivotal leadership lessons he's learned, the mistakes that shaped the company, and the true challenges of going head-to-head with big tech. We also dive into the highs and lows of fundraising, how valuations can make or break a company traje…
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Will Gaybrick joined Stripe as CFO after investing in the company at Thrive Capital. Over the past 9 years, now as President, he's helped grow Stripe's into one of the world's largest private startups. In this episode, we explore his impressive career journey—from Harvard Math to software engineering, Yale Law, venture capital, and now his leadersh…
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Parker Conrad has spent the last 8 years building Rippling into a $13B company, marking his redemption after being ousted from Zenefits. In his second appearance on the podcast, Parker and I discussed Paul Graham's "founder mode" essay and how he operationalizes it at Rippling. He also reflected on the key lessons he's learned throughout his career…
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Many know Celsius as a top energy drink brand today, but few are aware of the tumultuous journey CEO John Fieldly took to get it here. In the episode, John shared how the company nearly went bankrupt multiple times, lost 50% of its revenue overnight and even got delisted from the NASDAQ. Despite these challenges, John stepped up to rebuild the bran…
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Josh Wolfe, co-founder and managing partner at Lux Capital, is a master at quickly understanding complex, emerging technologies. In our conversation, Josh shared how he identifies the next big thing, his contrarian views on nuclear energy, biotech, and robotics, as well as his thoughts on the state of the venture capital market today. (00:00) Intro…
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Emery Wells is the co-founder and CEO of Frame.io, which he sold to Adobe in 2021 for nearly $1.3 billion. In our conversation, Emery shares his journey from NYC bartender to startup founder, including his agency work with Saturday Night Live that highlighted the pain points that led to Frame.io. We dive deep into his rejection of the lean startup …
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Dara Khosrowshahi runs one of the most complicated businesses in the world, Uber. Since taking over in 2017 Dara has led the company to profitability against all odds. In this episode, we touch on a number of things including Uber’s position on the future of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), the challenges that were overcome in making Uber profitable, and…
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Mike Maples is an 8x Midas List investor and founding partner at Floodgate Fund. In our conversation, we dive into his latest book, "Pattern Breakers: Why Some Startups Change The Future." Mike shares his frameworks on how top startups beat incumbents by redefining categories, and he reflects on his worst and best decisions. We also discuss what th…
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Josh Reeves has built Gusto into a nearly $10B company with over $500M in ARR, serving small businesses. In our conversation, Josh delves into Gusto’s 13-year journey, sharing insights on how they achieved product-market fit by initially targeting a very narrow niche. He also highlights the tactics they’ve used to build an intentional culture of hu…
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Eric Glyman (CEO, Ramp) shared his operating playbook for leading one of the fastest-growing startups on his second appearance on the podcast. We also explored the unique ways Ramp leverages AI internally, strategies for startups to build moats in AI, and the concept of self-driving money. We concluded with one of the most profound and thoughtful d…
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With Huw and Phill away at U18 Nationals, Ingy and Grida takeover this week, and invite the two highlight merchants of the Giants to the Vukona Room - Kaleb Chamberlain and Kobe Langley. The lads knock off the usuals - Name That Giants, Go Giants Go etc - but also add their own flavour to the podcast. You don't want to miss this one shaggerroosters…
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Two stars of the championship winning Rapid League team, Nick Davidson and Aston Inwood, drop into the Vukona Room to talk about a successful season of Rapid League, the Giants home form, making the 6, Headmaster time-outs, and how their careers have progressed over the last year. Oh, and there's a quiz or two.…
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Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski led the rise from a profitable business to their peak $50 billion valuation, in which they were burning $150 million a month. In my latest episode, Sebastian shares how he turned Klarna back to profitability and discusses Klarna’s ongoing pursuit of creating a digital financial assistant. He also reflects on their…
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Oooooh Theoooo Akwuuuuubaaaa - the big fella who has hit a rich vein of form for the NBS Nelson Giants joins Huw Beynon and Phill Jones for the latest episode of G.I.Antics. The guys learn about Theo's basketball journey, his world class signature (lol), and his thoughts on his time in Nelson so far. Also discerned, is how the Giants can make the 6…
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Naught Naughty Alex McNaught, (individual player sponsor QuinDental) joins Huw Beynon and Phill Jones in the G.I.Antics studio off the back of his best game of the season. The Giants sit 6th on the ladder with 4 games to go, so the fellas talk about what needs to be done, how Alex ended up in Nelson in the first place, what the team do off the cour…
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Olivier Pomel built Datadog into a $40B company while burning only $25M in capital. In our conversation, he shares the fundraising lessons, operating principles, and core insights that made this possible. He also discusses the pros and cons of building a tech company in NYC, how early-career professionals should approach learning AI tools, how Data…
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Daniel Joeli Fotu (for some reason Huw knows everyone's middle name) drops into the new look studio with Huw Beynon and Phill Jones, as the G.I.Antics crew catch up on all things NBS Nelson Giants. They talk about the upcoming celebration at the Trafalgar Centre, as well as how to stop the Rams, and what needs to happen to make the top 6. Also, a w…
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Steve Kaufer led Tripadvisor to multi-billion dollar success over a 20+ year run as CEO. He discusses getting acquired and spun out from IAC, becoming a public company CEO, and his biggest operating lessons from his decades-long journey. Steve also shares behind-the-scenes of his new venture, Give Freely, and reflects on his entrepreneurial path. (…
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Since 2017, Bill Shufelt (CEO, Athletic Brewing) went from hedge fund trader to the CEO of the leading producer of non-alcoholic craft beer. Unlike the typical tech-focused chats, this one centers around a product many have fallen in love with. In the conversation, Bill tells stories of the unscalable but crucial strategies he used to build a brand…
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Huw Beynon and Phill Jones dissect the rollercoaster that has been the NBS Nelson Giants recent form! Some big news about the upcoming Rams home game, a Name That Giant, the lads pick the next Breakers coach, and is Huw the best free throw shooter in Nelson?! Powered by BeSeenMoreNBS Nelson Giants
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In the midst of meme stock craziness, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev shared his most eye-opening insights from running the company that transformed the game for retail investors. He talks about Robinhood’s new Gold Card, his views on crypto, the media side, how artificial intelligence could change finance, and more. (00:00) Intro (03:27) The Origin of th…
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On the day of the ChatGPT-4o announcement, Sam Altman sat down to share behind-the-scenes details of the launch and offer his predictions for the future of AI. Altman delves into OpenAI's vision, discusses the timeline for achieving AGI, and explores the societal impact of humanoid robots. He also expresses his excitement and concerns about AI pers…
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Sam Dempster, who just celebrated his 200th game for the NBS Nelson Giants, joins Huw Beynon and Phill Jones after a three-game road stand for the Giants. The heat is on to make the playoffs, are the team gelling at just the right time? The one club man talks heroes, rugby, balance, and sees how far his memory takes him in Shot Clock. Powered by Be…
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After 18 years leading Guidewire (~$10B), Marcus Ryu made the transition from CEO to partner at Battery Ventures. In the episode, Marcus shares his journey of co-founding Guidewire in 2001, steering the company through its IPO in 2012, and building one of the largest vertical software businesses in the world. He shares his insights on how to build …
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The first in our Throwback series, where Huw Beynon and Phill Jones catch up with former Giants. 7ft Tony Rampton had two stints at the Giants (2000, 2008-2009) and was one of the most dominant big men in the League. The Tall Black centurion took home the NZNBL 2000 MVP award. The guys talk memories, and see what Tony is up to now. Powered by BeSee…
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After last week’s announcement that IBM is acquiring HashiCorp for $6.4B, HashiCorp co-founder Armon Dadgar discussed a few behind-the-scenes elements of the acquisition and HashiCorp’s full journey from the early days. Armon shares some of his biggest lessons from the journey, from fundraising to community building and more. (00:00) Intro (01:17) …
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Kobe Langley, the import guard from North Carolina, joins Huw Beynon and Phill Jones to discuss the first 10 days of his pro career, living in a new country, his family, their brand, and his goals. Phill has to Name That Giant, and Kobe gets put through the ShotClock. Powered by BeSeenMoreNBS Nelson Giants
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Before Andrew Bialecki took Klaviyo public and scaled the company to $6B, he bootstrapped it to over $1M in ARR. In our discussion, Andrew reveals his philosophies around fundraising, finding the best talent, cultivating entrepreneurship inside Klaviyo, scaling culture, and more. (00:00) Intro (01:13) Klaviyo's Bootstrap Beginnings (09:37) The Stra…
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2 Identical turds drop from the brain-anus. On closer inspection, one is large and sloppy and the other is small and firm. They both stink and are best avoided by sensible persons who would rather listen to podcast about patio or would rather scrub patio whilst listening to podcast about patio. To 'hear' part 2 go to www.patreon.com/Fuggcast…
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The two youngest members of the NBS Nelson Giants join Huw Beynon and Phill Jones, off the back of a perfect run at the qualifiers for U18 Nationals. These two members of the NZ U17 team are childhood friends chasing the basketball dream together... but who can name the most Giants? And who is the best at Among Us? Those are just two of the listene…
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After 23+ years in venture capital, Jeremy Levine has thrived in many eras, taking risks on now-iconic companies like LinkedIn, Shopify, Yelp, Pinterest, and more. In our discussion, Jeremy shared stories behind these investments and the mindsets he’s developed along the way. We also explored how the VC landscape has evolved over the last 20 years …
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Tom Ingham, fresh off putting on a show in both the Sky Broadband Rapid League and Sal's NBL games against the Auckland Tuatara, joins Huw Beynon and Phill Jones for Episode 4 of G.I.Antics. Ingy talks about how good it was to have the Captain back, the new additions to the Giants roster, and has to help Phill with some quizzing. Powered by BeSeenM…
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Garrett Langley is the CEO of Flock Safety, a $4B company helping solve 10% of US crimes with AI-powered tech. Garrett offers an in-depth look into Flock Safety’s ambitious vision to eliminate crime in America and all the operating lessons he’s learned along the way, including how to build a strong and motivated team, keep people accountable, and l…
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Huw Beynon and Phill Jones dissect the Giants start to the 2024 Sal's NBL and Sky Broadband Rapid League seasons. If there's one thing Phill hates more than the Rams, it's quizzes... so Huw gives him two in one episode. Spoiler alert, they don't go great. Listen in to get your special G.I.Antics online Sal's Authentic New York Pizza discount for th…
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In less than 8 years, Sanjit Biswas scaled Samsara from 0 to over $1B ARR. In our latest conversation, Sanjit shares all the lessons he’s learned about running a hyper-growth organization, including all the changes he’s made since growing and selling his first company Meraki to Cisco for $1.2B and going on to scale Samsara to $20B. A great episode …
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Episode 2 of G.I.Antics is Gridalicious! Dan Grida (and his hair) joins Huw Beynon and Phill Jones to talk all things Giants. The stuttering start to the Sal's NBL season, the impressive Rapid League form, why the Rams should be booted out the league, plus Phill has to "name that Giant" and Dan takes on the ShotClock. Brought to you by BeSeenMore…
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One of the most preeminent AI founders, Aravind Srinivas (CEO, Perplexity), believes we could see 100+ AI startups valued over $10B in our future. In the episode, we discuss why Perplexity decided to compete with Google and Aravind shares predictions for the utopian future of artificial intelligence. He also discusses the differences between workin…
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This week, Tracy Young launched her second startup, TigerEye, from stealth mode. After selling PlanGrid to Autodesk for $875 million and working with YC for a couple of years, Tracy and her husband/co-founder decided to build the software they wished they’d had while building PlanGrid. In our conversation, Tracy unmasks her vision for TigerEye and …
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Who better to join hosts Huw Beynon and Phill Jones for the first ever episode of G.I.Antics, the official podcast of the NBS Nelson Giants, than the Head Coach and General Manager of the Giants, Mike Fitchett. This pre-season edition sees Huw, Phill, and Mike talk about the Giants roster, the other threats around the league, the Westside Blitz, an…
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Zach Weinberg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Curie.Bio, which has raised over $500 million to combine early-stage investing in biotech and drug discovery copiloting. He is also the co-founder of Flatiron Health, which sold to Roche for $1.9B, and Invite Media, which sold to Google when he was 21. In the episode, Zach dives into the current venture ma…
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Tooey Courtemanche has been the CEO of Procore for over two decades, bringing the company from $0 to over $1B ARR and a $11B+ valuation today. In my latest episode, we explore how Tooey built the #1 Construction Management Software company, including his strategies for maintaining a talented team, his mindsets for tough times, lessons from mentors …
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Exciting times Nelson Giants fans! Our brand-new official podcast tips off just before the 2024 Sal's NBL season. Make sure you are subscribed to our channel, so you don't miss an episode. Huw Beynon and Phill Jones will be joined by guests each week to talk all things Giants, and basketball in the Nelson region. We can't wait to bring this awesome…
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Niraj Shah is the Co-founder and CEO of Wayfair. In this episode, Niraj shares Wayfair’s journey from a collection of 250 sites generating $500 million in revenue to a single, unified brand achieving over $10 billion in online sales of home goods and furniture. He explains the challenges of overseeing a vast e-commerce platform with more than 10,00…
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In this memorable episode from our podcast archives, we revisit our conversation with Parker Conrad, Co-Founder of Rippling and former CEO of Zenefits. Parker opens up about his entrepreneurial path, detailing everything from fundraising challenges to his departure from Zenefits and the founding of Rippling. We also discuss the dynamics between VCs…
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Filip Kaliszan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Verkada, one of the fastest-growing private companies out there today. In the episode, Filip discussed many of the first principles decisions he has made in growing Verkada into a $3.5B business that employs over 2000 people. He also dives deep into their 2021 hack, what it was like dealing with that cris…
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Mike Volpi is a top AI investor and GP at Index Ventures, where he’s invested in companies such as Confluent, Scale AI, Sonos, and many others. In our discussion, Mike reveals the frameworks he uses for making investment decisions and his predictions on the trajectory of the AI wave. He also shares stories from his early career at Cisco, what made …
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George Kurtz is the CEO of CrowdStrike, a $65B+ public cybersecurity company. In this episode, George reveals the surprising intricacies of paying ransom and discusses how CrowdStrike is dealing with increasing cybercrime in the age of AI. We also talk about CrowdStrike’s early days, including how the company found product market fit and the operat…
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