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Grit

Joubin Mirzadegan

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Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.
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Looking to learn something useful from a productivity podcast? Tired of the stale "interview-the-author" format which just regurgitates stuff you have already heard? Join me at the 2Time Labs and listen in as we attempt to create a new product, service, tool or aid in real time. It's not an interview, but a joining together of minds where my guest and I use everything we can find to craft something new you can use to improve your productivity. Sometimes we hit the mark... sometimes we don't, ...
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🇹🇭 Podcast about People in Thailand We keep it simple and discuss 3 MAIN Points: 1. What did you do before Thailand? 2. What brought you to Thailand? 3. What are you doing in Thailand? 🍄 Subscribe to this channel for New Podcasts EVERY TUESDAY 🍄 Check out of Mushrooms: https://fruitingbody.co.th/
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Continuous mix of tip top quality reggae/dub riddims by selecter Dukey Dread (UK). This will (hopefully) be the first of a series. Hope you enjoy. Here's the track listing: 1. Come On Girl - Prince Fatty ft. Winston Francis & Horseman (Mr Bongo) 2. Ethiopia - Sluggy Ranks (Easy Star) 3. Poor And Humble - Wayne Wade (Greensleeves) 4. Natty Champion - Prince Far I (Trojan) 5. Milk And Honey - Prince Fatty ft. Hollie Cook (Mr Bongo) 6. Which Side Of The Bed (Extended Version) - The Beat (Go Fee ...
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Where YBF founder Natasha Eubanks lets her shade flag fly. Everything we didn't (or couldn't) say on TheYBF.com, we're talking our ish here. Hot topics & celebrity interviews in the original YBF style you've loved from day 1. Finally, Natasha's not holding anything back.
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Guest: Jason Kilar, former CEO & co-founder of Hulu and former CEO of WarnerMedia When Jason Kilar was a child, he was obsessed with Walt Disney — not just as a filmmaker or the creator of Disneyland, but as an entrepreneur. He started his career at the Walt Disney Company (where else?) but then got his first opportunity to help build something new…
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Guests: Joe Thomas, CEO and co-founder of Loom; and Ilya Fushman, partner at Kleiner Perkins Loom CEO Joe Thomas had a lot of things to think about before he sold his company to Atlassian for $975 million: The impact an acquisition might have on the product, how to keep the Loom brand alive, the risk of remaining independent... but it wasn’t until …
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Join us for an exclusive conversation with Jay Patto, the head fitness coach and Combat Strength & Conditioning trainer at Tiger Muay Thai, Phuket, Thailand. In this episode of the Fruiting Body Podcast, Jay dives deep into the world of training in Phuket, Thailand, particularly in the renowned fitness district known as The Soi in Chalong. As the h…
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Guest: Rony Abovitz, founder & CEO of SynthBee SynthBee CEO Rony Abovitz grew up “really believing” in Star Wars and the idea that there could be benevolent, artificially intelligent beings like R2-D2 and C-3PO. “It wasn't a dystopian vision of the future,” he says. “It wasn't HAL from 2001. It wasn't the Terminator. It wasn't Skynet. It was this k…
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In this special episode of the Fruiting Body Podcast, we're excited to welcome back osteopath, lecturer, and author John Gibbons, who shares his experience with owning property in Phuket and developing a new condo in the Naiyang Beach area. If you’re thinking about buying a home in Phuket, this episode is a must-watch, packed with insider knowledge…
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Guest: Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO and co-founder of Klarna Living and working in Stockholm, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski thinks a lot about how he’s perceived in Silicon Valley: “I feel like here I am, I am the small, country cousin from Sweden.” And on top of that, he knew that someone like Sam Altman wouldn’t initially think of a European…
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Guest: Kyle Hanslovan, CEO & co-founder of Huntress; and Ev Randle, partner at Kleiner Perkins Talk is cheap, says Huntress CEO Kyle Hanslovan: “I learned real early on that integrity is like one of the very few things, if not the only thing, you can't buy.” En route to Huntress’ current status as a $1.5 billion firm with $100 million in ARR, he to…
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Guest: Mark Fields, former president & CEO of Ford Motor Company and chairperson at Planview In 2005, Mark Fields was asked to run the Americas for the Ford Motor Company, a role he would serve in for 7 years, later becoming COO and then CEO. His wife and kids were used to relocating for Mark’s job, but had just put down roots in Florida. He told t…
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Guest: Jack Conte, CEO & co-founder of Patreon For many YouTube video creators, getting millions of views on your videos may seem like the goal. But when Jack Conte and his wife Nataly Dawn became YouTube stars through their band Pomplamoose, they didn’t automatically find gold at the end of the rainbow. “You check your ad revenue and you make 48 b…
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Kyle Swart’s journey to living in Phuket is not just a story of personal growth but also an eye-opener to the cost of living in Thailand. By day, he runs an online marketing agency in Phuket, and by night, he takes on a different role as a DJ, immersing himself in the local nightlife scene. His move from South Africa to Thailand highlights how affo…
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Guest: Mark Pincus, founder & chairman of Zynga, and managing member & co-founder of Reinvent Capital Before Zynga and Facebook made social gaming mainstream, the video game industry was “extreme on this being about art and crafting,” recalls Zynga founder Mark Pincus. He believes his winning instinct was the realization that games were “at least 5…
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Discover Golfing Excellence in Phuket with Lindsay Renolds on the Fruiting Body Podcast In this episode, we sit down with Lindsay Renolds, a professional golfer from Canada, who now calls Phuket, Thailand home. Renolds, who has competed on the MENA Tour and various international golf circuits, shares his incredible journey of establishing Golf Hub …
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Guest: RJ Scaringe, CEO and Founder of Rivian “I’m very comfortable with things not being in their end state,” says Rivian CEO and founder RJ Scaringe. The company’s challenging mission — to help make 100% of the world’s cars electric — will take a long time, and a lot of willingness to build the metaphorical plane in midair. As Rivian has grown fr…
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Guest: Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake “People underestimate what it is to go through a complete reset,” says Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy. And he knows it: After an incredible 15-year run at Google, he started over from zero with an AI search startup, Neeva. And in hindsight, he regrets not trying to port over more of the skills that had ma…
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Join us for a compelling episode of the Fruiting Body Podcast as we journey through the intricate and often tumultuous history of Phuket and Thailand with Colin Mackay, a distinguished Scottish author and historian. Based in Phuket since 1998, Mackay's deep dive into the region's past offers unparalleled insights into some of the most significant a…
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Guest: James Freeman, Founder and Former CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee In the six or so years since he sold his last shares of Blue Bottle Coffee to Nestlé, James Freeman has had a lot of time to ruminate — about how he succeeded in creating a unique café experience, and also the ways he failed his workers as a manager. But he’s already thinking about …
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Simon Causton, founder of Citadel Phuket, a leading property management company in Phuket, Thailand, brings a wealth of market knowledge and innovative strategies to the table. His vision for Citadel Phuket transcends typical real estate transactions, focusing on a seamless, client-centric experience that maximizes investment potential. In this epi…
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Guest: John Hanke, CEO of Niantic When Pokémon Go launched, Niantic CEO John Hanke was enjoying a tranquil walk through a bamboo forest near Kyoto with his son. When he got back, it was all hands on deck: Building on a platform Niantic had developed for its previous game, Ingress, Pokémon Go was a runaway success story, earning $100 million dollars…
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Guest: Mark McLaughlin, chairman of the board at Qualcomm When he was 24, Mark McLaughlin thought his career was over. Since childhood, he had dreamed of attending West Point and joining the Army, but a helicopter crash left him unable to serve, with a medical discharge. However, the crash also let him stay closer to his then-girlfriend Karen. They…
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🌟 Balancing Hormones in 30 Days: Nikki's Incredible Journey in Thailand 🌟 In this episode of the Fruiting Body Podcast, we sit down with Nikki, a wellness enthusiast who shares her remarkable story of balancing her hormone levels in just 30 days while living in Thailand. 🌴 Nikki's journey is a testament to the incredible healing power of health pra…
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Guest: David Risher, CEO of Lyft David Risher can measure his career in phone calls, from the one that introduced him to Jeff Bezos in 1995, to the call from the Lyft board in 2023, asking him to vie for the CEO job. But initially, he believed his life’s legacy might be the nonprofit Worldreader, which has brought books to more than 22 million read…
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Guests: Vipul Ved Prakash, CEO and co-founder of Together AI; and Bucky Moore, partner at Kleiner Perkins No one knows for sure whether the future of AI will be driven more by research labs and AI-native companies, or by enterprises applying the technology to their own data sets. But one thing is for sure, says Together AI CEO and co-founder Vipul …
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🌟 Discover the Mysteries of Traveling in Thailand with Irish Boxer James Power 🌟 Join us for an exciting episode of the Fruiting Body Podcast featuring James Power, an exceptional professional Irish boxer making waves in the boxing world. Born and raised in Cork, Ireland, James became Ireland’s youngest professional boxer at just 17 years old. With…
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Guest: Andrew Bialecki, CEO of Klaviyo Whenever the marketing platform Klaviyo is hiring, says CEO Andrew Bialecki, “we sort of don't care so much what skills you have.” Instead, the company looks for “high slope” individuals who are curious and able to continually learn new things. “A big turnoff for me is [when] somebody says, ‘Oh, well, I was ne…
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Young Thai Girl Entrepreneur Shines in the Supplement Industry - Featuring Pearl, Founder of Bruce Supplements. Meet Siwanad Tampanon, known to her fans as Pearl, a young Thai girl entrepreneur who is making waves in the supplement industry. Born and raised in Phuket, Thailand, Pearl's passion for health and wellness led her to create Bruce Supplem…
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Guest: Niraj Shah, CEO and co-founder of Wayfair Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah caught the entrepreneurship bug in his mid-20s, when he and his longtime co-founder Steve Conine sold their first company just a few years out of college. They left the acquirer and independently realized “we absolutely wanted to start something else,” Niraj recalls. “Once you’…
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Guest: Jay Chaudhry, CEO, chairman, and founder of Zscaler Much of the media coverage of Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry is quick to identify him as the wealthiest Indian-American person, with a net worth of $10.8 billion. But to hear Jay himself tell it, that number has never been very important to him: “My family had no money,” he says of his childhood …
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Flash Daddy, a former Triad Gangster from Hong Kong, shares his incredible journey from gang life to becoming a professional Muay Thai fighter in Thailand. Growing up in Hong Kong, Flash faced constant bullying, which led him to join the notorious Triads. After countless street fights and dangerous encounters, he left his gangster past behind to pu…
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Guest: Bill Magnuson, CEO and co-founder of Braze The deployment of smartphones around the world was more impactful than any other technology to date, says Braze CEO Bill Magnuson — and that has big implications for emerging fields like generative AI. “If we get to the point where they [LLMs] really can be useful, human-like companions ... they wil…
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Meet Matt Fox, a dedicated father, husband, and cancer survivor, committed to reshaping fitness for individuals restricted by time, accessibility, and the misconception that gym membership is essential. With over 600,000 followers on Instagram, Matt Fox has become a viral revolutionary in the fitness industry. He started Bodyweight Built which focu…
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Guest: Clara Shih, CEO of Salesforce AI In 2020, Clara Shih quit Hearsay, the company she founded and ran for 11 years; in hindsight, she says “I probably should have quit a little bit sooner.” But at the time, she cared a lot — too much — about what everyone else thought. “There's a lot of guilt around leaving initially and feeling bad for feeling…
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Prepare to embark on a journey with Adam Jones, the Australian born travel vlogger and content creator behind the popular YouTube channel @keisone Adam has been sharing his travel experiences, showcasing the stunning beauty of Thailand and from time to time other nearby Asian countries such as; Philippines, China and Japan. Born and raised in Austr…
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Guest: Marissa Mayer, CEO and Founder of Sunshine and former CEO of Yahoo When Marissa Mayer was first hired as the CEO of Yahoo, the company had lost nearly a quarter of its workforce in the preceding six months. Early on, she was chatting with employees in the cafeteria and one of them got her attention by smacking her tray. “Is it go time?” he a…
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Guest: Sarah Friar, former CEO of Nextdoor Sarah Friar has worked with some of the top leaders in Silicon Valley, including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Block CEO Jack Dorsey, and most recently Nextdoor founder Nirav Tolia, who just replaced her as CEO in May. And one of the things that sets top performers apart from the …
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Guest: Stanislav Vishnevskiy, CTO and co-founder of Discord For many years, the conventional wisdom was the gaming was not social because it was something you usually did at home. “But people who play games are often the most social,” says Discord CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy. “They’re spending 10, 20 hours with other people online, hanging out.” As a…
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Guest: Eoghan McCabe, CEO, Chairman, and Co-Founder of Intercom “We are not ready for the degree to which our world is going to change,” says Intercom CEO Eoghan McCabe, “in insane and incredible ways.” When he co-founded the company in 2011, the Irish-born entrepreneur was making it easier for companies to offer human customer service to their cus…
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Guest: Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs and costar, Shark Tank “I just love to compete,” says Mark Cuban. “And the day I stop is the day I’m dead.” Previously the co-founder of MicroSolutions and Broadcast.com, Cuban is probably best known to the public today for competing with the likes of Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran on the reality …
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Guest: Taylor Francis, co-founder of Watershed One day when he was 13, Taylor Francis walked out of the movie theater, and he was pissed off. He had just seen Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth and internalized a “generational call to arms, that my parents had screwed our generation” by causing the climate crisis, he says. 14 years later, …
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Meet Dr. Tony Huge, a lawyer turned underground researcher who has invested millions of dollars in conducting groundbreaking biohacking experiments. Tony Huge is a biohacking scientist who's revolutionizing the performance of top athletes and entrepreneurs worldwide. Driven by a passion for pushing the boundaries of human potential, he's the go-to …
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Guests: Victor Riparbelli, CEO and co-founder of Synthesia; and Josh Coyne, partner at Kleiner Perkins When Victor Riparbelli wants to learn something, he’ll start with a YouTube video or a podcast: “I maybe buy the book on Amazon as like the fifth step,” the Synthesia CEO says. His company is trying to change the text-first (or text-only) way info…
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Guest: Kat Cole, COO of Athletic Greens You can’t make smart decisions if you don’t know the truth — the “true truth,” as Athletic Greens COO Kat Cole puts it. “As you get bigger and you have success, innovator’s dilemma, you end up talking to yourself instead of really being rooted in what’s going on.” That’s why she has embraced the anxiety of th…
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Guest: Anne Raimondi, COO and Head of Business at Asana Asana COO Anne Raimondi feels pressure to perform in her job “every day, all the time.” But that pressure doesn’t come from her fellow executives; she imposes it on herself, trying to think carefully about how much each of her decisions will impact her team. “I have a lot of privilege and choi…
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Experience the vibrant journey of Heinrich Badenhorst, a seasoned marketing specialist and the visionary director behind NewMadic Media, nestled in the heart of Phuket, Thailand. Born and bred in Pretoria, South Africa, Hans embarked on an exhilarating odyssey after university, immersing himself in diverse cultures through teaching English, fortifi…
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Guest: Sanjay Beri, CEO and Founder of Netskope “You can be waiting your whole life to do something, and then your life’s over,” says Sanjay Beri. After nine years at Juniper Networks, he left his comfortable job, moved his family to a house with a pricier mortgage, and launched the cloud security firm Netskope. His entrepreneurial story would make…
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Guest: Scott McNealy, former CEO and co-founder of Sun Microsystems & co-founder of Curriki Scott McNealy never wanted to be CEO of Sun, and in his 22-year tenure before selling to Oracle, he knows there were times he failed to execute, or to rein in the once-iconic Silicon Valley firm’s worst impulses. But like his pro golfer son, Maverick, Scott …
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Guest: Jyoti Bansal, CEO and co-founder of Harness Cisco bought Jyoti Bansal’s first company AppDynamics for $3.7 billion, making him a very wealthy man. But after two African safaris, a week of Michelin-starred meals in Tokyo, and more adventures all around the world, he realized that spending his money didn’t truly make him happy. After some soul…
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Guest: Clint Sharp, CEO and co-founder of Cribl New employees are joining the remote data platform Cribl every week, and as the staff grows, CEO Clint Sharp has noticed a problem: He can’t file a bug report without a lot of caveats. When there were a handful of users, no one would bat an eye at the CEO posting a bug on Slack, but now he has had to …
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Verca Partikova, a Kung Fu world champion, coach, and MMA fighter, brings her passion for combat sports to life in the vibrant world of Fight Waves, her insightful podcast aimed at personal growth both in and out of the ring. Hailing from the Czech Republic, Verca's journey into martial arts began with a childhood fascination sparked by iconic Chin…
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Guest: Glen Tullman, CEO of Transcarent Before he was CEO of Transcarent, Glen Tullman presided over the biggest digital health merger of all time: His previous company Livongo was acquired in 2020 by Teledoc for $18.5 billion. Over his decades of experience in health tech, he has developed saying: Hire low, fire high. When one of his friends was o…
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