Psychology Episodes

Nov. 23, 2023

#34 Accelerating product growth, user activation, and monetization ft. Adam Fishman (Product & Growth Advisor)

00:00 Introduction and Welcome 03:10 Adam's Journey into Product and Growth 09:06 The Role of AI in Growth 10:48 Understanding Different Aspects of Growth 14:13 The Impact of Branding on Growth 14:53 The Patreon Rebranding J…
Oct. 4, 2023

#32 Product thinking, creative resistance, & evaluating growth ft. Shreyas Doshi, Product Advisor (Ex- Stripe, Google, Yahoo, Twitter)

Being a founder or product person calls for enjoying the ride even when things are uncertain. While grit and passion are the regulars, it takes a few more skills like competence, agency, clarity of thought, to be able to nav…
Aug. 17, 2023

#30 Liminal goals, myths about 5-year career plans, power of community ft. Anne-Laure

Sponsor: Build in Public Fellowship by Karthik Puvvada (KP) - Apply to the program - https://buildinpublicfellowship.com/ There’s so much joy in being able to think clearly—whether it’s cracking a tough decision, understandi…
June 26, 2023

#28 Startup brand strategy, product messaging, early-stage marketing ft. Arielle Jackson (First Round Capital)

What’s the hardest part about starting up, you ask? Plenty of them. And topping the charts, amongst the top three things, would be—nailing the branding and go-to-market strategy. While our entire focus is on the target audie…
June 6, 2023

#27 Team dynamics, personality traits, activating humans for real-world results ft. Evan LaPointe, Core (4x Founder)

Finding the right set of peers, building the dream team to work towards a vision, setting the table for growth—all of these are interrelated from the perspective of strengthening teams. However, there’s a layer of science be…
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March 19, 2023

Cognitive science, AI algorithms, augmenting founder creativity ft. Alice Albrecht, AI Researcher & Founder

What’s the best way to unlock creativity? Does our mind have the power to process so many thoughts and references? How does AI help in creating, building, and sharing ideas as founders and creators? Some of these questions a…
Feb. 22, 2023

Strategic communication, purpose of listening, speaking as a sport ft. Matt Abrahams, Stanford University

When was the last time you tried explaining an idea to your friend, co-founder, or teammate? Of course, it happens quite frequently for most of us, but looking back at the experience, at certain instances we spent more time …
June 8, 2022

Self-care for founders and builders ft. Amy Young, Redefine Possibility

When was the last time you thought of working on a new project? Choosing between ideas and actually getting to work on it are two different jobs for the ones who build stuff. Often we are left confused, exhausted, and unclea…