Topic

GTM, Sales & Marketing

Go-to-market motions, sales execution, marketing systems, and the mechanics of revenue.

Lessons from Ethan Smith, CEO of Graphite

Ethan Smith, CEO of Graphite, brings a data-driven, impact-focused approach to SEO. His warning against the “SEO death spiral” urges teams to abandon low-value activity, prioritize work that moves results, and think in topics rather than keywords.

Lessons from Sam Blond

Sam Blond is a SaaS sales and startup leader associated with companies including Brex and Zenefits. His experience places recruiting and hiring at the center of study, highlighting how talent decisions shape the foundations of growing organizations.

Lessons from JD Ross

JD Ross, co-founder of Opendoor and a general partner at Atomic, approaches company building through first principles, mission-driven culture, and mental models. His path invites founders to examine the philosophies that turn ambitious ideas into enduring organizations.

Lessons from Chris Bakke

Chris Bakke, a serial entrepreneur who built and sold several companies, brings candor and humor to the startup world. His experience across Interviewed, Indeed, Laskie, and X sharpens practical questions about entrepreneurship, marketing, and navigating technology.

Lessons from Mark Roberge

Mark Roberge, former HubSpot CRO and senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, applies a data-driven method to building and scaling sales teams. His work makes hiring salespeople a measurable operating discipline rather than an intuitive gamble.

Lessons from Rob Giglio

Rob Giglio, a technology go-to-market leader associated with Canva, HubSpot, Adobe, and DocuSign, combines customer focus and data-driven decisions with authentic leadership. His servant-leadership model asks how empowered teams can scale without losing their people-centered foundation.

Lessons from Scott Leese

Scott Leese, a six-time sales leader, three-time author, and strategic adviser, grounds sales performance in process, mindset, and people-centered leadership. His repeatable approach aims to remove guesswork, create consistency, and help teams act with urgency.

Lessons from Alex Hormozi

Alex Hormozi focuses on mindset and personal growth, pairing internal perspective with individual development. The worthwhile question is how ways of thinking shape the capacity to change, improve, and pursue a more deliberate path.

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