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From Startup to ExitMicrosoft@50: The Battle for the Internet, with Vice President for MSN, Laura JenningsIn the final installment of the Microsoft@50 series, we interview Laura Jennings, who was the Vice President in charge of MSN and one of the senior most female executives at Microsoft in her time. Laura was the Microsoft executive who shifted MSN's strategy as a proprietary online service to becoming one of the top portal's on the internet. I worked for Laura and together we bought Hotmail and got into the search business in partnership with Inktomi. In 1999, Laura Jennings launched a new version of MSN with personalization, integrated web email and search which went on to become a...2025-07-0952 minFrom Startup to ExitMicrosoft@50: The Launch of Windows 95, with SVP Brad ChaseIn the 5th installment of the Microsoft@50 series, we interview Brad Chase, who was the SVP in charge of the launch of Windows 95. Later on, he took over the reins for MSN. Brad joined Microsoft in 1987 and was the first product manager responsible for the launch of the Microsoft Office on the Mac. Later he became the Group Product Manager for MS D0S 5.0. Brad negotiated the licensing of the famous Start Me Up song by the Rolling Stones that was used in Microsoft ads for Windows 95.Brought to you by TiE SeattleHosts: Shirish Nadkarni...2025-07-0245 minFrom Startup to ExitMicrosoft@50: Birth of Microsoft, with its Sixth Employee, Steve WoodIn this 4th installment of the Microsoft@50 series we bring you Steve Wood who was the sixth employee at Microsoft. He was recruited out of Stanford where he completed his Masters in Electrical Engineering. He went on to work at Microsoft's Albuquerque office in 1976 where he had the opportunity to work closely with Bill Gates and Paul Allen. He worked on the FORTRAN compiler before becoming a General Manager. He left Microsoft in 1980 and later joined Asymetrix and found Starwave with Paul Allen. He became a serial entrepreneur starting companies such as Wireless Services Corporation.Brought to...2025-06-2548 minFrom Startup to ExitMicrosoft@50: Birth of Xbox, with Chief Xbox Officer, Robbie BachThis is the 3rd installment of the Microsoft@50 series. We interview Robbie Bach, who was the Chief Xbox Officer at Microsoft and the founder of Xbox at Microsoft. Before founding Xbox, he ran Microsoft Office and made it into the standard it is today. After 22 years at Microsoft, Robbie announced his retirement from Microsoft effective in the fall of 2010. Robbie has spoken to corporate, academic, and civic groups across the country and in 2015 completed his first book, Xbox Revisited: A Game Plan for Corporate and Civic Renewal, followed by the Wikes Insurrection.Brought to you by TiE...2025-06-181h 03From Startup to ExitMicrosoft@50: Birth of Microsoft Office, with President of Business Systems Division, Jeff RaikesThis is the 2nd installment of the Microsoft@50 series. We interview Jeff Raikes, who was President of the Business Systems Division at Microsoft. Jeff was the one of the senior most executives at Microsoft after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. Jeff served as a member of the company’s senior leadership team that set the overall strategy and direction for the firm. He began his career with Microsoft in 1981 and was instrumental in creating the Microsoft Office suite of productivity applications.Jeff Raikes is a co-founder of the Raikes Foundation with his wife, Tricia. The Foundation works to...2025-06-1158 minFrom Startup to ExitMicrosoft@50: The Windows Battle, with SVP for Microsoft's Desktop & Server Software, Paul MaritzIn this first installment of the Microsoft@50 series, we interview Paul Maritz who was the third most senior executive at Microsoft.From 1986 to 2000, he worked at Microsoft and was on its executive committee. He became executive vice president of the Platforms Strategy and Developer Group and part of the 5-person executive management team. He was often said to be the third-ranking executive, behind Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. He was responsible for essentially all of Microsoft's desktop and server software, including such major initiatives as the development of Windows 95, Windows NT, and Internet Explorer.Brought to...2025-06-041h 03From Startup to ExitGen AI Series: Gen AI in Security, Sumedh Barde, Chief Product Officer, SimbianLearn about Simbian, an AI security company. Simbian is the first security company to accelerate security by empowering every member of a security team, from the C-Suite to frontline practitioners, to craft tailored insights and workflows for their unique security needs - ranging from complex investigation and response to governance and reporting. Learn how they pivoted from providing security for Gen Ai to leveraging Gen AI to creating agents that speed up security workflows and investigations.Sumedh is the Chief Product Officer at Simbian, a cybersecurity startup that builds AI Agents to autonomously handle security operations such a...2025-03-021h 01From Startup to Exit2025 Investment Outlook Panel - In the age of AIListen to our 2025 Annual Investment Outlook Panel with four top VCs based in Seattle and the Bay area. Get their perspective on the investment climate in 2025 and their plans to invest specifically in AI-based startups. See how they did with their 2024 forecast and what their big predictions are for 2025.Tim Porter, Managing Director, Madrona VenturesTim joined Madrona in 2006 and invests in B2B software companies in the Pacific Northwest. He is currently interested in intelligent applications and SaaS, cloud-native software infrastructure, the modern data stack, machine learning, DevOps, and cybersecurity. He is also...2025-01-211h 10From Startup to ExitGen AI Series - The AI agent redefining travel: Managing Director Mike Fridgen, Madrona Venture LabsLearn about the founding of Otto from Mike Fridgen, the Managing Director of Madrona Venture Labs where this concept was incubated. Otto is your personal AI travel agent that seeks to be as valuable and insightful as a dedicated personal assistant. Otto offers enterprise-grade travel booking and servicing capabilities through an easy-to-use AI travel agent that autonomously plans, books, and manages your travel, even during your trip.As Managing Director of Madrona Venture Labs (MVL), Mike Fridgen leads the studio's mission to partner with founders from day one to create extraordinary companies. Mike co-founded multiple MVL studio...2025-01-0343 minFrom Startup to ExitBest of 2024: From Startup to Exit2024 has been an incredible year for TiE Seattle’s From Startup to Exit podcast – featuring inspiring conversations with entrepreneurial leaders, innovators, and changemakers. As the year ends, we’re excited to share the Top 4 Episodes of 2024 that you don’t want to miss!The Founding of OfferUp - Nick Huzar: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2234096/episodes/13413716The Founding of Rover & the Vision Behind Pioneer Square Labs - Greg Gottesman: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2234096/episodes/13615903Mega-Successful Exits: Chronus & Ally.io - Vetri Vellore: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2234096/episodes/13899931Developer Joy Through Generative AI - Rajeev...2024-12-291h 04From Startup to ExitFounding Smartsheet and its vision: Conversation w/ Praerit Garg, President of Product & InnovationSmartsheet is a major success story for the Seattle Tech ecosystem. Smartsheet was founded in 2005 as a workplace management system based on a spreadsheet style architecture. In this episode, Praerit Garg (PG) talks about the early product vision for Smartsheet. How, unlike dedicated product management tools like Asana, Smartsheet is very flexible and adapts to a number of workplace management scenarios. PG discusses the new product innovations that Smartsheet has introduced based on AI. As a startup founder himself, PG shares some of the key lessons that he learned in starting a startup.Praerit Garg is President...2024-12-0255 minFrom Startup to ExitGen AI Series: Legalities of scraping data to build LLMs, a conversation w/ Adam Shevell, partner at Wilson SonsiniMany of the large language model providers have built their LLM models by scraping data from websites and open source sites. Some have licensed the content like Open AI has done with Reddit. Nonetheless, many of these LLM providers have been sued for illegally copying data for which they have no permission. In this podcast, Adam shares his thoughts on the Fair Use doctrine and various legal opinions on the legality of scraping data to build LLM models. Here's also an interesting article that Adam has written for developing, extending and using Generative AI models.Adam Shevell...2024-11-0145 minFrom Startup to ExitHow Louisiana is driving innovation, A Conversation with Josh Fleig, CIO for the State of LouisianaYou may not think of the State of Louisiana as a software innovation hub but it is doing a lot to attract startups to its state. It has a $100 million seed capital fund to match VC investment dollar for dollar. It is willing to rebate 25% of your software development dollars for software development done in its state. It is alsoproviding sales tax rebates to attract large data centers to its state.Josh Fleig is responsible for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship across the state, while assisting small businesses with access to award-winning programs and services designed...2024-10-0254 minFrom Startup to ExitModerating foreign accents using AI, A Conversation with Soundwave team, winners of the TiE Young Entrepreneur competitionThese days you will often call into customer service for a company whose product you are using and will be connected to an agent with a foreign accent. For many Americans, this can be a challenging experience as they cannot understand what the agent is saying because of their accent. Foreign agents have also complained that it can be a dehumanizing experience. This can result in a low Net Promoter Score for the foreign call center which reduces the revenues they can charge for their services.Soundwave is an AI application that moderates the accents of foreign...2024-09-0333 minFrom Startup to ExitGen AI Series: Using Gen AI in a startup environment, A conversation with Jay Bartot of Madrona Venture LabsOn our one year anniversary, we are releasing this terrific episode with Jay Bartot, partner at Madrona Venture Labs (MVL). Jay talks about the model that MVL uses to work with startup founders and vet startup ideas.Like many technology entrepreneurs, over the last 18 months, Jay has been deeply immersed in Generative AI technology, building experimental products, and testing the capabilities as well as limitations of the new AI frontier. Having seen and worked with slowly evolving AI and machine learning technologies over 25 years, his early experimentation with LLMs (large language models) quickly led to the realization...2024-08-1559 minFrom Startup to ExitGen AI Series: Developer Joy through Generative AI. A conversation with Rajeev Rajan, CTO at AtlassianRajeev embarked on his career at Microsoft as a developer after a sabbatical from his Ph.D. to build upon his internship experience in Seattle the previous summer. In this episode, he delves into how his journey and interactions with various leaders have influenced his own leadership style as the CTO of Atlassian.The theme of ‘Developer Joy’ has resonated with Rajeev throughout his tenure at Microsoft, META, and now Atlassian. He elaborates on how Generative AI is being integrated across all Atlassian products, emphasizing this core theme. Given his background as a developer early in his care...2024-07-2849 minFrom Startup to ExitGen AI Series: Gen AI from a VC perspective, A conversation with Vivek Ramaswami from Madrona VenturesGenerative AI has taken the industry by storm as we all know. Besides Open AI. a number of players like Meta, Google and Anthropic have announced new foundation models. In this episode, we get Vivek's perspective of the competitive landscape and how it will likely evolve. Will open source models start to match Open AI's GPT 4o in terms of capabilities? We also discuss Apple's recent announcements around "Apple Intelligence".Hundreds of millions of VC money have poured into Gen AI startups but who is really making any money? Vivek gives us his insights as well as...2024-07-0452 minFrom Startup to ExitGen AI Series: Ensuring Data Transparency for Gen AI models. A Conversation with Jai Jaisimha and Rob Eleveld, The Transparency CoalitionArtificial intelligence has the potential to be a powerful tool for human progress if properly trained, harnessed, and deployed. Policies must be created to protect personal privacy, nurture innovation, and foster prosperity. The Transparency Coalition (https://www.transparencycoalition.ai/). a non-profit, is focused on creating tools, systems, and policies that hold AI developers and deployers accountable for the legal and ethical creation and operation of AI systems. Listen to the two founders of Transparency Coalition, Jai Jaishima and Rob Elevelde as they articulate the strategy they have deployed to hold developers like Open AI, Microsoft, Google and Meta accountable.2024-06-0959 min
Marc KramerShirish Nadkarni author of "Winner Takes All"Shirish Nadkarni author of "Winner Takes All" by Marc Kramer2024-05-181h 05From Startup to ExitGen AI Series: Gen AI in the Enterprise with iCertis, a conversation with Sudarshan Chitre, SVP ProductEnterprise SaaS solutions are rapidly adopting Gen AI technology to solve business problems. Learn about iCertis, a leader in Contract Lifecycle Management and how they are deploying Gen AI technology to offer a number of CoPilots to allow enterprises to gain intelligent insights into their contracts and to perform risk assessments.Sudarshan Chitre brings over 25 years of experience in developing Data & AI products, having worked with leading technology firms including Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle, as well as several innovative startups. Throughout his career, Sudarshan has transitioned from roles in software development to executive leadership, including that of...2024-05-0857 minFrom Startup to ExitGen AI Series: The past, present and future of Gen AI with leading industry expert Joseph Sirosh - ex- VP Amazon and Microsoft2023 was a dramatic year for AI with the emergence of Gen AI and ChapGPT. Learn about the evolution of Generative AI from industry leader and expert Joseph Sirosh. Understand how enterprises will deploy Gen AI technology to make their workers more productive. Learn about how Joseph's new company CreatorsAGI will leverage Gen AI to enable creators and authors to interact in new ways with their audience.Joseph is currently CEO of CreatorsAGI Inc, an AI startup dedicated to empowering creators with Artificial Generative Interaction capabilities. He has been an AI leader all of his career, and served...2024-03-231h 09From Startup to ExitGen AI Series: From B2B to B2C and Gen AI, a conversation with Seattle serial entrepreneur Vikram ChalanaFollow the journey of Vikram Chalana, a Seattle based entrepreneur who started his entrepreneurial journey with an enterprise product called Win Shuttle that allowed MS Excel users to exchange data with SAP. He grew the company to significant revenues and ultimately sold the company to a Private Equity firm. More recently, he has started a Gen AI company Pictory. AI that allows creators to convert text into video that is the leader in the space.Vikram is an engineer turned serial entrepreneur. He is currently building Pictory to enable anyone to turn their message into engaging videos q...2024-02-0744 min
eCommerce PodcastUnlocking Marketing Success and Overcoming Modern MonopoliesEver wondered how the big players in eCommerce like Instacart and DoorDash solved the classic 'chicken and egg' dilemma? Join us as we dive into the world of online marketplaces with Shirish Nadkarni, a mastermind behind successful startups, and unravel the secrets to thriving in a world dominated by digital giants.In this enlightening episode, we sit down with Shirish Nadkarni, the brain behind LiveMocha and a key figure in BlackBerry's internet email development. We delve into the intricacies of marketplace success, from overcoming initial hurdles faced by giants like Instacart to tackling the monopolistic tendencies of...2024-01-2548 minFrom Startup to Exit2024 Annual Investment OutlookListen to our 2024 Annual Investment Outlook Panel with four top VCs based in Seattle and the Bay area. Get their perspective on the investment climate in 2024 and their plans to invest specifically in AI/ML based startups.Tim Porter, Managing Director, Madrona VenturesTim joined Madrona in 2006 and invests in B2B software companies in the Pacific Northwest. He is currently interested in intelligent applications and SaaS, cloud-native software infrastructure, the modern data stack, machine learning, DevOps, and cybersecurity. He is also a board member of numerous Madrona portfolio companies.2024-01-251h 04From Startup to ExitSpecial Holiday Episode: Fireside Chat with Sunny Gurpreet SinghEnjoy this exclusive Fireside Chat with Sunny Gurpreet Singh, Founder of Roundglass, moderated by Akhtar Badshah.Sunny Gurpreet Singh is an entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Seattle, US. He is the founder of Roundglass, a global Wholistic Wellbeing organization established in 2014. Through his experience in the US healthcare system, Sunny realized the importance of a proactive wellness approach. Roundglass offers the Roundglass Living app, which provides technology-driven solutions, expert-led content, and access to renowned wellbeing coaches and mental health experts. It serves as a tool to assist people in making positive, long-term changes and enhancing their lives.2023-12-2142 min
New HereIs Entrepreneurship Right for Me?So you’re thinking quitting your full-time job and working for yourself. Or maybe you’ve already decided that the corporate life isn’t for you and you have a passion project that could become a full-fledged business. What do you need to consider before you walk away from your corporate career? Have you thought about the financial risks, how you’ll find community or mentorship, or what your future would look like with less of a roadmap? This week on New Here, we follow Jemma Sbeg as she leaves her successful consulti...2023-11-1538 min
Prodity: Product by DesignCreating Online MarketplacesIn this episode, Kyle interviews Shirish Nadkarni, a serial entrepreneur and author. We talk about his early experience as a product manager at Microsoft, and his work on the acquisition of Hotmail, which inspired him to eventually start his own company. We discuss the companies Shirish founded, Livemocha and TeamOn Systems, and the lessons he learned from each of those. We also discuss his latest book, Winner Takes All, and the history of digital marketplaces as well as what we can learn from the largest marketplaces in the world. And how to compete against m...2023-11-0340 minFrom Startup to ExitThe story of mega-successful exits with Chronus and Ally.io, A conversation with Seattle serial entrepreneur Vetri VelloreWhen Vetri Vellore was given the responsibility to turn around the Systems Management Server business at Microsoft, it was a failing business. In fact, at a business review, Bill Gates famously threw his deck back to him telling him to shut down the business. But Vetri persisted and completely turned it around. Soon Vetri embarked on a remarkable entrepreneurial journey where he successfully started and exited two businesses - Chronus which was a mentoring platform and Ally.io which was a platform for managing OKRs (Obejectives and Key Results). Vetri bootstrapped his first business but raised substantial funding for...2023-11-0347 minFrom Startup to ExitEgo Dissolution with Raj Kapoor. How to work with acquirers to create outcomes for investors.Raj has a common theme with his startups Snapfish and Fitmob. Both of them needed to be pivoted and focus on survival. He found buyers for both and his mantra to founders is to dissolve the ego and make sure your company sees another day to battle. He spent several years at Mayfield and invested early in Lyft and led the autonomous driving strategy for Lyft.Raj is a co-founder and managing partner at Climactic, a venture capital fund focused on climate tech. He was also a strategic advisor at Lyft, former CEO/co-founder of Snapfish and...2023-10-0444 minFrom Startup to ExitThe founding of Rover and the business model behind Pioneer Square Labs, a conversation with Greg GottesmanIn 2011, Greg Gottesman had a bad experience leaving his dog for the weekend at a local Kennel. That experience led him to pitch the idea for Rover at a Startup Weekend which he won. That led to the formation of Rover and the rest is history.In our second podcast episode, Gowri Shankar and I explore the foundation of Rover as well as the business model behind Pioneer Square Labs.Greg Gottesman is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of PSL. Prior to PSL, Greg served as one of the three initial Managing Directors of Madrona...2023-09-1956 min
The Lucent PerspectiveOvercoming Barriers to Net Zero: How a Fintech Startup Tackles Energy Efficiency, with Robin PetersClimate change is a global crisis that affects everyone, regardless of location or industry. In this episode, you will hear how Snugg, a fintech based in the UK is playing a significant role in contributing to net-zero initiatives. My special guest is Robin Peters, Snugg’s Co-Founder and CEO. Robin revealed the idea behind their astonishing platform and how they make it easy for both consumers and other businesses to overcome the barriers to energy efficiency.Episode Outline and Highlights[01:38] How Robin came up with the idea of simplifying home energy efficiency which led to...2023-09-1344 min
The Lucent PerspectiveStartup to Acquisition: Scaling and Disrupting Online Marketplaces to Millions of Users, with Shirish NardkarniI am thrilled to be joined by the brilliant tech entrepreneur and visionary, Shirish Nadkarni! With a career spanning decades, Shirish has left an indelible mark on the tech industry, contributing to the success of iconic products like MSN, Blackberry, and Rosetta Stone. Shirish co-founded Livemocha, a language-learning platform that rapidly garnered 15 million users across 200 countries. His wealth of experience in launching, scaling, and even exiting tech businesses is nothing short of awe-inspiring. In this episode, we'll dive deep into Shirish's remarkable journey, uncovering the strategies and insights that propelled him to...2023-08-3133 min
The Small Business Radio Show#755 Is Real AF the Solution to Authenticity on Social Media?Segment 1, starting at 0:00: Social media platforms seem to be shifting…and soon there will be a new one on the block called RealAF – introduced by actress and model Arielle Raycene.Segment 2, starting at 12:00: Marketplaces are notoriously hard to start. Do you bring the buyers or the sellers first? But once they get started, they can be a goldmine... and that's a problem. Shirish Nadkarni shares how online marketplaces are creating modern monopolies.Visit Barry's Blog for complete show notes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...2023-08-2129 minFrom Startup to ExitThe founding of OfferUp, a conversation with OfferUp founder Nick HuzarToday, we have invited Nick Huzar, the co-founder and former CEO of OfferUp for more than a decade. He is currently operating as a board director, brand evangelist, and advising the CEO on strategic projects. Nick's experience lies in building two-sided marketplaces from the ground up. Through this, he has raised over $380M in financing from leading investors including A16Z, TRowe, Tiger, Allen.co, GGV, Coatue, and more. He is currently focused on simplifying the complexity around climate change via my weekly video podcast @ www.stufftv.org. Additionally, he will ride anything with a board (wake surf, skate...2023-08-1651 minFrom Startup to ExitWelcome to From Startup to Exit!In this episode, we will introduce the podcast with Shirish Nadkarni. As the author of best-selling novel From Startup to Exit, Shirish will share his tips on the best time to enter and exit a startup.2023-08-1612 min
Startup HustleThe Key to Marketplace SuccessJoin Matt DeCoursey and Shirish Nadkarni, as they talk about the key to marketplace success. Dig into what a marketplace really is and learn how to build and sustain one. Matt and Shirish also discuss the important factors that help to determine your marketplace’s success.
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Brian Crombie Radio HourBrian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 941 - How Online Marketplaces are Creating Modern Monopolies with Shirish NadkarniBrian speaks with Shirish Nadkarni. Shirish is a serial entrepreneur creating multiple consumer businesses. He was the co-founder of Livemocha, the world’s largest language learning site, and TeamOn Systems, a mobile wireless email pioneer that was acquired by BlackBerry. Shirish started at Microsoft where he engineered the acquisition of Hotmail and launched MSN.com. He serves on the board of TiE Seattle, where he chairs a number of programs, including the GoVertical Startup Creation Workshop, the TiE Entrepreneur Institute, and the Z5 Catalyst funding initiative. He talks about his book “WINNER TAKES ALL - Case Studies in How Online Mark...2023-08-0342 min
Success Made to Last LegendsSuccess Legends with Sharish Nadkarni, author of Winner Takes AllWhat do eBay, Amazon, and Alibaba have in common? These are all giant online marketplaces that are modern monopolies in their markets. Author and Legendary leader, Shirish Nadkarni, debuts "Winner Takes All," a provocative book that posits these giants gained critical mass through accrued networks, making their growth unstoppable. Hear Shirish dissect Uber's success and significance, and listen to the inside story on the software developer that launched Blackberry's email system. Shirish recalls his favorite collaborations, answers the burning question about Congress needing to pass regulations to eliminate self-preferencing, and has a notable moment tackling the concept of significance. We hi...2023-07-1833 min
Day 2Are Online Marketplaces Destined to Become Monopolies?In the vast digital landscape, where online marketplaces have revolutionized how we buy and sell goods and services, questions arise about the potential for these platforms to become monopolies.Giants such as Amazon reign supreme, but even the others are all looking for dominance. In this episode, Shirish Nadkarni, a seasoned entrepreneur and author of the book "Winner Takes All: Case Studies in How Online Marketplaces Are Creating Modern Monopolies," joins me to shed light on the dynamics of online marketplaces and their potential for monopolistic dominance.Online marketplaces have become the beating he...2023-07-0435 min
Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services InsightsMarketplaces, Influencers, Pax8 and SMBs with Shirish NadkarniShirish Nadkarni is a serial entrepreneur with proven success in creating multiple consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. Shirish was the co-founder of Livemocha, the world’s largest language learning site with 15+ million registered members from over 200 countries. Livemocha was acquired by RosettaStone in 2013. Prior to Livemocha, Shirish was the founder of TeamOn Systems, a mobile wireless e-mail pioneer that was acquired by BlackBerry in 2002. The TeamOn technology served as the core foundation for Blackberry Internet E-mail which serviced over 50 million BlackBerry users. Shirish started his career at Microsoft where he engineered the ac...2023-06-2415 min
HNM LiveHow Online Marketplaces Are Creating Modern MonopoliesToday’s guest = Shirish NadkarniA serial entrepreneur with proven success in creating multiple consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. Shirish was the co-founder of Livemocha, the world’s largest language learning site with 15+ million registered members from over 200 countries. Livemocha was acquired by RosettaStone in 2013. Prior to Livemocha, Shirish was the founder of TeamOn Systems, a mobile wireless e-mail pioneer that was acquired by BlackBerry in 2002. The TeamOn technology served as the core foundation for Blackberry Internet E-mail which serviced over 50 million BlackBerry users. Shir...2023-05-2225 min
ScaleX™ Insider PodcastShirish Nadkarni – Why finding your value proposition and deep customer empathy is critical to scalingShirish Nadkarni – Why finding your value proposition and deep customer empathy is critical to scaling If you are out to change the world, Shirish Nadkarni is your go-to coach to guide you through your entrepreneurial journey to make your startup dream come true. Shirish Nadkarni is a serial entrepreneur with proven success in creating multiple consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. Shirish was the co-founder of Livemocha, the world’s largest language learning site with 15+ million registered members from over 200 countries. Livemocha was acquired by RosettaStone in 2013. Prior to Live...2022-07-0654 minScaleX™ Insider PodcastShirish Nadkarni – Why finding your value proposition and deep customer empathy is critical to scalingShirish Nadkarni – Why finding your value proposition and deep customer empathy is critical to scaling If you are out to change the world, Shirish Nadkarni is your go-to coach to guide you through your entrepreneurial journey to make your startup dream come true. Shirish Nadkarni is a serial entrepreneur with proven success in creating multiple consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. Shirish was the co-founder of Livemocha, the world’s largest language learning site with 15+ million registered members from over 200 countries. Livemocha was acquired by RosettaStone in 2013. Prior to Live...2022-07-0654 min
Success Story with Scott D. ClaryShirish Nadkarni, Author of From Startup to Exit | An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory➡️ About The GuestShirish Nadkarni is a serial entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in creating consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. He was the co-founder of Livemocha, the world's largest language learning site with 15+ million registered members. Livemocha pioneered the concept of social language learning and was later acquired by RosettaStone. Prior to Livemocha, Shirish was the founder of TeamOn Systems, a mobile wireless e-mail pioneer that was acquired by Research in Motion in 2002. T...2022-02-0252 min
Sách kỹ năng - phát triển bản thânTừ khởi sự đến thoát khỏi kinh doanh“Từ khởi sự đến thoát khỏi kinh doanh”
Đây là một quyển sách Hướng dẫn cho người nghe cách để khởi chạy và mở rộng quy mô kinh doanh công nghệ của họ
Quyển sách này dành cho ai? TK Book muốn gửi đến các nhà lãnh đạo doanh nghiệp, các doanh nhân hay chủ doanh nghiệp, giám đốc công ty vì trong quyển sách này, Doanh nhân Shirish Nadkarni, người đã thành lập thành công nhiều công ty tiêu dung...2022-01-0615 min
Sách kỹ năng - phát triển bản thânTừ khởi sự đến thoát khỏi kinh doanh“Từ khởi sự đến thoát khỏi kinh doanh”
Đây là một quyển sách Hướng dẫn cho người nghe cách để khởi chạy và mở rộng quy mô kinh doanh công nghệ của họ
Quyển sách này dành cho ai? TK Book muốn gửi đến các nhà lãnh đạo doanh nghiệp, các doanh nhân hay chủ doanh nghiệp, giám đốc công ty vì trong quyển sách này, Doanh nhân Shirish Nadkarni, người đã thành lập thành công nhiều công ty tiêu dung...2022-01-0415 min
Digital: DisruptedSustaining Startup Success – Shirish NadkarniIn this episode, Paul and Shirish discuss the obstacles many startups face from funding to hiring, and how to overcome them for sustained success. Shirish started his career at Microsoft where he engineered the acquisition of Hotmail and launched MSN.com, and has since created and sold multiple consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. Check out his book From Startup to Exit here and follow him on LinkedIn.2021-11-1634 min
Startup Life Show with Ande LyonsEP 153 The Complete Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech BusinessAre you launching a tech startup and wishing you had a step-by-step guide to help you?Our guest, Shirish Nadkarni, has exactly what you need to succeed with his book, From Startup to Exit: An Insider’s Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business!A serial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni came to the U.S. as a teenager with $25 in his pocket. After graduating from Harvard Business School, he worked at Microsoft where he engineered the $400 million acquisition of Hotmail and launched MSN.com, the world’s leading web portal.Striking out on his own...2021-10-261h 01
Prime Venture Partners Podcast#74 From Startup to Exit with Serial Entrepreneur & Author Shirish NadkarniShirish Nadkarni, Serial Entrepreneur & Author chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Shirish is a serial entrepreneur with proven success in creating multiple consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. Shirish was the cofounder of Livemocha, the world’s largest language learning site with more than 15 million registered members from more than 200 countries. Livemocha was acquired by RosettaStone in 2013. Prior to Livemocha, Shirish was the founder of TeamOn Systems, a mobile wireless email pioneer that was acquired by Research in Motion. Listen to the podcast to learn ab...2021-10-2227 min
JasaRodioA Serial Entrepreneur's Guide: How to Launch and Scale Tech Startups?Shirish Nadkarni
Serial Entrepreneur, Author of "From Startup to Exit"
Sharing his valuable insights on:
How easy/difficult is it to launch and scale up a tech venture?
What should be the ideal journey for any venture?
What should tech startups do to succeed in all phases?
How should founders efficiently raise funding, and when should they start the process?
His own journey insights from 3 startups, things that went great, and about his failures?
A bit about his book, "From Startup to Exit" and how to get it?
2021-10-2014 min
Internet History Podcast203. Shirish Nadkarni On Microsoft, Hotmail, MSN and Blackberry Internet EmailSerial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni came to the U.S. as a teenager with $25 in his pocket. After graduating from Harvard Business School, he worked at Microsoft where he engineered the $400 million acquisition of Hotmail and launched MSN.com, the world’s leading web portal.Striking out on his own in 1999 at the height of the dot-com boom, he founded TeamOn Systems, an early pioneer of mobile email that was later acquired by BlackBerry before becoming BlackBerry Internet Email servicing over 50 million users at its peak.His great new book is: From Startup to Exit: An Inside...2021-10-2034 min
Internet History Podcast203. Shirish Nadkarni On Microsoft, Hotmail, MSN and Blackberry Internet EmailSerial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni came to the U.S. as a teenager with $25 in his pocket. After graduating from Harvard Business School, he worked at Microsoft where he engineered the $400 million acquisition of Hotmail and launched MSN.com, the world’s leading web portal.Striking out on his own in 1999 at the height of the dot-com boom, he founded TeamOn Systems, an early pioneer of mobile email that was later acquired by BlackBerry before becoming BlackBerry Internet Email servicing over 50 million users at its peak.His great new book is: From Startup to Exit...2021-10-2034 minSuccess Made to Last LegendsSuccess Made to Last Legends profiles Shirish Nadkarni, author, entrepreneur!Serial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni came to the U.S. as a teenager with $25 in his pocket. After graduating from Harvard Business School, he worked at Microsoft where he engineered the $400 million acquisition of Hotmail and launched MSN.com, the world’s leading web portal. Striking out on his own in 1999 at the height of the dot-com boom, he founded TeamOn Systems, an early pioneer of mobile email that was later acquired by BlackBerry before becoming BlackBerry Internet Email servicing over 50 million users at its peak. After a family trip to Spain rife with language barrier snafus, Shirish launched the first soc...2021-09-2227 min
Marc KramerShirish Nadkarni author of "From Startup to Exit"Shirish Nadkarni author of "From Startup to Exit" by Marc Kramer2021-09-141h 01
Listen and Be Transported With Free AudiobookFrom Startup to Exit: An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business Audiobook by Shirish NadkarniListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 487386
Title: From Startup to Exit: An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business
Author: Shirish Nadkarni
Narrator: Tom Parks
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:05:45
Language: English
Release date: 08-24-21
Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership
Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership, Business Development
Summary:
Tech entrepreneurs, make your startup dreams come true by utilizing this invaluable, founder-to-founder guide to successfully navigating all phases of the tech startup journey.
With the advent of the internet, mobile computing, and now AI/Machine learning and cloud computing, the number of new startups has accelerated...2021-08-258h 05
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Title: From Startup to Exit: An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business
Author: Shirish Nadkarni
Narrator: Tom Parks
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Release date: August 24, 2021
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
Tech entrepreneurs, make your startup dreams come true by utilizing this invaluable, founder-to-founder guide to successfully navigating all phases of the tech startup journey. With the advent of the internet, mobile computing, and now AI/Machine learning and cloud computing, the number of new startups has accelerated over the last decade across tech centers in...2021-08-248h 05Grab Your Day With A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook.From Startup to Exit: An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business by Shirish NadkarniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/487386to listen full audiobooks.
Title: From Startup to Exit: An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business
Author: Shirish Nadkarni
Narrator: Tom Parks
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Release date: August 24, 2021
Genres: Business & Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
Tech entrepreneurs, make your startup dreams come true by utilizing this invaluable, founder-to-founder guide to successfully navigating all phases of the tech startup journey. With the advent of the internet, mobile computing, and now AI/Machine learning and cloud computing, the number of new startups has accelerated over the last decade across tech centers...2021-08-248h 05Get New Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Management & LeadershipFrom Startup to Exit: An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business by Shirish NadkarniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/487386to listen full audiobooks.
Title: From Startup to Exit: An Insider's Guide to Launching and Scaling Your Tech Business
Author: Shirish Nadkarni
Narrator: Tom Parks
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Release date: August 24, 2021
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
Tech entrepreneurs, make your startup dreams come true by utilizing this invaluable, founder-to-founder guide to successfully navigating all phases of the tech startup journey. With the advent of the internet, mobile computing, and now AI/Machine learning and cloud computing, the number of new startups has accelerated over the last decade across tech centers in...2021-08-248h 05
Founded & FundedFrom Startup to Exit with founder Shirish Nadkarni and Ishani UmmatMadrona Investor, Ishani Ummat, sits down with Shirish Nadkarni, serial entrepreneur, now angel investor and author of FROM STARTUP TO EXIT, out from Harper Collins Aug 2021. Ishani and Shirish talk about starting a company, finding your co-founder, product market fit and how to choose your investors. 2021-08-2427 min
Startup Seattle1-1 with three time Founder and Author Shirish NadkarniShirish Nadkarni is a three time founder (TeamOn, LiveMocha, Zoomingo) and the author of a new book - From Startup to Exit. He is also very actively involved with TiE Seattle and it's startup initiatives.
Shirish shares with us
His thoughts on achieving product market fit
Inspiration for his new book and deciding scope of book
Challenges to tackle in growth phase and the importance of culture
Maintaining focus
Skill that Startup Founders should gain
& more
You can follow us at https://twitter.com/carabinermedia1. You can also send us feedback to startupfeedback@carabinermedia.com2021-07-0242 min