Hiten Shah is the founder of numerous successful SaaS companies, including KISSmetrics, CrazyEgg and now FYI and Product Habits. In our interview, he shares the pitfalls of being too nice as a leader and the importance of the word “outcome.” (And yes, he is in his car while filming this!)

Transcript is here:
https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/07/31/watch-our-lessons-for-leaders-the-heartbeat-interview-%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F-with-hiten-shah-founder-of-kissmetrics/

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Interview #24: Hiten Shah, Founder of KISSmetrics, CrazyEgg, FYI and Product Habits

Wayne Sutton is the Co-founder and CTO of Change Catalyst. As a serial entrepreneur and leading voice in diversity and inclusion in tech, he’s been featured on CNN, USA Today, BBC, and the Wall Street Journal. In our frank interview, he talks about self-awareness and depression as a leader.

Transcript is here:
https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/08/28/watch-our-lessons-for-leaders-the-heartbeat-interview-%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F-with-wayne-sutton-co-founder-cto-of/

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Interview #25: Wayne Sutton, Co-founder + CTO of Change Catalyst

Ryan Carson is the Founder and CEO of Treehouse, a company that has helped 850,000 people learn how to code, and is dedicated to helping companies hire and retain more diverse, inclusive technical talent. In our conversation, Ryan talks about how investing in trust as a leader “changed his life” (his exact words!) – and his company.

Transcript is here:
https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/09/13/watch-our-lessons-for-leaders-the-heartbeat-interview-%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F-with-ryan-carson-founder-ceo-of/

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Interview #26:  Ryan Carson, Founder + CEO of Treehouse

Peldi Guilizzoni is the Founder and CEO of Balsamiq, a 10-year-old, bootstrapped, $6.3+MM annual revenue company with tens of thousands of customers in 193 countries. In our conversation, Peldi reveals a very counterintuitive lesson he’s learned: Our greatest strengths as leaders often hurt us the most.

Transcript is here:
https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/10/02/watch-our-lessons-for-leaders-the-heartbeat-interview-%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F-with-peldi-guilizzoni-founder-ceo-of/

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Interview #27: Peldi Guilizzoni, Founder + CEO of Balsamiq

Kathryn Minshew is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Muse, a company that helps over 75 million people around the world find jobs and get career advice. In our interview, she shares the importance of trusting your gut, developing that instinct, and her framework for decision-making.

Transcript is here:
https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/10/17/watch-our-lessons-for-leaders-the-heartbeat-interview-%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F-with-kathryn-minshew-founder-ceo-of/

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Interview #28: Kathryn Minshew, Founder and CEO of The Muse

Desiree Vargas Wrigley is the founder + CEO of Pearachute, a company that helps parents and their children drop into the best kids’ classes in town. Desiree most recently appeared on Shark Tank (getting an offer from Mark Cuban, along the way), and in her previous business as the CEO, scaled the company to $5MM+ annual revenue from scratch. In our interview, we talk about the complexities of the founder identity, hiring, growth, and more.

Transcript is here:
https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/11/20/watch-our-lessons-for-leaders-the-heartbeat-interview-%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F-with-desiree-vargas-wrigley-founder/

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Interview #29:  Desiree Vargas Wrigley, Founder + CEO of Pearachute

Amir Salihefendić is the founder and CEO of Doist, a productivity software company serving over 13 million people. As a remote, bootstrapped company, Doist’s products include Todoist and Twist. In our conversation, Amir gets real about motivation, the importance of constant learning and evolution, and hiring.

Amir also turns the table and asks me a few questions about our recent new product launch :-) 

Transcript is here:
https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/12/19/watch-our-lessons-for-leaders-the-heartbeat-interview-with-amir-salihefendic-ceo-founder-of-doist/

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Interview #30: Amir Salihefendić, CEO + Founder of Doist

Joel Gascoigne is the CEO and Co-Founder of Buffer, a social media management platform serving millions of people, and generating $19MM in annual revenue. As a remote company with 82 people, Joel shares why transparency helps him be less stressed less as a leader, the value of seeking opposing viewpoints, and why you should go slow to go fast.

Transcript is here:
https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2019/01/15/watch-our-lessons-for-leaders-the-heartbeat-interview-❤️-with-joel-gascoigne-ceo-co-founder-of-buffer-with-transcript

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Interview #31: Joel Gascoigne, CEO + Co-Founder of Buffer

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