275: 5 Founder lessons from the JP Morgan tech conference Oct 22, 2025

What separates founders who make it from those who stall out?

After spending two days surrounded by billion-dollar CEOs and investors at JP Morgan’s Tech Investor Conference in London, Sophia Matveeva discovered that the conversations happening in those rooms reveal far more than market gossip.

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262. Why the CEO is the most dangerous person in a tech startup Jul 16, 2025

Most startup CEOs think they’re the visionary.

But in today’s episode, you’ll learn why the CEO is often the single biggest threat to team productivity — and how to avoid becoming one.

Based on a real conversation with a seasoned CTO and a sales leader who’ve scaled startups to exit, this episo...

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235. Plan Your 2025 Like a CEO: the Jeff Bezos approach Jan 01, 2025

In a recent interview, Jeff Bezos shared that big leaders must "identify the big ideas, enforce tough execution, and grow the next generation of leaders."

In this episode, I'll show you exactly how to apply that CEO-level thinking to your own career in 2025. 

You will learn: 

  • The four-step m
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