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In this episode, we spoke with Gerry about Clara's near-end experience months after launch and how they’re now deploying AI agents to transform finance operations across Latin America.

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First Block with Gerry Giacomán Colyer, Co-founder and CEO of Clara

In this episode, Garrett shares his journey from growing up in a working-class family to building a company that democratizes access to career opportunities.

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First Block with Garrett Lord, Co-founder and CEO of Handshake

In this episode, Jesse shares his journey from a painful first startup experience to building Decagon with intentional customer discovery, and why commercial thinking matters as much as technical excellence.

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First Block with Jesse Zhang, Co-founder and CEO of Decagon

In this episode, we spoke with Fabian Hedin about Minecraft, the bold bet on democratizing software development, and why building for today's AI capabilities beats betting on tomorrow's.

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First Block with Fabian Hedin, Co-founder and CTO of Lovable

In this episode, we spoke with Brendan Foody, Co-founder and CEO of Mercor, about his decision to drop out of college, and how he positioned himself perfectly for the AI talent revolution.

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First Block with Brendan Foody, Co-founder and CEO of Mercor

In this episode, we spoke with Varun Anand, Co-founder of Clay, about the journey to finding product-market fit, becoming a specialized go-to-market platform, and curiosity matters more than traditional startup wisdom.

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First Block with Varun Anand, Co-founder of Clay

In this episode, we spoke with Michael Truell, Co-founder and CEO of Cursor. He shares his insights on pivoting from mechanical engineering AI to developer tools, and why sometimes breaking startup orthodoxy is exactly what you need to do.

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