As @rex_woodbury, founder of @daybreak_fund says, there is a massive difference between a founder who wants to start a company, and a founder who has an “aura of inevitability.”
One is trying out an idea. The other is executing at a velocity that makes you want to bet everything on their success.
Listen to the full conversation now, on The Further, Faster Podcast.
The brutal reality of fundraising is weeding out the tourist founders.
Fresh off announcing a $100M fund, @daybreak_fund founder @rex_woodbury sits down with Jeff Becker on The Further, Faster Podcast to drop some serious macro truths. This episode is a complete masterclass on avoiding deadly valuation traps, the art of "artisanal" company building, and in Rex’s opinion, why the next multi-billion-dollar empires are being built in New York over San Francisco.
Whether you're raising a day-zero seed round or studying tech history, this conversation lays out the real roadmap to building a multi-billion-dollar business. Listen now.
Driven by a fierce determination to challenge the status quo, Di Challenor, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Constantinople isn't backing down from the monumental task of rebuilding the banking stack. While others might shy away from such a massive undertaking, she leans into the challenge with a relentless work ethic and a clear vision for the future.
For Di, aiming to build one of the world's largest companies isn't a pipe dream—it’s a necessary pursuit.
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Can you completely rebuild the global banking stack from scratch?
In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Bede Moore sits down with Di Challenor, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Constantinople, to unpack one of tech’s most ambitious missions.
Di reveals how legacy infrastructure traps traditional banks in operational gridlock—and how her team is breaking them free.
Discover the realities of pitching to bank CEOs, scaling to five major clients on a single code base, and the relentless momentum it takes to build a generational business. Listen to the full conversation now.
The deadliest trap for a founder isn't running out of cash—it's running out of time.
Between venture capital rounds, bridge funding, and government grants, it has never been easier to keep a flatlining startup on artificial life support. But as Unicorn founder @destraynor points out, capital is replaceable—your 20s and 30s are not.
If your real-world usage, adoption, and ARR growth are mediocre, no amount of venture capital can mask that emptiness. Raising money is just a milestone; it is not market validation.
Listen to the full conversation now on The Further, Faster Podcast.
Many founders get comfortable at the top.
@destraynor did the exact opposite—he helped steer a tech unicorn through a massive pivot, discarding a legacy household brand name to go all-in on AI. It’s a strategy that clearly paid off, with Salesforce recently announcing an agreement to acquire @fin_ai for $3.6B.
On this week’s episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Antler Partner Tobias Bengtsdahl talks to Des Traynor, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Fin, formerly known as Intercom, to get the real, unvarnished playbook on product-market fit, ruthless scaling, and survival. Listen now.
If you aren't breaking things, you aren't moving fast enough. As Thibaud Lecuyer says in the latest episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, in the early stages of building a business, failure isn't a setback-it’s data. Every misstep is just an iteration getting you closer to what actually works. Listen now.
From a childhood croissant delivery hustle in France to moving to Brazil to co-found the massive fashion marketplace Dafiti, Thibaud Lecuyer has never been one to slow down.
In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Antler Partner Ronald Jan Schuurs sits down with Thibaud to dissect the reality of scaling in Latin America and more. Thibaud breaks down his uncompromising blueprint for shifting company culture toward profitability, teaching an entire staff the true meaning of EBITDA, and adopting a strict "sea urchin in your pocket" mindset to aggressively cut costs.
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A rogue tractor, a "kidnapping" in Spain, and a 3.5-ton autonomous EV named "Thor."
On the latest episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Christoph Klink sits down on the tarmac at Berlin’s legendary Tegel Airport with Fran Infante, Founder & CTO of Voltrac. If you’re building in AI, hardware, or just want a masterclass in an "unstoppable force" mentality, this one is for you. Listen now.
Founders in India, this is for you:
Applications are open for the @GoogleStartups Immersion - powered by @AntlerIndia - a two-phased technical sprint designed for founders with a product in the wild and the ambition to lead the AI-native era.
Four sessions. Two weeks. Hands-on with Google's full AI stack.
Applications close May 22. Find out more and apply now: https://t.co/T3DBqMEpRG
In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Jan Goetz, CEO and Co-founder of IQM Quantum Computers explains that our current computers are built on transistors. To double their power, you have to double the hardware. That’s why we’re seeing data centers the size of Manhattan being planned just to keep up with the AI boom.
Why we shouldn’t fear technology.
In this episode of The Further, Faster Podcast, Christoph Klink sits down with Jan Goetz, CEO and Co-founder of IQM Quantum Computers. They dive into the future of deep tech, discussing why we should embrace innovation and how quantum computing represents a massive leap beyond the age of the silicon transistor. Listen to the full episode now.