Natasha Ratanshi-Stein on how Surfboard went from spreadsheets to acquisition

Natasha Ratanshi-Stein shared her hard-won lessons on founder-led sales, real PMF signals, stage-fit hiring and scaling ACV.

Paul Fifield on the real reasons startups fail between £1m-£10m ARR

Paul Fifield shares brutally honest lessons from scaling companies - why renewals can mask product risk and what CROs must master in 2026 as AI reshapes GTM.

Bethany Ayers on designing an AI-first Business

Bethany Ayers shares how to scale from $2-10M ARR with stage-fit hiring, tighter ICP, better operating rhythms, and what “AI employees” look like in practice.

Sam Jacobs on building for efficient growth

Sam Jacobs shares the real story behind Pailion’s rise, the mistakes that broke retention, and the real problem behind the short CRO tenure.

Natalie Johnson on what it really takes to win in the US

Autogen AI’s Natalie Johnson shares hard-earned lessons on US expansion, scaling from 2–10M ARR and AI’s real impact on revenue teams…

Pivot Signals & Culture-First M&A - A Q&A with Justin Fitzpatrick

Justin Fitzpatrick shares his hard-earned lessons on spotting early signals for a pivot, what truly makes a successful M&A and how founders can actually graduate from Series A and beyond.

Florence Broderick on transitioning from CMO to CRO

General Index’s CRO, Florence Broderick, joins us to share her transition from CMO to CRO and the metrics that actually matter…
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Sean Williams from $60m exit to AutogenAI

In this Making The Grade episode, we're joined by Sean Williams to discuss how to build with an exit in mind.

Ed Barlett on scaling lean in a $500B market

In this Making the Grade episode, we’re joined by Ed Barlett to discuss scaling lean and transitioning out of the CEO seat…

Tom Lavery on going from bootstrapped to venture-backed

In this Making the Grade episode, we’re joined by Tom Lavery to share his experience of going from bootstrapped to venture-backed...
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