From Startup to Exit
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Welcome to the Startup to Exit podcast where we bring you world-class entrepreneurs and VCs to share their hard-earned success stories and secrets. This podcast has been brought to you by TiE Seattle. TiE is a global non-profit that focuses on fostering entrepreneurship. TiE Seattle offers a range of programs including the GoVertical Startup Creation Weekend, TiE Entrepreneur Institute, and the TiE Seattle Angel Network. We encourage you to become a TiE member so you can gain access to these great programs. To become a member, please visit www.Seattle.tie.org.
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- From Speaking Anxiety to AI Startup Success: Esha Joshi’s Yoodli Journey · 32 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 46Send us Fan Mail How do you turn a personal struggle into a growing AI business? Esha Joshi, co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of Yoodli.ai, joins Shirish Nadkarni and Gowri…
- The AI Model Wars. Who wins - and What Should Founders Choose? From the former head of OpenAI Inference · 58 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 45Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Startup Spotlight, hosts Shirish Nadkarni and Gowri Shankar speak with Anuj Gosalia, former Head of Inference at OpenAI and a veteran…
- From Microsoft Exit to Building the NFL Draft for AI Talent · 56 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 44Send us Fan Mail Serial entrepreneur Nikesh (Niki) Parekh joins us to share lessons from building Suplari, an AI-powered procurement intelligence company acquired by Microsoft in…
- From Ocean Plastics to AI Agents: Meet the Student Entrepreneurs Who Won the TiE Young Entrepreneur Global Competition · 48 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 43Send us Fan Mail What does it take for a team of high school students to build an AI startup that wins the TYE Global Competition? In this episode of Startup Spotlight, we sit…
- Investors Said "No." Customers Said "Yes." How CoreStack Built an $85M AI Company · 55 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 42Send us Fan Mail In this episode of From Startup to Exit, we sit down with Ezhilarasan (Ez) Natarajan, CEO and co-founder of CoreStack, to explore the company's remarkable…
- He Cold-Called Microsoft, and They Bought His Company. Startup Spotlight with Sonu Aggarwal, TiE Seattle President · 34 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 41Send us Fan Mail What does it really take to build multiple successful startups—and recover from failure along the way? In this episode of Startup Spotlight, hosts Shirish…
- What would Soma do? Enduring legacy of Tech icon, S. Somasegar, Managing Director, Madrona Ventures · 42 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 40Send us Fan Mail In this special tribute episode of From Startup to Exit, hosts Shirish Nadkarni and Gowri Shankar reflect on the life, legacy, and enduring impact of their dear…
- Startup Spotlight: Kumar Senthil, Firmly CEO - A Commerce Infrastructure Layer in the Agentic AI Era · 30 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 39Send us Fan Mail What does it take to build infrastructure for a world that didn't fully exist yet? In this episode, Kumar Senthil, CEO and Co-Founder of Firmly, shares how he…
- Praveen Seshadri: Building AppSheet - Five Pivots to a Google Acquisition and the AI revolution · 49 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 38Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Praveen Seshadri, former Microsoft executive and co-founder and CEO of Thunk.AI. He previously co-founded AppSheet, which was…
- A special tribute to Samir Bodas, co-Founder and CEO of Icertis and Board Member of TiE Seattle · 40 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 37Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt episode, Monish Darda remembers Samir Bodas not just as the CEO and co-founder of Icertis (https://www.icertis.com/), but as a close friend…
- Startup Spotlight: From Wall Street to the Wilderness - How Preeti Suri Built Adventure Tripper and Reinvented Adventure Travel · 36 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 36Send us Fan Mail What happens when a former investment banker turns a life-changing personal experience into a startup? In this episode, Preeti Suri, founder of Adventure…
- Startup Spotlight: Aravind Bala, CTO, SeekOut.com - How to successfully pivot your company · 45 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 35Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we feature Aravind Bala, who is the CTO and co-founder of Seekout. SeekOut (https://seekout.io) empowers companies to go beyond LinkedIn in…
- 2026 Investment Outlook and Predictions · 1 u 51 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 34Send us Fan Mail Listen to our 2026 Annual Investment Outlook Panel with four top VCs. Get their perspective on the investment climate in 2026 and their plans to invest…
- Building Category-Defining AI Startups with Yifan Zhang (AI2 Incubator) · 42 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 30Send us Fan Mail We’re excited to feature Yifan Zhang, Managing Director at AI2 Incubator, one of the most successful AI incubators in the world, born out of the Allen Institute…
- Best of 2025: From Startup to Exit Podcast · 51 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 33Send us Fan Mail Join us for a dynamic highlight reel featuring short segments from the 2025 season of From Startup to Exit, TiE Seattle’s flagship podcast showcasing world-class…
- Innovating for Impact: TYE Global Winners 2025 Share their Entrepreneurial Journey · 52 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 32Send us Fan Mail Join us as Team Kymavi, the TYE Global winner, discusses their groundbreaking solution addressing environmental challenges through biodegradable bags, and Team…
- Building Responsible AI for the New Era: A Conversation with Ece Kamar, Director of AI Frontiers Lab at Microsoft Research · 59 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 30Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Ece Kamar, Director of the AI Frontiers Lab at Microsoft Research, and one of the leading voices in Responsible AI. With…
- Startup Spotlight: GONE.COM - Giving Goods a Second Life for a Healthy Planet · 32 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 29Send us Fan Mail Yashovardhan Wagh is the co-founder & CEO of Gone.com, a Seattle-based circular commerce company giving quality goods a second life through local supply chains…
- Gen AI Series: Intelligent Applications in an Agentic World, A conversation with Sabrina Wu, Investor at Madrona Ventures · 48 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 28Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk to Sabrina Wu who is an Investor at the famed VC firm Madrona Ventures. Sabrina shares her thoughts about closed source vs open source…
- Microsoft@50: The Battle for the Internet, with Vice President for MSN, Laura Jennings · 55 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 27Send us Fan Mail In the final installment of the Microsoft@50 series, we interview Laura Jennings, who was the Vice President in charge of MSN and one of the senior most female…







