Go Slow to Grow Fast
by Mercury Fund
Latest episode
AI Product Design and Distribution: Lessons from Building at Scale
AI Product Design and Distribution: Lessons from Building at Scale
About this podcast
Explore Mercury's innovative podcast, crafted specifically to guide startups through growth hurdles. Gain practical wisdom from experienced investors, advisors, and accomplished founders customized to your unique path. From surmounting funding hurdles and mastering the product-market fit to broadening your customer reach and fostering a growth-focused mindset, "Go Slow to Grow Fast" addresses the complete spectrum.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 26 episodes
- AI Product Design and Distribution: Lessons from Building at Scale · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 26With AI reshaping how software gets built, this session at Mercury Fund Day at The Ion digs into what actually separates a durable product from a disposable feature. Heath Butler…
- Building The Future of Agentic Commerce · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 25As AI becomes a bigger part of everyday life, we take a look at how it can be applied in commerce, where software agents can search, decide, and complete transactions on a user’s…
- The New FDE Model: How to Deploy with Scale in Legacy · 1 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 24This episode brings together a panel of AI-native founders building at the front lines of enterprise innovation: Aneka Sokhal (Moshi), Hunter Honnessy (Unlimited AI), and John…
- Modern Engineering in an AI-driven World · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 23Live from Software Day at The Ion, this episode brings together founders, engineers, and investors for a dynamic conversation on how modern engineering is evolving in the era of…
- How The Ion Sets Founders Up for Success from Day One, with John Reale · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 22Heath Butler goes live from Software Day at The Ion with newly appointed managing director John Reale to talk about Houston’s growing innovation ecosystem. They spotlight the…
- Capitalize on Trends Without Compromising Profits: How to Position Your Startup to Succeed · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 21Capitalizing on emerging market trends is an essential component of startup success. In today's session, Remington Tonar, co-founder of Cart.com, and Josh Teekell, founder and…
- The Right GTM Strategy for Your Startup: 3 Experts Weigh in on Dos, Don’ts, & Decisions · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 20A good Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy can make or break your early-stage company, but how do you know which strategy will yield the greatest results? Aileen Allen, Venture Partner…
- AI Experts on Enterprise: Buying, Building, & Barriers to Entry · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 19GenAI has the power and promise to transform enterprise operations, but a critical question remains: should F500 companies buy GenAI-based solutions from venture-backed…
- AI-First Scaling: Product & Operations in a Brave New Tech World · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 18What does it really take to scale product and operations in an AI first world? In this episode, three operators and investors at the forefront of this transformation share their…
- Beyond Search: Winning in the Answer Engine Era with Aileen Allen & Pete Blackshaw · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 17Large language models have taken over the world of search and transformed how products are discovered, driving more than 5 billion visits per month with 65% of users being open…
- The Golden Era of Innovation: American Exceptionalism Needs New Tech to Survive · 1 h 16 min · Season 1 Episode 16The first 100 days of President Trump's second term have been among the most destabilizing in history. Rapid changes in innovation policy have taken place, while AI has become…
- CXO Summit Highlights: Growth Venture, Private Equity, & M&A Path to Liquidity · 1 h 35 min · Season 1 Episode 15The Mercury CXO Summit in Austin is the largest gathering of software ecosystem participants in the Midcontinent and featured expert panels and next-level conversations. These…
- Why Stable Coins? The Future of Money Management with OpenTrade CEO Dave Sutter · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 14Do you want to dive deeper into the exciting world of blockchain, stable coins and the future of money management? Samantha Lewis, Partner at Mercury, sits down with Dave Sutter…
- What’s Next for VC? 3 Top Texas VCs Weigh In on Present Day Investments & Future Funding · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 13What makes Texas’ VCs tick? In today's session, Blair Garrou, Managing Partner at Mercury, leads a panel discussion with 3 Austin-based VC firms on the current investment…
- AI Hype vs Startup Success: Navigating Artificial Intelligence for Better Business · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 12Artificial intelligence is shaping up to be one of the most transformative technological advancements of the 21st century. Go Slow to Grow Fast Host Heath Butler is joined by…
- Breaking Down Blockchain: Exciting Present Applications & Future Innovations · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 11Is blockchain a game changer, or just another buzzword? This week, Go Slow to Grow Fast dives into the world of blockchain, beyond the hype and speculation, into real…
- From Facebook PM to AI Startup Founder with Astronaut CEO Ayoola John · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 9Heath Butler sits down with Ayoola John, AKA AJ, formerly Product Manager at Facebook and Coinbase who is now working on his own startup—an AI assistant for community managers…
- Getting Beyond the Founder Ego with Otto Founder Steven Carter · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 7In this episode, Heath talks with Steven Carter, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Otto, formerly TeleVet. In college, Steven saw a demand for a horse-selling version of…
- When to add Marketing Fuel to the Fire with Mercury’s Melissa Turowsky · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 6Today, Heath talks with Mercury CMO Melissa Turowsky on the evolution of marketing and how big changes are forcing venture backed startups to reevaluate how they think about…
- The Future of Venture with Mercury’s Sam Lewis · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 6Samantha Lewis, Partner at Mercury and Kauffman Fellow, joins the show to talk about her experience as a millennial VC and the impact she hopes to have in venture as a woman in a…
