Tech Can't Save Us
by Literal Humans
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About this podcast
A podcast for tech founders and operators building the next generation of mission-driven tech companies. Each episode, host Paul David (Founder/CEO of Literal Humans) sits down with a CEO, founder, or innovator and digs into the key questions that separate companies that scale from those that stall:
• What's going on in your sector? What's your path to category leadership?
• How's your product? Do your customers truly love it?
• How sharp is your go-to-market (GTM) strategy + execution?
• Who are your senior leaders? How are their personal and professional experiences shaping your growth trajectory?
Paul has led two B2B SaaS-focused growth consultancies (formerly, marketing agencies called Optimist and Literal Humans) and helped scale leading companies including Wise, Payoneer, Oura, Oyster, Chipper Cash, Remofirst, Playbook, and Grey — several to unicorn status. The throughline of every conversation: Stories from the front lines of using cutting-edge GTM/RevOps/Growth/Marketing strategy + execution alongside tech leaders to solve the most pressing issues (climate, health, education, finance, future of work/talent/HR, etc.) of our time.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 223 episodes
- S4 Ep57: Democratising Philanthropic Funding: Building the AI Tool That Levels the Grant Playing Field with Justin Steele, Co-Founder & CEO of Kindora · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 57In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Justin Steele, Co-Founder & CEO of Kindora, about how a decade on the funder side of philanthropy led him to build an AI…
- S4 Ep56: Unlocking Leadership Potential Through Scalable Executive Coaching with Farley Thomas, Co-Founder & CEO of Manageable · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 56In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Farley Thomas, Co-Founder & CEO of Manageable, about why most managers are never trained, and how scalable, human-centric…
- S4 Ep55: Modernizing the Bill Pay Experience with Steve Kramer, VP of Product of PayNearMe · 26 min · Season 4 Episode 55In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Steve Kramer, VP of Product of PayNearMe, about removing the friction from paying bills and giving consumers every way to…
- S4 Ep54: Revolutionising Last-Mile Logistics: Inside the Future of Drone Delivery with Beth Flippo, CEO and Founder of DEXA · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 54In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Beth Flippo, CEO and Founder of DEXA, about turning autonomous drone delivery from futuristic novelty into everyday…
- S4 Ep53: Commercialising Earth’s Last Empty Orbit: Building Satellites for Very Low Earth Orbit with Anatolii Papulov, Founder & CEO of NewOrbit · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 53In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Anatolii Papulov, Founder & CEO of NewOrbit, about building the first commercial satellites designed to survive Very Low…
- S4 Ep52: Navigating the Age of Attention Scarcity with Claire Coady, Founder of The Attention Practice · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 52In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Claire Coady, Founder of The Attention Practice, about why attention is now the scarcest resource for brands, governments…
- S4 Ep51: Taking Specialist Anxiety and OCD Care Off the Waitlist with Mona Potter, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Strategy Officer of InStride Health · 25 min · Season 4 Episode 51In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Mona Potter, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Strategy Officer of InStride Health, about why evidence-based anxiety and OCD…
- S4 Ep50: How Proofed is Humanizing AI and Creating a Better Editorial Model with Adam Harvey and Kiran Chauhan, Co-Founders of Proofed · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 50In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Adam Harvey and Kiran Chauhan, Co-Founders of Proofed, about building a tech-enabled, human-led editorial model that…
- S4 Ep49: Revolutionizing Retirement for Small Businesses with Dan Beck, CEO & Co-Founder of 401GO · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 49In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Dan Beck, CEO & Co-Founder of 401GO, about why the legacy 401(k) model was never built for small businesses, and how…
- S4 Ep48: Revolutionizing Personalized Diagnostics and Global Health with Jari Närhi, Co-Founder of NADMed · 24 min · Season 4 Episode 48In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Jari Närhi, Co-Founder of NADMed, about pioneering a breakthrough method for measuring metabolic biomarkers to advance…
- S4 Ep47: Humanizing AI Transformation with Nikki Barua, Co-Founder & CEO of FlipWork · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 47In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Nikki Barua, Co-Founder & CEO of FlipWork, about why AI adoption stalls on the human side, and how organisations become…
- S4 Ep46: Bringing Deal Intelligence to Private Markets with Eric Chang, Co-Founder and CEO of Claira · 25 min · Season 4 Episode 46In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Eric Chang, Co-Founder and CEO of Claira, about transforming the antiquated, document-heavy world of private-market…
- S4 Ep45: Accelerating the Agentic AI Revolution with Michael Pytel, Technology Leader & Director of VASS · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 45In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Michael Pytel, Technology Leader & Director of VASS, about how agentic AI is turning enterprise ERP from a tool into a…
- S4 Ep44: Revolutionising Financial Integrity with Ahikam Kaufman, Co-Founder and CEO of SafeBooks AI · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 44In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Ahikam Kaufman, Co-Founder and CEO of SafeBooks AI, about how a financial data graph and agentic AI can give finance teams…
- S4 Ep43: Scaling the Standards for Ethical AI with Erika Anderson and Andalib Samandari, Founder and AI Researcher of Building Humane Technology · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 43In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Erika Anderson and Andalib Samandari, Founder and AI Researcher of Building Humane Technology, about building HumaneBench…
- S4 Ep42: Harnessing High-Fidelity Data for B2B Growth with Paula Chiocchi, Founder & CEO of Outward Media · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 42In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Paula Chiocchi, Founder & CEO of Outward Media.
- S4 Ep41: Revolutionizing AI Monetization and Usage-Based Billing with Arnon Shimoni, VP of Growth at Solvimon · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 41In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Arnon Shimoni, VP of Growth at Solvimon, about navigating complex billing models, pricing autonomous agents by outcome, and…
- S4 Ep40: Rebuilding the Foundation of Financial Operations with Ignacio Berardi, Co-Founder and CEO of Rexi · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 40In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Ignacio Berardi, Co-Founder and CEO of Rexi, about how AI-native reconciliation is eliminating systemic money leakage across…
- S4 Ep39: Bridging the Gap in Maternal Health Equity with Kim Smith, Founder and CEO of Health Evolve · 38 min · Season 4 Episode 39In this episode of Tech Can’t Save Us, Paul speaks to Kim Smith, Founder and CEO of Health Evolve.
- S4 Ep38: Accelerating MedTech Innovation and First-in-Human Success with Julio Martinez-Clark, Co-Founder & CEO of bioaccess · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 38In this episode of Tech Can't Save Us, Paul speaks to Julio Martinez-Clark, co-founder and CEO of BioAccess.
