Masters of Scale
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Masters of Scale is an entrepreneurship podcast about scaling companies, navigating leadership, and learning from experienced founders and executives.
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Founder interviews
Podcast
How Lauren Wong built Flex by disrupting century-old menstrual care
Masters of Scale
December 5, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Product-market fit
7
Bootstrapping
6
A product with no meaningful innovation for nearly 100 years
Cashed out her 401k and smuggled samples through Iceland to prove demand
Honest, taboo-breaking marketing became the brand's biggest competitive moat
How Cost Plus Drugs is cutting prescription prices by bypassing pharmacy middlemen
Masters of Scale
December 3, 2024
Business models
9
Automation & tools
7
Case studies
6
PBMs pocket 30–40% of drug spending while marking up prices 100x
Transparency alone cuts drug costs by up to 99% for patients
Robotic manufacturing targets drugs no one else will make
Founder interviews
Podcast
Danny Meyer on hospitality, scale, and growing where you're planted
Masters of Scale
November 28, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Delegation
8
Hiring & recruitment
6
Why Meyer avoided a second restaurant for nearly ten years
Delegating what others do better is growth, not weakness
Father-daughter founders wrestle with protecting quality vs. scaling
Founder interviews
Podcast
Pattern Beauty: building a joy-driven brand that celebrates black beauty
Masters of Scale
November 21, 2024
Founder interviews
9
Branding
7
Business models
6
Why shame-based beauty marketing is both unethical and bad business
Trusted friendships outside your org fill gaps no colleague can
Ross didn't know the stakes of 49 livelihoods — and is glad
Iggy Azalea on brand building, crypto, and entrepreneurial drive
Masters of Scale
November 19, 2024
Branding
9
Founder interviews
8
Business models
7
Celebrity crypto coins fail without real utility beyond the famous name
The middle is forgettable — polarising brands earn fans who fight for you
Pressure and existential risk are her fuel, not obstacles to manage
AI strategy & adoption
Podcast
Bill Gates on AI, climate, global health, and education
Masters of Scale
November 16, 2024
AI strategy & adoption
10
Founder interviews
8
AI is collapsing decade-long innovation timelines to years.
Cheap cow interventions could cut 5% of global emissions.
Most Africans never see a doctor — AI can change that.
How Octopus Energy built a $20B business by digitising the grid
Masters of Scale
November 14, 2024
Business models
10
Case studies
7
Pricing strategy
5
Octopus built an energy company just to prove its own software could work
Smart charging makes driving an EV seven times cheaper than petrol
Renewables are already cheaper — vested interests are the only real barrier
Retention & loyalty
Podcast
Building loyalty through human-first service at Chewy and Exos
Masters of Scale
November 12, 2024
Retention & loyalty
10
Culture building
9
Chewy answers every call in under four seconds — no IVR, ever.
Empowered employees, not scripts, are what scale genuine customer loyalty.
Loyalty strategy and financial discipline are not in conflict — Chewy's numbers prove it.
Pinky Cole and Philippe Cousteau on brand, attention, and ocean investment
Masters of Scale
November 5, 2024
Branding
8
Founder interviews
7
Fundraising & VC
6
Why vulnerability, not polish, is the real viral marketing strategy
Oceans absorb 60% of carbon — yet receive a fraction of space investment
Regeneration beats sustainability: nature rebounds fast when given the chance
AI strategy & adoption
Podcast
AI as a new digital species: Mustafa Suleyman on the agentic future
Masters of Scale
October 31, 2024
AI strategy & adoption
9
AI tools & automation
6
Business operating systems
5
Why AI's emotional intelligence matters as much as its accuracy
Agentic AI needs 99% reliability — we're currently at 50–60%
Small distilled models running on wearables are an untapped startup opportunity
Leading through crisis: lessons from Gaza, Israel, and the builders' movement
Masters of Scale
October 29, 2024
Communication
9
Resilience & grit
7
Management
6
Why humanitarian neutrality is a strategic asset, not a moral compromise
Social media algorithms are making every one of us less open-minded
Determination, not optimism, is what sustains leaders through endless crisis
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Zola's Shan-Lyn Ma built a modern wedding platform
Masters of Scale
October 24, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Pivoting
6
Why wedding registries in 2013 were the worst e-commerce experience online
How a near-fatal accident crystallised exactly what mattered most
Launching Zola Home mid-pandemic turned the industry's darkest year survivable
Founder interviews
Podcast
Ken Burns on da Vinci, AI, and the value of humanities
Masters of Scale
October 22, 2024
Founder interviews
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Da Vinci's power came from refusing to separate art and science
AI shortcuts in filmmaking forfeit the decisions that make work meaningful
STEM without humanities produces automatons — add the A, make it STEAM
Wikipedia CEO on surviving AI, disinformation, and government threats
Masters of Scale
October 15, 2024
Business models
9
Management
7
AI strategy & adoption
6
Wikipedia traffic rose after ChatGPT launched — trust is increasing.
AI attribution is the existential fight: no credit means no volunteer motivation.
The real threat is erosion of journalism and research Wikipedia depends on.
How Bombas built a profitable sock company around a giving mission
Masters of Scale
October 10, 2024
Case studies
9
Business models
7
Product-market fit
5
A social mission can be your best hiring filter and growth accelerant.
Shark Tank weekend sales matched 13 months of prior organic revenue.
Expanding too early nearly derailed them — they pulled a full product line.