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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How Ro rode the GLP-1 wave to a $7 billion telehealth valuation
Masters of Scale
March 21, 2024
Case studies
9
Business models
8
Processes & SOPs
6
Why Ro stopped all advertising mid-growth to protect existing patients
GLP-1s match AI in societal impact — 110M Americans still untreated
Targeting stigmatised conditions is a brand-building strategy, not a risk
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Ian Bassin built Protect Democracy across political divides
Masters of Scale
March 19, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Culture building
7
Vision & mission
6
Democracy's unwritten rules live in binders, not law books.
Intentional culture from day one is the only kind that scales.
The 2% principle: agency to tip pessimism back to 51% is enough.
Landing on the moon: Intuitive Machines' Odysseus mission
Masters of Scale
March 7, 2024
Management
9
Case studies
8
Resilience & grit
7
First private moon landing succeeded despite 11 in-flight failures.
Laser rangefinder fix reprogrammed in 45 minutes instead of a month.
Fixed-price, lean model is redefining the cislunar economy.
Founder interviews
Podcast
Reid Hoffman and Jeff Berman on the refounder mindset
Masters of Scale
March 5, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Delegation
8
Long-term planning
7
Refounders invest in the company five to ten years out, not this quarter.
Handing over authority requires cutting off access to the old leader completely.
Inherit culture carefully — protect what works before changing anything.
AI tools & automation
Podcast
How Darktrace uses AI to defend against evolving cyber threats
Masters of Scale
February 22, 2024
AI tools & automation
9
Processes & SOPs
6
Business models
5
Cyber crime is now a commercial ecosystem with rental attack tools
Darktrace learns your business's digital DNA, not threat databases
Deepfakes and generative AI are rapidly expanding the attack surface
What makes a Super Bowl ad win: lessons from Beyoncé, JLo and Taylor
Masters of Scale
February 13, 2024
Branding
9
Vision & mission
6
Spending $7M to be forgettable is worse than not showing up
Memorable, ownable, relevant — the three-part test every ad must pass
2024 brands chose safety and nostalgia over risk, signalling the year ahead
Five leadership lessons Reid Hoffman learned from gaming
Masters of Scale
February 6, 2024
Why the rules of your startup change completely at each scale milestone.
PayPal's hidden competitive edge: emails, not features, beat eBay's Billpoint.
Every team member needs a hero's journey, not just the founder.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
How successful founders learn from rejection and turn no into fuel
Masters of Scale
January 30, 2024
Resilience & grit
9
Niche selection
7
Pitching investors
7
A chorus of no's often signals a genuinely contrarian, valuable idea.
Quality of objections matters more than quantity — friction is signal.
Knowing when to say no yourself is as critical as handling rejection.
Founder interviews
Podcast
Amplify diverse stories to build lasting community and brand
Masters of Scale
January 16, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Community building
7
Culture building
6
A French chef said no Black chef could ever own a restaurant.
Red Rooster fed 1,500 people daily during COVID — the most important work at the toughest time.
Becoming a media company is the only way to control your community's narrative.
Founder interviews
Podcast
Masters of Scale team picks: five favorite moments from 2023
Masters of Scale
January 2, 2024
Founder interviews
9
Resilience & grit
6
Why simplicity without stagnation is every brand's hardest discipline
AI makes a better kitchen assistant than a head chef — tested live
Steve Jobs's humour evolved; his growth unlocked Apple's biggest products
Five business lessons from Masters of Scale's 2023 retrospective
Masters of Scale
December 19, 2023
Culture building
8
Social media
8
AI strategy & adoption
7
AI is already mainstream — waiting to experiment is a losing strategy.
An asphalt company tripled revenue with a single viral TikTok.
Authentic leaders no longer separate personal and professional identities.
Long-term planning
Podcast
Intel's AI strategy and the siliconomy with Pat Gelsinger
Masters of Scale
December 14, 2023
Long-term planning
9
AI strategy & adoption
7
Management
6
Why Intel sees Nvidia's AI lead as only innings one and two
Silicon supply chains are the new oil — geopolitics follow
Ask your four: where AI must go in your core business now
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Exploding Kittens built a co-creator empire from a card game
Masters of Scale
December 12, 2023
Founder interviews
9
Customer discovery
7
Growth hacking
5
Kickstarter stretch goals built community — not funding milestones
Players, not the game, should be the entertainment
His five-year-old daughter co-designed four Target bestsellers
Pixar's Ed Catmull on building a culture of constant creative reinvention
Masters of Scale
December 5, 2023
Culture building
9
Case studies
8
Identity & self-belief
5
Believing you must be right as a leader kills creativity
Pixar's Brain Trust works by removing authority from the room first
No creative environment is ever finished — instability is the goal
Founder interviews
Podcast
Navigating a leadership crisis: Web Summit CEO Katherine Maher
Masters of Scale
November 30, 2023
Founder interviews
10
Communication
8
Vision & mission
6
How to tell if a company has solid bones before a crisis role
Speed of CEO transition restored sponsor confidence within days
Why tech invited accountability by promising to change the world