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
What investors really look for: hunger, speed, and humility
Masters of Scale
March 30, 2021
Founder interviews
10
Fundraising & VC
7
Resilience & grit
6
Investors bet on founders, not ideas — character beats concept.
Raising money is an obligation, not an achievement.
Being broke removes fear of failure and sharpens execution.
How Disney built a sustainable brand ecosystem through strategic acquisitions
Masters of Scale
March 23, 2021
Business models
9
Case studies
8
Long-term planning
6
Keep acquired brands separate — merging them destroys the value you bought
Shanghai Disneyland: localise culture, don't export it, for faster loyalty
A diverse ecosystem survives shocks that kill a monoculture
Airbnb's rebound: Crisis leadership and the second inflection point
Masters of Scale
March 16, 2021
Case studies
9
Management
7
Pivoting
6
Lost 80% of revenue in eight weeks; rebounded through deliberate principle-driven crisis management.
Laid off one-third of staff while providing year-long health coverage, severance, and job placement help.
Committed $100 million host endowment to ensure community shared in IPO upside and future growth.
Community building
Podcast
How FIGS built fierce loyalty among healthcare workers
Masters of Scale
March 4, 2021
Community building
10
Case studies
9
Branding
7
Ignored by Nike and Lululemon, healthcare workers needed a premium brand
Donating 70,000 units of gear during COVID deepened loyalty, not just goodwill
Co-CEO model works when both founders share destination, not just direction
How Bob Iger turned Disney acquisitions into a lasting brand ecosystem
Masters of Scale
March 2, 2021
Business models
9
Case studies
7
Culture building
5
Protect what made each acquisition special — double the sandbox, don't change the name
Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm: each pitched with autonomy, not absorption
Consumers distinguish brands; Disney stamping its name on everything destroys value
Nike CEO John Donahoe on wartime leadership during the pandemic
Masters of Scale
February 25, 2021
Management
9
Pivoting
8
Processes & SOPs
6
Wartime leadership demands top-down clarity, not decentralised experimentation.
Nike hit its 2023 digital target two years early — then accelerated further.
Guaranteed staff pay and purpose-led decisions drove Nike's crisis resilience.
How Feeding America scaled crisis response during COVID-19
Masters of Scale
February 11, 2021
Management
8
Processes & SOPs
7
Case studies
6
Demand, volunteers, and food supply all collapsed simultaneously.
A $100M Bezos gift was received and fully dispersed within days.
Dignity in choice: recipients must pick their own food, not just accept boxes.
Founder interviews
Podcast
Stewarding AI responsibly: lessons from Affectiva's Rana el Kaliouby
Masters of Scale
February 2, 2021
Founder interviews
9
Business models
6
Culture building
5
Turning down $40M to stay true to your founding ethics
Consent and on-device processing as non-negotiable privacy defaults
Stewardship scales when competitors and ethicists share the responsibility
How Sunrun became the US residential solar market leader
Masters of Scale
January 28, 2021
Case studies
10
Business models
9
Culture building
6
Solar adoption is a friction problem, not a demand problem
Sunrun closed its first bank deal the day Lehman Brothers went bankrupt
Customers don't need to care about climate — solar just saves money
Resilience & grit
Podcast
How to master your emotions with Sam Harris
Masters of Scale
January 26, 2021
Resilience & grit
9
Productivity & habits
7
Your mind is the toolbox — every leadership tool depends on it.
Meditation trains you to witness thoughts without being controlled by them.
Failing fast and beginning again are the same mental skill.
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Eric Schmidt managed chaos to make Google innovative
Masters of Scale
January 19, 2021
Founder interviews
9
Culture building
7
Management
5
Your job is to manage chaos, not eliminate it
20% time's hidden power: a legitimate check on bad managers
Schmidt nearly killed the auction model that made Google billions
Eight reliable lessons for unreliable times
Masters of Scale
January 7, 2021
Management
9
Pivoting
7
Communication
6
Move faster than you think possible—speed trumps perfection in crisis.
Create your own trajectory instead of reacting to chaos.
Repeat your message until you tire of it; your team is still absorbing.
How Shopify became a platform by solving one problem first
Masters of Scale
December 15, 2020
Origin stories
9
Business models
7
MVP & prototyping
5
Leave economics for developers — that's what makes a real platform.
You are not a platform until builders on you earn more than you do.
Silicon Valley missed a $4 trillion market by ignoring commerce entirely.
Loneliness at work: causes, costs, and what leaders can do
Masters of Scale
December 3, 2020
Culture building
9
Mental health & wellbeing
7
Relationships & family
5
Lonely workers are less productive and more likely to quit
Open-plan offices make employees feel more isolated than cubicles
Valuing care explicitly — meals, rewards, leave — drives real ROI
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Kind's Daniel Lubetzky built bridges to scale a food brand
Masters of Scale
December 1, 2020
Founder interviews
9
Pivoting
6
Scaling infrastructure
5
Grit without strategy wastes a decade — wit matters as much as persistence.
One bad product flavour can permanently destroy customer trust in physical goods.
Confronting the FDA head-on reversed a ruling and built a lasting partnership.