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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AI tools & automation
Podcast
Amjad Masad on vibe coding, AI agents, and democratising software creation
Masters of Scale
January 31, 2026
AI tools & automation
9
Design thinking
7
Business models
6
Anyone with domain knowledge can now build software — no engineers needed.
Replit's agent went from 2-minute to 200-minute unsupervised runs in two versions.
Soft skills and probabilistic thinking matter more than learning to code.
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Fawn Weaver built a billion-dollar spirits brand by staying open
Masters of Scale
January 29, 2026
Founder interviews
10
Identity & self-belief
8
Niche selection
6
Your fear isn't failure — it's the shame of public embarrassment.
Love and staying open are the secret weapons no business book covers.
Dead Titans make better mentors than living ones — check their family life first.
AI strategy & adoption
Podcast
Reid Hoffman on AI, CEO courage, and investing in 2026
Masters of Scale
January 27, 2026
AI strategy & adoption
9
Founder interviews
7
Communication
6
Why staying silent is no longer safe for business leaders
AI second opinions on medical diagnoses: near-mandatory today
Immigration restrictions are sabotaging U.S. tech competitiveness
AI strategy & adoption
Podcast
Designing AI that strengthens human connection and capability
Masters of Scale
January 24, 2026
AI strategy & adoption
9
Business models
7
Design thinking
6
AI can never be a true friend — friendship requires bidirectionality
Transparency is the non-negotiable first principle of AI design
AI could bring education and healthcare to billions within years
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
How to navigate change and future-proof your identity
Masters of Scale
January 22, 2026
Define yourself by why you act, not what you do — change-proofs identity.
Breaking big goals into mini milestones defeats the motivation mid-point slump.
Witnessing others' moral courage physically expands your sense of what's possible.
How The Atlantic turned around: subscriptions, AI deals, and running
Masters of Scale
January 15, 2026
Case studies
9
Business models
7
AI strategy & adoption
6
230+ paywall A/B tests turned a $30M loss into profit
Licensing to OpenAI beats stamping feet — but fees aren't enough
A 12-year marathon plateau broken by psychology, not fitness
How Baby2Baby scaled disaster relief to serve children in crisis
Masters of Scale
January 10, 2026
Case studies
9
Scaling infrastructure
6
Business models
5
Serving partner organisations, not families directly, is what unlocks scale.
14-year partner network let Baby2Baby activate disaster response within hours.
California's diaper tax repealed after relentless lobbying — 25 states still to go.
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Caitlin Smith built Simple Mills into an $800M better-for-you brand
Masters of Scale
January 8, 2026
Founder interviews
10
Bootstrapping
8
Resilience & grit
6
Sold a company for $800M after raising under $10M total.
Parents mortgaged their home when the first investor deal collapsed.
Supply chain chaos became a growth lever through a 96% fill rate.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
How behavioral science makes personal and organizational change stick
Masters of Scale
January 1, 2026
Productivity & habits
9
Management
6
Processes & SOPs
5
Fresh starts boost motivation briefly — sustained change needs more tools.
Pair dreaded tasks with guilty pleasures to rewire how they feel.
Batch hiring in groups, not one-offs, reliably increases team diversity.
Founder interviews
Podcast
Mark Cuban on AI investing, vertical markets, and what stays human
Masters of Scale
December 30, 2025
Founder interviews
10
AI strategy & adoption
9
Business models
7
Vertical AI in stagnant industries beats competing with foundational models
IP is now your most undervalued moat — stop publishing it freely
Dead company patents are an overlooked arbitrage opportunity for AI training
Building environments where talent can fully thrive
Masters of Scale
December 25, 2025
Culture building
9
Hiring & recruitment
7
Business operating systems
5
Why bureaucracy built for one business silently crushes talent in another
Telling recruits 'count on me' beats selling company prestige every time
A global flavor bank cut failure rates and ignited cross-border competition
How Colossal Biosciences resurrected the dire wolf using ancient DNA
Masters of Scale
December 23, 2025
Case studies
10
Business models
8
Fundraising & VC
6
Ancient DNA from a 72,000-year-old skull made real dire wolf puppies.
Spin-out companies, not de-extinction products, fund the science.
Artificial wombs could save the northern white rhino — and reshape IVF.
Founder interviews
Podcast
From Salesforce CFO to humanitarian CEO: Amy Weaver's nonlinear path
Masters of Scale
December 18, 2025
Founder interviews
10
Management
7
Business operating systems
6
The only Fortune 500 exec to go directly from CLO to CFO role
How to build credibility fast when you're underqualified on paper
Leading a $2B humanitarian aid org with zero government funding
Five leadership lessons for navigating disruption in 2026
Masters of Scale
December 16, 2025
Management
9
Resilience & grit
7
Vision & mission
6
Weekly planning beats quarterly roadmaps in the AI era.
Mission clarity and collective bravery outperform compliance under pressure.
Sesame Street lost HBO, gained Netflix, and reached 330 million households.
Designing offices people want to visit: lessons from Gensler's co-CEOs
Masters of Scale
December 11, 2025
Vision & mission
9
Management
7
Automation & tools
6
Why offices must be destinations, not obligations, post-COVID
Co-leadership works when trust replaces hierarchy at every level
Buildings cause 40% of carbon — Gensler is redesigning the materials