Masters of Scale
About this creator
Masters of Scale is an entrepreneurship podcast about scaling companies, navigating leadership, and learning from experienced founders and executives.
Why they're in the library
Included for clear, credible perspective as entrepreneurship podcast about scaling companies, navigating leadership, and learning from experienced founders and executives.
Showing 461 digests for Masters of Scale.
Kara Swisher on tech power, AI hype, and what actually matters in 2026
Masters of Scale
December 9, 2025
Market research
9
AI strategy & adoption
8
Resilience & grit
5
Nvidia's dominance looks like Cisco 2000 — unsustainable long-term.
Frictionless AI risks cognitive atrophy, especially in young people.
Healthcare, robotics, and nuclear energy deserve more attention than AI hype.
How OnlyFans scaled to $7 billion with 42 employees
Masters of Scale
December 4, 2025
Case studies
9
Business models
8
Processes & SOPs
7
$7B revenue, 42 employees — $37M revenue per head
Built-in monetization from day one is why creators chose OnlyFans
Fully AI accounts banned; human authenticity is the platform's moat
Founder interviews
Podcast
Alison Moore on multi-hyphenate careers and the future of women's leadership
Masters of Scale
December 2, 2025
Founder interviews
8
Community building
7
Identity & self-belief
6
Senior women are more ambitious now than ever, energised by disruption
The career ladder is dead — multi-hyphenate identities are the new norm
Networks, not titles, are becoming the primary power source in work
Founder interviews
Podcast
Danny Meyer on hospitality, scaling, and growing where you're planted
Masters of Scale
November 27, 2025
Founder interviews
10
Delegation
7
Pivoting
6
Why Danny Meyer refused to open a second restaurant for a decade
Scaling signal: when customers make something essential, you can't hold it back
Great leadership beats great ideas — a leader can pivot, bad leadership kills concepts
Long-term planning
Podcast
Macy's navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolution
Masters of Scale
November 25, 2025
Long-term planning
8
Management
6
AI strategy & adoption
5
Department stores thrive by blending physical experience with digital, not imitating e-commerce alone.
Weekly forecast updates and hourly staffing adjustments beat rigid quarterly plans in volatile markets.
Gen Z seeks in-person socialization; elevate store experience from transaction to community event.
AI strategy & adoption
Podcast
How to build fearless, human-centred AI: Fei-Fei Li and Reid Hoffman
Masters of Scale
November 20, 2025
AI strategy & adoption
9
Resilience & grit
6
Communication
5
Language is one keyhole into intelligence — spatial reasoning is the next
Why the DNA double helix proves AI needs more than words
Trust in the AI age must stay human — and be built in from day one
Business operating systems
Podcast
Coinbase COO on crypto regulation, operating principles, and the future of finance
Masters of Scale
November 13, 2025
Business operating systems
8
Management
5
How Coinbase beat the SEC with grassroots politics and a super PAC
Committees are a fireable offense — one owner per decision, always
Tokenisation shifts the web from read/write to read/write/own
How VCs really evaluate startups in the AI era
Masters of Scale
November 11, 2025
Fundraising & VC
9
Long-term planning
6
The funding bar has moved — product-market fit alone no longer cuts it
Raising too much at inflated valuations can kill your next round
Times of disruption open doors for founders from overlooked communities
Founder interviews
Podcast
David Chang on restaurants, scaling, and letting go of ambition
Masters of Scale
November 8, 2025
Founder interviews
10
Hiring & recruitment
6
Resilience & grit
5
Why food is the hardest business to scale — and why it's scaling anyway
Mid-market restaurants are dying; neighbourhood dining needs active support
Chang traded awards and ambition for fatherhood — and doesn't miss them
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Bobbi Brown built, lost, and rebuilt a beauty empire
Masters of Scale
November 6, 2025
Founder interviews
10
Pivoting
6
Contracts & agreements
5
A 25-year non-compete she signed without reading cost her a decade.
Founder autonomy in a contract means nothing when leadership changes.
$160M revenue, 40 employees — the second company runs leaner by design.
Branding truths and tariff myths: Autodesk's Dara Treseder and Flexport's Ryan Petersen
Masters of Scale
November 4, 2025
Branding
9
Long-term planning
7
Supply chain
6
Trust is earned in drops but lost in buckets — AI transparency is non-negotiable.
Rolling back a brand change can be smart stewardship, not capitulation.
Global trade has grown 4% annually for 1,000 years — current disruption is noise.
Founder interviews
Podcast
When genius becomes a trap: Ryan Holiday on wisdom, virtue, and staying sharp
Masters of Scale
October 30, 2025
Founder interviews
9
Resilience & grit
8
Delegation
6
Why past impossible wins make leaders stop tolerating challenge
Wisdom is the virtue that defines all others — and the hardest to keep
Boards, rivals, and hard work as structural defences against ego
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Anastasia Soare built a $3 billion beauty brand from nothing
Masters of Scale
October 29, 2025
Founder interviews
10
Bootstrapping
7
Branding
5
Free eyebrows for salon staff became her entire client referral engine.
One Oprah appearance turned a local studio into a global brand overnight.
Her daughter's Instagram instinct saved an established brand from missing the next wave.
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Chobani and Patagonia stay true to values while scaling
Masters of Scale
October 28, 2025
Founder interviews
9
Culture building
7
Independent ownership is what lets both companies ignore conventional pressure.
Chobani proves values-first leadership and 30% growth can coexist.
Ryan Gellert: revenue growth is a necessary evil, not the mission.
Courage, empathy, and strategic leadership in uncertain times
Masters of Scale
October 16, 2025
Management
9
Identity & self-belief
7
Deep work & focus
5
Fear doesn't block courage — armor does, and it's learnable.
Cognitive empathy builds trust; affective empathy causes burnout.
AI-era leaders need intelligent response at speed, not just speed.