Grit

Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.

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Every guest on Grit

274 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Dev Ittycheria

   #176 CEO MongoDB, Dev Ittycheria: Edge · Feb 2024

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   Emilie Choi

   #226 President & COO Coinbase, Emilie Choi: Through the Storm · 2 episodes

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   Eoghan McCabe

   #191 CEO & Co-Founder Intercom, Eoghan McCabe: Second Beginning · May 2024

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   Ev Randle
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   Evan Spiegel

   How Snap Plans to Win the AR Race | Evan Spiegel on Spectacles · Dec 2025

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   Frank Slootman

   #175 CEO Snowflake, Frank Slootman: Amped · Jan 2024

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   Frederic Kerrest

   Co-Founder & COO Okta, Frederic Kerrest: Zero to IPO · Jun 2022

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   Garrett Lord

   The Expert Network Behind Handshake AI’s Model Training w/ Garrett Lord & Mamoon Hamid · 2 episodes

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   Girish Mathrubootham

   Founder & CEO Freshworks, Girish Mathrubootham: Success Is In the Big Things, Happiness Is In the Small Things · Jul 2022

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    Grant Lee

    From Idea To Impact: How Gamma Is Redefining Presentations | Grant Lee · Oct 2025

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    Henrique Dubugras

    #121 Founder & Co-CEO Brex, Henrique Dubugras: Pivot or Else · Jan 2023

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    Henry Schuck

    Co-founder & CEO ZoomInfo, Henry Schuck: This Job Is Not Supposed to Be Fun · Apr 2022

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    Howard Lerman

    From Yext to Roam: Howard Lerman’s Second Act · Nov 2025

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    Howie Liu

    Airtable’s AI Reboot with CEO Howie Liu · Sep 2025

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    Hubert Palan

    #103 Founder & CEO Productboard, Hubert Palan w/ Ilya Fushman: Chasing Perfection · Sep 2022

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    Ilya Fushman
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    Jack Zhang

    Airwallex's Jack Zhang on Fintech, Failure, and Growth · Jun 2026

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    Jennifer Tejada

    #113 CEO PagerDuty, Jennifer Tejada: The Re-Finder · Nov 2022

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    Jim Lanzone

    #155 CEO Yahoo, Jim Lanzone: Brand Rejuvenation · Sep 2023

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    John Doerr

    #170 Chairman of Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr: Getting Into Trouble with Disruptors (Encore) · 2 episodes

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    John McMahon

    #173 Author of “The Qualified Sales Leader,” John McMahon: The Five-Time CRO · Jan 2024

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    Jonathan Neman

    #106 Co-founder & CEO Sweetgreen, Jonathan Neman: The Restaurant Company of the Future · Oct 2022

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    Josh Silverman

    #218 CEO Etsy, Josh Silverman: Second Acts · Nov 2024

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    Jyoti Bansal

    #183 CEO & Co-Founder Harness, Jyoti Bansal: Three-Layered Cake · Mar 2024

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    Karri Saarinen

    From Airbnb to Linear: How Karri Saarinen Redefined Product Design · Apr 2026

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    Kat Cole

    #187 President & COO of AG1, Kat Cole: Wings to Supplements · Apr 2024

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    Kim Scott

    #178 Author of “Radical Candor,” Kim Scott: Uncommon Sense · Feb 2024

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    Luis von Ahn

    #164 CEO & Co-Founder Duolingo, Luis von Ahn: "The Pitch Was Never Pittsburgh" · Nov 2023

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    Mamoon Hamid
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    Mark Pincus

    #207 Co-Founder & Chairman Zynga, Mark Pincus: Speed of Play · Sep 2024

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    Mark Roberge

    The Sales Framework Every Founder Needs | Mark Roberge · 2 episodes

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    Mati Staniszewski

    ElevenLabs’ Vision for Voice Interfaces | CEO Mati Staniszewski · Oct 2025

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    Matt MacInnis

    #215 COO Rippling Matt MacInnis: Learn the Engine · Nov 2024

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    Matt Mochary

    #139 CEO Coach, Matt Mochary: Coaching Greatness · May 2023

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    Michelle Zatlyn

    Building Cloudflare for the Next 50 Years | Co-founder Cloudfare Michelle Zatlyn · 2 episodes

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    Miki Kuusi

    #230 Co-founder & CEO, Wolt & Head of DoorDash International, Miki Kuusi: The Next Mountain · Feb 2025

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    Nick Mehta

    #152 CEO Gainsight, Nick Mehta: Human-First · Aug 2023

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    Nikesh Arora

    #133 CEO Palo Alto Networks, Nikesh Arora: Create Certainty · Apr 2023

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    Niraj Shah

    #198 CEO & Co-Founder Wayfair, Niraj Shah: Homeward · Jul 2024

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    Oliver Jay

    Head of Revenue and BD at Asana, Oliver Jay: The Cutting Edge of Product-Led Growth · Aug 2021

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