## Between Two Founders

Fernside chat with founders. Presented by Digits

An enlightening series of fireside chats, hosted by Jeff Seibert of Digits, featuring seasoned founders from VC-backed startups. Gain rare insights from their journeys, and first hand experience.

## Latest Episodes

[Episode 010 - René Lacerte](/content/between-two-founders/rene-lacerte/index.html)

René Lacerte, CEO of BILL, discusses building financial operations software for SMBs, taking the company public, and his mission to serve the "Fortune 5 Million" small businesses.

[Episode 009 - Wade Foster](/content/between-two-founders/wade-foster/index.html)

Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier, reveals how a Startup Weekend project became a fully remote company powering 81B+ automations. Topics include bootstrapping, remote culture, and AI's future.

[Episode 008 - Siqi Chen](/content/between-two-founders/siqi-chen/index.html)

Siqi Chen, CEO of Runway, discusses reimagining finance tools with AI and design. The 3x founder shares lessons from gaming, startups, and building intuitive financial forecasting software.

[Episode 007 - Jean-Denis Greze](/content/between-two-founders/jean-denis-greze/index.html)

Jean-Denis Greze, former CTO of Plaid and co-founder of Town, discusses scaling fintech infrastructure, building developer products, and AI-driven tax solutions for small businesses.

[Episode 006 - Josh Reeves](/content/between-two-founders/josh-reeves/index.html)

Josh Reeves, CEO of Gusto, shares how he built a category-defining HR and payroll platform serving 400,000+ businesses. Topics include unconventional leadership and customer engagement.

[Episode 005 - Travis Hedge](/content/between-two-founders/travis-hedge/index.html)

Travis Hedge, Co-founder of Vouch Insurance, discusses building insurance products for startups, his background at SVB Capital, and lessons in scaling a fintech company.

[Episode 004 - Aaron Levie](/content/between-two-founders/aaron-levie/index.html)

Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, shares how he built a $1B revenue company from his dorm room. Topics include pivots, IPO preparation, competing with Microsoft, and innovation strategy.

[Episode 003 - Immad Akhund](/content/between-two-founders/immad-akhund/index.html)

Immad Akhund, CEO of Mercury, discusses building a banking platform for startups, leadership lessons, and work-life balance as a repeat founder.

[Episode 002 - Christina Cacioppo](/content/between-two-founders/christina-cacioppo/index.html)

Christina Cacioppo, CEO of Vanta, shares how she built a $2.45B security compliance company. Topics include early pivots, scaling customer success, and founder ambition.

[Episode 001 - Kayvon Beykpour](/content/between-two-founders/kayvon-beykpour/index.html)

Kayvon Beykpour (Periscope, Twitter) discusses M&A, fundraising, and finding product-market fit with Digits CEO Jeff Seibert. The 3x founder shares lessons from growing Periscope to 100M users.