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In Depth

by First Round · English

Welcome to In Depth, a podcast from The First Round Review that’s dedicated to surfacing the tactical advice founders and startup leaders need to grow their teams, their companies and themselves. Hosted by Brett Berson, a partner at First Round, In Depth will cover a lot of ground and a wide range of topics, from hiring executives and becoming a better manager, to the importance of storytelling inside of your organization. But every interview will hit the level of tactical depth where the very best advice is found. We hope you’ll join us. Subscribe to “In Depth” now and learn more at firstround.com

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Competing with OpenAI and Meta for your inbox | Jean-Denis Greze (Town Co-founder & CEO)

Town’s CEO Jean-Denis Greze (JDG) explains why AI “work assistants” are exploding now, how Town competes with OpenAI/Meta/XAI-style inbox and agent products, and what makes an assistant trustworthy…

28 Oct 2026 · 48m · 18 chapters

The fastest way to learn is to run two competing bets | Jay Parikh (EVP CoreAI, Microsoft)

Engineering leadership during steep technology S-curves—how to build high-performing teams, set strategy at the right abstraction, and increase execution speed via cadence, culture (toil reduction),…

27 Aug 2026 · 1h 2m · 24 chapters

What startups get wrong about enterprise | Lindsey Scrase (COO, Checkr)

Why enterprise expansion is harder than startups expect, and what it takes to build a focused, data-driven enterprise go-to-market (product, sales, incentives, and operating cadence).

30 Jul 2026 · 1h 8m · 30 chapters

How Gamma pulled off their AI pivot | Jon Noronha (Co-founder and CPO of Gamma)

Gamma’s AI pivot and how it achieved product-market fit by solving the “blank page” problem for presentations, then scaling from prosumer to B2B.

24 Jul 2026 · 1h 3m · 33 chapters

Why Plaid’s COO cold-calls new hires | Eric Sager (COO of Plaid)

Eric Sager, COO of Plaid, explains how to lead through repeated industry shocks (COVID, Visa acquisition, fintech downturn, AI) by staying relentlessly focused on serving customers and the ecosystem;…

16 Jul 2026 · 1h 9m · 30 chapters