Podcast · 43 episodes
Wild Hearts
by Blackbird Ventures · English
Wild Hearts is the podcast that reveals the real-time lessons from the founders and operators changing the world.
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He was a surgeon. Now he’s CEO of a robotics startup | David Bell, Remedy RoboticsRemedy Robotics builds remote-controlled surgical robotics for time-critical cardiovascular procedures, focused on stroke care.29 Sep 2026 · 56 min
If you can imagine it, you can probably build it | OpenAI's Satya Tammareddy and Rowena WestphalenHow OpenAI’s go-to-market and deployment teams help enterprises adopt AI that is “probabilistic” (answers vary vs deterministic systems), including workflow transformation, evals for acceptable…22 Sep 2026 · 1 h 2 min
Why the future of intelligence is both open and closed. Baseten’s Mudith Jayasekara and Charlie O'NeillThe episode argues that AI’s future will be both open and closed: open-weight/open-source models will increasingly reach “watermarks” for many tasks via post-training and specialization, while closed…15 Sep 2026 · 1 h 19 min
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He was a surgeon. Now he’s CEO of a robotics startup | David Bell, Remedy RoboticsRemedy Robotics builds remote-controlled surgical robotics for time-critical cardiovascular procedures, focused on stroke care.29 Sep 2026 · 56 min · 26 chapters
If you can imagine it, you can probably build it | OpenAI's Satya Tammareddy and Rowena WestphalenHow OpenAI’s go-to-market and deployment teams help enterprises adopt AI that is “probabilistic” (answers vary vs deterministic systems), including workflow transformation, evals for acceptable…22 Sep 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 20 chapters
Why the future of intelligence is both open and closed. Baseten’s Mudith Jayasekara and Charlie O'NeillThe episode argues that AI’s future will be both open and closed: open-weight/open-source models will increasingly reach “watermarks” for many tasks via post-training and specialization, while closed…15 Sep 2026 · 1 h 19 min · 36 chapters
The company OpenAI and Google call when a user is in a crisis: Elliot Taylor, Founder of ThroughlineThroughline’s crisis-support infrastructure that helps platforms respond when users show signs of self-harm or other online harms, including integrations with AI and major search/social apps; the…8 Sep 2026 · 1 h 11 min · 25 chapters
Canva's first Chief Algorithms Officer on what the data misses - with Nirmal GovindNirmal Govind, Canva’s first Chief Algorithms Officer, explains the role (company-wide ML/AI to find high-impact use cases), his user-first philosophy for personalization, and how algorithms should…1 Sep 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 26 chapters
Rarely is your first idea your best idea, with Mitti's Luke AnearIterating product with customer feedback; Luke Anear’s return as CEO of Mitty (formerly SafetyCulture); using AI to speed prototyping and deploy at scale; building an insurance “full circle” business…25 Aug 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 32 chapters
The “Boring” Things That Actually Make Money - with Atlassian’s Rae Wang“Boring” enterprise capabilities that drive revenue—security, reliability, compliance, data governance, and AI governance—plus how to persuade engineers and sell enterprise when product-led growth…18 Aug 2026 · 1 h 10 min · 26 chapters
Jennie Rogerson: Work really hard and actually love itJennie Rogerson, Canva’s Chief People Officer, explains how Canva builds culture and scales people practices: hiring talent from anywhere, listening via PeoplePulse, empowering employees to “fix”…11 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 25 chapters
Danielle Strachman: Weirdos worth backingDanielle Strachman argues for “weirdos worth backing”: measuring impact over time, funding intrinsic motivation, and nurturing young talent through trust, community, and project-based learning rather…4 Aug 2026 · 56 min · 28 chapters
Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks: The rules she never learned and why that's the pointMissing Perspectives founder Phoebe St. Owen-Stocks argues that “not knowing” and fearless experimentation can build trustworthy media for underrepresented audiences.28 Jul 2026 · 54 min · 25 chapters
Jess Richmond: "This is our life's work"Jess Richmond discusses building Someday from a carbon accounting platform into an AI-enabled decision-making infrastructure for procurement and government, emphasizing “strong company” building over…21 Jul 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 25 chapters
Sagalee Omer: Everything's working out for youHow Sagalee Omer (Thea: “Sagalee Omer: Everything’s working out for you”) explains long-term community impact using a “tree/roots/leaves” model; he describes how Blackbird’s Protostars funding…14 Jul 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 23 chapters
Mick Liubinskas: Give people something they can say yes toClimate tech’s next phase—moving from hype to pragmatism—while maintaining conviction as markets, policy, and customer needs shift; why community is central to building durable climate startups in…7 Jul 2026 · 1 h 7 min · 26 chapters
Phoebe Pincus: You never forget your first yes.Phoebe Pincus, newly appointed CEO of Startmate, discusses “first yes” as a leadership principle, tech ecosystem inclusion, and how Startmate evolved through experimentation and program shutdowns.30 Jun 2026 · 1 h 4 min · 24 chapters
Nick Rudder: Tax. But not as you know it.Nick Rudder’s pivot from edtech to AI-native international tax compliance, and how he funded Sphere (YC 2022; $21M seed led by A16Z).23 Jun 2026 · 1 h 9 min · 16 chapters
Didier Elzinga: What survives AIDidier Elzinga discusses what survives AI and how leaders, culture, and organizations must adapt.16 Jun 2026 · 1 h 8 min · 25 chapters
Katelyn Lesse and Angela Jiang: Not the Anthropic you're expectingAnthropic’s Claude platform and API for building agentic AI, discussed through the lens of Australia/NZ adoption and developer platform design.9 Jun 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 25 chapters
Charlie Gearside: What to do with $1.6 billionCharlie Gearside, co-founder of Eucalyptus (exited for $1.6B), explains why he’s now focused on Australian media and ambition.2 Jun 2026 · 1 h 4 min · 30 chapters
Mason Yates What gives you the most energy?The final Wild Hearts episode centers on the recurring question “What gives you the most energy?” and how founders’ alignment, customer truth, and listening create breakthrough products and…26 May 2026 · 8 min · 6 chapters
Rory Garton-Smith & Harry Dixon: They saw the gap. Nobody else did.GenBrain/“Checkmate” (a savings/personalized offer app) explains how it went viral and then unlocked revenue by timing offers and using identity/inbox signals to bridge brands and shoppers.19 May 2026 · 55 min · 27 chapters
Min-Kyu Jung: No offense, kidIvo founder Min-Kyu Jung explains why contracts are the “atomic unit of commerce,” how legal AI should embed trust and explainability, and why Ivo focuses on in-house legal teams rather than law…12 May 2026 · 1 h 10 min · 26 chapters
Hardy Michel & Shak Lala: Go slow to go fastHardy Michel and Shak Lala, co-founders of Marloo16 Dec 2025 · 1 h 1 min
Jeka Viktorova: Six weeks from dying, then the world came knockingIn this episode of *Wild Hearts*, host Jeka Viktorova shares her incredible journey as the CEO and co-founder of Syenta, a company revolutionizing the semiconductor industry.9 Dec 2025 · 55 min
Adam Gilmour: We took the risk first. Then the government came.Wild Hearts reveals real-time lessons from founders and operators who are changing the world.2 Dec 2025 · 41 min