Grit

Emil Michael went from scaling Uber across 600 cities to rewiring the world's largest military.
In the midst of the Pentagon-Silicon Valley debate, the now U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering opens up about what a real partnership demands from both sides.
He also shares how he's built three new entry points for defense tech companies, and why America's military is called the "Department of War" again.
Guest: Emil Michael, U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
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Few founders have seen Silicon Valley from every seat at the table.
After co-creating Google Maps at Google, serving as CTO at Facebook, and later as co-CEO of Salesforce, Bret Taylor is now building AI agents at Sierra to redefine customer experience.
On Grit, he explains why “competitive intensity” is a core value at their fast-growing company and why he believes AI won’t lead to a world where people stop working.
Guest: Bret Taylor, co-founder of Sierra
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What began as a 14 year old fixing infected computers became Malwarebytes, an 800 person cybersecurity company trusted by millions of customers.
On Grit, Marcin Kleczynski joins Joubin Mirzadegan to explore AI driven cyber threats, strategic reinvention, and the discipline of evolving before the market forces you to.
“We’ve exceeded. Now, what do we do to protect individuals against the next wave of threats, which are plentiful?”
Guest: Marcin Kleczynski, CEO at Malwarebytes
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Can you scale customer support without burning out agents or frustrating customers?
Ping Wu shares how Cresta combines AI and human intelligence into a single system that scales sustainably for companies like United Airlines and Porsche.
In this episode, Ping also breaks down the three constraints that shape automation in the real world: conversation complexity, infrastructure debt, and customer demographics.
Guest: Ping Wu, CEO of Cresta
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USDC closed the gap between software and law in modern finance.

On Grit, Jeremy Allaire discusses how fully reserved, dollar backed digital currency became part of the financial system after more than a decade of work.

He also shares why for him grit is about sustaining belief through deep uncertainty, even when Circle faced the threat of bankruptcy in 2019.

Guest: Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO at Circle
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