All Episodes
Most Finance Operators Are Treading Water Ibrahim Automated His Way Out — With Claude Code.
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Ibrahim Cisse, VP of Finance at Descript, to explore how one of the sharpest financial operators in the game is rebui...
Why Math Doesn't Close Enterprise Deals (Micro Episode)
In this solo episode of Very True, Alex breaks down a frustrating paradox for B2B founders: why pitching undeniable efficiency and cost-savings to legacy businesses is...
Your Business Model Probably Sucks - Part 2
In the second half, Alex moves from theory to tactics. He tackles the often-misunderstood world of unit economics, the innovation of GAAP accounting, and why "Quality ...
Your Business Model Probably Sucks - Part 1
In the first half of this solo deep dive, Alex draws on his background in mechanical engineering to explain why a business model is like a CAD (Computer-Aided Design) ...
How Growth Can Drain Your Cash Faster than You Can Raise Money with Ariel Menche
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Ariel Menche, Founder and CEO of Raftel Strategy, to explore the calculus of the modern business model: The New Net W...
Living in Sprints: Navigating the Eras of a Founder's Life with Todd Saunders
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Todd Saunders, CEO of Broadlume, to explore the nonlinear path from Big Tech employee to vertical SaaS mogul. Todd sh...
How Bad Finance Kills Good Companies with Ariel Menche of Raftel Strategy
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Ariel Menche, Founder and CEO of Raftel Strategy, to demystify the critical difference between "accounting" and "stra...
Investing in AI, Selling Secondaries and Venture Math with Nick Fitz of Juniper Ventures
In this conversation, Alex Oppenheimer of Verissimo Ventures and Nick Fitz of Juniper Ventures discuss venture math, seed investing philosophy, building and fundies AI...
From Craft Beer to Autonomous Checkout: Living Life in Chapters with Avi Moskowitz, CEO of PDQ
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Avi Moskowitz, Founder and CEO of PDQ, to explore the evolution of e-commerce from a simple "copy-paste" of retail to...
It’s Never a Straight Line: Why the Path to an Exit Often Starts with a Stop - Neri Bluman of XFunnel (acq by HubSpot)
From the high-pressure grind of logistics to a strategic exit in AI: Neri Bluman joins Alex to discuss his journey from Avo to XFunnel. They dive into the "generalist"...
The Frameworks You Need to Navigate VCs and Raise Your Next Round
Alex delves into the complexities of raising venture capital in today's market. Despite the abundance of available funds, the process remains challenging due to market...
The Career Advice I Wish I got in my Early 20s
What actually matters in building your career? What is the best place to start? How do you navigate this? I have had many conversations with young people over the yea...
Your startup isn't actually worth its last private valuation
Startup valuations get discussed like baseball player stats, but they're much less well-defined. When primary capital is at stake, the calculations are different. Happ...
Why Companies Fail and Why I Started This Podcast
Startup success stories are usually stories of unique circumstances and personalities - each one like a snowflake. Startup failures fit into a handful of categories. ...
Software as a Service or Service as Software? How AI changes the game for data tools with Gabi Steele, CEO of Preql
We are amidst yet another swing of the pendulum when it comes to the software vs. services debate. Is it possible to have high value, low touch software? Are we better...
Is zero revenue actually better than some revenue? Maybe...
Legendary Silicon Valley episode illustrates this question so well, I just have to leave it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzAdXyPYKQo (Contains expletives). H...
PLG & User Activation with Yaakov Carno of Valubyl
Happy to share a discussion with Yaakov Carno, founder of Valubyl, which is a leading PLG consulting agency focused on the specific bottle neck of user activation. He ...
Is ARR Dead? Wait, What Even is ARR?
Is ARR dead with the advent of AI companies? Do we even know what ARR is? Why does it matter? Why is everyone so confused about it? Nerding out on tech finance financ...