Laura Spiekerman tells Amir about co-founding fintech startup Alloy, how it persevered after launching "too early," and making the mistake of building custom software tools for employees rather than buying from vendors.  She also discusses why the startup had a pandemic preparedness committee long before Covid-19 arrived and how it's saving money during the fintech funding downturn. 

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi joins Amir to discuss his path to Uber, how he generated free cash flows against the odds, and his tenets of effective leadership: humility, decisiveness and flexibility.

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On this episode of Winning the Downturn, longtime former Google executive Dennis Woodside, now president of enterprise software firm Freshworks, talks about utilizing software to improve productivity, the importance of prioritizing investments that will pay off in the future, and what he learned from making meatless burgers mainstream during his recent tenure at Impossible Foods.

Episode Resources

-Learn more about Freshworks

-Check out this survey by The Information on how SMBs are harnessing the power of technology for growth

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-Learn more about Intel vPro