Grit

by Kleiner Perkins

Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capit...

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 3K to 10K

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: business · technology

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~3-4 / Week

250+ episodes since 2020

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technology

software development

team dynamics

business strategy

cybersecurity

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Total monthly reach

3K to 10K

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IE · Business
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3K to 10K

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1.5K to 5K
🎙 ~2x weekly·283 episodes·Last published 1mo ago
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
3K to 10K
🇮🇪100%
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
900 to 3K

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On the show

From 16 eps

Hosts

Joubin Mirzadegan

6 eps

Kleiner Perkins

3 eps

Recent guests

20 across last 16 eps

Karri Saarinen

1 ep

Kevin Mandia

1 ep

Emil Michael

1 ep

Bret Taylor

1 ep

Marcin Kleczynski

1 ep

Ping Wu

1 ep

Jeremy Allaire

1 ep

Arvind Jain

1 ep

David Rubenstein

1 ep

Yamini Rangan

1 ep

Ben Chestnut

1 ep

Winston Weinberg

1 ep

Garrett Lord

1 ep

Aidan Gomez

1 ep

Michelle Zatlyn

1 ep

Evan Spiegel

1 ep

James Cadwallader

1 ep

Peter Zaffino

1 ep

Aman Narang

1 ep

Trae Stephens

1 ep

Recent episodes

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What It Takes to Build Software for 171,000+ Restaurants | Aman Narang

Jun 1, 2026

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What It Takes to Build a Generational Company | Anduril’s Trae Stephens

May 18, 2026

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Episodes

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Avg length

1h 02m 00s

40m 43s – 1h 22m 39s

Range

Aug 2020 – Apr 2026

Topics

ai, technology +66

Guests

Mark Roberge +22 · last 16 eps

16 of 16

Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
7/13/26	The Sales Framework Every Founder Needs \| Mark Roberge✨	sales frameworkfounder advice+3	Mark Roberge	HubSpotStage 2 Capital	—	salesfounders+4	—	1h 22m 39s
6/29/26	Airwallex's Jack Zhang on Fintech, Failure, and Growth✨	fintechbusiness growth+3	Jack Zhang	AirwallexKleiner Perkins+1	—	AirwallexJack Zhang+5	—	1h 11m 52s
6/15/26	Why 80% of the Fortune 100 Chose Qualtrics \| Ryan Smith✨	AIcompany building+3	Ryan Smith	QualtricsSAP+1	—	AIQualtrics+5	—	1h 12m 40s
6/1/26	What It Takes to Build Software for 171,000+ Restaurants \| Aman Narang✨	software developmentrestaurant management+3	Aman Narang	ToastKleiner Perkins	—	softwarerestaurants+6	—	1h 17m 04s
5/18/26	What It Takes to Build a Generational Company \| Anduril’s Trae Stephens✨	founder qualitystartups+3	Trae Stephens	AndurilFounders Fund+2	—	foundersstartups+4	—	56m 17s
5/4/26	How AIG Is Reinventing Insurance With AI \| Peter Zaffino✨	insuranceAI+3	Peter Zaffino	AIGKleiner Perkins	—	AIGinsurance+5	—	56m 16s
4/20/26	From Airbnb to Linear: How Karri Saarinen Redefined Product Design✨	product designsoftware development+3	Karri Saarinen	AirbnbCoinbase+1	—	LinearKarri Saarinen+5	—	1h 17m 18s
4/6/26	How Kevin Mandia Built the Most Trusted Name in Cybersecurity✨	cybersecurityAI in security+3	Kevin Mandia	ArmadinKleiner Perkins	—	cybersecurityAI+5	—	1h 02m 29s
3/23/26	The Silicon Valley Insider In The Pentagon \| DoW Emil Michael✨	defense technologySilicon Valley+4	Emil Michael	UberPentagon+1	—	Emil MichaelPentagon+5	—	40m 43s
3/9/26	How Sierra Is Pulling Ahead in the AI Race \| Co-founder Bret Taylor✨	AIcustomer experience+3	Bret Taylor	SierraGoogle+2	—	AI agentscustomer experience+5	—	1h 12m 38s
2/23/26	The AI Era of Cybercrime: How Malwarebytes Is Evolving Its Security Stack \| Marcin Kleczynski✨	cybersecurityAI threats+3	Marcin Kleczynski	MalwarebytesKleiner Perkins	—	cybercrimeAI+3	—	1h 03m 09s
2/9/26	The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support \| Cresta CEO Ping Wu✨	customer supportautomation+5	Ping Wu	CrestaUnited Airlines+2	—	customer supportautomation+5	—	43m 24s
1/26/26	The Safest Dollar on the Internet \| Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire✨	digital currencyfinance+5	Jeremy Allaire	CircleKleiner Perkins	—	USDCdigital currency+5	—	1h 05m 32s
1/12/26	Why We’re Only Using 1% of AI \| Glean CEO Arvind Jain✨	AIbusiness growth+3	Arvind Jain	Glean	—	AIGlean+3	—	58m 37s
12/29/25	The Grittiest Conversations of 2025: AI, Business & Beyond✨	AIBusiness+4	David RubensteinYamini Rangan+6	CarlyleHubSpot+7	—	AIbusiness+5	—	41m 01s
12/22/25	How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides \| Profound CEO James Cadwallader✨	AIbrand visibility+3	James Cadwallader	ProfoundEight Sleep+1	—	AIbrand narrative+3	—	50m 25s