The Grittiest Conversations of 2025: AI, Business & Beyond

About this episode

This episode recaps the best moments from the 2025 interviews, highlighting key ideas and insights.

In this recap episode, we highlight the best moments from our 2025 interviews and reflect on the ideas that defined the year. Featuring: David Rubenstein (co-founder of Carlyle) Yamini Rangan (CEO of HubSpot) Ben Chestnut (co-founder of Mailchimp) Winston Weinberg (co-founder and CEO of Harvey) Garrett Lord (co-founder of Handshake) Aidan Gomez (co-founder and CEO of Cohere) Michelle Zatlyn (co-founder of Cloudflare) Evan Spiegel (co-founder and CEO of Snap) Connect with Joubin X: https://x.com/Joubinmir LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/ Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X: https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

People in this episode

Guests: David Rubenstein, Yamini Rangan, Ben Chestnut, Winston Weinberg, Garrett Lord, Aidan Gomez, Michelle Zatlyn, Evan Spiegel

Topics covered

• AI
• Business
• Interviews
• 2025
• Technology
• Reflections

Keywords

• AI
• business
• 2025
• interviews
• technology
• reflections
• Kleiner Perkins

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carlyle, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Harvey, Handshake, Cohere, Cloudflare, Snap, Kleiner Perkins

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