Episode 5: Winners Win
From Shell Game by Kaleidoscope
December 10, 2025 · 41 min · Season 2 · Episode 5
About this episode
This episode explores the complexities of office politics and leadership challenges within a startup as it prepares to hire its first employee.
On this week’s episode, we enter the sensitive realm of intra-office politics and inter-founder dynamics—between agents and agents, and agents and people. While HurumoAI gears up to hire its first human, Evan tries to resolve whether Kyle is really up for the challenge of building and leading the company and pushing the product, Sloth Surf, to unicorn-level execution. To sign up for our newsletter and access ad-free episodes, visit shellgame.co . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- intra-office politics
- inter-founder dynamics
- company leadership
- product development
- startup culture
Keywords
- office politics
- founder dynamics
- startup
- leadership
- product execution
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: HurumoAI
Products: Sloth Surf
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- Episode 7: Welcome Aboard · January 14, 2026 · 53 min
- Episode 6: Keep 'Em Coming · December 17, 2025 · 37 min
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