Venmo co-founder Ikram Magden Ismail reveals the startup’s near-death moments, why giving away money fueled growth, and how product personality made Venmo a cultural phenomenon.

Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky explains the original Kickstarter success, the risks of hardware startups, and why he’s building a new smartwatch company with no VC, small teams, and limited production.

Matic Robotics co-founder Mehul Nariyawala breaks down why hardware startups fail, why robotics is far harder than software, and how focusing on an existing but broken market led to building a category-defining product.

Dan Wang breaks down China vs US competition, why energy—not AI—may be the real bottleneck, and how engineering vs lawyer-led societies shape the future.