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• What startups get wrong about enterprise | Lindsey Scrase (COO, Checkr) - In the latest episode of Executive Function, Brett sits down with Lindsey Scrase, COO of Checkr. Before joining Checkr as CRO and later stepping into the COO seat, Lindsey spent nearly a decade at Google Cloud as global managing director for SMB, mid-market, and startups.
• How Gamma pulled off their AI pivot | Jon Noronha (Co-founder and CPO of Gamma)
• Why Plaid’s COO cold-calls new hires | Eric Sager (COO of Plaid)
• How Supabase became the essential infrastructure for the AI era | Paul Copplestone (Co-founder, CEO)
• Scaling DoorDash to market dominance | Christopher Payne (Former COO, DoorDash)
• What really motivates Lenny Rachitsky? - Read our in-depth profile
• Economic moat - An economic moat is a durable competitive advantage that protects a company's profits and market share from competitors over time. It allows a business to sustain pricing power, profitability and long-term value even as rivals try to close the gap.