In Depth

Going deeper on the advice startup leaders need to grow their teams, their companies and themselves.

"Listened to almost every business / startup podcast and Brett Berson & First Round's 'In Depth' is the best I've heard"

"That feeling when you come across a new podcast and are instantly hooked by the level of depth and hands-on advice given."

"If you're a founder looking for a treasure-trove of actionable insights, First Round's 'In Depth' podcast is the real deal. Think Ben Horowitz's book, "The Hard Thing About Hard Things" in podcast form. In a noisy sea of imitators, the show truly stands out."

"I have notifications on for every episode while I navigate my own startup through the ambiguity of finding product-market fit. This is the highest caliber startup content you can find. I wish there were 1,000 episodes because I would binge that rather than sleep."

"Encouraging, inspiring and engaging! In Depth gives incredibly tangible advice for founders and startup leaders. I can't believe this content is free!"

In Depth — a podcast from First Round Review

After publishing 500+ profiles and attracting millions of readers on the First Round Review since 2013, we've learned a lot about what makes for compelling conversations and standout company-building advice. Whether it's an interview with a big-name CEO or a VP you likely haven’t heard of, there's been a common thread across our most popular stories — a willingness to go deeper and an eagerness to share not just what to do, but how to do it.

Our podcast, In Depth, takes the very same signature style we've cultivated over the years and gives you a chance to listen in on these deeper conversations firsthand. We cover a lot of ground and a wide range of topics — from hiring executives and becoming a better manager, to finding your first customers, to function-specific playbooks — but every interview will hit the level of tactical depth that dives far below the surface.

Building Zipline: From launch disaster to drone-delivery giant | Keller Cliffton (Co-founder, CEO)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/building-zipline-from-launch-disaster-to-drone-delivery-giant-keller-cliffton-co-founder-ceo/)

Building Meter for decades, not an exit | Anil Varanasi (Co-founder and CEO)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/building-meter-for-decades-not-an-exit-anil-varanasi-co-founder-and-ceo/)

How Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti Bansal (Co-founder and CEO)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/how-harness-runs-16-startups-within-a-startup-at-scale-jyoti-bansal-co-founder-and-ceo/)

How to build a company you’ll run forever | Zack Kanter (Founder and CEO of Stedi)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/how-to-build-a-company-youll-run-forever-zack-kanter-founder-and-ceo-of-stedi/)

Go hard early: How lessons from Verkada shaped Serval's AI agents for IT teams | Jake Stauch (Founder and CEO)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/go-hard-early-how-lessons-from-verkada-shaped-servals-ai-agents-for-it-teams-jake-stauch-founder-and-ceo/)

The pivot that paid off: How fal found explosive growth in generative media | Gorkem Yurtseven (Co-founder and CTO)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/the-pivot-that-paid-off-how-fal-found-explosive-growth-in-generative-media-gorkem-yurtseven-co-founder-and-ceo/)

Saying yes to everything: How customer obsession built Samsara | Kiren Sekar (CPO)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/saying-yes-to-everything-how-customer-obsession-built-samsara-kiren-sekar-cpo/)

Starting an education giant in a “bad market” | ClassDojo’s story | Sam Chaudhary (Co-founder and CEO)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/starting-an-edtech-giant-in-a-bad-market-classdojos-story-sam-chaudhary-co-founder-and-ceo/)

From Chrome extension to $5B platform | Postman’s journey | Abhinav Asthana (Co-founder & CEO)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/from-chrome-extension-to-5b-platform-postmans-journey-abhinav-asthana-co-founder-ceo/)

How Canva leveraged unconventional growth levers to grow to $42B | Cameron Adams (Co-founder & CPO)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/how-canva-leveraged-unconventional-growth-levers-to-grow-to-42b-cameron-adams-co-founder-cpo/)

Twitter's former CEO on rebuilding the web for AI | Parag Agrawal (Co-founder and CEO of Parallel)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/twitters-former-ceo-on-rebuilding-the-web-for-ai-parag-agrawal-co-founder-and-ceo-of-parallel/)

Ignoring Silicon Valley advice to build a $3B fintech unicorn | Immad Akhund (Co-founder and CEO of Mercury)](https://review.firstround.com/podcast/lessons-from-mercury/)