First Block

Thoughts on the future of work,
from the people and teams creating it.

— Lessons learned from leading startup voices.

First Block with Gabe Pereyra, Co-founder and President of Harvey

In this episode, we spoke with Gabe about how a litigator and an AI researcher spotted a transformational opportunity in legal, and what it really takes to go from founder-led selling to a scalable enterprise motion

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Startup Marketing Lead

First Block with Gerry Giacomán Colyer, Co-founder and CEO of Clara

In this episode, we spoke with Gerry about Clara's near-end experience months after launch and how they’re now deploying AI agents to transform finance operations across Latin America.

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Startup Marketing Lead

First Block with Garrett Lord, Co-founder and CEO of Handshake

In this episode, Garrett shares his journey from growing up in a working-class family to building a company that democratizes access to career opportunities.

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Startup Marketing Lead

First Block with Jesse Zhang, Co-founder and CEO of Decagon

In this episode, Jesse shares his journey from a painful first startup experience to building Decagon with intentional customer discovery, and why commercial thinking matters as much as technical excellence.

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Startup Marketing Lead

First Block with Fabian Hedin, Co-founder and CTO of Lovable

In this episode, we spoke with Fabian Hedin about Minecraft, the bold bet on democratizing software development, and why building for today's AI capabilities beats betting on tomorrow's.

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Startup Marketing Lead

First Block with Ant Wilson, Co-founder and CTO of Supabase

In this episode, we spoke with Ant Wilson about his previous founder experiences, the power of solving your own problem, and why building authentic relationships with your community matters.

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Startup Marketing Lead

First Block with Brendan Foody, Co-founder and CEO of Mercor

In this episode, we spoke with Brendan Foody, Co-founder and CEO of Mercor, about his decision to drop out of college, and how he positioned himself perfectly for the AI talent revolution.

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Startup Marketing Lead

First Block with Varun Anand, Co-founder of Clay

In this episode, we spoke with Varun Anand, Co-founder of Clay, about the journey to finding product-market fit, becoming a specialized go-to-market platform, and curiosity matters more than traditional startup wisdom.

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Startup Marketing Lead

First Block with Michael Truell, Co-founder and CEO of Cursor

In this episode, we spoke with Michael Truell, Co-founder and CEO of Cursor. He shares his insights on pivoting from mechanical engineering AI to developer tools, and why sometimes breaking startup orthodoxy is exactly what you need to do.

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Startup Marketing Lead

First Block with Notion Co-Founders Ivan Zhao and Simon Last

On this episode, we spoke with Notion Co-Founders Ivan Zhao and Simon Last. Ivan and Simon share more about the early days of building Notion, creating a global community, why scaling company culture is so important.

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First Block

First Block with Gabe Pereyra, Co-founder and President of Harvey

First Block with Gerry Giacomán Colyer, Co-founder and CEO of Clara

First Block with Garrett Lord, Co-founder and CEO of Handshake

First Block with Jesse Zhang, Co-founder and CEO of Decagon

First Block with Fabian Hedin, Co-founder and CTO of Lovable

First Block with Ant Wilson, Co-founder and CTO of Supabase

First Block with Brendan Foody, Co-founder and CEO of Mercor

First Block with Varun Anand, Co-founder of Clay

First Block with Michael Truell, Co-founder and CEO of Cursor

First Block with Notion Co-Founders Ivan Zhao and Simon Last