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Listen to conversations between Madrona investors and entrepreneurs, founders, and startup personalities who talk about some of the key moments in building a company. Designed to give would-be founders and others interested in working with or for startups a view into the struggle and the lessons learned, these conversations are informal and informative.
How — and What — to Build in the Age of OpenAI
Reasoning Systems in the Workplace: Beyond the AI Assistant
Vibe Coding and Beyond: How AI Is Changing the Way We Build Software
The Analyst Mindset in Venture: Madrona Investor Rasik Parikh's story
How AI Infrastructure Is Evolving: Models, Flywheels, and the Open Ecosystem
2025 IA40 Winner Spotlights | Modal, Browserbase, Aaru, Distyl, Dropzone, Clarify
Redefining Communication: Yoodli Founders on AI Roleplays, Confidence & Building in Seattle
Reasoning Engines: The Next Frontier in AI with Carina Hong & Byron Cook
Inside Microsoft’s Agent Factory: Jay Parikh on the Next Era of AI
Powering the Future of AI: Ben Gilbert (Acquired) x Chase Lochmiller (Crusoe) talk AI Data Centers
Inside OpenAI’s Playbook: Jason Kwon on Agents, AGI & What Startups Should Build
Infrastructure Meets Agents: Betting on the Future of AI Systems
Madrona GC Summit 2025
From Google and Amazon to NewDays: Why These Tech Vets Bet on AI for Dementia
Inside Amazon’s Model Factory: From Chatbots to Agents
The Future of Biology Is Generative: Inside Synthesize Bio’s RNA AI Model
From $1M to $10M ARR in 6 Months: How Fyxer is Winning AI Productivity
Get Ready for IA Summit 2025
Autonomous CRM: How Clarify Is Reinventing a $100B Category
The Future of Drug Discovery: AI, Data, and Design
Seattle Tech Week 2025: Building What’s Next, Together
Bridging Strategy and Startups: Madrona Investor Rolanda Fu’s Story
The Future of Test Automation: AI, Coverage & Speed with QA Wolf's Jon Perl
How Founders Win in the AI Era — Madrona’s Matt McIlwain & AWS’s Jon Jones on Strategy That Scales
The Future of DevOps: AI, Bottlenecks & System Design with CircleCI's Rob Zuber
How GenAI Is Reshaping Software Development – AWS Insights from Deepak Singh
V0's Creator on What's Next for AI Dev Tools
How GenAI Is Changing Developer Teams, Roles, and Velocity
Engineering in the AI Era: Qodo Founder on the AI-Powered SDLC