High Stakes Growth

Jacob Peters is the co-founder and CEO of Superpower, a health "super-app" for tracking and improving your health that just raised a $30M Series A.Expect to hear about:– The Story Behind Superpower: How his mom’s chronic illness and Jacob's own near-death hospitalization inspired him to start Superpower.– $30M Series A: Jacob's plan to deploy this capital to put an AI doctor in everyone's pockets within 5 years.– Building a 150K Waitlist: How creative drops, referral loops, and a viral hoodie campaign helped Superpower explode pre-launch.– Creating a Movement: How Jacob is turning Superpower into the first healthcare brand people want to belong to through community building.– Balancing Health and Hustle: Jacob’s reflections on the personal cost of building Superpower.Find Jacob on:Twitter/X - https://x.com/J__Cub LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobdpeters/ Extras:Jacob's Twitter/X thread on tactics he used to build a 150k person waitlist: https://x.com/J__Cub/status/1873810708573671601 Jacob's personal link to skip Superpower's waitlist, visit:superpower.com/jacob

Lily Walla is the founder of SPOTS (sold in 2023) and today is the founder and CEO of Auggie, a community and marketplace platform for parents.Expect to hear about:– The Founder's Mindset: Lily’s belief in “delusional conviction” as essential for startup success.– Funding & Growth: How she raised nearly $4M for Auggie and her insights on bootstrapping vs. VC.– Scaling in Hyper-Growth: Tactics for building systems fast and succeeding in saturated markets.– Balancing Life & Leadership: Lily's reflections on navigating motherhood while leading a company.Find Lily on:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-walla-527b082b/

Matt Meeker is the co-founder of Bark and Meetup.com, and currently serves as Executive Chairman and CEO of Bark.Expect to hear about:– Burning $200M Cash: How Matt successfully led a major turnaround as CEO after a difficult 2022 fiscal year, implementing tough but necessary changes.– IPO and Fundraising Advice: Why he urges caution on going public and warns against raising capital too early.– Hiring the Right Leaders: Matt's 495-day search for a CFO and the one quality he values most.– Customer Experience Lessons: The costly mistake of compromising on quality and what it taught Matt.– Life as a CEO and New Dad: Surprises of leading a public company and how fatherhood shifted his priorities.Find Matt on:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmeeker/

The co-founders of Jetset – Forest Bronzan and Leah Lloyd – launch the High Stakes Growth podcast!