Hosted by Mercury Fund · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 25 episodes
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Explore Mercury's innovative podcast, crafted specifically to guide startups through growth hurdles. Gain practical wisdom from experienced investors, advisors, and accomplished founders customized to your unique path. From surmounting funding hurdles and mastering the product-market fit to broadening your customer reach and fostering a growth-focused mindset, "Go Slow to Grow Fast" addresses the complete spectrum.
Mercury Fund hosts Go Slow to Grow Fast, a business show with 25 episodes published.
As AI becomes a bigger part of everyday life, we take a look at how it can be applied in commerce, where software agents can search, decide, and complete transactions on a user’s behalf. Moderated by Blair Garrou, this s
This episode brings together a panel of AI-native founders building at the front lines of enterprise innovation: Aneka Sokhal (Moshi), Hunter Honnessy (Unlimited AI), and John Kalfayan (Collide). Moderated by Alex Gras o
Live from Software Day at The Ion, this episode brings together founders, engineers, and investors for a dynamic conversation on how modern engineering is evolving in the era of AI. Mercury Fund Co-Founder Dan Watkins mo
Heath Butler goes live from Software Day at The Ion with newly appointed managing director John Reale to talk about Houston’s growing innovation ecosystem. They spotlight the push to make The Ion a founder-centric platfo
Capitalizing on emerging market trends is an essential component of startup success. In today's session, Remington Tonar, co-founder of Cart.com, and Josh Teekell, founder and CEO of SmartAC.com, tackle their combined ex
A good Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy can make or break your early-stage company, but how do you know which strategy will yield the greatest results? Aileen Allen, Venture Partner at Mercury, meets with 3 experts— Lisa Robe
GenAI has the power and promise to transform enterprise operations, but a critical question remains: should F500 companies buy GenAI-based solutions from venture-backed companies, or should they build these next-gen plat
What does it really take to scale product and operations in an AI first world? In this episode, three operators and investors at the forefront of this transformation share their insight and expertise: Adrian Fortino at M
Large language models have taken over the world of search and transformed how products are discovered, driving more than 5 billion visits per month with 65% of users being open to purchasing based on AI recommendations.
The first 100 days of President Trump's second term have been among the most destabilizing in history. Rapid changes in innovation policy have taken place, while AI has become unregulated, digital currencies are becoming
The Mercury CXO Summit in Austin is the largest gathering of software ecosystem participants in the Midcontinent and featured expert panels and next-level conversations. These conversations explored the full spectrum of
Do you want to dive deeper into the exciting world of blockchain, stable coins and the future of money management? Samantha Lewis, Partner at Mercury, sits down with Dave Sutter, CEO of OpenTrade, to explore how OpenTrad
Is blockchain a game changer, or just another buzzword? This week, Go Slow to Grow Fast dives into the world of blockchain, beyond the hype and speculation, into real applications shaping industries. Samantha Lewis, Part
What makes Texas’ VCs tick? In today's session, Blair Garrou, Managing Partner at Mercury, leads a panel discussion with 3 Austin-based VC firms on the current investment landscape in Texas. Joining Blair are esteemed ve
Artificial intelligence is shaping up to be one of the most transformative technological advancements of the 21st century. Go Slow to Grow Fast Host Heath Butler is joined by executives from 3 vertical AI SaaS companies—
Heath Butler sits down with Ayoola John, AKA AJ, formerly Product Manager at Facebook and Coinbase who is now working on his own startup—an AI assistant for community managers called Astronaut. AJ shares how he jumped fr
Today, Heath talks with Mercury CMO Melissa Turowsky on the evolution of marketing and how big changes are forcing venture backed startups to reevaluate how they think about marketing function, customer acquisition, and
In this episode, Heath talks with Steven Carter, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Otto, formerly TeleVet. In college, Steven saw a demand for a horse-selling version of CARFAX. So, he filled the gap. Similarly, af
Samantha Lewis, Partner at Mercury and Kauffman Fellow, joins the show to talk about her experience as a millennial VC and the impact she hopes to have in venture as a woman in a male-dominated field. Focusing on impact
Today, Heath welcomes Adrian Fortino on the pod to discuss the tumultuous journey: the good, the bad, and the ugly in starting a startup. Adrian is the Managing Director at Mercury at the Midwest office in Ann Arbor, Mic
Matt Cohen
Founder and Managing Partner · UF Water Institute
1 appearance on this show
Lisa Roberts
Senior Vice President and General Counsel · The Great Voice Company
1 appearance on this show
Mike Miles
Superintendent · Houston Independent School District
1 appearance on this show
James Gardner
Buffalo Mayoral Candidate · Allergy Centre of Excellence
1 appearance on this show
Samantha Lewis
honors student · Lima Gourmet Company
3 appearances on this show
Collin McLelland
Co-Founder · Digital Wildcatters
1 appearance on this show
Craig Cummings
Special Advisor for Military and Veteran Affairs at Capital Factory · Moonshots Capital
1 appearance on this show
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