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Hosted by Adam ODonnell · technology · EN
Helping founders hit PMF, get funded & drive durable growth through podcasting & buyer events(Formerly TheTop.VC)
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Founder Initiative is hosted by Adam ODonnell. The show has published 221 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How AI Agents Are Changing Engineering | Cursor, Temporal, Tailscale, Legora & Namespace.so" (12 August 2026, 47 minutes), "($38M raised; a16z) Convey Founder, Rohan Chopra: What Happens When AI Stops Helping Employees and Starts Becoming the Employee? (A16z, Khosla Ventures, Pear VC invested)" (15 July 2026, 35 minutes), and "($23M raised) Namespace Founder, Hugo Santos: #1 Startup Insight, Why Trust and Network Are the Real Infrastructure for Product-Market Fit and Fundraising Success (Backed by NEA & Susa Ventures)" (24 June 2026, 32 minutes).
The Founder Initiative publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 221 episodes.
Booking probability for The Founder Initiative is 51%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Founder Initiative requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Founder Initiative's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Founder Initiative are Business & Management Consulting and IT Services & Software Development. The Founder Initiative has a technology audience.
Adam ODonnell hosts The Founder Initiative, a technology podcast with 221 episodes published.
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Episode #225
This episode is presented by Namespace.so, building high-performance cloud infrastructure for modern software development and AI-powered engineering. Engineering leaders from Cursor, Temporal, Tailscale, Legora, and...
- Convey, founded by Rohan Chopra, builds AI "teammates" that automate repetitive and inhuman business tasks, allowing employees to focus on higher-value, strategic work. - The company has enabled over 1.1 million hours...
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In this special Founder Initiative pitch episode, four cybersecurity founders pitch their startups live to Robert Lowry, CSO of Tonic AI and former security leader at organizations including NASDAQ and the Federal...
Episode #221
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- TrueFoundry, founded by Nikunj Bajaj, is an AI infrastructure company building an "AI Gateway" that helps enterprises build, ship, and govern agentic AI applications, focusing on observability and governance for AI...
Sponsored by Chargebee, subscription and revenue management → check out their startup offer: https://www.chargebee.com/startups Mike Choi, Founder of Koah Labs https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikejschoi/ - Koah Labs...
Sponsored by Chargebee, subscription and revenue management → check out their startup offer: https://www.chargebee.com/startups - Samar Abbas, Founder of temporal.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/samar-abbas-381997/...
Sponsored by Chargebee, subscription and revenue management → check out their startup offer: https://www.chargebee.com/startups Jeff Gibson, Founder of Kintsugi...
- Lava, founded by Mitchell Jones, makes it easy for businesses to adopt AI-driven, measurement-based pricing, helping companies track usage and convert it into flexible pricing plans. - Mitchell emphasizes constant...
Episode #215
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- Rocketlane, founded by Srikrishnan Ganesan, spent its first year deeply researching the professional services automation (PSA) space, interviewing over 170 prospects and building conviction around unmet needs for...
Sponsored by Chargebee, subscription and revenue management → check out their startup offer: https://www.chargebee.com/startups Pankaj Patel, Founder of Nile https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajpspatel/
Sponsored by Chargebee, subscription and revenue management → check out their startup offer: https://www.chargebee.com/startups Jonah Midanik, Managing Partner of Forum Ventures https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahmidanik/
Sponsored by Chargebee, subscription and revenue management → check out their startup offer: https://www.chargebee.com/startups Kris Rudeegraap, Founder of Sendoso https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudeegraap
Sponsored by Chargebee, subscription and revenue management → Founders, check out their upcoming $100k buyer pitch at Fort Mason in San Francisco: https://luma.com/beelieve Helen Hastings, Founder of Quanta...
Sponsored by Chargebee, subscription and revenue management → check out their startup offer: https://www.chargebee.com/startups Harish Abbott, Founder of Augment https://www.linkedin.com/in/habbott/
Episode #208
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Episode #207
Sponsored by Chargebee, subscription and revenue management → check out their startup offer: https://www.chargebee.com/startups Roberto Salcedo, Founder of Baubap...
Danny Tomsett, Founder of UneeQ Digital Humans https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-tomsett/"
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