The Narrative

Conversations with the best storytellers in tech.

The Narrative is a business podcast hosted by Yash Bagal + Spectral, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Yash Bagal + Spectral hosts The Narrative, a business show with 17 episodes published.

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  Episode #18

  Alan Pun (Super Happy Studio)

  Feb 20, 202633 minS0

  <p>My conversation w Alan Pun, the founder of Super Happy Studio. </p><p>If you’ve seen a viral startup launch video on your timeline recently, chances are Alan and his team produced it. </p><p>He’s worked with some of the most ambitious YC startups, helping them translate complex products into stories people actually understand.</p><p>We spoke about emerging video trends, common failure modes, and a tactical framework for founders to think about video storytelling. </p><p>Let's get into it! </p><p>Links: </p>Alan on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-pun-85731935/?Super Happy...

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  Episode #17

  Candy Cheng (Head of Content Identity @ Kleiner Perkins)

  Feb 11, 202644 minS0

  <p>My conversation with Candy Chang, Head of Content Identity at Kleiner Perkins. </p><p>Candy has spent years inside top newsrooms at Bloomberg and CNBC, where she watched hundreds of founders learn how to tell their stories in real time, often before they became household names. </p><p>Today, she works closely with early-stage founders at Kleiner Perkins, helping them shape their narrative from day zero. </p><p>In our conversation we spoke about:</p>Why storytelling went from a nice-to-have to a core founder responsibilityWhat most founders get wrong about content creationThe difference between shiny launch videos and con...

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  Episode #16

  Kate Lee (Editor-in-Chief at Every)

  Feb 4, 202647 minS0

  <p>My conversation with Kate Lee, Editor-in-Chief at Every. </p><p>Kate and I have known each other for a while now, and she’s a true veteran in the tech storytelling space. She started in trad publishing as a literary agent before moving into tech, and has helped shaped narrative strategy at companies like Stripe, Medium, and WeWork.</p><p>Today, she’s EIC at Every, where they're pairing long-form editorial content w a portfolio of software bets and consulting.  </p><p>In our conversation we covered:</p>her backstory what actually endures in tech storytelling (thinking beyond hype cycles...

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  Episode #15

  Elan Miller (Founder of Off-Menu)

  Dec 8, 202533 minS0

  <p>Really psyched to share my conversation with Elan Miller. </p><p>Elan is the founder of Off-Menu - a creative studio that helps startups and VCs with design and branding. Elan has been in the scene way before it was cool. What I really admire (and frankly envy) is his capacity to read and write so extensively. </p><p>You can tell that he has really spent time formulating his ideas, and clearly his clients come to him for that same level of intellectual rigour. </p><p>This episode was shorter than usual, but the insight per word density was...

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  Episode #14

  Maria LaMagna Morales (Founder @ Press Publish Studio, former Head of Socials @ a16z )

  Nov 19, 202547 minS0

  <p>Really psyched to share my conversation with Maria LaMagna Morales. </p><p>Maria is best known for leading socials at a16z, and she's now building Press Publish Studio, a boutique advisory helping founders with content strategy and execution (without the bloat of a trad agency!)</p><p>In our conversation, we spoke about what she learned at a16z, her minimum viable content strategy for founders, why lo-fi storytelling is winning, and the traps founders fall into when they try to DIY.</p><p>Maria has been thinking deeply about this space for years, and I loved getting h...

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