Founders and Builders
Founders and Builders
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Founders & Builders is your go-to channel for in-depth conversations with the world's best startup founders and operators.
Whether you’re an aspiring founder, a seasoned entrepreneur, or simply curious about the journey of building your own business, you'll find real-world experiences, and candid advice from successful entrepreneurs who have been in the trenches. Join us as we explore the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, uncover the secrets to startup success, and dive into the future of technology and business. Subscribe to be inspired, informed, and equipped to build something great!
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The podcast focuses on themes such as entrepreneurship, startup strategies, technology innovation, and AI in business. Episodes delve into topics like building AI-native products, the challenges of clinical trials in biotech, and successful SaaS development, with concrete examples including Akash Bajwa's insights on AI startups and David Brear's exploration of redefining banking.
Founders & Builders is your go-to channel for in-depth conversations with the world’s best startup founders and operators.
Whether you’re an aspiring founder, a seasoned entrepreneur, or simply curious about the journey of building your own business, you’ll find real-world experiences, and candid advice from successful entrepreneurs who have been in the trenches. Join us as we explore the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, uncover the secrets to startup success, and dive into the future of technology and business. Subscribe to be inspired, informed, and equipped to build something great!
Alex Christie is the co-founder and CTO of Attio — the modern, flexible CRM taking on Salesforce, HubSpot, and a $180 billion market. Attio has raised over $116M from investors including Google Ventures, Balderton, and Point Nine, and is quietly building what could be the most important data infrastructure for the agentic AI era.
In this episode we cover:
- Why Alex and co-founder Nick spent 3 years building before launching publicly
- The moment they finally admitted they were going after Salesforce
- Why most AI companies are building on fundamentally broken data foundations
- How Attio is positioning itself as the database for AI agents at scale
- What great engineering teams actually look like at a fast-growing startup
- The one principle that compounded into raising $116M — persistence pays compounding returns
Whether you're building an AI company, hiring your first engineers, or thinking about taking on an established market — this episode is essential viewing.
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