Announcing the Operators Only Podcast ​ An experiment I'm running with @ramshe1000 where we talk to startup operators who built iconic startups and/or are building the next breakout companies. ​ First episode is with @GoPreezy, the COO at @beehiiv. ​ - Preeya joined Beehiiv as employee #7 and @denk_tweets's chief of staff. - In case you live under a rock, Beehiiv's one of the fastest growing companies in tech right now. Impossible to be on Twitter and not hear about them. - She's played a big role in their success. - Excited for more folks to get to know her story and see some of the behind the scenes of how they're building Beehiiv. - We talked about her journey prior to Beehiiv, how she met Tyler, why/when founders should hire a chief of staff (including why my tweet saying the opposite is wrong), acquihires, and more. ​ Give the show a listen on Youtube, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts. (link further in the thread) ​ ----- ​ A couple notes on why I wanted to do this: ​ - I've long felt that startup operators are some of the most unsung heroes in tech. - We constantly hear the same stories from the same founders (especially CEOs) and VCs involved in successful companies. - Much less common to hear from the early employees that made big but less appreciated contributions to making these companies successful. - These folks are the unsung heroes of the startup world. We think their stories should be told more often. - Lastly, I think we need spaces for more nuanced conversations with builders in startups. Too much fluff and surface level narrative in most tech media. Not enough depth about the craft of the game itself. ​ Transparently, I don't think we've yet created the perfect representation of what I want to exist. But I think we've made a good start and will iterate from here. ​ --- ​ This is very much a WIP. And we're new to podcasting. Figuring out the format as we go. ​ Any feedback on how we can make the show better, questions to ask, guests to have on, etc.... is welcome. 🙏