Born In Silicon Valley podcast

Born In Silicon Valley

Born In Silicon Valley is a podcast that features founders’ stories. Each episode highlights the journey of success, pivots, and what entrepreneurs have learned when building from the ground up. Host Jake Aaron Villarreal interviews founders, discussing their struggles, triumphs, and their progress along the way. Listeners will gain insight into leadership and the operations of a startup. This podcast is supported by Match Relevant, a company that helps startups find top talent to grow their businesses.

Born In Silicon Valley is a podcast that features founders’ stories. Each episode highlights the journey of success, pivots, and what entrepreneurs have learned when building from the ground up. Host Jake Aaron Villarreal interviews founders, discussing their struggles, triumphs, and their progress along the way. Listeners will gain insight into leadership and the operations of a startup. This podcast is supported by Match Relevant, a company that helps startups find top talent to grow their businesses.

 

#100

Why Your AI Projects Fail

Want to know why so many enterprise artificial intelligence projects fail before they even... more

18 Mar 2026

40 MINS

40:38

18 Mar 2026


#99

How AI Fixes Insurance Claims

Is the insurance industry stuck in the past? Grace Hanson, founder and CEO of Elysian, rev... more

12 Mar 2026

28 MINS

28:18

12 Mar 2026


#98

Stop Losing Your Best Employees

Middle managers are facing unprecedented burnout, but AI might be the ultimate solution to... more

11 Mar 2026

46 MINS

46:07

11 Mar 2026


#97

Stop AI Data Poisoning Now

AI is evolving faster than we can secure it, and data poisoning threatens to turn the syst... more

05 Mar 2026

39 MINS

39:59

05 Mar 2026


#96

AI Will Break Email

The AI revolution isn't coming—it's already here, and it's systematically breaking legacy ... more

03 Mar 2026

35 MINS

35:12

03 Mar 2026


#95

AI Coaches Every Sales Call

Discover how AI is completely transforming sales coaching and why the old methods of manua... more

26 Feb 2026

40 MINS

40:46

26 Feb 2026


#94

Stop Losing Deals Silently

AI is revolutionizing the legal industry, but the hidden risks of hallucinations are costi... more

24 Feb 2026

34 MINS

34:49

24 Feb 2026


#93

Why Your Models Decay Daily

Discover how a serial entrepreneur turned childhood adversity and nine failed startups int... more

19 Feb 2026

42 MINS

42:41

19 Feb 2026


#92

Why Big Companies Can't Innovate

Are your enterprise AI transformation projects failing to meet their true potential? Disco... more

17 Feb 2026

41 MINS

41:08

17 Feb 2026


#91

What Your Eye Really Shows

Can a 45-second eye scan predict a heart attack, stroke, or Alzheimer’s before symptoms ev... more

12 Feb 2026

37 MINS

37:37

12 Feb 2026


#90

Why AI Hiring Fails

How do you transition a company from a warm family atmosphere to a high-performance sports... more

11 Feb 2026

55 MINS

55:15

11 Feb 2026


#89

What Salesforce Won't Tell You

In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, host Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down with Prasa... more

05 Feb 2026

46 MINS

46:25

05 Feb 2026


#88

Why Caregivers Need This

After losing his daughter in a tragic accident where he was just five minutes too late, De... more

03 Feb 2026

33 MINS

33:40

03 Feb 2026


#87

AI Without Context Fails

In this episode we sit down with Tom Firth from Cotera to talk about how modern financial ... more

29 Jan 2026

41 MINS

41:33

29 Jan 2026


#86

AI Sells While You Sleep

Joe Gagnon joins the show to explore what it truly means to live and lead intentionally in... more

27 Jan 2026

40 MINS

40:02

27 Jan 2026


#85

How Non-Tech Founders Win

In this episode we sit down with Liz Connoly from Katsu to explore how modern learning pla... more

06 Jan 2026

56 MINS

56:08

06 Jan 2026


#84

AI Saves Cancer Lives

In this episode, we sit down with Simon Arkell, an experienced AI software company founder... more

17 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:58

17 Dec 2025


#83

Grammy Family Builds AI for Artists

In this episode, we sit down with Idan Dobrecki from AIODE — a company that’s transforming... more

10 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:43

10 Dec 2025


#82

Diagnose before deals die

In this episode, we sit down with Christina Brady, a powerhouse with over 18 years of SaaS... more

11 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:08

11 Nov 2025


#81

Ship Flawless AI Code Daily

In this episode, we sit down with Amar Goel, founder and CEO of Bito AI, to explore how ag... more

05 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:30

05 Nov 2025