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Techno optimism for technical founders

Spoken has transcripts of 37 Lightcone Podcast episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from December 3, 2025.

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What Founders Have To Unlearn To Become Great CEOs

December 3, 2025

Spenser Skates (0:00)

There is a point that you get to a year, maybe two years in, where from a rational standpoint, you probably should quit. But for whatever reason, those successful ones don't. And so that is the number one filtering criteria. The best advice I can have is be clear in your own head about what you're trying to learn…

Harj Taggar (0:37)

Welcome back to another episode of the Lightcone. Today, we're really excited to be joined by Spenser Skates, CEO and co-founder of Amplitude. So Amplitude went through YC in winter 2012 Amplitude is one of the world's leading analytics platforms, and they're used by some of the biggest companies in the world, like…

Spenser Skates (0:57)

Absolutely, good to see you here, Harj.

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