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Seed to HarvestAuthor: Paige Finn Doherty
Seed to Harvest Stories from Technical StorytellersWelcome to Seed to Harvest, the podcast by Behind Genius Ventures.We talk to early-stage founders, operators, and investorspeople building with code and conviction. Each episode is a chapter in their story: from the messy beginnings to the quiet pivots, from planting ideas to growing companies that matter.Expect: Honest conversations on the earliest chapters of company-building Tactical insights from technical minds with narrative soul Reflections on resilience, rituals, and reinventing whats possibleThis podcast is for the builders who think in frameworks and metaphors. The ones who whiteboard in wild places. The ones writing their own mythologiesone commit, pitch, or poem at a time.From spark to story.From seed to harvest. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How a Top 100 Dream Guest List Landed Alex Karp Interview: Sourcery Founder Molly O’Shea | Ep 100
Episode 100
Friday, 30 October, 2026
Send us Fan MailIn just one year of full-time building Sourcery, Molly O’Shea has interviewed over 200+ founders, CEOs, execs & investors across public co's, startups, VC, growth equity, PE, hedge funds on her show, Sourcery - including Alex Karp, the CEO of Palantir ($PLTR), Palmer Luckey, CEO of Anduril, Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase. In today’s episode, we talk about how an art degree led her into venture, how an internal deal newsletter became Sourcery, and why she went all-in on X when Elon bought it. She also shares her contrarian take on funding-announcement exclusives and how a Top 100 dream-guest list landed her the Alex Karp interview that went viral. And yes, we talk about the Alex Karp sword swinging moment. We recorded this episode on location, Youtube link to watch is here: https://youtu.be/fsOQ-IaamSUMy mission is to educate and inspire the next generation of CEOs and builders, and the reason why I wanted to share a conversation with Molly is she’s one of my favorite creators in the technology space!00:25 Intro01:26 Lemonade stands in Connecticut and growing up with two entrepreneur parents03:59 Drawing houses in Moleskines and teaching herself dimensions06:14 Using art to stand out08:32 Why the USC Architecture program failed her ROI test11:17 Discovering VC at Google’s 30 Weeks incubator15:12 Breaking into VC18:44 How Sourcery started as an internal deal newsletter22:53 Why she went all-in on X when Elon took over27:41 Breaking news vs. timeless content, and a funding-announcement playbook31:34 What frustrates her: companies that don’t amplify their own interviews34:21 Her Top 100 dream-guest list38:06 How the list landed Alex Karp40:55 Alex Karp: The first walking interview and the sword46:17 Jack Altman: “It’s my brother”48:28 Dry humor, Will Ferrell, and learning to smile49:53 The next list, and landing 20%+ of the first one in a year51:24 How Molly chooses guests55:41 Her vision for Sourcery: more walk-and-talks, factory tours, future list1:01:36 Molly asks Paige about Behind Genius Ventures1:05:28 What we’re each manifesting for the next 12 monthsConnect with Molly: Molly on X: https://x.com/MollySOSheaSourcery: https://www.sourcery.vc/Sourcery on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sourceryvcConnect with Paige:Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnnPersonal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Behind Genius Ventures | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Support the show
