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The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit AgarwalAuthor: Vidit Agarwal
Global top ranked podcast. Launched in 2020. Described by our listeners as meticulously researched biographies" and "I learnt more about the guest from your episode even after 10 years of knowing the guest" -- excerpts of the podcast have been featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, SXSW and more. We're proud that more than 60% of our 200 guests have trusted us for their first-ever public interview or to go in-depth on their personal story for the first time. These include: Malcolm Turnbull: Prime Minister of Australia Michael Schneider: CEO, Bunnings Anil Sabharwal: Built/Led Google Photos, Chrome, Drive Elena Verna: Head of Growth, Lovable Andrew Penn: CEO, Telstra Mark Suster: Co-Founder & Partner, Upfront Ventures Brad Banducci: CEO, Woolworths Craig Tiley: CEO, Tennis Australia & Australian Open Bowen Pan: Creator, Facebook Marketplace Trent Cotchin: 3x Premiership Winning Captain, Richmond Football Club Jean-Michel Limieux: CTO, Shopify and Atlassian Gillian Findlay: COO, Immutable & SafetyCulture Holly Kramer: Board Director, Woolworths & ANZ Bank Sam Sicilia: Chief Investment Officer, Hostplus Ahmed Fahour: CEO, NAB & Australia Post Piruze Sabunci: Partner, Squarepeg; Stripe's first Asia hire Andrey Khusid: CEO & Co-Founder, Miro Bill Bartee: Co-Founder Blackbird Main Sequence Rod Hamilton: Co-Founder & CPO, Culture Amp Larry Marshall: CEO, CSIRO Brendan Hargreaves: CFO, Officeworks Lisa Sthalekar: 4x Cricket World Cup Winner and ICC Hall of Fame Member Contact us via: Email: contact@curiositycentre.com Website: https://highflyerspodcast.com/ Vidit's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vidags10 Vidit's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viditag/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehighflyerspodcast/ Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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#242 Mark Suster: Jewish-Latino Roots, Building Upfront & LA’s Tech Scene, Selling to Salesforce, Why Timing Beats Brilliance
Tuesday, 3 February, 2026
Welcome to this classic episode. Classics are our favorite episodes from the past 5 years, published as frequently as possible. These are N of 1 conversations with N of 1 people. This is a replay of Episode 153, originally released in 2024— one of our most loved classics.Mark Suster is General Partner at Upfront Ventures, one of LA’s leading early-stage venture firms. Prior to leading Upfront, Mark was a serial entrepreneur having founded two software companies, selling both with the last selling to Salesforce. Mark is also a prolific writer and one of his favourite pieces, Lines Not Dots is a renowned article.In conversation with Vidit Agarwal — Mark Suster shares his path from a restless, ADHD-driven childhood to founding companies through the dot-com era, selling to Salesforce, and ultimately shaping Upfront Ventures over nearly two decades. Mark breaks down how elite founders decide when to sell, how venture capital really works at seed versus growth, and why discipline, timing, and trust outperform hype, especially in volatile markets.It’s time to explore your curiosity — please enjoy.________To support this podcast, check out our some of our sponsors & get discounts:→ $1,000 off Vanta: Your compliance superpower — vanta.com/highIf you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us or recommend future guests, email us at contact@curiositycentre.com today!Join our stable of commercial partners including the Australian Government, Google, KPMG, Vanta, Allens, Notion and more.________Show notes and more episodes hereFollow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterGet in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly hereContact us via our website________The High Flyers Podcast features in-depth interviews with the world’s most influential figures in business, tech, finance, government and sport. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the global top ten for past three years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200+ episodes released, and featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW.Our guests include -- Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of Australia), Anil Sabharwal (Global VP, Product at Google), Jason Collins (Head of BlackRock, Asia Pacific), Stevie Case (Chief Revenue Officer, Vanta), Brad Banducci (CEO, Woolworths), Jean-Michel Lemieux (CTO, Shopify + Atlassian), Sweta Mehra (EGM, NAB; ex CMO, ANZ), Bowen Pan (Creator, Facebook Marketplace), Sam Sicilia (Chief Investment Officer, Hostplus), Craig Tiley (CEO, Tennis Australia), John Haddock (CBO, Harvey), Niki Scevak (Co-Founder, Blackbird Ventures), Mike Schneider (CEO, Bunnings), Trent Cotchin (3x Premiership Winning Captain, Richmond FC), Peter Varghese (Secretary/Chief, Foreign Affairs, Australian Government), Jack Zhang (CEO, Airwallex), Matteo Franceschetti (CEO, Eight Sleep) and more.
