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Heini Zachariassen, creator of the world’s largest wine platform (Vivino) and from one of the world’s tiniest states

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to learn how to make things big…and how to keep things small. The wine community founded by Heini Zachariassen blew up, slowly. A few uses to a few millions daily. Bonus: learn

Heini Zachariassen, creator of the world’s largest wine platform (Vivino) and from one of the world’s tiniest states

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to learn how to make things big…and how to keep things small. The wine community founded by Heini Zachariassen blew up, slowly. A few uses to a few millions daily. Bonus: learn

Fabrice Grinda, 400X angel (Alibaba, Knotel, OpenDoor, Flexport) and manyX co-founder of Auclan, Zingy, OLX and company-builder FJ Labs

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to talk with with the angel and founder Fabrice Grinda about his 100s of startup experiences and mainly about systems — the system for selecting the right businesses for Fabrice, originally his

Fabrice Grinda, 400X angel (Alibaba, Knotel, OpenDoor, Flexport) and manyX co-founder of Auclan, Zingy, OLX and company-builder FJ Labs

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to talk with with the angel and founder Fabrice Grinda about his 100s of startup experiences and mainly about systems — the system for selecting the right businesses for Fabrice, originally his

Alex Mashinsky, visionary founder of Arbinet, the proto-Lyft/Uber GroundLink, Transit Wireless and now a crypto bank talks about making things big

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to talk with Alex Mashinsky who has repeatedly dreamt big and hit big using information networks to disrupt telecom, Wall St, banks, taxis, and more. Listen to the visionary founder of Arbinet,

Alex Mashinsky, visionary founder of Arbinet, the proto-Lyft/Uber GroundLink, Transit Wireless and now a crypto bank talks about making things big

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to talk with Alex Mashinsky who has repeatedly dreamt big and hit big using information networks to disrupt telecom, Wall St, banks, taxis, and more. Listen to the visionary founder of Arbinet,

Will Herman, author of The Startup Playbook, 2x billion-dollar founder, 200x startup-advisor on how to lead people to greatness

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to talk with Will Herman, the Boston founder who dropped out of college, started at Digital Equipment Corporation in the hallowed early days of computing and followed his destiny to 100s of

Will Herman, author of The Startup Playbook, 2x billion-dollar founder, 200x startup-advisor on how to lead people to greatness

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to talk with Will Herman, the Boston founder who dropped out of college, started at Digital Equipment Corporation in the hallowed early days of computing and followed his destiny to 100s of

Dane Madsen, wiseman of transformation who led YellowPages.com, on how to transform yourself and your people

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to visit Dane Madsen in a conversation that finds him far away from the centers of the commerce, in his retreat, talking travel, transformation, teams, and asking why.

Dane Madsen, wiseman of transformation who led YellowPages.com, on how to transform yourself and your people

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to visit Dane Madsen in a conversation that finds him far away from the centers of the commerce, in his retreat, talking travel, transformation, teams, and asking why.

Anthemos Georgiades, CEO of Zumper, classicist and first-time founder of Kleiner-backed apartment-leasing giant

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to visit Anthemos Georgiades who studied classics at Oxford, worked for BCG, joined Harvard Business School, and used it to launch his clever plan to to transform apartment rentals: Zumper. First time

Anthemos Georgiades, CEO of Zumper, classicist and first-time founder of Kleiner-backed apartment-leasing giant

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to visit Anthemos Georgiades who studied classics at Oxford, worked for BCG, joined Harvard Business School, and used it to launch his clever plan to to transform apartment rentals: Zumper. First time

Safi Bahcall, scientist, inventor, founder, CEO, policy advisor and author of “Loonshots”

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to visit Safi Bahcall who studied physics at Princeton as a kid with Stephen Wolfram, started a cancer drug discovery company and took it public, advised the Obama White House on science

Safi Bahcall, scientist, inventor, founder, CEO, policy advisor and author of “Loonshots”

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to visit Safi Bahcall who studied physics at Princeton as a kid with Stephen Wolfram, started a cancer drug discovery company and took it public, advised the Obama White House on science

Shira Atkins, cofounder of the Women Belong in the House series and Wonder Media Network

This time on In the Know Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) is visiting with a podcast media master strategist, Shira Atkins — creator of the fabulous series that followed the 2018 elections and first-time women candidates, “Women Belong in the House”,

Shira Atkins, cofounder of the Women Belong in the House series and Wonder Media Network

This time on In the Know Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) is visiting with a podcast media master strategist, Shira Atkins — creator of the fabulous series that followed the 2018 elections and first-time women candidates, “Women Belong in the House”,

Martha Stewart, lifestyle icon, brand dealmaker, and omnimedia revolutionary

This week In the Know has Amol Sarva (cofounder of Knotel) and colleague Allison Stoloff (Knotel’s head of revenue marketing) visiting with Martha Stewart for an all-topics, all-opinions tour of her legendary business accomplishments and innovations.

Martha Stewart, lifestyle icon, brand dealmaker, and omnimedia revolutionary

This week In the Know has Amol Sarva (cofounder of Knotel) and colleague Allison Stoloff (Knotel’s head of revenue marketing) visiting with Martha Stewart for an all-topics, all-opinions tour of her legendary business accomplishments and innovations.

Money Mark, super-producer to the Beastie Boys, David Byrne, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and his own hits

This week In the Know comes to Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) at Knotel HQ, where legendary producer, composer and musical technology inventor Money Mark drops in. Sure he produced the Beastie Boys for nearly 20 years, and yes it was

Money Mark, super-producer to the Beastie Boys, David Byrne, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and his own hits

This week In the Know comes to Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) at Knotel HQ, where legendary producer, composer and musical technology inventor Money Mark drops in. Sure he produced the Beastie Boys for nearly 20 years, and yes it was