Crucible Moments

Crucible Moments is a podcast about the pivotal decisions and inflection points that shaped some of the most important companies of our time, hosted by Roelof Botha.

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Crucible Moments: The Pivotal Decisions That Define Us

By Roelof Botha

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PayPal: A Merger of Enemies That Reshaped Silicon Valley

Crucible Moments: EP1

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Airbnb: Building (and Rebuilding) User Trust to Revolutionize Travel

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Block: A Controversial Hack Week Project Becomes the #1 Financial Services App

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Eventbrite Reinvented Live Events—Only to Reinvent Itself in a Pandemic

Crucible Moments: EP4

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HubSpot: An Underdog Takes on Goliath

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Jawbone: The Cautionary Rise and Fall

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23andMe: The DNA Pioneer that Redefined Health Tech

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Nvidia: An Overnight Success Story 30 Years in the Making

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The ServiceNow Story with Frank Slootman and Fred Luddy

Crucible Moments S2: EP1

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The MongoDB story with Dev Ittycheria

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The Reddit Story with Steve Huffman

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UiPath: From Bucharest to Global Category Leader

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DoorDash ft. Tony Xu - The Long Road to Winning a Category

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Natera ft. Matthew Rabinowitz: A Personal Mission That Led to a Biotech Revolution

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The Startup Story of YouTube, ft. Steve Chen

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