Category Dominators

About Category Dominators

The Artisanal Podcast features conversations with the builders behind category-defining companies, offering a rare look at how great founders think — from early hires and strategic pivots to board dynamics and long-term vision. Hosted by Andy Price (founder of Artisanal Talent & Artisanal Ventures), the podcast goes beyond playbooks to explore pattern recognition, revealing raw stories, sharp decisions, and the mindset required to build enduring companies.

Publisher

Artisanal

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Apr 2025

Latest episode

26 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Aug 2025

   Andrew Feldman | How Cerebras Built the "Impossible" AI Chip Now Challenging NVIDIA

   Host Andy Price interviews Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman about building the groundbreaking AI chip that challenges industry giants.

2. 

   5 Aug 2025

   Doug Merritt | Lessons from Tech's Toughest Battles & Building Billion-Dollar Empires

   Doug Merritt, former CEO of Splunk and current CEO of Aviatrix, discusses his career, the drive that propelled him, and pivotal moments that shaped him in an interview with Andy Price.

3. 

   22 Jul 2025

   Mike Monovoukas | How AcuityMD is Revolutionizing Med-Tech with AI

   Mike Monovoukas, Founder and CEO of AcuityMD, discusses with Andy Price how his company revolutionizes the med-tech industry using AI to accelerate the delivery of medical technology to patients in this interview.

4. 

   8 Jul 2025

   Greg Schott | Rebuilding MuleSoft, API-Led Growth, & Talent as a Superpower

   Andy Price interviews Greg Schott, former CEO of MuleSoft, about rebuilding a company, creating a strong culture, and scaling a product-led enterprise business.

5. 

   24 Jun 2025

   Christina Cacioppo | Vanta, No-Drama Leadership, & The Future of Compliance Automation

   Christina Cacioppo, Vanta's CEO, discusses her journey from venture capital to building a leading compliance automation company with calm intensity and disciplined scaling in an interview with Andy Price.

6. 

   10 Jun 2025

   Bob Muglia | Building Microsoft, Scaling Snowflake, & the Rise of Agentic Software

   Andy Price interviews Bob Muglia, former Microsoft executive and Snowflake CEO, about agentic software and intelligent systems that adapt in real-time business environments.

7. 

   27 May 2025

   Yotam Segev | Cyera, Israeli Grit, & The Future of Enterprise Data

   Andy Price interviews Yotam Segev, CEO of Cyera, about applying military precision and customer focus to build a leading enterprise data security company.

8. 

   8 May 2025

   Evan Reiser | Abnormal AI, Failing Forward, & The Future of Cybersecurity

   What happens when a founder builds an AI-native company years before the world is ready for it? In this episode, Andy Price (Founder, Artisanal Ventures & Artisanal Talent) sits down with Evan Reiser, CEO of Abnormal AI — one of the fastest-scaling cybersecurity companies in the world — to unpack what it really takes to build a generational company in tech. Evan shares stories of early failure, bold bets, & what it means to build a company designed to last decades, not quarters. This...

9. 

   12 Apr 2025

   E1. Evan Reiser, Founder & CEO of Abnormal - AI, Software 2.0, Hiring, and Board Dynamics

   (0:32) Meet Evan Riser: Founder and CEO of Abnormal Security (1:26) Evan's Entrepreneurial Journey (10:30) The Origin Story of Abnormal Security (25:23) Building a Customer-Centric Culture (39:56) Longevity and Partnership in Executive Roles. Evaluating Mutual Fit and Deep Dive into Unorthodox Hiring Practices (48:56) The Role of Board Members and Effective Board Dynamics (1:09:39) AI and the Future of Software Companies (1:15:47) Final Thoughts and Advice for Founders Follow Evan: https://ww...

Who has been a guest on Category Dominators

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Andrew Feldman
• Doug Merritt
• Mike Monovoukas
• Christina Cacioppo
• Bob Muglia

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

22,856

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

22

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

0

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.