Welcome to the Enterprise Leaders podcast, where we discuss the stories and lessons behind successful enterprise businesses. We talk to entrepreneurs, executives, and business leaders to learn from their expertise and explore the playbooks that are critical to building category leaders. Your host - Arun Penmetsa, a partner at Storm Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. If you like our content, make sure to subscribe and share it with your friends & colleagues - and reach out with any feedback or suggestions for guests to podcast@stormventures.com.

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Podcast Overview
Welcome to the Enterprise Leaders podcast, where we discuss the stories and lessons behind successful enterprise businesses. We talk to entrepreneurs, executives, and business leaders to learn from their expertise and explore the playbooks that are critical to building category leaders. Your host - Arun Penmetsa, a partner at Storm Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. If you like our content, make sure to subscribe and share it with your friends & colleagues - and reach out with any feedback or suggestions for guests to podcast@stormventures.com.
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Recent Episodes

December 4, 2021
How to build a sales organization (with Josh Leslie) - ep. #10
<p>Early in a startup’s life, founders are the ones selling and finding those critical early customers. As the startup scales, this responsibility often transitions to a sales team. The transition is a vital moment in the company’s journey, and mistakes can set the organization back years. In this episode, we speak to Josh Leslie, who has decades of sales and leadership experience spanning companies like VMware, Coraid, and Cumulus Networks. We explore the intricacies of building and scaling a sales organization and what are some of the pitfalls for founders.</p> <p>This is the last episode of our first season! Thanks so much to all our guests so far - and everyone who tuned in. We are looking forward to coming back in 2022.</p> <p>Make sure also to follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/stormventures) and check out our website (<a href="http://www.stormventures.com/thoughts"><u>www.stormventures.com/thoughts</u></a>) for a lot more content on building & scaling successful B2B SaaS businesses.</p> <p><strong>About Storm Ventures</strong></p> <p>Storm Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focused on building enterprise leaders with over $1 billion in capital under management. Over its 20 year history, Storm has partnered with entrepreneurs on the startup journey to address some of the most challenging problems that businesses face across the B2B enterprise software space. Portfolio companies include Algolia, Marketo (IPO/Vista), MobileIron (IPO/Ivanti), Pipedrive (Vista), Qualio, SalesLoft, Splashtop, Talkdesk, Tekion, and Workato.</p>

November 5, 2021
Leveling up your engineering leadership (with Srini Kakkera) - ep. #9
<p>The engineering function has rapidly evolved over the last few years. Rapid growth in the tech sector and the introduction of new technologies have forced engineering teams to innovate faster, be more agile and adept at cross-functional collaboration than ever before.</p> <p>In this episode, we talk about how engineering leaders can rise up to these challenges and more with Srini Kakkera. Srini is the head of engineering, AI/ML & Analytics at Marketo/Adobe, and previously held senior engineering leadership roles at organizations like SAP, Accela, and AlertEnterprise.</p> <p>Make sure to also follow us on Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/stormventures"><u>https://twitter.com/stormventures</u></a>) and check out our website (<a href="http://www.stormventures.com/thoughts"><u>www.stormventures.com/thoughts</u></a>) for a lot more content on building & scaling successful B2B SaaS businesses.</p> <p><strong>About Storm Ventures</strong></p> <p>Storm Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that is focused on building enterprise leaders with over $1 billion in capital under management. Over its 20 year history, Storm has partnered with entrepreneurs on the startup journey to address some of the most challenging problems that businesses face across the B2B enterprise software space. Portfolio companies include Algolia, Marketo (IPO/Vista), MobileIron (IPO/Ivanti), Pipedrive (Vista), Qualio, SalesLoft, Splashtop, Talkdesk, Tekion, and Workato.</p>

October 15, 2021
Hacking the healthcare industry through partnerships (with Lisa Maki) - ep. #8
<p>Healthcare can be an incredibly challenging industry to navigate for startup founders. Complex decision-making processes, numerous stakeholders, long sales cycles make it very hard for startups to enter the market. This is where the ability to utilize partnerships with bigger players in the industry can be extremely valuable.</p> <p>Lisa Maki, a serial entrepreneur currently managing strategic partnerships for health and life science at Microsoft, has had a long and distinguished career in healthcare. Listen to our latest interview to get insights on how to navigate the industry.</p> <p><strong>Make sure to also follow us on Twitter (</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/stormventures"><u><strong>https://twitter.com/stormventures</strong></u></a><strong>) and check out our website (</strong><a href="http://www.stormventures.com/thoughts"><u><strong>www.stormventures.com/thoughts</strong></u></a><strong>) for a lot more content on building & scaling successful B2B SaaS businesses.</strong></p> <p>About Storm Ventures</p> <p>Storm Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that is focused on building enterprise leaders with over $1 billion in capital under management. Over its 20 year history, Storm has partnered with entrepreneurs on the startup journey to address some of the most challenging problems that businesses face across the B2B enterprise software space. Portfolio companies include Algolia, Marketo (IPO/Vista), MobileIron (IPO/Ivanti), Pipedrive (Vista), Qualio, SalesLoft, Splashtop, Talkdesk, Tekion, and Workato.</p>
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