Growing Pains

About Growing Pains

Welcome to “Growing Pains,” the podcast that cuts through the tech hype and gets real about what it takes to “grow up” with Venture and PE backing. Candid conversations, practical solutions, and a lot of “tell it like it is”. This Podcast prepares you for the changes from new, professional investors. The good the bad and the very ugly. Guests include CEOs, GTM experts, Operators, and Investors who talk about rapid scaling, changing leadership, ripping apart the tech that got you there, while not missing a beat to keep customers happy, disciplined reporting and forecasting with stories and anecdotes that make it real. We’ll chat with experts who’ve crossed the scaling chasm and experts in PE and VC who about what they’ve seen post-investment and what they look for based on that experience. So, if you’re ready for some honest, no-nonsense insights and maybe a chuckle or two, join us! This is “Growing Pains” by Outforce, subscribe today, and let’s get started.

Publisher

Sean Languedoc

Category

business · business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Nov 2023

Latest episode

17 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Jun 2025

   DAVID HORNIK, Lobby Capital and his 5x Billion dollar picks

   David Hornik from Lobby Capital discusses his journey from law to venture capital and his people-first investment strategy that identifies and supports entrepreneurs, resulting in multiple billion-dollar exits in this interview.

2. 

   10 Jun 2025

   Chris Hood: AI Hype vs Reality

   Chris Hood, former director at Google, examines the current state of AI, contrasting the hype with the reality of its capabilities in business and customer interaction in this interview.

3. 

   27 May 2025

   David Rowley Diversis Capital; The first 100 days and (Tech Team) Due Diligence

   David Rowley of Diversis Capital explores private equity's complexities, especially tech's role in investment decisions, and stresses grasping technical leadership during due diligence in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Growing Pains

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

• David Hornik
• Chris Hood
• David Rowley

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

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

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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