The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

About The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly provides a candid look into the top companies in business and tech. Go behind the scenes with industry and workplace leaders and explore work culture, what it takes to land a role at these companies, and how to build, scale and thrive in your career. Hosted by Jack Kelly and Rick Chen and presented by the professional social network Blind.

Publisher

Blind

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 May 2022

Latest episode

13 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

73 of 173 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

   May Mobility Is The Future Of Autonomous Vehicles

   In this episode of the Blind Ambition Podcast, we welcome May Mobility’s CEO and cofounder Edwin Olson and chief people officer Tom Tang. May Mobility is an autonomous vehicle technology company focused on working with cities to make transit more sustainable and beautiful with shared mobility. Ed and Tom share how they are hiring the best talent to help execute their mission and their methodical approach to their operation, and how optimized convenience trumps risk aversion toward innovative products.

2. 

   9 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Techstars CEO David Cohen Sees Job Growth In Startups

   David Cohen is the cofounder and CEO of Techstars, a global startup accelerator and venture capital firm. In this episode of the Blind Ambition podcast, David gives us an inside look of how his firm supports and mentors tech founders and has the willingness to bet early on. He emphasizes that successful investments often seem counterintuitive at first. David notes that there are rarely "aha" moments in investing, and ideas that initially sound bad can turn out to be the most valuable opportunities. This approach has led Techstars to invest in unicorn companies like Uber. He emphasizes the critical role of startups in driving job growth, challenging the traditional notion that large corporations are the primary employment engines. Lastly, David talks about growing his startup community and how he plans to scale tech hubs on the ground everywhere.

3. 

   8 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Suits to Startups: How I Ditched Traditional Financial Services To Join Tech

   Norm Ashkenas, a financial services veteran with over 30 years of experience, transitioned from traditional investment banking to the financial technology sector, becoming Robinhood's Chief Compliance Officer In this episode, Norm discusses what it was like making the jump and the importance of candidates evaluating potential employers during interviews. He emphasizes how diverse backgrounds lend to new ways of thinking, enhancing team dynamics and growth. Additionally, Norm explains his approach to balancing fostering innovation while maintaining regulatory adherence. He describes compliance as an integral part of all operations and shares how it has evolved over time. Norm also highlights how compliance efforts contribute significantly to the fight against terrorism, human trafficking and arms trafficking, among other major concerns. Lastly, he addresses the challenges faced by those in non-revenue-generating roles, stressing the importance of demonstrating personal and departmental value.

Inside a recent episode

May Mobility Is The Future Of Autonomous Vehicles

Published 13 Jan 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And of course, people spend so much time in congestion because there's too many individual cars on on the streets. So the real overarching goal of May is how do we make cities more sustainable, more beautiful. How do we make it so that, you know, your kids can wonder wonder off while you're having a cup of coffee at a cafe. And you're not worried about them getting getting hit or injured by a distracted driver. And this means trying to to create a new kind of city, a new kind of mobility service, a new kind of ecosystem where people get around easily and more safely. Now to do that, we're building technology that looks a lot like the technology that Waymo and other Robotaxi players are developing. […]

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YouTube views

28,642

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

40 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

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Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

89

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