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The product wisdom every CPO should ignore | Jeremy Epling (CPO, Vanta)

In the latest episode of Executive Function, Brett is joined by Jeremy Epling, CPO of security and compliance platform Vanta. Jeremy details his career journey, unpacking what it took to make the jump from tenured Microsoft executive to startup CPO. He also shares hard-won insigh ... Show more

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Building Zipline: From launch disaster to drone-delivery giant | Keller Cliffton (Co-founder, CEO)

Keller Cliffton is the co-founder and CEO of Zipline, the world's largest commercial autonomous delivery system, which today serves 5,000 hospitals across multiple countries and saves an estimated 17,000 lives per year. In this episode, Keller breaks down his extreme hiring philo ... Show more

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