I launched The First-Time CEO podcast. Tune in and be my guest!

Being the co-founder and first-time CEO of an AI startup during these past two years brought more questions to my mind than answers.

My first education was in journalism, and I love interviews, so I decided to ask fellow new CEOs about their journeys and ask questions about how they launched and run their companies.

That's how The First-Time CEO podcast was born, and here's the whole idea: https://thefirsttimeceo.substack.com/p/coming-soon

Tune in to my intro episode with Obie Fernandez, my technical co-founder, and the author of Ruby on Rails bible, The Rails Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rriN7-gEgHk

In the first episode with Kirk Marple, Founder and CEO of Graphlit (https://www.graphlit.com/) we dive into:

🔹 What changed at Graphlit after layoffs and a major pivot

🔹 How Kirk handled the transition from CTO to CEO—and the mindset shifts required

🔹 His approach to founder-led sales and marketing in a changing landscape

🔹 What he does when shit hits the fan—and how he makes decisions under pressure

🔹 Why he believes customer-focused product development is the key to long-term success

🔹 The biggest challenges he faced as a CEO—and the lessons that shaped him

Watch/listen to Kirk Marple’s journey—from CTO to first-time CEO, from layoffs to reinvention and evolution—here:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kLbEQvpBpH1WD2XW0J38d
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/pt/podcast/the-first-time-ceo/id1794037842?i=1000689708360
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddZEhNkBEvk&t=359s

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