What Breaks First
Every company hits a moment where the thing that worked at ten customers breaks at a hundred. What Breaks First sits down with founders, operators, and industry voices who have lived through that fracture: the hire that came a year too late, the process nobody thought to build until it was too late not to, the handoff from founder instinct to operator discipline. Hosted by Ian, joined by Matt & Ben, each episode trades the highlight reel for the honest account. No case study gloss. Just what actually broke, what it cost, and what replaced it. For founders, operators, and anyone building past the point where duct tape stops working.
What Breaks First
Latest Episodes
WBF Episode #5: Chris Wyman & Ian Myers
Chris Wyman has spent 10 years as a startup operator. He was at Uber for about a year and a half either side of the IPO, then helped launch Gorillas in the US. Now he's Chief of Staff ...
WBF Episode #4: Rohit Bhadange & Ian Myers
Rohit Bhadange spent close to a decade in investment banking, private equity and venture. As an investor, he passed on over 98% of the deals he saw. Then he started
WBF Episode #3: Chris Ramos & Matt Wallaert
Chris Ramos left a lucrative career in law to join Laurel. The founder’s pitch was “come and pave your own path.” His title has changed a lot since t...