
Operations with Sean Lane
The world of operations isn’t always glamorous, but it’s the work that can make or break a company. Join Sean Lane every other Friday as he goes under the hood of how hypergrowth companies operate. Leave each episode with the operational tactics you need to scale growth and drive results at your company.
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AI Is the Tool, Not the Answer with Nara Logics CEO Jana Eggers (Live from Startup Week Boston)
AI may be having a moment, but for Jana Eggers, it's been a career. Jana is the CEO of Nara Logics, an AI Advisor software company, and she's been building in AI long before it became a buzzword. In this episode live from Startup Boston Week, we talk about separating AI hype from utility, why AI should be built for sub
AI is revolutionizing every part of go-to-market strategy, and Nvidia’s Kelly Goles is at the forefront of that transformation. As the Manager of Revenue Marketing Operations at Nvidia (and winner of LeanData’s 2024 Ops Star of the Year award), Kelly has been tasked with using AI to accelerate commercial performance. I

Rethinking Customer Success Playbooks with Mike Lemire (Live from Startup Week Boston)
For a long time, post-sale teams haven’t received the attention they deserve. Companies have historically prioritized revenue growth over revenue protection, relying on human-intensive Customer Success models to keep customers happy. But the landscape is shifting—companies are rethinking how they structure their Custom

Bridging Academia and Entrepreneurship: Practical Lessons for Founders with Dr. Shari Worthington (Live from Startup Week Boston)
In this special episode recorded live at Startup Boston Week, we sit down with Dr. Shari Worthington, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Suffolk University. Shari brings a unique perspective as both a serial entrepreneur and an academic, sharing insights from her research o
In this episode of Operations, Sean dives into the world of community-building with Matt Volm, CEO and Co-Founder of RevOps Co-op —a vibrant network of over 14,000 RevOps professionals. Matt shares how he transitioned from running a software startup to creating a thriving community, the lessons he’s learned about drivi
Product-led and sales-led growth motions aren't binary; they exist on a spectrum. In this episode of Operations, we dive into the fascinating story of Canva’s go-to-market evolution with Aarti Raman, former Global Head of Revenue Strategy and Operations. Canva, the design platform valued at over $30 billion, had alread