The Grittiest Conversations of 2025: AI, Business & Beyond

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In this recap episode, we highlight the best moments from our 2025 interviews and reflect on the ideas that defined the year. Featuring: David Rubenstein (co-founder of Carlyle) Yamini Rangan (CEO of HubSpot) Ben Chestnut (co-founder of Mailchimp) Winston Weinberg (co-founder and CEO of Harvey) Garrett Lord (co-founder of Handshake) Aidan Gomez (co-founder and CEO of Cohere) Michelle Zatlyn (co-founder of Cloudflare) Evan Spiegel (co-founder and CEO of Snap) Connect with Joubin X: https://x.com/Joubinmir LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/ Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X: https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

Guests

David Rubenstein

Co-Founder

Carlyle Group

Yamini Rangan

CEO

HubSpotDropbox

Ben Chestnut

Co-Founder

Mailchimp

Winston Weinberg

Co-Founder and CEO

Harvey

Garrett Lord

Co-founder and CEO

Handshake

Aidan Gomez

Co-founder & CEO

Cohere

Michelle Zatlyn

Co-Founder and COO

Cloudflare

Evan Spiegel

Co-founder & CEO, Snap

Snap