Ep #272# is live! In what I believe is his first in-depth interview -- Dylan Babbs shares how he went from an obsession with maps and his dream job at Uber to building @profound , one of AI’s fastest-growing companies: $33M revenue + $1B valuation in 18 months. We unpack: ▪️ Walking away from his dream job at Uber ▪️ Learning to fly + “run towards the anxiety” ▪️ The 3 ingredients every great startup needs ▪️ Why founders should “swim downstream” ▪️ Profound’s $5M target → $33M revenue ▪️ Why taste matters more in the AI era ▪️ What Fortune 50 CMOs are suddenly asking ▪️ AI Search + the rise of the “marketing engineer” 🎧 LISTEN HERE: Dylan's re-imagined "high flyer": @lukeshiels Thx for the research help: @rabois, @thejamescad, @ilyaf, @sach_pat, @MMCandyCheng, @ditzikow People mentioned include: @spc @scottbelsky, @maxaltman