{"podcast":{"title":"Grit","slug":"grit-606871","podcast_index_feed_id":606871,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/go-to-market-grit","website_url":"https://www.kleinerperkins.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/oOMBjHLFalsCSPR0RxZpuZxAgg0YAn0NrJ0XZxtHmc0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzk3NzAvMTY2Nzg2/MjQyOC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg","author":"Kleiner Perkins","episode_count":288,"summary":"Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T20:18:30.851903+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grit-606871"},"episode":{"title":"The Pull to Build: Joubin Mirzadegan on Grit and Starting Roadrunner","slug":"the-pull-to-build-joubin-mirzadegan-on-grit-and-starting-roadrunner","published_at":"2025-12-08T10:57:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grit-606871/the-pull-to-build-joubin-mirzadegan-on-grit-and-starting-roadrunner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grit-606871","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/17853154","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/17853154/7e0969a1.mp3","summary":"What does it take to go from advising founders to becoming one? On this week’s special Reverse Grit episode, we flip the script and put our Grit podcast host Joubin Mirzadegan in the guest seat. Joubin recently founded Roadrunner, where he is now co-founder & CEO. Roadrunner is building an AI‑native CPQ to modernize the quote‑to‑cash stack, drawing on years of conversations he’s had with enterprise revenue leaders. Stepping into the host role, Mamoon Hamid joins Joubin to talk about his transition from sales leader to founder, how Roadrunner came together, and why it became our first incubation since Glean. Roadrunner is hiring! Check them out: https://www.roadrunner.ai/ Guest: Joubin Mirzadegan, Partner, Kleiner Perkins ​ Connect with Mamoon X LinkedIn Connect with Joubin X LinkedIn Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins","meta_description":"What does it take to go from advising founders to becoming one? On this week’s special Reverse Grit episode, we flip the script and put our Grit podcast h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4445,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grit-606871/episodes/the-pull-to-build-joubin-mirzadegan-on-grit-and-starting-roadrunner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grit-606871/the-pull-to-build-joubin-mirzadegan-on-grit-and-starting-roadrunner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}