Best Syed Asad Podcasts (2025)

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Building a Startup While Raising Kids 51:56

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Most founders struggle to build one thing at a time. Paulina Walkowiak built a UX analytics company while being pregnant, raising two kids, and moving between Berlin, Poland, Madeira, and Lisbon.She's the CEO of CUX.io - a tool helping e-commerce companies eliminate conversion blockers. She's competed against giants like Hotjar and Mixpanel for 6+ …

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Support Agent to CEO in 8 Years (No Job Hopping) 47:35

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Most people think you need to job hop every 18 months to climb the ladder in tech. Margaret Sikora proved them wrong.She started at Woodpecker in 2017 as a junior customer success agent answering support tickets. Eight years later, she's the CEO. Same company. No shortcuts.Junior CS → Customer Success Officer → Head of Support → Head of Product → C…

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We Quit the VC Treadmill — Profit, Remote Work & Gaming 1:00:24

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Most founders raise VC money and stay on the treadmill. Raise. Burn. Grow. Repeat.Maciej Sawicki did something different.After raising $4M and scaling inStreamly to 150,000 streamers (working with Samsung, Disney, PlayStation), he had 10 months of runway left and two choices: collapse or pivot to profitability.He chose profit.Now inStreamly is full…

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From Zero → 75K Customers: How to Build & Scale Products That Actually Win 48:31

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Abram built Natu.Care from nothing into one of Poland’s fastest-growing premium supplement brands — 75,000 customers and 5× growth in 2024 — while previously architecting product & AI transformations for platforms serving 900K+ users. In this episode of Messy Growth we go deep on:• How to win trust in a scam-filled category (transparency, lab tests…

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How an Operator Builds Growth: From Side Hustles to Scalable B2B GTM 1:00:48

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In this episode of Messy Growth, I talk to Natalia Slota — founder of Apricot and former growth lead at high-velocity startups — about building real growth when you don’t have infinite budget.We cover founder-side hustles that teach better marketing, how to pick channels for $2M ARR B2B companies, aligning sales + marketing, product-market fit, and…

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Marketing Strategy: Why 'Do Everything' Beats Picking One Channel 54:37

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Justyna Dzikowska is the Head of Marketing at Brand24, where she drives 70,000 unique visitors per month through organic content, SEO, partnerships, and product marketing. With over 10 years in B2B SaaS marketing, she's worked with companies like Packhelp, Devantly, PProjects, and Ogilvy.In this conversation, we dig into:Why most B2B companies wast…

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How to Build Psychologically Safe, High-Performing Teams 58:24

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Most teams have one of two problems: either they're psychologically safe but nothing gets done, or they're high-performing but people are miserable.Susanna Romantsova says you can have both and she's built the framework to prove it.Susanna is a Certified Psychological Safety Expert, TEDx Speaker, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Founder of Zespołowo. She sp…

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11,000 Leads Before Building the Product - Here's How 1:08:18

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Greg Gorzynski generated 5,700 users and 11,000+ leads PRE-PRODUCT as CMO at GoodSalary. Now he's a Product Manager at Sprout Social, working on growth and user activation.In this episode, we talk about:→ How he got 11K leads before having a real product (and why he wasn't happy with it)→ Why he tested 11 marketing channels and which 2 actually wor…

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How to Compete in B2B Marketing: AI, SEO, and Building Brand (Ex-Skyscanner, Prowly) 1:01:18

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Maciej Wróblewski spent 14 years in B2B marketing. He did growth at Skyscanner, built Prowly's marketing for almost 5 years before Semrush acquired them, and now leads marketing for a PR tech company competing globally.In this conversation, we talk about:→ Why he left Skyscanner in October 2019 (5 months before COVID destroyed travel)→ What actuall…

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$4.2M ARR in 12 Years: The Unsexy Truth About Building SaaS in Poland 59:53

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Kamil Rejent built Survicate from zero to $4.2M ARR over 12 years. No overnight success. No unicorn story. Just 12 years of grinding, pivoting, and not quitting.In this conversation, we talk about:→ Why most startups die by year 3 (and what kept him going for 12)→ The two forces that drive founders: ambition and fear of failure→ How Survicate compe…

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Why Most Sales Training is Expensive Theater 17:39

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$98 billion spent on sales training annually. 85-90% fails within 120 days. I scaled Hubstaff $4M→$31M with almost zero external training. In this episode, I break down why most sales training is expensive theater and what actually works instead. The problem isn't lack of skills. It's broken systems. Your reps don't need Challenger Sales. They need…

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Balancing Passion and Business Success - Michal Sadowski 58:04

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Michal Sadowski built Brand24 into a company used by thousands of businesses across 154 countries. He has 136K Instagram followers, 34K YouTube subscribers, won multiple awards, and exited at a $100M valuation.And he cares way less about all of it now than he did 5 years ago.In this conversation, we talk about:→ The anxiety of chasing social media …

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Building Success: Mick Griffin on the Importance of Culture and Adaptability 1:14:15

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Mick Griffin is Chief Growth Officer at Traffit, former CRO at Brand24, and founder of Pipeline Summit. He started as a professional rugby player in the UK before transitioning to sales and building some of Poland's most successful tech companies.In this conversation, Mick shares how culture, adaptability, and being willing to do things differently…

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$0 to 400K Users: Growth Lessons from 15 Years in Product - Jakub Tutaj, Mixmax 53:51

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Jakub Tutaj is a Senior Growth Product Manager at Mixmax with over 15 years in product management. He spent 8+ years at Zendesk (rising to Principal PM), was COO at Vocabla (growing to 400K users with $0 marketing budget), and now runs a Polish product management podcast.In this conversation, we discuss:Key Topics:- How he grew Vocabla to 400K user…

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Building Community, Leadership, and Growth with Barbara Derkowska and Wiktor Sobolak 58:40

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Barbara Derkowska (Fractional CMO) and Wiktor Sobolak (Head of Product at Text) join me to talk about building Warsaw's best growth meetup from a small group of friends to a must-attend tech event. We cover: How they created a community-first event that actually delivers value (not another networking circus) Whether university still matters in 2025…

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Block out the noise - Basics FTW 12:40

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LinkedIn will have you believe sales has been reinvented every other week, new frameworks, AI hacks, hustle porn at 4 a.m. But here’s the truth: sales hasn’t changed. In this episode, I cut through the noise and share why the basics still win. You’ll hear: Why flashy tactics and shortcuts don’t close deals The “boring” fundamentals that actually mo…

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AI Products Don't Sell Themselves - And Founders Are Learning This the Hard Way 15:45

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Everyone's rushing to build AI products. The logic seems simple: add GPT, ship fast, watch the money roll in. Except it's not rolling in. In this episode, I break down why AI products still need to be sold and marketed - and why founders are failing because they've forgotten this basic truth. We cover the instant gratification trap that AI tools cr…

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Why Applying for Jobs the Normal Way Doesn't Work Anymore 18:40

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In 2012, I applied to 400 companies in one month and got zero responses. I was 18, broke, and picking blueberries just to pay rent. Eventually, one company gave me a shot and it changed everything. Fast forward to today: the job application game has completely changed. Remote work means you're competing with the entire world, not just your city. Re…

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Key things to look out for when hiring for Customer Success 21:49

1+ y ago21:49

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Hiring a Customer Success Manager (CSM) is crucial for ensuring customer satisfaction, retention, and growth of your current customer base. Without a healthy state of your current revenue, you will not be able to maximize the impact that your TOFU (Top of the funnel activities) will have to your bottomline. Which is why hiring for this role is cruc…

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NRR vs GRR 21:03

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For a while now, I have been trying to find the best way to gauge the performance of my CSMs (Customer Success Managers). It started off with NRR (Net Revenue Retention) being the north star through which I could see how my team is performing. Followed up by, emails sent, meetings done, calls answered, tickets resolved, so and so forth, the list is…

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Getting Started with RevOps 28:58

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Alright, so what is RevOps? The simple way to think about this is to see it as a framework with the goal to align marketing, sales, customer success, and other teams around a common goal - that goal being? Well, to drive sustainable revenue for your business. Let's dig deeper into this in today's episode.…

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Next Feature Fallacy 24:47

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We all have fallen prey to thinking that if we build out a certain feature, we will get a lot of customers, or retain the current customers we have. Using feature building as a retention tool or a tool to attract new customers cannot be farther away from the truth. Let's dive deeper into it in this episode and what can you do instead.…

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Guide to building the Customer Success team 28:48

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Typically, companies should start contemplating a customer success team when they have a significant portion of high-value customers, such as when a minority of customers contribute the majority of revenue. My guide on how to go ahead and build that out based on my experience.By Syed Asad

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Inter-department communication 21:53

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If someone were to ask me what takes most of your energy over a course of a month. I would have to say that inter-department communication is right there at the top.By Syed Asad

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People are your greatest asset 21:06

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Yes, people. Not the product, not the brand, certainly not your social media presence. It all boils down to people. These are folks that run the marketing campaigns, contact leads, win customers, retain customers, support customers throughout their journey and do everything to ensure that the company they are working at is successful.…

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Job postings are broken 16:34

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Talk to anyone in sales or customer success and they will tell you that looking for a job is not easy. Well, come to think of it, looking for a job for just about any role seems like an excruciating exercise. You know folks already have a lot to worry about than to go through job post after job post that just adds no value whatsoever. Exhausting...…

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How to make sure your sales reps are successful 15:49

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Yes, you guessed it. The key to ensuring that you are successful as a manager is to ensure that your team is successful. Their work reflects on your work but most importantly it's your job as a manager to make sure that your team is not only happy but also succeeding in their professional goals that they have set. Let's dig in.…

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Commission structure that actually works 20:08

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I have seen a ton of comp plans over the course of my career. I've seen some really great ones and some really really crappy ones, ha. The one thing all the good compl plans have in common is they are dead simple. Let's dig deeper into a good comp plan.By Syed Asad

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Heart to heart in the midst of the pandemic 15:28

4+ y ago15:28

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Tired and trying to keep my myself afloat. Wanted to share some tips that really helped me throughout the pandemic and how you can stay in shape and mentally sharp over this difficult time period.By Syed Asad

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To have a sales script or not? 16:41

4+ y ago16:41

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I'm a huge fan of structured approach when it comes to selling. It helps you to have a blueprint close to you when you are talking to prospects over the phone. Some key questions, pointers can be the difference between you qualifying a lead vs losing a prospect. So having a script can be really handy, let's discuss pros and cons in this episode.…

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Your friend and foe in sales 15:03

4+ y ago15:03

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Alright, not trying to be philosophical ha. I do however want to use this episode to talk about persistence and time, both of which are equally important when it comes to how well you sell. Let's dig in.By Syed Asad

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Discounting in sales 15:09

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Should you discount or shouldn't you? Well, it depends who you ask but I do believe there are pros and cons of offering discounts to prospects. Let's dig in to that in this episode.By Syed Asad

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Annual vs monthly subscriptions 16:20

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Yes, the fun stuff. Annual subscriptions are great because not only does it show commitment from customers but its great for your retention numbers. If you're closing high MRR customers, better to push for an annual subscription because chances are the customer does not want to go through the billing process, generating new POs every month. Let's d…

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Do and Don'ts of cold outreach 18:42

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Cold outreach, if you haven't already done it (lucky you), you will do it soon enough. Ha. We all reach out to prospects, always a good idea to have a guide handy that you can review before reaching out to prospects. Hoping this episode helps you get further with your outreach.By Syed Asad

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Sales metrics you need to be tracking 17:06

4+ y ago17:06

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I hear about metrics all the time, which metrics sales teams should be tracking and keeping an eye on. Metrics help you get a better idea about what works for your team, what was working and how your team is performing in the future. Critical for every sales team to get right.By Syed Asad

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Hiring and building your sales team 14:54

4+ y ago14:54

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Hiring and building out your sales team is never easy. In today's episode I wanted to dive deep into what you need to hire sales people and what you need to build out a fully functioning sales team.By Syed Asad

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Selling in the midst of a pandemic 9:56

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Covid was rough, no two ways about it. I was thinking a lot about what exactly we as sales people can do to make sure that we stay sharp on our feet and navigate through these tough times and still be able to hit quotas.By Syed Asad

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Intro to Let's talk 2:51

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Intro to my podcast. All about sales, closing deals and sprinkling it with my knowledge of customer success and everything in between.By Syed Asad