Silicon Valley Girl: AI, Tech and Career Growth

Godmother of Silicon Valley: How to Raise a CEO | Esther Wojcicki

Esther Wojcicki is the "Godmother of Silicon Valley." She raised three daughters: Susan, who ran YouTube; Anne, who founded 23andMe; and Janet, a professor and anthropologist. Her parenting advice got me through the hardest parts of new motherhood, and YouTube, which Susan built, is the reason I have a career at all. So I asked her the question every parent is scared to ask right now: what happens to our kids when AI can do almost everything? We cover: * The one rule that decides whether AI makes a kid smarter or just lets them cheat themselves: do the work first, then ask AI to grade it like a teacher * Why she's against banning phones, social media, or AI for kids, and what she'd teach instead * TRICK: the five-part system (Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, Kindness) she used to raise three founders, and how to run it on yourself as an adult * How to rebuild trust in yourself if you were raised to chase everyone else's approval * The three sentences she told Anne when 23andMe was falling apart * The billion-dollar bet Susan almost didn't make, the one that became YouTube * Why she still tells parents to push for college in the AI age * What she says to every mom who's afraid AI will take her kid's job Links: Subscribe to my free newsletter where I go deeper on AI tools, career strategies, and parenting in the AI age: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=EstherWojcicki [https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=EstherWojcicki] 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ [https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/] 𝕏 : https://x.com/siliconvalleymm [https://x.com/siliconvalleymm] 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko] 📌 My Companies & Products: https://Marinamogilko.co [https://Marinamogilko.co]

$2.1B AI CEO: From "The Worst Idea" to a $2.1B Company | Grant Lee, Co-Founder and CEO Gamma

Grant Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Gamma — the $2.1B AI tool that turns one prompt into a finished presentation, now used by 100 million people. We covered: * How Gamma hit $100M in revenue with a team of just 50 — profitably, on only $23M of funding * The two signs you have product-market fit before the money shows up, and why "your friends will lie to you" about your product * How to run a full fundraise in two weeks — Grant did 100+ pitches and how he turned a wall of no's into yes's * How to tell if an idea is worth a year of your life (he picks by energy, not spreadsheets) * Why a top investor called Gamma "the worst idea I've ever heard" — and what that investor actually got right * The exact first-30-days plan he gives any founder starting today Links: Subscribe to my newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=GrantLee [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=GrantLee ⁠] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ] X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/siliconvalleymm] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko] My Companies & Products: ⁠⁠https://partnerships.marinamogilko.co [https://partnerships.marinamogilko.co ]

Your Next Cofounder Is an AI | Edward Kim, Co-Founder & CTO of Gusto ($10B)

Eddie Kim is the co-founder and CTO of Gusto — the $10B payroll and HR platform that millions of small businesses run on. Gusto just launched Gusto Cofounder — an AI teammate for small businesses: payroll, compliance, and daily ops handled before they become problems. Learn more about cofounder here -> https://gusto.com/cofounder?idgm=2mm6b6i2   [https://gusto.com/cofounder?idgm=2mm6b6i2] We covered: * The two levels of using AI in a business, and why almost everyone is still stuck on the first one * How Gusto's AI found $70M in tax credits owners had no idea they qualified for, including one pool company now collecting $50K a year * How to hand off the "work before the work" so payroll runs itself two days early and all you do is tap approve * How to run your whole back office from a text message, with your Notion and spreadsheets plugged straight in How to stay ahead of tens of thousands of changing tax rules without reading a single one Links: Subscribe to my newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=Edward Kim [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=EdwardKim⁠] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ] X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠⁠ [https://x.com/siliconvalleymm] LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko] My Companies & Products: ⁠https://partnerships.marinamogilko.co [https://partnerships.marinamogilko.co ] #GustoPartner

The 5-Layer System to Make Your Business Run on AI

In 5 years the most valuable companies will run as a closed AI loop — every call, email, and content metric feeding back into one system that acts faster than any human team. In this video I walk through the 5 levels we're building inside my own company, from the foundation layer to the part most founders skip. If you're a founder, creator, or operator trying to make this real in your own business, this is the playbook. Links: Subscribe to my newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=5layers-system [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=5layers-system⁠] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ] X: ⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠ [https://x.com/siliconvalleymm] LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko] My Companies & Products: https://partnerships.marinamogilko.co [https://partnerships.marinamogilko.co ]

$1.5B CEO: How to Build in a Crowded AI Market Without Marketing | Christopher Pedregal, Granola

📌 Head to https://granola.ai/marina and enter the code MARINA for 3 months off.Chris Pedregal built a $1.5 billion AI app in 3 years, in a category where Zoom and Google already had similar features before he launched. In this conversation he hands over the exact playbook for breaking out of a crowded market with a tiny team and a small marketing budget — a playbook anyone can use to win in the AI era. We cover: * Why Chris kept Granola in closed beta for a full year before launching — and how 150 users taught him more than any public launch would * The 2x2 matrix he uses to decide if a startup idea can survive in a market with big competitors * How Granola grew virally with zero built-in growth loops — no automated emails, no forced sharing * The dot plot: the early-stage retention tool that replaced usage graphs for Chris's team * Why he doesn't use AI for product decisions — and what he uses it for instead * How to turn 2,500 meeting recordings into a virtual chief of staff * The one thing small teams can do that Google and Zoom structurally can't Links: Subscribe to my newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=ChrisPedregal [⁠⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=⁠ChrisPedregal⁠] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ] X: ⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠ [https://x.com/siliconvalleymm] LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko] My Companies & Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Marinamogilko.co⁠⁠ [https://Marinamogilko.co]