Spotlighting Y/N: Building the “Entertainment Machine” From Pivot to Breakout AI Consumer App

Spotlighting OrgOrg: How Wayne Crosby is Making Work Better

In this episode of 8Spotlight we chat with Wayne Crosby, founder and CEO of OrgOrg. Wayne has a storied history in tech, from selling his first startup to Google and being instrumental in building out G Suite, aka Google Workspace. We go into his background of being an experienced, storied founder and what lessons learned from the past that can be applied to the future. We go deep and discuss the redefinition of organizational productivity, the evolution of work and collaboration, the shift to hyper-personalized software stacks, and tackling customization and speed in software development.

Spotlighting Y/N: Building the “Entertainment Machine” From Pivot to Breakout AI Consumer App

In this episode of 8Spotlight, we sit down with Gabriel Birnbaum and the team behind Y/n, one of the fastest-growing AI consumer apps redefining interactive storytelling. From a rapid pivot to breakout growth, Y/n has scaled to massive engagement, with users spending hours inside AI-generated narratives. We dive into the journey from early product-market fit to viral distribution, the challenges of scaling AI infrastructure, and the vision behind building the “Entertainment Machine.” If you’re interested in consumer AI, product velocity, and the future of digital entertainment, this is one you don’t want to miss.

Spotlighting Andromeda Surgical: How Nick Damiano Is Building the Autonomous Era of Surgery

In this episode of 8Spotlight, we sit down with Nick Damiano, founder of Andromeda Surgical, to discuss the future of autonomous surgery. Nick shares how his team moved from concept to live clinical cases in record time, why they built a software-first surgical platform, and how data and autonomy could transform operating rooms around the world. We explore their rapid iteration cycles, global clinical rollout, and the long-term vision of enabling every patient to be treated with the precision of the world’s best surgeon.

Spotlighting Optery: How Lawrence Gentilello Is Building the Privacy Infrastructure for the Internet

Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Lawrence Gentilello, founder of Optery, a privacy and data removal platform trusted by hundreds of thousands of individuals and over a thousand businesses. Optery operates a highly scaled B2C business alongside a fast-growing B2B platform, helping people and organizations remove sensitive personal data from data brokers and reduce digital exposure. In this conversation, Lawrence shares how Optery scaled to eight figures in recurring revenue centering company values, navigated growing pains in user acquisition, expanded internationally, and built a product roadmap centered on AI-powered privacy protection—all while remaining seed funded and capital efficient.

Spotlighting Vector: How Joshua Perk Is Rewriting the GTM Playbook

In this episode of 8Spotlight, we sit down with Joshua Perk, Founder & CEO of Vector, the company transforming how revenue teams understand buyer intent. Joshua shares how Vector evolved from early product-market fit challenges into a breakout GTM platform: launching SiteID and OffsiteID to uncover contact-level buying signals before prospects ever reach your website. We talk candidly about rebuilding focus, navigating retention, raising conviction capital, and why the future of go-to-market belongs to Contact-Based Marketing, not accounts or guesswork. A must-listen for founders, operators, and anyone rethinking how modern growth actually works.