{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Grit","title":"#152 CEO Gainsight, Nick Mehta: Human-First","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/db13b6d2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4332,"description":"Guest: Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight\nGainsight CEO Nick Mehta describes himself as “the person who goes all in, on whatever.” So when he had a personally difficult year, he didn’t just go to therapy — he also talked to a professional coach, and read about religion, and experimented with (legal) ketamine therapy. All of that led to him “better understanding the inner self ... [and] helping to find ways to suppress the exterior.” In other words, even though Gainsight’s culture is suffused with Nick’s values, he is consciously trying to unpack a “new version of myself” that is greater than his company: “There’s a lot more to me than I realized,” he says.\nIn this episode, Nick and Joubin discuss Mike Moritz, golf clubs, Don Valentine, eclectic fashion, loneliness, Enneagram types, setting the tone, moments of vulnerability, Vista Equity Partners, talking to customers, Jack Dorsey, building others’ brands, startups as kids, Marc Benioff, and the ship of Theseus.\nIn this episode, we cover:\nThe mystique of Sand Hill Road (00:58)\nUn-measurable marketing (05:07) \nLaunching Chipshot.com (09:17)\nI-banking culture and fitting in (13:14)\nGetting help after a rough year (19:48)\nImmigrant achievers and the meaning of work (21:32)\nFueling success and belief in institutions (24:44)\nWinning while being human-first (30:19)\nFounder-defined values and culture (3 5:41)\nWhat happened to Chipshot? (40:46)\nEmpathy for all entrepreneurs (44:11)\nGrowing & selling LiveOffice (46:03)\nThe new Nick (48:53)\nSelling Gainsight for $1.1 billion (51:56)\nCoda and time management (55:20)\nGhost notes (59:01)\nWhen the spotlight goes away (01:02:17)\nPhilosophy and science books (01:05:45)\nDeleting work apps every weekend (01:09:23)\nWho Gainsight is hiring and what “grit” means to Nick (01:10:26)\nLinks:\nConnect with NickTwitter\nLinkedIn\nCoda\nConnect with JoubinTwitter\nLinkedIn\nEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com \nLearn more about Kleiner Perkins\nThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jCea5f44KBONhOsyLyht9nXUrj2YBNfA6fc-kgyfWTM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzk3NzAvMTY2Nzg2/MjQyOC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}