Dare to be Legendary by Daversa Partners

Dare to be Legendary by Daversa Partners

Welcome to the Dare to Be Legendary podcast hosted by Daversa Partners. Who are we, you ask? Well... we’re a different breed of headhunters. We’re the headhunters that are building the companies of tomorrow, the growth and venture backed companies that are entirely changing the world we live in. In this series we sit down with the brightest minds, founders, investors, and executives that all have this in common - they are the leaders of today who are entirely transforming the technology ecosystem as we know it. Each episode they share their journey, vision, and market expertise with us. They are the ones who DARE TO BE LEGENDARY.

Episodes

June 18, 2025 27 mins
Wes Cummins, CEO of Applied Digital, joins Frank Cumella, Partner at Daversa, to break down how they’re building the backbone of AI. From a $5B raise to hyperscale data centers powered by stranded energy, this is what it takes to scale the future of compute.
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AI is reshaping defense, mobility, and logistics. Yisroel Brumer, Co-founder & CEO of DEFCON AI, joins Paige Kuderka, Partner at Daversa, to discuss the future of AI in national security, scaling defense tech, and the challenges of innovation in a high-stakes industry. Tune in for a sharp look at how AI is redefining modern warfare and beyond.
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Sandeep Ahuja, the CEO and Co-founder of Cove.tool, shares her journey from architecture to becoming a pioneer in sustainable building design. She discusses her decision to shift her focus towards finding solutions for climate change and explains her driving purpose and mission behind designing Cove.tool, the leading software for sustainable building planning. Ahuja's discussion of the current state of climate change serves as a ca...
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Tara Green, Chief People Officer at Crusoe Energy discusses her evolution from candidate to tech leader, the seismic shift across the tech landscape, and her strategic insights into talent acquisition. Discover how she's capitalizing on the market pulse in climate tech, a sector supercharged with billions in funding and gain insight into her transition into this ecosystem, emerging trends, and an innovative perspective on navigatin...
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Dubbed the “The Queen of E-Commerce,” Julie Bornstein is a visionary in the fashion industry who has a track record for transforming the retail space by harnessing cutting-edge technology. She sits down with Managing Director, Katie Fischer, to share her founding journey, the immense impact AI will have on e-commerce and retail, and how she builds an intentional culture that empowers women in the workforce.
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Ibotta is revolutionizing consumer shopping habits by offering thousands of opportunities for people to earn cash rewards on their everyday purchases. Bryan Leach, Founder & CEO of Ibotta, sits down with Partner, Alex Lebow, to share his journey from lawyer to CEO, why it’s crucial to hire a General Counsel early on, his unique insights into Ibotta’s evolution, and the thriving tech ecosystem in Denver, CO. https://home.ibotta.co...
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We’re joined by Francois Defour, Partner and CMO in Residence at Decibel Partners, to discuss the significance of product-led growth (PLG) in today's marketing landscape. Francois brings us through his insights on the core principles of PLG, its advantages and differences from a sales-led approach, and the potential impact of emerging technologies like AI on today’s MarTech landscape to stay ahead of the ever-evolving world of mark...
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Quantum computers are a cutting-edge technology that has the potential to transform businesses, society, and the planet for the better. IonQ is a leader in the quantum computing industry, with a mission to build the best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. Ariel Braunstein, SVP Product and Marketing at IonQ, demystifies the quantum computing industry for us and takes us through what he perceives to be the ...

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OpenSpace helps industries like construction and real estate work more efficiently and operate with less risk. Powered by AI technology, OpenSpace enables complete site documentation, provides insightful progress analytics, and improves remote collaboration for those who build, manage, maintain, insure, and finance the built world. Jeevan Kalanithi, CEO at OpenSpace, takes us through his journey to revolutionize the real estate and...

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Tenured partner Nicolette Hartman and Keith Rabois, prolific founder, operator, investor, and General Partner at Founders Fund, discuss the tech and talent revolution happening in Miami.

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Defense is becoming as much about code as combat, and Rebellion Defense is part of an elite group of GovTech unicorns (SHARPE), that is powering our nation's defense. We’re joined by Chris Lynch, Co-Founder & CEO, to discuss how his company is working to keep the US and its allies ahead of its adversaries, while ushering in a new wave of innovation.

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As the leading cannabis technology platform, Dutchie is on a mission to provide safe and easy access to cannabis, while helping power the positive societal change that cannabis is bringing to the world. Ross Lipson, Co-Founder and CEO of Dutchie, walks us through his entrepreneurial journey from GrubCanada to Dutchie, what it takes to build and scale a disruptive company in a highly regulated space, and what he sees for the future ...

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With 25+ years of healthcare and executive management experience, David Schlanger, Executive Chairman at Progyny, has transformed the highly complex fertility benefits space. He sits down with us to discuss how Progyny, a $3B+ market cap company, has become one of the leading fertility and family building benefit management companies focused on helping individuals such as first time parents, single parents by choice, and same sex ...

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Shahin Farshchi, Partner at Lux Capital, is on a mission to accelerate humanity towards a brighter future through feats of engineering that sit on the outermost edges of what is possible. From AI, robots, space, cars, and engines - he sits down with us to discuss what it takes to build a company and how Lux invests in inventors that challenge the status quo and the law of nature to bring futuristic ideas to life.

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We’re joined by the renowned Dr. Robert Zembroski - a functional medicine expert, chiropractic neurologist, clinical nutritionist, and best-selling author of Rebuild. A self-proclaimed “freak for mechanisms, research, and piecing together the clues that create poor health and disease”, Dr. Z is on a mission to redefine what preventive care and long term health looks like in this modern world by merging tech & functional medicine. W...
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Modern technology is one of the greatest opportunities for wealth creation and societal impact —however, Black executives have largely not been afforded the same opportunities in tech startups and venture capital. In 2020, Paul Daversa and the rest of the Daversa team considered ways the firm could uniquely and effectively make an impact on this urgent issue. The result was Dreamscape, which connects well-established members of sta...
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Dubbed the ‘Jeff Bezos of Russia’ early in her career, Maëlle, without a doubt, is one of the most captivating and successful executives in Technology today. She is a global entrepreneur, investor, and the best-selling author of ‘Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech’s Empathy Problem and How to Fix It’. Maëlle is the CEO of Techstars, the global platform for investment & innovation that has graduated nearly 2800 companies, which in turn ...
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We sit down with one of Silicon Valley’s finest serial entrepreneurs, Ion Stoica. He is the co-founder of Databricks, and is also a tenured professor at UC Berkeley where he currently leads the RISE Lab which is focused on developing tech for real time intelligence and secure executions. Check out our full list of show notes through this link: https://www.daversapartners.com/big-data-the-future-of-open-source-ft-ion-stoica-co-found...
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We're joined by special guest Susan St. Leger, the President of Worldwide Field Operations at Okta, and the prior CRO at both Salesforce and Splunk.

In this episode, Daversa’s Jack Dunn guides the conversation around sales leadership, customer identity and diversity across executive teams.

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Our guest for this episode is Deep Instinct's CFO & prior Partner and top tech analyst at Goldman Sachs, Heather Bellini. Heather brings us into the world of cyber security, policy, deep learning, and the state of this crazy IPO bubble we're living in.
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