The Influence Economy Podcast with Shayna Davis
Jul 15, 2026 · 27 min · 13 segments
Why the best tech doesn't always win, and what actually gets founders funded Here's something I say often on this show: the best tech doesn't always win. What wins is the founder and the leadership…
Jason KrauseGuest
Shana DavisHost
So wherever it is that you are listening to this episode, I want you to take a screenshot.

And then I just want to hear your biggest aha moment or your biggest takeaway from this episode.

And the reason why I do that is I just think that far too many tech leaders nowadays don't really know how to cultivate and build the external presence that the new world demands.

And so the more times that we share these episodes, the more of them will actually be exposed to the signals that they need to develop in order to be able to lead better.

So wherever it is that you are listening to this episode, I want you to take a screenshot.

And then I just want to hear your biggest aha moment or your biggest takeaway from this episode.

And the reason why I do that is I just think that far too many tech leaders nowadays don't really know how to cultivate and build the external presence that the new world demands.

And so the more times that we share these episodes, the more of them will actually be exposed to the signals that they need to develop in order to be able to lead better.
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.