Episode 9, published February 9, 2026
From Google's AI Privacy Lead to Startup CTO | Omi Iyamu's Tech Journey & Startup Lessons
Should you buy ads the day you launch? Omi Iyamu, who spent most of his career at Google and is now CTO of Panio, calls ads gasoline. If there's no fire yet, you're wasting money. In our conversation, he explains: • Cut Before You Add: After you launch, look for features to remove from the product. • Find 10 People: Can't find 10 people with the problem? "Don't go further until you find 10 people." • Check the Graveyard: Find out who tried your idea before, and what killed them. • Name Your Assumptions: An assumption you treat as fact "is going to kill you every single time."
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