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Liftoff with Keith is a weekly podcast hosted by Keith Newman, a former journalist turned Silicon Valley dealmaker. It’s 150+ unfiltered conversations with the founders, funders and builders behind companies like Atari, GameStop and Intuit.

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  • Nolan Bushnell
  • Gary Kusin
  • Ron Conway
  • Ann Winblad
  • Mitch Kapor
  • Steve Blank
  • Heidi Roizen
  • Roger McNamee

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Treat safety as a core value, not a department. The companies that perform under pressure are the ones where people feel safe saying something is wrong.

From Keith’s conversation with Brian L. Fielkow.

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Keith Newman is a former journalist turned Silicon Valley dealmaker and entrepreneur. He advises startups on storytelling, growth and go-to-market strategy, and has hosted Liftoff with Keith since 2021.

On the show he asks founders, innovators and investors for the real version: the success, the pain and the impact, with a bit of humor and nostalgia mixed in.

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