Artisanal Podcast
The Artisanal Podcast features conversations with the builders behind category-defining companies, offering a rare look at how great founders think — from early hires and strategic pivots to board dynamics and long-term vision. Hosted by Andy Price (founder of Artisanal Talent & Artisanal Ventures), the podcast goes beyond playbooks to explore pattern recognition, revealing raw stories, sharp decisions, and the mindset required to build enduring companies.
Mike Monovoukas | How AcuityMD is Revolutionizing Med-Tech with AI
What happens when a company leverages cutting-edge AI and a deep industry understanding to solve a fundamental problem in bringing life-saving medical technology to patients faster?
In this episode of the Artisanal Podcast, Andy Price (Founder, Artisanal Ventures & Artisanal Talent) sits down with Mike Monovoukas — the Founder & CEO of AcuityMD — to talk about their journey creating an AI platform for the med-tech industry, securing funding from top VCs like Benchmark, and navigating the complexities of healthcare.
Mike shares how AcuityMD focuses on enabling sales reps with data-driven insights, why transparency and a shared miss...
Greg Schott | Rebuilding MuleSoft, API-Led Growth, & Talent as a Superpower
What happens when a first-time CEO takes over a floundering startup in the middle of a financial crisis — and turns it into a $6.5B exit?
In this episode of the Artisanal Podcast, Andy Price (Founder, Artisanal Ventures & Artisanal Talent) sits down with Greg Schott — the former CEO of MuleSoft — to talk about rebuilding from the ground up, architecting culture, and scaling a product-led enterprise business.
Greg shares how he went from a mechanical engineering background to enterprise leadership — and how focus, talent obsession, and narrative precision helped transform MuleSoft into a category-defining company.
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Christina Cacioppo | Vanta, No-Drama Leadership, & The Future of Compliance Automation
What happens when a founder quietly builds one of the most trusted companies in enterprise software?
In this episode of The Artisanal Podcast, Andy Price (Founder, Artisanal Ventures & Artisanal Talent) sits down with Christina Cacioppo — the dynamic CEO & co-founder of Vanta — to talk about building with calm intensity, scaling with discipline, & creating a category before it had a name.
Christina shares her unique path from venture capital to product management to company-building, and explains how focus, trust, and a no-drama culture helped turn Vanta into the leader in security & compliance automation.
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Bob Muglia | Building Microsoft, Scaling Snowflake, & the Rise of Agentic Software
What happens when one of the most influential minds in enterprise software turns his focus to the future of AI?
In this episode of The Artisanal Podcast, Andy Price sits down with Bob Muglia — the former Microsoft executive who built the $17B Servers & Tools business, & the CEO who helped scale Snowflake into a cloud-native data powerhouse.
Now, Bob is focused on the next frontier: agentic software — intelligent systems that reason, act, & adapt in real-time business environments.
They cover his formative years working alongside Gates & Ballmer, the strategic bets that propelled Snowflake, & why...
Yotam Segev | Cyera, Israeli Grit, & The Future of Enterprise Data
What happens when a founder turns military-grade precision into a generational enterprise software company?
In Episode 2 of the Artisanal Podcast, Andy Price (Founder, Artisanal Ventures & Artisanal Talent) sits down with Yotam Segev, CEO of Cyera — one of the most ambitious data security companies in the world — to explore how discipline, customer obsession, and strategic clarity can redefine what’s possible in enterprise tech.
Yotam shares his journey from Israel’s elite Talpiot program to building Cyera, the company fixing the data layer most enterprises didn’t know was broken.
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Evan Reiser | Abnormal AI, Failing Forward, & The Future of Cybersecurity
What happens when a founder builds an AI-native company years before the world is ready for it?
In this episode, Andy Price (Founder, Artisanal Ventures & Artisanal Talent) sits down with Evan Reiser, CEO of Abnormal AI — one of the fastest-scaling cybersecurity companies in the world — to unpack what it really takes to build a generational company in tech.
Evan shares stories of early failure, bold bets, & what it means to build a company designed to last decades, not quarters.
This is required listening for founders operating at the edge of product, talent, & timing.
