Welcome back to Fast Frontiers! In the Season 6 premiere, Gokul Rajaram talks with host Tim Schigel about working as an investor and "company helper." Gokul does a deep dive into his SPADE decision-making framework, about creating compelling products that solve real-world issues, and the rise in product analytics as a function of business.

Key Takeaways:

• [01:20 ] Introduction to Gokul
• [02:33 ] Being exposed to high-caliber people
• [03:47 ] Keep learning and stay humble
• [04:54 ] Investing and having fun building businesses, making connections
• [07:44 ] Cold-calling and indulging curiosity as a great "party trick"
• [09:15 ] The SPADE decision-making framework
• [11:07 ] Transparency in business operations and decision-making
• [12:58 ] Diving into SPADE
• [16:18 ] This framework should not be used for day-to-day reversible decisions
• [19:15 ] How Gokul sees organizations do a good job of staying focused on the problem and not the product
• [23:05 ] Evaluating the company mission and making a compelling product that solves problems
• [26:41 ] The rise of product analytics as a function
• [29:05 ] Feature launch is not a goal, feature launch is not an outcome. It is an experiment
• [29:47 ] Technologies Gokul is interested in investing in
• [29:47 ] Words of wisdom on solving problems and setting goals