podcast - Useful

# Podcast The Useful Podcast is a series of founder to founder conversations from [[index|Useful Ventures]]. Host [Gokul Bala](https://gokuls.vision) sits down with the founders behind the companies people are watching right now and digs past the highlight reel into the actual work: the hours, the decisions, and the things one person ends up carrying when there is no team to hand it to. The point is to understand how founders operate. How they make decisions. How they build companies. How they think through tradeoffs. How they become the kind of person who can build something that lasts. Find the show on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/033DRed1adLXd1bg8honOl), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@TheUsefulPodcast), and [X](https://x.com/theusefulpod). Subscribe to follow along. ## Episodes <div class="uv-ep-list"> <a class="uv-ep-card" href="https://useful.ventures/podcast/eric-mchugh-dataing"> <img class="uv-ep-thumb" src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pSx-gY4qvSM/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="Eric McHugh on The Useful Podcast Episode 1" loading="lazy" /> S01E01 Eric McHugh — President of Dataing Why he said no to VC money, refused to vibe code, and where open source meets AI dating. 55 min · June 2026 </a> <a class="uv-ep-card" href="https://useful.ventures/podcast/ali-zaydan-drivisa"> <img class="uv-ep-thumb" src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nx9ODXzmuoY/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="Ali Zaydan on The Useful Podcast Episode 2" loading="lazy" /> S01E02 Ali Zaydan — Co-Founder & CEO of Drivisa Leaving a six-figure Nestlé career to sell driving lessons like an FMCG challenger brand, door-to-door across 400+ high schools. 57 min · July 2026 </a> </div> More episodes land here when they are ready. Back to [[index|home]].