Second In Command
The COO role itself. What second-in-command operators actually do, how they think, and how great CEO-COO partnerships work.
AI
40 min read
Tom Masterson, Deep Genomics COO on AI Drug Discovery That Learned the Rules
Sep 30, 2026
Fundraising
39 min read
Valentin Gruber, HomeToGo COO on M-and-A and Going Public
Jul 16, 2024
AI in Operations
36 min read
Cameron Herold of COO Alliance on Second in Command
Feb 13, 2024
Hiring & Teams
33 min read
Allan Christensen, Doist COO on Remote Ops and Hiring
Dec 19, 2023
Fundraising
41 min read
Kate Henningsen, Arcadia COO on Clean Tech and Energy
Nov 21, 2023
Second In Command
40 min read
Allen Narcisse, Gigs CEO on Labor Markets and AI Jobs
Jul 18, 2023
AI in Operations
40 min read
Cameron Herold on Founding the COO Alliance and Antarctica
Oct 27, 2022
Second In Command
35 min read
Jenny Lawton on the Makerbot $400M Exit and Techstars Ops
Jun 14, 2022
AI in Operations
42 min read
Art Harding, People.ai COO on Operating Leadership
Apr 11, 2022
Second In Command
37 min read
Angela Tucci, Uplight COO on $1.5B Valuation and B Corps
Mar 17, 2022
Fundraising
29 min read
Dave Weiss, Hatch COO on Shark Tank and 2M IoT Devices
Feb 8, 2022
Second In Command
36 min read
Micah Rosenbloom on COO to VC at Founder Collective
Dec 20, 2021
Second In Command
23 min read
Marie Prokopets, Nira COO on Pivoting Search to Security
Dec 14, 2021
Fundraising
26 min read
Jim Stewart, True Ventures COO on Taking 4 Companies Public
Nov 29, 2021
Hiring & Teams
28 min read
Allie Fleder, SimplyWise COO on Early-Stage COO Roles
Nov 21, 2021
M&A
35 min read
Rich Wallach, Deepak Chopra Global COO on Uncertainty
Nov 21, 2021