Motion Blur

Exploring what makes great companies and technologies work. Brought to you by Grant Gregory & Hammad Aslam

Motion Blur is a business podcast hosted by Grant Gregory and Hammad Aslam, with 48 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Grant Gregory and Hammad Aslam hosts Motion Blur, a business show with 48 episodes published.

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  Episode #46

  Tempo Tempo Tempo

  Mar 27, 20263 minS0

  <p>A case for a high cadence</p><p>Today Grant reads his latest essay, this one is about building in hardware with tempo.</p><p>One of my college coaches always preached that we needed to move with Tempo, Tempo, and Tempo.</p><p>It extended from decision making to the actual execution. Always be moving, and move with purpose. If you’re moving faster than your competitors then you’re going to win in the long run.</p><p>I have yet to see an example where this is not true — especially with startups.</p><p>🔗 Show Resource Links</p>...

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  Episode #47

  Desperation

  Mar 26, 20264 minS0

  <p>The other side of Product Market Fit</p><p>Today Grant reads his latest essay, this one is about desperation, and just like porn: "you know it when you see it".</p><p>🔗 Show Resource Links</p><p>Desperation</p><p>🎙️ Podcast Links</p><p>⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠</p><p>⁠Apple Podcasts⁠</p><p>⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠</p><p>⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠</p><p>🌀 About Motion Blur</p><p>Exploring what makes great companies and technologies work. Brought to you by Grant Gregory & Hammad Aslam. Grant is a Partner at ⁠⁠Cantos⁠⁠ where he focuses on physical world technologies. Hammad is a Partner at Kivu Ventures, ⁠⁠Susa⁠⁠’s growth fund. Learn more a...

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  Episode #46

  Bullets in the Chamber

  Mar 19, 20263 minS0

  <p>Snipers, Intentionality, and Why Hardware is Hard</p><p>Today Grant reads his latest essay, this one is about building in hardware.</p><p>A very close founder friend was recently talking to me about his experience in hardware: “I bled out of my ears and eyes for 3 years. I'm never doing that again.”</p><p>That was his second startup. When I asked him what in particular made it so hard, he gave an interesting answer: you only have so many bullets in the chamber.</p><p>🔗 Show Resource Links</p><p>Bullets in the Chamber</p><p>🎙️ Podcast Link...

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  Episode #45

  Need For Speed

  Mar 12, 20267 minS0

  <p>Another side of vertical integration</p><p>Today Grant reads his latest essay, this one is a continuation of vertical integration benefits.</p><p>SpaceX customers frequently comment on the fact that they’ve quickly built trust with the company because they saw how hard SpaceX worked to get the products where they needed to be, often in the field with the customer.<br>It’s a mentality. One early Tesla employee shared it succinctly: “If we haven’t finished something yet, and we have 24 hours until a demo, we're still on time.”</p><p>🔗 Show Resource Links</p><p>Need For Sp...

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  Episode #44

  Vertically Integrate or Die

  Mar 5, 202617 minS0

  <p>Today Grant reads his latest essay on the topic of vertical integration.</p><p>Vertical integration has been the topic de jour the last few days — leading to some energized back and forth on X. One position that kicked off the frenzy centered on the idea that “too many startups vertically integrate without any real strategic reason.”</p><p>Honestly we’ve enjoyed it. But I think a lot of the conversation is missing something fundamental. So I want to share how we think about it at Cantos, informed by what we’ve seen work (and not work) across our portfo...

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