High performance without ego - that’s the playbook at Verkada. General Counsel Bill Berry and Senior Counsel, Privacy & Policy Ariana Goodell join Cecilia Ziniti to share how they build a legal org people love to work with—one that ships products, earns trust, and stays close to the business. They get tactical on product launches, privacy-by-design, and how to “be in the boat” with engineering and marketing. They also break down AI’s real impact on in-house work: faster first drafts, sha...
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High performance without ego - that’s the playbook at Verkada. General Counsel Bill Berry and Senior Counsel, Privacy & Policy Ariana Goodell join Cecilia Ziniti to share how they build a legal org people love to work with—one that ships products, earns trust, and stays close to the business. They get tactical on product launches, privacy-by-design, and how to “be in the boat” with engineering and marketing. They also break down AI’s real impact on in-house work: faster first drafts, sha...
Courage and Conscience: Jordan Breslow on Integrity and Plain English Lawyering
CZ and Friends
38 minutes
1 week ago
Courage and Conscience: Jordan Breslow on Integrity and Plain English Lawyering
When everyone said yes, Jordan Breslow said no, and that decision kept his company out of scandal. The longtime Silicon Valley GC (Geoworks, Opsware, Silver Spring Networks, Etsy) joins host Cecilia Ziniti to share what decades inside tech taught him about courage, integrity, and how to stand by your instincts when the pressure is high. He tells the now-legendary story of advising Ben Horowitz not to backdate stock options just before the Silicon Valley scandal broke, explains why he sent Ets...
CZ and Friends
High performance without ego - that’s the playbook at Verkada. General Counsel Bill Berry and Senior Counsel, Privacy & Policy Ariana Goodell join Cecilia Ziniti to share how they build a legal org people love to work with—one that ships products, earns trust, and stays close to the business. They get tactical on product launches, privacy-by-design, and how to “be in the boat” with engineering and marketing. They also break down AI’s real impact on in-house work: faster first drafts, sha...
