
The Lucent Perspective
In The Lucent Perspective, host Rebecca Hastings interviews executives and leaders from the tech sector to learn about their successes, most valuable lessons learned, challenges, solutions and insights. Rebecca is an executive headhunter who has built leadership teams and helped technology companies rapidly scale. If you're looking to learn about startup and scale-up technology companies and hear from some of the most entrepreneurial and innovative leaders, join Rebecca Hastings and guests on The Lucent Perspective.
Podcasting since 2022 • 53 episodes
The Lucent Perspective
Latest Episodes
How to Build a Scalable Strategy for Big Bets and Bold Moves with John Rossman
In this episode, Rebecca Hastings sits down with John Rossman — former Amazon executive, Managing Partner at Rossman Partners, and author of Big Bet Leadership and The Amazon Way series. They unpack what it really tak...
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Season 2
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Episode 51
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1:04:09

How to Build AI Startups That Cut Through the Noise with Varun Nair, CTO at That Works
In this episode of The Lucent Perspective, Rebecca Hastings is joined by Varun Nair, Co-Founder and CTO at That Works—an AI-powered workspace tackling the chaos of modern work by eliminating noise from meetings, messages,...
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52:56

How Agent AI Scaled to 1.4M Users: Building for Non-Tech Builders with Andrei Opirsan
In this episode of The Lucent Perspective, Rebecca Hastings is joined by Andrei Opirsan, Head of Engineering at Agent AI—a platform redefining no-code AI. With over 15 years’ experience leading technical innovation at startups and tech g...
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Season 2
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Episode 49
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53:19

Scaling SaaS Globally: Lessons in Pricing, People & Product with Lucas Lovell
In this episode of The Lucent Perspective, Rebecca Hastings speaks with Lucas Lovell, VP of Product at Paddle. Lucas shares the behind-the-scenes story of how Paddle scaled from a growing fintech to a global leader in payme...
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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48:38

How Businesses Can Make Smarter AI Investments with Oliver King Smith
In this episode of The Lucent Perspective, Rebecca Hastings speaks with Oliver King Smith, founder of SmartR.AI. His company specializes in transforming raw data into behavioral intelligence, with expertise spanning AI-powered decision...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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59:14
