What keeps you up at night? We’re bringing it to Season 3.

🎙️What do you wish someone would finally talk about?

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Melanie Gabriel & Christian Woese
May 22, 2025 • Read time: 10 minutes

Dear hustlers, founders, operators and visionaries,

We’ve been on podcast pause for a few weeks – and yes, some of you noticed (we missed you too!). But the wait is over: Season 3 of our podcast drops next Thursday, May 29.

—» New here? Quick heads-up:

Every Tuesday morning, we break down the latest tech and startup news, share food for thought you won’t get anywhere else, highlight open positions at top European startups, and – of course – drop one meme that says it all.

Every Thursday morning, we share exclusive insights from our podcast guest – the things they didn’t say on air, but that you definitely don’t want to miss.

We’re coming back with founder-tested tactics on implementing OKRs that work, scaling with AI, why GTM engineers matter, how to survive org charts and toddlers, and much more.

Before we hit record again, we’d love to hear from you:
→ What questions are keeping you up at night?
→ What topics should we dive into this season?
→ Who are the guests you’d love to hear from?

Just hit reply! We want to make the best season we ever had!

In the meantime: Follow the Gradient and stay tuned!

🫶🏼 Melanie & Christian

PS: Who are we again?

Just two humans - Melanie & Christian running this newsletter and podcast as a nights-and-weekends side hustle, while building businesses by day and juggling everything else life throws at us (yes, including small humans, partners, and precious off-screen moments working on this last point tbh)

Thanks for being on this journey with us - it means the world! 💚

And if you're wondering how you could help us… we’ve got some ideas 👀

  1. Know someone who’d benefit from our newsletter or podcast? Send them our way: followthegradient.io

  2. Did anything we wrote, said, or shared resonate with you — enough to post about it? Please do. A mention on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Bluesky, YouTube, TikTok, or Threads helps us tremendously. And honestly? Even just a repost, a comment, or a like makes a difference.

  3. Didn’t know we’re on all those platforms? We are — and the quiet ones will definitely get louder over the next few months

  4. And if you have feedback, ideas, guest tips, or thoughts on how we can reach more European founders and operators — we’re all ears. Just hit reply. We’d love to hear from you.

Looking back at Season 2: Founders’ perspective

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Follow the Gradient is a weekly newsletter and podcast by the serial founders Melanie Gabriel & Christian Woese about how to build a business in Europe while staying sane.

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