{"version":"1.0","type":"stack","id":"bd45a590-e2de-4112-ab95-26d00381eae1","url":"https://stacklist.com/c/podcast/stack/bd45a590-e2de-4112-ab95-26d00381eae1","title":"Caroline Clark - Arcade","description":"This episode features Caroline Clark, Co-Founder and CEO of Arcade, who shares her journey from consulting and product marketing to building a successful product for interactive demos. She candidly discusses the difficult realities of entrepreneurship, including burnout, failed launches, and moments of doubt, alongside insights on market fit and turning setbacks into success. Listeners, especially early-stage builders, will find valuable advice on passion, resilience, and developing a \"lower bar for embarrassment.\"","privacy":"public","created_at":"2026-07-30T23:16:00.308Z","updated_at":"2026-07-30T23:16:00.308Z","author":{"username":"zerotoumm","name":"Zero to Umm...","url":"https://stacklist.com/zerotoumm","type":"person"},"category":{"id":"podcast","name":"podcast","url":"https://stacklist.com/c/podcast"},"items":[{"id":"20528586-db18-4855-8391-9d0f0ab0c951","position":1,"title":"Caroline Clark - Arcade","url":"https://zerotoumm.com","note":"Send us a text Episode Stack: https://stackl.ist/3W1QAGR I had THE BEST conversation with Caroline Clark, Co-Founder and CEO of Arcade, about the journey from zero to building a product that's changing how teams create interactive demos. We talked about her path from consulting to product marketing at companies like Atlassian, and what led her to start Arcade. What stood out to me was her honesty about the hard parts of building a company. The burnout, the failed launches, the moments at 4:30 AM questioning everything. Some things that stuck with me: • Why the best market isn't always the obvious one • The real cost of being on the hook for marketing output (and why she built Arcade) • How a \"failed\" product launch became their most successful enterprise offering • The importance of staying close to what brings you joy when building If you're in the early stages of building something, Caroline's advice about being passionate and not getting too attached to one-off moments is worth hearing. She's built up what she calls a \"lower bar for embarrassment\" over time, which feels like an underrated founder skill. Chapters 00:46 - Introduction and Background 11:52 - Early Career and Transition to Marketing 25:21 - Joining Atlassian and Learning from Failures 34:12 - The Importance of Market Fit 45:44 - Venture Capital Insights and Growth Mindset 56:30 - Building Arcade: Challenges and Successes 1:09:18 - Future of Arcade and AI Investments 1:22:14 - Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs","image":null,"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/20528586-db18-4855-8391-9d0f0ab0c951","created_at":"2026-07-30T23:16:00.308Z","updated_at":null}],"stats":{"likes_count":0,"items_count":1},"_links":{"self":"/api/public/stack/bd45a590-e2de-4112-ab95-26d00381eae1.json","html":"https://stacklist.com/c/podcast/stack/bd45a590-e2de-4112-ab95-26d00381eae1","rss":"/api/feeds/stack/bd45a590-e2de-4112-ab95-26d00381eae1/rss","json_feed":"/api/feeds/stack/bd45a590-e2de-4112-ab95-26d00381eae1/json"}}