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Sonal Chokshi, Editor-in-Chief at a16z, discusses how to build a media business in a fast-moving landscape where content formats,…
Sam's trip to a federal prison to teach inmates, Shaan's parallel prison-education work, Prospera and startup cities, why Julian Shapiro is…
A listener started writing personalized, scented 'letters from Santa' for children and turned it into a seasonal side business that brought…
A former pharmaceutical sales rep invented a pet-and-shower cleaning product that became an Amazon bestseller, generating more than $2…
A Q&A episode explores the idea of buying and reselling virtual loot bags, which contain digital in-game items tied to a game that does not…
Ramon Van Meer (Alpha Paw) discusses growing dog ramps from $300K to $35M+, why he prefers buying businesses over building them, how to do…
Matthew Bivens founded a business that provides captioning services for live theater performances aimed at deaf and hard-of-hearing…
Andrew Wilkinson on his four-week dopamine fast, buying AeroPress, the 'cruise ship vs speed boat' investing metaphor, founding a DTC…
Andrew Warner, long-time host of Mixergy (2,000+ founder interviews), discusses his book 'Stop Asking Questions' and what he has learned…
After learning his wife was expecting twins, an oil-field mechanic started a handyman side hustle serving realtors with small fix-up jobs…
A nomadic couple turned their love of travel and vintage campers into a rental business offering unique stays. The episode covers how a…
A Failure Friday story from Julia Taylor, owner and designer of an adventure-themed brand of totes and mugs, about combining business with…
HubSpot founder Brian Halligan discusses the snowmobile accident that nearly killed him, how it changed his life, what he does day to day,…
Andrew Gazdecki, founder of MicroAcquire (a marketplace for buying and selling small/startup SaaS businesses), shares contrarian views on…
An insurance manager with a midnight idea fell in love with the intersection of entrepreneurship and sports and built a product-review…
Mix of founder stories and side hustles: Brumate scaling to $20M with zero employees (dropship/DTC playbook), MVMT selling for $100M+, an…
A tech-savvy senior instructor teaches online wellness classes to other seniors through a third-party platform, getting paid per class. The…
Jack Abraham (Atomic) on three patterns behind great business ideas, why he bans brainstorming inside Atomic, the Jenga Law of time…
A Failure Friday episode featuring an attorney who sells cork sunglasses as a side hustle; a large client order was held up by a long…
Marie Martens is the founder of Tally, a form-builder competing head-on with incumbents like Google Forms. She acquired over 10,000 users…
Rob Dyrdek explains how he moved from skating and TV into venture studio work with $405M in exits, and how he structures money, business,…
A teenage history fan started a podcast about Vikings that grew to 50,000 downloads per month, then pivoted into becoming a podcast growth…
Sam and Shaan react to the Ozy Media fraud story, debate why Google may not dominate in ten years, profile Mall Santas as a blue-collar…
A Texas crafter upcycles discarded chairs into whimsical works of art and built a six-figure shop from it. The episode covers how a…
