The Founder's Foyer with Aishwarya Ashok
Episodes
#66 How to Survive the Autonomous Video Revolution ft. Jonny Burger (Founder, Remotion)
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Jonny Burger, the Founder of Remotion, to discuss the massive technological shift from manual video production to Pr...
#65 He Replaced 100 Employees with AI Agents (Here's how) ft. Ryan Carson, 3x Founder & AI Builder
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is the era of massive startup teams over? In this episode, Ryan explains how he transitioned from running a company of 100+ people to operating as a s...
#64 Stop Paying Humans to Act Like Robots (Founder Survival Guide) ft. Jessia Hoffman (Improv Specialist & Founder)
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 2026, "Vibe Coding" and AI copilots can translate any instruction into code. Hard skills are officially a commodity. This has created a terrifying ...
#63 Growth in 2026 - The REAL IMPACT of AI on Work, Startups, and Creators ft. Casey Winters
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is moving fast, faster than most of us expected.I went into this conversation thinking we’d talk about AI tools, models, and speed. But what it r...
#62 You’re Using AI the Wrong Way! A Google Labs PM Reveals Why ft. Jaclyn Konzelmann, Google Labs Product Lead
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode stayed with me long after we hit stop.I went into this conversation thinking we’d talk about AI tools, models, and speed. But what it r...
#61 Will AI Take Our Jobs? ⚠️The Real Answer ft. Anjan Panneer Selvam, CPTO at Acolyte Health
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 – Trailer01:12 – Setting the context and purpose of the discussion02:48 – Is AI really replacing jobs? Understanding the fear07:25 – Fe...
#60 Are you ready for the AI Era ? ft. Raiza Martin | The Founder's Foyer with Aishwarya Ashok
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 – Trailer01:10 – Intro04:15 – Initial days of Raiza07:00 – Figuring out content10:30 – Why are people us...
#59 We’re Not Vibe Coding: We’re Building Real AI Products ft. Nicholas Charriere, Founder & CEO of Mocha
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Founder’s Foyer with Aishwarya Ashok, join Nicholas Charriere, Founder & CEO of Mocha, and discover how Mocha is democrat...
#58 Why should founders treat AI like a teammate? | Claire Vo, Founder of ChatPRD.ai
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Founder's Foyers Podcast, Claire joins us to talk about building with AI, vibe coding, and the future of product creation.W...
#57 Adaptability and Human Skills in the AI Era ft. Nita Singh Kaushal (Stanford & NSK Leadership)
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nita Singh Kaushal, in conversation with host Aishwarya Ashok, explores how leaders and professionals can thrive in the age of AI. She emphasizes that...
#56 Why Startups Might Never Look the Same Again | Satyajeet Salgar, Google Applied AI Lead
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Founder's Foyer, Aishwarya speaks with Satyajeet Salgar, product leader at Google and former head of YouTube Shopping and G...
#55 MCP Explained: The Future of Context-Aware AI | Sid, AI Engineer at Composio
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with Sid from Composio to understand what MCP (Model Context Protocol) really means and how it's changing the way AI tool...
#54 We’re a 9-person team doing the work of 20—thanks to AI | Jacob Bank, ex-Gmail, CEO of Relay
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob Bank, CEO of Relay and former product lead at Gmail, joins Aishwarya Ashok to explore how AI agents are truly reshaping the way we work. He expl...
#53 Building AI? You're Doing It Wrong Without This | Ami Vora - CPO at Faire, ex-WhatsApp, FB, IG
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ami Vora, CPO at Faire and former VP of Product & Design at WhatsApp, shares a unique perspective on how fear can be a driving force in decision-m...
#52 How Responsible AI Is Being Built Inside Real Companies ft. Aishwarya Srinivasan (Fireflies AI, ex-Google, IBM, Microsoft)
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Responsible AI is no longer just a theory—it's a necessity. In this episode of The Founder's Foyer, we sit down with Aishwarya Srinivasan to...
#51 The Future of No-Code: AI-Powered Apps & Businesses | Eric Simons (Stackblitz)
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How AI-driven development tools like Bolt are revolutionising the way entrepreneurs build and launch apps. This discussion highlights groundbreaking ...
#50 How can AI help you build a startup—without writing code ft. Colin Matthews (AI Founder)
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Colin dives into the world of AI-powered coding tools and sharesactionable strategies for building projects efficiently. Whether you’...
#49 Unlock the Real Power of AI: Beyond Just Prompts! | Tal Raviv (GenAI PM)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 - Intro: The Role of AI as a Thought Partner02:54 - Moving Beyond AI for Drafting: A Productivity Shift06:08 - Using AI for Conversations and De...
#48 Build your own ideas without writing any code ft. Harold Dijkstra, 100 School
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Intro to Harold01:30 Harold's Journey into No Code04:11 From No Code to AI06:34 Overcoming Analysis Paralysis in AI Building10:43 Start...
#47 AI filmmaking beyond side hustle—a career for creative people ft. Matty Shimura, Executive AI Producer, Civitai
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Intro about Matty Shimura 02:54 Matt's Journey: Traditional Filmmaking to AI 04:25 The Power of GenAI Tools Today 07:18 Challenges and Opportu...
#46 The school I wish I had when I was growing my career ft. Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, Founder of Product School
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Meet Carlos 01:19 Carlos' Journey into Product Management 02:26 The Inception of Product School 03:52 Challenges and Successes in EdTech 06:47 E...
#45 How to tell better stories in tech and life & make ideas storyworthy ft. Matthew Dicks (Storyteller, Author, Educator, Podcaster)
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Introduction to Matthew Dicks 01:19 Matt's Journey into Storytelling 04:46 Teaching Storytelling: From Kids to Corporates 06:55 Essence of a Goo...
#44 Finding your voice, community and growth in tech ft. Ha Nguyen, Product & Community Lead, Poker Champion
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Welcome to the Founders Foyer 01:45 Embracing Joy, Connections, and Discovery 05:35 The Power of Building Genuine Networks 10:00 Creating a Pers...
#43 Growing communities, connections and landing on the right opportunities ft. Ben Lang (Ex Community Lead, Notion | Building Nextplay)
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
0:00 - Introduction to Ben Lang 2:10 - Power of Communities 5:30 - Ben Lang's Notion Journey 9:15 - Corona Crash: Bringing People Together 12:45 -...
#42 Taste, intuition & rigorous thinking for building products ft. Wes Kao (Co-Founder, Maven & AltMBA)
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Introduction to Founders Foyer 01:40 The Magic of Learnable Skills 05:45 Building Alt MBA: The Experiment 08:57 The Rise of Live Learning with M...
#41 Ideas to product—navigating the founding journey ft. Sharath Kuruganty (Founder, Guestlab.ai, Podcaster)
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Meet Sharath Kuruganty: The Creative Builder 01:26 Sharath’s Journey into the Creative Space 02:32 Building Muscle: The Key to Founding Succes...
#40 How to use our mind & AI: writing, building apps, creating a business ft. Dan Shipper (Founder, Every | Builder | Podcaster)
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Introducing Dan Shipper & Every 02:45 The Philosophy of Building: Reflecting on Identity and Creation 07:37 Dan's Journey: From Tech Fou...
#39 Behavioral science to launch products & understand users ft. Kristen Berman, Founder of Irrational Labs
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Intro to Kristen Berman 01:21 The Genesis of Irrational Labs & Power of Behavioral Economics 02:45 Unlocking User Insights: The Shift in C...
#38 The creative craft ft. AI, humor & product | Peter Yang (Founder, Creator Economy & Product Lead)
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Intro to Peter Yang and Creator Economy 01:21 The Intersection of Product and Creative Tracks 05:14 Finding Your Zone of Genius 12:34 How to Us...
#37 Mountain climbing to product building—Endurance, Empathy & Rituals ft. Lane Shackleton (CPO, Coda | Athlete)
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Introduction to Lane 01:14 Lane's Nonlinear Career Path 04:09 How Endurance Helps With Success 12:51 Importance of Mindset in Product Build...
#36 Building, launching, and growing your creative work (& career) ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy (CPO, Podcaster, Angel Investor, Founder)
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Introduction to Aarthi 01:38 A Deep Dive into Creation 02:22 The Importance of Focusing on Value 02:43 The Evolution of The Aarthi and Shriram ...
#35 Chasing the light, creating authentic content & power of serendipity ft. Danny Miranda (Podcaster & Creator)
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sponsor for this episode: Recast, the AI-powered marketing assistant to create podcast highlight videos, show notes, newsletters, and social posts. Tr...
#34 Accelerating product growth, user activation, and monetization ft. Adam Fishman (Product & Growth Advisor)
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Introduction and Welcome 03:10 Adam's Journey into Product and Growth 09:06 The Role of AI in Growth 10:48 Understanding Different Aspec...
#33 Fostering creativity, diversifying identities, overcome mental blocks ft. Matt Munson (2x Founder & CEO Coach)
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
0:00 Intro to Matt Munson's work 03:51 Story of ups and downs in starting up 08:20 Moving to coaching founders and CEOs & learnings 12:26 Tack...
#32 Product thinking, creative resistance, & evaluating growth ft. Shreyas Doshi, Product Advisor (Ex- Stripe, Google, Yahoo, Twitter)
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Being a founder or product person calls for enjoying the ride even when things are uncertain. While grit and passion are the regulars, it takes a few ...
#31 Building AI Copilot for PM teams, product/market fit, next-gen tech ft. Yana Welinder (Founder, Kraftful | YC Alum)
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Building products is such a fun journey—especially if users are involved early in the process that it feels like co-creating and riding the wave wit...
#30 Liminal goals, myths about 5-year career plans, power of community ft. Anne-Laure
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sponsor: Build in Public Fellowship by Karthik Puvvada (KP) - Apply to the program - https://buildinpublicfellowship.com/ There’s so much joy in be...
#29 Chasing creative pursuits | Tech, fiction writing & filmmaking | AI ethics ft. Abigail Wen [Tech Lead, Author, Filmmaker]
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s so much in parallel with tech and art—for instance, innovation starts with small steps, iteratively leading up to radical explorations. A ...
#28 Startup brand strategy, product messaging, early-stage marketing ft. Arielle Jackson (First Round Capital)
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the hardest part about starting up, you ask? Plenty of them. And topping the charts, amongst the top three things, would be—nailing the bra...
#27 Team dynamics, personality traits, activating humans for real-world results ft. Evan LaPointe, Core (4x Founder)
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finding the right set of peers, building the dream team to work towards a vision, setting the table for growth—all of these are interrelated from th...
#26 Large language models, AI applications, open source, future of AI ft. Travis Fischer (AI researcher & Entrepreneur)
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If there’s one phrase that’s ruling all of our social media experiences today, it’s Open AI’s GPT. It’s amazing to see the wonders of large ...
#25 Creative entrepreneurship, business humour, social media habits and momentum ft. Alexis Gay (Founder & Standup Comedian)
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s been an infinite number of times I’ve spoken to people about how a career in comedy and building products are similar: a journey that invo...
#24 Portfolio careers, human Venn diagrams, diversifying interests ft. Christina Wallace (Harvard Univ)
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation is what most of us immediately point to when it comes to product success—but how often have we innovated our own thinking? Have we ever d...
#23 Cognitive science, AI algorithms, augmenting founder creativity ft. Alice Albrecht, AI Researcher & Founder
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the best way to unlock creativity? Does our mind have the power to process so many thoughts and references? How does AI help in creating, bui...
#22 Strategic communication, purpose of listening, speaking as a sport ft. Matt Abrahams, Stanford University
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you tried explaining an idea to your friend, co-founder, or teammate? Of course, it happens quite frequently for most of us, bu...
#21 Building in public, portfolio career, shipping creative projects ft. Karthik Puvvada, Build in Public Studio
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been sharing stuff and reading through Twitter or LinkedIn, there’s so much buzz around building in public. Especially over the last cou...
#20 Founders journal: Habits & goals, focus paths, decision-making ft. Dr. Julie Gurner, Exec Performance Coach
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With a new year setting in, most of us want to plan out our goals, look forward to high performance, and get ready to do our best form of work by eith...
#19 The Founder's Foyer 2022 Wrap-up: All about ideas, community, product, creator economy, growth, and mindset
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a summary episode where Aishwarya looks back at the memory lane and talks about the interesting concepts she got to discuss with 18+ guests on...
#18 Launching 0-1 products, founders and fundraising, thinking in first principles ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy, Product Advisor | Founder | Host @ Good Time Show
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming a first-time founder is definitely fun, challenging, and more than anything a roller-coaster ride. Whether it’s transitioning from being an...
#17 User experience, design strategy, tipping point, and success metrics ft. Jared Spool, Center Centre
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
User experience is a huge part of ideating, building, and shipping products. Usability defines not just the value of a software but the way teams and ...
#16 Building better software, running experiments, 'agile' mindset ft. Allen Holub, Software Architect
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building products is so much fun—at the same time, it’s equally exhausting and challenging with so many peers to work with, the market needs to lo...
#15 Remote work, setting team culture, the 'work forward' approach ft. Marissa Goldberg, Remote Work Prep
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If there’s one phrase we’ve heard over a thousand times in the last two years it is — remote work. Or say hybrid work. From building and iterati...
#14 Strategic narrative, startup pitches, storytelling for founders ft. Andy Raskin, Silicon Valley storytelling mastermind
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it’s meeting a founder friend, a potential hire, investor, customers, or even a bunch of product team leads, there’s one thing that stands...
#13 Action plans, growth mindset, high performance, and entrepreneurship ft. Lisa Kostova, CareerClimb
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Often as we build our products, we feel stuck and we are on the constant lookout for the next set of action plans. We seek some form of a structure to...
#12 First-time founder experience, fundraising, building side projects ft. John Koelliker, Leland
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Koelliker is the Co-Founder and CEO of Leland, a marketplace for ambitious people to access coaching, classes, mentorship, and community, to reac...
#11 Product–founder–channel market fit, launching 0–1 products ft. Emily Tate, Mind the Product
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Launching the product you build involves massive effort—not just in terms of shipping, but also figuring out the ways in which your audience finds s...
#10 Product management skills, personal productivity & founder career ft. Shyvee Shi, LinkedIn
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building and shipping impactful products is definitely the enjoyable part of a product manager’s journey. It’s fun to think about what problems to...
#9 Future of builders, founder skills, startup journey ft. Sonia & Blake, Kernal
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Foyer Feature, let’s welcome Sonia and Blake from Kernal, the community platform to connect founders, investors and startup ideas. 15,0...
#8 Product growth and scaling for founders/builders ft. Casey Winters, Eventbrite (Ex- Pinterest & GrubHub)
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As soon as you put your product out in the market, the one major question that gets to you from literally everyone around is - how’s your product gr...
#7 Creator, content economy, and building your voice ft. Grace Gong, Smart Venture Podcast
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to stay consistent with the inputs especially when your interests are versatile? I loved chatting with Grace Gong on this topic, especially becau...
#6 Product positioning and storytelling for founders and builders ft. April Dunford, Obviously Awesome
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So your product is now launched and it's out for customers to try. You know it’s awesome, but do you know whether they know? How do you ensure your ...
#5 Building community & connections from ground-up ft. Nazuk Jain, Apple & Product Career
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So you’ve got a great idea and you’ve been building out your initial version of the product. With a little bit of socializing around, you see that...
#4 Building early-stage teams, company, and culture ft. Padmini Janaki, Mind and Mom
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If building a startup is an arduous journey, finding the right people to grow with you is another mountain to climb. Ideas can meet product, but both ...
#3 How to build a product community movement ft. Felix Lee & ADPList
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
#FoyerFeature—a section that completely focuses on a particular project and how the founder created an impact with it. We’ll be discussing all abo...
#2 Discovering and validating early-stage ideas ft. Ravi Mehta, Scale
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discovering ideas is definitely an exciting phase—we wake up, walk around, and go to sleep thinking about the best ideas we can build for. But, what...
#1 Self-care for founders and builders ft. Amy Young, Redefine Possibility
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you thought of working on a new project? Choosing between ideas and actually getting to work on it are two different jobs for t...