The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan
Episodes
346: Why Ideas Don’t Count According To Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
345: $15B Payments Processed A Year: GoCardless’ Hiroki Takeuchi
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011, Hiroki Takeuchi launched his first business GoCardless with his co-founders. Just under one decade later, they are processing over $15b in pa...
344: How Colin Darretta Built A 1m Person Mailing List In 1 Year
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Building partnerships and mailing lists as an entrepreneur can be one of the trickiest and most elusive parts of the game. Targetting the right people...
343: How To Find The Next Big Business Idea with Nextdoor Co-Founder Sarah Leary
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For Sarah Leary, entrepreneurship has always been in her blood. Growing up in a household of small-business owners including her grandmother who was a...
342: How Alli Webb Turned Drybar Into A $100m Empire
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Alli Webb founded Drybar in 2010, it started as one small salon in Brentwood, California that was designed to do one thing and do it well: blowou...
341: Pushing Your Limits with Mental Toughness King and Spartan CEO Joe De Sena
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to start a business, you sure as hell better be made of the right stuff. Because Joe De Sena is here to tell you that in business, “anyt...
340: How Gabi Lewis dominated a $40 billion industry
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabi Lewis, Co-Founder, The Magic Spoon In this yummy episode, Gabi Lewis, Co-Founder of The Magic Spoon, sits down with Nathan Chan to discuss his jo...
339: How GT Dave Started A $1Billion Kombucha Empire From His Bedroom
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Nathan Chan sits down with GT Dave, Founder and CEO of GT's Living Foods. GT discusses how he built a $1B empire from his bedroom a...
338: Foundr BEST OF 2020
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this epic roundup episode, we took our favorite moments from every interview this year and combined them to create our most jam-packed episode yet:...
337: What A Future Billion Dollar Business Looks Like: With Google’s Lead Investor, David Lawee
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what traits and characteristics Google looks for in a founder? Wonder no more, because in this interview, Nathan Chan sits down with Cap...
336: Starting a Business During a Crisis with the founder of Alpha and Strata, Thor Ernstsson
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Thor Ernstsson. The founder of global giants such as Alpha, Strata, and lead architect for Zygna responsible for Farmville, Ernstsson knows busin...
335: From 0 to $65m: With Farmgirl Flowers' Christina Stembel
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Faced with 104 rejections, zero-funding, and the prospect of launching a new business during an economic downturn, Christina Stembel has not only grow...
334: What This Tech Pioneer Is Betting On Next | Matt Mullenweg Of Wordpress
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As someone who has pioneered the tech industry with his open-source software, and boasts 38% of the internet using his product, Matt Mullenweg is stil...
333: The Top Mistakes to Avoid when Managing Remote Teams with Fibre HR Foundr Lisa Spiden
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Foundr podcast interview, Nathan Chan sits down with Lisa Spiden, CEO of Workforce Analytics and Foundr of Fibre HR to discuss everyt...
332: $16 million a month: The Secret To Success Using Facebook Ads with Nick Shackelford
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how the elite pros do Facebook ads? This week’s interview with course instructor Nick Shackelford is just that: a no-holding back, all...
331: Mastering Your Mindset and Achieving Success with Andy Frisella of 1st Phorm
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mental toughness isn’t something you’re born with, it’s something you learn and practice and develop over time. And Andy Frisella is living proo...
330: The 4 Questions You Need To Be Asking To Make Better Decisions: Kickstarter Co-Founder and Author Yancey Strickler
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yancey Strickler, Author and Kickstarter Co-Founder In this inspiring podcast interview, Nathan Chan sits down with Kickstarter co-founder and author ...
329: Why You Don't Need a Mentor & Key Traits EVERY Successful Founder Should Have with Kamal Ravikant
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kamal Ravikant, Author and Founder, Venture Capitalist In this special podcast interview, Nathan Chan sits down with renowned author and founder Kamal...
328: Building a $50M Underwear Empire off $20K with Joanna Griffiths from KNIX
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Griffiths CEO Knixwear CEO of global intimates brand Knixwear Joanna Griffiths sits down with Nathan Chan to reveal how she took $20k to and ma...
327: How to Outlearn ANYONE & Become the Best with Ulrich Boser of the Learning Agency
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ulrich Boser, CEO, The Learning Agency Founder and CEO of The Learning Agency, best-selling author, and Foundr course Instructor Ulrich Boser sits dow...
326: How Skillshare Co-Founder Malcolm Ong Has Transformed Multiple Industries—From Education To Media
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Ong has never shied away from change. In fact, his ability to adapt is what has given him a front-row seat to multiple business transformation...
325: How Whole Foods Market Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey Leads By Example
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Mackey, Co-Founder and CEO, Whole Foods Market Right now, every company needs strong leadership to guide them through these challenging times. Th...
324: How Vital Proteins’ Kurt Seidensticker Generated Insane Consumer Demand For Collagen
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Seidensticker, Former NASA Engineer & Founder and CEO, Vital Proteins How did Kurt Seidensticker go from being a NASA engineer to the founder of ...
323: How To Take A Profit-First Mindset During A Pandemic, According to Mike Michalowicz
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Michalowicz, Author & Co-Founder, Profit First Professionals Right now, every entrepreneur has the same question on their mind: how do I recover ...
322: The Rise Of Messenger Marketing, With ManyChat Co-Founder and CEO Mikael Yan
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mikael Yan, Co-Founder and CEO, ManyChat When Mikael Yan launched ManyChat in 2015, other messaging apps were trying to impress investors with their f...
321: Birchbox’s Katia Beauchamp On Scaling Relationships, Building Trust, And More
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2010, only 2% of beauty products were being sold on the internet. When Katia Beauchamp and her Harvard Business School classmate, Hayley Barna, cam...
320: Why Hinge’s Justin McLeod Decided To Rebuild His Dating App From The Ground Up
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not easy to rebuild an entire company—especially when things are going well. But that’s exactly what Justin McLeod did with his dating app,...
319: Chase Dimond Teaches You How To Crisis-Proof Your Email Marketing Strategy
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Email marketing is one of the most powerful tools that brands can leverage during the pandemic. With face-to-face interactions still being limited and...
318: Global SaaS Powerhouse ActiveCampaign CEO Jason VandeBoom Talks About the Importance of Following Your Instincts
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and CEO of ActiveCampaign Jason Vandeboom sits down with Foundr’s Nathan Chan to discuss his journey from launching a small part-time busi...
317: Rich20Something’s Daniel DiPiazza On Why You Need To Start A Side Hustle
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From working as a server at Longhorn Steakhouse, to multiple successful startups, making millions in his 20s, to publishing a best selling book, Danie...
316: Legendary Investor Ben Horowitz Talks Moving Culture, Enforcing Values, And His Favorite Rap Album
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Horowitz is one of the most widely recognized names in the world of entrepreneurship. Not only is he the co-founder of the famous venture capital ...
315: From Elaborate Events to a Major Ski Resort: How the Summit Brand Expanded Into A Global Empire
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008, Jeff Rosenthal and his co-founders Elliott Bisnow and Brett Leve convinced 19 people they admired to go on a ski trip with them to Park City,...
314: From Stay-At-Home Mom to an $845M Acquisition: How Drunk Elephant’s Tiffany Masterson Made The Leap
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Tiffany Masterson was a stay-at-home mom, she was always looking for ways to make a little extra money. So when the opportunity came around to st...
313: Surviving a Failing Startup and Thriving in the Midst of Crisis, With Rippling Founder Parker Conrad
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Parker Conrad is no stranger to hard times. His first startup, Wikinvest, failed to take off during the seven years he was with the company. He then h...
312: How HubSpot’s Dharmesh Shah Challenged The Cold Call And Introduced An Entirely New Approach To Marketing
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not every day that an entrepreneur creates an entirely new industry category and a nine-figure company at the same time. But that’s exactly ...
311: How InCountry’s Peter Yared Turns Ideas Into Companies That Sell For Millions
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Yared has a wealth of experience as an entrepreneur. Not only has he built and sold six different B2B enterprise companies (making more than $50...
310: How To Convert Your Passion Into A Profitable Online Course, With Teachable’s Ankur Nagpal
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to create, market, and sell a profitable online course? This question is likely on the minds of many people, especially now that ...
309: Mighty Networks Founder is Fueling the Passion Economy by Creating Opportunities for Online Course Creators
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gina Bianchini has always loved working with creators. That’s why she co-founded Ning, an online platform for people and organizations to create cus...
308: How Henrik Werdelin Built a 9-Figure Subscription Box Business for Dogs
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Henrik Werdelin has never been about chasing money, power, or fame. Instead, his focus has always been on creating cool things with people he enjoys b...
307: Basecamp’s David Heinemeier Hansson On What A Productive Workplace Should Look Like
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we start thinking about re-opening our businesses and offices after Covid-19, many people are wondering what the new “normal” will look like. W...
306: From Myspace To Jam City: Chris DeWolfe Breaks Down His 25 Years Of Experience As An Entrepreneur
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris DeWolfe excels at creating massive user bases—a skill he has demonstrated with two companies you’ll likely recognize: Myspace and Jam City. ...
305: Dropbox’s Drew Houston on Continuous Learning, Decision Making, and Fixing the Way We Work
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
By now, the story is legend. When Drew Houston boarded a bus from Boston to New York and discovered that he had—yet again—forgotten to bring his t...
304: Alex Osterwalder On Why Products, Technology, And Price Aren’t Enough To Keep Your Company Competitive
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Osterwalder is primarily known for developing the Business Model Canvas, a template that helps startups develop and document new or existing busi...
303: Ballsy’s Adam Hendle Talks Community Engagement, Customer Acquisition, And Leaning Into The Pandemic
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hendle’s company, Ballsy, is eye-catching and humorous, which are some of the most defining characteristics of the brand. But that doesn’t me...
302: Serial Ecommerce Entrepreneur Rory Boyle On How He Survived (And Thrived) During The Pandemic
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All three of Rory Boyle’s ecommerce businesses were negatively impacted by Covid-19. But thanks to his strategic—and insanely fast—pivot, two of...
301: 8-Figure Ecommerce Founder Reveals His Best Insights For Ecommerce Entrepreneurs Struggling Through Covid-19
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re excited to share another valuable interview to help you overcome business challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. We had the opportuni...
300: [Special 300th Episode] Rich20Something’s Daniel DiPiazza And Foundr’s Nathan Chan Dive Deep Into the World of Instagram
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The latest installment of the Foundr podcast is a landmark—our 300th episode! So to mark the occasion, we’ve got something a little different for ...
299: From $0 To $20M In 2 Years: How Happy Skin Co. Founder Dylan Mullan Went Viral
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dylan Mullan took an extremely unconventional path to entrepreneurship. While he was in school, Mullan was convinced he wanted to be a lawyer, until ...
298: Serial Entrepreneur Josh Snow’s Approach to Influencers, Recurring Revenue, and Paid Ads During a Pandemic
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Snow always finds ways to thrive in difficult situations. Growing up, his family didn’t have a lot of money, and he wanted to help them cover b...
297: Steve Blank’s 3-Step Process to Help Businesses Cope With COVID-19
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Blank is a legend in Silicon Valley. In addition to launching eight startups in 21 years, he’s also a well-known author and educator at Stanfo...
296: How Invitation Homes CEO Dallas Tanner Scaled a Multibillion-Dollar Home Rental Company at Breakneck Speed
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CEO Dallas Tanner on the breakneck creation and growth of multibillion-dollar home rental company Invitation Homes. Like a lot of successful business...
295: How 12RND Fitness Founder Tim West Beat His Competitors to the Punch
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Believe it or not, there are many parallels between the world of boxing and the world of entrepreneurship. Tim West is familiar with both. As the fou...
294: Responding to COVID-19: What Entrepreneurs Should Be Doing Right Now
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a founder, you’re likely feeling a lot of stress and anxiety around the current situation with COVID-19. While we hope your business isn’t bein...
291: X Prize Founder Peter Diamandis Talks About Creating a Blueprint For The Future
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Peter Diamandis was a kid, there were two life-changing moments that shaped him into the person he is today: the launch of the Apollo space progr...
288: Catena Media’s Erik Bergman Talks IPOs, Affiliate Marketing, And Finding Meaning In Life
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Bergman’s entrepreneurial journey started with trading hockey cards on the playground. When Bergman realized that owning coveted sports memora...
287: How July Founder Richard Li Grew His Luggage Company From $0 to $5 Million in 1 Year
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Li puts customer service above all when it comes to his luggage company, July. This unfaltering commitment is why he personally makes house ca...
286: How Annex Products Co-Founder Rob Ward Used the Power of Prediction to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Company
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Ward always seems to be one step ahead. Before Kickstarter took off, Ward and his co-founder Chris Peters launched two successful campaigns on the...
285: The Art of Mind-Blowing Open Rates, Email Flows, and Authentic Email Marketing, With Boundless Labs’ Chase Dimond
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At 27, Chase Dimond is already considered a marketing veteran. In addition to overseeing the marketing teams of various companies, Dimond has also fou...
284: Mastering the Art of Paid Media: Spending Over $85M on Facebook, With Structured Social Co-Founder Nick Shackelford
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Shackelford used to be a goalie for the American pro soccer team, LA Galaxy II. So how did he end up being an expert in the online ad space? Afte...
281: Spartan Race’s Joe De Sena on Being in the Industry of Barbed Wire, Blood, and Bruises
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joe De Sena, like many of us, is a fitness fanatic. But his approach to fitness is a bit more...intense than most. De Sena used to participate in coun...
280: From Online Poker Affiliate to Referral Marketing Mogul: Ambassador’s Jeff Epstein Shares His Journey
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Epstein paid off his law school student loans in an unconventional way. When he and a couple of friends noticed the booming online poker sites in...
271: Fighting Food Waste and Growing Fast, With Ben Chesler of Imperfect Foods
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Simon showed up at his college classmate Ben Chesler’s door with a giant, ugly sweet potato, plopped it down in front of him, and declared, “T...
270: Using Licensing To Make Billions in Sales, With Beanstalk Co-Founder Michael Stone
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever bought a bottle of Jack Daniels BBQ sauce or Febreze kitty litter, you’ve seen Michael Stone’s powerful approach to brand licensi...
267: How TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie Blazed a Trail for Social Entrepreneurs
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Blake Mycoskie had a number of hits and misses as a young entrepreneur, but it was a trip to Argentina that inspired the idea that would become his m...
263: From Food Writer to Digital Entrepreneur: Ed Levine’s Journey to Launching an Award-Winning Culinary Website
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In business, everyone wants to win. But sometimes it’s the people who refuse to lose who end up finding success. This is the mindset that food write...
262: A Deep Dive Into What Makes or Breaks Habits, With Nir Eyal
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Nir Eyal has a burning question (which he frequently does), he goes on the hunt for an insightful answer. That curiosity is what led Eyal to publ...
254: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at How Foundr CEO Nathan Chan Built A Global Brand
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Success doesn’t happen overnight. This is something Foundr CEO Nathan Chan knows all too well. Before he started his business, Nathan was in a commo...
253: How Refinery29 Defied Critics and Became a Digital Media Pioneer, With Co-Founders Christene Barberich and Piera Gelardi
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“I think about how little we knew, but how—I believe—how courageous we were,” says Christene Barberich, reflecting on the early days of Refine...
243: The 5 Traits That Help Founders Go From Dreamer to Doer, With Kim Perell of Amobee
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Kim Perell landed a job at a hot new internet startup in 1998, she thought she had hit the jackpot. She loved her job and learned a lot, but when...
240: How to Use Excellent Customer Support to Stand Out in a Crowded Market, With Ross Paquette of Maropost
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Ross Andrew Paquette founded email service provider Maropost in 2011, he never expected it to take off. “The plan was to have 10 customers and ...
239: The Importance of Being Bold in Business, With Real Estate Mogul Dottie Herman
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t become the richest self-made woman in American real estate by playing it safe. Dottie Herman has proved time and time again that bold move...
237: Find Your ‘Talk Trigger’ to Spark Powerful Word-of-Mouth, With Jay Baer of Convince & Convert
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Baer was born to be in business. As a seventh-generation entrepreneur, he always knew he’d start his own company one day. Over the years, his ve...
236: Bootstrapping a $300M Cinema Company, With Grant Petty of Blackmagic Design
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“I don’t think CEOs should be able to be CEOs if they can’t code,” says Grant Petty, founder and CEO of Blackmagic Design. That’s a bold sta...
235: Sell Like Crazy: Psychology, Sales Funnels, and Paid Ads, With Sabri Suby of King Kong
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
These days, Sabri Suby reigns supreme as the founder of King Kong, Australia’s fastest-growing digital marketing agency. But he’s come a long way ...
232: Create a Company Culture That’s Healthy and Profitable, With David Heinemeier Hansson of Basecamp
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eighteen years ago, David Heinemeier Hansson was a college student sitting in his little apartment in Copenhagen when he stumbled across a blog post b...
230: Startup Legends Talk Hiring, Branding, and Core Values, With Oli Gardner of Unbounce and Ryan Deiss of DigitalMarketer
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Most of Foundr’s podcast episodes are one-on-one chats, usually focusing on a particular foundr or their business. This time around, we were fortuna...
229: Mastering Copywriting and Finding Your Flow With Arman Assadi of Project EVO
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
NEW COURSE ALERT: Entrepreneur, we wanted you to be the first to know that we’ve collaborated with Arman Assadi to bring you our brand new copywriti...
228: A Serial Founder’s Fight for Mass Adoption of Cryptocurrencies, With Alex Mashinsky of Celsius
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Serial founder and VOIP pioneer Alex Mashinsky has founded eight companies and raised more than a billion dollars in collective funding since his entr...
227: From a $20M Business to Starting Over With a New Vision, with Erika Geraerts of Fluff
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Body co-founder Erika Geraerts left her $20 million coffee scrub company to invent a new category within the beauty industry. She's now on a mis...
225: New Founders Doubled Business and Hit Their First $10K Month (Consulting Empire Spotlight: Part 2)
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to part two of our two-part podcast series that’s shining the spotlight on successful entrepreneurs who hail right from our very own Foundr ...
224: Gavin Symes Scales His Consulting Business to $50K/Month in 3 Months (Consulting Empire Spotlight: Part 1)
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Foundr community is full of passionate people from all walks of life, in the trenches daily doing what it takes to make their startup dreams a rea...
223: How WPBeginner’s Syed Balkhi Rocketed to Success, Aiding Millions of Wordpress Users
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
New to the US from Pakistan, Syed Balkhi was a lonely and isolated 12-year-old. Unable to speak English fluently, he took to communicating with new fr...
222: From Canines to Co-Working: Tobi Skovron’s Journey to Creating Two Revolutionary Products
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tobi Skovron, Founder, CreativeCubes.co Dog toilets and co-working spaces? An unlikely pairing. But if you talk to Tobi Skovron, you'll find they ha...
221: Zero to $9 Million in 4 years: How Chris Peters & Rob Ward Built Quad Lock From a Kickstarter Campaign
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our newest podcast format, video interviews! You can expect more of this format in the coming months. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here...
220: Building Community as the Foundation for a Successful Content Business, With Carly Zakin & Danielle Weisberg of theSkimm
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg started their business as good friends on a couch, with nothing but their laptops and a healthy dose of hustle. Toda...
219: From Bankrupt to Bestseller: How Mike Michalowicz Used His Own Failures to Empower Other Entrepreneurs
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Michalowicz appeared to have everything an entrepreneur could want—big companies and lots of revenue coming in. But things aren’t always as t...
218: Slow Growth and Risk Aversion Wins the Entrepreneurial Race, With Aytekin Tank of JotForm
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“It took me 10 years [to create my own business], because I didn’t have the courage to start. But I still had this belief that one day I would sta...
217: Mastering the Messy Middle and Finishing Strong, With Scott Belsky of Behance
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Belsky, Behance founder, investor, and author of the new book The Messy Middle, is a strong believer in putting in the hard work and then finish...
216: The Art of Creating High-Converting Landing Pages, With Oli Gardner, Co-Founder of Unbounce
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“Ninety-eight percent of landing pages are just plain bad.” This is what Unbounce founder Oli Gardner declared when he began his public speaking c...
215: Navigating the Unpredictable Journey From Failure to Triumph, With Stuart McKeown, Co-Founder of Gleam
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart McKeown started his entrepreneurial career as a college dropout, had a short-lived stint as a DJ, and then lost thousands of dollars on his fir...
214: Nailing Product-Market Fit and Building a Successful Startup, With Legendary VC and Wealthfront CEO Andy Rachleff
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Rachleff is not just a product expert; he literally coined the term “product-market fit.” Wealthfront CEO, former VC backing companies such a...
213: Overcoming Depression and Starting Over: Behind the Scenes With Rand Fishkin, Moz Founder
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You may know former Moz CEO Rand Fishkin from his characteristic curly mustache, Whiteboard Friday videos, or his SEO mastery. But this interview isn’...
212: Behind the Scenes With 3 Start & Scale Ecommerce Success Stories
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We are always blown away by the success stories within the Foundr community, and we take every opportunity we can to shine the spotlight on them. In t...
211: Contently’s Shane Snow on Building a Content Empire and Then Returning to His Writing Roots
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While he always had a passion for entrepreneurship, Shane Snow started his career as a freelance journalist, and during that time noticed how many of ...
210: How to Create a Multimillion-Dollar Software Product the Market Actually Wants, With Crazy Egg’s Hiten Shah
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hiten Shah has a killer track record when comes to creating software products. He and his co-founders have built several multimillion-dollar releases...
209: How Two Fintech Entrepreneurs Found Stable Ground in a Volatile Space, With CoinJar’s Asher Tan and Ryan Zhou
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It only took six hours for Asher Tan and Ryan Zhou to put together the incubator pitch for CoinJar, a vision for a next-gen personal finance account t...
208: How a Charitable Mission and Influencer Marketing Sparked Massive Growth, With Griffin Thall of Pura Vida
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Pura Vida co-founders Griffin Thall and Paul Goodman, a chance meeting with two Native jewelry artisans on a beach in Costa Rica sparked an idea t...
207: BigCommerce Co-Founder Talks Scaling to $100M While Minimizing Risk and Stress
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I’m excited to share a very special interview with you today! Mitchell Harper has been my long-time mentor and coach and a driving force behind Foun...
206: From Animator to Tech Educator, Lynda Weinman Reflects on a $1.5B Exit and Her New Career
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lynda Weinman sold her 20-year company Lynda.com to LinkedIn for $1.5 billion. What is she doing now? She is reinventing herself and enjoying her new ...
205: Finding a Mission and Making the World a Healthier Place, With Munjal Shah of Health IQ
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A health crisis that landed Munjal Shah in the ER turned out to be the catalyst for his next mission: making the world a healthier place. On the day M...