Random Founder Podcasts

Welcome to Ten Years Years In The Making – a podcast for operating founders who want to learn how to successfully build and scale a direct-to-consumer e-commerce business. I’m your host, Adam Robinson, Founder and CEO of Retention.com. Over the past 2.5 years, my company has gone from $0-$14M ARR with 6 people and zero funding. Prior to that, I bootstrapped Robly Email Marketing to an 8 figure exit. For over 10 years, I’ve been starting, scaling, and selling companies, and through this podcast, I plan to help others do the same. Join me, as I interview operating Founders of high-growth direct-to-consumer eCommerce companies, mainly in the Shopify Plus ecosystem, about how they got to where they are today, what their endgame is, and how YOU can model their success. In each interview, we’ll discuss origin stories, bootstrapping vs VC funding, acquisition strategy, deal structure, and how to successfully lead an eCommerce business to a future exit. For more information, visit https://retention.com/

Categories: Business

Tags: acquisitionstrategy, adamrobinson, bootstrapping, business, copywriting, dealstructure, digitalmarketing, directtoconsumer, eCommerce, emailmarketing, entrepreneurship, Founder, marketing, raisingmoney, Shopify, shopifyplus, startup, Venturecapital

We interview hard to reach entrepreneurs. (Mark Cuban, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, Gary Vaynerchuk, & many more). Unlike most podcast interview series Nathan Chan literally started from knowing nothing. He was just an average guy working in a 9-5 job he utterly hated. He knew nothing about entrepreneurship, nothing about startups, nothing about marketing, and nothing about online or how to build a business. So from launching Foundr Magazine he’s gone out and spoken to some of the most successful entrepreneurs and founders in the world to find out exactly what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur, so YOU can learn from them. Why this podcast? Because we’re asking the same questions you want to know as an entrepreneur on their journey to building an extremely successful business. We’re on the front-lines facing the daily battles you are. How do I get more customers? How do I scale my business? I want to start a business, but just don’t know where to start? How did this person get millions of customers and make millions of dollars and have a such a massive impact on the world? Some of these entrepreneurs are very well known, and some not known at all and that’s the cool part! Here we will share with you our best interviews from Foundr magazine showcasing this persons processes, failures, critical lessons learnt and actionable strategies showing YOU how to build a successful business. This is NOT your AVERAGE everyday entrepreneurship podcast. We’ve also interviewed many successful game changing podcasters like Jim Kwik, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, Joel Brown & many more!

Categories: Business

Tags: business, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, Founder, growth, leadership, marketing, marketinggrowth, Podcast, socialmedia, startingabusiness, startup, success

Hosted by Will Little (wclittle.com), Ventures is an audio/video podcast devoted to exploring entrepreneurial stories, market landscapes, and problem spaces to inspire the next generation of venture builders and investors.

Categories: Business

Tags: entrepreneurship, Founder, founders, investor, investors, small business, startups, venture, venture capital

Join Brandon Stover, founder of Plato University, as he questions everything in life to challenge the way you think. Every change in the world starts with one person. Through narrated essays and intellectual interviews, this podcast will equip you with practical philosophies, new perspectives, and modern understandings of global issues so that change can start with you. It will help you to become a more critical thinker, find purpose in your life, and discover why you would want to take action in changing the world. “They push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs

Categories: Education, Society & Culture

Tags: business for good, change creator, changemaker, conscious capitalism, conscious consumers, do good, do gooder, Founder, impact, inspire, Philosophy, Psychology, purpose, self help, social enterprise, social entrepreneur, social innovators, sociology, startup

Their tech. Their products. Their stories. In a tech startup, how do you get from an idea on the back of a napkin to a fully functioning product? Code Story is a podcast featuring tech leaders, reflecting the roads they travelled and the products they created. On the show, we interview tech visionaries, digging into the critical moments of what it takes to change an industry, and build (and lead) a team that has your back. Hosted by Noah Labhart, this show is a window into the digital startup world. In their own words, tech veterans share what it feels like to create a world class product, how to recover from critical mistakes, and how to scale your solution to the masses.

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Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Shawn Frayne grew up dreaming of being an inventor. His heroes were the inventors of yore, like Thomas Edison and Tesla. Growing up, he was inspired by TV shows and movies, like Beyond 2000 and Back to the Future 2 – specifically, when Marty McFly gets eaten by the holographic shark. Believe it or not, to kick back and relax – he likes to have a cold beer and think about inventing other things… though he is fine with cheap beer, and has even been lovingly called Frugal Frayne by his team. Shawn recalls that Edison once said, All you need to invent is an imagination and a pile of junk – and he lives by that, with the added part of having his kids around in the mix. He studied physics at MIT, and post graduation, while everyone was heading to Silicon Valley, he was curious if anyone could still be an inventor. He decided to pursue this dream, and eventually cycled back to the inspiration from back to the future – the hologram. This is the creation story of Looking Glass Factory. Sponsors * Best Self ( https://bestself.co/ ) – Use Promo Code CODESTORY for 20% off Links * https://lookingglassfactory.com ( https://lookingglassfactory.com/ ) * https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-frayne-411b651 * https://www.crunchbase.com/person/shawn-frayne * https://medium.com/@TWiStartups/shawn-frayne-co-founder-ceo-of-looking-glass-factory-2081ef3ebeb2 Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts ( https://ratethispodcast.com/codestory ) ! Amazing tools we use: * If you want the best publishing platform for your podcast, with amazing support & people – use Transistor.fm ( https://transistor.fm/?via=code-story ). * Want to record your remote interviews with class? Then, you need to use Squadcast ( https://squadcast.fm/?ref=noahlabhart ). * Code Story uses the 1-click product ClipGain ( https://clipgain.io/?utm_campaign=clipgain&utm_medium=episode&utm_source=codestory ) , sign up now to get 3hrs of podcast processing time FREE! Credits: Season 3 of Code Story is hosted and produced by Noah Labhart. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-story/id1466861744 ) , Spotify ( https://open.spotify.com/show/0f5HGQ2EPd63H83gqAifXp ) , Pocket Casts ( https://pca.st/Z1k7 ) , Google Play ( https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?apn=com.google.android.music&ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fmusic%2Fm%2FIcdmshauh7jgmkjmh6iu3wd4oya%3Ft%3DCode_Story%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16 ) , Breaker ( https://www.breaker.audio/code-story ) , YouTube ( https://youtube.com/channel/UCgjZsiUDp-oKY_ffHc5AUpQ ) , or the podcasting app of your choice. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Categories: Business, Technology

Tags: co-founder, creative, cto, design, Founder, product, startup, story, team, tech, Technology

Starting a business can be challenging and if you build it, the customers won’t necessarily come. Conor McCarthy, entrepreneur and coach, interviews business builders on their First 10 Customers to find out who they were, how they found them, how they talked to them, and what effect they had on their business. From idea validation to market traction, The First 10 Podcast describes what the path of selling to the First 10 Customers (and beyond) looks like.

Categories: Business, Education

Tags: bootstrapper, business, customers, entrepreneurship, Founder, freelancer, marketing, sales, startup

Translation is the process of turning basic scientific research into therapies that cure disease, new sources of energy that heal the planet, and other things that move the world forward. The Translation Podcast takes a deep dive into scientific advancements with a massive potential to improve society. We talk directly with the people advancing the science with their own hands and minds, and focus on how we can translate the science from the bench to the benefit of all. Initially centered on biology and synthetic biology, we’ll talk with the most promising young scientists in the field. We aim to demystify the science for a general audience and to shine a light on how great science turns into great business. We hope these discussions will inspire scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors to help commercialize breakthrough research. If you’re an author of an upcoming paper in biology or know of any interesting papers dropping soon and want to hear from the authors, drop us an email at translation@50y.com.

Categories: Business, Science, Technology

Tags: 50y, biology, fifty years, Founder, impact, paper, PhD, publication, research, science, spinout, synbio, translation

Embark on a transformative journey with Stephanie Postles and Albert Chou as they venture into the realm of entrepreneurship, finance, personal growth, health, and contrarian thinking. Every episode offers vital lessons for the driven executive or entrepreneur, equipping you with an expansive skillset applicable to your day-to-day life. Elevate your career, health, finances, relationships, and wisdom, one episode at a time. This is not just a podcast; it’s a crucial touchpoint in your personal development. Give it a listen – your future self will thank you. Every week, new insights await your discovery. Subscribe now.

Categories: Business, Education, News

Tags: abundant thinking, ai, alternative wellness, Bitcoin, business, business leader, Business News, business owner, c-suite, CEO, chat gpt, crypto, cryptocurrency, Education, emotional intelligence, entrepreneurship, Executive, Finance, Founder, happiness, health, investing, life learning, manifestation, marketing leader, News, personal development, plant medicine, stock market, tech, Technology, Thought Leadership, Wealth, wellness, woman ceo, Woman Leader

A weekly podcast by Josh Pigford, founder of Baremetrics, on his journey growing a startup.

Categories: Business, Technology

Tags: analytics, blog, blogcasting, blogging, bootstrap, business, capital, entrepreneur, forecasting, Founder, funding, growth hacking, insights, internet business, medium business, Metrics, payment, Revenue, SaaS, small business, startup, Stripe, vc

Think Like a Founder is a series of conversations with leaders, thinkers, inventors, revolutionaries, problem-solvers, and smart, nice people. Hosted by Maureen Taylor, co-founder of SNP Communications, this podcast dives deeper into a founder’s mindset and mentality — what makes them tick? The curiosity. The relentlessness. The crazy. The sacrifice. The loneliness. Host, Maureen Taylor (or Mo, as most know her) started SNP Communications with her husband, Renn Vara more than 25 years ago, during the birth of Silicon Valley. Since then, they’ve been behind the scenes, supporting the world’s top companies to grow and mature through the art of authentic communication.Mo looks at what it means to think like a founder. Why? Because, she believes great leaders can change the world.

Categories: Business, Education, Technology

Tags: 519288, communication, entrepreneur, Founder, mindset, Technology

What comes after the ultimate success? You look around the room. It’s filled with other super successful founders and C-Suite execs raising their glasses to celebrate the sale of your business. But you feel empty. Why? Isn’t this what success is supposed to look like? Isn’t this what success does look like? Turns out, the answer’s more complicated than you thought. Because the success you and everyone else in the room have been chasing is an illusion. We call it The Matrix. It’s the success we’ve all been told is the ultimate goal. And you’ve achieved it — only to discover that there’s nothing on the other side. At least nothing you recognize. You don’t have answers to the big questions you’ve been too hyperfocused to ask: Is this it? Was it all worth it? Now what? It seems like you’re alone. You’re not. The Founders Exit Paradox is plaguing the society of Newly Exited Operators (NEOs). You’re used to achieving the highest level of success. You’re not used to feeling vulnerable, uncertain, or confused about your purpose. And you’re certainly not used to talking about self-doubt. At least not out loud. Your post-success journey starts here. As someone who chased after the same illusion you did, we know how hard — and how humbling — it is to reach out for guidance. But we don’t want you to feel as empty and lost as we did while we made the journey from success to fulfillment. When you’re ready to take the Red Pill, you should know you have a trusted guide. Someone who can relate to what you’re going through and talk in a language you understand. Join Jerome Myers as we explore the Founders Exit Paradox of our guests!

Categories: Business, Health & Fitness

Tags: dream realization, entrepreneur, Founder, health, matrix, prosperity, red pill, relationship, self image, significance, Transformation

VentureForth gives you a glimpse into the cutting edge world of venture capital and startups, and follows the journeys, trials, and tribulations of some of the most exciting entrepreneurs and investors. Learn about how our guests got their start, what led them to where they are today, and the exciting products and services they’re investing in or building for the future.

Categories: Technology

Tags: entrepreneurship, Founder, investing, Podcast, product, startups, vc, Venturecapital, ventureforth

What do you do if you’re a corporate executive in your 30s, 40s or beyond, have kids, a mortgage – and have this undeniable desire to start a company? Execepreneur covers the journey from successful corporate executive to entrepreneur. We navigate the transition from accomplished corporate leader to launching, building and growing your first business. We interview successful, high growth executives that have made the leap, like Matthew Lieber from Gimlet and Startup, Gary Swart from oDesk, and many others that have left McKinsey & Co., Boston Consulting Group, Microsoft, IBM, investment banking, hedge funds and more.

Categories: Business

Tags: banking, business, CEO, consulting, csuite, entrepreneur, execepreneur, Executive, Founder, investment, launchandlead, Management

This is an archive show (Episode 1-300 only). For the newest episodes, subscribe to the regular podcast Optimal Business Daily in your favorite podcast app!

Categories: Business, Education, Technology

Tags: best, blog, business, daily, day, design, ebook, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Finance, Founder, freelance, Good, graphic, habit, help, hustle, inspiration, life, lifestyle, marketing, mind, Motivation, passi, performance, post, productivity, read, Reading, side, small, Smart, startup

There is an unmeasurable depth in the business world that keeps on evolving and we feel like we are just starting to know this business world and this podcast will be all about that. Always exploring the unexplored depths of the business world, and starting to know is part of your journey.

Categories: Business

Tags: Branding, business, CEO, entrepreneur, Founder, funding, growth, hustle, investment, ishusingh, marketing, SaaS, startups, Strategies, success, tech

A weekly podcast that looks inside the minds of entrepreneurs and at the crossover of startups, enterprise, finance, technology and life as we know it, hosted by early-stage startup investor Pete Townsend.

Categories: Technology

Tags: entrepreneur, Founder, startup, ventures

BioBoss is a podcast about leadership in the biopharma community. Hear directly from the founders and CEOs of today’s most innovative companies. Listen in as Wyant Simboli Principal and branding veteran John Simboli poses the questions “What drives you? How do you create change? Why should people care?” to biopharma leaders and hear insights on this rapidly developing field.

Categories: Business, Science

Tags: BioBoss, biopharma, biopharmaceuticals, Biotech, CEO, Founder, Innovation, interview, leadership, pharmaceutical

Flux is a podcast about the pioneers building companies at the frontier of technology. This series of interviews goes beyond the soundbites, allowing some of the most interesting players in technology to share their insider expertise and explain the challenges they face in building the future. Hosted by Alice Lloyd George.

Categories: Business, Technology

Tags: Founder, future, pioneer, startup, Technology