Founders & Building Companies

Founder stories, strategy, products, scaling and lessons from operators.

19 episodes

~5 min read1:02:53

The 12 Years that Changed Steve Jobs

Geoffrey Cain1 Sept 202649.9K views
~5 min read1:39:17

The Business Lessons That Made Him Billions

Brad Jacobs4 Aug 2026127.2K views
~5 min read1:09:29

FarmVille Creator: The Hidden Path to Successful Products

Mark Pincus2 Jun 202621.1K views
~5 min read1:49:39

A Conversation with Robinhood co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev

Vlad Tenev3 Mar 202613.3K views
~5 min read1:42:44

Lessons from Building Panera, CAVA, and Au Bon Pain | Ron Shaich

Ron Shaich11 Nov 202514.5K views
~5 min read1:43:51

Tracy Britt Cool: On Working for Warren Buffett and Building Great Businesses

Tracy Britt Cool14 Oct 202534.7K views
~5 min read0:59:14

The Man Who Said No to Rupert Murdoch: Barry Diller on Power, Media, and Getting Rich at 80

Barry Diller30 Sept 20257.8K views
~4 min read1:39:41

Ryan Petersen: Building Flexport into a $3B Logistics Giant

Ryan Petersen5 Aug 202527.6K views
~6 min read1:45:38

The President of Shopify on AI, Scaling, & High Agency | Harley Finkelstein

Harley Finkelstein8 Jul 202512.5K views
~4 min read1:56:08

This Boring Business Made him a Billionaire

David Heacock18 Feb 202534.6K views
~4 min read0:49:10

The Man Who Built Gap, J.Crew, and Old Navy Explains How He Spots Winners | Mickey Drexler

Mickey Drexler4 Feb 202521.5K views
~5 min read2:09:13

John Mackey: What I Got Right and Wrong Building Whole Foods

John Mackey29 Oct 202415.9K views
~4 min read1:34:48

How he Grew Outway from 0 to 8 figures in 5 years (Nobody Teaches This)

Rob Fraser15 Oct 202411.3K views
~5 min read1:25:16

84-Year-Old Billionaire: How I Turned a Small Blueberry Business into a Global Empire | John Bragg

John Bragg1 Oct 2024232.2K views
~5 min read1:30:06

David Segal: Building David's Tea

David Segal16 Apr 202412.5K views
~4 min read1:35:48

The Relentless Obsession of Brad Jacobs

Brad Jacobs19 Mar 2024415.2K views
~5 min read1:32:13

The Man Who Proved Speed Kills Slow Companies | George Stalk Jr.

George Stalk Jr.2 May 202310.2K views
~6 min read2:36:08

Tobi Lütke: Empowering a World of Rebels | Knowledge Project Podcast

Tobi Lütke15 Nov 202228.7K views
~5 min read1:46:27

Patrick Collison: Philosophies for Running Stripe, Hiring, Decision Making, and Reading

Patrick Collison13 Sept 202219.7K views