
Blitzscaling a Startup
Julien and Chris interview world class experts on startup building
We're trying to unlearn what we've learned. And learn the new skills we need to blitzscale Julien's next startup together
We analyze learnings using frameworks from the #1 New York Times Bestselling book Blitzscaling which Chris co-authored with Reid Hoffman, founder/CEO of LinkedIn
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Latest episodes

Nov 3, 2023 • 44min
Startups shouldn't solve a problem?!
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

Oct 7, 2023 • 1h 2min
The actual secret to company culture
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

Jun 6, 2023 • 31min
Don't avoid competition. Get bad competition
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

May 23, 2023 • 23min
What do you do when employees loose faith?
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

May 8, 2023 • 25min
What's the real way to get funded by VCs?
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

May 1, 2023 • 20min
How do I get people to pay me?
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

Apr 25, 2023 • 26min
Know if you're learning. Or scaling
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

Apr 11, 2023 • 27min
Which type of customers do startups need to build for?
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

Mar 28, 2023 • 26min
Can you build a team without an idea?
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

Mar 20, 2023 • 17min
What's step 1 for a startup?
Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling
We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator
The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach
It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb
It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook
It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again
What’s the Blitzscaling approach?
It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets”
It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry”
Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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