The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan
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Hear the stories, learn the proven methods, and accelerate your growth and future through entrepreneurship. Welcome to The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan.
About the show:
For over a decade, The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan has been a leading entrepreneurship podcast for open-book conversations with, by, and for founders. Whether you're starting, building, or dreaming about your business, The Foundr Podcast is where you can access experienced founders who've been in your shoes to learn their proven methods, lessons from failure, and inspirational stories.
Past guests include Emma Grede, Mark Cuban, Neil Patel, Kendra Scott, Alex Hormozi, Trinny Woodall, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, Amy Porterfield, Ed Mylett, Michelle Zatlyn, Reid Hoffman, Scooter Braun, Dany Garcia, Marc Lore, Ariana Huffington, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, and many more.
About the host:
Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr and the creator of The Foundr Podcast. 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. In the past decade, Chan's built Foundr into a global leader in entrepreneurial education, helping tens of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses.
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About the show:
For over a decade, The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan has been a leading entrepreneurship podcast for open-book conversations with, by, and for founders. Whether you're starting, building, or dreaming about your business, The Foundr Podcast is where you can access experienced founders who've been in your shoes to learn their proven methods, lessons from failure, and inspirational stories.
Past guests include Emma Grede, Mark Cuban, Neil Patel, Kendra Scott, Alex Hormozi, Trinny Woodall, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, Amy Porterfield, Ed Mylett, Michelle Zatlyn, Reid Hoffman, Scooter Braun, Dany Garcia, Marc Lore, Ariana Huffington, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, and many more.
About the host:
Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr and the creator of The Foundr Podcast. 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. In the past decade, Chan's built Foundr into a global leader in entrepreneurial education, helping tens of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses.
Need help with your business?
Visit foundr.com/foundrplustrial to join a global community of entrepreneurs, gain access to proven strategies, and fast-track your business growth confidently.
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Oct 6, 2021 • 43min
378: Hosting Steve Jobs and Birthing Giants with Scaling Up’s Verne Harnish
After growing up around a failed family business, Verne Harnish was determined to use his experience to help young entrepreneurs succeed. 40 years later, he’s helped startups across the world scale to become multi-million dollar businesses and worked with some of the most famous entrepreneurs of our time. Verne, known as the "Growth Guy,” founded the world-renowned Entrepreneurs' Organization, co-founded the Growth Institute, and has written 2 books including Scaling Up, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits. Listen to Foundr CEO Nathan Chan discuss with Verne about:
Hosting Steve Jobs’ first public speech after being fired from Apple
Why sales is still the best proven way to get to $1 million in revenue
The traits of success he’s learned from entrepreneurs like Mark Cuban, Brad Feld, and Nate Blecharczyk
Remembering “the look” of Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, and Steve Jobs
Why cofounders scale further faster than single founders
Why every entrepreneur needs to be a little crazy
And much more...
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Sep 29, 2021 • 35min
377: Billionaire Investor Tim Draper on Bitcoin, Tesla, and Anticipating the Future
Tim Draper, one of the most successful venture capital investors on the planet, thinks all entrepreneurs should read science fiction. He believes anticipating what the world needs in 15 years is critical to creating an innovative business idea. As the founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and Draper University, Draper has been an early investor in Tesla, Skype, SpaceX, Twitter, Coinbase, and Twitch—just to name a few. The billionaire has also mentored well over 1,000 early-stage investors. Foundr CEO Nathan Chan sat down with Draper to talk about:
The future-focused framework that will help you identify profitable opportunities
How traditional schools fail to prepare entrepreneurs for success
Why entrepreneurs must embrace mistakes
Why the early stages of business should be like throwing a party
The value of focusing “a million miles deep and an inch wide”
The future of blockchain, Bitcoin, and entrepreneurship
And much more...
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Sep 22, 2021 • 52min
376: $1 Billion in Exits and Still Hungry with Catch of the Day’s Gabby Leibovich
Gabby started Catch of the Day in a garage with his brother in 2011. Within 4 years they were Australia’s most viewed online shopping site. Since then, Gabby and his brother have invested in 20 startups and are hungry for more opportunities. In this interview, Foundr CEO Nathan Chan sits down with Gabby to discuss:
Starting his entrepreneurship journey at age 32
The explosive popularity of Catch of the Day
The formula for creating “luck”
How he identifies intrapreneurs within his team
Replicating his business toolbox with other brands
The 1+1=3 concept
And much more...
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Sep 15, 2021 • 59min
375: How to Get a Million YouTube Subscribers with Alpha M’s Aaron Marino
After going bankrupt and losing his business, Aaron Marino launched a men’s lifestyle YouTube channel in 2008. Now he has over 6 million subscribers and is building his channel through sponsorships and ecommerce. Aaron is obsessed with optimizing his videos for YouTube and continues to test and tune to grow his audience. Now he’s ready to share what he’s learned. Aaron joined Foundr CEO Nathan Chan to talk about:
Why thumbnails are the most important part of a YouTube video
Why giving value up front keeps people watching
Why click-through-rate and watch time are the most important metrics for creators
Why being a YouTube creator is like playing golf
The worst mistake a creator can make
How Aaron became a more authentic version of himself on camera
And much more...
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Sep 8, 2021 • 60min
374: Finding the Glam “Gap” for Magnetic Eyelashes with Glamnetic’s Cofounders
Ann McFerran met Kevin Gould at a photoshoot in LA and immediately connected on his shared passion to start a brand. Together they launched Glamnetic in 2019, which sells magnetic and fake eyelash extensions. In their second year, they went from $1 million to $50 million in annual revenue. In this episode of the Foundr podcast, learn how a seemingly “overnight” success was developed through years of commitment to creating an innovative product and a personal brand. Foundr’s CEO Nathan Chan interviews cofounders Ann and Kevin about:
How Ann used her artist background to create a unique product in the market
Why it took a year of product development to create a quality magnetic eyelash
How their magnetized liner “blew people’s minds” in the competitive beauty industry
Being scrappy with product shots and finding free models on Bumble
How Ann used Instagram Stories to share her brand journey and build a loyal customer base
How they turned DMs into a sales prospecting channel
Creating an ecosystem of marketing channels by testing and scaling
And much more…
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Sep 1, 2021 • 1h 4min
373: Unlocking YouTube’s Audience with Ad Pro Tom Breeze
Want to create successful YouTube ad campaigns? Of course you do! YouTube boasts an audience of two billion (yes, billion) monthly users. The right ads can help you reach a big audience, build relationships with prospects, and enjoy a stellar return on ad spend (ROAS). If you need help getting started, this episode of the Foundr podcast will empower you to reap the benefits of YouTube advertising. Foundr’s Nathan Chan sat down with Tom Breeze, founder and CEO of the YouTube ads agency Viewability. Breeze has made a career out of crafting thousands of successful ad campaigns for high-profile clients. And he generously agreed to share his strategies with the Foundr community. Breeze joined Nathan to talk about:
The “Four A’s” that you need to consider while crafting your YouTube ad strategy
The three key elements that make up a solid YouTube ad campaign
Why YouTube is more stable than other social media channels
Whether or not your video ads need to be big-budget productions
The key factors that will position your brand for lasting success on YouTube
Why he’s so excited about the future of YouTube ads
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Aug 25, 2021 • 53min
372: Biotech Billionaire Anne Wojcicki, Cofounder and CEO of 23andMe
You’ve heard data has the power to make or break a business. Nobody knows this more than Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of biotech giant 23andMe. After 15 years of leveraging data to build a game-changing company, Wojcicki made headlines this summer when she became the latest self-made billionaire in the United States. In this episode of the Foundr podcast, learn how the newly minted billionaire built 23andMe from the ground up—plus what the company plans to do next with all that genomic data. Foundr’s Nathan Chan sat down to chat with Wojcicki about:
The moment that inspired her to pursue “the solution to life”
How she became the first woman to achieve billionaire status via a SPAC merger
What it took to provide consumers with never-before-seen access to their genomic data
The marketing plan that inspired customers to buy a product they didn’t know they needed
How she grew her company from a tiny crew in a roof-less “office” to a team of more than 600
What 23andMe plans to do with the genomic data from 11.6 million people and counting
And much more…
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Aug 18, 2021 • 49min
371: Straight Talk on Selling via Amazon with BuyBoxer’s Scott Needham
It’s time to get the facts straight on how you can make money selling on Amazon. Scott Needham, founder of SmartScout and co-founder of BuyBoxer, shares how he built a top 25 worldwide Amazon seller and what practical steps you can take to grow your business on the platform. In this episode of the Foundr podcast, Nathan Chan chats with Scott to discuss:
Why Scott says selling on Amazon is the “Easiest, hardest thing to do”
How he’s sold $250 million worth of products on Amazon
How Scott selects a product or category to sell on Amazon
A step-by-step case study on selling kids yoga mats
Why customers are already searching for your brand on Amazon.
The limitations of Amazon when it comes to customer data, upselling, and retargeting
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Aug 11, 2021 • 53min
370: How to Build a Billion-User App
Prerna Gupta is a serial entrepreneur who entered the tech spotlight when her Songify app hit #1 in the app store. She’s gone on to co-found several startups focused on music, dating, and short stories, and in 2011 Fast Company named her one of the most influential women in technology. She hasn’t slowed down since. Gupta is currently the CEO of Telepathic Inc., which developed the Hooked app. Hooked boasts a list of star-studded investors including Lebron James, Steph Curry, Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Fox, and more. They’re betting on Gupta to disrupt the entire story industry. We chatted with Gupta about some of her biggest entrepreneurial lessons to date, including:
How capitalizing on your success may not look like the typical path
Why taking an unexpected path could lead to your next innovation
How putting yourself out there can create life-changing opportunities
Why you should use an inner barometer to measure the merit of your own ideas
Why resilience is key to finding success in the founder life
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Aug 4, 2021 • 44min
369: How Deputy is Scaling to Reach 1 Million Workplaces Spending $30k on a Website Domain: Ashik Ahmed of Deputy
Ashik Ahmed doesn’t like the term “tech unicorn.” As the CEO and cofounder of Deputy, a homegrown workforce management solution, Ashik’s priority is creating impact for their customers. To date, the company has partnered with 250,000 workplaces across 100 countries. Ashik is aiming for more. In this episode of the Foundr podcast, Nathan Chan chats with Ashik to discuss:
Why Deputy’s goal is to have 1 million on their platform by 2023
How to get investors to chase you
Why founders are like LeBron James
The biggest marketing expense in their first seven years
How Deputy bounced back from the pandemic and aims to grow their staff by 40-50%
And much more...
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