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Founder's Journal

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Jun 13, 2024 • 20min

Navigating Career Pivots (Kyle Hagge, Chief of Staff to the COO at Morning Brew & Co-Host of Per My Last Email)

Kyle Hagge, Chief of Staff at Morning Brew, discusses career pivots on the podcast. He emphasizes the importance of side projects, weak ties, and storytelling for successful transitions. Kyle shares his own journey from avoiding startups to becoming a chief of staff, offering valuable tips for navigating career changes.
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Jun 4, 2024 • 42min

How to Become a Marketing Master (Noah Kagan, Appsumo & Million Dollar Weekend)

Noah Kagan, marketing master and CEO of Appsumo, shares his repeatable marketing playbook and dissects the marketing strategy for Storyarb. Topics include Twitter-based storytelling, email lists, customer acquisition strategies, the value of Story Arb's copywriting service, and a detailed plan for rapid revenue growth.
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May 28, 2024 • 40min

How to Become Relentless as an Entrepreneur (Kian Sadeghi, Nucleus)

Kian Sadeghi, founder of Nucleus, shares his journey from dropping out of UPenn to building a genetic testing company. He discusses the importance of relentlessness, talent identification, personal tragedy inspiring genomics, and embracing fear and self-belief in entrepreneurship.
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May 21, 2024 • 36min

How to Identify Top 1% Talent (Keith Rabois, Investor in Doordash, YouTube, Airbnb & Lyft)

Legendary investor Keith Rabois discusses how to identify top 1% talent, including founders and employees. Topics include finding undiscovered talent, hiring 'barrels,' and the key traits of 10X founders. Learn about the importance of domain expertise in funding founders and uncovering hidden talent for startup success.
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May 14, 2024 • 31min

How to Use Entrepreneurship to Propel Personal Growth (Jesse Pujji, Ampush & Gateway X)

Jesse Pujji, co-founder of Ampush, shares insights on using entrepreneurship for personal growth. Topics include Zone of Genius, five levels of motivation, and context vs content. The conversation explores fear-based motivation, conscious leadership, intrinsic motivation in the workplace, finding your zone of genius, and personal growth exercises.
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May 7, 2024 • 34min

How to Reverse Engineer Great Business Ideas (Sam Parr, The Hustle & Hampton)

Sam Parr, expert at reverse engineering business ideas, shares tools and frameworks for finding and vetting the best businesses. Topics include launching businesses, targeting startup customers, analyzing annual reports for insights, and reverse engineering successful businesses for innovative ideas.
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Apr 30, 2024 • 24min

Founder’s Journal’s Next Chapter

The podcast discusses the future of Founder's Journal and aims to be the top entrepreneurship show. It explores the challenges and changes in the podcast's journey, evolving podcast format, success strategies, and transitioning to an interview format for valuable entrepreneurial insights.
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Apr 23, 2024 • 31min

My New Business

The host discusses rediscovering purpose post-exit and launching their new business, sharing details on ideation, customer acquisition, early challenges, pivots, finding a co-founder, and key lessons. They explore transitioning from CEO to managing a portfolio, overcoming challenges in customer retention, evolving business services, and navigating growth challenges while emphasizing hiring strategically and finding fulfillment.
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Apr 16, 2024 • 33min

Why I Stepped Down As CEO

Exploring the emotional journey of stepping down as CEO, transitioning from operational to strategic focus, and navigating the aftermath of the decision. The speaker discusses struggles with identity, motivation, and self-worth, along with seeking fulfillment and self-discovery post transition.
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Apr 9, 2024 • 27min

Why We Sold Morning Brew

Exploring the journey of selling Morning Brew, discussing valuation, growth, and personal reflections. Delving into the decision-making process, financial freedom vs. family responsibility, and trusting gut instincts in strategic partnerships. Reflecting on the emotional challenges of selling a business and transitioning roles.

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