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Founder's Journal

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Sep 29, 2023 • 14min

What I Do When I’m Feeling Lost

Alex Lieberman, entrepreneur, discusses the journey of feeling lost and unfulfilled despite success, the search for identity and purpose, and the ongoing struggle with finding direction in life. They share paths to take when feeling lost and the thought process for finding purpose and climbing their 'second mountain'.
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Sep 27, 2023 • 17min

The Biggest Issue with Product-Market Fit

The podcast explores the importance of product-market fit for startups and introduces a single metric for measuring it. It discusses different definitions of product-market fit and their limitations. The episode also delves into measuring and optimizing product-market fit through customer surveys and analyzing feedback for product improvement.
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Sep 25, 2023 • 12min

How to Find the “Suck” in Businesses

Learn how to find the 'suck' in businesses by identifying painful problems, and the importance of research and filtering reviews. Explore the process of narrowing down and selecting key problems to solve, with a focus on therapy-related issues such as career burnout and lack of training.
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Sep 22, 2023 • 16min

Why Personal Holding Companies are the Hottest Trend

Exploring the concept of personal holding companies and their recent popularity. Discussing trends like work-life balance, self-actualization, and modularization of companies. Exploring trends in entrepreneurship including generative AI, bootstrapped giants, and the growth of marketplaces. Tackling risks of product and talent scarcity, strategy of taking it slow, and expertise in audience building and CEO coaching.
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Sep 20, 2023 • 30min

Why Coffee Chats Have Energized My Ideas

The podcast discusses the progress towards achieving product market fit for Storyarb, the importance of coffee chats, lessons from India's startup culture and payment system, exploring regulatory capture, Kevin Ryan's approach to entrepreneurship, and the differences between B2B and B2C creators.
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Sep 18, 2023 • 20min

This Tragedy to Triumph Story is Why I’m an Entrepreneur

Scott Weir, a teacher turned entrepreneur, shares his inspiring journey from homelessness to building a successful workflow consulting agency. This episode explores the power of desperation as a motivating force, the challenges faced by individuals, and the impact of entrepreneurship in improving financial situations.
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Sep 15, 2023 • 19min

8 Businesses I'm Bullish On

In this podcast, the host shares various interesting business ideas, including a workflow agency, sales as a service, sales enablement, public speaking school, tech addiction recovery, combating phone addiction, and an innovative approach to language learning through a text group membership service.
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Sep 13, 2023 • 16min

Why the Paradox of Success Still Haunts Me

Alex Lieberman discusses the Paradox of Success, financial anxiety despite success, and strategies to stay grounded. The podcast explores the motivations and anxieties about money and how striving for success can actually deprive you of freedom.
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Sep 12, 2023 • 29min

An Investor’s Briefing

The podcast explores the current economic and financial landscape, including market volatility and inflation. It provides strategies for navigating an inflationary environment and managing investments. The importance of careful consideration and research before making investment decisions is highlighted. The characteristics and risks of S&P 500 index and Treasury securities are discussed.
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Sep 11, 2023 • 17min

Where I Go For Startup Ideas

The podcast discusses finding startup ideas through identifying market size and demand. Edge City is introduced as a method for generating ideas, with mental health as an example. The concept of 'puddles' and 'oceans' is explained for identifying good startup ideas. The podcast also explores using edge city to reverse the decline of mental health through research and understanding niche markets.

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