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Publisher |: Foundr Media

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Business,; Careers,; Entrepreneurship,; Interview,; Management & Marketing,; Personal Journals,; Startups

Categories Via RSS |: Business,; Entrepreneurship,; Marketing

We interview hard to reach entrepreneurs. (Mark Cuban, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, Gary Vaynerchuk, & many more).

Unlike most podcast interview series Nathan 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. So from launching Foundr Magazine he's gone out and spoken to some of the most successful entrepreneurs and founders in the world to find out exactly what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur, so YOU can learn from them.

Why this podcast? Because we're asking the same questions you want to know as an entrepreneur on their journey to building an extremely successful business. We're on the front-lines facing the daily battles you are. How do I get more customers? How do I scale my business? I want to start a business, but just don't know where to start? How did this person get millions of customers and make millions of dollars and have a such a massive impact on the world?

Some of these entrepreneurs are very well known, and some not known at all and that’s the cool part! Here we will share with you our best interviews from Foundr magazine showcasing this persons processes, failures, critical lessons learnt and actionable strategies showing YOU how to build a successful business. This is NOT your AVERAGE everyday entrepreneurship podcast.

We've also interviewed many successful game changing podcasters like Jim Kwik, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, Joel Brown & many more!

People |: Nathan Chan (@nathanhchan)
Country Of Origin |: Australia
Produced In |: Melbourne, Victoria
Premiere Date |: 2014-11-09
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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456 Available Episodes (456 Total) / Average duration: 00:51:15

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Apr 21, 2023

01:03:52

Jim McKelvey was a glassblower when he created the idea for the payment platform Square (now Block, Inc.). He was furious that he couldn’t accept certain credit cards as an artist and contacted a former colleague and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey to solve the problem. What took three weeks to build became a three-year journey of creating Square into a banking disruptor inspired by McKelvey’s frustrations. In the 15 years since McKelvey teamed up with Dorsey, Square has grown into a billion-dollar business and beat the world’s best company at absorbing startups—Amazon.

Listen to Nathan and Jim discuss:

Hitting it off with Dorsey when he was his summer intern
Realizing how many laws they were breaking with Square
Convincing the banking industry to accept Square
Taking on Amazon and winning
Researching unbeatable companies throughout history
Why he wrote the book The Innovation Stack
How to pitch a product
Why it’s better to copy than innovate
His new foundr course
Plus, excerpts from our live community event
And much more innovation advice...

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Apr 14, 2023

00:48:19

Kirin Sinha never wanted to run a startup. She was on a secure path in academics when her research into augmented reality (AR) showed her a vision of the future. So, at 25 years old, Sinha launched Illumix, an AR technology and media company focused on developing immersive experiences for mobile. To date, Illumix has secured $31M in venture capital funding, including investment from acclaimed director Michael Bay. In this episode, you’ll learn how to invest in the metaverse and lead a business with a vision toward the future.

Listen to Nathan and Kirin discuss:

Why Illumix is “metaverse insurance”
How Star Wars inspired her research
Getting accepted into Disney’s accelerator
Creating a Fright Night at Freddy’s prototype
The hype cycle around the metaverse
Why you should invest in 3D assets over 2D
How digital twins can help ecommerce businesses
How director Michael Bay became an investor
Why she thinks of fundraising as dating
Framing goal setting as learning
Why you should give your opinion last
And much more metaverse business advice…

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Apr 07, 2023

00:54:01

Have you felt the pain yet? Eventually, all founders face a battle with burnout or anxiety. So, where do you go when the momentum is drained? How do you stop treading water every day? In this episode, Nathan Chan and Dan Martell open up about the pain they’ve experienced trying to build successful businesses. Martell is an entrepreneur, angel investor, thought leader, and founder of SaaS Academy, the No. 1 coaching program for SaaS companies. He’ll teach you healthy strategies from his new book BUY BACK YOR TIME, so you can learn to integrate your work and life.

Nathan and Dan discuss:

How a rehab program saved his life
How he first got into SaaS
The three levels of time trades
Work/life integration and emotional shrapnel
How to build a perfect week
How to work through burnout
The “buyback” principle and loop
4 ways to create leverage in your time
The 1-3-1 method
And much more advice on founder health...

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Mar 31, 2023

00:45:26

Roland Peralta was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2010. So, he researched a botanical that could keep his symptoms at bay and inadvertently improved his hair quality. Over dinner, future co-founder and friend Giorgos Tseti shared his hair loss struggles and that he was looking for an organic solution. Their initial research turned into a 10-year relationship that’s built Nutrafol into the #1 dermatology-recommended hair growth supplement in America.

Listen to Nathan and Roland discuss:

The challenges of his businesses in fashion and beauty
What is “biohacking,” and using it for Nutrafol
How stress became the problem and solution for Nutrafol
Self-funding Nutrafol by eating beans and rice
Why one vulnerable article 10x Nutrafol’s monthly sales
Developing a seeding strategy with health professionals
Why conferences are the best place to get product endorsements
How to temper the expectations of the customers
Fiscal responsibility as a startup
And much more clinical product advice…

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Mar 24, 2023

00:58:22

How can you build a sustainability-driven business? By solving a global problem. Jordy and Julia Kay’s former careers in winemaking and architecture led to recognizing plastic waste’s impact on the planet. In 2019, the couple launched Great Wrap, working with Monash University to create the only compostable stretch wrap made from food waste. In 2022, they received $24 million in series A funding to help reach their 10-year vision of a world where plastic doesn’t exist.

Listen to Nathan discuss with Jory and Julia about:

Falling hard into a personal and business relationship
Partnering with a university for commercial product research
How licensing and partnering helped Great Wrap scale faster
Building a pilot factory from scratch
The benefits of being both a B2B and DTC business
The risk and reward of being an impact-driven business
Advice for going into business with a significant other
How to raise funding as a manufacturing startup
And much more impact-driven business advice…

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Mar 17, 2023

00:55:56

Ten years ago, Nathan Chan started Foundr Magazine to discover what it takes to build a successful business. A decade on, he’s learned the sacrifice, victories, and obstacles that it takes to create a company of value for a global community of students. In this special episode, foundr’s contributing editor, Luke Ferris, puts Chan on the hot seat to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of foundr.

Listen to Luke and Nathan discuss:

Nathan’s childhood and first jobs
The origins of foundr
Discovering a feeling of euphoria with foundr
How he overcame burnout
Memorable interviews over the decade
What he’s learned from foundr students
How he’s changed as a person and leader
What’s next for foundr
And more founder advice…

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Mar 10, 2023

00:42:13

Kathryn Finney started her first business at age nine, selling friendship bracelets to her older brother’s friends. She’s a Yale graduate and started and exited multiple media companies, including her groundbreaking The Budget Fashionista. Even with her resume of accolades, Finney faced prejudice in the startup world just because of her gender and race. So in 2020, she used her two decades of entrepreneurship experience to start Genius Guild. This venture fund invests in black entrepreneurs building scalable businesses that serve black communities and beyond. Finney is also the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Build the Damn Thing: How to Build a Successful Company When You’re Not a Rich White Guy. In addition, she was the first black woman business author at Portfolio/Penguin Books.

Listen to Nathan and Kathryn discuss:

Making $75 per week selling bracelets as a 9-year-old
What her rugby career taught her about building teams
Building and exiting her fashion blog during web 1.0
How digitalundivided served as the MVP of Genius Guild
How the pandemic and George Floyd’s death led to Genius Guild
What she looks for in potential founders
Building your own rules of entrepreneurship
How to go through periods of adversity
And much more advice for founders…

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Mar 03, 2023

00:59:45

Jess Hatzis is the co-founder of frank body, the world's leading coffee-based skincare company, and ad agency Willow & Blake. In 10 years, Jess has built frank body from “that brand on Instagram” to a global beauty brand with over 6 million customers. Learn the origins of the #frankeffect brand voice, starting a business with friends, and shifting from ecommerce to retail.

Listen to Nathan and Jess discuss:

Quitting her job and starting Willow & Blake with her best friend
Starting frank body as a case study
Creating the first-person #frankeffect brand voice
Does influencer marketing still work?
The challenge of adapting to TikTok
Mixing business and friendships
When Ariana Grande copied them
Moving from the “Instagram brand” stereotype
Advice for working founder moms
Copywriting fundamentals
And much more beauty business advice…

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Feb 24, 2023

00:49:55

Brian Littlefield is the co-founder and chief product officer of JOCKO FUEL, which creates nutritional supplements and beverages in partnership with retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink. Littlefield and his business partner first met Jocko through their business, Origin US, which was planning to launch a line of health supplements. Jocko wanted in. Learn how Littlefield led the product development process and created a standout supplement business around Willink’s powerful personal brand.

Listen to Nathan and Brian discuss:

How obesity changed his life
His first impressions of Jocko Willink
How to make business partnerships work
Building a business around a personal brand
Dealing with the crazy growth of Jacko Fuel
How to advertise health supplements
Why you shouldn’t put value in follower count
Why he embraced the “mad scientist” label
Skills from jiu-jitsu that translates to business
How to develop a strong mentality
And much more product development advice…

This episode is powered by 99designs by Vista, a global creative platform that makes it easy for you to work with professional freelance designers from around the world.

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Feb 17, 2023

00:54:00

Suneera Madhani is the CEO and founder of the all-in-platform transaction platform Stax. She’s listed on Fortune’s prestigious 40 Under 40 list, a recipient of EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year award, and host of CEO School, a top 25 entrepreneur podcast with a 300,000 female-listener community. Last year, Stax became a unicorn startup with a billion-dollar valuation. But for Madhani, it’s not about milestones–it’s the journey. Learn about her incredible journey from the daughter of immigrants to a CEO breaking barriers in a male-dominated fintech startup industry.

Listen to Nathan and Suneera discuss:

Her upbringing with entrepreneurial immigrant parents
What she learned from working at her family businesses
Her subscription pitch getting rejected by her bosses
Starting a business with family and friend's capital
Proving out a hypothesis with a scrappy MVP
Fundraising in a male-dominated fintech community
Her “3 minds” for decision making
Mentorship and building a trusted team
Starting her podcast and supporting female founders
And much more fintech and startup advice…

This episode is powered by 99designs by Vista, a global creative platform that makes it easy for you to work with professional freelance designers from around the world.

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Apr 21 | 01:03:52

456: How to Build an Unbeatable Business with Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey

Apr 14 | 00:48:19

455: How to Use the Metaverse for Your Business with Kirin Sinha of Illumix

Apr 07 | 00:54:01

454: How Founders Can Buy Back Time with Dan Martell of SaaS Academy

Mar 31 | 00:45:26

453: How to “Biohack” a Supplement Business with Roland Peralta of Nutrafol

Mar 24 | 00:58:22

452: Growing a Sustainable Business (and Relationship) with Great Wrap Co-Founders Jordy and Julia Kay

Mar 17 | 00:55:56

451: Burnout, Scaling, and Going Global: Nathan Chan on Foundr's 10-Year Anniversary

Mar 10 | 00:42:13

450: Write Your Own Rules with Kathryn Finney of Genius Guild

Mar 03 | 00:59:45

449: Moving Beyond “That Brand on Instagram” with Jess Hatzis of frank body

Feb 24 | 00:49:55

448: Create a Brand People Can Trust with Brian Littlefield of JOCKO FUEL

Feb 17 | 00:54:00

447: How Suneera Madhani Trusted Her Intuition and Built Stax into a Unicorn Startup

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