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How I Built This

Episode summaries:
Miscellaneous

Jim Koch on Finding Product-Market Fit

July 5, 2025

Jim Koch helps founders unlock customer insight for growth.

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Strategy

Startup Advice from Beauty Pie’s Marcia Kilgore

July 3, 2025

Marcia Kilgore helps founders scale, take risks, and thrill customers.

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Strategy

The $600K Pivot That Built Talenti

July 2, 2025

Josh Hochschuler turned a failed gelato shop into a national brand with grit, persistence, and iconic packaging.

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Strategy

How UNTUCKit Fixed Shirt Fit Forever

June 27, 2025

Chris Riccobono shares how UNTUCKit became a fashion success after early failures.

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Miscellaneous

Startup Advice from Method’s Eric Ryan

June 26, 2025

Eric Ryan helps founders with funding, scaling, and mentorship.

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Fundraising

Startup Decisions with Perry Chen

June 16, 2025

Kickstarter's Perry Chen helps three founders weigh big choices.

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Building

Turning Homemade Bars Into a National Brand

June 10, 2025

Bill and Leigh Keith share how Perfect Bar went big.

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Strategy

Building Tatcha from Kyoto to $500M Exit

June 9, 2025

Vicky Tsai shares how Japanese beauty rituals inspired Tatcha's success.

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Miscellaneous

Startup Advice from Sir Kensington's Founder

June 5, 2025

Mark Ramadan helps early founder solve growth, retail, and scaling challenges.

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Miscellaneous

Startup Advice from Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn

May 31, 2025

Luis von Ahn helps founders with hiring, products, and scaling.

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Miscellaneous

Startup Growth Advice from a Sports CEO

May 30, 2025

Steve Holmes helps founders tackle marketing, strategy, and tariffs.

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Strategy

Startup Advice from Richard Branson

May 28, 2025

Branson answers founders' questions on growth, marketing, and scaling.

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Miscellaneous

How Substack Empowers Independent Writers

May 28, 2025

Substack founders share how they help writers succeed outside legacy media.

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Building

Building Calm: From App Idea to $2B Valuation

May 26, 2025

How Calm grew from skepticism to 180M downloads and $2B value.

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Strategy

How to Scale Your Small Business

May 25, 2025

Experts advise entrepreneurs on scaling food, fashion, and retail.

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Hiring

How Tecovas Built a Cowboy Boot Empire

May 19, 2025

Founder Paul Hedrick shares how Tecovas grew from DTC boots to a $300M brand.

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Strategy

Startup Advice from Rivian's RJ Scaringe

May 15, 2025

RJ Scaringe helps founders grow ideas, quit jobs, scale fast.

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Strategy

From Cars to Cat Litter Innovation

May 7, 2025

Brad Baxter built a $300M startup with a self-cleaning litter box.

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Strategy

How Hexclad Built a $500M Cookware Brand

April 30, 2025

Danny Winer shares how Hexclad revolutionized cookware with hybrid tech.

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Strategy

How Snapchat Disrupted Communication

April 27, 2025

Evan Spiegel shares Snapchat's journey from a Stanford project to a $13B company.

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Miscellaneous

Founders' Toughest Growth Decisions

April 26, 2025

Jonathan Neman helps founders scale smartly without losing their brand.

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Strategy

Building PayPal with Max Levchin

April 20, 2025

Max Levchin shares how he co-founded PayPal and launched Affirm.

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Miscellaneous

Startup Advice from Zumba’s Alberto Perlman

April 19, 2025

Alberto Perlman offers real-world business advice to 3 founders.

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Strategy

Startup Advice from RXBAR’s Peter Rahal

April 18, 2025

RXBAR’s co-founder helps early-stage founders with key growth tips.

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Strategy

Startup Advice from Bonobos Founder Andy Dunn

April 17, 2025

Andy Dunn offers guidance to early-stage founders on branding, distribution, and business growth.

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