The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan
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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220: Building Community as the Foundation for a...
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219: From Bankrupt to Bestseller: How Mike Mich...
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218: Slow Growth and Risk Aversion Wins the Ent...
Listen in as JotForm founder Aytekin Tank discusses how slow growth was the driving factor behind his strong company culture and long-term success.
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217: Mastering the Messy Middle and Finishing S...
Listen in as investor and Behance founder Scott Belsky discusses how startups can persevere, navigate the “messy middle,” and finish strong in the end.
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216: The Art of Creating High-Converting Landin...
Listen in as Oli Gardner, co-founder of Unbounce, discusses the history of the company, his top tips for becoming a better marketer, and golden advice on how to create a landing page that gets his seal of approval.
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215: Navigating the Unpredictable Journey From ...
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214: Nailing Product-Market Fit and Building a ...
Listen in as famed venture capitalist, Stanford instructor, and two-time founder Andy Rachleff discusses the concept of product-market fit (a term he coined), launching and improving products, and so much more.
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213: Overcoming Depression and Starting Over: B...
Listen in as Moz founder Rand Fishkin gets real and opens up about his personal battle with depression, and how it’s shaped his past decisions and guides his current ventures.
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212: Behind the Scenes With 3 Start & Scale Eco...
Listen in as three of our passionate Start & Scale students share how they started their ecommerce stores, developed their products, and achieved amazing results.
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211: Contently’s Shane Snow on Building a Conte...
Listen in as Contently co-founder Shane Snow shares his journey to building a global content platform and then returning to his first love of journalism. Snow also shares advice on team building and the power of storytelling for founders.
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210: How to Create a Multimillion-Dollar Softwa...
Listen in as Crazy Egg’s co-founder reveals the process behind building multimillion-dollar software companies and creating a product the market actually wants.
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209: How Two Fintech Entrepreneurs Found Stable...
Listen in as CoinJar’s founders discuss how they overcome scaling challenges in a volatile market, their next products to hit the market, and their top tips for entrepreneurs interested in creating fintech startups.
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208: How a Charitable Mission and Influencer Ma...
Listen in as Pura Vida co-founder Griffin Thall shares how Pura Vida has leveraged influencer marketing and social media to spread its brand message and create a global movement of loyal customers
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207: BigCommerce Co-Founder Talks Scaling to $1...
Mitchell Harper, BigCommerce co-founder and personal coach and mentor to Foundr CEO Nathan Chan, shares his story on building a $100 million company and how to avoid risk when growing a startup.
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206: From Animator to Tech Educator, Lynda Wein...
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205: Finding a Mission and Making the World a H...
Listen in as Munjal Shah shares how a health crisis became a catalyst for his thriving startup, Health IQ. Shah also shares the business principles that guided him through two successful exits (one with Google) and the creation of his A-player team.
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204: Taking the Road Less Traveled to Build the...
Listen to Mike Dillard share his rocky entrepreneurial journey, from early success to losing $12 million overnight, to rebuilding a business that fuels his passions and makes a positive impact on the world.
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203: The One-Two Punch for Sustainable, Consist...
Listen in as JustReachOut founder Dmitry Dragilev reveals how he redefined content marketing and PR to massively grow companies and help over 500 entrepreneurs gain exposure.
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201: Zero to $10 Million in 4 Years: How King K...
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200: Foundr’s Story: How a Humble Side Project ...
In this special 200th episode of the podcast, Foundr CEO Nathan Chan gets up close and personal and shares what it was like in the early days of starting Foundr—the good and not so good—and the many lessons he’s learned along the way. Listen in and
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199: From Passion To Profit: How Payal Kadakia ...
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198: How This Breakdancer Built a 6-Figure Inst...
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197: Technology and Tacos—From Fired Facebook E...
Listen in as Sumo founder Noah Kagan talks about his entrepreneurial journey from fired Facebook employee to eight-figure founder—and everything he learned along the way. Kagan shares his top tips for hiring A-player employees, staying focused, and sett
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196: Fueling Massive Growth by Adopting a Cultu...
Listen in As Dan Siroker, co-founder of Optimizely, discusses the growth potential when a startup adopts a culture of experimentation.
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195: From Pro Skateboarder to Running a Brand-B...
From pro skateboarder to TV star to brand-building machine, Rob Dyrdek has been starting businesses since he was a teen. Listen in as he explains how he created his media empire, and a fast-growing investment and branding agency that’s helping entrepren
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