Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsConversations with leading entrepreneurs, non-profit founders, award winning designers, educators, artists and everything else in between.
We dig deep into their stories, have honest conversations about how they made their ideas come to life and the lessons learned along the way.
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Zaid Admani // Why MrBeast is Ruining YouTube, 100mil+ Views, Going Viral On TikTok, Creative Spirit vs. Slave To Algo
September 21, 2023 15:01 - 1 hour - 165 MBZaid Admani is a creator and part-time Civil Engineer. He creates content on finance and business that is both educational and entertaining. He has built up a following of ~400k people & has generated more than 100 million views across social media. Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j-he_V_V5nY Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:14) - Zaid’s Creator Journey (00:21:04) - Zaid’s Civil Engineering Background (00:32:04) - Zaid’s Content Style (00:43:39) -...
Zaid Admani // 100mil+ Views, Going Viral On TikTok, Creative Spirit vs. Slave To Algo
September 21, 2023 15:01 - 1 hour - 165 MBZaid Admani is a creator and part-time Civil Engineer. He creates content on finance and business that is both educational and entertaining. He has built up a following of ~400k people & has generated more than 100 million views across social media. Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j-he_V_V5nY Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:14) - Zaid’s Creator Journey (00:21:04) - Zaid’s Civil Engineering Background (00:32:04) - Zaid’s Content Style (00:43:39) -...
Suneel Gupta // Finding Purpose, Dealing With Burnout, 85% Rule & The Music Mindset
August 24, 2023 15:52 - 1 hour - 100 MBSuneel Gupta is a writer and entrepreneur. He studies leaders from around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that enhance performance and deepen ones state of well-being. Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kZwbKcnsdbY Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:49) - Suneel’s Backstory (00:03:35) - What is Dharma? (00:17:38) - The Arrival Fallacy (00:24:44) - The Ambition Paradox? (00:32:51) - Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs (00:34:02) - Search...
Kallaway // 100mil+ Views, Growing on TikTok & Vertical Video Deep Dive
July 27, 2023 16:57 - 2 hours - 124 MBKallaway is creator with a passion for producing content centered around tech and cult brands. He has generated over 100 million views and amassed a large following across social media. Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/etQpm_bQJH8 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:22) - Kallaway’s Backstory (00:17:07) - Distribution is King (00:20:57) - Why Short-Form Video? (00:28:56) - Actionable Advice on Creating Content (00:44:53) - Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs (00:46:04) - Comed...
Mario Gabriele, The Generalist // Emerging Tech, ChatGPT vs. Google, Contrarian Views & Raising A $15mil Fund
February 27, 2023 23:12 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zJBc0-rsnVo Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:26 - What VCs do & how it overlaps with Mario’s experience 00:08:00 - Why Be A Generalist vs. Specialist? 00:11:32 - Surprising characteristics of “who becomes an entrepreneur”? 00:15:52 - Average age of entrepreneurs - fact vs fiction 00:17:58 - Emerging Tech (AI, Crypto, Health) 00:22:34 - Valuations in 2023 00:24:53 - Feelings After FTX & Luna Crash 0:33:24 - Web 2.5 Companies...
Timo Armoo, Fanbytes // 8-Figure Agency Sale, Influencer Marketing & Expertise Gap Opportunities in 2023
February 14, 2023 01:54 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c1vgzbouoXY Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:24) - Start Of Interview (00:06:43) - Selling Companies & Expertise Gap (00:15:40) - Expertise Gap in 2023 (00:20:18) - Selling Company: Strategic vs Financial Buyers (00:23:50) - Getting New Clients & Figuring Out Pricing (00:39:29) - Sponsor Break: Virtual Gurus (00:40:32) - Press, Scaling Beyond Yourself & Dealing With Ego (00:56:42) - Best In Class Influencer Marketing (...
James DeJulio, Tongal // Future of Hollywood & Advertising, Impact of AI on Creative Work & Who Wins The Streaming Wars?
January 30, 2023 16:13 - 1 hour - 75 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FNCgWJNR9ok Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:24) - Start Of Interview (00:01:55) - What Is Tongal? (00:04:07) - Types of Content: Branded, Original + Advertising (00:07:08) - Scale Of Tongal (00:12:14) - Background in Hollywood (00:24:57) - The Company Before Tongal (00:34:54) - Power of Cold E-mail (00:36:53) - Company Origin Story (00:41:12) - Sponsor Break: Virtual Gurus (00:42:12) - Getting First Few Customers ...
Ben Tossell, Ben's Bites // AI Hype Cycle, 2023 Predictions & OpenAI vs Google vs Microsoft
January 16, 2023 14:57 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2XHlteP32Sc Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:24) - Start Of Interview (00:02:48) - Zapier + AI (00:05:56) - No Code + AI (00:17:16) - OpenAI vs Google vs Microsoft (00:26:32) - AI assistant (00:39:20) - Sponsor Break: The Virtual Gurus (00:40:21) - OpenAI vs Big Tech (00:46:49) - askmybook.com (00:54:58) - AI Hype Cycle? (01:00:05) - Predictions for 2023 (01:14:11) - End Links Mentioned https://www.bensbites.co ...
Danny Postma: OpenAI, GPT-3, AI Business Ideas & His 7-Figure Sale
December 05, 2022 22:02 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4PWqRILYz8U Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:07) - Start Of Interview (00:01:25) - Who Is Danny Postma (00:04:04) - Slowmad Lifestyle (00:06:54) - Early Indie Hacking (00:15:21) - What Is GPT-3? (00:18:18) - Training AI (00:24:07) - First-Hand Experience (00:25:36) - Use Cases (00:28:41) - Should we learn to code to play with AI? (00:34:19) - Jasper and copy.ai (00:38:07) - What Is Open AI? (00:40:05) - Sponsor Br...
Tom Osman, Shiny // AI Co-Pilots, Web3 & Online Communities
November 21, 2022 19:59 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K26L7HwTLcU Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:06) - What Is Shiny? (00:03:48) - Hyperfocused On Being Unfocused (00:06:14) - Shiny Object Social Club + Shiny Token (00:11:09) - Crypto Sentiment & Price Action (00:16:10) - Open AI & What's Driving The Growth in AI? (00:22:08) - Image, Video, Podcast AI + Generative Art (00:27:42) - Jasper - All-in-one Tool + AI Co-Pilots (00:37:25) - Sponsor Break: Shopify (00:38:35) - Sp...
Mike Evans, Grubhub // Building A $2bil Company, Going Public & Leaving It All Behind
November 07, 2022 14:39 - 1 hour - 107 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YbEAIBbQA5E Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:25) - Start Of Interview (00:01:56) - How Grubhub Started (00:03:26) - Software Developer to Starting Grubhub & Fixer (00:05:13) - Seven Deadly Sins (00:06:48) - Idea To Reality (00:08:45) - The Evolution (00:13:26) - Knowing When To Go Full Time (00:22:00) - Prioritizing & Managing Time (00:25:25) - Repeat Purchases (00:26:51) - iPhone & The App Store (00:31:03) - Creati...
Michael Brandt: Ketones, Stem Cell Preservation, 7-Day Fasts & Micro-Dosing
October 17, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8HlTDcNCDxI Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:26) - Start of Interview (00:01:42) - Starting HVMN (Health Via Modern Nutrition) (00:07:48) - Scale Of Business & Google Background (00:13:02) - Ketosis & Keto (00:18:23) - How The Brain Uses Energy (00:21:39) - Exogenous Ketones (00:35:31) - Athletes Using Exogenous Ketones (00:38:55) - Sponsor: Justworks (00:40:01) - Continuation Of Interview (00:45:04) - Ketones Your Bo...
Annie Duke: When To Quit, Monkeys vs Pedestals & The Dark Side of Goals
October 10, 2022 16:11 - 1 hour - 101 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EtsZ36eaBPc Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:37) - Start Of Interview (00:01:30) - Annie Duke's Background In Poker (00:03:49) - Growing Up (00:06:11) - How Games Help Your Life (00:09:53) - What Makes A Great Poker Player (00:17:52) - Annie Duke's Role At First Round Capital (00:22:56) - Knowing When To Quit (00:38:39) - Müller-Lyer Illusion (00:49:51) - Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs (00:50:54) - Sponsor: Justworks (00:52...
Elijah: History of UK Grime, Pirate Radio & The Future of Music
September 26, 2022 15:34 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBSubscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hXHZLKFpTu8 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:27) - Sponsor Break: Sendinblue (00:01:17) - Who Is Elijah? (00:07:10) - Sound System Culture (00:09:13) - What's A Reload? (00:12:26) - Origins of UK Grime (00:16:30) - Controversy of Form 696 (00:27:21) - Pirate Radio (00:31:45) - How Musicians Make Money (00:36:07) - How Much You Get Paid Per Stream (00:38:05) - Industry Standards In Music (00:44:15) - Communities, Art...
Trung Phan: Backstory, Writing in Public, Twitter Growth & Power of Memes
September 12, 2022 15:50 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBWatch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dytmn7fcBxo Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:34) - How The Phan Family Got To Canada (00:07:34) - Trung's Exposure To Writing (00:11:28) - Twitter: The Good & Bad (00:14:29) - South East Asia To America (00:24:42) - Anxiety & Writing Publically (00:27:12) - Growing A Podcast (00:32:04) - Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs (00:33:04) - Sponsor: Justworks (00:34:20) - Cringe Test (00:39:45) - Vanity Metrics & Distr...
Adrian Aoun, Forward + Sidewalk Labs // Smart Cities + The Future of Healthcare
August 15, 2022 19:59 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBAdrian Aon is the founder & CEO of Forward. They've raised more than $225mil from the world's leading VCs to "build an insurance-free healthcare system from the ground-up”. Before that, he was the Director of Special Projects for Google's CEO & founder of Sidewalk Labs, the startup at Google tasked with re-inventing cities & sold Wavii to Google for $30mil. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IwO12HgtWqw Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:31) - Sponsor: Justworks (00:03:...
Kathryn Minshew, The Muse // Future of Work, Attracting Talent + How Job Sites Make Money
July 12, 2022 17:09 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBKathryn Minshew is the Founder & CEO at The Muse Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZKOgdHTnKc8 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:40) - Sponsor Break: AppSumo (00:01:19) - What Is The Muse (00:05:29) - How Big Is The Muse (00:06:46) - Pay-Per-Click vs Pay-Per-Hire Business Model (00:11:38) - Hiring Is The More Important Thing (00:16:16) - The Average Cost To Hiring People (00:22:27) - Kathryn’s View about Pallet's Approach (00:29:05) - Sponsor Break: The...
Tiago Forte // Building a Second Brain in Practice + Sustained Behavior Change
June 23, 2022 16:06 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBTiago Forte is the creator of Building a Second Brain. Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h04N_6tmMeg Timestamps: (00:00:00) – Intro (00:00:40) – Sponsor Break: AppSumo (00:03:23) - How Second Brain Began (00:05:49) - Building a Second Brain (00:13:31) - Multi-Million Dollar Live Courses. (00:16:23) - What Makes People Have Sustained Behavior Change (00:24:15) - 4 Steps of C.O.D.E (Capture, Organize, Distil, Express (00:27:08) - 3 stages: 1) Re...
Sam Corcos, Levels // Metabolic Health, CGM Market & Growing A Health Tech Company
May 27, 2022 18:17 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBSam Corcos is the co-founder & CEO of Levels Health Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iI331lJkPm0 Timestamps: (00:00:00) Preview (00:00:34) Sponsor - AppSumo (00:01:02) Intro to Sam (00:10:23) Problems Caused by Metabolic Dysfunction (00:15:43) Current Stage of The Company (00:22:49) Alternative Business Model (00:28:47) Product Market Fit (00:39:56) Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs (00:42:17) 10x in Digital Content (00:44:34) Podcasting As A Channel (00:49:17) Partnershi...
Colin Sapire, Beast Health + Nutribullet // Scaling To $500mil & Launching A Physical Product Business
April 28, 2022 23:54 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBColin Sapire is the founder of Beast Health & Nutribullet. Watch & subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lqSfvL7QHRo Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Snippet 0:00:39 - Sponsor: AppSumo 0:01:07 - Intro + Landing In The US 0:07:45 - Origins Of Nutribullet 0:11:21 - Finding A Differentiator + Landing On Pricing 0:13:17 - Reaching Half A Billion Dollars In Revenue 0:15:57 - Transitioning To Beast Nutrition + Getting Kids Interested In Nutrition 0:18:34 - Motivation After A Massive Busi...
Ramon van Meer, Alpha Paw // Bootstrapping To $35mil+ Revenue, Buying vs Building + DTC Growth
December 16, 2021 00:10 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBRamon is a Dutch immigrant who dropped out of high school before finding an entrepreneurial path. Most recently he acquired a DTC dog ramp business (Alpha Paw) for $300k + which he's grown to $35mil+ in sales. Previously, he grew a soap opera blog to 30mil+ monthly pageviews before selling it for $9mil. In this conversation you'll learn: – why buy vs build – buying a company with little money down – growth levers to ramp up a DTC ecom business – growing through paid acquisition, ...
Eric Jorgenson // Philosophy of Wealth + Happiness // The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
November 15, 2021 22:10 - 2 hours - 90.1 MBIn this conversation, we explore: Eric's approach to writing a book entirely made up of Naval's words philosophy around wealth + happiness eastern vs western approaches permissionless leverage + ownership why desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy freedom to vs freedom from Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J7j-5sgDkxQ Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Snippet 0:01:50 - Intro + Figuring Out Transitions 0:08:54 - Who Is Naval Ravikant? 0:15:08 -...
Future Of Advertising: Google + YouTube Breakdown
August 10, 2021 22:06 - 36 minutes - 67.7 MBBilal breaks down the secret sauce that makes Google + YouTube two of the greatest businesses of all time. We discuss the ad auction, how Google understands intent better than anyone, the future of advertising + compare YouTube, Netflix + live TV. Subscribe + listen to the full episode on "Not Investment Advice": https://linktr.ee/notinvestmentadvice Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-investment-advice/id1563288568?itsct=podcast_box_link&itscg=30200&ls=1 S...
Mary Grove // Google For Startups + Bread and Butter Ventures
June 24, 2021 19:25 - 1 hour - 118 MBMary Grove is Managing Partner of Bread and Butter Ventures. She brings nearly two decades of leadership experience in technology, early-stage investing, and startup ecosystem growth. She began her career working on the Google IPO, and went on to lead new business development partnerships, negotiating early-stage product and technology deals worldwide. She was the founding director of Google for Startups, leading the company’s global efforts to support entrepreneurs in over 100 countri...
Ryan Berckmans // Ethereum Deep Dive, Earning Yield From Staking, Exploring DeFi + Alternatives
June 10, 2021 20:30 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBRyan Berckmans is an ex-Amazon + fintech startup engineer. He's been involved with the Ethereum community for many years + invests in the crypto space. He recently published a bullish thesis for investing in ETH at: ethereumcashflow.com Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/u3IGTSBzwOk Let us know what you think on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bzaidi https://twitter.com/RyanBerckmans In this conversation you'll learn about: blockchains, bitcoin + ethereum difference between ether...
Crypto Crash Recap, Decentralized Social Networks + A Special Guest // Not Investment Advice
May 21, 2021 17:16 - 32 minutes - 60.4 MBBilal Zaidi is joined by Jack Butcher, Trung Phan & Alex Cohen to discuss the latest in business, technology & memes. Listen to the full convo on "Not Investment Advice": Apple: https://pod.link/notadvicepod.apple Spotify: https://pod.link/notadvicepod.spotify YouTube: https://youtu.be/t1MmZk6aWnI Let us know what you think on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bzaidi http://twitter.com/trungtphan http://twitter.com/jackbutcher http://twitter.com/anothercohen
Lenny Rachitsky, Lenny's Newsletter + Ex AirBnb // Growth Engines, Early Traction + Creator Economy
May 06, 2021 22:58 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBLenny writes the #1 business newsletter on Substack (Lenny's Newsletter) and previously sold his company, Localmind, to Airbnb. He then spent 7yrs at Airbnb leading product + growth teams and now angel invests + works as a full-time creator. Watch + subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aogsYWWnq60 Get every episode + giveaways sent to your inbox: https://www.creatorlab.fm/subscribe/ Let us know what you think on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bzaidi https://twitter.com/lennysan...
Anti-Life Portfolio, European Super League + Meme School + // Not Investment Advice
April 29, 2021 21:11 - 1 hour - 27.1 MBSubscribe to "Not Investment Advice": https://pod.link/notadvicepod Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_pqfAU92ZGw Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @jackbutcher @trungtphan Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss the latest in business, technology & memes. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Snippet + What We Cover 0:01:40 - Best Bad Investments + The Surprise Gap 0:05:27 - Anti-Life Portfolio - Trung’s 20s In Vietnam 0:08:33 - Bilal’s 401k Mistake 0...
Ben Tossell, Makerpad // No Code + Paid Learning Communities
April 23, 2021 02:36 - 1 hour - 43 MBBen Tossell is the founder of Makerpad, the leading online community for No Code. His company was recently acquired by Zapier, a $5bil+ tech company. Ben is also an educator + investor in the no code space. In this conversation you'll learn about: what it was like to get acquired by Zapier developing the maker muscle by starting + launching projects what it takes to build a paid learning community + knowing when to monetize 80/20 of learning no code evolution of learning + memb...
Trung Phan, Jack Butcher + Bilal Zaidi // Not Investment Advice
April 16, 2021 20:19 - 1 hour - 155 MBWatch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZNFxICgbkuY Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @jackbutcher @trungtphan This is an experimental episode w/ Trung Phan & Jack Butcher discussing the latest in business, technology & memes. Expect a raw & uncut convo, mostly filled with silly, fun banter. You'll hear us discuss: behind the scenes look at Jack's recent NFT success & crowdsourced Figma experiment Balaji's convo w/ Tim Ferriss The Future Of Online i...
Kevin Chou, Rally + Kabam // Evolution Of Gaming, Crypto + The Creator Economy
April 08, 2021 16:53 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBKevin is the co-founder + CEO of Rally, a platform that allows creators to launch their own digital currency + build independent economies with their communities. He's also Chairman of Gen.G, an esports enterprise bridging Asia and North America. Previously, Kevin co-founded Kabam, a top mobile gaming company that grew to $400M/yr in revenue, 500+ million players and sold for nearly $1 billion. Watch + subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mlSl5q_n9xU Get every episode + giveaways s...
Noah Kagan, AppSumo // Growing On YouTube + Building An 8-Figure Business
April 02, 2021 03:23 - 1 hour - 40.6 MBGet every episode + giveaways sent to your inbox: https://www.creatorlab.fm/subscribe/ Let us know what you think on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bzaidi https://twitter.com/noahkagan Subscribe to Noah's YouTube channel & Podcast: https://sleek.bio/noah Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mAnOqgH0OgA Noah Kagan is the founder of AppSumo, an 8-figure business bringing in an estimated $70mil+ in 2021. He was employee #30 at Facebook, #4 at Mint.com and his popular Yo...
Alex Lieberman, Morning Brew // Building A Digital Media Empire, Growth Playbooks + A $75mil Sale
March 25, 2021 02:18 - 1 hour - 102 MBAlex Lieberman is the co-founder & CEO of Morning Brew. They're a leading new media startup with over 2.7mil newsletter subscribers, making them one of the largest daily newsletters around. Alex & his co-founder sold a majority stake in the business to Insider Inc for a reported $75mil in Oct 2020. After listening to this conversation, you'll understand: growing from a newsletter to a full-on media business 3 step audience funnel: rented, owned + monetized hub + spoke model how th...
Dru Riley, Trends.vc // Meta-Trends, Paid Newsletters + Crypto
March 18, 2021 03:27 - 1 hour - 164 MBDru Riley is the founder of Trends.vc, a community + newsletter that helps 35,000 entrepreneurs discover new markets + ideas. Trends makes tens of thousands of dollars/month in subscription revenue + was ranked "Product of The Month" on Product Hunt. In this conversation you'll learn about: – the meta-trends behind what Dru writes about, the things that don't change, after studying the things that do change – democratization, positive-sum networks + fractional ownership – trends he...
Lexi Lewtan, Centered & AngelList // Hiring For Startups & Tools For Mental Health
March 11, 2021 01:01 - 1 hour - 120 MBLexi Lewtan the founder of Centered, where she's building the Masterclass for Mental Health. Previously she ran operations for AngelList's Talent Platform, scaling it from zero to $20m in revenue. She has a deep background in the startup world, previously working at Hired & betaworks. In this conversation you'll learn: lessons in recruiting & the 80/20 of hiring the business model behind AngelList Talent & Hired tools to help you deal with focus, anxiety, depression & work stress...
Jake Gibson, NerdWallet + Better Tomorrow Ventures // Investing In The Future of Fintech
March 04, 2021 02:16 - 1 hour - 178 MBJake Gibson is the co-founder of NerdWallet & Founding Partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures, a $75mil venture fund, investing in the future of Fintech alongside Sheel Mohnot. He's been involved in fintech for over a decade. Prior to NerdWallet, he studied math and quantitative finance at MIT and traded interest rate derivatives at JPMorgan. Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi & @iamjakestream Full video with timestamps on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s-Tcuootl7s In this conve...
Ana Fabrega, Synthesis // The Future Of Education & Using Games To Educate Kids
February 25, 2021 01:14 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBAna Lorena Fabrega is an EDUpreneur and former teacher known by little ones as Ms. Fab. She's currently the Chief Evangelist of Synthesis School, an innovative online enrichment club started by the director of Elon Musk’s experimental school at Space X. Synthesis helps students build decision-making & problem-solving skills through games. Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi & @anafabrega11 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Fo_CM01BNTQ After listening to this conversat...
Nick Huber, Sweaty Startup // Deep Inside The Real Estate Game + The Philosophy Of What Matters
February 18, 2021 01:14 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBNick Huber is a real estate entrepreneur, self-storage owner & operator. His commercial real estate portfolio is approaching $30mil in assets (as of 2021) & he's built a name for himself by championing "sweaty startups" aka unsexy businesses. Nick has built a 100k following on Twitter by transparently sharing the lessons learned from his time in business & by simplifying concepts in the real estate game. Let us know what you think of this convo on Twitter: @bzaidi and @sweatystartup ...
Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Ness Labs // How We Learn, Neuroscience Myths + Productivity Mental Models
February 10, 2021 23:58 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBAnne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs, a community for knowledge workers to be more productive and creative while taking care of their mental health. She's an ex-Googler and holds a MSc in Neuroscience from King's College London. Her work has been featured in WIRED, Rolling Stone, and more. Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @anthilemoon In this conversation, you'll learn about: focused vs diffused learning common misconceptions about the brain networke...
Jack Butcher, Visualize Value (Live) // Part 2: Q&A
February 03, 2021 20:50 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBWatch the full convo and Q&A on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gSVQHw-da5s This is part 2, the Q&A of the live convo with Jack Butcher from Visualize Value. Listen to the previous episode to hear our live convo on the evolution of the creator economy & unique ways to monetize. Who Is Jack Butcher? Jack is the founder of Visualize Value, a company that builds content, community & courses for building independent income on the internet. His Twitter + Instagram accounts have grown to 400k...
Jack Butcher, Visualize Value (Live) // Part 1: How To Actually Get Paid In The Creator Economy
February 03, 2021 20:25 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBWatch the full convo and Q&A on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gSVQHw-da5s Jack Butcher is the founder of Visualize Value, a company that builds content, community & courses for building independent income on the internet. His Twitter + Instagram accounts have grown to 400k+ followers in 2yrs & his business earned $1mil+ in 2020. This was Jack's second appearance on Creator Lab. This time, Jack & Bilal co-hosted a live recording with a virtual audience. To join the next one, sign up at: ...
Mikael Cho, Unsplash // Taking On Giants, Life Design + Focused Experimentation
January 27, 2021 22:13 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBMikael Cho is the co-founder and CEO of Unsplash. The world's leading image asset platform that boasts 100 million image downloads & 20 billion views per month. Unsplash is used more than Flickr, Getty, and Shutterstock combined. Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi and @mikaelcho Watch the full convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vtIGAEKxC0w In this conversation, you'll learn: how Mikael built Unsplash from a series of failed experiments balancing focus with experimenta...
Gagan Biyani, Udemy // Lessons From Building An Education Unicorn + The Future Of Online Learning
January 21, 2021 02:22 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBGagan is the co-founder & former President of Udemy, an online education company that's worth more than $2bil. He later co-founded Sprig, a food delivery startup & went on to become the interim head of growth marketing at Lyft. Gagan recently announced a new education startup with Wes Kao. They've raised $4.3mil from investors like First Round Capital, Naval Ravikant & Li Jin. Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @gaganbiyani Watch the full interview on YouTube: https:/...
Andrew Wilkinson, Tiny // Building The Internet's Berkshire Hathaway, Going Public & Munger's Mental Models
January 14, 2021 04:14 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBAndrew Wilkinson is the co-founder of Tiny. He owns 30+ companies, including Dribbble, Metalab, Girlboss & Castro. Collectively, these businesses bring in $100mil+ in annual revenue. Andrew took WeCommerce public the week of this interview, with the most recent market cap hitting $800mil Canadian dollars (Jan 2021) He's a leading expert in buying, starting & growing online businesses. Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi & @awilkinson Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QRI...
Polina Marinova Pompliano // The Evolution of DTC Media, Creative Process + Mental Frameworks
January 07, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBPolina Marinova Pompliano is the author of The Profile, a newsletter that profiles the world's most successful people. She spent five years at FORTUNE, where she was the author + editor of Term Sheet, an industry-leading newsletter on dealmaking. Polina has interviewed some of the most influential dealmakers in the world, including: Melinda Gates, Steve Case, Chamath Palihapitiya and others. Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XFIPkG0rbvU Let us know what you think on Twi...
Courtland Allen, Indiehackers // Indiehacker Philosophy + How To Brainstorm Great Business Ideas
December 31, 2020 00:32 - 1 hour - 227 MBCourtland founded Indie Hackers, one of the leading entrepreneurship communities on the internet. Indie Hackers was acquired by Stripe in 2017. He's a Y Combinator alum & graduated from MIT. This conversation is broken up into two parts. In part one, we discuss: the indiehacker philosophy optimizing for freedom + becoming a time billionaire capitalism + the american dream diversity, race + culture equality of opportunity vs outcome Part Two - Business Idea Framework (starts a...
Courtland Allen, Indiehackers // Indiehacker Philosophy + A Framework For Business Ideas
December 31, 2020 00:32 - 1 hour - 227 MBCourtland founded Indie Hackers, one of the leading entrepreneurship communities on the internet. Indie Hackers was acquired by Stripe in 2017. He's a Y Combinator alum & graduated from MIT. This conversation is broken up into two parts. In part one, we discuss: the indiehacker philosophy optimizing for freedom + becoming a time billionaire capitalism + the american dream diversity, race + culture equality of opportunity vs outcome Part Two - Business Idea Framework (starts a...
Tim Urban, Wait But Why // The Craft of Storytelling + Thinking Like Elon Musk
December 16, 2020 22:45 - 1 hour - 159 MBTim Urban is one of the internet's most popular writers. His blog, Wait But Why, attracts millions of visitors including famous fans like Elon Musk. His talk on procrastination is the #1 TED talk on YouTube with 33mil+ views. Subscribe + Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tl2a6H1E7DU Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @waitbutwhy FIVE THINGS YOU'LL LEARN: his writing + research process first principles thinking + lessons learned from Elon Musk + Tony Hseih (Zappos) ...
Chris Kuenne, Rosetta + Rosemark // Lessons From Selling A Company For $575mil
December 10, 2020 03:15 - 1 hour - 161 MBLet me know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi Subscribe + watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jWYhsGaK3Qk Chris Kuenne started Rosetta & grew it to become the largest independent digital agency in the world before selling to Publicis for $575mil. Now he runs Rosemark Capital, investing in companies with revenues of $30–60mil. Chris teaches high-tech entrepreneurship at Princeton University. In this conversation, we discuss: how Chris pre-sold $1mil of contracts before launching his...
Chris Kuenne, Rosetta + Princeton // Selling An Agency For $575mil + Growing Through Acquisitions
December 10, 2020 03:15 - 1 hour - 161 MBLet me know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi Subscribe + watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jWYhsGaK3Qk Chris Kuenne started Rosetta & grew it to become the largest independent digital agency in the world before selling to Publicis for $575mil. Now he runs Rosemark Capital, investing in companies with revenues of $30–60mil. Chris teaches high-tech entrepreneurship at Princeton University. In this conversation, we discuss: how Chris pre-sold $1mil of contracts before launching his...