Founder Chats
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEach week we sit down with a different founder to talk shop. Get honest, insightful looks in to how other founders run their businesses.
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Amir Salihefendic (Doist)
March 06, 2018 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThis week I talk with Amir Salihefendic, Founder of of Doist, which makes Todoist and Twist! Amir and I talk about growing up in Bosnia, being a refugee in Denmark and how that’s influenced his views on building a remote company, along with building multiple products to solve a large problem plus so much more. Enjoy! http://doist.com http://todoist.com http://twistapp.com https://baremetrics.com https://founderchats.com/amir-salihefendic-doist-aaf9b82efd5a
Brennan Dunn (RightMessage)
February 27, 2018 11:22 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBThis week I talk with Brennan Dunn of RightMessage! Brennan and I talk about product personalization, pricing, getting your first customers, agency work, info products and so much more! Fun fact: Brennan once tried to start an airline…and yes, we talk about that. Enjoy! - https://founderchats.com/brennan-dunn-rightmessage-bf99426a8b82 - http://rightmessage.com - https://baremetrics.com
David Darmanin (HotJar)
October 05, 2017 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBThis week I talk with David Darmanin of HotJar! David and I talk about how growing up in Malta, getting in to entrepreneurship, how being a generalist has helped David over the years along with the ups and downs as David has grown a fully remote team to build HotJar to a $10M a year company. Enjoy! https://founderchats.com/david-darmanin-hotjar-25e8c166275f https://hotjar.com https://baremetrics.com
Nathan Barry (ConvertKit)
September 20, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBThis week I talk with Nathan Barry of ConvertKit! Nathan and I talk about being a maker as a kid, graduating high school at 15, being inspired by working in fast food, deciding when to pack it up or buckle down and much more! Enjoy! -https://founderchats.com/nathan-barry-a653a6185cd6 -http://convertkit.com -https://baremetrics.com
Brandon Foo (Polymail)
July 11, 2017 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBThis week I talk with Brandon Foo of Polymail! Brandon and I talk about how math has influenced him as a startup founder, about having a huge influx of new users thanks to being one of the top upvoted products on Product Hunt ever, balancing feedback from consumers when you’re building a business product and much more! Enjoy! http://founderchats.com https://polymail.io https://baremetrics.com
Des Traynor (Intercom)
July 05, 2017 10:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBThis week I talk with Des Traynor, co-founder of Intercom. Des and I talk about his path to co-founding Intercom, turning education on its head, how hiring is broken, the great re-bundling of software, the role of high-quality content in company growth and so much more. http://founderchats.com https://intercom.com https://baremetrics.com
Adii Pienaar (WooCommerce & Conversio)
June 27, 2017 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThis week I talk with Adii Pienaar, founder of WooCommerce and Conversio. We discuss growing up in Cape Town, how Adii’s entrepreneurial father and teacher mother influenced his career path, how entrepreneurship gave him a sense of belonging and so much more. Enjoy! http://founderchats.com https://conversio.com https://baremetrics.com
Walter Chen (iDoneThis & Animalz)
June 20, 2017 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBThis week I talk with Walter Chen from iDoneThis & Animalz. Walter grew up a reluctant math wiz and became a lawyer primarily because he didn’t know what else he wanted to do. Soon after actually becoming a lawyer he realized that wasn’t his jam and quit to go on and found multiple startups. Walter’s an amazing content marketer and we learn how he used that to grow iDoneThis and ultimately to start Animalz, his content marketing agency. Enjoy! http://founderchats.com http://idonethis.com ...
Isaac Oates (Justworks)
June 13, 2017 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBThis week I talk with Isaac Oates of Justworks. Isaac’s journey from Amazon to Etsy to starting Justworks is fascinating and I think you’ll love it. Enjoy! http://founderchats.com https://justworks.com https://baremetrics.com
Chris Savage (Wistia)
June 06, 2017 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week I talk with Chris Savage of Wistia. We talk about growing up surrounded by computers and coding, how filmmaking helped birth Wistia, what the key parts of success have been and how to stand out in the crowded video space. Hope you enjoy! http://founderchats.com https://wistia.com https://baremetrics.com
Michael Pryor (Trello)
May 30, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBThis week I talk with Michael Pryor of Trello. We talk about learning to code from computer magazines, working in a grocery store freezer, co-founding Fog Creek 17 years ago, coming up with the Trello concept, getting acquired for a huge sum of money, what it’s like working at a public company and so many other things. http://founderchats.com https://trello.com https://baremetrics.com
James Smith (BugSnag)
May 16, 2017 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWelcome to Founder Chats, the show where I, Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, hop on a call with my founder pals and get the stories of how they started and grew their businesses. This week I talk with James Smith of BugSnag, where they do application error monitoring. We talk about breaking computers as a kid, using open source as a way to get initial traction, marketing to developers, the role of data in decision making a bunch more. Hope you enjoy it! http://founderchats.com https:...
Jesse Mecham (YouNeedABudget)
April 25, 2017 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBWelcome to Founder Chats, the show where I, Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, hop on a call with my founder pals and get the stories of how they started and grew their businesses. This week I talk with Jesse Mecham of YouNeedABudget, where they help people get out debt and get control of their money. We talk about how he majored in accounting on whim, sold downloadable spreadsheets to pay rent, switching from a one-time payment setup to subscription and so much more. Hope you enjoy it! ...
Colin Nederkoorn (Customer.io)
April 18, 2017 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBWelcome to Founder Chats, the show where I, Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, hop on a call with my founder pals and get the stories of how they started and grew their businesses. This week I talk with Colin Nederkoorn of Customer.io, where they help companies automate customer lifecycle emails and campaigns. We chat about growing up in Singapore, watching his dad run an international shipping logistics company, working nearly a dozen different jobs before founding Customer.io, and biki...
Spencer Fry (Coach)
January 05, 2017 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBThis week, I chat with Spencer Fry, founder and CEO of Coach. In this episode we talk about starting businesses while in college, being a non-technical co-founder, the pros and cons of having co-founders and the appeal of entrepreneurship! http://founderchats.com
JD Graffam (SimpleFocus)
December 08, 2016 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBThis week, I chat with JD Graffam, founder of SimpleFocus and serial buyer of small SaaS companies. In this episode we talk about building an agency and transitioning in to buying up smaller SaaS products and turning them in to money making machines! founderchats.com
Todd Garland (BuySellAds)
November 10, 2016 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBhttps://founderchats.com This week, I chat with Todd Garland, founder of BuySellAds. In this episode we talk a whole lot about advertising on the web, the ad industry as a whole, ad blocking, niche ad networks and growing a bootstrapped business!
Wade Foster (Zapier)
November 03, 2016 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBhttps://founderchats.com This week, I chat with Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier. In this episode we talk about the business impact of features, how to make use of partnerships, the benefit of Y Combinator, managing a huge fully remote team, content marketing, and more!
Natalie Nagele (Wildbit)
October 13, 2016 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBhttps://founderchats.com/founder-chats-natalie-nagele-wildbit-cbe18201f04d This week, I chat with Natalie Nagele, co-founder of Wildbit, makers of Beanstalk, Postmark and Deploybot. In this episode we talk about Wildbit’s 15-year history, building a remote team, shunning the traditional “open” office space, juggling multiple products, profit sharing, building a family business and a whole pile of other things!
Aaron Epstein (Creative Market)
October 06, 2016 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBhttps://founderchats.com/founder-chats-aaron-epstein-creative-market-6f1d1cdb4883 This week, I chat with Aaron Epstein, founder of Creative Market, which is a online marketplace for design assets (icons, photography, illustrations, etc). In this episode we talk about Creative Market’s origin, growth and acquisition, building communities, Y Combinator, design and more!
John O'Nolan (Ghost)
September 29, 2016 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBhttp://founderchats.com Welcome to Founder Chats! A show where I, Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, give my founder pals a ring to talk shop and stick my nose in their business! This week I chat with John O’Nolan, Founder of Ghost, a publishing platform for professional bloggers. John’s got a really interesting origin story for Ghost (it was a crowdfunded on Kickstarter). Ghost is a startup, but operates as a non-profit incorporated in Singapore with their entire team spread across th...
James Gill (GoSquared)
September 15, 2016 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBhttp://founderchats.com Welcome to Founder Chats! A show where I, Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, give my founder pals a ring to talk shop and stick my nose in their business! This week I chat with James Gill, Founder of GoSquared, which offers real-time web analytics, among other things. James has been working on GoSquared for over 10 years…starting the company when he was a wee lad at the age of 15. In this episode we talk building analytics companies, the role of design, expandi...
Laura Roeder (Edgar)
September 08, 2016 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBhttps://founderchats.com/laura-roeder-94ba63168ba3 This week on Founder Chats I talk with Laura Roeder of Edgar! We talk building audiences, using audiences to launch products, parenting, the benefits of networking, growing a company and more!
David Cancel (Drift)
September 01, 2016 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this episode we talk about transparency, bootstrapping & VC, being a lifelong learner, creating products, when it's time to move on, enterprise vs SMB and so much more! Drift: https://www.drift.com -- @dcancel: http://twitter.com/dcancel Baremetrics: https://baremetrics.com -- @Shpigford: http://twitter.com/Shpigford