Latest Alex lieberman Podcast Episodes
Navigating Career Pivots (Kyle Hagge, Chief of Staff to the COO at Morning Brew & Co-Host of Per My Last Email)
Founder's Journal - June 13, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 137: This week, Kyle Hagge, Chief of Staff to the COO at Morning Brew and co-host of the podcast Per My Last Email is guest hosting Founder’s Journal to chat about career pivots. Kyle shares his own experience with career changes and discusses the importance of utilizing side projects, we...
How to Become a Marketing Master (Noah Kagan, Appsumo & Million Dollar Weekend)
Founder's Journal - June 04, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 136: In today’s episode, I chat with marketing master Noah Kagan, the founder and CEO of Appsumo and New York Times bestselling author of Million Dollar Weekend. Noah shares his repeatable marketing playbook, and I have him rip apart my marketing strategy for Storyarb. Send us an email ...
How to Become Relentless as an Entrepreneur (Kian Sadeghi, Nucleus)
Founder's Journal - May 28, 2024 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 135: Today, I speak with Kian Sadeghi, one of the most impressive early-stage founders I have ever met. Kian's genetic testing company, Nucleus, has attracted investment from Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Alexis Ohanian's 776, and he shares how he has employed relentlessness to build hi...
How to Identify Top 1% Talent (Keith Rabois, Investor in Doordash, YouTube, Airbnb & Lyft)
Founder's Journal - May 21, 2024 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 134: Today, I speak to legendary executive and investor Keith Rabois about his ability to identify top 1% founders and employees. Keith has invested in a billion-dollar business every year for the last 20 years, including Doordash, YouTube, and Lyft. Previously, he held senior leadership ...
How to Use Entrepreneurship to Propel Personal Growth (Jesse Pujji, Ampush & Gateway X)
Founder's Journal - May 14, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 133: In today’s episode I chat with Jesse Pujji (@jspujji), co-founder of Ampush and founder of startup studio Gateway X. Jesse has used entrepreneurship as a vehicle for personal and professional growth, and we talk about the tools and tactics he's found valuable including, Zone of Geniu...
How to Reverse Engineer Great Business Ideas (Sam Parr, The Hustle & Hampton)
Founder's Journal - May 07, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 132: To kick off Founder's Journal's new episode format, I speak with Sam Parr (@thesamparr), founder of The Hustle and Hampton. Sam is an expert at reverse engineering business ideas, and we speak about the tools and frameworks he uses to find and vet the best businesses using examples f...
Founder’s Journal’s Next Chapter
Founder's Journal - April 30, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 131: On this episode, I discuss the future of Founder’s Journal and why I think it will be the best entrepreneurship show, full stop. Thanks as always for being on this journey with me and can’t wait for what’s next. Send us an email and let us know what you think of the idea! foundersjo...
My New Business
Founder's Journal - April 23, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 130: On today’s episode, I talk about refinding purpose post-exit and launching my new business storyarb. I share the full details on storyarb with no details spared including, ideation, customer acquisition, early challenges, pivots, finding my co-founder, and our biggest lessons. Send...
Why I Stepped Down As CEO
Founder's Journal - April 16, 2024 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 129: On today’s episode I discuss my decision to step down as CEO of Morning Brew. I chat about going from a Chapter 1 to a Chapter 2 CEO, the emotional journey after stepping down, and climbing out of the trough of sorrows. Send us an email and let us know what you think of the idea! fo...
Why We Sold Morning Brew
Founder's Journal - April 09, 2024 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 128: On today’s episode of Founder’s Journal, I talk through the sale of Morning Brew. I chat about how the opportunity came about, why we said no to previous potential deals, why I thought selling the business was the right decision, and if I have any regrets reflecting on the decision t...
Growing Morning Brew from 0 to 10,000 Subscribers
Founder's Journal - April 02, 2024 08:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 127: On this episode of Founder’s Journal, I break down the exact strategies we used to acquire our first 10,000 newsletter subscribers and abstractable growth lessons you can apply to your business. Send us an email and let us know what you think of the idea! foundersjournal@morningbrew...
Lessons from CMOs, Great Storytelling, Freelance vs. Full-time, Follow Your Energy
Founder's Journal - March 29, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 126: Today I discuss my biggest takeaways from a Fortune 500 CMO dinner I hosted, choosing between freelancers vs. full-time employees, lessons in storytelling from Shaan Puri, the importance of following your energy, and joining the board of a non-profit. Send us an email and let us kn...
Feeling Unskilled, Curing Cancer, and Going All-In on Morning Brew
Founder's Journal - March 27, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 125: In today’s episode I chat about being in a content creation slump, making an impact as an entrepreneur, and why you never know if it is the right time to go all in on your business. Send us an email and let us know what you think of the idea! [email protected] #Found...
A Little Throwback
Founder's Journal - March 26, 2024 00:58 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 124: Today we’re throwing it back with a true journal style episode. I talk about the joys of finding product market fit, being a default-trusting founder, and understanding extrinsic vs. intrinsic drivers. Send us an email and let us know what you think of the idea! foundersjournal@mor...
Always Be Shipping
Founder's Journal - March 22, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 123: On this episode, I share a recent blog post by my friend and former colleague, Tyler Denk. Tyler is the co-founder & CEO of beehiiv, a high-growth email newsletter platform. This post outlines Tyler’s philosophy on building a team and culture that allows your company to ship features...
Go Direct
Founder's Journal - March 20, 2024 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 122: Lulu Meservey is the former Chief Communications Officer of Activision Blizzard and Substack. This episode, I read her recent manifesto, which details the importance of founders crafting their narrative, learning how to communicate, and going direct to their audiences via social medi...
The Opportunity Cost of Everything
Founder's Journal - March 18, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 121: Writer, Columbia Business School grad, and college athlete Jack Raines' essay, "The Opportunity Cost of Everything," forces readers to ask themselves the only question that really matters: If I was nearing the end of my life, would I be happy with how I am currently spending my time?...
How I Lost $10,000,000
Founder's Journal - March 15, 2024 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 120: Andrew Wilkinson is the co-founder and CEO of Tiny, a publicly traded holding company trying to be Berkshire Hathaway but for internet companies. In 2007, Andrew started a Canada-based design agency called MetaLab, which grew to $40-50 million in revenue & $20 million in profit. Afte...
The Dangers of LTV
Founder's Journal - March 13, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 119: LTV, or lifetime value, has become the gold standard for startups, specifically how they measure the effectiveness of their various marketing channels. LTV does have merit, and it is a helpful proxy to prioritize marketing and understand the economics of each customer you acquire, bu...
7-Figure Business in 48 Hours
Founder's Journal - March 11, 2024 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 118: Million Dollar Weekend, by Noah Kagan, the founder & CEO of AppSumo, walks you through the step-by-step process for building a 7-figure business in 48 hours. I know it sounds too good to be true, and no, you’re not going to make $1 million in 2 days, but after reading the book, I can...
Why Software is Eating the World
Founder's Journal - March 08, 2024 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 117: Just under 13 years ago, Marc Andreessen proclaimed that software would transform every industry. He couldn’t have been more right; software did eat the world. 7 of the 10 largest companies in the world today are technology or software businesses, and Andreessen Horowitz, the investm...
How to Hire Well
Founder's Journal - March 06, 2024 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 116: I found one of the best resources on hiring by one of the most well-respected founders and early-stage investors, Elad Gil. In this episode, I'll be reading highlights from the Hiring chapter of Elad’s startup book, High Growth Handbook, and cover job descriptions, interview question...
7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
Founder's Journal - March 04, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 115: Today’s essay breaks down one of the best business strategy books I’ve ever read. Startup founder Abi Tunggal breaks down 7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer, which is a book about the seven proven business strategies that lead to sustained competitive advantage for companies. By the end of ...
Amp it Up
Founder's Journal - March 01, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 114: Yesterday, Snowflake announced that its CEO, Frank Slootman, was retiring. Slootman, former CEO of Data Domain and ServiceNow, is such a successful and well-respected CEO that Snowflake's stock was down 24.5% or $17 billion. In honor of Slootman’s amazing leadership, defined by high ...
How to Get Your First 1,000 Users
Founder's Journal - February 28, 2024 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 113: Today’s read is by one of my favorite startup creators, Lenny Rachitsky. The essay, How To Kickstart & Scale a Consumer Business, breaks down the seven proven strategies to acquire your first 1,000 users as a B2C startup. I’m going to read through each of the strategies, share some e...
Rich vs. King
Founder's Journal - February 26, 2024 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 112: Today’s read was recommended by my buddy Sam Parr & it was written by Jason Cohen, a serial entrepreneur who has built 4 businesses, resulting in 2 exits and 2 unicorns. The essay is called Rich vs. King in the Real World & it explores Jason’s decision to sell his business, the unexp...
Second Job of a Startup CEO
Founder's Journal - February 23, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 111: In today's episode, I talk about transitioning from early-stage founder to late-stage CEO. I read the essay, The second job of a startup CEO by Ali Rowghan, Managing Director at Y Combinator, the former COO of Twitter, and CFO of Disney. Ali breaks down the three distinct jobs of a s...
17 Startup Principles by Sam Altman
Founder's Journal - February 21, 2024 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 110: On today’s episode, I am going to break down 17 startup principles by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI & former President of YCombinator. The essay is called What I Wish Someone Had Told Me & as I read the piece I found myself nodding from beginning to end. Sam managed to bottle up so m...
Imitate, Then Innovate
Founder's Journal - February 19, 2024 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 109: On today’s episode, I am going to break down & analyze an essay by one of my good friends & the super popular internet writer, David Perell. David is a prolific content creator, the founder of the super popular writing school Write of Passage, and the host of the writing podcast, How...
Why Market Size Matters
Founder's Journal - February 16, 2024 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsEpisode 108: For today’s episode, I read and analyze startup founder Paras Chopra’s essay on market size from his online book Mental Models for Startup Founders. Chopra’s essay suggests that entrepreneurs should want to define their market as narrowly as possible. Original essay: https://inverte...
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