463: Why Small Customers Matter with Immad Akhund of Mercury
Since 2006, Immad Akhund has been investing in and building startups. But he always struggled with working with traditional banks to run his startups, especially as a non-US resident. He figured someo...
9 Kesä 202344min
462: Why Subscription Products Need Purpose with Jessica Rolph of Lovevery
Your first product won’t always be your best seller. Jessica Rolph’s organic baby food business Happy Family Organics failed twice before finding product market fit and scaling from $0 to $63M in sale...
2 Kesä 202358min
461: Adrian Grenier’s Evolution from Movie Star to Social-Impact Entrepreneur
Adrian Grenier was a rebellious artist before he was known for his acting roles in Entourage, Devil Wears Prada, and Clickbait. Now he’s a rebellious entrepreneur, investor, and activist. Learn how Gr...
26 Touko 202340min
460: 4 Stories. 4 Founders. 4 Lives Changed.
For ten years, we've interviewed hundreds of elite entrepreneurs who’ve started and grown the world's most successful businesses. The reason we connect with these dynamic founders is to break down the...
19 Touko 202340min
459: Forging Meaningful Business Partnerships with Jean Oelwang of Virgin Unite
Partnerships can be tricky, especially when you’re starting a business. For Jean Oelwang, creating meaningful partnerships has been her focus for nearly 30 years. Oelwang is the founding CEO and Pre...
12 Touko 202358min
458: Break One Rule and Break It Hard: David Lester of OLIPOP PBC
David Lester learned a lot from his first venture. After spending a decade in the beverage marketing industry, he teamed up with his co-founder Ben Goodwin to work on formulating a soda that’s good fo...
5 Touko 202352min
457: Why This Generation Will Be the Strongest Founders with David Shein of OHF Ventures
David Shein was an entrepreneur before it was in vogue. For over three decades, he’s founded, mentored, and invested in exceptional startups. He sold his first company, COMTECH, for over $1 billion–ar...
28 Huhti 20231h 8min
456: How to Build an Unbeatable Business with Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey
Jim McKelvey was a glassblower when he created the idea for the payment platform Square (now Block, Inc.). He was furious that he couldn’t accept certain credit cards as an artist and contacted a form...
21 Huhti 20231h 4min
