678: (Solo) The First Hire Mistake That Trips Up Almost Every Solo Founder
Most founders make their first hire reactively. They're overwhelmed, stretched across every function, and they just want someone to take the pressure off right now. So they bring in a generalist, hand...
29 Jun 9min
677: We Built a $250M Cold Plunge Brand - From a Garage | Plunge
Ryan Duey was living in an RV with his float spas closed and no backup plan when he and Michael Garrett built their first cold plunge from a retrofitted $100 bathtub in a garage. They turned their S...
25 Jun 1h
676: Alisha Spent 16 Years In Salons - and Distilled it all Into One $7K/Month Product
Alisha dropped out of year 10 to become a hairdresser, opened her own salon at 20, and ran it for nearly a decade - applying five different products to every client's hair, every single day. By the ti...
24 Jun 34min
675: (Solo) The Money Mistake That's Quietly Killing Your Business
I've wasted so much money over the years running Foundr that I don't even want to know the number. And if I'm honest, it came down to one thing: when it's the business's money, it doesn't always feel ...
22 Jun 8min
674: From $800 to $250M Selling Women's Fashion | Demi Marchese
Demi Marchese started with $800, no investors, and no fashion background—just a clothing rack in the back of her car and 30 sororities to pitch in 30 days. She made $40,000 in her first month dressi...
18 Jun 46min
673: (Solo) Your Next Team Member Might Not Be Human
Most founders are still thinking about AI as a faster way to do their work. But that is not what is happening anymore. AI agents do not help you do the task. They do the task for you. And if you have ...
15 Jun 8min
672: From Broke College Student to $20M Brand in 10,000 Stores | ESW Beauty
While every brand was raising prices during inflation, Elina Wang cut hers—and nearly tripled revenue. The co-founder of ESW Beauty turned a juice bar epiphany and a $25,000 bank loan into a $20 milli...
11 Jun 40min
671: Tori Quit The Barber Shop, Built a Brand In Her Spare Room, and Hit $1M In Under 2 Years
Tori Gill was still cutting hair on weekends when she sold her first 20,000 sunscreens. A former hairdresser with two kids, no e-commerce background, and a product that took two years to develop, she ...
10 Jun 44min
