Spinbrush: John Osher. The Electric Toothbrush That Sold for $475M
Before Spinbrush became the top selling toothbrush in the U.S—and before Procter & Gamble paid $475M for it—John Osher was a teenager selling earrings for $4.99. In this episode, John walks through th...
16 Feb 1h
Advice Line with Julia Hartz of Eventbrite
Today’s callers: Mia from Germany wants to know how to balance her pottery business between an online shop and a YouTube channel. Then, Jen from Connecticut is looking for ways to reach more families ...
12 Feb 46min
Netflix: Reed Hastings. “We’re Not a Family.” The Provocative Idea That Helped Build a Streaming Giant
Netflix shouldn’t have survived.In 1997, Blockbuster owned home entertainment—9,000 stores, a business fueled by late fees, and a brand that felt untouchable. Netflix was a scrappy DVD-by-mail experim...
9 Feb 1h 24min
Advice Line with Jon Stein of Betterment
Plus, Jon’s take on why now is a good time to start a business — in spite of market uncertainty. Today’s callers: Dan from Washington considers new offerings beyond his core loose leaf yerba mate pr...
5 Feb 46min
HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The “Clown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza
In the late 2000s, two French mountain athletes set out to build a running shoe that captured the feeling of flying. Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas “Nico” Mermoud had spent decades inside the innovation e...
2 Feb 55min
Advice Line with Serial Entrepreneur Mark Cuban
Plus, Mark on his most challenging venture yet: revolutionizing the prescription drug market in America.First we meet Lucy from Washington DC, considering an opportunity to bring her upside-down peanu...
29 Jan 53min
Taylor Guitars: Kurt Listug and Bob Taylor. From $3,700 Shop to Global Icon
A bright blue guitar covered in orange koi fish vanished from a museum display … and Swifties immediately knew what it meant.That distinctive guitar—the one Taylor Swift used to record Speak Now—had b...
26 Jan 1h 9min
Advice Line with Monica Nassif of Mrs. Meyers
Plus, how candor has been a more effective press strategy than talking points for (the literal) Mrs. Meyers.First we meet Allison in California, seeking marketing ideas for her novel wig designs which...
22 Jan 40min
