How To Founder Episodes

You're staring at the decision: hire your first person or stay solo. Everyone says you need a...

What if your alignment meetings are just expensive procrastination? Jared Christopher built...

What if paying people to show up is the problem? Joey Rockey has built 29 businesses, with 25...

Most founders think organizational design is something you do once you're big. Wrong. Your...

The Ford dealership played games. They took the keys for an unnecessary appraisal. They ran...

There's a famous video of a guy dancing alone at a festival. For several painful seconds, he...

Eighty-four percent of B2B sales start with a referral—so why are most founders still waiting for...

What if the reason you're exhausted isn't because you're working too hard, but because you're...

What if that "non-dilutive capital" just put your house on the line? Most founders think...

Why do some founders get replies from total strangers while your emails get ignored? Research...

Founders spend an average of fourteen months running a business they know is dying. Why? In...

You sold your company. The wire cleared. Six months later, you're more anxious than when you were...

Your benefits broker just bought a boat. You paid for it. Mid-size companies waste an average...

You bought the expensive firewall. You paid for the certifications. You still wake up wondering...

When was the last time you made a business decision before asking what it costs in taxes? Most...

What if that pit in your stomach before a difficult conversation isn't weakness—it's wisdom? Most...

Why do the processes you create end up ignored? You document workflows, create templates, build...

What if everything you know about authentic leadership is wrong? In this eye-opening episode,...

What if the moment you finally exhale is the moment your business starts to die? This raw,...

Ever wonder if you're the bottleneck in your own business? According to MIT Sloan Management...