The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu
Reza Satchu, a serial founder and entrepreneurship educator, hosts this video podcast from Harvard Business School Foundry. He interviews successful entrepreneurs to explore their mindsets, motivations, and journeys. The show delves into how founders develop judgment, commit to their visions, and achieve freedom to make an impact.
Episodes
Featuring "The Parlor Room Presents: Hello AI": Linda Hill on Leading Through AI-Driven Change
In this episode of The Parlor Room Presents: Hello AI, host and Harvard Business School Online Creative Director Chris Linnane speaks with HBS Professor Linda Hill about why AI adoption depends on more than technology. Drawing on her research, Hill explains why leaders must rethink the way work gets done, teams collaborate, and organizations build the trust and capabilities to use AI effectively—a
Building What Outlasts Us: Demond Martin on Inclusive Capitalism
What does it take to be a founder?
Demond Martin never took the obvious path. In 2022, he bet that a company could do what philanthropy alone couldn’t: close the health gap for communities like the one he came from.
His company, WellWithAll, provides daily wellness products, from supplements to beverages, and gives away twenty percent of its profits, with a goal of raising $300 million for c
Featuring “Cold Call”: BrandBastion Mixes AI and Human Judgment to Build Trust at Scale
Today, we’re sharing an episode from Cold Call, the chart-topping management podcast from our colleagues at Harvard Business School.
Hosted by HBS Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Brian Kenny, Cold Call explores the real-world business case studies taught at HBS, with the professors who wrote them and often the executives and innovators who lived them. From the history of Hershey
Back at HBS: Michelle Zatlyn Tells the Story Behind a Silicon Valley Unicorn
What does it take to be a founder?
Michelle Zatlyn co-founded Cloudflare as an MBA student on a simple, unfashionable bet: give the product away, and make the internet safer for everyone. Today, Cloudflare protects millions of websites and carries roughly a fifth of all internet traffic. Along the way, Michelle became one of the world’s rare self-made female tech billionaires.
This is The Fo
Oscar-Winner, Billionaire, Venture Capitalist: Inside David Fialkow's Mind
What does it take to be a founder?
David Fialkow built companies from scratch, sold them, and now as co-founder of General Catalyst, supports the next generation of founders. His edge is simple: spot conviction early — and help it scale into lasting impact.
This is The Founder Mindset, with Reza Satchu.
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From India to Harvard and Beyond: Naren Shaam's Unicorn Journey
What does it take to be a founder?
Naren Shaam had one audacious mission: to unify global transport under a single system. One place to search, compare, and book every way a person can move — trains, buses, flights, ferries — across borders, in seconds.
Today, Omio spans 46 countries. Every second of every day, someone is traveling on a ticket they booked through Naren’s platform. That’s ove
Reinventing a Giant: How Galen Weston Employs the Founder Mindset in a Family Empire
What does it take to be a founder?
Galen Weston didn’t build from zero — he rebuilt at scale. As leader of Loblaw and George Weston Limited, he transformed a legacy retail empire into a modern national powerhouse, proving that reinventing a giant can demand the same bold decisions as starting from scratch.
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Dissecting the Founder Mindset: David Deming and Reza Satchu
What does it take to be a founder?
David Deming is one of the world's leading economists on soft skills and the future of work, research that sits at the heart of the founder mindset. Today, as Dean of Harvard College, he's leading one of the world's great institutions through one of its most turbulent moments.
This is The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu.
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Shark-Infested Waters: How Kevin O'Leary Built a Brand on Brutal Honesty
What does it take to be a founder?
From a Toronto basement startup to a multibillion-dollar exit, Kevin O’Leary built his career by betting on himself and doing the hard things most people avoid. Now, after investing in hundreds of companies on Shark Tank, he shares what founders need to know about building, surviving, and what it really takes to win.
This is The Founder Mindset, with Reza Satch
From Influencer to Founder: Alix Earle’s Next Chapter
What does it take to be a founder?
Alix Earle built one of the most powerful creator brands of her generation, gaining millions of followers and sparking what fans call the Alix Earle Effect, where a single post can sell out products overnight. Now she’s making the leap from influencer to founder as she launches Reale Actives, her very first company.
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The Curse of Optionality: Tim Ferriss on Experiments, Risk, and Freedom
What does it take to be a founder?
Tim Ferriss turned experimentation into a competitive advantage — authoring multiple #1 New York Times bestsellers, launching one of the world’s most influential podcasts, and investing early in companies like Uber, Facebook, Shopify, and Duolingo. His playbook isn’t about reckless bets — it’s about calibrated risk, smart experiments, and learning faster than
Rewriting the Script: Reese Witherspoon's Entrepreneurial Leap to Impact
What does it take to be a founder?
From one of Hollywood’s biggest stars to one of its most influential founders, Reese Witherspoon built her company, Hello Sunshine, to change who gets to own stories—and who gets to tell them. With a new blueprint for modern storytelling, Hello Sunshine turned projects like Little Fires Everywhere and The Morning Show into global hits, transforming the entire
The Founder Mindset - Launching May 6, 2026
For more than 20 years, Reza Satchu has been both a serial founder and a leading educator in entrepreneurship. He has built multiple high-profile companies and mentored hundreds of students and founders through the realities of starting and scaling ventures. Now, in this new video podcast from Harvard Business School Foundry, Reza breaks down what it truly takes to be a founder. Episode 1 launchi
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