The Founder's Foyer with Aishwarya Ashok
The Founder's Foyer with Aishwarya Ashok is a podcast that features hallway conversations with early-stage founders, builders, and creators. It provides foundational concepts and support for growing ideas into products. The show covers topics related to product development, idea generation, and growth strategies.
Episodes
#66 How to Survive the Autonomous Video Revolution ft. Jonny Burger (Founder, Remotion)
In this episode, we sit down with Jonny Burger, the Founder of Remotion, to discuss the massive technological shift from manual video production to Programmatic Video. As AI and automation reshape every industry, Jonny explains why the "Traditional Editor" is being replaced by scalable, code-based video engines.The 5-Year Build: How Jonny engineered a way to treat video as a React app, m
#65 He Replaced 100 Employees with AI Agents (Here's how) ft. Ryan Carson, 3x Founder & AI Builder
Is the era of massive startup teams over? In this episode, Ryan explains how he transitioned from running a company of 100+ people to operating as a solo founder powered by AI agents.We dive into the exact "AI loops" Ryan uses every night at 11:30 PM to monitor his app, solve problems, and keep the business running while he sleeps. If you've ever wondered how the smartest developers
#64 How to Leverage Your Human Superpower with Improv ft. Jessia Hoffman (Founder, On Deck Workshops)
What if the real competitive advantage in an AI-saturated workplace isn’t more tools, but how human it still feels to build things together? In a world where “vibe coding” and AI copilots can translate almost any instruction into code, the leverage shifts to how clearly people communicate, how bravely they improvise in uncertainty, and how much imagination they are willing to bring into the room.
#63 Growth in 2026 - The REAL IMPACT of AI on Work, Startups, and Creators ft. Casey Winters
AI is moving fast, faster than most of us expected.I went into this conversation thinking we’d talk about AI tools, models, and speed. But what it really became was a conversation about why so many of us still don’t build, even when AI feels easier than ever.In this episode, I spoke with Casey Winters, co-founder and CEO of Superme, someone who has spent years helping startups grow and guiding bui
#62 You’re Using AI the Wrong Way! A Google Labs PM Reveals Why ft. Jaclyn Konzelmann, Google Labs Product Lead
This episode stayed with me long after we hit stop.I went into this conversation thinking we’d talk about AI tools, models, and speed. But what it really became was a conversation about why so many of us still don’t build, even when AI makes things feel easier than ever.In this episode, I spoke with Jaclyn Konzelmann, a Product Manager at Google Labs, someone who spends her days working on AI expe
#61 Will AI Take Our Jobs? ⚠️The Real Answer ft. Anjan Panneer Selvam, CPTO at Acolyte Health
Everyone is racing to “add AI” to their workflow. Very few are rethinking how work itself should feel in an AI-first world.In this episode of Founders’ Foyer, I sit down with Anjan Panneer Selvam, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Acolyte Health, to unpack what AI is actually changing inside modern product organisations.This isn’t a surface-level conversation about tools. We go deeper, int
#60 Are you ready for the AI Era ? ft. Raiza Martin | The Founder's Foyer with Aishwarya Ashok
00:00 – Trailer01:10 – Intro04:15 – Initial days of Raiza07:00 – Figuring out content10:30 – Why are people using the same prompt ?(Personalization issues)12:31 – Different aspects of AI16:55 – Voice AI & Huxe20:00 – Human interaction with AI24:36 – AI’s transformation in the podcast industry28:55 – Experience of building a product33:00 – Setting goals after creating a pr
#59 We’re Not Vibe Coding: We’re Building Real AI Products ft. Nicholas Charriere, Founder & CEO of Mocha
In this episode of The Founder’s Foyer with Aishwarya Ashok, join Nicholas Charriere, Founder & CEO of Mocha, and discover how Mocha is democratising product creation enabling anyone, regardless of coding experience, to build functional apps.Nicholas shares Mocha’s mission to empower the 99%, the transformative role of AI in app development, their unique vertically integrated approach, and the
#58 Why should founders treat AI like a teammate? | Claire Vo, Founder of ChatPRD.ai
In this episode of The Founder's Foyers Podcast, Claire joins us to talk about building with AI, vibe coding, and the future of product creation.We cover everything from AI tools that speed up coding to why product fundamentals never change. Claire shares how solo founders, startups, and even large organisations can use AI to move faster and why ignoring AI could make you unemployable in just
#57 Adaptability and Human Skills in the AI Era ft. Nita Singh Kaushal (Stanford & NSK Leadership)
Nita Singh Kaushal, in conversation with host Aishwarya Ashok, explores how leaders and professionals can thrive in the age of AI. She emphasizes that adaptability and curiosity now matter more than fixed expertise, and that leadership is no longer about simply knowing—it’s about navigating uncertainty with clarity and vision. While AI can accelerate output and even draft brilliant plans, it is ul
#56 Why Startups Might Never Look the Same Again | Satyajeet Salgar, Google Applied AI Lead
In this episode of The Founder's Foyer, Aishwarya speaks with Satyajeet Salgar, product leader at Google and former head of YouTube Shopping and Google Search. They explore how AI is reshaping the future of product development, startups, and solo entrepreneurship. Whether you're a startup founder, product builder, or just curious about the AI-first future — this episode is packed with deep
#55 MCP Explained: The Future of Context-Aware AI | Sid, AI Engineer at Composio
In this episode, we chat with Sid from Composio to understand what MCP (Model Context Protocol) really means and how it's changing the way AI tools connect with different apps. Sid explains how MCP helps simplify complex processes and makes it easier for developers and AI agents to access the tools they need. We also talk about how this technology works behind the scenes, how it compares to AP
#54 We’re a 9-person team doing the work of 20—thanks to AI | Jacob Bank, ex-Gmail, CEO of Relay
Jacob Bank, CEO of Relay and former product lead at Gmail, joins Aishwarya Ashok to explore how AI agents are truly reshaping the way we work. He explains why structured AI workflows solve most real-world needs today and highlights the concept of “spiky intelligence,” where AI excels at some tasks but still needs human direction. Jacob emphasizes that the most important skill in this new era isn’t
#53 Building AI? You're Doing It Wrong Without This | Ami Vora - CPO at Faire, ex-WhatsApp, FB, IG
Ami Vora, CPO at Faire and former VP of Product & Design at WhatsApp, shares a unique perspective on how fear can be a driving force in decision-making and career growth. Raised in a family where fear played a significant role in shaping decisions, she turned fear into a tool for clarity.Rather than ignoring fear, she acknowledges it, writing down her fears and actively mitigating them when ma
#52 How Responsible AI Is Being Built Inside Real Companies ft. Aishwarya Srinivasan (Fireflies AI, ex-Google, IBM, Microsoft)
Responsible AI is no longer just a theory—it's a necessity. In this episode of The Founder's Foyer, we sit down with Aishwarya Srinivasan to explore how organisations are tackling ethical AI in real-world environments.This discussion covers deep and practical insights into data privacy, copyright, enterprise integrations, and the future of agent-based systems. If you're building with A
#51 The Future of No-Code: AI-Powered Apps & Businesses | Eric Simons (Stackblitz)
How AI-driven development tools like Bolt are revolutionising the way entrepreneurs build and launch apps. This discussion highlights groundbreaking real-world examples, from reducing costs by 99% to accelerating product development from months to weeks. Learn how non-developers are creating full-stack apps and CRMs with ease, leveraging AI to bring ideas to life faster than ever before. Speed is
#50 How can AI help you build a startup—without writing code ft. Colin Matthews (AI Founder)
In this episode, Colin dives into the world of AI-powered coding tools and sharesactionable strategies for building projects efficiently. Whether you’re a developer ora non-technical founder, learn how to choose the right tools (like Replit, Bolt,Lovable, and V0), structure your workflow, and avoid common pitfalls.*Why planning beats jumping straight into code* When to use mock data vs. backend in
#49 Unlock the Real Power of AI: Beyond Just Prompts! | Tal Raviv (GenAI PM)
00:00 - Intro: The Role of AI as a Thought Partner02:54 - Moving Beyond AI for Drafting: A Productivity Shift06:08 - Using AI for Conversations and Decision-Making09:48 - Project Knowledge: Uploading Context for Better AI Responses13:41 - The Truth About Prompt Engineering16:03 - Iterative AI Interactions: Refining Responses21:01 - AI as a Thought Partner: A Self-Driving Car Analogy29:46 - AI for
#48 Build your own ideas without writing any code ft. Harold Dijkstra, 100 School
00:00 Intro to Harold01:30 Harold's Journey into No Code04:11 From No Code to AI06:34 Overcoming Analysis Paralysis in AI Building10:43 Starting Small with AI16:14 Building with AI Insights25:57 Learning from AI Errors27:28 The Importance of Practice in AI Learning29:08 Building and Collaborating with AI30:14 Personalizing AI Workflows32:28 Challenges and Future of AI Tools41:09 Advice for AI
#47 AI filmmaking beyond side hustle—a career for creative people ft. Matty Shimura, Executive AI Producer, Civitai
00:00 Intro about Matty Shimura
02:54 Matt's Journey: Traditional Filmmaking to AI
04:25 The Power of GenAI Tools Today
07:18 Challenges and Opportunities in AI Filmmaking
12:09 The Future of AI in Media
20:44 Community and Collaboration: The Magic Sauce in AI
20:51 Monetizing AI Filmmaking—Brands & Corporations
27:59 The Role of Contests and Competitions
35:55 The Debate on AI and Creativit
#46 The school I wish I had when I was growing my career ft. Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, Founder of Product School
00:00 Meet Carlos
01:19 Carlos' Journey into Product Management
02:26 The Inception of Product School
03:52 Challenges and Successes in EdTech
06:47 Evolution of Product School
12:15 Global Reach & Online Education
17:35 Building Product School as a Product
20:26 Importance of Showing Up & Investing in Yourself
22:32 Balancing Community and Business
26:13 Trends in Product Management and
#45 How to tell better stories in tech and life & make ideas storyworthy ft. Matthew Dicks (Storyteller, Author, Educator, Podcaster)
00:00 Introduction to Matthew Dicks
01:19 Matt's Journey into Storytelling
04:46 Teaching Storytelling: From Kids to Corporates
06:55 Essence of a Good Story
15:47 Homework for Life: Capturing Everyday Moments
24:26 The Pickle Story: A Lesson in Specificity
25:02 Hone Personal Storytelling
26:12 Connecting Through Shared Narratives
28:16 Crafting Engaging Beginnings
38:08 Role of Humor in Storytel
#44 Finding your voice, community and growth in tech ft. Ha Nguyen, Product & Community Lead, Poker Champion
00:00 Welcome to the Founders Foyer
01:45 Embracing Joy, Connections, and Discovery
05:35 The Power of Building Genuine Networks
10:00 Creating a Personal Board of Directors
16:10 Building a Networking Flywheel
29:56 The Roller Coaster of Startup Life (Moving from Big Tech)
31:48 The Power of Storytelling in Business
36:13 Lessons from Poker: Risk and Confidence
42:39 Embracing Fractional Roles
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#43 Growing communities, connections and landing on the right opportunities ft. Ben Lang (Ex Community Lead, Notion | Building Nextplay)
0:00 - Introduction to Ben Lang
2:10 - Power of Communities
5:30 - Ben Lang's Notion Journey
9:15 - Corona Crash: Bringing People Together
12:45 - Notion: Finding and Empowering Superusers
16:25 - Community Strategies and Challenges
20:00 - Influencer Marketing and Content Creation
25:50 - Metrics and Success Indicators for Scaling Communities
30:10 - Transitioning to Nextplay
35:30 - Building
#42 Taste, intuition & rigorous thinking for building products ft. Wes Kao (Co-Founder, Maven & AltMBA)
00:00 Introduction to Founders Foyer
01:40 The Magic of Learnable Skills
05:45 Building Alt MBA: The Experiment
08:57 The Rise of Live Learning with Maven
17:14 Intuition vs. Rigorous Thinking
30:39 The Importance of Deep Reflection
31:32 Balancing Immediate Action with Thoughtful Planning
32:54 Understanding and Developing Taste
38:22 Communicating Taste and Quality
45:30 Managing Ego in Collabor
#41 Ideas to product—navigating the founding journey ft. Sharath Kuruganty (Founder, Guestlab.ai, Podcaster)
00:00 Meet Sharath Kuruganty: The Creative Builder
01:26 Sharath’s Journey into the Creative Space
02:32 Building Muscle: The Key to Founding Success
03:38 Importance of Community in the Creative Process
08:50 ‘Commitment and the No Excuses’ Mindset
14:36 Balancing Creativity and Mistakes
26:00 Power of Sharing and Building in Public
28:59 Understanding Public Accountability
30:14 Qualifying Quest
#40 How to use our mind & AI: writing, building apps, creating a business ft. Dan Shipper (Founder, Every | Builder | Podcaster)
00:00 Introducing Dan Shipper & Every
02:45 The Philosophy of Building: Reflecting on Identity and Creation
07:37 Dan's Journey: From Tech Founder to Embracing Writing and AI
15:05 Leveraging AI for Creativity and Efficiency in Media
21:35 Reimagining Reading: How AI Enhances the Experience
25:32 Exploring AI's Personalization and Future Potential
28:18 The Evolution of AI: From Sideki
#39 Behavioral science to launch products & understand users ft. Kristen Berman, Founder of Irrational Labs
00:00 Intro to Kristen Berman
01:21 The Genesis of Irrational Labs & Power of Behavioral Economics
02:45 Unlocking User Insights: The Shift in Customer Interviews
05:00 The Art of Designing Effective Incentives & Understanding User Behavior
11:26 Empty Text Boxes to User Empowerment: ChatGPT as an example
13:07 Overcoming Barriers: Making Products More Accessible
19:42 B2B—Understanding
#38 The creative craft ft. AI, humor & product | Peter Yang (Founder, Creator Economy & Product Lead)
00:00 Intro to Peter Yang and Creator Economy
01:21 The Intersection of Product and Creative Tracks
05:14 Finding Your Zone of Genius
12:34 How to Use Humor in Communication
18:30 Defining Success in the Creator Economy
22:04 Crafting Creative Journeys
22:34 Learning from Fellow Creators
23:56 Avoiding Analysis Paralysis
24:22 Packaging Value in Your Work
25:16 Discovering Your Unique Path
26:36
#37 Mountain climbing to product building—Endurance, Empathy & Rituals ft. Lane Shackleton (CPO, Coda | Athlete)
00:00 Introduction to Lane
01:14 Lane's Nonlinear Career Path
04:09 How Endurance Helps With Success
12:51 Importance of Mindset in Product Building
23:19 Power of Shipping and Learning by Making
26:49 The Origin of the 'Rituals' Concept
29:03 Offer Parties: Gusto’s Ritual with Job Offers
29:51 Transforming Status Quo Rituals
30:58 Impact of Feedback in Product Development
33:01 Influ
#36 Building, launching, and growing your creative work (& career) ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy (CPO, Podcaster, Angel Investor, Founder)
00:00 Introduction to Aarthi
01:38 A Deep Dive into Creation
02:22 The Importance of Focusing on Value
02:43 The Evolution of The Aarthi and Shriram Show
07:20 Persistence in Creative Work
18:15 The Importance of Genuine Connections
23:22 Curiosity in Learning and Networking
29:21 Consistency in Creative Output
30:27 Handling Criticism and Negative Energy
31:21 Dealing with Self-Doubt
32:39 Power
#35 Chasing the light, creating authentic content & power of serendipity ft. Danny Miranda (Podcaster & Creator)
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All of us like to meet interesting people—we love getting to know about unique experiences, what inspired them, and how they’ve managed to ship something. We also like to be such interesting people—we love to sh
#34 Accelerating product growth, user activation, and monetization ft. Adam Fishman (Product & Growth Advisor)
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
03:10 Adam's Journey into Product and Growth
09:06 The Role of AI in Growth
10:48 Understanding Different Aspects of Growth
14:13 The Impact of Branding on Growth
14:53 The Patreon Rebranding Journey
27:59 The Role of Subscription Models in Consumer Products
32:06 The Importance of Pricing Experimentation
32:13 Understanding Your Customers and Their Pricing Expec
#33 Fostering creativity, diversifying identities, overcome mental blocks ft. Matt Munson (2x Founder & CEO Coach)
0:00 Intro to Matt Munson's work
03:51 Story of ups and downs in starting up
08:20 Moving to coaching founders and CEOs & learnings
12:26 Tackling intellectual loneliness and building a trusted community
25:42 Freedom to experiment & experience outcomes
30:22 How a sense of separation from the work fosters creativity
36:41 Embracing creative play and curiosity for self-awareness
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#32 Product thinking, creative resistance, & evaluating growth ft. Shreyas Doshi, Product Advisor (Ex- Stripe, Google, Yahoo, Twitter)
Being a founder or product person calls for enjoying the ride even when things are uncertain. While grit and passion are the regulars, it takes a few more skills like competence, agency, clarity of thought, to be able to navigate that uncertainty. And this means, you’ve got to be ready to embrace challenges, relearn some of what you seemingly thought you knew already, and find new pieces of inform
#31 Building AI Copilot for PM teams, product/market fit, next-gen tech ft. Yana Welinder (Founder, Kraftful | YC Alum)
Building products is such a fun journey—especially if users are involved early in the process that it feels like co-creating and riding the wave with them. There’s also racing against the advancements in technology, thanks to AI’s hypergrowth every passing day. So how do you balance the ride and race, when do you know it’s time to take a dive or a turn and how do you account for changing markets?
#30 Liminal goals, myths about 5-year career plans, power of community ft. Anne-Laure
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There’s so much joy in being able to think clearly—whether it’s cracking a tough decision, understanding a complex concept, or even letting go of bottled up confusions. When creating and shipping stuff, it’s very important to introspect on what’s holding us away from this clar
#29 Chasing creative pursuits | Tech, fiction writing & filmmaking | AI ethics ft. Abigail Wen [Tech Lead, Author, Filmmaker]
There’s so much in parallel with tech and art—for instance, innovation starts with small steps, iteratively leading up to radical explorations. A lot of people today blend creative arts together with the principles grounded in ethics and emerging tech. To be at the intersection of all of this creativity and build versatile careers across entertainment media, business, and law, only teaches us that
#28 Startup brand strategy, product messaging, early-stage marketing ft. Arielle Jackson (First Round Capital)
What’s the hardest part about starting up, you ask? Plenty of them. And topping the charts, amongst the top three things, would be—nailing the branding and go-to-market strategy. While our entire focus is on the target audience all through the stage of building the product, there are quite a number of slips and shaky edges that take our path away from the ideal audience. So how exactly to build a
#27 Team dynamics, personality traits, activating humans for real-world results ft. Evan LaPointe, Core (4x Founder)
Finding the right set of peers, building the dream team to work towards a vision, setting the table for growth—all of these are interrelated from the perspective of strengthening teams. However, there’s a layer of science behind all of the best performing companies and the humans who’re a part of those teams. When the tools from the biological sciences meet the business world, there’s a ton of pos
#26 Large language models, AI applications, open source, future of AI ft. Travis Fischer (AI researcher & Entrepreneur)
If there’s one phrase that’s ruling all of our social media experiences today, it’s Open AI’s GPT. It’s amazing to see the wonders of large language models kick in with everyday user experience, and the best part is that we’re only getting started. Beyond exposing ourselves to the numerous tools that spin out of AI, we as builders really got to dig deeper into understanding what this phase of tech
#25 Creative entrepreneurship, business humour, social media habits and momentum ft. Alexis Gay (Founder & Standup Comedian)
There’s been an infinite number of times I’ve spoken to people about how a career in comedy and building products are similar: a journey that involves so much iteration, craft, and attention to detail. And dealing with audiences day in and day out along with the market defining a hit of your work: how close can this get!
Which is why TikTok, Instagram Reels, and a lot of social media content are
#24 Portfolio careers, human Venn diagrams, diversifying interests ft. Christina Wallace (Harvard Univ)
Innovation is what most of us immediately point to when it comes to product success—but how often have we innovated our own thinking? Have we ever discovered what it means to be at the intersection of interests, ideas, and impact? So many creative entrepreneurial endeavors are based on a portfolio—of skills, careers, and people. And getting into the heart of that is really important.
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#23 Cognitive science, AI algorithms, augmenting founder creativity ft. Alice Albrecht, AI Researcher & Founder
What’s the best way to unlock creativity? Does our mind have the power to process so many thoughts and references? How does AI help in creating, building, and sharing ideas as founders and creators?
Some of these questions are deep enough, but there’s a common line that connects them all—the power of cognition and how computers can be trained to augment that science behind.
Alice Albrecht is a f
#22 Strategic communication, purpose of listening, speaking as a sport ft. Matt Abrahams, Stanford University
When was the last time you tried explaining an idea to your friend, co-founder, or teammate? Of course, it happens quite frequently for most of us, but looking back at the experience, at certain instances we spent more time explaining so the other person understands it better. Also there are times when they immediately vibe with us. So what exactly is the purpose of communication? Especially from
#21 Building in public, portfolio career, shipping creative projects ft. Karthik Puvvada, Build in Public Studio
If you’ve been sharing stuff and reading through Twitter or LinkedIn, there’s so much buzz around building in public. Especially over the last couple of years, a lot of founders, solopreneurs and enthusiasts who worked on side projects really leveraged the network to both build on their ideas as well as find a fit with the market.
Karthik Puvvada, fondly called KP “The Build in public” Guy,
#20 Founders journal: Habits & goals, focus paths, decision-making ft. Dr. Julie Gurner, Exec Performance Coach
With a new year setting in, most of us want to plan out our goals, look forward to high performance, and get ready to do our best form of work by either creating or shipping something live. As much as all the enthusiasm is intact, we’re sure we’d move past challenges, especially with decision making, doing the right/impactful activities, dealing with uncertainties and confusions. As founders and b
#19 The Founder's Foyer 2022 Wrap-up: All about ideas, community, product, creator economy, growth, and mindset
This is a summary episode where Aishwarya looks back at the memory lane and talks about the interesting concepts she got to discuss with 18+ guests on The Founder's Foyer show. For anyone starting afresh and the ones who are looking to revisit specific episodes, this is a primer on going about. Tune in.
#18 Launching 0-1 products, founders and fundraising, thinking in first principles ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy, Product Advisor | Founder | Host @ Good Time Show
Becoming a first-time founder is definitely fun, challenging, and more than anything a roller-coaster ride. Whether it’s transitioning from being an operator or scaling up a side project to something big, the energy and focus are unparalleled. So, what’s it like to hit the start button for foundership? What are the things to keep in mind, trade-offs to handle during decisions, and uncertainties to
#17 User experience, design strategy, tipping point, and success metrics ft. Jared Spool, Center Centre
User experience is a huge part of ideating, building, and shipping products. Usability defines not just the value of a software but the way teams and companies are going towards the vision they want to achieve.
How do you align product folks towards putting UX at their centre focus? And what are the practices that led to a great experience design with some of the best product brands out the
#16 Building better software, running experiments, 'agile' mindset ft. Allen Holub, Software Architect
Building products is so much fun—at the same time, it’s equally exhausting and challenging with so many peers to work with, the market needs to look into, and a lot of processes to go by. While frameworks and techniques can be compelling to share, they are hard to standardize for different software teams and their cultures. So what are some ways to navigate these complexities and build better soft
#15 Remote work, setting team culture, the 'work forward' approach ft. Marissa Goldberg, Remote Work Prep
If there’s one phrase we’ve heard over a thousand times in the last two years it is — remote work. Or say hybrid work. From building and iterating on ideas by pulling out chairs, to virtually looking at each other’s faces on tiles—we’ve done it all. But there’s a whole lot of stuff to think about working with folks across different geographies, time zones, interests. And so many questions to keep
#14 Strategic narrative, startup pitches, storytelling for founders ft. Andy Raskin, Silicon Valley storytelling mastermind
Whether it’s meeting a founder friend, a potential hire, investor, customers, or even a bunch of product team leads, there’s one thing that stands out–the ‘narrative’ you want to tell, the story of what you’re building and why you’re building that. Strategic narrative binds all the folks who are directly impacted by your ideas and in turn gives you all the clarity and helps you articulate your vis
#13 Action plans, growth mindset, high performance, and entrepreneurship ft. Lisa Kostova, CareerClimb
Often as we build our products, we feel stuck and we are on the constant lookout for the next set of action plans. We seek some form of a structure to help us unblock challenges, understand the benchmark of the market we’re building for, as well as pave the way for personal success too. This conversation is all about that mindset to step forward, with so many practical examples to help us understa
#12 First-time founder experience, fundraising, building side projects ft. John Koelliker, Leland
John Koelliker is the Co-Founder and CEO of Leland, a marketplace for ambitious people to access coaching, classes, mentorship, and community, to reach their career and educational goals. From growing in your career ladder, to taking a test, finding the right school—discover a friend and mentor to guide you through.
How to start a new company, building communities around the purpose, leading the c
#11 Product–founder–channel market fit, launching 0–1 products ft. Emily Tate, Mind the Product
Launching the product you build involves massive effort—not just in terms of shipping, but also figuring out the ways in which your audience finds satisfaction with your product. Do they find value? Of course, it’s important to align your product with the market, especially with the right problems to be solved. And this conversation is all around product, market, channels, and how to achieve a fit
#10 Product management skills, personal productivity & founder career ft. Shyvee Shi, LinkedIn
Building and shipping impactful products is definitely the enjoyable part of a product manager’s journey. It’s fun to think about what problems to work on, putting on the founder’s mindset from time to time or working with fellow co-founders on the team. Of course, there are so many challenges to tackle on the way, and as someone doing it on my day job, I can’t agree enough! So, here's a fellow pe
#9 Future of builders, founder skills, startup journey ft. Sonia & Blake, Kernal
In today’s Foyer Feature, let’s welcome Sonia and Blake from Kernal, the community platform to connect founders, investors and startup ideas. 15,000+ members, 1,500+ startup ideas, they are doing an amazing work in helping creators and builders find success with their project journeys.
Sonia, Blake, and Aishwarya sit down to discuss everything around what makes it interesting for creative folks wh
#8 Product growth and scaling for founders/builders ft. Casey Winters, Eventbrite (Ex- Pinterest & GrubHub)
As soon as you put your product out in the market, the one major question that gets to you from literally everyone around is - how’s your product growing.
“What’s your growth strategy?”
“Does your product have network effects”
“Did you get more leads or was all the money spent in ads gone to drain?”
There’s no end to the list of such discussions we often get pulled into as we’re building our pro
#7 Creator, content economy, and building your voice ft. Grace Gong, Smart Venture Podcast
How to stay consistent with the inputs especially when your interests are versatile?
I loved chatting with Grace Gong on this topic, especially because she's been doing some amazing work with her podcast, sharing knowledge about crypto and web 3, as well as authoring two books.
A LinkedIn Top Voice for Finance and also an alum of LinkedIn for Creators program, she'd be the right person to share
#6 Product positioning and storytelling for founders and builders ft. April Dunford, Obviously Awesome
So your product is now launched and it's out for customers to try. You know it’s awesome, but do you know whether they know? How do you ensure your potential buyers understand the value you’re providing; do they care? Often we hear about go-to market strategy—but before all that, what should you do to ensure your target customers know your secret sauce? Here’s someone, the ONLY one, who has all th
#5 Building community & connections from ground-up ft. Nazuk Jain, Apple & Product Career
So you’ve got a great idea and you’ve been building out your initial version of the product. With a little bit of socializing around, you see that people are starting to gain interest in what you’re building—what next? Obviously, the thought of building a community is something that’ll definitely cross your mind. But building a community and engaging with your early believers calls for so much ded
#4 Building early-stage teams, company, and culture ft. Padmini Janaki, Mind and Mom
If building a startup is an arduous journey, finding the right people to grow with you is another mountain to climb. Ideas can meet product, but both of these need to meet the right team to live the vision. But how to find the folks who are as passionate as you in helping build great ideas? What should the benchmark be like? That’s exactly what we’ll navigate in today’s conversation about building
#3 How to build a product community movement ft. Felix Lee & ADPList
#FoyerFeature—a section that completely focuses on a particular project and how the founder created an impact with it. We’ll be discussing all about their journey, the way they come up with creative ideas, and patterns they follow to learn and shine through.
Kicking off the first feature is someone special, who had a mission of democratizing mentorship—and, he actually went on to do that with his
#2 Discovering and validating early-stage ideas ft. Ravi Mehta, Scale
Discovering ideas is definitely an exciting phase—we wake up, walk around, and go to sleep thinking about the best ideas we can build for. But, what happens to all those ideas? Do we really have a tried and tested way to pick out just the right ones and get to implement them? I know that journey is super hard. And this conversation is all about discovering, analyzing, and validating the right idea
#1 Self-care for founders and builders ft. Amy Young, Redefine Possibility
When was the last time you thought of working on a new project? Choosing between ideas and actually getting to work on it are two different jobs for the ones who build stuff. Often we are left confused, exhausted, and unclear on how to manage our energy, time, and effort, leading to a stall in the journey. Well, today’s conversation is all about how to navigate such phases and get past to working
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