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Podcast Summary: What can a 72-year-old first-time Founder teach you about scaling a company? A lot, it turns out. Paul Tasner will make you think more deeply about the impact you have a Founder & CEO and the legacy you’ll have many years after starting your company.

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Podcast Summary: Ever had trouble hiring sales professionals? Josh has. Ever had trouble firing a friend? Josh has. Ever had trouble learning how to grow your company when you are an introverted Founder & CEO? Josh has. Ever declared victory over stagnant growth? Josh has. If after listening to Josh…

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Podcast Summary: One of the things that I value about speaking to Founders from around the world is the ability to learn from the diversity of experiences that many Founders bring to the table. Nick is no exception. After reading Nick’s book, “A Slice of the Pie,” I was very…

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Podcast Summary: It’s the beginning of a time period that I know too well. It’s a quiet thing that happens behind the scenes with a Founder & CEO and a small number of people. It’s usually a secretive process. I am talking about the end of the year decisions about…

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Podcast Summary: It’s Thanksgiving Week in the United States. It’s one of my favorite times of the year. And because of that I thought it might be a good time to interrupt our usual interview format with “10 Ways Founders Can Express Personal Gratitude With Little Or No Money Or…

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Podcast Summary: Have you ever wanted to search INSIDE an audio product like a podcast or audiobook? Well, Renee (her real first name is Xiaoyu) and her team of 30 are tackling this huge opportunity. She personally brings an incredible resume to the founding of CastBox. A former Googler and admitted…

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Podcast Summary: This is Ryan’s second guest appearance on the podcast. I was happy to have him back for an update since his interview in episode 182. Since we last spoke Ryan moved on from Scripted and is experimenting with the idea of a Founder & CEO becoming a “parallel…

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Podcast Summary: Kent has the distinction of a first on the podcast. So far he is the only guest Founder who has played the banjo on the show. And, wow, is he good. His talent is relevant to the show’s topic. Kent discusses the challenges of scaling an award-winning publishing…

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Podcast Summary: This Emmy Award winning leader’s wisdom abounds in this fun and candid interview. At 19, Beck Bamberger graduated from UCLA in two years rather than the usual four. The University of Pittsburgh took on a dare or otherwise thought a teenager would do well with graduate students typically…