Episodes

Why do professional athletes have coaches, but professional entrepreneurs don't? Dan thought this was odd. So many years ago, a long time before starting Koho - a company now worth over $250M- Dan started working with performance coaches. In this episode, he walks us through how to pick a coach, wh…

Ask most early-stage founders what they need most and you'll likely get the same answer: money. Especially early on, before you have much traction, raising money can be daunting. If you don't have much of a network, it's hard to even know where to start. Who are these angel investors and how do you…

Launching a marketplace is hard. The chicken-and-egg problem often seems insurmountable. In 2021, Wattpad was acquired for over $600M. But it wasn't easy. Early on, Wattpad cofounder and CEO Allen Lau almost gave up. He discu...

Many people say that hype leads nowhere, that instead you should keep your head down and focus on building. But hype- or raising the profile of your company, as Solon calls it- brings many benefits. It means more potential hi...

Building a successful startup starts well before the first prototype is created or the first investor goes all in. It starts with customer discovery, and Mallorie Brodie has some unique insight into what that looks like. Now ...