Founder Episodes
First Principles Thinking - Don’t Doom Yourself to Mediocrity (Replay)
Disrupt or Digitize? The Art of Breaking the Status Quo Why do some startups revolutionize entire industries while others just digitize legacy processes? Disruption isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a mindset and one that too many ...
Finding a Co-Founder - Avoid Choosing the Wrong Partner (Replay)
Do You Really Need a Co-Founder? Here’s What You Must Know. Starting a startup can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re searching for that perfect co-founder to complement your skills. But is having a co-founder truly es...
Conviction - The Essential Ingredient For Focus & Scale (Edu)
In the brutal world of startups, conviction is your greatest weapon. It fuels momentum, sharpens decisions, and separates thriving startups from those that fade away. Conviction isn’t blind faith or passion. It’s clarity of p...
Mastering Attention - Your Startup's Secret Weapon w/ Ben Parr (Edu)
In today's fast-paced digital world, capturing and retaining attention is the most valuable currency for startups. But how can you thrive in a hypercompetitive landscape where rejection is the default response? In this episod...
Founders Getting Fired – Preventing the Nuclear Option (Edu)
Is firing a founder CEO ever the right move? Learn about how startup founders and their boards can work together effectively to avoid the worst. In this week's episode of The Startup Podcast, hosts Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernst...
Listener Q&A - Protecting Your Superpower, Bad Startup CFOs (Edu)
Are you protecting your superpower? 🦸 In this Listener Q&A, Chris and Yaniv discuss: 🧠 Expanding Your Engineering Mindset: How to gain empathy and strengthen your team with diverse skill sets. 🎯 Building Valuable Products: Fo...
Substitution Heuristic - Are You Really Answering The Right Question?…
Are you really answering the right question? Do you find that your solutions to the problems you’re facing are not working? Don’t fear, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein are here to steer your startup towards success. Together t...
Edu: Founder Time Management - Take Back Control w/ Henry Shapiro
Edu: Founder Time Management - Take Back Control w/ Henry Shapiro Time. It's a founder’s greatest resource. It’s also a founder’s scarcest. Joining Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein this week on The Startup Podcast to help you t...
Edu: Good Founder, Bad Founder - 9 Huge Differences And Why They Matt…
Founders are the linchpin of a startup. They are the central foci, the lifeblood. The buck stops with them. But how can you tell the difference between a good and a bad founder? And how can you avoid being a …
Takeover: Yaniv Interviewed - Leadership Journey And Why You Should F…
Today we have a special bonus interview. The tables have turned and Yaniv finds himself being interviewed by Ben Wirtz. Together the duo discuss: 🚀 Early Leadership Lessons: Yaniv's Google journey began with an early leadersh...
Edu: Personal Branding - Key To Success Or Vanity Exercise?
🤔Should founders care about building a personal brand? Isn’t there enough “real work” to be done that posting on LinkedIn is a total waste of time? We don’t think so and neither does Michael Houck, a founder and investor who …
Edu: Traditional Business vs Startups - The Essential Differences Tha…
It’s one of the first questions people ask when they hear of startups. What makes startups different from usual businesses? Recently Chris found himself in a debate about the differences between traditional businesses and sta...
Reacts: Elon Said WHAT!?! - Paid Social Networks, EVs and Climate Cri…
What did Elon say? Leading the Silicon Valley chatter this week are comments Elon Musk made during an interview with Andrew Sorkin. Emil, Chris and Yaniv break it down and the flow-on effects on paid social networks while als...
Edu: Knowing When To Quit - Is It The Right Time To Shut Down Your St…
When is it the right time to shut down your startup? Join Chris and Yaniv in this insightful episode featuring Gabor Cselle, the founder of the once-promising T2/Pebble, as he candidly shares the story behind the decision to ...
Edu: Founder Mental Health Pt. 2 - Expert Coach Explains Causes & Cur…
How do you improve your mental health? Today continues the important discussion we started with Mike Filbey, founder of Pepper and former co-founder of ButcherBox surrounding mental health. To help guide us on the ins and out...