Founder Episodes
Cognitive science, AI algorithms, augmenting founder creativity ft. Alice Albrecht, AI Researcher & Founder
March 19, 2023
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 a…
Strategic communication, purpose of listening, speaking as a sport ft. Matt Abrahams, Stanford University
Feb. 22, 2023
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 …
Founders journal: Habits & goals, focus paths, decision-making ft. Dr. Julie Gurner, Exec Performance Coach
Jan. 21, 2023
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 i…
The Founder's Foyer 2022 Wrap-up: All about ideas, community, product, creator economy, growth, and mindset
Dec. 25, 2022
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…
Launching 0-1 products, founders and fundraising, thinking in first principles ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy, Product Advisor | Founder | Host @ Good Time Show
Dec. 9, 2022
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 focu…
User experience, design strategy, tipping point, and success metrics ft. Jared Spool, Center Centre
Nov. 25, 2022
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 al…
Remote work, setting team culture, the 'work forward' approach ft. Marissa Goldberg, Remote Work Prep
Oct. 19, 2022
If there’s one phrase we’ve heard over a thousand times in the last two years 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 ti…
Strategic narrative, startup pitches, storytelling for founders ft. Andy Raskin, Silicon Valley storytelling mastermind
Oct. 4, 2022
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 w…
First-time founder experience, fundraising, building side projects ft. John Koelliker, Leland
Sept. 11, 2022
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, …
Product–founder–channel market fit, launching 0–1 products ft. Emily Tate, Mind the Product
Aug. 26, 2022
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…
Product management skills, personal productivity & founder career ft. Shyvee Shi, LinkedIn
Aug. 13, 2022
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 f…
Future of builders, founder skills, startup journey ft. Sonia & Blake, Kernal
Aug. 6, 2022
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 c…
Creator, content economy, and building your voice ft. Grace Gong, Smart Venture Podcast
July 22, 2022
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 a…
Product positioning and storytelling for founders and builders ft. April Dunford, Obviously Awesome
July 15, 2022
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 …
Building community & connections from ground-up ft. Nazuk Jain, Apple & Product Career
July 5, 2022
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? Obvio…