Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉 Today's episode features Tharshan Thavaharan who leads Partnerships at Paddle, a fintech company last valued at $1.4b where I also work now. In 2023, he started the AI Launchpad, a global founder program at Paddle which attracted 59 AI startups from 21 countries and in 6 weeks helped them accelerate their journey to find product-market fit, reach target audiences, and establish a financial base for scaling. Now he's passing the...

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉 Today's episode features Ariel Renous, co-founder and CEO of Augment.org.   Augment is a modern online alternative to the traditional MBA program. Augment's approach is to reshape education by leveraging online tools to offer high-quality business knowledge straight from the minds of the brightest business leaders. Partnering with experts in business education and world-class entrepreneurs from companies like Wikipedia, YouTube,...

Welcome to 2024's 1st episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉 Today's episode features Jason Cohen, four-time entrepreneur across 24 years who has built both bootstrapped and VC-funded businesses in his career. He had two exits and two unicorns and has been writing for 17 years on the Internet. You may have seen him on X as @asmartbear or read one of his articles at this blog: asmartbear.com Jason is currently the Chief Innovation Officer of WP Engine which is a startup unicorn that he...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Gale Wilkinson, founder and Managing Partner at VITALIZE, a seed fund and angel community investing in transformative WorkTech software and currently deploying capital out of a $23.4M Fund II and their 500+ member angel community. Previously founded IrishAngels, one of the largest angel groups in the world. Gale has led $70M+ in early-stage deals across 125+ portfolio companies, and she has made 50 personal...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Jess Chan, founder of Backbone, a platform designed to streamline email marketing for small eCommerce teams. She is one of the top retention marketing experts, with expertise in retention marketing through email and SMS. She previously founded Longplay Brands, a full-service retention & lifecycle marketing agency for DTC e-commerce brands. Jess bootstrapped the agency scaling to 7-figures in revenue in the...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Michael Girdley, CEO of a $100m/yr holding company and a serial entrepreneur for 20 companies over 30 years in San Antonio. Michael is also a partner at the Geekdom Fund, a seed-stage tech venture capital fund that has invested in over 50 high-growth tech companies. He has also built a 195k+ Twitter following and a newsletter with over 20k readers. Now he enjoys teaching and helping founders online and created...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Champ Bennett, co-founder and CEO of Capsule, an AI-powered video editor for content and marketing teams. Previously, Champ also co-founded a startup called “Phhhoto” that was widely used by celebrities like Katy Petty and Beyonce. In this interview, Champ and KP dive into multitudes of lessons and topics such as:●     Intro (00:00)●     One challenging aspect of creative tools (03:36)●     Picking a great...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features serial entrepreneur Yong-Soo Chung, who has bootstrapped his Personal Holding Company to near 8-figures in annual revenue over the past 8 years. In this interview, KP and Yong-Soo covered a spectrum of topics, exploring Yong-Soo's journey and providing their insights on: ●     Intro (00:00)●     Identifying your content niche on X/Linkedin  (04:31)●     Pit stops along the journey (09:48)●     Conviction from...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features founder of ApplyAll Tal Flanchraych, Co-founder of Engyne AI Sukhpal Saini, Codeless Coach Andrew Tsao and Fermi Fun founder Sangharsh Bhustalimath - four of the most promising fellows from the 3rd Cohort of the Build In Public Fellowship In this interview, KP, Tal, Andrew, Sang and Sukh delve into their building in public journeys, sharing their insights on:●     Intro (00:00)●     Their background and...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Sachit Gupta - founder of Platforms Media, a company that offers services to help podcasters grow their audiences and monetize their shows He has worked on campaigns with top podcasters like Andrew Warner (Mixergy), #1 NYT best-selling authors (Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Oren Klaff), and international sports stars (Rohit Sharma, Indian Cricket Team) and more In this interview, Sachit and KP give a masterclass on...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features John Weiman, founder of Life Bridge Coaching and a world-class expert in relationship counseling.Dubbed a 'Miracle Man,' he's helped over 3,000 couples in coaching sessions In this interview, John and KP discussed their insights and opinions on topics such as:●     Intro (00:00)●     John’s WHY as a counseling expert (03:28)●     The domino effect of work-home relationship (08:21)●     Elements that affect...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features a sneak peek of a Fireside Chat we had in our Build In Public Podcast Fellowship on the theme of podcasting and asking great questions. We were thrilled to have Danny Miranda share his insights on this topic. Danny Miranda is the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast (top 1%), and has talked to the world's greatest entrepreneurs & thinkers like Gary Vee, Seth Godin, Alex Hormozi etc. with over 400 episodes in...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Tyler Denk, CEO of the multi million dollar start-up Beehiiv - a newsletter platform that helps creators launch, scale, and monetize their newsletters. He and his co-founders were able to grow Beehiiv to $4M in annual revenue and raise tens of millions of dollars from top-tier investors. In this interview, Tyler and KP talks about a wide range of topics covering tips, tactics and insights such as:●     Intro...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Lloyed Lobo, an entrepreneur, podcast host and community builder, who experienced the Gulf War as a young refugee in Kuwait, witnessing the strength of communities in evacuating the population to safety. He is currently the founder of Boast AI -  a software that integrates financial, engineering, and project data to increase the speed, accuracy, and size of eligible tax incentives. In this interview, Lloyed...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Neil Thanedar, the founder & solo GP of Utopic, a pre-seed VC fund investing in biotech startups led by scientist CEOs. He is also the founder & chairman of Labdoor, a consumer watchdog with $7M+ in funding and 20M+ users, and Air to All, a 501(c)3 nonprofit medical device startup. In this interview, Neil and KP delve into a wide array of insightful topics, specifically about:●     Intro (00:00)●   ...

Welcome to the eleventh episode of “Million Dollar Exits” - a special series brought to you by The Build In Public Podcast. This episode features Mac Martine, a bootstrapped SaaS founder who recently had a life-changing exit for his business that he grew from 0 to $58k MRR in just 30 months. Building apps since 2008, he began his journey with multiple failures and recently had a highly successful exit. In this interview, Mac and KP explore a range of startup-related topics, sharing their...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Adam Draper, Founder and Managing Director of Boost VC, which is an early-stage venture capital firm with $200m AUM. Adam is a 2x entrepreneur and a 4th generation venture capitalist who comes from a family of highly influential leaders including his dad, Tim Draper, who made investments in Skype, Tesla, Bitcoin and more. In this interview, Adam and KP explored a wide variety of topics such as: ●     Intro...

Welcome to the tenth episode of “Million Dollar Exits” - a special series brought to you by The Build In Public Podcast. This episode features John Rush, founder of Mars X - a dev tool making $1.5m ARR with over 20,000 developers in the ecosystem. John has been a software expert and entrepreneur for over 15 years and has made multiple acquisitions including Unicorn Platform. In this interview, John and KP explore a range of topics, sharing their valuable perspectives on:● Intro (00:00)● The...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Calum Johnson, host of The Calum Johnson Show – a podcast with over 250 episodes. He built a top 5% pod that got 1.5 million views on social in 60 days. Calum also owns the podcast production company CJ Podcast Pro - helping companies & entrepreneurs build a unique digital brand through the power of podcasting. In this interview, Calum and KP delve into all things podcast and branding, sharing tips and...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Jim Kroft, Aishwarya Ashok, and Varun Kumaraswamy - three exceptional fellows from the awesome 2nd cohort of the Build In Public Fellowship (BIPF). BIPF is a curated community and 6-week program designed to help ambitious founders put themselves out the arena and build in public fearlessly. Join the 3rd cohort starting in August: https://buildinpublicfellowship.com/ In this interview, Jim, Asihwarya, Varun and...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Sheel Mohnot, the co-founder and GP at Better Tomorrow Ventures, a $225M fund that helps fintech founders at their early stages. BTV has also recently launched a fintech accelerator, this time under its own roof, called The Mint.In this interview, Sheel and KP uncover Sheel’s remarkable journey, sharing their perspectives on topics like:● Intro● What Sheel is most proud of with BTV● Sheel being the most...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Marc Cohen, a solo partner and investor at Unbundled VC, typically investing in early-stage startups mainly in digital tech, and e-commerce with up to £200k checks. In this interview, Marc and KP navigate through Marc's experiences, personal insights and reflections on topics including:● Intro (00:00)● Marc’s background story & how he got into venture capital (02:23)● What made him build in public as a...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Anna Buldakova, the founder and CEO of Meander - a platform that helps tech professionals to change or advance their careers through mentorship. Meander was recently launched on Product Hunt snatching #1 Product of the Day, #1 Product of the Week, #5 Product of the Month and #1 Education Product of the Month. In this interview, Anna and KP unpack valuable insights and lessons on topics such as: ●     Meander’s...

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast. Today's episode features Krish Ramineni, co-founder and CEO of Fireflies - an AI note-taking assistant designed to streamline corporate productivity. In this interview, Krish and KP delve into Krish’s founder journey, sharing their perspectives on topics such as: ●     Introduction to Fireflies.ai ●     Krish’s background story ●     How and why Krish decided to build a startup ●     Krish’s realization that he is meant to be a...