Brandon Sanderson and special guest Emily Sanderson sit down and talk about the origins of their company "Dragonsteel" and the story of how it became what it is today. Pre-order Store for Words of Radiance BackerKit Campaign: https://words-of-radiance-leatherbound.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders?ref=IB149 Want to send me something to open? Dragonsteel Entertainment ATTN: Adam P.O Box 698 American Fork, UT 84003 Stay up to date by following my newsletter: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/tag/newsletter/#footer Interested in signed books and swag? Check here: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/ You can also follow me on: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorbrandonsanderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrandSanderson Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandSanderson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandsanderson/?hl=en Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mistbornbrandon Frequently asked questions: https://faq.brandonsanderson.com/ CHAPTERS (0:00) - Livestream Persona's (1:10) - The Start of Dragonsteel (2:28) - "Why We Do This" (5:39) - The First Entrepreneur Step (8:43) - The First Employee (9:43) - Brandon Hires an Assistant (12:17) - The Company's Early Tales (14:54) - The Next Big Step  (19:01) - Era 2 of Dragonsteel (22:41) - Growing Era 2 of Dragonsteel  (24:56) - Future Proofing Writing Books (28:22) - The Challange of Early Company Growth  (31:17) - The Big Kickstarter (32:40) - The Current Era of Dragonsteel  (34:27) - That's Dragonsteel!