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May 15, 2025

How This Founder Made $200,000 BEFORE He Built His Product #entrepreneur #podcast #startup

This clip is from the IO Podcast with John Andrew Entwistle, founder and CEO of Wander. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/lLcorPIfX3I Like, share, and subscribe for more startup content!

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May 12, 2025

Why RECURRING MEETINGS Are KILLING Your Startup #entrepreneur #startup #podcast

This clip is from the IO Podcast with John Andrew Entwistle, founder and CEO of Wander. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/lLcorPIfX3I Like, share, and subscribe for more startup content!

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May 8, 2025

TOP 3 Metrics This Founder Uses For His Multi-Million Dollar Startup #entrepreneur #startups

This clip is from the IO Podcast with John Andrew Entwistle, founder and CEO of Wander. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/lLcorPIfX3I Like, share, and subscribe for more startup content!

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May 6, 2025

How Great Founders SELL Before They BUILD — An Exceptional Startup Chat w/ The Founder of Wander

How do you get paying customers...before you've even built your product? Time to find out! In this episode of Exceptional Startups, Tyler sits down with John Andrew Entwistle, Founder and CEO of Wander, the platform that's transforming the vacation-rental space. Tyler and John Andrew discuss waitlist tactics, how to solve…

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May 5, 2025

Does Hiring By Committee Work? #podcast #entrepreneur #founders #startups

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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May 2, 2025

Don't Just HIRE Top Talent — SELL THEM! #podcast #founders #entrepreneur

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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April 30, 2025

How INVESTORS Help Founders Build Great Teams #entrepreneur #podcast #venturecapital

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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April 28, 2025

How To RECOGNIZE Top Talent #podcast #entrepreneur #vc #venture #leadership

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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April 26, 2025

Don't Hire "Good" People — Find GREAT Ones! #entrepreneur #podcast #startups

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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April 24, 2025

Why Founders NEED The Right Team #entrepreneur #podcast

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Check out the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/371_2fWzekE Like, share, and subscribe for more founder content!

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April 22, 2025

The Simple Tricks Founders Need To Build WINNING Teams — An IO Interview With Nakul Mandan

In this episode of the IO Podcast, Nakul Mandan (founder of Audacious Ventures) shares his tips and tricks for recruiting top talent, the most critical assets for successful companies. He also shares his story of becoming a top investor and what every startup founder needs to know to successfully raise…

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April 17, 2025

What This Founder Is Doing Differently On His 2nd Unicorn

This video is from the IO Podcast with Brandon Rodman. Watch the full thing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz_WXoUv1c8&t=917s

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April 15, 2025

What To Do When Investors Don't Believe In You...

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Brandon Rodman. View the full thing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz_WXoUv1c8&t=917s

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April 12, 2025

How Long SHOULD It Take To Build $1B Company?

This clip is from the IO Podcast with Brandon Rodman. See the whole thing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz_WXoUv1c8&t=917s

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April 8, 2025

His Company Went Public At $1.8 BILLION...And His Next Idea Is Even Bigger

In this episode of Exceptional Startups, Brandon Rodman (founder of Weave and now Previ) breaks down how he’s quietly building a Costco for the modern workforce — one that’s already grown from 300K to 1.5M users in 3 months, all without charging employers a dime. He shares hard-earned lessons from…

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April 3, 2025

How Great Founders Nail Cold Outreach (in 60 Seconds)

Founders screw up outreach by treating everyone the same. Engineers hate calls. Sales leaders hate email. 📞 Choose the right vector ✂️ Cut the fluff 🔁 Iterate This 60-sec clip breaks it down. Subscribe to the Investor Operator Podcast for more content like this: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCayuY0VO95kQTUXJvh9T0oQ #startups #founders #sales #growth

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April 2, 2025

Don't Hire A Sales Team, The Founder Should Sell | Founding Sales with Pete Kazanjy #podcast

Think you can’t sell because you’re a technical founder? Wrong. Not only can you do it—you're probably the only one who can. It's a skill, just like anything else. Pete Kazanjy, legendary sales leader and author of Founding Sales (a book YC gives out to everyone in their batch!) breaks…

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April 1, 2025

How To Know If Your Sales Pitch Is Working | Pete Kazanjy, IO Podcast #podcast #sales #startups

“Nice pitch, Sterling…” If that’s all you’re hearing after a discovery call, your narrative isn’t landing. Pete Kazany, author of legendary startup sales book Founding Sales breaks down how to tell if your outbound story is working—or if you’re still missing the mark. Full episode here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uWE6AgZM51M&t=2075s #Startups #Sales #FoundingSales…

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March 25, 2025

The Sales Playbook Every Founder Needs to Know | Pete Kazanjy, Author of Founding Sales | IO Pod

In this episode, Pete Kazanjy—author of Founding Sales and a veteran sales leader—joins hosts Tyler Hogge and Sterling Snow to share a crash course in founder-led sales, explaining why early-stage founders have to take charge of selling before hiring sales reps. He breaks down the key mindset shifts for technical…

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Feb. 20, 2025

Calling All Exceptional Founders -- What's Next For Season 2 of the I/O Podcast

How do early-stage founders break through and build exceptional companies? In this upcoming season of the I/O Podcast, hosts Sterling Snow and Tyler Hogge have a new approach—combining insights from the Exceptional Startups List with tactical advice from founders actively scaling their businesses. This season, we’re setting out to be…

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Dec. 4, 2024

Hire People You Need To Hold Back, Not Motivate - How to Find Your First Hire #podcast #entrepreneur

One of the best hiring mindsets we’ve heard: Hire people you’ll have to hold back, not push. These are the ones you’ll need to rein in—not motivate. They’re driven, unstoppable, and will win with or without you. You want that energy in your business. World Class tech executive coach Dr.…

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Nov. 21, 2024

What It Takes To Build A Billion Dollar Startup w Exec Coach Dr. Julie Gurner #podcast #entrepreneur

There's a common fantasy about quitting your job to start a company: the allure of full control and unlimited freedom. But in reality, it often means embracing the Second Shift—working your 9 to 5, and then putting in the real hours afterward. As a founder, it's your job to set…

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Nov. 19, 2024

The Biggest Problem With First Time Founders And How To Fix It - Dr. Gurner #podcast #entrepreneur

Are you leading your company or is your company leading you? World class executive coach Dr. Julie Gurner says a common issue she sees with first time founders is they're reactive to the problems and environments around their companies. But big things only get made when the leader's out in…

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Nov. 14, 2024

Extreme Results Come from Extreme People - Advice from An Exec Coach On How To Excel #podcast

To achieve outlier results, you have to be an outlier. Dr. Julie Gurner, a world famous Executive Coach joined us on the I/O Podcast to teach us how these outlier people operate and how anyone can learn to excel. What sets Outliers apart? They see the world as malleable—meaning they…

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