The Founder Podcast Shelf
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72 episodes
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He Built a $250 Million Brand. Then He Left to Start Over.
In 2015 Todd Meleney, a young inexperienced newcomer, helped build Nobull from a three-person startup to $250 million in annual revenue....
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Origami, the Ancient Art Form Solving Modern Problems | Miles Wu | TED
14-year-old student Miles Wu is obsessed with origami, transforming everyday scraps of paper into unexpected creations. In a joyful talk,...
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From $0 to $250M Selling Cold Plunges From a Garage | Plunge
Ryan Duey was living in an RV with his float spas closed and no backup plan when he and Michael Garrett built their first cold plunge...
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Essentials: The Science of Eating for Health, Fat Loss & Lean Muscle | Dr. Layne Norton
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Layne Norton, PhD, an expert in nutrition, fat loss, and metabolism. We discuss...
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You Know This Song (but the Orchestra Doesn’t) | Jacob Collier & VSO School of Music Orchestra | TED
Jacob Collier walks onstage to conduct an orchestra ... but none of the musicians know what song they're about to play. In a joyful...
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Change Your Body at Any Age: The Diet & Exercise Plan For a Longer Life
Today's episode is a MUST listen. You will learn the surprising science of exercise and nutrition, the mistakes you’re making, and the...
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I Turned This Spreadsheet Into a $30K/Month Micro-SaaS
Jack consulted for agencies and e-comm brands for years... and kept seeing the same problem: everyone was buried in messy spreadsheets...
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The Truth About Online Pharmacy In India
Watch the full episode - https://youtu.be/WMRO9dvD5T0 Listen to the full episode on Spotify -...
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Why I Love My Bad Days | Alexi Pappas | TED
One month before the Rio Olympics, runner Alexi Pappas couldn't hit her splits in practice. She was begging her watch to change its mind....
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Reddit’s Model for a Better Internet | Steve Huffman | TED
The internet was created to connect us, yet many people feel more alone than ever. Reddit cofounder and CEO Steve Huffman explores how...
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Science of Attraction, Compatibility & Romance | Dr. Paul Eastwick
Dr. Paul Eastwick, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, and a leading expert on the modern science...
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Try it For 1 Week: Small Ways to Make Your Life Fun & Exciting Again
Summer is all about having fun: long days, warm nights, and getting together with the people you love. Today’s episode is your playbook...
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How Rajesh Jain built a profitable $100mn ARR MarTech business with no VC money (Netcore Cloud)
Most founders chase venture capital like oxygen, but the man who pulled off India's first major dot-com exit built a bootstrapped SaaS...
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I Built a $10K/Month App With This One System
An built an app that has thousands of users and hit 6-figures ARR. But after almost running out of cash for this app, he spent 2 months...
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How to Invite Creativity into Your Life | Rose B. Simpson, Debbie Millman | TED
What do you hear when you sit in silence? For artist Rose B. Simpson, that question is the beginning of all art. She comes from a line of...
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A Brilliant Blend of Ballet, Hip-Hop and African Dance | Ghetto Classics Dance | TED
Watch the performers of Ghetto Classics Dance light up the stage with a breathtaking fusion of traditional African dance, classical...
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The Human Cell Is Wildly Complex. Can AI Decode It? | Silvana Konermann | TED
Silvana Konermann and the team at Arc Institute are trying to crack one of science's most difficult problems: why complex diseases like...
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How Community Notes Reduce Viral Misinformation | Keith Coleman, Jay Baxter | TED
Community Notes on X started with a wild idea: Instead of tech companies deciding what's true, what if you let people fact-check each...
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I Built a $250M Fashion Brand From My Car | 12th Tribe
Demi Marchese started with $800, no investors, and no fashion background—just a clothing rack in the back of her car and 30 sororities to...
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Improve Flexibility with Research-Supported Stretching Protocols | Huberman Lab Essentials
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the biology of flexibility and discuss the organ systems that shape range of motion...
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The Best Relationship Advice That Everyone Needs to Hear (From the World’s #1 Love Researchers)
Today’s episode is one of the most eye-opening conversations about marriage, love, and relationships you will ever hear. Whether you're...
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General Atlantic Co-President: How I’d Invest $100 Billion Starting From Scratch
Watch the full episode - https://youtu.be/SPLFyVyTI1A Listen to the full episode on Spotify -...
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The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy Stumpf
Andy Stumpf is a retired Navy SEAL, world-record-holding wingsuit BASE jumper, martial artist, and author. We discuss the mental...
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The First App I Ever Built Makes $25K/Month
Kyan is a college student who built his first app and turned it into a $25K/month business. This is the story about how he found a tiny...
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Why Every Finance Stack Breaks at $1M Revenue (and What to do About it)
Your finance stack is a Frankenstein monster and it's quietly costing you more than you think. Most founders don't build a broken system...
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The Series A VC Reshaping Indian Startup Funding | Rajeev Kalambi @ Cactus Partners
Most founders chase the billion-customer dream and the unicorn lottery at the same time. This India VC funding strategy conversation...
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From Broke College Student to $20M Brand in 10,000 Stores | ESW Beauty
While every brand was raising prices during inflation, Elina Wang cut hers—and nearly tripled revenue. The co-founder of ESW Beauty...
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Essentials: Sleep Toolkit for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I discuss science-supported tools to improve sleep by supporting a healthy circadian rhythm...
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Honest Opinion On Quick Commerce In India
Nikhil Kamath - Co-founder of Zerodha, True Beacon and Gruhas Follow Nikhil here:- Twitter...
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Why India Hasn't Built A Global Company Yet
Watch the full episode - https://youtu.be/SPLFyVyTI1A Listen to the full episode on Spotify -...
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She Made $1M in 24 Months Selling Sunscreen | Tori Gill
Tori Gill was still cutting hair on weekends when she sold her first 20,000 sunscreens. A former hairdresser with two kids, no e-commerce...
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I Did OnePlus. Still, Nobody Wanted To Work For Us...
Watch the full episode - https://youtu.be/lRjprPQHuXw Listen to the full episode on Spotify -...
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Eating for Better Sleep & Foods that Improve Metabolic Health | Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge
Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD, is a professor of nutritional medicine at Columbia University School of Medicine and an expert on the...
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Is Venture Capital Built to Break Founders - Amrit Chandan @ Lorefully
Most founders pitch VCs without understanding the math that decides their fate, and Amrit Chandan learned this the hard way after raising...
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How to Launch a Viral Beauty Brand in Under a Year | Brunel
A Victoria's Secret Angel and a Goldman Sachs investor built one of the most talked-about luxury body care launches in recent memory...
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Essentials: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring | Dr. Nolan Williams
_In loving memory of Nolan Williams (1982-2025):_ https://stan.md/3Qle2zp In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr....
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Peptides: The Science, Uses & Safety | Dr. Abud Bakri
Dr. Abud Bakri, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and expert in the science and clinical use of peptides. We discuss...
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From Stanford Chip Designer to Decoding the Human Brain | Siddharth Panwar @ NeuroDx
Most Indian AI startups are racing to build chatbots for Indic languages. Dr. Siddharth Panwar took a different bet, building India's...
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The Science & Process of Healing from Grief | Huberman Lab Essentials
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the neuroscience of grief, including how the brain maps relationships across three...
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Build Muscle, Great Posture & Resilience to Injury | Jeff Cavaliere
Jeff Cavaliere, MSPT, CSCS, is a physical therapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist and one of the world's leading...
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What VCs Miss When Evaluating Lending Startups: Alok Mittal (Indifi)
Six months before India's first real credit cycle hit, one MSME digital lending founder quietly stopped approving 30% of his eligible...
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Essentials: The Science of Learning & Speaking Languages | Dr. Eddie Chang
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Eddie Chang, MD, a neurosurgeon and Chair of the Department of Neurological...
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How to Overcome Social Anxiety | Dr. Nick Epley
Dr. Nick Epley, PhD, is a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago and a leading expert on the science of social...
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Understanding & Controlling Aggression | Huberman Lab Essentials
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the neural circuits that activate and control aggressive states and behaviors. I...
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Master Self Control & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Kentaro Fujita
Dr. Kentaro Fujita, PhD, is a professor of psychology at The Ohio State University and an expert in the science of self-control and...
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Essentials: Compulsive Behaviors & Deep Brain Stimulation | Dr. Casey Halpern
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Casey Halpern, MD, a professor of neurosurgery at the Perelman School of...
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Nobody Teaches THIS to Men—and they Should | Manscaped
Nobody teaches this to men—and they should. Enter Manscaped. Nobody warns you about the first time… One morning you wake up, look in...
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Eugene Alletto turned his $20 Rule into 33 Million Customers
Eugene Aletto went from making cold calls in a Wolf ofWall Street style boiler room to building BedGear into a top-10 sleep industry...
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7 Tips on Outlasting Your Competition, From Serial Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler
In both business and life, endurance, not speed, is of the utmost importance, here are 7 Tips on Outlasting Your Competition, From Serial...
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Kent Yoshimura, an Artist with a Dream, Made One Pivot that turned into a $100 Million Brand
Kentaro Yoshimura and his business partner Ryan Chen built Neuro from zero to nearly $100 million in just ten short years. This is just...
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