Podcasts by Founder Chats

David Cancel (Drift) from 2023-12-13T15:23:22.271883

In this episode we talk about transparency, bootstrapping & VC, being a lifelong learner, creating products, when it's time to move on, enterprise vs SMB and so much more!

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David Cancel (Drift) from 2022-03-07T04:27:59.838764

In this episode we talk about transparency, bootstrapping & VC, being a lifelong learner, creating products, when it's time to move on, enterprise vs SMB and so much more!

Drift: http...

David Cancel (Drift) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.846056

This week I sit down to chat with Drift founder, David Cancel. David has been founding things for over a decade and has been a part of great companies like Compete, Lookery, Ghostery, Performable, ...

Laura Roeder (Edgar) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.845149

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This week on Founder Chats I talk with Laura Roeder of Edgar! We talk building audiences, using audiences to launch products, parenting, ...

Wade Foster (Zapier) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.840276

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This week, I chat with Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier.

In this episode we talk about the business impact of features, how to make use of partne...

JD Graffam (SimpleFocus) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.838106

This week, I chat with JD Graffam, founder of SimpleFocus and serial buyer of small SaaS companies.

In this episode we talk about building an agency and transitioning in to buying up small...

Spencer Fry (Coach) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.836988

This week, I chat with Spencer Fry, founder and CEO of Coach.

In this episode we talk about starting businesses while in college, being a non-technical co-founder, the pros and cons of hav...

Chris Savage (Wistia) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.793969

This week I talk with Chris Savage of Wistia. We talk about growing up surrounded by computers and coding, how filmmaking helped birth Wistia, what the key parts of success have been and how to sta...

Des Traynor (Intercom) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.790180

This week I talk with Des Traynor, co-founder of Intercom. Des and I talk about his path to co-founding Intercom, turning education on its head, how hiring is broken, the great re-bundling of softw...

David Darmanin (HotJar) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.787297

This week I talk with David Darmanin of HotJar! David and I talk about how growing up in Malta, getting in to entrepreneurship, how being a generalist has helped David over the years along with the...

Amir Salihefendic (Doist) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.785236

This week I talk with Amir Salihefendic, Founder of of Doist, which makes Todoist and Twist! Amir and I talk about growing up in Bosnia, being a refugee in Denmark and how that’s influenced his vie...

Luke Beard (Exposure) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.781307

This week I talk with Luke Beard, Founder of Exposure, a visual storytelling platform! In this episode we talk about moving from a small town in England to San Francisco on a whim, working on produ...

Kyle Racki (Proposify) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.778264

This week I talk with Kyle Racki, Founder of Proposify! We talk about Kyle’s journey from quiet, artsy kid in high school to founder of a company aiming to hit $10M in annual revenue this year! Hea...

Amit Gupta (Photojojo) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.777402

This week I talk with Amit Gupta, Founder of Photojojo and a dozen other things! We talk about dropping out of college, working with Seth Godin, starting Photojojo, being diagnosed with leukemia, b...

Ryan Hoover (Product Hunt) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.771664

This week I talk with Ryan Hoover, Founder of Product Hunt! In this episode we talk about growing up in Oregon, how video games shaped his future, the origins of Product Hunt, how Ryan was intentio...

Steli Efti (Close.io) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.768090

This week I talk with Steli Efti, Founder of Close.io! In this episode we talk about growing up as an immigrant kid in a factory town, discovering books at 16, starting a slew of businesses like a ...

Hiten Shah (CrazyEgg, Kissmetrics, FYI) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.764567

This week I talk with Hiten Shah, Founder of CrazyEgg, Kissmetrics, FYI and lots of other things! In this episode we talk about his first businesses (which involved frat party arbitrage), building ...

Ankur Nagpal (Teachable) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.761091

This week I talk with Ankur Nagpal, Founder of Teachable! In this episode we talk about living in the Middle East, moving to America at 17, starting a Facebook apps business making hundreds of thou...

Mike Cheung (Tinkering Monkey) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.760294

This week I talk with Mike Cheung, Founder of Tinkering Monkey! In this episode we talk about being a maker as a kid, design school, getting laid off, creating 1000 wooden iPad stands by hand, maki...

Brian Parks (Bigfoot Capital) from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.758442

Founder Chats is back! In this episode, we talk with Brian Parks, Founder and Managing Partner of Bigfoot Capital. Hear his story of transitioning from working at a local bank to running a tech com...

The Road to SaaS From the Music Industry with Marc Brown from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.756003

In this episode, we talk with Byta founder Marc Brown about innovating in music tech, building from a DIY background, and how his experiences in the music industry shaped his mindset as a startup f...

Pivoting 2x to find product market fit with Spencer Coon from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.754105

In this episode, we talk about Spencer's start in investment banking, his decision to leave banking & start a SaaS, and how he pivoted multiple times to find product market fit.

Building a Customer-Centric Brand with André Monteiro from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.752522

In this episode, we talk with Verb Energy co-founder and CTO André Monteiro about launching a startup in college, building a text-based platform to humanize the ordering process, turning customer c...

How Leaders Should Use Data with Benn Stancil from 2022-02-21T06:56:52.748661

In this episode, we talk with Mode Analytics cofounder Benn Stancil about his journey from a government think tank to Mode, balancing data with other instincts, why leaders should use data to make ...

From 0 to 100K customers with Mike Potter from 2022-01-25T11:00

In this episode, we talk with Rewind co-founder Mike Potter about growing his team from 2 to 110 people, handling price increases, why so many SaaS founders underprice their products and more!

Serial entrepreneurship and customer development with Jeff Solomon from 2021-12-15T14:35:02

This week, we talk with Jeff Solomon, founder of Makeup Hero and six other startups. We discuss the power of convincing others, the right way to approach customer development for startups, his star...

Building a Better CRM with Jeroen Corthout from 2021-11-23T11:00

In this episode we talk with Salesflare cofounder Jeroen Corthout about identifying the value of a product, gathering actionable customer feedback, how Jeroen’s engineering background influenced hi...

Writing a New Startup Narrative with Rand Fishkin from 2021-10-20T12:20

In this special part II episode, we talk with SparkToro cofounder & CEO Rand Fishkin about his chill work philosophy, alternative ways to fund a business, the power of intention for founders, and m...

Scaling a values-led podcasting platform with Craig Hewitt from 2021-09-23T10:00

In this episode, we talk with Castos founder Craig Hewitt about building a remote team, acquiring other companies strategically, the EOS framework & who it works best for, and more!

Evolving a Fantasy Sports Business with Peter Schoenke from 2021-08-24T09:00

In this episode, we talk with RotoWire cofounder Peter Schoenke about the evolution of fantasy sports, growing RotoWire since the 1990s, and the industry's response to sports betting legalization.<...

Santi Bibiloni (COR) from 2021-06-24T05:40:59

In this episode, we talk about Santi's journey from WordPress blogging to building an AI-powered profitability tool, how he got to the US from Argentina, and dive deep into COR's sales process.

Nick Francis (HelpScout) from 2019-03-26T10:00

This week I talk with Nick Francis, Founder of HelpScout! In this episode we talk about being an entrepreneur as a kid, how a laptop change Nick's world, working in the music industry, working with...

Khash Sajadi (Cloud 66) from 2019-03-19T10:00

This week I talk with Khash Sajadi, Founder of Cloud66! In this episode we talk about growing up in Iran, how hobby electronics became a conduit for building software, selling software as a teenage...

Zac Smith (Packet) from 2019-03-12T10:00

This week I talk with Zac Smith, Founder of Packet! In this episode we talk about being a kid entrepreneur, dropping out of school to play music, going to Juilliard, stumbling upon cloud hosting, s...

Rand Fishkin (Moz/Sparktoro) from 2019-02-26T11:00

This week I talk with Rand Fishkin, Founder of Moz & SparkToro! In this episode we talk about transparency, making community a part of your business, producing content, alternatives to the typical ...

Claire Lew (Know Your Team) from 2019-02-19T11:00

This week I talk with Claire Lew, Founder of Know Your Team, where they build software and and produce resources to help you become a better manager! In this episode we talk about culture shock of ...

Benjy Boxer (Parsec) from 2019-02-12T11:00

This week I talk with Benjy Boxer, Founder of Parsec, a game streaming company! In this episode we talk about gaining startup experience working at other companies, managing risk, maintaining perso...

Leah Culver (Breaker) from 2018-09-18T10:00

This week I talk with Leah Culver, Founder of Breaker! In this episode we talk about starting companies, jumping in to things you have no idea how to do, how social networks have been a part of muc...

Founder Chats: Live w/ Josh Pigford (Baremetrics) from 2018-09-11T10:00

This week I talk with…myself! This was a live-streamed episode where I walked through the entirety of my past 15 years of business, in which I've started, built, and shut down over 50 different pro...

John Sheehan (Runscope) from 2018-08-21T10:00

This week I talk with John Sheehan, Founder of Runscope! This episode is slightly different from previous episodes in that we quickly jump in to the story of Runscope itself. Runscope's story inclu...

Ryan Carson (Treehouse) from 2018-07-10T10:00

This week I talk with Ryan Carson, Founder of Treehouse! In this episode we talk about moving to England on a whim, learning how to manage a team, starting a conference company, how Ryan found his ...

Jesse Genet (Lumi) from 2018-06-26T10:00

This week I talk with Jesse Genet, Founder of Lumi! In this episode we talk about being a tinkerer as a kid, getting in to screen printing in high school and how that has been a common thread in ev...

Rob Walling (Drip) from 2018-06-12T10:00

This week I talk with Rob Walling, Founder of Drip! In this episode we talk about growing up in the country, learning programming, getting in to entrepreneurship as a kid, buying existing businesse...

Eoghan McCabe (Intercom) from 2018-05-29T10:00

This week I talk with Eoghan McCabe, Co-Founder of Intercom! In this episode we talk about creativity, exploration of knowledge, how Eoghan and his co-founders met, the full story of how Intercom g...

Zach Klein (DIY/JAM/Vimeo) from 2018-05-22T10:00

This week I talk with Zach Klein, Founder of Vimeo & DIY! In this episode we talk about the origin stories and how Zach got involved with CollegeHumor, BustedTees, Vimeo, [DIY.org](http://diy.org) ...

Joel Gascoigne (Buffer) from 2018-05-15T13:00

This week I talk with Joel Gascoigne, Founder of Buffer! In this episode we talk about how gaming ultimately led to interest in technology, how his time in university introduced him to startups, ho...

Cat Noone (Iris) from 2018-04-24T10:00

This week I talk with Cat Noone, Founder of Iris! We talk about growing up in Brooklyn, getting your first computer, pursuing medicine and then dropping out of college, having an advisor copy your ...

Sahil Lavingia (Gumroad) from 2018-04-17T10:00

This week I talk with Sahil Lavingia, Founder of Gumroad! In this episode we talk about dropping out of college, being the second hire at Pinterest, the history of Gumroad, raising millions of doll...

Mathilde Collin (Front) from 2018-03-27T10:00

This week I talk with Mathilde Collin, Founder of Front. Front is a shared inbox for teams used by thousands of companies like Shopify, HubSpot, Stripe and Mailchimp. We talk about growing up in Fr...

Brad Smith (Virb, Simplecast) from 2018-03-20T10:00

This week I talk with Brad Smith, Founder of Virb and CEO of Simplecast, among many other things. Brad’s started and been involved with so many things it’s hard to cover them all! In this episode w...

Ashley Baxter (With Jack) from 2018-03-13T10:00

This week I talk with Ashley Baxter, Founder of With Jack. We talk about growing up in Scotland, inheriting her dad’s insurance company, the role of design in building great products, using your au...

Brennan Dunn (RightMessage) from 2018-02-27T11:22

This week I talk with Brennan Dunn of RightMessage! Brennan and I talk about product personalization, pricing, getting your first customers, agency work, info products and so much more! Fun fact: B...

Nathan Barry (ConvertKit) from 2017-09-20T10:00

This week I talk with Nathan Barry of ConvertKit! Nathan and I talk about being a maker as a kid, graduating high school at 15, being inspired by working in fast food, deciding when to pack it up o...

Brandon Foo (Polymail) from 2017-07-11T10:00

This week I talk with Brandon Foo of Polymail! Brandon and I talk about how math has influenced him as a startup founder, about having a huge influx of new users thanks to being one of the top upvo...

Adii Pienaar (WooCommerce & Conversio) from 2017-06-27T10:00

This week I talk with Adii Pienaar, founder of WooCommerce and Conversio. We discuss growing up in Cape Town, how Adii’s entrepreneurial father and teacher mother influenced his career path, how en...

Walter Chen (iDoneThis & Animalz) from 2017-06-20T10:00

This week I talk with Walter Chen from iDoneThis & Animalz. Walter grew up a reluctant math wiz and became a lawyer primarily because he didn’t know what else he wanted to do. Soon after actually b...

Isaac Oates (Justworks) from 2017-06-13T10:00

This week I talk with Isaac Oates of Justworks. Isaac’s journey from Amazon to Etsy to starting Justworks is fascinating and I think you’ll love it. Enjoy!

Michael Pryor (Trello) from 2017-05-30T10:00

This week I talk with Michael Pryor of Trello. We talk about learning to code from computer magazines, working in a grocery store freezer, co-founding Fog Creek 17 years ago, coming up with the Tr...

James Smith (BugSnag) from 2017-05-16T10:00

Welcome to Founder Chats, the show where I, Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, hop on a call with my founder pals and get the stories of how they started and grew their businesses.

This...

Jesse Mecham (YouNeedABudget) from 2017-04-25T10:00

Welcome to Founder Chats, the show where I, Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, hop on a call with my founder pals and get the stories of how they started and grew their businesses.

This...

Colin Nederkoorn (Customer.io) from 2017-04-18T10:00

Welcome to Founder Chats, the show where I, Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, hop on a call with my founder pals and get the stories of how they started and grew their businesses.

This...

Todd Garland (BuySellAds) from 2016-11-10T11:00

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This week, I chat with Todd Garland, founder of BuySellAds.

In this episode we talk a whole lot about advertising on the web, the ad industry as a whole, ...

Natalie Nagele (Wildbit) from 2016-10-13T10:00

This week, I chat with Natalie Nagele, co-founder of Wildbit, makers of Beanstalk, Postmark and Deploybot.

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John O'Nolan (Ghost) from 2016-09-29T10:00

This week I chat with John O’Nolan, Founder of Ghost, a publishing platform for professional bloggers.
John’s got a really interesting origin story for Ghost (it was a crowdfunded on Kickstarte...

James Gill (GoSquared) from 2016-09-15T10:00

This week I chat with James Gill, Founder of GoSquared, which offers real-time web analytics, among other things.

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