Full of wonderful ideas but don’t know how to make them a reality? Our next guest had the same problem…until he managed to turn them into MULTIPLE startups, most of which he’s sold. Paul English bought and sold his first business Boston Light Software for $33.5 million, within just 7 months of its founding. Paul went on to co-found the popular travel site Ka ... Show More
Oct 29
722: How a $700 Pair of Glasses Led to a $2.89B Company | Warby Parker
Warby Parker started with a simple, infuriating question: why did a pair of glasses cost more than an iPhone? Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa met in the first week of business school, pooled $120,000 of their life savings with their two co-founders, and spent a year and a half bu ... Show More
38m 52s
Oct 28
721: Raquel Does $300K/Month - and Says it’s the Least Work She’s Ever Done
Raquel Vasseur never set out to build an empire - she set out to be free. After two retail stores in her early 20s that took out loans and tied her down, she swore off debt, physical storefronts, and anyone else's definition of success. When she couldn't find the right clothes fo ... Show More
56m 31s
Oct 26
720: (Solo) How do You Know When It's Time to Fire Someone
At some point, every founder has to do the thing nobody trains you for and nobody really talks about: letting someone go. It is not easy, it is not fun, and I am not going to pretend otherwise. But out of all my founder friends, I am yet to meet one who said they fired someone to ... Show More
12m 9s
Dec 2022
Paul English: How He Built And Sold 6 Companies And Why He Believes Irritation Becomes Inspiration
Episode 394: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk with entrepreneur and Kayak co-founder, Paul English (@englishpaulm) about his latest business ideas, his famous missed investments, how to become a strong recruiter, and why he wants to create Twitter's competito ... Show More
47m 53s
Mar 2021
Kayak Founder Shares The Secret Minimizing Stress While Building A Big Life | Paul English
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we have a remarkable guest, Paul English who shares insights on his journey to building a huge life, creating maximum productivity, the key to balance life, time management, how to formulate investmen ... Show More
45m 55s
Jul 2024
KAYAK: Paul English (2021)
Paul English is a perpetual founder. Since high school, he's started 3 philanthropies and 8 companies—ranging from e-commerce, to gaming, to GetHuman, a site that helps users access human customer support. His best-known venture is probably KAYAK, a travel website launched in 200 ... Show More
1h 14m
May 2024
$270,000,000 Worth of Business Advice From Noah Kagan
<p>#84 What did you do last weekend? You could have started a business, according to Noah Kagan, entrepreneur and founder of AppSumo. In this episode, he shares his journey from launching a simple student discount card to building multimillion-dollar businesses. He emphasizes the ... Show More
57m 44s
Jul 2024
How to Acquire Venture Capital Funding with Paul Jarrett
Paul Jarrett artfully blends difficult tales of entrepreneurship, logistics, and venture capital with his own real experiences, captivating audiences beyond just bullet points on a slide. His storytelling transforms complex topics into relatable narratives that go beyond insights ... Show More
27m 36s
May 2021
Greatest Hits #1 - Turning it Around: From Failure to a $100m+ Success
Suli Ali is one of the most interesting founders we’ve had on the pod.
Suli and his brother Moiz have started and sold $300m worth of companies. They’ve also invested in hundreds of big-name startups, thousands of real estate deals, and much more more.
He built small, silly apps. ... Show More
1h 23m