In the 1980s—the early days of cable television—John Hendricks got stuck on an idea he couldn't shake: to create a channel that would teach people cool things in an entertaining way. In college he had seen hours of documentaries on history, science, and outer space; and he figured if he was interested in them, others would be too. So around the age of 30, he ... Show More
Feb 23
Square: Jim McKelvey. He Lost a $2,000 Sale, Then Built a $10 Billion Company
Most entrepreneurs think the hardest part of building a company is the product.For Jim McKelvey — co-founder of Square — the hardest part was the system around the product.Because Square wasn’t just competing with other startups …It was competing with regulations, middlemen, entr ... Show More
1h 11m
Jun 2014
19. Co-Founder of Netgravity, John Danner
This is a wide ranging and fascinating interview with John Danner. John was the co-founder of another of the major internet advertising pioneers, NetGravity. John gives us some more great background on how the technology and culture of the advertising industry evolved, and becaus ... Show More
51m 9s
May 2017
The Entrepreneurial Free Spirit Behind the Wild Success of theCHIVE.com - John Resig - #410
John Resig is the co-founder and CEO of Resignation Media, responsible for the wildly-popular and creative humor website called theCHIVE.com. During this lively discussion with Dave, John shares the story of how he started the family business with his brother, their entrepreneuri ... Show More
50m 13s
Jun 2023
John Cerasani. The Business Advice You Needed. Episode 588 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL)
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<p>John Cerasani currently splits time between Los Angeles and Chicago, and has been featured on FOX, NBC, WGN, and CBS. John recently sold an insurance business that he started from his kitchen table to a large private equity backed player. This put him in a posit ... Show More
1h 18m
Nov 2021
Will Marshall - Indexing the Earth - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 251]
My guest today is Will Marshall, the co-founder and CEO of Planet. Will founded Planet in 2010 with a small team of NASA scientists to build a constellation of satellites that would image the entire Earth every day. Since then, Planet has successfully built and deployed 450 satel ... Show More
52m 21s
Apr 2024
Rapid Response: How Star Trek prospers against Netflix and Disney+, w/Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman
<p>The streaming wars have reached a new inflection, as Netflix and Disney+ jostle for position, and in the process disrupt post-strike Hollywood. Paramount+ invested heavily in blockbuster veteran Alex Kurtzman to turn Star Trek into a distinguishing franchise. Now Kurtzman talk ... Show More
28m 19s