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FoundersEp. 014

I sold my company at 22.

Maria on the 18 months before the exit. The part nobody posts about.

Maria Velez·21 min
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AthletesEp. 013

How I came back from a torn ACL.

11 months of rehab, three setbacks, one comeback race.

Daniel Okafor·21 min
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CreatorsEp. 012

I shipped a newsletter every Monday for four years.

On shipping a small, deliberate newsletter — and writing through the parts most people skip.

Lin Park·21 min
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InvestorsEp. 011

My first ten checks were all wrong.

The honest postmortem of an angel’s first portfolio.

Hiro Tanaka·21 min
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FoundersEp. 010

I quit law to open a bakery.

Three years, two locations, and one cookbook deal later.

Adaeze Nwosu·21 min
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AthletesEp. 009

From last in my class to a podium finish.

A coach’s plan, a four-year build, and what it actually felt like.

Leo Park·21 min
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CreatorsEp. 008

I made $1M from a tiny YouTube channel.

A small channel, a specific niche, and the quiet decisions behind the work.

Priya Shah·21 min
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FoundersEp. 007

I bootstrapped to $5M ARR with three people.

The boring SaaS playbook, told without the boring parts.

Tomás Ribeiro·21 min
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InvestorsEp. 006

I bought a 47-year-old laundromat.

The deal nobody else wanted, and what it taught her about cashflow.

Sasha Reyes·21 min
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