327. Co-founder or catastrophe? How to get the relationship right from the start
Co-founder conflict is one of the top reasons startups fail. And even when it does not kill the company, it can put it at serious risk, dist...
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326. The innovator identity: why you need the reputation before you get the opportunity
Today, in the age of AI, execution is easy. Anyone can write code, produce a report, or generate a LinkedIn post. What AI cannot do is imagi...
325. How to get paid more [TFNT classic]
Too many smart, hardworking professionals focus on creating value, but never capture it. They take on more responsibility, lead bigger proje...
324. Are you the expert Claude recommends? How to stand out in the age of AI
Q4 is here. This is when budgets get signed off and promotions get decided. The opportunities won't necessarily go to the smartest or most h...
323. The grown up side of crypto: how JP Morgan, Visa and Mastercard are using blockchain to reshape global finance
Crypto has grown up. It's now no longer just about overnight millionaires and meme coins. It is now how the largest corporations do business...
322. How much does it cost to build an app? And other questions non-technical founders are afraid to ask
How much does it cost to build an app? Is my agency ripping me off? How do I know if what they built is any good? Am I being too demanding —...
321. Why 80% of AI projects fail — and it's not the AI's fault
Contrast two AI projects. One cost $600,000 to build, $500,000 per year to maintain and was shut down as functionally unusable. The other cu...
320. Calendly: the $3bn non-technical founder success story
Tope Awotona had no co-founder, no coding ability, and three failed startups behind him. None of that stopped him — today, Calendly is worth...
319. Your judgment is your most valuable asset. Are you losing it to AI?
A financial analyst spots something wrong with a deal. He writes up his dissent. But the AI disagreed. The investment committee spent 90 sec...
318. Why US startups beat Europeans, and lessons from Slack and Dropbox
Slack went viral without spending on ads. Dropbox grew 3,900% without a marketing team. Every founder knows these stories. What most don't k...
317. From Excel spreadsheet to AI company: the non-technical CEO's playbook
A non-technical CEO built a mobile network, then transformed a startup into an AI company. Here's exactly how he did it — and what he learne...
316. What makes a great tech product? Product thinking for non-techies
Did you wake up today thinking that you really want to use a cup? No! Because you are not insane. You woke up thirsty, and then used a cup....
315. What non-technical founders need to know before building with AI
The number of non-technical founders running billion-dollar companies increased four times between 2013 and 2023. Not because the technology...
314. 4 ways non-technical founders get stuck
Many non-technical founders don't lose money in one big mistake — they lose it in four small stuck points that all feel completely reasonabl...
313. Nvidia's most valuable asset is not on its balance sheet
What is Nvidia actually worth? You could look at their factories, their hardware, their staff. But their most valuable assets — the patents,...
312. How competitive advantage changed in the age of AI
If building products isn't your competitive advantage anymore, then what is? Listen to this episode to find out. AI means that everyone can...
311. The one metric that tells you if you're really winning
You can hit your financial goal and destroy your business. You can be surrounded by fans, but none of them become customers. This is demoral...
310. Product thinking and personal brand: why you need both to win
You can be invisible with brilliant ideas. Or you can be everywhere with nothing worth saying. Neither works. In the age of AI, the barrier...
309. What successful founders and senior executives have in common
Most corporate leaders say they want innovation. What they actually reward is the opposite. And then one day — usually the moment someone ge...
308. How to innovate without blowing up your business — with Netflix's ex-CFO
Your core business is doing well. Maybe it's doing really well. But you also know that if you don't innovate in the next 5-10 years, you'll...