Inside Augment: The Business School Taught by Founders, Not Professors
Episode 10 of the Zero to One podcast, hosted by Jonathan Yana, Matteo David, Gary Rouch, titled "Inside Augment: The Business School Taught by Founders, Not Professors" was published on September 30, 2025 and runs 49 minutes.
September 30, 2025 ·49m · Zero to One
Episode Description
π¨ What if your business school was built by the founder of YouTube?
Or Waze. Or Shazam.
ποΈ Meet Roy Wellner, cofounder of Augment, the online business school delivering premium courses taught by world-class operators. Augment is rethinking what modern education should actually look like.
π In this episode, we dive into:
π Why classic MBA programs arenβt built for founders
π The OpenAI insight that made AI literacy a non-negotiable part of Augment
π How Augment built a curriculum where students actually finish
π Why Roy believes your distribution strategy matters more than your product
π‘ Plus: Royβs reflections on full dedication, raising $2M with just a deck, and building something he wishes he had as a student