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Blitzscaling a Startup

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Julien and Chris interview world class experts on startup buildingWe're trying to unlearn what we've learned. And learn the new skills we need to blitzscale Julien's next startup togetherWe analyze learnings using frameworks from the #1 New York Times Bestselling book Blitzscaling which Chris co-authored with Reid Hoffman, founder/CEO of LinkedInSubscribe if you're trying to blitzscale your own startups :)

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Episodes

  1. Frances Haugen - Facebook Whistleblower

    Frances Haugen is an advocate for accountability & transparency in social media. Born in Iowa City, Iowa, Frances is the daughter of two professors and grew up attending the Iowa caucuses with her parents, instilling a strong sense of pride in democracy and responsibility for civic participation....

  2. Na'ama Moran - Founder at Cheetah

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator. The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded…

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  3. Jonathan Haidt - Anxious Generation & Coddling of the American Mind

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator. The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded…

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  4. Gina Bianchini - CEO of Mighty Networks

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator. The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded…

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  5. Kevin Sorbo - Dylan Hunt in Andromeda

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator. The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded…

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  6. What does Reid Hoffman mean when he talks about risk?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator. The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded…

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  7. Frans Johansson: Innovation Strategies

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator. The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded…

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  8. John Dryden: Creator of the #1 Fiction Podcast

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator. The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded…

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  9. Ethics & Technology with Steven Kelts

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator. The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded…

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  10. Jerry Michalski: Tech & Trust Expert

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling. We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator. The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach. It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded…

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  11. 3-person $1B startup

    ****This podcast is sponsored by Stream. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Video, Voice, and Feeds APIs and SDKs Julien is using Stream to build his next startup. Startups can get Stream's "Maker plan" which is free and...

  12. Phone habits

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  13. Should I have a side job?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  14. Who do CEOs not hire?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  15. Should work be your only priority?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  16. Picking who to serve for your marketplace

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  17. Is vertical SaaS a lie?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  18. Do you need to build for US users?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  19. Should entrepreneurs lie?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  20. Hack value? Or figure out distribution?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  21. Should you be the best?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  22. Decision making biases

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  23. 3 rules to create your own market

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  24. How do you say "no" as an entrepreneur?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  25. Should you be in Silicon Valley?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  26. Should you have cofounders?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  27. Do you have the right personality to be a startup founder?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  28. What does "Surprise & Delight" even mean?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  29. Are data network effects bullshit?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  30. Are consumers irrational?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  31. Startups shouldn't solve a problem?!

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  32. The actual secret to company culture

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  33. Don't avoid competition. Get bad competition

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  34. What do you do when employees loose faith?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  35. What's the real way to get funded by VCs?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  36. How do I get people to pay me?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  37. Know if you're learning. Or scaling

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  38. Which type of customers do startups need to build for?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  39. Can you build a team without an idea?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

  40. What's step 1 for a startup?

    Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Julien and Chris interview world class experts on startup buildingWe're trying to unlearn what we've learned. And learn the new skills we need to blitzscale Julien's next startup togetherWe analyze learnings using frameworks from the #1 New York Times Bestselling book Blitzscaling which Chris co-authored with Reid Hoffman, founder/CEO of LinkedInSubscribe if you're trying to blitzscale your own startups :)

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