All Episodes

Mapping the Five Deep Tech Founder Archetypes, The Power of Radical Honesty to Accelerate Growth, and Why Self-Forgiveness Might Turn Out to Be Your Competitive Advantage, With Chris Reichhelm

What a Green Beret can teach you about empathy

How the best founders give feedback

The Battery Recycling Startup Closing the Loop on Lithium, How First Principles Thinking Led to a Counterintuitive Pricing Strategy, and Avoiding the Trap of Hidden Assumptions, With Sarah Fleischer

Lessons from Failing His Way to Building 10+ Businesses, The Sweet Spot For Finding Co-Founders, And The Software Flops That Positioned Him for the AI Revolution, With Deepak Shukla

The three levels of self-awareness

Why a Growth Mindset Isn’t Enough in High-Stakes Deals

Why You Might Actually Be Able to Afford "Too Expensive" Talent, the Two Main Reasons Senior Hires Don’t Work Out, and What Separates Talent Investors From Talent Traders, With Raman Ramalingam

Hard Lessons Learned From Bootstrapping Three Startups, Why Purple Ocean Strategy Beats Blue Ocean Disruption and The Surprising Self-Sabotage Trap That Came With Success, With Melissa Kwan

Turning Environmental Impact Into Bottom-Line Wins, Navigating The Bleeding Edge Of Innovation, And Building Relationships That Trump Luck, With Nadine Cino

Tackling Food Waste In the $72B Cruise Industry, Overcoming the Odds of an “Incurable” Health Condition and The Mindset That Helps Him Consistently Create His Own Luck, With Robert E. Buchanan

Helping Deep Tech Startups Survive "Death Valley," The Painful Lesson He Learned From Overconfidence and the Unexpected Benefits of Bootstrapping a Biotech Startup, With Diogo Dutra

The top five EQ skills you need to win in 2025 [Audio Newsletter]

Stuck in overthinking? This one word changes everything. [Audio Newsletter]

Pivoting From Industrial Service to Impact Startup, Leading The Fight Against Microplastic Pollution and Investing in Scientific Research (When The Big Industry Players Wouldn’t), With Declan McAdams

Losing Three Co-Founders in the First 12 Months, The Mistake He Made Following The Silicon Valley Playbook and How He Turned Being Sued Into A Competitive Advantage

Democratizing Real Estate for the 99%, How To Take On Financial Regulators (and Win) and The Military Mantra That Makes Him Resilient, With Gary Woodhead

Revolutionizing Farming for Millions of Smallholder Farmers, Why He Decided to Bootstrap Rather Than Take VC Funding and How A Generosity Mindset Led To Meeting Former President Obama

Building One of Europe’s Best-Funded Quantum Computing Start-ups, Optimizing For Both People and Technical Leadership and How A Major Setback Can Accelerate Growth, With Kuan Yen Tan of IQM

Why PhD Students Make Great Founders, How To Get The Best Out of Your Board and Turning An Unexpected Rejection Into Something Much Better, With Riam Kanso

Building an AI Coach To Democratize Leadership Training, How To Avoid the Pitfalls of Groupthink and The Tiny Actions That Increase Your Luck Surface Area, With Darja Gutnick

Making Space Innovation Easier And Less Expensive, The Key to an Amicable Co-Founder Break-Up and Learning to Trust Your Gut, With Bianca Cefalo

How Navy SEALs Show Vulnerability Without Looking Weak, the Dangers of Authority Bias, How The Osama Bin Laden Mission Almost Didn't Happen (and The Key To Its Success), With Dave Cooper

Tackling Overfishing With Deep Tech Precision, the Importance of Transparency in Building a Team That Has Your Back, and Why They Collaborate With Com...

Using the Power of Intuition and Intentionality To Take The Right Risks, Make Tough Decisions and Create Your Own Luck, With Sophie Cahen

Engineering Serendipity to Two Exits and €140M In Funding, the Cash Management Lesson Learned From a €12M Mistake, and Why He Stepped Down As CEO Two ...