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How I Built This with Guy Raz

Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds. New episodes release on Mondays and Thursdays.

Episodes

Serial Entrepreneur: Marcia Kilgore (2018)

12 Aug 2019

54m

Shopify: Tobias Lütke

05 Aug 2019

1h 4m

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Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke recounts the company's evolution from a niche online snowboard retailer, Snowdevil, into a global e-commerce powerhouse. Frustrated by the lack of effective, user-friendly software in 2004, Lütke leveraged his programming expertise to build a custom platform that prioritized storyt...

Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian

29 Jul 2019

1h 4m

Dyson: James Dyson (2018)

22 Jul 2019

43m

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This episode of "How I Built This" features an interview with Sir James Dyson, the British inventor and entrepreneur. The podcast traces Dyson's journey, from his early inventions (a ball-based wheelbarrow) and struggles to secure funding for his bagless vacuum cleaner, to the eventual global success of his company. ...

This podcast episode delves into Jeremy's remarkable journey from the intense competition between x.com and PayPal to the birth and evolution of Yelp. Through candid reflections on the challenges of user engagement, community building, and the pressures of entrepreneurship, Jeremy shares insights on navigating growth, ...

Chesapeake Bay Candle: Mei Xu (2017)

17 Jun 2019

42m

Allbirds: Tim Brown & Joey Zwillinger

10 Jun 2019

1h 9m

Live Episode! Tofurky: Seth Tibbott

03 Jun 2019

46m

Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison

27 May 2019

1h 3m

Zappos: Tony Hsieh (2017)

20 May 2019

32m

Belkin International: Chet Pipkin

13 May 2019

52m

Framebridge: Susan Tynan (2017)

06 May 2019

58m

Live Episode! Peloton: John Foley

29 Apr 2019

53m

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This podcast episode explores the journey and challenges faced by the founder of Peloton, a successful fitness company known for its stationary spin bikes. The speaker shares their experiences transitioning from the tech industry to entrepreneurship, the genesis of Peloton, the early struggles in raising funds and part...