Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership

Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership

Author: Changelog Media Language: English Episodes: 100
Behind every successful company, there's a human story that rarely gets told in the headlines. Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership from Changelog Media is built on the idea that the real value lies in those unvarnished, personal narratives. Host Adam Stacoviak sits down for extended, thoughtful conversations with the people who have actually built things-founders, CEOs, and makers across the technology and business landscape. This isn't about quick tips or surface-level success stories. Instead, each episode functions as a case study in resilience, peeling back the layers on the specific challenges, pivotal failures, and hard-won lessons that define a leadership journey. You'll hear the nuance behind decisions, the weight of responsibility, and the moments of doubt that precede a breakthrough. By focusing on one guest at a time, the podcast creates space for depth and reflection, moving beyond theory into the practical realities of creating and sustaining a vision. It's for anyone curious about the substance behind the startup myth, whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a leader in your own field, or simply fascinated by the psychology of building something meaningful. Tune in for honest dialogues that replace jargon with genuine experience, offering a clearer picture of what innovation and leadership truly demand from the people at the helm.
Episodes
Noah Kagan / App Sumo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:09
Noah Kagan, Founder of App Sumo talks with Adam about his journey to success. Send an email to noah@appsumo.com for more details about something special for 5by5 listeners.
Bill Boebel / Rackspace [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:04
Adam talks with Bill Boebel, VP Strategy/Corp Dev at Rackspace and Founder of Webmail.us about staying the course, keeping the team motivated during turbulent "cash strapped" times, getting acquired by Rackspace and stay…
Chris Nagele / Wildbit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:42
Adam talks with Chris Nagele, Founder of Wildbit about his 11 year journey of building Wildbit and ultimately some awesome web products like Beanstalk, Postmark, and Newsberry.
Eric Kuhn / Founders Card [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:03
Adam talks with Eric Kuhn, Founder of Founders Card about the ups and downs of building an online business during the era of the "dot com" bubble, managing hyper growth, getting listed and de-listed on the NASDAQ and bui…
Rick Perreault / Unbounce [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:17
Adam talks with Rick Perreault, Co-Founder & CEO of Unbounce about entrepreneurship and solving your own pain, sticking to an MVP (Minimal Viable Product) launch strategy, becoming an authority by blogging/marketing befo…
Ryan Holmes / HootSuite [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:18
Adam talks with Ryan Holmes, Founder of Hootsuite entrepreneurship, establishing and leveraging their relationship with Twitter, from "free" to "freemium" with a plan, and growing to well over 1 Million users in 2 years.
Maciej Ceglowski / Pinboard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:43
Adam talks with Maciej Ceglowski, Founder of Pinboard about turning this side project into the next Delicious, handling a massive in-flux of Delicious users when they announced its "sunset", keeping the technology and ar…
Alex Hillman / Indy Hall [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:43
Adam talks with Alex Hillman, Co-Founder of Indy Hall and co-conspirator/creator of many things, about all things Coworking, people helping people, how to hustle, get unstuck and more. Alex also mentions something "super…
Henk Rogers / The Tetris Company [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:13
Adam talks with Henk Rogers, Founder of The Tetris Company, Blue Planet Software and Blue Planet Foundation about the beginnings of and the evolution of Tetris, over-coming brick walls, social and mobile gaming, never gi…
Amy Hoy and Thomas Fuchs / Slash7 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:34
Adam talks with Amy Hoy and Thomas Fuchs, Founders of Slash7 about product development, profiting from Open Source, the key to happiness, living a Unicorn-Free lifestyle and how Amy and Thomas met and ultimately fell in…

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