🔥 Founders Talk is back!

🔥 Founders Talk is back!

Author: Changelog Media June 15, 2018 Duration: 3:09
It's been just shy of 5 years since I've published a new episode to this podcast. The break was planned actually. Long story short, I had to focus. If you want to hear the slightly longer explanation, you should listen.

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.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership
Podcast Episodes
BONUS: Growing a successful sales team at Sentry [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:40
Here's a bonus segment from episode #57 of Founders Talk with David Cramer, co-founder and CEO of Sentry. Check the feed for the full length episode (later today). We talked about sales in the full length episode, but th…
Eric Berry is funding open source with CodeFund [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:16
Eric Berry started Code Sponsor a year ago because of his passion for finding ways to sustain and fund open source developers. He ultimately had to shutdown due to potential legal issues with GitHub, but was given new li…
Side hustle to $35M ARR at Zapier [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:18
Bryan Helmig, Wade Foster, and Mike Knoop started Zapier in 2011 as a side hustle. They ultimately applied to Y Combinator, twice. And this year they hit $35 Million dollars in annual revenue. I talked with Bryan Helmig…
From side project to $7.25M for Unsplash [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:20:46
When Mikael Cho started Unsplash from its small beginning as a Tumblr blog and side project, he had no idea it would have such a huge impact and ultimately disrupt the photography industry. In this episode, Mikael shares…
Starting over from zero [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:07
Danielle Morrill joined the show to talk about how she's starting over from zero after the recent acquisition of Mattermark to FullContact where she held the role of CEO and co-founder who walked away with "zero dollars…
Growing Open Collective [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:53
Pia Mancini joined the show for the first episode back from a nearly 5 year hiatus. We talked about her work at DemocracyEarth, being a mother, her new role as CEO of Open Collective, their focus, supporting ad-hoc commu…
Sam Soffes / Onward [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:02
Could this be Sam's final appearance on Founders Talk? Only time will tell. Sam says he's moving onward. New things await. The future is bright and he's wearing shades. Follow along.
Chad Pytel / thoughtbot [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:37:13
Adam talks with Chad Pytel, founder of thoughtbot.
Geoffrey Grosenbach / PeepCode, Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:22
Adam talks with Geoffrey Grosenbach, founder of PeepCode and now the VP of Open Source at Pluralsight.
Kevin Delaney / Charity Hack [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:54
Adam talks with Kevin Delaney, the founder of Charity Hack - a simple concept that takes 5 amazing charities and the most talented people you can find to create innovative fundraising campaigns for those charities.