Episodes
Six years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
25 episodes in 2022
🎙FOUNDER'S JOURNAL
43m Building a Multimillion Dollar Business…By Yourself
In this 2022 year-end episode of The Crazy Ones, hosts Alex Lieberman, Sophia Amoruso, and Jesse Pujji analyze the mechanics of multimillion-dollar solopreneurship, share their personal exec…
11 statements 3 featured 2 assessments
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47m We Give Away 7 Profitable Side Hustle Ideas for 2023
Hosts Alex Lieberman, Sophia Amoruso, and Jesse Pujji brainstorm profitable side hustle concepts for 2023, share their personal frameworks for year-end reflection and goal setting, and evalu…
13 statements 5 featured 3 assessments 1 contradicted
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45m Why Airlines Are Banks, How to Annual Plan for Your Business & The Biggest Myths About Founders
In this episode of The Crazy Ones, Alex Lieberman, Jesse Pujji, and Sophia Amoruso unpack the multi-billion-dollar economics of airline loyalty programs and cash float, share actionable fram…
12 statements 4 featured 3 assessments
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53m The Genius of Spotify Wrapped and How to Copy It, and How to Sell Your Business for 9 Figures
In this episode of The Crazy Ones, hosts Alex Lieberman, Jesse Pujji, and Sophia Amoruso analyze the viral marketing genius behind Spotify Wrapped and provide an actionable, candid guide to …
14 statements 4 featured 3 assessments
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45m How the Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK Built His $700M Empire
In this episode of The Crazy Ones, 1-800-GOT-JUNK founder Brian Scudamore joins Alex Lieberman to reveal how he scaled a $700 pickup truck into a $700 million franchise empire through operat…
14 statements 6 featured 4 assessments
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58m How Codie Sanchez Built a $50 Million Portfolio of Boring Businesses, and the #1 Skill to Learn in a Recession
In this episode of The Crazy Ones, host Alex Lieberman interviews Contrarian Thinking founder Codie Sanchez on how she built a $50 million portfolio of cash-flowing small businesses. Sanchez…
32 statements 7 featured 4 assessments 2 contradicted
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46m What You Need to Know Before Raising Capital, and The Billion-Dollar Media Company You’ve Never Heard of
In this episode of The Crazy Ones, co-hosts Alex Lieberman, Sophia Amoruso, and Jesse Pujji break down the secretive multi-billion dollar growth playbook of Red Ventures, analyze when and ho…
15 statements 4 featured
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51m What Generative AI Means for Startups and Are Executive Coaches Worth It?
In this episode of 'The Crazy Ones,' co-hosts Alex Lieberman, Sophia Amoruso, and Jesse Pujji analyze the commercial impact of generative AI on startups, share personal lessons on executive …
15 statements 4 featured 4 assessments
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29m Can Elon Turn the Twitter Ship Around?
In this emergency episode of The Crazy Ones, hosts Alex Lieberman, Sophia Amoruso, and Jesse Pujji break down Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, debating operational turnarounds…
11 statements 3 featured 1 assessments
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34m How Did Mr. Beast Build a $1.5 BILLION Empire, the 5 Ways to Brainstorm Business Ideas and How to Hire FAQ
Alex Lieberman, Jesse Pujji, and Sophia Amoruso analyze Mr. Beast's $1.5 billion media and consumer empire, share actionable frameworks for brainstorming viable startup concepts, and provide…
10 statements 3 featured
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44m How to & How NOT to do Layoffs, the Tax Tip to save you MILLIONS and is the Gas App Going to Solve Bullying?
In this episode of The Crazy Ones, hosts Alex Lieberman, Sophia Amoruso, and Jesse Pujji analyze the viral growth loops and monetization of the positive teen social app Gas, outline operatio…
17 statements 4 featured 5 assessments
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42m How Spirit Halloween Makes $600M in 2 Months, The Journey of a CEO & Is a Recession Coming?
In this episode of The Crazy Ones, Alex Lieberman, Sophia Amoruso, and Jesse Pujji break down Spirit Halloween's $600 million pop-up retail machine, debate macroeconomic challenges, and shar…
9 statements 3 featured 1 assessments 1 contradicted
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43m How Liquid Death got a $700 Million Valuation, Making Your Pitch Deck Undeniable & The Hidden Truth of Being a Tech Entrepreneur
In the inaugural episode of The Crazy Ones, Alex Lieberman, Sophia Amoruso, and Jesse Pujie analyze Liquid Death's viral brand growth, conduct a live pitch deck teardown for Jesse's startup …
12 statements 4 featured 2 assessments
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20m How to Think About Angel Investing
Entrepreneurs Alex Lieberman and Codie Sanchez break down their strategic frameworks for angel investing, discussing how to leverage asymmetric advantages like audience distribution, treat e…
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24m The Future of the Creator Economy
Alex Lieberman and Codie Sanchez examine the viability of building a multi-billion dollar creator holding company, contrasting the high-cost acquisition models of legacy CPG giants with the …
10 statements 4 featured 1 assessments
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15m An Introduction to Network Effects
Alex Lieberman introduces the fundamental concepts of network effects based on Andrew Chen's book The Cold Start Problem, exploring how network-driven platforms scale, capture value, and ove…
6 statements 2 featured 1 assessments
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22m All You Need to Know to Buy a “Boring” Business
In this episode of Founder's Journal, Alex Lieberman consults small business investor Codie Sanchez to stress-test his thesis on acquiring, operating, and rolling up mini golf businesses.…
14 statements 4 featured 3 assessments 1 contradicted
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15m Buying into the ASMR Slime Business with Codie Sanchez
Alex Lieberman and investor Codie Sanchez analyze the viral ASMR slime phenomenon, breaking down the unit economics, manufacturing bottlenecks, valuation multiples, and untapped growth oppor…
3 statements 2 featured
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15m Great Startup Ideas, Bad Businesses
In this episode of Founders Journal, Alex Lieberman examines why intuitive startup concepts often fail as sustainable businesses, dissecting traps such as personal CRMs and two-sided marketp…
3 statements 1 featured
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19m The Creator Economy & Money With Katie
In this episode of Founder's Journal, host Alex Lieberman explores the mechanics of the creator economy alongside 'Money with Katie' founder Katie Gatti, examining how creators transition fr…
6 statements 2 featured 2 assessments
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29m Bonus: "How Twitch Co-founder Justin Kan Got Sober" from Imposters
In the debut episode of Imposters, Twitch co-founder Justin Kan discusses his 23-year battle with alcohol dependency, revealing how permanent sobriety, mindfulness, and conscious leadership …
6 statements 4 featured 1 assessments
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16m Mental Health #6: The Digital Therapist
In this 'Startup CrossFit' episode of Founders Journal, Alex Lieberman uses a rigorous five-question framework to conceptualize and stress-test 'Release,' a digital anxiety management platfo…
3 statements 1 featured 1 assessments
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29m Mental Health #4: COO Kat Cole on Knowing What You’re Capable Of
In this pilot episode of Imposters, host Alex Lieberman interviews executive Kat Cole to explore how childhood adversity, humble confidence, and structured reflection shaped her remarkable c…
4 statements 1 featured 1 assessments
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17m Mental Health #3: How to Deal with Imposter Syndrome (Classic)
In this episode of Founders Journal, Alex Lieberman explores the psychological roots and daily realities of imposter syndrome in entrepreneurship, sharing personal reflections alongside an a…
6 statements 1 featured
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20m Career Therapy: Mastering a Side Hustle & Full-Time Job
Morning Brew co-founder Alex Lieberman launches the Career Therapy series to coach podcaster Landon Campbell on balancing side hustles, employer expectations, and personal brand building alo…
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