Episodes
Six years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
47 episodes in 2022
🎙STARTUP IDEAS
57m Building Big Businesses with Creators with Emily Herrera
Host Greg Isenberg and Night Ventures investor Emily Herrera examine the evolving mechanics of the creator economy, detailing how creators build sustainable consumer enterprises through vent…
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52m How Nick Huber Built His Wealth: From Sweaty Startup to Real Estate Investor
In this podcast episode, host Greg Isenberg interviews entrepreneur Nick Huber on building long-term wealth through unglamorous service businesses, disciplined commercial real estate acquisi…
28 statements 8 featured 4 assessments
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50m Why Every Creator Should Have a Newsletter with Austin Rief
Morning Brew CEO Austin Rief joins Greg Isenberg to discuss the future of digital media, outlining actionable frameworks for launching profitable niche newsletters, diversifying beyond ad sp…
27 statements 7 featured 3 assessments 1 contradicted
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47m Money, Wealth, and Personal Holding Companies with Michael Karnjanaprakorn
Entrepreneur and Skillshare founder Michael Karnjanaprakorn joins Greg Isenberg to discuss the diminishing returns of extreme wealth, achieving financial autonomy through the 'FIWOOT' lifest…
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43m How Writers Can Be More Productive Using AI with Ben Tossell
Host Greg Isenberg sits down with Ben Tossell, founder of MakerPad and creator of Ben's Bites, to explore the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence and its impact on entrepreneurs…
13 statements 4 featured 2 assessments
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58m Building the Right Product, At the Right Time, For the Right People - with Jack Butcher
In this conversation, host Greg Isenberg and Visualize Value founder Jack Butcher discuss the evolution of productizing creative expertise, leveraging social distribution, and utilizing Web3…
18 statements 6 featured 1 assessments
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52m Writing, Religion, and Walt Disney with David Perell
Entrepreneur and educator David Perell joins Greg Isenberg to discuss the creation and business model of Write of Passage, the mechanics of cohort-based learning, and how philosophical princ…
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1h 5m Keeping it Real with Danny Trinh
Host Greg Isenberg launches the revamped format of Where It Happens with guest Danny Trinh to explore the realities of consumer product craft, founder psychology, and the resilience required…
15 statements 5 featured 2 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 1m The Laws of Community Building with Natalie Ellis
BossBabe co-founder Natalie Ellis joins Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to unpack actionable frameworks for building, monetizing, and scaling bootstrapped digital communities. The conversation…
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1h 5m How To Monetize On YouTube With Harley Morenstein
Epic Meal Time co-creator Harley Morenstein joins Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to discuss the evolution of digital content monetization, the psychological traps of algorithmic audience capt…
15 statements 5 featured 3 assessments
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1h 7m Investing in Mental Health & Embracing Vulnerability with Andy Dunn
Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn discusses his entrepreneurial trajectory, his private battle with bipolar disorder, and the imperative to redefine success beyond monetary wealth. Dunn provides …
10 statements 4 featured 4 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 8m Building a Mini Berkshire Hathaway
Entrepreneurs Xavier Helgeson and Sieva Kozinsky break down how they built Enduring Ventures, sharing blueprints for acquiring cash-flowing small businesses, utilizing debt and tax advantage…
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1h 11m Winning at Startups and the Future of Culture
Cohosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg discuss hard-earned startup principles and the power of real-world community building before welcoming serial entrepreneur Tom McLeod to explore founder…
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1h 6m Investor Psychology & Trading on the Future With Raoul Pal
Macro investor Raoul Pal joins hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to explore the compounding technological shifts of the 'Exponential Age,' sharing critical lessons on investor psychology, …
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1h 12m How To Pick Startup Winners With Jason Calacanis
Angel investor Jason Calacanis joins hosts Kyle O'Brien and Greg Isenberg to share actionable frameworks for startup investing, dissect crypto market speculation versus Web3 utility, evaluat…
20 statements 6 featured 1 assessments
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1h 9m Betting Big on Web3 with Li Jin
In this podcast episode, venture capitalist Li Jin joins hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to discuss her journey from early online communities to founding Variant Fund, dissecting the cre…
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1h 9m The Metaverse & How It Will Change the World with Matthew Ball
Technology essayist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball joins the host to deliver an authoritative analysis of the metaverse, exploring its historical roots, computing and networking bottlen…
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1h 0m Bootstrapping Through A Bear Market with Noah Kagan
AppSumo founder Noah Kagan joins hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to unpack the mechanics of bootstrapped business building, calendar energy audits, and resilient startup frameworks for b…
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1h 4m How To Create Your Own Luck With Julien Smith
Entrepreneur and author Julien Smith joins the hosts to discuss overcoming working-class underdog roots, building resilience through startup adversity, scaling ventures like Breather and Pra…
15 statements 5 featured 1 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 6m How to Build a Brand of the Future
Midday Squares co-founder Nick Saltarelli joins hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to break down how radical authenticity, vertical in-house manufacturing, and a media-first brand strategy …
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1h 6m Predicting the Future of Web3
Investor Gabby Goldberg joins Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to discuss career navigation in venture capital, consumer Web3 tokenomics, decentralized identity, and the critical infrastructure…
13 statements 3 featured 2 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 6m Building From Scratch with Ryan Hoover
Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg sit down with Product Hunt founder and Weekend Fund investor Ryan Hoover to discuss grassroots community building, strategies for breaking into early-stag…
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1h 7m How to Invent and Invest In the Future with Josh Wolfe
Venture capitalist Josh Wolfe explores how early insecurities and contrarian thinking drive ambition, the evolutionary importance of cognitive noise, and why investing in deep-tech and nucle…
15 statements 5 featured 4 assessments
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1h 13m $30M by Age 19 — And Where You Should Build Today
In this episode of Where It Happens, Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg analyze the legacy of Silk Road before interviewing serial entrepreneur Val Katayev on earning $30 million as a teenager, c…
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1h 6m Why You Need A Digital Detox with Andrew Wilkinson
Entrepreneur Andrew Wilkinson joins hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to discuss overcoming digital overstimulation through dopamine resets, escaping the mimetic status games of Silicon Va…
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1h 14m Are We Alone In The Universe? (with Tim Urban)
In this wide-ranging conversation, writer and creator Tim Urban explores the cosmic scale of the universe, the psychology of evolutionary tribalism, and the analytical frameworks that govern…
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1h 18m Why You Should Start a Business For Older Adults
In this episode, co-hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg discuss crypto tax complexities and wallet evolution before welcoming Alive Ventures founder John to analyze lucrative, untapped start…
20 statements 7 featured 8 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 17m Elon's Twitter Takeover and The Future of Social Media with Sriram Krishnan
Hosts Greg Isenberg and Sahil Bloom sit down with Andreessen Horowitz general partner Sriram Krishnan to discuss tech market drawdowns, the implications of Elon Musk's Twitter buyout for ope…
18 statements 7 featured 2 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 5m How To Invest Like An Optimist With Morgan Housel
Author and investor Morgan Housel examines the psychology of wealth, risk, and human behavior, explaining why lasting financial success requires balancing defensive preparedness with long-te…
25 statements 8 featured 2 assessments
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55m From Community Manager to C-Suite | Jiho, Axie Infinity
In this episode, hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg interview Axie Infinity co-founder Jiho to explore the rise of player-owned gaming economies, virtual nation-building, and the future of …
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1h 2m How to Leverage Nostalgia and Win at Marketing with Danny Trinh
In this episode, hosts Greg Isenberg and Sahil Bloom sit down with product designer and entrepreneur Danny Trinh to analyze consumer social startups, viral growth mechanics, and brand buildi…
11 statements 4 featured 4 assessments
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58m Common Traits of Legends with Ndamukong Suh
Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg analyze the Terra Luna cryptocurrency controversy before interviewing NFL star Ndamukong Suh about high-performance psychology, Warren Buffett's mentorshi…
8 statements 4 featured 1 assessments
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1h 18m The Future of Gaming | Ryan Wyatt, Polygon Studios
In this episode, hosts Greg Isenberg and his co-host explore major Web3 headlines before interviewing Ryan Wyatt, CEO of Polygon Studios, who shares insights on his journey from esports and …
11 statements 3 featured 2 assessments
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59m How to Engineer Serendipity | Matt Mullenweg, Automattic
Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg analyze strategic career frameworks, geopolitical developments, and Web3 trends before interviewing Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on distributed leadershi…
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1h 2m How to Get Rich Building Boring Businesses | Codie Sanchez, Contrarian Thinking
In this episode, hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg interview Contrarian Thinking founder Codie Sanchez on building long-term wealth by acquiring, financing, and operating cash-flowing smal…
27 statements 10 featured 6 assessments 1 contradicted
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58m Bootstrapping An Eight-Figure Business | Michael Martocci, SwagUp
In this episode, hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg interview SwagUp founder and CEO Michael Martocci to uncover how he bootstrapped a physical merchandise company into an eight-figure busi…
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1h 7m Anything Is Possible with Dave Friedberg | Where It Happens
Entrepreneur and investor Dave Friedberg joins Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg on Where It Happens to discuss radical techno-optimism, the science behind Cana's molecular beverage printing, an…
20 statements 6 featured 6 assessments 3 contradicted
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1h 4m Personality-Market Fit | Nuseir Yassin, Nas Daily
Hosts Greg Isenberg and Sahil Bloom analyze modern advertising channels and creator business models before sitting down with Nas Daily founder Nuseir Yassin to discuss personality-market fit…
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59m Minting Billionaires and the Religion of Bitcoin | Meltem Demirors, CoinShares
In this episode, hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg interview CoinShares Chief Strategy Officer Meltem Demirors to explore Bitcoin as a technocratic religion, the evolution of digital statu…
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1h 12m Will Meta Bounce Back? (with Nikita Bier) | Where It Happens | Bonus Episode
In this mailbag episode of Where It Happens, Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg host serial founder Nikita Bier to dissect Meta's historic market crash and startup innovation, followed by deep di…
29 statements 10 featured 13 assessments 2 contradicted
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1h 18m Forget Zero Sum, Be Positive Sum with Harley Finkelstein | Where It Happens
Shopify President Harley Finkelstein joins Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg to discuss how democratized technology infrastructure, positive-sum community ecosystems, and decentralized networks …
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49m How to Build Hype with Matteo Franceschetti | Where It Happens
In this episode of Where It Happens, hosts Greg Isenberg and his co-host break down the mechanics of internet virality, cultural product drops, and brand hype before interviewing Eight Sleep…
16 statements 6 featured 1 assessments
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1h 7m The Wolf of All Streets, Scott Melker | Where It Happens
In this episode of Where It Happens, hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg interview Scott Melker (The Wolf of All Streets) to explore his journey from professional DJ to digital media powerho…
21 statements 7 featured 3 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 15m Memes Rule The World with Dogecoin Creator Billy Markus | Where It Happens
In this episode of Where It Happens, hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg interview Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus to explore the satirical origins of Dogecoin, the cultural and economic po…
20 statements 5 featured 5 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 8m The Power of Becoming a Feedback Magnet with Kat Cole | Where It Happens
In this episode of Where It Happens, hosts Kyle and Greg Isenberg sit down with executive operator Kat Cole to explore actionable frameworks for scalable management, active listening, and co…
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1h 17m Forecasting the Future of Tech with Scott Belsky | Where It Happens
Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg host tech executive and investor Scott Belsky to dissect near-future tech predictions, exploring algorithmic discovery, opt-in hyper-personalization, decentrali…
16 statements 6 featured 2 assessments 1 contradicted
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38m NFTs with Gary Vaynerchuk | Where It Happens
In this episode of Where It Happens, hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg interview entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk about his frameworks for spotting consumer trends, the macro trajectory and ri…
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