Episodes
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59 episodes in 2021
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25m 600 Employees Later, He Still Creates Roles for the Right Person
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Pavel Stepanov, founder and CEO of VirtuDesk, on how entrepreneurs can successfully scale their businesses through offshore…
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24m 300 Portfolio Companies Later, 22 Became Unicorns Without Diluting
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot and Innoven Capital partner Paul Ong explore the mechanics, strategic value, and ecosystem dynamics of venture debt in Asia. They disc…
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33m Codifying Empathy: What 1 Million Slides Taught This Founder
In this episode of 'We Live to Build', host Sean Weisbrot interviews Rajat Mishra, founder and CEO of Prezent.ai, exploring his journey from corporate leadership at Cisco to founding an AI-d…
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41m How Do You Build Wakanda in Someone's Ears
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews ABF Creative founder Anthony Frasier to examine the strategic, cultural, and technical fundamentals of launchin…
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35m He Called It a State of Flow Multiplied by 100
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot and serial entrepreneur Mark Benecke explore how structured psychedelic microdosing can overcome burnout, elevate cognit…
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24m Chinese Customers Used the Drive-Through on Foot
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Go Localize CEO David Garcia Gonzalez about best practices in translation, cultural adaptation, and the critical role of on…
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28m She Bought Toilet Paper in Bali Before She Knew Her Business Was Gone
Coding Nomads co-founder Kim Desmond joins host Sean Weisbrot to discuss the practical realities of nomadic entrepreneurship and explain how her company successfully pivoted from in-person t…
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33m She Thought Her Product Was Obvious - Then Watched 10 Strangers Struggle
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, Playbook UX co-founder Lindsay Allard joins host Sean Weisbrot to explain how product teams can conduct unbiased user research, overcome fo…
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36m 30 Years of Surveillance Footage Later: Privacy Is Already Dead
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Sperry West CEO Barry Levine to discuss his thirty years in covert surveillance manufacturing, memorable inve…
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43m She Aimed Past the Target and 100x'd a Company in 10 Years
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews natural products veteran Karina Belizzi about scaling Nordic Naturals from under $1M to over $100M in revenue. …
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41m Every Startup Thinks Its Baby Is the Cutest in the Room
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Seed Communications founder Loretta Markovics to explore strategic public relations methodologies, launch timelines, agency…
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29m Second From the Bottom to Second From the Top in One Move
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot and customer strategy expert Brad Cleveland discuss how organizations can break down departmental silos, foster psycholo…
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23m Gen Z Spotted Your Fake Values Before You Finished the Post
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot and Postoplan co-founder Katerina Sokhenko examine how businesses must adapt their marketing strategies to engage Generati…
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27m If I Look Sick, I Will Feel Sick. How One Woman Kept Her Privacy Through Chemo
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews entrepreneur Vladimir Gendelman about guiding his wife through an ovarian cancer diagnosis, balancing caregiving with executive leadership, and leveraging peer …
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37m The Secret PE Firms Pay $2M/Month For: Nail The Basics
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Chameleon Collective founding partner Freddie Laker about his family legacy, the company's unique interim executive model, …
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42m Why Vague Data Searches Produce Vague Results — and Who Profits
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Nomad Data CEO Brad Schneider to explore how artificial intelligence and natural language processing revolution…
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31m The 'Coffee Test' That Filters Bad Hires Every Time
Host Sean Weisbrot and Upstack founder Yossi explore strategies for sourcing, vetting, and managing global remote talent. They break down flexible engagement models, the 'Coffee Test' for cu…
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20m We Talked to 70 Customers and Sold Nothing — Here's Why
In this episode of 'We Live to Build,' host Sean Weisbrot speaks with Autify CEO Ryo Chikazawa about how rigorous customer discovery, accelerator accountability, and an overnight pivot trans…
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40m The $99B Industry Nobody Is Chasing — and How We Own It
In this episode of 'We Live to Build', host Sean Weisbrot interviews GreenPal CEO Bryan Clayton on how he bootstrapped a lawn care marketplace to over twenty million dollars in revenue. Clay…
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32m Why Property Investors Never Pay Tax — And Now I Don't Either
In this episode of the "We Live to Build" podcast, entrepreneur Stephen Keery joins host Sean Weisbrot to share strategic insights on founder wealth diversification, harvesting secondary equ…
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31m The $180B Industry Bigger Than Hollywood Nobody Talks About
In this episode of "We Live to Build," host Sean Weisbrot and Sayolo VP of Marketing Shlomi Benatar explore the $180 billion gaming industry, covering in-game advertising, e-commerce integra…
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27m Why Your Kids Force You to Make Better Decisions
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews NLP Cloud founder Julien Salinas about the realities of juggling early-stage startup leadership with active parenting. Julien explains how time scarcity, struct…
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21m The Fog That Lifted: What Being Unhirable Really Means
Serial entrepreneur Alex Armitage joins Sean Weisbrot on the We Live to Build podcast to discuss transitioning from corporate finance to startup ownership, explaining how overcoming career r…
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37m The $1.2B Yammer Exit That Funded an $80M Company
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Mode Analytics co-founder Ben Stancil about raising over $80 million in venture funding. Stancil shares actio…
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43m Why We Don't Release Features That Don't Get Used Anymore
In this episode of 'We Live To Build,' host Sean Weisbrot and Bonjoro founder Matt Barnett explore essential product management principles, focusing on problem-first scoping, iterative featu…
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25m The Office on Wheels That Recovered 4 Hours a Day
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews IT executive Anthony Mongeluzzo on mastering time management, engineering high-yield daily routines, and balanc…
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48m The Key Man Discount: The Hidden Number Killing Your Company's Valuation
In this episode of the We Live To Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews forensic accountant and CPA Angela Rice on foundational financial literacy, internal fraud prevention, and exec…
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26m The 3 Sliders Every Technical Founder Ignores
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Content Camel CEO Dave Shanley to explore how technical founders can overcome operational bottlenecks, master customer disc…
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28m The 'Culture of Yes' Secret Behind a $300K Angel Fund
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews Misty Rusk, Executive Director of the Free Enterprise Institute and founder of the San Diego Angel Conference, exploring how time-bound angel education, rigorou…
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24m The Couples Therapist Advice That Saved a $1M/Month Business
In this episode of the We Live To Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews CorpNet CEO Nellie Akalp on navigating the complexities of spousal entrepreneurship. Akalp explains how couples…
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32m The Goldmine of Growth Hidden in Every Business
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews growth hacking consultant Chris Out to explore high-tempo experimentation, founder-led distribution, and acti…
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28m The Question That Tells You If a Mentee Is Worth Your Time
Host Sean Weisbrot and Hyre CEO Aropa Stein explore the principles of effective entrepreneurial mentorship, discussing how to assess mentee teachability, establish accountability, and pay ha…
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32m The Audit That Saved Me Hundreds of Thousands When I Sold
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, founder Jay Myers outlines actionable strategies for scaling and selling a business, including operational due diligence, tax optimization vi…
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34m The Phantom Stock Plan Founders Use Before Going Public
Transactional attorney Cassidy Toles joins host Sean Weisbrot on the We Live to Build podcast to break down essential legal strategies for startup founders, covering business formation, cap …
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43m The Mental Health Pandemic Nobody Is Talking About Yet
In this episode of "We Live to Build," host Sean Weisbrot and healthcare-turned-entrepreneur Janet Semenova examine the profound isolation, burnout, and mental health challenges of leadershi…
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39m The 90-Second Story That Gets Investors Curious Enough to Ask
Host Sean Weisbrot and executive communication consultant Hope Timberlake explore how startup founders can craft clear, empathetic brand messaging that aligns internal teams, validates featu…
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24m The Thank-You Letter Trick That Shook 10 Top Managers
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews WiserBrand founder Michael Podolsky on his journey scaling a bootstrapped company to over 120 employees. The …
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30m Microsoft Launched a Free App That Competes With Ours
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Chit Chatter CEO Hilton Gisenau about the realities of building B2B SaaS applications for the Microsoft Teams marketplace. …
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41m The Bezos Yawn Factor: Why No-Code Will Feel Mundane Soon
Host Sean Weisbrot and RadSeattle co-founder Darian Parrish explore the evolution, architectural mechanics, and economic impact of no-code development platforms. They discuss how visual prog…
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25m France's Two-Tier System: The 1% Pay No Taxes Legally
In this episode of "We Live to Build," host Sean Weisbrot interviews getemail.io founder Gabriel Cien to examine the practical realities of launching and scaling a startup in France, coverin…
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41m Healthcare Is a Bucket Full of Holes — Here's What Falls Through
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot and biomedical engineer Blair Hurst explore the transformation of modern healthcare, examining systemic infrastructure fla…
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30m The 3 Things She Gives Her Team That Nobody Ever Gave Her
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot and guest Pia Beck explore human-centric people operations, detailing strategic frameworks for talent acquisition, objecti…
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42m The Truth About Funding 2,400 Companies in 70 Countries
In this episode of We Live to Build, E-Ling Lim of 500 Startups and SmarterMe breaks down accelerator evaluation frameworks, cross-regional venture dynamics in Southeast Asia, common founder…
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48m Why 80% of Purchase Decisions Are Built on Emotion, Not Logic
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews personal branding expert Stacey Ross Cohen to explore how entrepreneurs and executives can systematically discover, package…
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38m The Sunshine Rule: The Hidden Test Every CEO Should Run on Their Data
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Ambition Data founder Allison Hartsoe on maximizing business growth through customer lifetime value, strategic …
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32m The Warm Intro Hierarchy Investors Won't Tell You About
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Froget CEO and co-founder Emily to explore SaaS startup growth, fundraising strategies, the evolution of the …
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41m The Hidden 95%: Why the EU Is Still an Untapped Market
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot speaks with Streams.live COO Mike Dragan about unlocking the European Union's untapped market potential, navigating cross-border ventu…
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37m They Spent 8 Months Looking for a Reason to Fire Her — and Failed
In this episode of We Live To Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Origen Air founder Susan Blanchett, who shares how enduring toxic workplace bullying and an unjust corporate dismissal prop…
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21m Give It All Away — The Truth About What Clients Actually Pay For
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews adventure elopement photographer and author Sam Starnes about transforming personal wedding regrets into a purp…
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51m Why a Gorgeous Website Can't Convert a Soul
In this episode of 'We Live to Build,' host Sean Weisbrot interviews Digital Gravy CEO Kevin Geary to explore the vital principles of high-converting website design, technical SEO, and conte…
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45m 36 Years Sober: Why Addiction Is Still Inside My Brain
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot and addiction counselor Carl Shallowhorn examine the intersection of entrepreneurial stress, substance abuse, and mental…
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41m The Patent Pending Secret That Adds $1M to Your Startup Valuation
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews patent agent Dr. Devorah Grazer on how early-stage startups can strategically leverage intellectual property,…
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47m Why Credit Cards Took 35 Years — And Crypto Won't
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot and ARK.io Senior Brand Manager Justin Rankin explore the practical business utilities, underlying mechanics, and persis…
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46m $3M in 12 Months With 5 Employees — Here's the Model
In this episode of "We Live to Build," host Sean Weisbrot interviews entrepreneur Adam Robinson about his journey from Wall Street credit default swap trader to founding Robley and Get Email…
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33m The Roles You Played at Home Are Killing You at Work
Serial entrepreneur Jason Todd joins host Sean Weisbrot on the 'We Live to Build' podcast to discuss how childhood behavioral conditioning shapes workplace conflict, sharing insights from hi…
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42m The Eight-Figure Exit Secret: Put $1 In, Get $15 Back
Serial entrepreneur Eric Varden joins host Sean Weisbrot on the We Live to Build podcast to share how he bootstrapped, scaled, and sold his digital agency Arcane for eight figures, while dis…
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41m The Truth About 'By Default or By Design' Businesses
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews enterprise growth strategist Ril Bergen Doyle on transitioning businesses from default operation to intention…
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44m The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, entrepreneur Ryan Naylor discusses his entrepreneurial journey, uncovering the unedited realities of pitching on Shark Tank and detailing h…
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51m The Working Mom Gap Nobody Talks About (It's Not the Glass Ceiling)
Host Sean Weisbrot and agency founder Jenny Gustafson explore the intersection of psychology, human-centric leadership, and sustainable business practices. They provide actionable frameworks…
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