Videos

March 29, 2023

Product frameworks for life: Lessons from Clayton Christensen ft. Christina Wallace, Harvard

Innovation is what most of us immediately point to when it comes to product success—but how often have we innovated our own thinking? Have we ever discovered what it means to be at the intersection of interests, ideas, and impact? So many creative entrepreneurial endeavors are based on a portfolio—of…

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March 27, 2023

Portfolio career: How builders and founders could diversify ft. Christina Wallace, HBS

Innovation is what most of us immediately point to when it comes to product success—but how often have we innovated our own thinking? Have we ever discovered what it means to be at the intersection of interests, ideas, and impact? So many creative entrepreneurial endeavors are based on a portfolio—of…

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March 19, 2023

Cognitive science, AI algorithms, augmenting founder creativity ft. Alice Albrecht [FULL EPISODE]

What’s the best way to unlock creativity? Does our mind have the power to process so many thoughts and references? How does AI help in creating, building, and sharing ideas as founders and creators? Some of these questions are deep enough, but there’s a common line that connects them all—the…

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March 13, 2023

Boosting product creativity with human connections ft. Alice Albrecht, AI founder and researcher

"Let's come up with creative ideas" is definitely a phrase that almost all of us keep saying to each other. But how exactly is creativity augmented? And what would often help in increasing this creativity? I discussed this theme with Alice Albrecht, who is currently building an AI-powered product and…

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March 11, 2023

How attention economy impacts founders' creativity ft. Alice Albrecht, AI researcher & founder

What’s the best way to unlock creativity? Does our mind have the power to process so many thoughts and references? How does AI help in creating, building, and sharing ideas as founders and creators? Some of these questions are deep enough, but there’s a common line that connects them all—the…

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Feb. 22, 2023

Strategic communication, purpose of listening, speaking as a sport ft. Matt Abrahams, Stanford GSB

When was the last time you tried explaining an idea to your friend, co-founder, or teammate? Of course, it happens quite frequently for most of us, but looking back at the experience, at certain instances we spent more time explaining so the other person understands it better. Also there are…

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Feb. 21, 2023

What is Minimum Viable Communication (MVC)? Ft. Matt Abrahams, Stanford Graduate School of Business

When was the last time you tried explaining an idea to your friend, co-founder, or teammate? Of course, it happens quite frequently for most of us, but looking back at the experience, at certain instances we spent more time explaining so the other person understands it better. Also there are…

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Feb. 15, 2023

One communication mistake that most ambitious folks make ft. Matt Abrahams, Stanford GSB

When was the last time you tried explaining an idea to your friend, co-founder, or teammate? Of course, it happens quite frequently for most of us, but looking back at the experience, at certain instances we spent more time explaining so the other person understands it better. Also there are…

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Feb. 5, 2023

Building in public, portfolio career, shipping creative projects ft. Karthik Puvvada (FULL EPISODE)

If you’ve been sharing stuff and reading through Twitter or LinkedIn, there’s so much buzz around building in public. Especially over the last couple of years, a lot of founders, solopreneurs and enthusiasts who worked on side projects really leveraged the network to both build on their ideas as well…

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Feb. 4, 2023

The framework to organize ideas based on energy and season ft. Karthik Puvvada (KP)

If you’ve been sharing stuff and reading through Twitter or LinkedIn, there’s so much buzz around building in public. Especially over the last couple of years, a lot of founders, solopreneurs and enthusiasts who worked on side projects really leveraged the network to both build on their ideas as well…

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Feb. 2, 2023

What does it mean to 'build in public' & how to do it? ft. Karthik Puvvada (KP), The Founder's Foyer

If you’ve been sharing stuff and reading through Twitter or LinkedIn, there’s so much buzz around building in public. Especially over the last couple of years, a lot of founders, solopreneurs and enthusiasts who worked on side projects really leveraged the network to both build on their ideas as well…

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Jan. 21, 2023

The ride of an operator turned tech founder ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy (Netflix to Lumoid)

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Jan. 21, 2023

Founders journal: Habits & goals, focus paths, decision-making ft. Dr. Julie Gurner [FULL EPISODE]

With a new year setting in, most of us want to plan out our goals, look forward to high performance, and get ready to do our best form of work by either creating or shipping something live. As much as all the enthusiasm is intact, we’re sure we’d move past…

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Jan. 20, 2023

"The confidence game" for founders and builders ft. Dr. Julie Gurner

With a new year setting in, most of us want to plan out our goals, look forward to high performance, and get ready to do our best form of work by either creating or shipping something live. As much as all the enthusiasm is intact, we’re sure we’d move past…

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Jan. 16, 2023

Trusting the gut: Why & how founders can benefit from it ft. Dr. Julie Gurner

With a new year setting in, most of us want to plan out our goals, look forward to high performance, and get ready to do our best form of work by either creating or shipping something live. As much as all the enthusiasm is intact, we’re sure we’d move past…

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Dec. 26, 2022

The Founder's Foyer 2022 Wrap-up: Ideas, community, product, creator economy, growth, and mindset

This is a summary episode where Aishwarya looks back at the memory lane and talks about the interesting concepts she got to discuss with 18+ guests on The Founder's Foyer show. For anyone starting afresh and the ones who are looking to revisit specific episodes, this is a primer on…

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Dec. 24, 2022

What top CEOs focus on and what should we be learning? Ft. Grace Gong

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Dec. 13, 2022

First-time founder vs second-time founder: General patterns ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy |

Becoming a first-time founder is definitely fun, challenging, and more than anything a roller-coaster ride. Whether it’s transitioning from being an operator or scaling up a side project to something big, the energy and focus are unparalleled. So, what’s it like to hit the start button for foundership? What are…

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Dec. 10, 2022

Launching 0-1 products, founder & fundraising, first principles ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy [FULL EPISODE]

Becoming a first-time founder is definitely fun, challenging, and more than anything a roller-coaster ride. Whether it’s transitioning from being an operator or scaling up a side project to something big, the energy and focus are unparalleled. So, what’s it like to hit the start button for foundership? What are…

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Dec. 7, 2022

The ride of an operator turned founder: Early product stories ft. Aarthi Ramamurthy

Becoming a first-time founder is definitely fun, challenging, and more than anything a roller-coaster ride. Whether it’s transitioning from being an operator or scaling up a side project to something big, the energy and focus are unparalleled. So, what’s it like to hit the start button for foundership? What are…

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Dec. 1, 2022

User experience, design strategy, tipping point, and success metrics ft. Jared Spool, Center Centre

User experience is a huge part of ideating, building, and shipping products. Usability defines not just the value of a software but the way teams and companies are going towards the vision they want to achieve. How do you align product folks towards putting UX at their centre focus? And…

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Nov. 26, 2022

How to associate user experience design with product metrics ft. Jared Spool, Center Centre

User experience is a huge part of ideating, building, and shipping products. Usability defines not just the value of a software but the way teams and companies are going towards the vision they want to achieve. How do you align product folks towards putting UX at their centre focus? And…

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Nov. 24, 2022

How usability should drive the intent behind a product ft. Jared Spool | The Founder's Foyer

User experience is a huge part of ideating, building, and shipping products. Usability defines not just the value of a software but the way teams and companies are going towards the vision they want to achieve. How do you align product folks towards putting UX at their centre focus? And…

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Nov. 14, 2022

Monetizing what you’re building (examples from Pinterest, Eventbrite) ft. Casey Winters

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