Two Princeton professors. Two nine-figure exits. 1000s of entrepreneurs coached. Zero bullshit.
Most business podcasts give you either ivory tower theory or bro-ey motivation. We give you what actually works—because we've built it, scaled it, sold it, researched it and now teach it to the next generation of founders at one of the world's top universities.
And we’re on a mission to help you succeed.
Derek Lidow ran a global semiconductor company, then founded and sold iSuppli for nine figures. Ben Lehnert built and sold Wunderlist to Microsoft for nine figures, then led design at SAP. Now we're Princeton professors on a mission: compress the world's best entrepreneurship knowledge into frameworks you can actually use.
Every week, we bring you battle-tested sprints, exercises, and advice from our award-winning "Entrepreneurial Journey" framework. We interview founders in the arena. We share insights from our webinars and office hours with real entrepreneurs facing real decisions.
Whether you're launching a coffee shop, inheriting a family business, or building the next unicorn—we've guided thousands through these exact moments.
No fluff. No generic motivation. Just proven tools to help you sprint, not stumble, through your startup journey.
New episodes weekly. Subscribe now.
Two Princeton professors. Two nine-figure exits. 1000s of entrepreneurs coached. Zero bullshit.
Most business podcasts give you either ivory tower theory or bro-ey motivation. We give you what actually works—because we've built it, scaled it, sold it, researched it and now teach it to the next generation of founders at one of the world's top universities.
And we’re on a mission to help you succeed.
Derek Lidow ran a global semiconductor company, then founded and sold iSuppli for nine figures. Ben Lehnert built and sold Wunderlist to Microsoft for nine figures, then led design at SAP. Now we're Princeton professors on a mission: compress the world's best entrepreneurship knowledge into frameworks you can actually use.
Every week, we bring you battle-tested sprints, exercises, and advice from our award-winning "Entrepreneurial Journey" framework. We interview founders in the arena. We share insights from our webinars and office hours with real entrepreneurs facing real decisions.
Whether you're launching a coffee shop, inheriting a family business, or building the next unicorn—we've guided thousands through these exact moments.
No fluff. No generic motivation. Just proven tools to help you sprint, not stumble, through your startup journey.
New episodes weekly. Subscribe now.
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Welcome to The Entrepreneurs! This first episode introduces our brand-new platform and the concept of sprints to deliver critical entrepreneurial insights, tested and proven tools, and self-guided exercises to help you succeed on your startup journey.
All sprints are based on Derek’s extensive, world-leading research, his 3 books and the various classes we’ve created and taught at Princeton. With jointly more than 1000 students and 100s of entrepreneurs we’ve mentored, we’re excited to offer the same guidance now to founders of all kinds, anywhere in the world.
Lastly, we share with your a glimpse into our future build-out plans as well as our membership plan that offers premium support for those who want more, such as 1:1 video coaching with Ben and Derek, private community chat, and members-only events and webinars to answer your burning founder questions.
Our mission is to help you be successful entrepreneurs. So, please share with us any and all feedback on how we can make the platform better for you.