Hear the stories, learn the proven methods, and accelerate your growth and future through entrepreneurship. Welcome to The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan.
About the show:
For over a decade, The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan has been a leading entrepreneurship podcast for open-book conversations with, by, and for founders. Whether you're starting, building, or dreaming about your business, The Foundr Podcast is where you can access experienced founders who've been in your shoes to learn their proven methods, lessons from failure, and inspirational stories.
Past guests include Emma Grede, Mark Cuban, Neil Patel, Kendra Scott, Alex Hormozi, Trinny Woodall, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, Amy Porterfield, Ed Mylett, Michelle Zatlyn, Reid Hoffman, Scooter Braun, Dany Garcia, Marc Lore, Ariana Huffington, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, and many more.
About the host:
Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr and the creator of The Foundr Podcast. Chan literally started from knowing nothing. He was just an average guy working in a 9-5 job he utterly hated. He knew nothing about entrepreneurship, nothing about startups, nothing about marketing, and nothing about online or how to build a business. In the past decade, Chan's built Foundr into a global leader in entrepreneurial education, helping tens of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses.
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Hear the stories, learn the proven methods, and accelerate your growth and future through entrepreneurship. Welcome to The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan.
About the show:
For over a decade, The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan has been a leading entrepreneurship podcast for open-book conversations with, by, and for founders. Whether you're starting, building, or dreaming about your business, The Foundr Podcast is where you can access experienced founders who've been in your shoes to learn their proven methods, lessons from failure, and inspirational stories.
Past guests include Emma Grede, Mark Cuban, Neil Patel, Kendra Scott, Alex Hormozi, Trinny Woodall, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, Amy Porterfield, Ed Mylett, Michelle Zatlyn, Reid Hoffman, Scooter Braun, Dany Garcia, Marc Lore, Ariana Huffington, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, and many more.
About the host:
Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr and the creator of The Foundr Podcast. Chan literally started from knowing nothing. He was just an average guy working in a 9-5 job he utterly hated. He knew nothing about entrepreneurship, nothing about startups, nothing about marketing, and nothing about online or how to build a business. In the past decade, Chan's built Foundr into a global leader in entrepreneurial education, helping tens of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses.
Need help with your business?
Visit foundr.com/foundrplustrial to join a global community of entrepreneurs, gain access to proven strategies, and fast-track your business growth confidently.
When I first started Foundr, I made a lot of short-term decisions — and most of them hurt us more than they helped. It took years (and a few hard lessons) to understand that sustainable growth only comes when you play the long game.
In this episode, I break down what it means to win deep, not shallow, and why short-term thinking keeps so many founders stuck in a constant cycle of rebuilding.
From scaling ads too fast, to chasing promotions instead of strategy, I’ll share how shifting my mindset to long-term planning completely changed how I run Foundr today.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
• Why constant motion isn’t the same as progress
• How to identify if your business is stuck in “short-term mode”
• What it means to build leverage through people, systems, and patience
• How slowing down and investing in depth leads to lasting growth
• Real examples from Foundr: rebuilding platforms, teams, and offers for long-term scale
If you’ve been feeling like you’re always running but never really moving forward, this episode will give you the perspective and strategy to pull back, refocus, and build something that lasts.
This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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Loren Castle turned a life-threatening cancer diagnosis at 22 into the spark that built Sweet Loren’s, a $120M-a-year clean food brand now sold in over 5,000 supermarkets nationwide.
In this interview, Loren shares how she bootstrapped her way from baking cookies in a tiny New York apartment to landing Whole Foods without packaging, rebranding her entire product line to be allergen-free, and scaling a household name—all while staying profitable and purpose-driven.
From surviving adversity to mastering product-market fit, Loren’s story is proof that a personal mission can grow into a multimillion-dollar movement.
What you’ll learn from this interview:
• How Loren built Sweet Loren’s from $25K in savings to $120M+ in annual revenue
• The pivotal moment she went all-in on allergen-free ingredients—and why it worked
• How she landed Whole Foods before having proper packaging
• The exact process she used to find true product-market fit through live demos
• Why customer obsession is the ultimate growth strategy
• How mentorship transformed her leadership and focus
• The decision that created a moat around Sweet Loren’s in a saturated market
• How to compete on shelf with billion-dollar CPG brands
• Why staying small, focused, and profitable was the real superpower
By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with practical lessons on product development, brand positioning, and resilience—so you can build a mission-driven brand that truly stands out in competitive markets.
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It’s not too late to win Black Friday. Even if you’re behind, there’s still time to drive serious results—if you focus on the right moves.
In this episode, I share my final Black Friday checklist after 10 years of running campaigns for Foundr and other brands. You’ll learn exactly what the most successful ecommerce stores are doing one week out to build anticipation, maximize conversions, and protect their margins without relying on panic discounts.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
• How to build hype and anticipation before the day even starts
• Why you should focus on warm traffic, not paid ads, in the final stretch
• How to create smart offers that protect your brand and boost AOV
• The technical checks that prevent you from losing sales (especially on mobile)
• Why keeping it simple and consistent beats complicated campaigns
• The post–Black Friday Christmas urgency play most brands forget
If you’re still scrambling to finalize your campaign, this episode will give you a clear, actionable plan to make this your most profitable Black Friday yet.
This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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Tony Fernandes turned a failing airline into a billion-dollar business
and built AirAsia into one of the most recognized brands in Asia.
In this interview, Tony explains how he bought AirAsia for just 30 cents
and $10M of debt, scaled it into the fourth largest airline in Asia,
and created a culture that transformed 24,000 employees into a unified
team. From building a brand with global impact to navigating failures,
scaling fast against competitors, and leading digital transformation,
Tony’s story is packed with actionable lessons for founders ready to
think bigger and move faster.
What you’ll learn from this interview:
• How Tony bought AirAsia for just 30 cents and $10M in debt
• Why scaling fast is critical when competitors can copy your model
• How to build a culture that drives loyalty, performance, and
innovation
• The role of branding, PR, and personal brand in scaling globally
• Why self-funding and profitability are underrated growth strategies
• How to know when to reinvent, when to focus, and when to quit
• Lessons from failures, resilience, and daring to dream bigger
By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with proven insights from
one of Asia’s most iconic entrepreneurs—so you can scale your business,
build an unstoppable culture, and create a brand that lasts.
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Think scarcity is just a marketing gimmick? Used properly, it’s one of the fastest ways to increase perceived value, build community, and grow sales—without racing to the bottom on discounts.
In this episode, I break down the scarcity and drop-model strategies I’ve seen work at the highest level—from Apple launches and cult collectible brands to Greta Van Riel’s Fifth Watches—and how we’ve used similar principles at Foundr and with our students. You’ll learn how to create authentic urgency that customers trust (and respond to), not the fake scarcity that kills credibility.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
• The difference between authentic scarcity and gimmicks (and why it matters)
• The drop model play: waitlists, fixed windows, and limited quantities
• Why unpredictability + rarity (e.g., chase variants) increase desire and UGC
• How to pair scarcity with community loops (referrals, trading, VIP access)
• The golden rule: set clear rules and never break them or you’ll train people not to buy
• Practical examples you can deploy this week: VIP waitlists, bonus windows, micro-drops
If you implement even one of these—like a real waitlist plus a fixed buying window—you’ll see more urgency, cleaner launch spikes, and a brand that feels worth waiting for.
This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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Joey Shamah built e.l.f. Cosmetics into a billion-dollar beauty brand by doing the exact opposite of every competitor in the industry.
In this interview, the e.l.f. co-founder breaks down how he turned a radical $1 makeup idea—laughed at by investors and retailers—into a global powerhouse that went public on the New York Stock Exchange.
From bootstrapping his business out of his father’s warehouse to selling 192,000 orders overnight after a viral Bloomingdale’s rumor, Joey shares the full story behind disrupting an entire industry, mastering retail relationships, and scaling a household name without big marketing budgets or celebrity backing.
What you’ll learn from this interview:
• How Joey built e.l.f. Cosmetics into a billion-dollar brand from scratch
• The marketing strategy that turned rejection into virality
• How a fake rumor led to 192,000 orders and changed everything
• Lessons from raising margins, expanding retail, and going public
• Why the $1 price point was his biggest advantage
• How to identify whitespace in a saturated market
• What Joey learned from multiple exits and the IPO process
• His framework for buying, turning around, and scaling legacy beauty brands
• Why perfection kills momentum and speed drives success
By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with the playbook for disrupting established industries, scaling consumer brands from zero to IPO, and building lasting wealth through innovation, grit, and timing.
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Everyone saw the headlines—but the real lessons from Alex Hormozi’s $100M book launch are in the planning, positioning, and pre-launch.
In this episode, I break down the fundamentals you can lift straight into your next product launch or Black Friday promo: how to think like a founder (not an influencer), engineer your unit economics, and turn months of value-led content into a movement people want to be part of—before you ever make the ask.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
• Launch like a founder: plan, test, and engineer every touchpoint (not just “post & hope”)
• Positioning > polishing: sell the category and the community, not just the product
• Pre-launch depth: stack 3–6 months of value to build goodwill, trust, and demand
• Make the math work: VIPs, bulk buys, and upsells that liquidate ad spend
• Content as R&D: use social to test hooks, angles, & offers long before launch day
• Audience size isn’t everything: relationships and belief beat raw follower count
If you apply even one of these to your next launch—especially dialing positioning and pre-launch—you’ll see a lift in conversion, revenue, and long-tail demand.
Want to listen to our episode with Alex Hormozi? → https://
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This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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Natalie Holloway turned a $5,000 side hustle into Bala — a globally recognized fitness brand worn by millions and backed by Mark Cuban and Maria Sharapova.
In this interview, the Bala co-founder breaks down how she and her husband Max bootstrapped the brand from their garage to $20M+ in sales, weathered near-bankruptcy after the post-COVID crash, and rebuilt into a nine-figure company with 20+ products and collaborations with brands like Spanx and Pucci.
From surviving massive layoffs to mastering profitability and rebuilding from the ground up, this is a raw, unfiltered look at what it takes to build, lose, and rebuild a modern fitness empire.
What you’ll learn from this interview:
• How Bala grew from a $5K side hustle to a nine-figure global brand
• The story behind their $900K Shark Tank deal with Mark Cuban & Maria Sharapova
• What really happened after the COVID fitness boom — and how they recovered
• The leadership lessons from scaling a 30-person team down to 3 and back again
• How to manage co-founding a company with your partner without burning out
• The strategy behind Bala’s collaborations with Spanx and major lifestyle brands
• How to protect your IP, handle copycats, and stay focused on innovation
• Why Natalie is now mentoring founders and writing The Bala Playbook to share hard-won lessons
By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with a roadmap for building a resilient, profitable, and enduring brand — and the mindset to navigate every high and low along the journey.
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AI is the biggest shift since the internet—and if you’re not using it daily as a founder, you’re falling behind.
In this episode, I break down exactly how I use AI to think clearer, execute faster, and lead better—without being technical.
From treating AI as a true thinking partner to training it like a team member, I’ll show you the practical workflows, tools, and prompts that have meaningfully increased my output and product velocity.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
• How to use AI as a thinking partner for email drafts, decks, research, & data synthesis
• The prompt method: ask AI to write the prompt for the outcome you want (then refine)
• Why Claude/ChatGPT for writing, Gamma for decks, NotebookLM for knowledge mining
• How to train AI like a team member (voice rules, stories, frameworks, formats)
• Speed > everything: real example of mapping and shipping a new product faster with AI
• Guardrails: keep strategy owned by you, verify facts, and avoid over-automation traps
If you put even one of these workflows in place this week, you’ll move faster on content, decisions, and product—without adding headcount.
This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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Suneera Madhani built Stax from an idea her employer rejected into a $1B
fintech unicorn processing over $25B in payments.
In this interview, the Stax co-founder shares how she went from selling
credit card terminals out of her car to pioneering the first
subscription-based payment processor, raising over $500M in capital, and
scaling a company now generating $120M+ in revenue.
From turning down a $17.5M acquisition offer to building an omnichannel
platform before “fintech” was even a word, Suneera breaks down the
strategies, resilience, and leadership lessons that took her from a
scrappy founder to one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in
tech.
What you’ll learn from this interview:
• How Suneera turned a rejected idea into a billion-dollar company
• The scrappy marketing tactics that got her first 250 customers
• Why she turned down a $17.5M acquisition offer early on
• The lessons from raising over $500M in funding and navigating
investors
• How to build an MVP using white-label solutions and customer feedback
• The importance of execution and focus over “big ideas”
• Why resilience, intuition, and community are critical for long-term
success
• The rebrand from FatMerchant to Stax and what it taught her about
scaling
By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with proven insights for
scaling a fintech or SaaS company from zero to unicorn status—so you can
apply the same strategies to grow your own business with focus and
resilience.
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Think your “brand” is a logo, font, and color palette? That’s polish—not branding. Real ecommerce branding makes customers feel understood, builds instant trust, and increases conversions across your product pages, emails, and social.
In this episode, I break down what I’ve learned working with branding expert Camille Moore on our new Ecommerce Branding Blueprint inside Foundr+. You’ll get the principles and system I wish every founder used before launching—so your store stops feeling “nice” and starts feeling necessary.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
• Why logo ≠ brand: your brand is the feeling a customer has the first time they see you
• The trust shortcut: people don’t buy when they understand you—they buy when they feel understood
• The 4 brand pillars that drive sales: product, story, experience/consistency, visual identity
• Signals that cost $0 but increase conversions: clear messaging, cohesive copy, on-brand emails, credible packaging/photos
• Social proof that compounds: why ambassadors (from micro-creators to industry names) build authority fast
• Why branding must be a system, not a vibe—and how to apply it storewide
If you implement even one of these trust signals this week, you’ll feel the lift: lower bounce, higher add-to-cart, and a brand that finally reads “this is for me.”
This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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Tezza Barton bootstrapped the Tezza app from a two-person passion
project into a 25M+ download, $33M/year creative-tech brand—with just 15 employees and zero paid ads for the first four years.
In this interview, Tezza breaks down the scrappy path from negative bank
balances and collage kits in a 250-sq-ft apartment to building a
category-defining editing app and community that creatives actually
love.
From community-led growth and brand-first product design to pricing
pivots, lean teams, and culture-shifting collabs, you’ll learn exactly
how she scaled profitably while staying fan-obsessed and creatively
uncompromising.
What you’ll learn from this interview:
• How Tezza grew a bootstrapped, creator-led app to 25M+ downloads and $33M revenue
• The community-first playbook: DMs, feedback loops, and building demand
before launch
• Product-led marketing: naming filters (e.g., “Wildflower”), seasonal
drops, and experiential launches
• Pricing and retention: recovering from a bumpy subscription rollout
and increasing LTV
• Why a lean, high-leverage team can out-execute bigger competitors
• Collaboration strategy: pitching value, co-creating effects, and
tapping partner audiences
• Creative brand building: designing an app like a beauty brand, not a
utility
• Where AI helps (ops, grunt work) without replacing human taste,
curation, and intent
By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with a proven roadmap to
build, market, and scale a profitable consumer app—so you can turn
audience insight and great creative into durable, compounding growth
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You might expect my favorite interviews to be with Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, or Barbara Corcoran. But one that surprised me — and stuck with me more than most — was with Scooter Braun.
In this episode, I share the lessons Scooter taught me about resilience, humility, and the real human side of entrepreneurship.
From his honesty about burnout and blind spots, to Jeff Bezos’ reminder that true success is simply about evolving, this conversation hit me harder than most.
Here’s what you’ll take away:• Why resilience and self-reflection matter more than achievements• The trap of chasing milestones instead of being present• Why building a family and community beats building an empire
If you’ve ever felt the pressure to keep proving yourself, this episode will remind you that success isn’t just about what you build — it’s about who you become along the way.
This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan is where ambitious founders get real playbooks, not theory. Every week, Nathan sits down with the world’s top entrepreneurs and operators to unpack how they built, scaled, and led category-defining companies.
You’ll hear candid stories, hard numbers, and step-by-step tactics you can use right away across product, marketing, hiring, funding, and leadership. Past guests include Mark Cuban, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, and more.
If you want to find your product, launch faster, grow revenue, and lead with clarity, this show is for you. Follow now and start building with proven frameworks from the best in the game.
Pia Mance started Heaven Mayhem in 2022 with just $900 and scaled it
into a $10M accessories brand in under three years.
In this interview, Pia breaks down the scrappy steps she took to launch
her first collection, the grassroots marketing hacks that made her
products go viral, and how celebrity moments like Hailey Bieber wearing
her designs gave the brand instant credibility.
From handmaking necklaces in her living room to building an accessories
empire stocked in global retailers like Selfridges, Pia shares exactly
how she grew fast without outside investment—and the mindset shifts that
kept her moving forward.
What you’ll learn from this interview:
• How Pia launched Heaven Mayhem with just $900
• The scrappy tactics she used to get her first sales
• Why “done is better than perfect” became her growth mantra
• How grassroots marketing can look like a $50K campaign (on a $300
budget)
• What happened when Hailey Bieber wore Heaven Mayhem
• How to scale products from handmade to factory production
• Why community-first brand building is more powerful than metrics
• How she scaled to $10M in revenue without outside funding
By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with a proven blueprint
for taking an idea from scrappy beginnings to a multi-million dollar
brand—so you can apply the same principles to your own eCommerce
journey.
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Most founders obsess over tactics, hacks, and strategies. But the truth? None of it matters if you don’t have the right mindset.
In this episode, I share the mental frameworks I’ve learned after a decade of building Foundr and interviewing 100+ of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs.
From why 50% of success comes down to belief, to how to reframe failure as data, these are the mindset shifts that will keep you in the game long enough to win.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
• Why every founder needs to think in decades but act in days• How to stop comparing your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 20• The simple shifts that turn fear and failure into growth
If you’re feeling impatient, doubting yourself, or wondering why success is taking so long, this episode will give you the perspective and tools to reset, refocus, and keep building.
This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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Phoebe Gates went from failed prototypes in her Stanford dorm room to
building one of the fastest growing fashion-tech startups in the world.
In this interview, the co-founder of AI shopping app Phia shares how she
and her co-founder Sophia Kianni scaled from 200 early users to half a
million downloads, raised $9M from investors like Kleiner Perkins, Kris
Jenner, and Sara Blakely, and turned their vision into a personal AI
shopping assistant trusted by a new generation of consumers.
From building in public and hacking growth with feedback loops to
pitching high-profile investors and navigating privilege, Phoebe breaks
down the exact strategies that fueled her rapid rise as a young founder.
What you’ll learn from this interview:
• How Phoebe went from 50+ failed ideas to finding product-market fit in
fashion-tech
• The grassroots tactics she used to get her first 200 users
• Why feedback loops and “pizza nights” became their biggest growth hack
• How she pitched and secured investors like Kleiner Perkins, Kris
Jenner, and Sara Blakely
• The mindset shift that helped her see failure as experimentation
• Why building in public became an unfair advantage for distribution and
community
• How to leverage AI and automation as a young founder to scale faster
By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with a playbook for
finding your idea, validating it with real users, and scaling it into a
fast-growth business—so you can apply the same principles to your own
entrepreneurial journey.
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Most founders think they need a completely original idea to succeed. The truth? Great businesses are often built by borrowing brilliance — and putting your own spin on what already works.
In this episode, I break down the concept of “good artists copy, great artists steal,” and show you how to apply it in your business. From how I grew Foundr’s Instagram to how I built and exited my ecommerce brand, Healthie, this approach has helped me create traction faster without reinventing the wheel.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
• Why borrowing proven strategies beats starting from scratch
• Real examples of how top brands like Canva, Airbnb, and Dollar Shave Club modeled what worked
• How to ethically “steal” ideas, put your own twist on them, and win in your market
If you’re stuck thinking you need the next revolutionary idea, this episode will free you to focus on what matters most: finding what already works, making it better, and making it your own.
This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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David Heath and Randy Goldberg turned Bombas from a scrappy Indiegogo campaign into the most successful Shark Tank investment of all time—now valued at $3.4 billion.
In this interview, the Bombas co-founders share how a simple insight
about homelessness sparked a mission-driven sock company, how they
bootstrapped their way to product-market fit, and the strategies that
allowed them to scale profitably in one of the most competitive eras of
eCommerce.
From bootstrapping and fundraising to Shark Tank, celebrity
endorsements, and building a brand people love, this episode is a
masterclass in combining profit with purpose.
What you’ll learn from this interview:
• How Bombas grew from a $140K Indiegogo campaign to a $3.4B business
• The one-for-one donation model and why it worked when others doubted
it
• Bootstrapping tactics that fueled growth before raising outside
capital
• The Shark Tank experience and why it was a turning point for the brand
• How Bombas navigated rising customer acquisition costs and scaled
profitably
• The mindset shifts needed to build a mission-driven business at scale
• Why focus, authenticity, and constraints can be the biggest drivers of
innovation
By the end of this interview, you’ll walk away with a playbook for
building a business that blends purpose with profit—so you can grow
faster, stay focused, and create a brand that stands the test of time.
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When you’re just starting out, the fastest way to grow isn’t automation, ads, or scaling systems — it’s doing things that don’t scale.
In this episode, I share why the most successful founders — from billion-dollar startups to small ecommerce brands — all begin by leaning into the unscalable. From replying personally to every email, to sending hundreds of Instagram DMs, to handwriting thank-you cards for early customers, these strategies create the kind of emotional connection that big brands can’t compete with.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
• Why doing things that don’t scale is your biggest advantage as a small brand
• Real examples of how I and other founders used this to grow early traction
• Specific tactics you can start today to build stronger customer relationships
If you’re an early-stage founder, this episode will show you exactly how to build momentum, create raving fans, and uncover what truly works — long before you scale.
This is a brand new solo series I’m testing, and I’d love your feedback. Email me directly at nathan@foundr.com — I read every reply. Hope you enjoy it.
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Hear the stories, learn the proven methods, and accelerate your growth and future through entrepreneurship. Welcome to The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan.
About the show:
For over a decade, The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan has been a leading entrepreneurship podcast for open-book conversations with, by, and for founders. Whether you're starting, building, or dreaming about your business, The Foundr Podcast is where you can access experienced founders who've been in your shoes to learn their proven methods, lessons from failure, and inspirational stories.
Past guests include Emma Grede, Mark Cuban, Neil Patel, Kendra Scott, Alex Hormozi, Trinny Woodall, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, Amy Porterfield, Ed Mylett, Michelle Zatlyn, Reid Hoffman, Scooter Braun, Dany Garcia, Marc Lore, Ariana Huffington, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, and many more.
About the host:
Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr and the creator of The Foundr Podcast. Chan literally started from knowing nothing. He was just an average guy working in a 9-5 job he utterly hated. He knew nothing about entrepreneurship, nothing about startups, nothing about marketing, and nothing about online or how to build a business. In the past decade, Chan's built Foundr into a global leader in entrepreneurial education, helping tens of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses.
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