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The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

by Foundr Media · English

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.

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711: Natasha Quit Her 9-To-5 In June - Her Drink Bottle Brand Now Does $15K/MonthNatasha Berger (Mode and Opal) explains how she built a drink bottle brand from her own frustration on maternity leave, using competitor review research, ergonomic product design, add-ons to raise…30 Sep 2026 · 42 min · 17 chapters
710: (Solo) I Asked 10 Billionaires The Same Question - Here's What They SaidSolo episode where Nathan Chan asks 10 billionaires a single question: if they lost everything tomorrow, what would they do first?28 Sep 2026 · 15 min · 13 chapters
709: AI Agents: The Only Skill That Matters in 2026 (Masterclass)How AI agents replace hiring for admin, customer service, legal monitoring, and marketing by treating agent building as delegation, not “magic prompting,” using guardrails, autonomy controls, and a…24 Sep 2026 · 53 min · 20 chapters
708: (Solo) What Nobody Tells You About Scaling Past $1M, $5M, and $10MSolo episode by Nathan Chan on the “three revenue walls” when scaling an e-commerce business: $1M, $5M, and $10M.21 Sep 2026 · 12 min · 3 chapters
707: How Two Aussies Took On Samsonite & Rimowa - and Won ($100M+)How July (an Australian DTC suitcase brand) survived COVID, beat incumbents like Samsonite/Rimowa, and scaled to a $100M+ global business through founder-led brand building, “irrational” early spend,…17 Sep 2026 · 52 min · 20 chapters
706: Jay Hated His Plumbing Job - Now He Sells Beach Pools and did $50K in a MonthJay Haddad’s pivot from hating his plumbing job to building Sunny Seekers, a portable waterproof “beach pool” for parents, including product development, fabric/manufacturing failures, and scaling…16 Sep 2026 · 37 min · 21 chapters
705: (Solo) How Success Made Me Neglect the Thing That Built EverythingNathan Chan (solo) explains how his business success caused him to neglect the “core product” (the Founder podcast) for years, letting it drift into autopilot while an education platform grew.14 Sep 2026 · 12 min · 3 chapters
704: How One Pivot Turned My FAILING Startup Into a $300M BrandMariam Nafese’s startup journey—how Eve.com became a $100M cash exit, how Minted nearly failed, then recovered via crowdsourcing plus a pivot to premium holiday cards, and how she later scaled Minted…10 Sep 2026 · 48 min · 13 chapters
703: (Solo) If I Had to Start Over in 2026, Here's How I'd Make My First $1MSolo tactical playbook for starting over in 2026 to reach $1M from zero, focused on e-commerce validation, cash-flow systems, single-product/single-channel execution, and founder-led content.7 Sep 2026 · 11 min · 2 chapters
702: Mark Cuban Calls Us His BEST Shark Tank Deal Ever ($200M+)Dude Wipes’ origin and growth story (2011–2024), including how they landed Kroger and Mark Cuban on Shark Tank, built a category via viral “newsjacking” marketing, stayed lean, and refocused on…3 Sep 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 29 chapters
701: Trieu Doubled His Brand To $200K/Month In 5 Months - Whilst Still Working Full TimeTrue Tan, a dentist and founder of Hero Loops ergonomic goggles, explains how he scaled the brand to about $200K/month in 5 months while still working full time, using Founder coaching and Founder…2 Sep 2026 · 28 min · 13 chapters
700: (Solo) The Ambassador Strategy - How to get Famous People to Sell Your Brand for FreeSolo episode by Nathan Chan about “The Ambassador Strategy”: getting respected, well-known people to endorse or promote your brand without paying them.31 Aug 2026 · 14 min · 8 chapters
699: A Pizza Oven Saved My Life - Then It Built a $100M CompanyTom Gosney’s recovery story and how a backyard brick pizza oven became Gosney, a $100M+ outdoor pizza oven company; includes product design, crowdfunding, manufacturing, pricing, and scaling.27 Aug 2026 · 1 h 13 min · 26 chapters
698: (Solo) She Worked 7 Hours a Day & Made Zero Sales - This Was The FixA solo episode arguing that new brands fail due to scattered marketing focus; the “fix” is to do less by concentrating on one hero product, one channel, one message, and one customer avatar, then…24 Aug 2026 · 12 min · 6 chapters
697: I Sold My House to Fund My Idea - and Built a £26M brandSamantha Fairs (Revive Collagen) explains how she sold her house to self-fund a UK-made collagen supplement, launched during COVID, hit £1M in 13 weeks, and scaled to a £26M brand with ~6,000 US…20 Aug 2026 · 51 min · 23 chapters
696: Jamie Left a Nike Exec Job to Bootstrap A Drinkware Brand - Now It's On Track For Seven FiguresJamie (Summit Outdoor) explains how he bootstrapped and scaled a premium outdoor drinkware brand after leaving a long corporate career, using product innovation, AOV/bundling, and ad/website…19 Aug 2026 · 1 h · 25 chapters
695: (Solo) I Was Winning. So Why Was I Falling Apart?Solo episode where Nathan Chan explains how burnout can hit even when business is “winning,” describing his 3–4 week realization after waking at 3am with a pounding heart, cold sweats, dread,…17 Aug 2026 · 12 min · 4 chapters
694: We Were Two Weeks From Shutting Down - Then We Found Our $30M ProductLively (formerly a broader furniture DTC brand) nearly shut down after a big competitor copied their fast product drops and undercut pricing.13 Aug 2026 · 50 min · 20 chapters
693: (Solo) How I Built a Billion Dollar Network From Nothing (And How You Can Too)Nathan Chan (solo) explains how to build a powerful business network from scratch using the framework “serve first and ask later,” i.e., offer genuine help tied to the other person’s current goals…10 Aug 2026 · 10 min · 2 chapters
692: I Was Selling Muesli From My Car Boot - Now I Run a $35M/Year BrandNarelle (Food for Health founder) and her manufacturing business Grain & Bake discuss building an allergy-friendly FMCG brand, then turning manufacturing into a $35M/year supply-chain platform for…6 Aug 2026 · 49 min · 22 chapters
691: Anastasia's $850K Brand Collapsed To $42K A Month - Then She Tripled It HerselfSolo DTC founder Anastasia explains how her modern bathroom “pre-poop” odor-eliminating drops brand (Louie) rebounded after a trademark rebrand and Meta ad disruption, then scaled from about…5 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 21 chapters
690: (Solo) The Truth About Selling Your Business (From Someone Who Said No)How to respond to unsolicited acquisition offers for a DTC/e-commerce business, when to consider selling, and how to protect value during early conversations.3 Aug 2026 · 13 min · 2 chapters
689: I Sold ONE Product in ONE Color - Then Exited for Half a BillionRob Ward (Quad Lock) reflects on Quad Lock’s half-billion-dollar exit, what it felt like across multiple sell-downs, and lessons for scaling D2C: unit economics, customer lock-in, higher AOV, and…30 Jul 2026 · 54 min · 21 chapters
688: (Solo) I Lost Years Of My Life To This One Mistake (And You're Probably Making It Right Now)Solo episode where Nathan Chan argues he “lost years” to shiny object syndrome—chasing many initiatives instead of focusing on one or two.27 Jul 2026 · 13 min · 3 chapters