Kevin Holmes, founder and CEO of Founders Network, a peer mentorship network for tech startup founders. Each episode is one conversation with one guest.
Podcast · 6 episodes
The Founders Network Podcast
Founders who have built, sold and started again, in conversation with Kevin Holmes, founder of Founders Network. The pivots, the exits, the years without a salary, and what they would do differently.
Hosted by Kevin Holmes, founder of Founders Network.
Latest · Episode 6
$149M Raised, 20M Users: The Totango Story
Guy Nirpaz, founder of Totango, founder & CEO of Perspective AI
Guy Nirpaz on why he started again after raising $149M and scaling Totango to 20 million users, the Customer Momentum Loop, and where AI hype ends and real defensibility begins.
· 62 min
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EP 06· 62 min
$149M Raised, 20M Users: The Totango Story
Guy Nirpaz, founder of Totango, founder & CEO of Perspective AI
Guy Nirpaz on why he started again after raising $149M and scaling Totango to 20 million users, the Customer Momentum Loop, and where AI hype ends and real…
Growth
EP 05· 50 min
$441M Exit, No Salary for 5 Years: The SafetyPay Story
Barbara Bibas-Montero, co-founder & COO of SafetyPay, Managing Partner at Seedfunders
Barbara Bibas-Montero on seven near-collapses, five years without a salary, building a company with her spouse, and the go-to-market tactics that carried…
Exits · Founder life
EP 04· 45 min
Seven Pivots to a $1.4B Exit (The TripleLift Story)
Eric Berry, co-founder & former CEO of TripleLift, co-founder of Averin
Eric Berry on pivoting seven times in an accelerator, growing TripleLift 200%+ a year on $17M raised, and backing yourself when the people funding you…
Exits
EP 03· 45 min
What Still Matters in Start-ups (Even in the AI Era)
Guy Yalif, co-founder of Intellimize (acquired by Webflow)
Guy Yalif on what still drives durable growth when AI makes building easy: why product is no longer a moat, what is defensible, and the “15 conversations”…
Growth
EP 02· 52 min
When Your Start-up Dies, Do You? (The Founder Identity Trap)
Chip Conley, hospitality founder and mentor to Airbnb’s CEO
Chip Conley on what happens when your identity becomes your company: the emotional toll of building, mentoring Brian Chesky at Airbnb, leading without ego, and…
Founder life
EP 01· 53 min
Zapier’s Compounding Advantage
Wade Foster, co-founder & CEO of Zapier
Wade Foster on the unglamorous early days of Zapier, the “plus one” forum requests that sparked the idea, and the integration flywheel that compounded into one…
Growth
About the show
Who hosts The Founders Network Podcast?
Who are the guests?
Founders who have built, sold and started again, on the pivots, the exits and the years without a salary. Recent guests: Guy Nirpaz, Barbara Bibas-Montero, Eric Berry and Guy Yalif.
Where can I listen?
On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and Overcast, or by RSS. Every episode is also on this site with the full video, show notes and transcripts.
How long is an episode?
Between 45 and 62 minutes: one conversation, start to finish.
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