Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders
Conversations with leading entrepreneurs, non-profit founders, award winning designers, educators, artists and everything else in between.
We dig deep into their stories, have honest conversations about how they made their ideas come to life and the lessons learned along the way.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 81 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2023
Mikael Cho, Unsplash // Taking On Giants, Life Design + Focused Experimentation
Mikael Cho is the co-founder and CEO of Unsplash. The world's leading image asset platform that boasts 100 million image downloads & 20 billion views per month.
Unsplash is used more than Flickr, Get…
Gagan Biyani, Udemy // Lessons From Building An Education Unicorn + The Future Of Online Learning
Gagan is the co-founder & former President of Udemy, an online education company that's worth more than $2bil.
He later co-founded Sprig, a food delivery startup & went on to become the interim head …
Andrew Wilkinson, Tiny // From Barista to Billionaire, Building The Internet's Berkshire Hathaway & Munger's Mental Models
Andrew Wilkinson is the co-founder of Tiny. He owns 30+ companies, including Dribbble, Metalab, Girlboss & Castro. Collectively, these businesses bring in $100mil+ in annual revenue.
Andrew took WeCo…
Polina Marinova Pompliano // The Evolution of DTC Media, Creative Process + Mental Frameworks
Polina Marinova Pompliano is the author of The Profile, a newsletter that profiles the world's most successful people.
She spent five years at FORTUNE, where she was the author + editor of Term Sheet…
Courtland Allen, Indiehackers // Indiehacker Philosophy + A Framework For Business Ideas
Courtland founded Indie Hackers, one of the leading entrepreneurship communities on the internet.
Indie Hackers was acquired by Stripe in 2017. He's a Y Combinator alum & graduated from MIT.
This con…
Tim Urban, Wait But Why // The Craft of Storytelling + Thinking Like Elon Musk
Tim Urban is one of the internet's most popular writers.
His blog, Wait But Why, attracts millions of visitors including famous fans like Elon Musk. His talk on procrastination is the #1 TED talk on …
Chris Kuenne, Rosetta + Princeton // Selling An Agency For $575mil + Growing Through Acquisitions
Let me know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi
Subscribe + watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jWYhsGaK3Qk
Chris Kuenne started Rosetta & grew it to become the largest independent digital agency in th…
Matteo Franceschetti, Eight Sleep // The Future Of Sleep Tech + How To Sleep Better
Matteo Franceschetti is the founder of Eight Sleep, the sleep fitness company at the forefront of sleep tech.
They’ve raised more than $70mil, came out of Y Combinator and are one of the leading comp…
Shaan Puri, My First Million // Creating a Life Vision, Solopreneurship + Selling Your Company
Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, investor & top 50 podcast host. He was the CEO of Bebo when they sold to Twitch (Amazon) where he's now a senior director of product.
He invests in startups + recently …
Steph Smith, Head of Trends.co // Building In Public, Finding Your First 1000 Users + Growing Online
Steph Smith leads Trends at The Hustle. She’s a serial indie maker, writer + marketer.
She’s been a nomad since 2016 & has traveled to 50+ countries while working, learning to code + creating.
Watch …
Mubashar "Mubs" Iqbal, Product Hunt Maker Of The Year // Lessons From Launching 90+ Products
Mubashar Iqbal aka Mubs is a prolific creator. He was Product Hunt’s “maker of the year” + has built 90+ products including Pod Hunt + Founderpath
Watch + subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CHYNo…
Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano // Building An Audience-First Empire, Growing On Twitter & The Pomp Podcast
Pomp is a partner + co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital. He hosts a top 10 podcast, has an audience of ~400k followers on Twitter + writes a daily letter to 80,000 investors.
Watch + subscribe on YouT…
Dr. Emily Anhalt, Psychologist + Coa, Co-Founder // Mental Health, Anxiety + Emotional Fitness
Dr. Emily Anhalt is a psychologist, co-founder + chief-clinical officer of Coa, a mental fitness platform + community.
She’s conducted research with prominent psychologists + entrepreneurs on how lea…
Sam Parr, The Hustle // Paid Newsletters, Copywriting + The Future of New Media
Sam Parr is the founder & CEO of The Hustle, an 8 figure media business. They have 1.5mil people subscribed to their daily email newsletter + are on track to hit 8 figures in revenue with their paid …
Jack Butcher, Visualize Value // Building An Audience, Visual Storytelling + Monetizing An Audience
Jack Butcher is the founder of @VisualizeValue, a Twitter/Instagram account he's grown to 100k+ followers in less than 2yrs.
His business brings in $100k+ month with 99% profit margins.
Five Things Y…
Josh Clemente, Levels + Space X // The Future Of Health Tech + Optimizing Metabolic Health
Who is Josh?
Josh Clemente is the founder of Levels. He’s a mechanical engineer, CrossFit L2 trainer + previously leads teams at Hyperloop + SpaceX where he developed life support systems for astrona…
Jim Mckelvey, Co-Founder of Square // The Artist Who Became A Billionaire
Subscribe + watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/42U2VfWp2Go
Let me know what you think on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bzaidi
Who is Jim?
Jim McKelvey is an entrepreneur, glass-blowing artist + philan…
Kat Cole, Focus Brands // Leading A $5 Billion Company, International Expansion + Brand Partnerships
Ryan Begelman, Summit Series // Holistic Entrepreneurship, Philosophy + Buying A Mountain
Ryan Begelman co-founded Summit Series, described as “TED meets Burning Man” & “The Davos of Gen Y” by Forbes They’ve become known for hosting incredible events with thousands of leadin…
Ryan Kulp, Fork Equity // Micro Private Equity, Buying Companies + Becoming An Owner
SUMMARY:
In this episode, we discuss the world of micro private equity, buying existing companies with little money down & the philosophy of becoming an owner.
Ryan has a growing portfolio of 7 produ…