The Founder’s Journey with Fexingo: First-Time Entrepreneurs, Failures, and Lessons Learned

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The Founder's Journey with Fexingo: First-Time Entrepreneurs, Failures, and Lessons Learned

What separates a founder who survives the first three years from one who doesn't? Lucas and Luna sift through the wreckage and the wins of first-time entrepreneurs — from the solo developer who built a $2M ARR SaaS on zero funding to the restaurateur who burned $400K of family money on a concept that never opened. Each episode takes a single founder's arc: the pitch that worked, the co-founder blowup, the pricing mistake that nearly killed the company, the moment they almost quit. Lucas brings the numbers — customer acquisition cost, churn rate, monthly burn — while Luna pushes on the psychology: what did you tell yourself at 2 a.m. when the servers went down and payroll was due? No heroic narratives, no 'just believe in yourself.' They map failure patterns — premature scaling, product-market drift, co-founder misalignment — against real P&Ls and cap tables. The listener is someone building a first business or investing in one: you want the post-mortem before you make your own. Every conversation ends with a single, specific lesson that cost someone real money to learn.

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147 episodes

How a Rejected Coffee Machine Pitch Built a 50M Subscription Service

Aug 1, 2026 · 8:33
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How a Rejected Shark Tank Pitch Built a 55M Sustainable Packaging Company

Jul 30, 2026 · 7:18
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How a Rejected Manufacturer Pitch Built a 50M Shapewear Company

Jul 30, 2026 · 4:19
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How a Rejected Restaurant Concept Built a 55M Meal Kit Company

Jul 29, 2026 · 4:34
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How a Rejected Article Built a 40M Newsletter Platform

Jul 29, 2026 · 6:33
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How a Rejected Government Grant Built a 45M Cybersecurity Company

Jul 28, 2026 · 5:41
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How a Rejected Airline Deal Built a 50M Travel Tech Company

Jul 28, 2026 · 4:06
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How a Rejected Retail Deal Built a 50M Pet Food Brand

Jul 28, 2026 · 5:03
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How a Whole Foods Rejection Built a 50M Snack Brand

Jul 27, 2026 · 5:33
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How a Rejected Loan Built a 45M Sustainable Fashion Brand

Jul 27, 2026 · 5:38
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How a Rejected Techstars Application Built a 45M Data Platform

Jul 26, 2026 · 4:43
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How a Rejected Patent Built a 50M Medical Device Company

Jul 26, 2026 · 5:32
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How a Rejected YC Application Built a 45M Supply Chain Platform

Jul 25, 2026 · 5:27
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How Rejected Basketball Shoes Built a 60M Athletic Brand

Jul 24, 2026 · 8:27
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How Rejected Toy Designs Built a 50M Robotics Company

Jul 23, 2026 · 7:47
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How a Rejected Business Plan Built a 70M Micro-Mobility Company

Jul 23, 2026 · 7:37
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How a Rejected Woodworking Hobby Built a 40M Furniture Brand

Jul 23, 2026 · 9:28
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How Rejected Business School Cases Built a 50M Case Platform

Jul 22, 2026 · 10:38
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How a Rejected College Essay Built a 35M Writing Platform

Jul 22, 2026 · 6:42
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How a Rejected Recipe Built a 45M Food Startup

Jul 21, 2026 · 9:31
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How a Rejected Internship Application Built a 25M Career Coaching Platform

Jul 21, 2026 · 8:06
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How a Rejected College Project Became a 40M Sportstech Company

Jul 20, 2026 · 13:06
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How a Rejected Bed Sheet Idea Built a 70M Textile Company

Jul 20, 2026 · 8:29
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The Founder Who Built an App After Being Rejected by App Store

Jul 19, 2026 · 7:50
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How Rejected Product Names Built a 40M Branding Business

Jul 19, 2026 · 6:32
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The Founder Who Turned a Rejected Science Fair Project Into a 55M Biotech

Jul 18, 2026 · 8:42
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How Rejected Grant Applications Built a 45M Research Platform

Jul 18, 2026 · 10:10
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How Rejected Chatbot Scripts Built a 55M Customer Platform

Jul 17, 2026 · 5:34
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How One Founder Built a 50M Personal Injury Empire from a Single Blog Post

Jul 17, 2026 · 11:53
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How a Rejected Zoo Exhibit Design Built a 40M Architecture Firm

Jul 16, 2026 · 6:51
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How a Rejected Domain Name Built a 30M SaaS Business

Jul 16, 2026 · 9:30
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How a Rejected Podcast Pitch Built a 60M Media Company

Jul 15, 2026 · 7:46
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How a Rejected Freelance Pitch Built a 40M Agency

Jul 15, 2026 · 10:17
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How a Rejected Business Card Built a 35M Networking Platform

Jul 14, 2026 · 10:09
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How a Rejected Business Plan Built a 50M Brewery

Jul 14, 2026 · 10:10
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How Rejected Feedback Built a 90M Customer Service Platform

Jul 13, 2026 · 6:31
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The Founder Who Turned a Rejected Patent Into a 60M Licensing Business

Jul 13, 2026 · 7:13
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How a Rejected Resume Format Built a 50M Hiring Platform

Jul 12, 2026 · 8:41
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How Rejected Grant Proposal Built 80M Research Platform

Jul 12, 2026 · 7:03
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How Rejected Social Media Posts Built a 60M Business

Jul 11, 2026 · 7:55
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How a Rejected Logo Built a 45M Brand Identity Agency

Jul 11, 2026 · 6:06
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How a Rejected Logo Built a 45M Brand Identity Agency

Jul 10, 2026 · 8:38
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How a Rejected Job Applicant Built a 60M Business

Jul 10, 2026 · 9:13
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How a Rejected Business Model Built a 75M Marketplace

Jul 9, 2026 · 8:26
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How a Founder Turned Rejected Custom Orders Into a 30M Business

Jul 9, 2026 · 7:55
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How a Founders Typo Built a 20M Domain Business

Jul 8, 2026 · 5:01
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How a Rejected Color Palette Built a 100M Design Platform

Jul 8, 2026 · 8:18
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How a Rejected Prototype Built a 200M Robotics Company

Jul 8, 2026 · 7:25
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How a Rejected Gift Idea Built a 200M Company

Jul 7, 2026 · 7:41
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How a Founder Turned a Rejected Recipe Into a 50M Business

Jul 7, 2026 · 5:48
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How a Founders Mistyped URL Built a 20M Business

Jul 6, 2026 · 7:07
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How One Founder Turned a Rejected Factory Tour Into a 30M Business

Jul 6, 2026 · 4:05
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How a Founder Turned Rejected Designs Into a 75M Licensing Business

Jul 5, 2026 · 7:41
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How a Founder Turned a Rejected Name Into a 100M Brand

Jul 5, 2026 · 8:32
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How a Founder Turned a Rejected Ad Into a 40M Business

Jul 4, 2026 · 7:53
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How a Founder Turned Rejected Ingredients Into a 40M Food Business

Jul 4, 2026 · 6:35
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How One Founder Turned a Rejected Grant Into a 50M Business

Jul 3, 2026 · 7:07
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How a Founder Turned a Canceled Subscription Into a 100M Business

Jul 3, 2026 · 8:56
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How a Founder Built a 50M Business From a Single Customer Complaint

Jul 2, 2026 · 9:42
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Book Manuscript to Build a 30M Business

Jul 2, 2026 · 9:21
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Patent to Build a 40M Business

Jul 1, 2026 · 7:15
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Employee to Build a 50M Business

Jul 1, 2026 · 6:40
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Packaging to Build a 25M Business

Jul 1, 2026 · 7:21
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How a Founder Used Rejected Samples to Build a 30M Business

Jun 30, 2026 · 8:53
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How a Founder Used Empty Boxes to Build a 30M Business

Jun 30, 2026 · 9:32
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How a Founder Turned 300 Rejection Letters Into a 40M Business

Jun 29, 2026 · 7:15
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How a Founder Used a Canceled Order to Build a 60M Business

Jun 29, 2026 · 8:43
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How a Founder Used a Refund Request to Pivot to a 40M Exit

Jun 28, 2026 · 5:05
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How a Founder Used Rejected Customer Feedback to Build a 50M Business

Jun 28, 2026 · 7:37
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How One Founder Turned a Rejected Product Into a 10M Exit

Jun 27, 2026 · 9:47
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Prototype to Build a 30M Business

Jun 27, 2026 · 7:46
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How a Founder Used Rejected Samples to Build a 10M Business

Jun 26, 2026 · 6:20
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Tool to Build a 30M Business

Jun 26, 2026 · 9:56
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How a Founder Used a Burned Down Office to Build a 20M Business

Jun 25, 2026 · 9:52
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How a Founder Used Rejected Designs to Build a 10M Business

Jun 25, 2026 · 7:06
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How a Founder Used Rejected Samples to Build a 10M Business

Jun 24, 2026 · 10:15
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Idea to Build a 7M Business

Jun 24, 2026 · 5:04
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How a Founder Turned a 50-Dollar Refund Into a 2-Million-Dollar Referral Engine

Jun 23, 2026 · 7:04
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How a Founder Used a 300-Dollar Mistake to Build a 5-Million-Dollar Business

Jun 23, 2026 · 9:13
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Investor to Build a 10M Business

Jun 22, 2026 · 6:43
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How a Founder Used Customer Complaints to Build a 3M Product

Jun 22, 2026 · 7:11
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Patent to Build a 10M Business

Jun 21, 2026 · 6:55
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How a Founder Used a Rejected Pitch to Build a 3M Business

Jun 21, 2026 · 7:54
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How a Founder Used a 100-Dollar Handshake to Win a 50K Contract

Jun 20, 2026 · 6:31
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How a Founder Used a 5-Dollar Notebook to Build a 10-Million-Dollar Business

Jun 20, 2026 · 9:17
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How a Founder Used a 30-Day Sprint to Validate a 10K Idea

Jun 19, 2026 · 6:53
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How One Founder Used a 100-Dollar Photo to Build a 10M Business

Jun 19, 2026 · 6:02
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How One Founder Turned a 50-Dollar Customer Refund Into a 2-Million-Dollar Referral Engine

Jun 18, 2026 · 9:28
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How a Founder Used a 10-Dollar Typo to Build a 3-Million-Dollar Business

Jun 18, 2026 · 7:34
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How a Founder Used a 2000-Dollar Etsy Mistake to Build a 2-Million-Dollar Business

Jun 17, 2026 · 7:27
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How a Founder Used a 300-Dollar Mistake to Build a 5-Million-Dollar Business

Jun 17, 2026 · 7:12
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How One Founder Used a Wrong Address to Build a 2-Million-Dollar Business

Jun 16, 2026 · 7:32
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How a Founder Used a 100-Dollar Ad to Land 500 Customers

Jun 16, 2026 · 6:54
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How a Founder Used a Single Handwritten Letter to Land 500 Customers

Jun 15, 2026 · 6:32
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How a Founder Used a 250-Dollar Canva Template to Land 500 Customers

Jun 15, 2026 · 7:37
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How a Founder Used a 5-Dollar Typo to Save 50K

Jun 14, 2026 · 8:15
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How a Founder Used a Wrong Address to Land 300 Customers

Jun 14, 2026 · 6:15
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How a Founder Used a 100-Dollar Desk to Build a 10-Million-Dollar Business

Jun 13, 2026 · 7:05
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How a Founder Used a 500-Dollar Weekend to Build a 5-Million-Dollar Business

Jun 13, 2026 · 7:54
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How One Founder Used a 200-Dollar Mistake to Build a 10M Company

Jun 12, 2026 · 6:26
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How a Founder Turned a Single Phone Call Into 100 Customers

Jun 12, 2026 · 5:53
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How One Founder Sold a Business She Never Built

Jun 12, 2026 · 9:07
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How a Founder Used a 50-Dollar Gift Card to Get First 100 Customers

Jun 11, 2026 · 8:24
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How a Founder Used a 100-Dollar Bet on a Food Truck to Test Demand

Jun 11, 2026 · 7:04
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How One Founder Turned a 14-Dollar Mistake Into a 5-Star Review

Jun 10, 2026 · 10:37
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How a Founder Used a 3-Dollar Business Card to Land 50 Customers

Jun 10, 2026 · 6:50
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How a Founder Used a 50-Dollar Mistake to Build Customer Loyalty

Jun 9, 2026 · 4:12
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How a Founder Used a Single Invoice to Recover 100k

Jun 9, 2026 · 9:45
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How a Founder Used a 200-Dollar Bet to Validate a Million-Dollar Idea

Jun 8, 2026 · 12:25
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How One Founder Used a Refund to Build Customer Trust

Jun 8, 2026 · 9:32
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How a Founder Used a Zero-Dollar Blog to Land 1000 Customers

Jun 7, 2026 · 8:50
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How a Founder Used a Single Tweet to Get 1000 Customers

Jun 7, 2026 · 8:18
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How a Founder Used a 27-Dollar Mailing List to Land 200 Customers

Jun 6, 2026 · 8:35
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How a Founder Used a Free Public Library to Build a SaaS Company

Jun 6, 2026 · 7:19
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How a Founder Used a 10-Minute Daily Survey to Land 100 Customers

Jun 5, 2026 · 6:51
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How a Founder Used a No-Budget PR Stunt to Land 50 Customers

Jun 5, 2026 · 5:41
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How a Founder Used a Free Library Card to Validate a Business Idea

Jun 4, 2026 · 4:28
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How a Founder Used a Personal Letter to Land First 100 Customers

Jun 4, 2026 · 9:00
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How a Founder Used a One-Person SDR Team to Close 80 Customers

Jun 3, 2026 · 8:26
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How a Founder Used a 49-Dollar Website to Land 500 Customers

Jun 3, 2026 · 8:16
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How a Founder Used Her Rejection Email List to 10x Revenue

Jun 2, 2026 · 8:22
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How a Founder Built a Business Using Only Voicemail

Jun 2, 2026 · 7:58
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How a First-Time Founder Won With a No-VC Capital Strategy

Jun 1, 2026 · 7:04
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How a Founder Used a No-Budget Content Strategy to Win Customers

Jun 1, 2026 · 13:28
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How 30 Minutes a Day Built a Million-Dollar Business

May 31, 2026 · 7:07
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How a Founder Used a Single Page to Land 3000 Waitlist Signups

May 31, 2026 · 8:43
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How a Founder Used a No-Budget PR Stunt to Land 50 Customers

May 30, 2026 · 5:29
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How a Founder Used Customer Empathy to Save Her Company

May 30, 2026 · 8:19
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How a Founder Used Transparency to Turn Crisis

May 29, 2026 · 10:45
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How a First-Time Founder Hired Her First Employee Too Early

May 29, 2026 · 6:14
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The 11th Hour Emails That Unlocked 200 Beta Users

May 28, 2026 · 9:09
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How a Founder Used Her Personal Credit Card to Validate a B2B Idea

May 28, 2026 · 10:26
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How a Founder Used a 10k Grant to Validate a Business

May 27, 2026 · 8:45
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How a Founder Built a Business Without a Business Plan

May 27, 2026 · 8:12
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How a Founder Used a 30-Day Personal Debt Sprint

May 26, 2026 · 11:10
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How a First-Time Founder Fired Her Best Friend

May 26, 2026 · 8:29
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How One Founder Negotiated a No-Cap Convertible Note

May 25, 2026 · 8:57
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How a Founder Scaled From Side Hustle to Seven Figures Without VC

May 25, 2026 · 7:50
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How a Founder Turned a $10K Mistake Into a Business Model

May 24, 2026 · 7:25
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How a Founder Negotiated a Lifesaver Bridge Round

May 24, 2026 · 6:41
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How a Solopreneur Built a $2 Million Newsletter Empire

May 23, 2026 · 11:09
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How a Co-founder Breakup Saved Both Founders

May 23, 2026 · 10:02
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How a Founder Turned Negative Customer Feedback Into Growth

May 22, 2026 · 6:44
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How a First-Time Founder Priced Wrong and Lost 6 Figures

May 22, 2026 · 10:17
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The Pivot That Saved a Hardware Startup

May 21, 2026 · 7:55
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How a Founder Quit Her Job With No Safety Net

May 21, 2026 · 8:16
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How a Failed Lemonade Stand Sparked a Podcast

May 19, 2026 · 5:40
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