The Crazy Ones

Episodes

April 15, 2022

Two Dangerous Human Behaviors

The importance of understanding human behavior when running a business.

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April 13, 2022

Business Autopsy: Why Fintech Startup Fast Failed

Where Fast went wrong and what other business builders can learn from Fast’s mistakes.

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April 11, 2022

All You Need to Know to Buy a “Boring” Business

Codie Sanchez redlines my mini golf business plan.

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April 8, 2022

Buying into the ASMR Slime Business with Codie Sanchez

Can we internet turn artisanal slime into a high-growth business online?

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April 6, 2022

Could Elon Musk Become Twitter’s CEO?

My thoughts on Elon’s latest Twitter moves.

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April 4, 2022

Using the Hub & Spoke Model to Grow Your Business

The model I use to think about growing businesses, including Morning Brew.

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April 1, 2022

Business Case Studies #6: Excel Dictionary

Why Morning Brew decided to acqui-hire Excel Dictionary and the business opportunities behind the decision.

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April 1, 2022

Business Case Studies #5: The $12 Billion Email Giant (Classic)

The history of Mailchimp and the lessons we can all learn from its meteoric rise.

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March 30, 2022

Business Case Studies #4: World Mini Golf Domination

Why I’m buying mini golf courses.

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March 30, 2022

Business Case Studies #3: Costco's Secret Weapon (Classic)

In this episode, I'm talking about Costco and what we can learn from it as business minds.

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March 28, 2022

Business Case Studies #2: Uber Partners with Yellow Taxis

How you should think about Uber’s partnership with taxi companies in New York City.

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March 28, 2022

Business Case Studies #1: Allbirds' Journey to IPO (Classic)

Allbirds' growth journey and two major lessons we can learn from it.

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March 25, 2022

How Ryan Cohen Turned Chewy into a $3B Business

How a college dropout became a hometown hero on Wall Street.

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March 23, 2022

Startup Hotline: Answering Your Burning Business Questions

Answering questions directly from the Founder’s Journal community.

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March 21, 2022

A New Hire vs. Promoting from Within

I discuss one of the toughest decisions you can make in a business.

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March 18, 2022

Top Lessons from “How Will You Measure Your Life?”

Favorite lessons from my current Founder’s Book Club Book.

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March 16, 2022

Great Startup Ideas, Bad Businesses

How I analyze and form business ideas.

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March 14, 2022

How to Think About Failure (Classic)

Approaching failure in a way that can thoughtfully accelerate your career.

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March 11, 2022

The Most Dangerous Traits in Employees

8 characteristics that make people super unpleasant and dangerous to work with.

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March 9, 2022

10 Tips for Crushing Your Next Presentation

Ideas and tactics for delivering a successful presentation.

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March 7, 2022

The Creator Economy & Money With Katie

Helping creators accelerate their growth with Morning Brew.

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March 4, 2022

What Motivates You?

The value of recognizing your motivators.

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March 2, 2022

How to Build a Personal Moat to Further Your Career

How to find and accumulate a unique set of skills that propels your career.

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Feb. 28, 2022

5 Questions to Ask If You Don't Love Your Job

Understand Why You Don't Love Your Job

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