Episode #25: Cash
Cash. No matter what kind of job you have or business you build, everything comes down to the amount of cash you […]
Getting physical.
As we’ve been recruiting guests for season two of “The Build” I’ve found myself steering toward founders who share my bias for […]
The Build #24: Roadmap
Roadmap. It’s the term developers use for the document that helps determine what new features will go into a piece of software. […]
The Build #23: Bridge
Bridge. It’s a great metaphor when you’re talking about the journey between where you are now and where you want to be. […]
The Build #22: Small
Small. It’s the opposite of what most businesses strive to become. Usually, when you start a company, you try to figure out […]
The Build #21: Development
Development refers to the process of writing the software you need to keep things moving. Like the code that manages a business, […]
The Zero Stack Startup
Most of the founders I talk with on my podcast, The Build, didn’t start their companies with huge investors behind them. Sometimes, […]
Scaling your business by buying in bulk.
Reflecting on the first season of my podcast, The Build, I listened again to our very first episode. Ben Levin told me […]
The Build #20: Media
On his journey from beat reporter to startup co-founder, Christopher Wink has learned how journalism can positively impact communities and sustain careers—without […]
The Build #19: Workspace (Live at the Curtis)
Our panel of experts examines the trends and offers insight into what founders can do now to ensure their teams have the […]
The Build #18: Ambition
Melissa Alam‘s ambition helped drive the launch of a branding agency, a coworking community, a live conference, and a set of lifestyle […]
The Build #17: Design
Vanessa Chan left a high profile job to building prototypes for her first product, a mashup of tangle-free headphones and jewelry she […]