Build In Public Podcast

Jul 11 2024 90 ep. 47 mins 13

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The Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders and Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights and lessons.

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Lessons From 30 million views on TikTok (ft. Chris Cunningham)

Jul 11 2024 42 mins

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉Today's episode was live recorded in Austin where I interviewed Chris Cunningham at the SaaStock conference in May 2024. Chris is a Founding Member and Head of Social Marketing for Clickup which is a workforce productivity platform that was last valued at $4b based in San Diego.Despite his massive social audience an

Strategy is how you win in startups [feat. Jason Cohen]

Jun 17 2024 38 mins

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉Today's episode was live recorded in Austin where I interviewed Jason Cohen at the SaaStock conference in May 2024. Jason Cohen is a four-time entrepreneur across 24 years who has built both bootstrapped and VC-funded businesses in his career. He had two exits and two unicorns and has been writing for 17 years on th

Getting Interviewed On My Own Podcast

May 25 2024 69 mins

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉 Today's episode is a fun one where the tables have turned and I got to be interviewed by my friend and a fellow podcaster Andrew Tsao. This episode was originally recorded in February 2024 and the publishing step got delayed due to other priorities until now (May 2024). In this conversation, Andrew and I discuss th

How I Landed My New Role At Paddle And The Story Of AI Launchpad (ft. Tharshan)

Mar 21 2024 62 mins

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉Today's episode features Tharshan Thavaharan who leads Partnerships at Paddle, a fintech company last valued at $1.4b where I also work now. In 2023, he started the AI Launchpad, a global founder program at Paddle which attracted 59 AI startups from 21 countries and in 6 weeks helped them accelerate their journey to

Ariel Renous (CEO of Augment) on democratizing access to business education

Feb 27 2024 55 mins

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉Today's episode features Ariel Renous, co-founder and CEO of Augment.org. Augment is a modern online alternative to the traditional MBA program. Augment's approach is to reshape education by leveraging online tools to offer high-quality business knowledge straight from the minds of the brightest business leaders. Pa

Jason Cohen on Missionaries vs Mercenaries and The Impact of Passion in Business

Feb 11 2024 52 mins

Welcome to 2024's 1st episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉Today's episode features Jason Cohen, four-time entrepreneur across 24 years who has built both bootstrapped and VC-funded businesses in his career. He had two exits and two unicorns and has been writing for 17 years on the Internet. You may have seen him on X as @asmartbear or read one of his articles at this blog:

How VCs Raise Money From Investors (LPs) feat. Gale Wilkinson

Dec 21 2023 36 mins

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.Today's episode features Gale Wilkinson, founder and Managing Partner at VITALIZE, a seed fund and angel community investing in transformative WorkTech software and currently deploying capital out of a $23.4M Fund II and their 500+ member angel community.Previously founded IrishAngels, one of the largest angel groups in the

The Most Underrated Marketing Strategies (feat. Jess Chan)

Dec 13 2023 55 mins

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.Today's episode features Jess Chan, founder of Backbone, a platform designed to streamline email marketing for small eCommerce teams. She is one of the top retention marketing experts, with expertise in retention marketing through email and SMS.She previously founded Longplay Brands, a full-service retention & lifecycle

Lessons From Building a $100m Holding Company (feat. Michael Girdley)

Nov 28 2023 37 mins

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.Today's episode features Michael Girdley, CEO of a $100m/yr holding company and a serial entrepreneur for 20 companies over 30 years in San Antonio. Michael is also a partner at the Geekdom Fund, a seed-stage tech venture capital fund that has invested in over 50 high-growth tech companies. He has also built a 195k+ Twitter

Taking Your Video Editing For Enterprise To The Next Level (feat. Champ Bennett)

Nov 21 2023 44 mins

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.Today's episode features Champ Bennett, co-founder and CEO of Capsule, an AI-powered video editor for content and marketing teams. Previously, Champ also co-founded a startup called “Phhhoto” that was widely used by celebrities like Katy Petty and Beyonce. In this interview, Champ and KP dive into multitudes of lessons a