{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Human Orbit Podcast","title":"Ep 9: He Started 5 Companies, Sold 3, and Survived Cancer | Mark Dowds","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f27ebe5c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3132,"description":"In Episode 09 of The Human Orbit, we sit down with Mark Douds, founder and CEO of Responsible, for a candid conversation on entrepreneurship, resilience, and what it really takes to build companies over the long term.Mark shares lessons from starting multiple businesses, navigating exits, and continuing to build after surviving cancer. We explore the mindset required to keep going when things stop being exciting, why bootstrapping can create stronger growth foundations, and how founders should think about metrics, pitching, hiring, and selling products that genuinely make a difference.#entrepreneurship #startupfounders #foundermindset","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cInbwbwdlFI7ppxqindbksVFpDovVKdBlIyl-Sci6AQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iMzU5/NDc3MWZhMGVjNGZj/ZTI4MTNlYmQ4NDI4/ZjE2MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}