The Startup Ideas Podcast

Are you or your business stuck between a rock and a hard place? In today’s episode, we explore why suffering actually makes you stronger, divulge the secret to getting your business started, and share how you can make your own luck. Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg are joined by guest Julien Smith, a NYT bestselling author turned founder (Practice.do | Breather), who raised more than $250M for his first venture. Julien shares his personal underdog story, how entrepreneurship is never as perfect as it seems, and offers insights into what allowed him to find happiness in both his life and career.

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Julien Smith: https://twitter.com/julien
Sahil Bloom: https://twitter.com/SahilBloom
Greg Isenberg: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg
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Show Notes

Are you or your business stuck between a rock and a hard place? In today’s episode, we explore why suffering actually makes you stronger, divulge the secret to getting your business started, and share how you can make your own luck. Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg are joined by guest Julien Smith, a NYT bestselling author turned founder (Practice.do | Breather), who raised more than $250M for his first venture. Julien shares his personal underdog story, how entrepreneurship is never as perfect as it seems, and offers insights into what allowed him to find happiness in both his life and career.


►► Want more community? Learn more here: http://trwih.com


SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

►► This episode is brought to you by Lemon.io. Did you know that one of the top reasons startups fail is bad hiring decisions? People can be unpredictable. And developers can be unpredicted, as well. Let Lemon.io take care of hiring your software engineers. They have a hand-picked roster of engineers from Europe, and we recommend them to companies we work with.


Sign up at https://lemon.io/room for 15% off for the first 4 weeks.


►► This episode is brought to you by Fundrise. Fundrise is on a mission to use technology to build a better financial system for the individual. With over $2.4B AUM and 250k active investors, it’s the largest direct-to-investor real estate investor platform in America.


Their platform is so easy to use and they make it so easy to diversify your portfolio. For a limited time if you sign-up, you can get $10 bonus. Just go to www.fundrise.com/room


THIS EPISODE

Julien Smith: https://twitter.com/julien

Sahil Bloom: https://twitter.com/SahilBloom

Greg Isenberg: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg

Production & Marketing Team: https://penname.co/


FIND US ON SOCIAL

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_trwih

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_trwih

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_trwih

Web: https://trwih.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6aB0v6amo3a8hgTCjlTlvh

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/where-it-happens/id1593424985

What is The Startup Ideas Podcast?

Get your creative juices flowing with The Startup Ideas Podcast. Published twice a week, we bring you free startup ideas to inspire your next venture. Hosted by Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout and former advisor to Reddit and TikTok. Subscribe so you don't miss out.

For more startup ideas, we created a database of 30+ startup ideas you can take at https://gregisenberg.com/30startupideas