Synopsis
This show is about the amazing stories of world-class multi-millionaire and billionaire founders , how they started and how they succeeded. Founder Stories include the founders of Facebook(Mark), Linked-in(Reid), WhatsApp(Jan), Ben and Jerry Ice creams(the name says it), Instagram(Kevin), Amazon(Jeff), Pandora(Tim), Hershey Chocolates(Milton) and more.You will hear their struggles and seemingly insurmountable problems and how they emerged victoriously, so you too can succeed as a founder.
Episodes
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091: Clif Bar - From a broke baker living in a garage to a multi-millionaire
11/02/2020 Duration: 18minGary loved bike riding and during one such long ride, he looked at the disgusting energy bar he was carrying and got the idea for Clif bar. He started Clif bar, struggled and finally became a multi-millionaire. Let us see how he did it.
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090 : BET- Black Entertainment Television - A son of a farmer to a Billionaire.
28/01/2020 Duration: 23minBlack entertainment television founder Bob Johnson was a son of farmer and one of nine children. He has no business experience, yet he started and became a Billionaire . Holy chocolate, Let's see how he did it.
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089: Dilbert - From a Bank teller to a world-famous Multi-millionaire cartoonist
14/01/2020 Duration: 22minScott Adams started work as a bank teller. He dabbled in many side hustles but every one of them failed. Finally, just on a whim,he created Dilbert. It grew accidentally and eventually made him a multi-millionaire. Let us see how he did it.
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088: Toms of Maine - An insurance salesman to a Multi-Millionaire
31/12/2019 Duration: 25minIn the late 1960's, Tom and Kate Chappell couldn't find natural personal care products. So they started their own company. They didn’t knew much about running a business, but they succeeded and sold for more than $100 million. Let us see how they did it.
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087: Tinder - A business started from a personal problem to a billion-dollar business
17/12/2019 Duration: 22minSean Rad had a personal problem where he was scared and terrified to meet girls. He came up with an idea for people like him and Tinder was born. Tinder became a huge success and Sean became a multi-millionaire. Let us see how he did it.
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086: Costco - From a grocery store bagger to a Billionaire
03/12/2019 Duration: 23minJim Sinegal started as a grocery bagger in a grocery store. How did he start Costco and became a billionaire. Holy coconut Donut, Let us check out, how he did it.
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085:Netflix - From a door-to-door-salesman to a billionaire
19/11/2019 Duration: 25minReed never knew anything about running a business. He later started Netflix and faced several problems. But he overcame all those and Netflix grew beyond his wildest dreams and became a billionaire.
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084: UnderArmour - From grandma's basement to a billion dollar company
05/11/2019 Duration: 25minAs a student and a football player in college, Kevin saw a problem with his sports inner wear. He did not know anything about business. Yet, he started Under Armour and slowly grew it into a billion dollar company. Let us check out how he did it.
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083: Reddit - Two friends starting in an apartment to multi-millionaires
22/10/2019 Duration: 22minAlex and Steve started Reddit in a small apartment. Despite its many problems and coming close to shutting down, it survived and today is valued at more that a couple of billion dollars. Let us see how they did it.
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082: The Body Shop - Starting with no money to building an international cosmetics empire
08/10/2019 Duration: 24minAnita Roddick had to earn money to support her two kids. She started a store and sold chemical free, cruelty-free cosmetics. It grew from one tiny shop into a billion dollar enterprise. Let us see how she did it.
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081:CollegeHumor - College students to Millionaires
24/09/2019 Duration: 20minJosh and Ricky wanted to make money when they were in college. They got an idea for a humor site about college. It grew and grew and they finally sold it for more than $15 million. Let us check out how they did it.
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080:Sam Adams Beer - From Kitchen table entrepreneur to a billionaire entrepreneur
10/09/2019 Duration: 21minJim started to brew beer in his kitchen. He faced many rejections while trying to sell. Yet he persevered and grew Boston Beer company into a billion dollar company. Let us see how he did it.
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079: Product Hunt - A one-person startup to selling it for Millions
27/08/2019 Duration: 22minRyan started a side project with no idea to make money or to make it big. He first started as an email list and it grew phenomenally. It was sold for more than $15 million. Let us see how he did it.
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078: ESPN - From a radio jockey to a Multi-millionaire Media icon
15/08/2019 Duration: 24minBill was fired from his job and he accidentally stumbled upon the idea for 24 hours sports network. Everyone thought he was crazy and said it will not work. Today it has millions of viewers and valued at more than $15 billion. Let us check it out.
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077: Shazam - How four friends took a trivial idea and became multi-millionaires
01/08/2019 Duration: 21minWhen you listen to a song on the radio or a cafe, you sometimes may want to know who sang it. Chris and his friends solved this problem through Shazam. It was hard but they did it and sold it for multiple millions.Let us see how they did it.
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076: Spanx - A Disneyworld worker putting belts on passengers to a billionaire
18/07/2019 Duration: 25minSara worked at Disneyworld checking belts on passengers on theme rides. Yet step by step she grew and started Spanx and became a fashion icon and billionaire. Holy Heavens, Let us see how she did it.
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075: Netscape - How a fresh college grad brought us the internet and became a billionaire
04/07/2019 Duration: 26minIn the early days, the World Wide Web, wasn’t easily accessible. Marc Andreessen along with Jim Clark brought us easy access to the internet with their browser Netscape and it doing so, became multi-millionaires. Let us check out how they did it.
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074: Nordstrom - Starting with $5 and becoming a billionaire fashion icon
20/06/2019 Duration: 22minJohn Nordstrom was poor and immigrated to the united states. He had to endure tough working conditions in his youth. He saved up money and opened a small store. Today it has grown to a billion-dollar fashion empire. Let us see how he did it.
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073: Angie's List- The daughter of a UPS driver to a multi-millionaire entrepreneur
06/06/2019 Duration: 24minAngie Hicks a fresh college grad accidentally started a business. She had very bad days and almost gave up. Later it was sold for multiple millions. Let us see how she did it.
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072: Forever21- A gas station attendant to a Billionaire.
16/05/2019 Duration: 23minDo Won Chang started as a gas station attendant. He then started a small shop and grew it to a multi-billion dollar fashion empire. Let us see how he did it.