Startups Decoded
By Andy Walsh
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Startups Decoded is a podcast that provides real-world insights into startup strategy and growth, featuring expert-led content, insider stories, and actionable takeaways for founders and investors. We bridge the gap between theory and practice, offering practical lessons to help entrepreneurs thrive in today’s fast-paced ecosystem. More than just a podcast, it's a resource for innovators who dive deep into the strategies behind building and scaling successful startups.
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Ep#67: Stop Renting Attention — Why Founders Need to Own Their Platform. Nathan Gwilliam
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May 04, 2026 |
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Ep#66:Why Every Founder Is Already a Generalist — Milly Tamati
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Ep#65: The Identity Problem Behind Most Startup Brands — Jill Smith.
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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#64: She Started a Brand Before She Started a Career — Sophie de Haën
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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#63: Burn the Script — Alicia Teltz on Leaving the “Perfect” Life.
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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#62: AI Predicting the Future. What Happens Next? With Vanja Josifovski
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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#61: VCs Don’t Take Power. Founders Hand It Over. With Itamar Novick
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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#60: Raising Smart Capital in 2026 — Discipline, Data & Control with Roei Samuel
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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#59: Early-Stage GTM And The Modern Growth Engine with Brendan Tolleson.
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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#58: “Founder” is a status; “CEO” is a skill you’re ignoring - Alisa Cohn.
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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#57: AI Without the Lawsuits - How to Build Without Burning Your IP.
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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#56: The Diligence Mirror: Truth, Data, and Post-Acquisition Reality with Dr. Denise Bronner.
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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#55: Built, Sold, Burned Out. What Comes After a $60M Exit? With Xaver Lehmann.
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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#54: Specialists Optimize. Operators Build Companies. With Casey Woo (FOG Ventures + Operators Guild)
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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#53: The Intro Economy: How Trust Moves Deals — With Mike Adams
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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#52: Advice Before Money: The VC Model Founders Actually Want — With Mike Ma.
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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#51: Stop Running Your Startup Like a Hobby. Build It to Sell. With Luke Tobin
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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#50: Nervous to Become a Founder? Start Here (Before You Quit) — With Niluka Kavanagh
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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#49: Angel Money Isn’t ‘Play Money’. It’s a Major Advantage - with Katie Dunn.
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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#48: We Need To Scale Angel Investing — with Cheryl Kellond, Play Money.
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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#47: When AI Chases Invoices Better Than You Do – Mihir Deo, Founder - Invoice Butler.
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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#46: From Fundraise to Exit: What Every Founder Needs to Know — Jennifer Lewis, Exited Founder - Lex
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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#45: There Is No Perfect Pitch Deck - What You Actually Need, with Robert Harary, CEO and VC - Decko
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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#44: Use Banks, Not VCs: Non-Dilutive Capital for Founders with Ashley D. Bell & Redemption Bank.
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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#43: The FemTech Edge: Build and Train by Your Menstrual Cycle - Lizzy Palmer (Founder, SyncN).
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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#42: From Peter Thiel’s Fellowship to 1517 Fund — The VC Who Funds Rebels (Michael Gibson)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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#41: Founders: The Easy Way to Land Angels, Fast - Jaclyn Johnson, CEO - Cherub
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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#40: Boards That Raise, How to Turn Advisors into Capital (with Breen Sullivan)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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#39: AI Meets Medicine — Personalized Care You’ll Actually Use with Dr. Erik Reis
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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#38: How AI Agents Ran Our Business, While I Went To Burning Man (with Adam Robinson)
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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#37: The Startup Security Playbook: AI That Keeps Up with AI — with Francesco Piccoli (Almanax).
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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#36: Crack the LinkedIn Code: How to Hit 100,000 Followers with Charlie Hills
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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#35: Own the Audience or Lose the Game. Nick Humphreys - Linktree.
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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#34: How Billion-Dollar Companies Get Built. Mike Jones - Liquid Death, Dollar Shave Club, Science Inc.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Ep#33: The Real Cost of Venture Capital in the AI Era - Joseph Lee.
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Ep#32: A Logo is Decoration. A Brand Is Survival. Startups Fail When They Ignore It. With Malcolm Buick.
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Ep#31: Your Digital Strategy Is Already Obsolete! Here’s How to Fix It with Jay Erickson.
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Ep#30: Future-Proofing Products in 2025: Startup Lessons from Orgo’s Zoya Lehrer
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Ep#29: The Post-Product Market Fit Playbook: Scaling, Systems, and Survival - with Adrian Fagerlund - Linkby
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Ep#28: How Great Founders Build Trust: The Startup Advantage You Can’t Fake - David Homan
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Ep#27: The Secret to Raising Capital? Tell Your Story, Don’t Sell - Dr. Ankur Pathak.
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Ep#26: Why Your Startup’s Culture Sucks (and How to Fix It) - Michael Landers
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Ep#25: Scale or Shatter? Why Founders Break - Leila Lahbabi
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Ep#24: Why Venture Studios Are the Future of Startups - Matthew Burris
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Ep#23: From The NFL To The Ultimate Pivot with Kevin Jurovich
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Ep#22: Founders, Build Your Startup in Public with Cory Blumenfeld
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Ep#21: How To Secure An Angel Investor with Tony Kula
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Ep#20: Founder-Investor Fit with Chris Tottman - Notion Capital
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Ep#19: The AI Playbook: How Founders Must Adapt - Mark S. McNally
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ep#18: Building the VC Firm Founders Choose First with Jason Shuman
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May 22, 2025 |
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Ep#17: The Art of Networking for Founders with Madelaine Czufin
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May 15, 2025 |
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Ep#16: The Founder’s Blueprint: Building Startups in 2025 with Majd Alaily
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May 07, 2025 |
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Ep#15: Why Founders Follow the Crowd — What VCs Look For Instead with Mike MacCombie
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Ep#14: Venture Studios vs. Traditional Startups with Ben Yoskovitz
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Ep13: Is Early-Stage VC Broken? The Future with Jeff Becker - Antler
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Ep#12: The Green Skills Revolution - Neil Yeoh
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Ep#11: Launching a Non-Alcoholic Beer with Andy Miller - Heaps Normal
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Ep#10: What’s Next For Product Design in 2025? With Nick Sgobba
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Ep#9: Mastering Go-To-Market Strategy with Carol Malakasis
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Ep#8: The Power of Brand for Startups with Danish Chan
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Ep#7: Legitimizing Venture Studios with Neal Ghosh
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Ep#6: The Evolving Role of VCs: Why Platform Teams Matter with Joel Connolly
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Ep#5: Founders: Are You Investing in Yourself? With Rachel Hamlin.
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Ep #4: Demystifying Tech Storytelling: Bridging Complexity to Clarity - Cindy Skalicky
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Ep#3: How Can Founders Scale High-Performance Teams? - Crystelle Desnoyer
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Ep# 2: Founders: The Secret to Hiring the Right Marketer at the Right Time - with Lucy Woolfenden
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Ep #1: Does Climate Tech Need a Rebrand? Insights with Helena Wasserman.
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Jan 21, 2025 |