The HotStart VC Podcast
By Scott van den Berg
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Episodes: 27
Description
Breaking down how celebrities and creators build billion-dollar brands — hosted by Scott Van den Berg.
| Episode | Date |
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How This Creator Built an AI Hiring Platform Used by the World's Biggest YouTubers | Sherry Wong
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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How This Creator Turned 400K Followers Into an AI Startup | Ghita El Haitmy building Eli
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May 27, 2026 |
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How Haven Lough Turned 5 Million Followers Into a Skincare Brand That Sold Out in 24 Hours
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May 20, 2026 |
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How The European Kid Is Building a New Currency | Aris Yeager Storytime
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May 13, 2026 |
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How Jay Fujiwara Leveraged 13M Followers to Build Bigbean, an AI Language Learning App
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May 06, 2026 |
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How Peaky Blinders Actor Matthew Postlethwaite Is Disrupting the Beverage Industry With Proda
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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What an Investor Actually Looks For in Celebrity Brands | Genevieve Gilbreath
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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The VC Backing Snoop Dogg, Kris Jenner and the Future of Celebrity Brands | Jackie Fast, Sandbox Stu
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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How Tayla Cannon Turned 170K Followers Into a VC-Backed Startup Disrupting Physical Therapy
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Why This VC Is Investing $60M Into Creator Entrepreneurs | Megan Lightcap, Slow Ventures
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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How Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed Are Disrupting Supplements | Zeke Bronfman The Absorption Company
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Why London Lazerson Ditched 10M Followers to Build Final Boss Sour, the Most Viral Sour Candy Brand
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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How Hannah Williams Built a 3M-Follower Media Brand Around Salary Transparency
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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How Ben Guez Turned 800K Followers Into a Language Learning App
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Why This Creator Built a Tech Company Instead of Another CPG Brand | Sam Cutler, Mindful
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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How Avni Barman Turned Content Into a Venture Capital Advantage
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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How Salish Matter Is Redefining Teen Skincare | Julia Straus, CEO of Sincerely Yours
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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He Covered Creators Before the Creator Economy Existed | Joshua Cohen (Tubefilter)
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Creator Jerome ASF on 13 Years of Daily Content and Building Tech Companies
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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From $150M Big Bang Paychecks to Rescuing 200 Animals: Kaley Cuoco's Oh Norman Story
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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How MrBeast Built Feastables in 90 Days | Ben Acott, Feastables Founding Team
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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How a YouTube Channel Became a $50M VC Fund | Gabriel Jarrosson, Lobster Capital
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Why Celebrity Brands Must Survive Without the Celebrity | Daniel Faierman, Habitat Partners
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The Business Behind Katy Perry’s Non-Alcoholic Brand | Scout Brisson, CEO of De Soi
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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How Haley Pavone Accidentally Became an Influencer and Built a $1M/Month Shoe Brand
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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How Gabriella Murray Built Natics: From 12M Followers to Bootstrapping a B-Corp Skincare Brand
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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How Natalie Barbu Went from Zero to $2M ARR After Nearly Shutting Down Rella
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Nov 19, 2025 |