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Founding Journey

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Michael Houck

Interviews with world-class startup founders about their unique paths to uncover tactical insights they've learned about how to fundraise, grow, validate, hire, scale, and lead teams while building your startup.Get full access to detailed takeaways on each episode, additional case studies, and more at [join.foundingjourney.com] (https://join.foundingjourney.com)

#19

How Arjun Mahadevan Raised $1 Million In 2 Minutes

Arjun built a $100M startup by helping other founders incorporate and start their own. Alo... more

02 Apr 2025

58 MINS

58:36

02 Apr 2025

#18

How Stella Garber Raised $5M To Build An AI Task Manager

Stella has worked in startups her entire career. She started previous companies and even g... more

15 Mar 2025

58 MINS

58:45

15 Mar 2025

#17

How Sahil Chopra Went from Doctor to Startup Founder

Sahil Chopra left his medical practice after being trained at Harvard and UCLA to become a... more

17 Jan 2025

50 MINS

50:31

17 Jan 2025

#16

How Adam Nathan Went from $0 to $10M Revenue in 15 Months

Adam Nathan raised $45M at a $150M valuation for his startup, Almanac. But then he realize... more

09 Jan 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:54

09 Jan 2025

#15

Luke Sophinos: From Thiel Fellow to $27M Vertical SaaS Startup

This is how Luke got a $100,000 investment to drop out of college and turned it into a $27... more

02 Jan 2025

47 MINS

47:36

02 Jan 2025

#14

How Aleksandr Volodarsky Accidentally Created a $16M Business

Aleksandr helped one person hire an engineer. A few years later, it's turned into a $16 mi... more

26 Dec 2024

57 MINS

57:14

26 Dec 2024

#13

How Pujun Bhatnagar Doubled His Startup’s Valuation to $75M… in 3 Months

Pujun Bhatnagar dropped out of Stanford, Harved, and MIT to build startups. He decided to ... more

19 Dec 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:22

19 Dec 2024

#12

How Tibo Louis-Lucas Bootstrapped to a $10 Million Exit

This is how Tibo Louis-Lucas built a new startup every month... until one took off and tur... more

12 Dec 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:54

12 Dec 2024

#11

How Adam Alpert Went from 0 to 1,000 Signups Per Day

This is how Adam raised over $3 million for his hiring startup Pangea.app, and why he won’... more

05 Dec 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:06

05 Dec 2024

#10

Founders Who Raised $447 Million on... Community

Founders who've collectively raised $450 million for their startups explain how their succ... more

30 Nov 2024

23 MINS

23:07

30 Nov 2024

#9

Why Adam Renklint Raised $137M... and Gave it Back

This is how Adam raised $137 million for his startup, Pitch, but then turned it into a cas... more

21 Nov 2024

51 MINS

51:14

21 Nov 2024

#8

How James Evans Turned A College Project Into a Y Combinator-backed Startup

This is how James raised $24 million and reached 20 million users for his startup, Command... more

14 Nov 2024

53 MINS

53:38

14 Nov 2024

#7

How Zayd Ali Sold His First Startup in High School

This is how Zayd Ali sold his first company in high school and immediately started a new o... more

07 Nov 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:28

07 Nov 2024

#6

How Dara Ladjevardian Built an AI Clone Generator

This is how Dara sold his first startup to build an AI that can clone anyone online, and r... more

31 Oct 2024

55 MINS

55:28

31 Oct 2024

#5

Why Andrew Yeung Left His $300K Job at Google to Build a Startup

This is how Andrew left his dream job at Google to become the Gatsby of NYC's startup scen... more

24 Oct 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:20

24 Oct 2024

#4

How Sam Corcos Grew Levels into a $300 Million Startup

This is how Sam raised $67M for his startup, Levels, and helped turn one of his co-founder... more

17 Oct 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:11

17 Oct 2024

#3

How Steven Galanis Grew Cameo into a $1 Billion Unicorn

This is how Steven scaled his startup, Cameo, to become a $1 billion unicorn and how the c... more

10 Oct 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:17

10 Oct 2024

#2

How Tyler Denk Raised $50 Million to Build Beehiiv

This is how Tyler raised $50 million for his startup, beehiiv, to power the newsletter rev... more

10 Oct 2024

49 MINS

49:12

10 Oct 2024

#1

Welcome to the Founding Journey podcast!

Welcome to the Founding Journey podcast! Each Thursday, Michael Houck will interview world... more

09 Oct 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:11

09 Oct 2024

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#19

How Arjun Mahadevan Raised $1 Million In 2 Minutes

#18

How Stella Garber Raised $5M To Build An AI Task Manager

#17

How Sahil Chopra Went from Doctor to Startup Founder

#16

How Adam Nathan Went from $0 to $10M Revenue in 15 Months

#15

Luke Sophinos: From Thiel Fellow to $27M Vertical SaaS Startup

#14

How Aleksandr Volodarsky Accidentally Created a $16M Business

#13

How Pujun Bhatnagar Doubled His Startup’s Valuation to $75M… in 3 Months

#12

How Tibo Louis-Lucas Bootstrapped to a $10 Million Exit

#11

How Adam Alpert Went from 0 to 1,000 Signups Per Day

#10

Founders Who Raised $447 Million on... Community

#9

Why Adam Renklint Raised $137M... and Gave it Back

#8

How James Evans Turned A College Project Into a Y Combinator-backed Startup

#7

How Zayd Ali Sold His First Startup in High School

#6

How Dara Ladjevardian Built an AI Clone Generator

#5

Why Andrew Yeung Left His $300K Job at Google to Build a Startup

#4

How Sam Corcos Grew Levels into a $300 Million Startup

#3

How Steven Galanis Grew Cameo into a $1 Billion Unicorn

#2

How Tyler Denk Raised $50 Million to Build Beehiiv

#1

Welcome to the Founding Journey podcast!