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Airbnb: Nathan Blecharczyk & Their First Advisor
Nathan Blecharczyk turned a social experiment into Airbnb: a company that would remake travel. But first, it had to survive. Before it reshaped an industry, Airbnb looked like an idea that shouldn’t work. In this episode, Nathan retraces the moments that almost killed the company: convincing people ...
Mercury: Immad Akhund & His Mom
After more than a decade of mixed success with tech startups, Immad Akhund decided to try something even harder: starting a bank. Today, Mercury is valued at $3.5 billion and serves thousands of startups. But the road to get there was long and rocky. Immad shares how moving from Pakistan to the U.K....
Y Combinator: Jessica Livingston & Paul Graham
Y Combinator is the legendary startup program that has launched more than 5,000 companies, collectively worth over a trillion dollars. Household names like Airbnb, DoorDash, Coinbase, Instacart, and Stripe. And without Jessica Livingston, YC would not exist today. In this episode, we dive into Jessi...
About the Show
David Rusenko interviews the founders of companies like Airbnb, Y Combinator, and Twitch, alongside the people who first believed in them. A mom. An early boss. A college roommate. Together, they reveal the intimate, unpolished stories of how successful companies actually get built, and why it rarely looks the way you might expect.
About the Host
David Rusenko is a founder turned investor. When he was 20, he started Weebly, which he grew to over 350 employees, hundreds of millions in revenue, and a $365 million acquisition by Square. Today, over fifty million small businesses and entrepreneurs have used Weebly to start and grow their businesses online.
In 2023 David started Leap Forward Ventures to invest in early stage startups making real-world systems cleaner, more adaptable, and more intelligent.
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