Articles about Founder Mode
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 18 – Perfect Days With Your Ride-Or-Dies
Episode 18: In this candid, fast-paced solo episode, Jason and Kevin unpack the systems behind their ideal weeks, why founders should prioritize health like a product launch, and how to build a ride-or-die team that spans multiple startups. From hiding jets from repo men to wearing smart glasses on the beach, they share war stories,...
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 17 – Water, The Next Frontier with Ravi Kurani
Episode 17: Water‑tech pioneer Ravi Kurani explains how a floating pool‑chemistry robot became the ultimate hardware moat, why proprietary water data unlocks service marketplaces, and where trillion‑dollar opportunities lie at the water‑energy nexus. He recounts two years on Shenzhen factory floors perfecting Sutro, selling the startup before mass production, and now plotting to buy it back to...
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 16 – Fail Forward with Angus Logan
Episode 16: From living two years out of a suitcase to shipping AI products at Microsoft-scale, Angus Logan joins Kevin and Jason to unpack how “failing forward” accelerates learning. He explains why product teams should break things early each morning, how to shield a fast-moving startup culture inside a corporate giant, and the importance of...
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 15 – Onshore to Offshore to AI with Shuja Keen
Episode 15: AI builder Shuja Keen joins Kevin and Jason to trace his 20-year journey from building offshore labor forces to AI-native operations. He explains how falling bandwidth costs kicked off globalization, why today’s custom LLM agents are ready while people and processes lag, and how an abundance mindset lets founders redesign workflows instead of...
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 14 – 15-Minute Workout with Lou Perrotta
Episode 14: In this episode of Founder Mode, we hit the gym with legendary trainer Coach Lou Perrotta—who’s spent decades working with elite entrepreneurs, celebrities, and top performers. Coach Lou shares how fitness, mindset, and consistency create compounding results—both in the gym and in business. From towel pull-ups in hotel rooms to 15-minute daily routines,...
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Founder Mode – Episode 13 – Building AI Before It Was Cool with Dennis Mortensen
Episode 13: Kevin Henrikson and Jason Shafton sit down with serial entrepreneur Dennis Mortensen (IndexTools, Visual Revenue, x.ai, and now LaunchBrightly) to unpack what it was really like to build an AI company years before large-language models existed. Dennis recounts owning the x.ai domain before Elon, hand-labeling 32 million emails to train an early scheduling...
