Build In Public Podcast Karthik Puvvada (KP)

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.
Today's episode features Michael Girdley, CEO of a $100m/yr holding company and a serial entrepreneur for 20 companies over 30 years in San Antonio. Michael is also a partner at the Geekdom Fund, a seed-stage tech venture capital fund that has invested in over 50 high-growth tech companies. He has also built a 195k+ Twitter following and a newsletter with over 20k readers. Now he enjoys teaching and helping founders online and created The Complete HoldCo Course
In this interview, Michael and KP go through a series of interesting topics such as:●     (00:00) Intro●     (04:11) How Michael got into entrepreneurship●     (05:43) Being a geek and its definition●     (08:33) Web programming with Java - first book Michael wrote●     (11:11) How it felt after writing a book●     (12:31) Michael as compared to a young Bill Gates●     (13:52) Working hard vs Doing what you love●     (14:58) Maintaining great output simultaneously●     (17:29) Going all in on one company●     (19:21) Michael’s experiences and lessons from Silicon Valley●     (21:39) Community as a necessity for founders●     (24:29) Michael’s favorite business heroes●     (27:19) Looking back through decisions and regrets●     (29:11) Advice to his 18 year old self●     (32:11) Rapid Fire Round with Michael Girdley
Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.
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Links:Michael on X: https://twitter.com/girdleyMichael’s website: https://girdley.com/
Michael’s Holdco course: https://holdco.girdley.com/KP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_ KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.
Today's episode features Champ Bennett, co-founder and CEO of Capsule, an AI-powered video editor for content and marketing teams. Previously, Champ also co-founded a startup called “Phhhoto” that was widely used by celebrities like Katy Petty and Beyonce.
In this interview, Champ and KP dive into multitudes of lessons and topics such as:●     Intro (00:00)●     One challenging aspect of creative tools (03:36)●     Picking a great idea to pour your time into (04:32)●     Adapting to the dynamics of idea execution (06:34)●     The mindset of an inspiring founder (09:27)●     Capsule’s Ideal Customer Profile (13:21)●     Mitigating the challenges of enterprise sales (17:07)●     Champ’s previous startups (22:47)●     How a company he built took off by accident (26:42)●     The framework of making a startup work (30:10)●     Rapid Fire Round (38:52)
Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.
Share your thoughts on this episode.Thanks for listening!
Links:Champ on X: https://twitter.com/doyouknowchampCapsule: https://capsule.video/KP on X: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_KP on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.
Today's episode features serial entrepreneur Yong-Soo Chung, who has bootstrapped his Personal Holding Company to near 8-figures in annual revenue over the past 8 years.
In this interview, KP and Yong-Soo covered a spectrum of topics, exploring Yong-Soo's journey and providing their insights on:
●     Intro (00:00)●     Identifying your content niche on X/Linkedin  (04:31)●     Pit stops along the journey (09:48)●     Conviction from experience (14:12)●     Yong-Soo’s founder journey (18:02)●     Balancing the operations of various diverse portfolio (36:17)●     The I, We, They Framework of company building (37:49)●     Letting go of control to be in control (38:52)●     Rapid Fire Round with Yong-Soo Chung (43:21)●     Highlight of Yong-Soo’s career (49:38)
Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.
Share your thoughts about this episode.Thanks for listening!
Links:
Yong-Soo Chung on X: https://twitter.com/YongSooChung
PHC Philosophy on X: https://twitter.com/PersonalHoldCo
First Class Founders Podcast: https://www.firstclassfounders.com/
KP on X: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_
KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.
Today's episode features founder of ApplyAll Tal Flanchraych, Co-founder of Engyne AI Sukhpal Saini, Codeless Coach Andrew Tsao and Fermi Fun founder Sangharsh Bhustalimath - four of the most promising fellows from the 3rd Cohort of the Build In Public Fellowship
In this interview, KP, Tal, Andrew, Sang and Sukh delve into their building in public journeys, sharing their insights on:●     Intro (00:00)●     Their background and current projects (03:10)●     Building in public challenges pre-cohort (08:16)●     Transformational goals in joining BIPF (16:42)●     The media leverage (29:59)●     The power of keeping on going on (32:38)●     What makes Build In Public Fellowship unique (45:12)●     The aspect of community and being in the right group (48:27)
Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.
Share your thoughts.Thanks for listening! Links:Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/atsaotsao
Sang on X: https://twitter.com/10KRotatorSukh on X: https://twitter.com/thisissukh_Tal on X: https://twitter.com/TalMahajBuild In Public Fellowship: https://buildinpublicfellowship.com/KP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.
Today's episode features Sachit Gupta - founder of Platforms Media, a company that offers services to help podcasters grow their audiences and monetize their shows
He has worked on campaigns with top podcasters like Andrew Warner (Mixergy), #1 NYT best-selling authors (Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Oren Klaff), and international sports stars (Rohit Sharma, Indian Cricket Team) and more
In this interview, Sachit and KP give a masterclass on podcast and marketing, focusing on topics such as:●     Intro (00:00)●     What captured Sachit’s interest into doing podcasting (03:46)●     The great podcast launch playbook (08:41)●     What works best for podcasting (10:15)●     Strategies on marketing and launching (11:02)●     Landing top clients and huge gigs (15:45)●     Conversations with top creators’ teams (19:02)●     Story behind Creator’s MBA and lessons from it (23:15)●     The magic in implementation (27:09)●     Science of content business model (28:57)●     AI in content (30:41)●     Inspirations to draw from (36:40)●     Lessons from On Deck days (48:24)●     Advice for beginner podcasters (58:42)
Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.
Share your thoughts on this episode.Thanks for listening!
Links:
Sachit on X: https://twitter.com/sachitgupta
Platforms Media: https://www.platformsmedia.com/
Creator’s MBA: https://creatorsmba.com/
KP on X: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_
KP’s podcast link: https://www.buildinpublicpodcast.com/episodes
KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.
Today's episode features John Weiman, founder of Life Bridge Coaching and a world-class expert in relationship counseling.Dubbed a 'Miracle Man,' he's helped over 3,000 couples in coaching sessions
In this interview, John and KP discussed their insights and opinions on topics such as:●     Intro (00:00)●     John’s WHY as a counseling expert (03:28)●     The domino effect of work-home relationship (08:21)●     Elements that affect couples●     Listening to respond vs to understand●     Staying neutral as an advisor●     The masters and disasters in communicating●     Love maps and making relationships work●     Bids for connection in relationships●     Why you should prioritize relationship health●     John’s advice to his younger self
Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.
Share your thoughts with us.Thanks for listening! Links:John’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-weiman-3a109b11/Life Bridge Coaching: https://lifebridgecoaching.com/KP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP