Clock Speed with Shamus Madan

Shamus Madan
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Join Shamus Madan as he interviews industry leaders like Mark Cuban and Tim Draper, sharing insights on building billion-dollar businesses to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.

  1. AUG 11

    How This Guy Bootstrapped A $6M ARR AI App

    Josh Mohrer discusses the journey of developing the Wave app, sharing insights into its early development and the challenges faced, including combating copycats and acquiring users. He emphasizes the importance of overcoming skepticism with a strong work ethic and maintaining a work-life balance. The conversation delves into growth tactics, user acquisition costs, and leveraging Apple search ads. Josh offers entrepreneurial advice, highlighting the importance of speed in execution, idea selection, and key traits for entrepreneurs. He shares controversial opinions on business valuations, discusses stealth recording, and provides personal advice on patience. The episode concludes with lifestyle rules and a mention of the sponsor, Wave.co.

    32 min

  2. JUL 24

    Meet The 28-Year-Old Who Built A $55 Million AI Startup in 18 Months

    Joseph Krause shares his journey from leaving a PhD program to diving into entrepreneurship, drawing on lessons from his military service. He discusses his transition to Alley Corp and insights into venture capital, emphasizing the importance of convincing investors about the potential of material science. Joseph delves into building a successful company culture, leveraging AI, and identifying target customers. He outlines strategies for scrappy startup recruiting and raising $70M in funding. The conversation covers traits of successful entrepreneurs, handling failure, and running towards goals. Joseph offers advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, reflecting on discipline, maintaining focus, and embracing unsolved problems.

    46 min

  3. JUL 15

    Meet The 22 Year Old Making $150k Month From His Phone

    Josh Suggs shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting with the founding of 203 Media and Tabs Chocolate. He discusses his transition from college to launching Study Buddy and overcoming initial challenges in NYC. Josh reflects on his decision to pursue entrepreneurship full-time while balancing college and business growth. He emphasizes the importance of commitment in scaling a business, transitioning from freelancing to leadership, and overcoming hiring challenges. The episode explores maintaining content quality, ambitions for 203 Media, daily routines, growth strategies, and achieving a six-figure month. Josh also discusses finding mentors, the power of hustle, and shares life advice and non-traditional approaches.

    50 min

  4. MAY 14

    Eli Cohen: How I Built A Multi-Million Dollar Business In My 20s

    Eli Cohen shares his journey from fintech to agency success, highlighting early challenges, strategic pivots, and rapid revenue growth through partnerships. He explores value propositions, deal structuring, and building a thriving agency with effective systems and sales automation. Eli introduces the Hawk Method for scaling, emphasizing learning from mistakes and persistence. The episode covers mastering follow-up, knowing when to stop pursuing clients, and growing through white labeling. Eli discusses financial success, bootstrapping, leveraging AI in marketing, and reflects on investments and failures, offering advice to his younger self and relating to non-entrepreneurs.

    43 min

  5. APR 7

    Overtime CEO: How I Sold My Business For $200M in 6 Weeks!

    This is the $200M deal no one saw coming. Dan Porter was days from bankruptcy when a side project, Draw My Thing, became the #1 game in the world. Six weeks later, he sold his company for $200M. Then he did it again — founding Overtime, now valued at half a billion. This is how he changed his life in 12 months… and built a media empire from scratch.

    47 min

  6. MAR 18

    How This 20-Year-Old Built A $100k/Month Business From His Laptop

    Hamza Alsamraee shares his entrepreneurial journey, detailing his transition into the marketing agency world and the recognition of short-form content's potential. He discusses strategies for acquiring initial clients and principles for creating compelling ads, reflecting on early successes. Hamza offers insights on making the first $10-20k and navigating business and personal challenges while balancing life's demands and finding joy in work. He emphasizes the importance of team dynamics, balancing freedom with accountability, and avoiding marketing misconceptions and trends. The episode concludes with Hamza's advice for young entrepreneurs and best practices for life.

    34 min

  7. FEB 18

    I Asked A $2 Billion Investor For Advice

    Dan Ahrens shares his journey from family influences to founding Left Lane Capital and raising a $630 million fund. He discusses the traits of great investors and offers advice for early career professionals, emphasizing the value of hustle and thinking like an owner. Dan explores evaluating investments, promoting from within, and operating efficiently. He provides insights on human-led sourcing in venture capital and overcoming career stagnation. The episode delves into identifying key traits in a team, starting a company in the current market, and balancing long-term and short-term thinking in investments. Dan reflects on past decisions and offers guidance for aspiring venture capitalists.

    39 min

  8. JAN 28

    How A 23-Year-Old Built A $375 Million Business From Her Laptop

    At 23, Alexa von Tobel dropped out of Harvard to launch a financial education company, LearnVest, during the Great Recession. She put her life savings into starting the business. Years later, she sold it for $375 Million. This is her story.

    27 min
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Join Shamus Madan as he interviews industry leaders like Mark Cuban and Tim Draper, sharing insights on building billion-dollar businesses to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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  • Creator
    Shamus Madan
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    145
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2025 Clock Speed with Shamus Madan
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