The Innovator Next Door
The Innovator Next Door is a podcast about outliers think— not just what they build. Hosted by Stanford student Isabella Delbakhsh, these aren’t celebrity founders or household names. They’re students, researchers, investors, and builders who are solving problems that matter.
This isn’t a startup playbook. It’s a window into how ideas are born, how people follow their curiosity, and how you can learn to think that way too. Because conversations about going from 0 to 1 shouldn’t only happen in pitch meetings or Stanford classrooms; they should happen at your dinner table, in your group chats, or with your next door neighbor.
You don’t need to be in Silicon Valley to build something interesting. And you don’t need to go viral to be worth listening to. This podcast is about making ideas feel relatable, accessible, and maybe even surprising. It’s about catching outliers while they’re still in their beta phase.
Isabella sits down with people who are thinking deeply, building intentionally, and in some ways, building the rocket as they are flying it.
How do they spot opportunities others miss? What ideas shape their worldview?What content do they consume, and how do they learn?
If any of those questions are interesting to you, this podcast is for you. And hopefully, we will also answer the question: “So… how did you think of that and what did you do from there."
The Innovator Next Door
How I Learned to Love Reading
As we close out 2021, I wanted to leave you all with some tips on how I was able to accomplish my goal of reading more books. I went from only reading a few a year to over a dozen! I also share some info on what is to come in Season 2 of Hello World, the Future is Female. Expect vulnerable, relatable, positive, and some humorous content. I am excited to shine more light on women's stories and how we are all changing the world... one episode at a time. See you next time!
Your host,
Isabella