The Lost and Founder: From Zero to One.
Most people building companies are figuring it out in real time - they just won't admit it on camera.
The Lost and Founder is the show where we admit it.
Hosted by "Savage" Brody Derich - AI consultant, serial entrepreneur, and the guy who's built and sold companies across entertainment, logistics, and healthcare - this is a raw, unfiltered conversation about what it actually looks like to go from zero to one. The strategy, the chaos, the AI tools that are genuinely changing how businesses get built, and the mental game nobody puts in their pitch deck.
Joining Brody is Sam Peters - fresh out of college, equal parts thrilled and terrified that AI is going to either save the world or end it, and not entirely sure which outcome she's rooting for. She asks the questions the rest of us are too embarrassed to ask, pushes back when the BS detector goes off, and keeps the show honest.
Together they cover: AI in the real world (not the hype version), building with small teams, what enterprise clients actually need, being a present dad while running companies, and the mental health side of building that most founders pretend doesn't exist.
Every episode is the kind of conversation you'd have at 11pm after a few drinks — not the kind you'd rehearse for a TED Talk.
Expect honesty. Expect laughs. Expect to learn something you can actually use. And expect Sam to remind you that the robots are coming regardless.
Hosted by Brody Derich. Co-hosted by Sam.
New episodes weekly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
Follow along: @buildwithbrody | buildwithbrody.com
The Lost and Founder: From Zero to One.
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