Startup Wins: Founders, VCs & Builders
Actionable Insights for Startups and Everyone in the Builder Ecosystem from Founders to VCs and Experts at building meaningful companies that track to become Unicorns and create multigenerational impact.
Hosted by the former host of EduK8, Befm (Busan's English Radio) and the only SEO radio show on the internet in 2011. Brandon is also the author of UNICORN STARTUPS on Amazon. https://amzn.to/47D9v1j
Previous guests include VC & 8 Time Founder David Yi, Founder & Startup Expert Kevin Henrikson, 7 Time Founder Kimberly Kovacs, CMO Olga Denisova, LinkedIn Branding Expert String Nguyen, Micromarkets Expert & Payments Founder Mike King
Episodes
20 episodes
Inside a VC’s Mind What Gets You Funded & What Kills Your Startup pt 2, John Forbes, Julian Capital
Startup Wins Podcast, Season 2, Ep 6, Part 2 of 2 The cold email is dead—or is it? In Part 2 of our conversation with John Forbes, Principal at Julian Capital and operator of Deep Checks, we go deeper into how VCs actua...
Startup Wins Season 2 April 2026 Update
Hey Startup Wins family — and thank you, genuinely, for listening.If you've noticed we've gone quieter than usual, you're not wrong. And you deserve a real explanation, not a vague "we'll be back soon."This is my second serious ...
How VCs Actually Think: Deep Tech, Founder Traits & the Truth About Venture Capital (John Forbes)
Startup Wins Podcast, Season 2, Ep 6, Part 1 of 2 What do venture capitalists actually look for—and why do most founders get it wrong?In this episode of Startup Wins, host Brandon Na sits down with John Forbes, Principal at...
From a Snowstorm Pizza Run to $50M ARR: Matthew Vega-Sanz on Building Three Companies Before 30
What happens when two Cuban-American brothers from a Miami farm get snowed in at college and can't get a decent pizza delivered? They build one of the largest car-sharing platforms in North America — and that's just the beginning.In this...
Cadient CEO Bill Mastin on Resilience, Hiring AI, and Building Through Constant Change
In this episode of Startup Wins, host Brandon Na sits down with his friend Bill Mastin, CEO of Cadient, for a candid and fascinating conversation on startups, resilience, and ...
4 Top Founders 14+ Startups, building UNICORNS, $200 mill exits, raising $100s of millions in startup capital, + $100 mill rev
A MUST watch Podcast: Today's episode graces us all having 4 of the Top "Under the Radar" Founder Superstars in US history share: how to build the "perfect" or imperfect team (Dan Shapiro, Kevin Henrikson)h...
How Alina Vandenberghe Sold Her House to Build a $1B+ SaaS (Chili Piper)
The "Everything On The Line" Story of Chili PiperHow do you go from selling your house and every personal possession to leading one of the most innovative companies in B2B SaaS?In this episode of Startup Wins, we s...
Product Is Everything: Building What Matters with 8 Bit Spark's Founders Liz Hunt & Michael Li
What if every business you touch is both a product and a service—and treating it that way unlocks the results you’ve been chasing? Startup Wins sat down with product veteran Liz Hunt & healthcare technologist Michael Lee, co-founders of 8 B...
Lifestyle vs. Unicorn Startups by Xania Wong, Medical Tourism Founder & INSEAD AI Venture Lab Fellow
Xania Wong shares her 13 year journey founding 4 Startups that are not always about building a Unicorn. Read her LinkedIn profile and find she's won or final'd 16 different...
VC & Comedian Shaun Gold’s Blueprint for Startup Wins: Momentum, Mindset & Money | Startup Wins
Shaun Gold—VC (Venture Comedy), top 1% ghostwriter for VCs & founders, best-selling author, speaker, and former nightlife ninja—joins Episode 11 of
Ellie Sarmadi, CEO of Thravos - Disrupting the Sports Industry via AI, Web3 for the Benefit of Athletes, Fans & Brands
Ellie Sarmadi, CEO of Thravos in Ep 9 (Season 1) of Startup Wins shares keen startup tips for s...
Dan Shapiro, CEO of 3D Printing Startup Glowforge on Startup Wins Podcast S1 Ep 9 Part 2 - Hosted by Brandon Na
Part 2 of Serial Startup Founder & Senior Research Fellow at the Wharton School's Generative AI Lab Dan Shapiro gives some of the BEST actionable advice for future startup founders hoping...
Dan Shapiro, CEO of 3D Printing Startup Glowforge on Startup Wins Podcast S1 Ep 9 Part 1 Hosted by Brandon Na
Serial Startup Founder Dan Shapiro provides some of the best 0 to $100 mill revenue tips w/ Startup Wins Host
Startup Wins S1 E8 | Sustainability Startup CEO & Female Founder Champion Beth Massa of Ozarka | Former Amazon Alumi
Reusable Food Packaging Startup CEO of Ozarka, Beth Massa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethmassa/), shares how one tries to grow a companyta company in Europe (specifically the Netherlands) with Startup Wins Host Brandon Na (https://www.linked...
Startup Wins (Podcast) S1 E7 | Micromarkets Startup Founder Mike King Shares Sage Advice
Payments Processing Startup Founder Mike King, CEO of Moneta Market joins Brandon Na & Startup Wins (https://www.linkedin.c...
7 Time Startup Founder Kimberly Kovacs Shares Cap Table Secrets, Startup Venture Capital & More | Startup Wins Podcast S1 E6
7 Time Startup Founder & Startup Financing Expert Kimberly Kovacs joins Brandon Na & Startup Wins. Kimberly not only impress...
8 Time Founder & Ethos Fund VC David Yi Shares Valuable Startup Advice for Founders Across the Globe | Startup Wins Podcast S1 E5
8 Time Startup Founder & VC David Yi joins Brandon Na & Startup Wins to Share INCREDIBLE Startup Tips from Southeast Asia.&...
LinkedIn Personal Branding Expert Tips by String Nguyen (former Top Voice) in S1 E3 of Startup Wins Hosted by Brandon Na, MGP of Good Peoples Ventures
Startup Wins Podcast Interviews LinkedIn Branding Expert String Nguyen in Ep 3 | Founder Tips Social Media Branding Expert & Fried Chicken Queen String Nguyen who has more t...
Engineering Recruiting & Management Tips for Startups by Kevin Henrikson, Former Founder, Startup that became Outlook, VP Engineering, Instacart, Dir of Eng MSFT | Startup Wins Season 1 Ep 2 [4k]
Startup Founder & Engineering Thought Leader Kevin Henrikson joins Brandon Na & Startup Wins. Kevin shares his im...
Growing Your Startup, Scale Up or Enterprise Strategically by Former SEMRush VP of Digital Marketing, Olga Denisova; Startup Wins S1 Ep1
Hyper-Growth Marketing Expert & CMO Olga Denisova joins Brandon Na & Startup Wins to Coach Startups and everyone who wants to build multi-generational companies that Jim Collins would be proud of. Denisova, the marketing sarcasm & t...
