High Five Energy Founders
Host Jeffrey Chernick, a serial entrepreneur and investor, sits down with the world's top founders to unpack how they build, scale, and think. Featuring legendary entrepreneurs behind $200B+ in exits and IPOs—from Google AdSense to Prodege, Kiva to Telesign. Each episode reveals the pivots, failures, and mindset shifts behind iconic companies. Discover High Five Energy: the magnetic flow state where doors open, the right people show up, and opportunities align. Tools and inspiration for entrepreneurs at every stage. New episodes weekly.
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Latest Episodes
From Bankruptcy to a $5.2 Billion Space IPO | Eric Salwan of Firefly
Eric Salwan, co-founder and former Chief Revenue Officer of Firefly Aerospace, reveals: the company went bankrupt, laid off 160 people, and almost died in a fireball on the test stand — then became the first private company to land on the mo...
The Drummer of Linkin Park Led Him to a $1B Company | Scott Dudelson, Swag Bucks
Scott Dudelson, co-founder of Prodege and Swag Bucks, reveals how a chance meeting with the drummer of Linkin Park at the Grammys led to a company he bootstrapped from his attic to a $1 billion exit — with zero VC money.THE REAL STORY: ...
He Timed 10 Exits for $500M. Here's the One Thing He'd Tell Every Founder.
Fred Krueger is one of the most prominent Bitcoin maximalists on the internet — and a Stanford PhD with 10 successful exits totaling over $500M. In this episode he says something that will surprise you — AI is bigger than Bitcoin, bigger than t...
Jessica Jackley: $3 Billion in Loans that Changed The World (Kiva Co-Founder)
Jessica Jackley, Co-Founder of Kiva, reveals: How a $3,100 pilot with 7 friends in Uganda became $3 billion in micro loans — and why she never set out to be an entrepreneur.THE REAL STORY: Jessica wasn't chasing a startup. She st...
Raised $1.5B by Listening, Not Pitching (16x Founder)
Eric Pulier, 16x founder who has raised over $1.5 billion, reveals: He didn't pitch his way to $1.5B — he listened. The most successful companies don't come from brilliant innovation. They come from conversations with people who have real probl...
