Founder Stories
Most startup podcasts are about the 1% of founders who build unicorns. This isn't that.
Founder Stories is a podcast for experienced corporate professionals who are seriously considering starting their own business — and want to hear from people who've actually done it.
Hosted by James Green, Co-Founder and General Partner of DQ Ventures, each episode digs into the parts most founders gloss over. The financial reality. The risk to your family. The moments you question the decision. The reasons you'd still do it again.
If you're thinking about whether to leave the corporate world to build your own business, listen to this before you quit.
Founder Stories
Latest Episodes
Why Value Beats Product Every Time
Most first-time founders start by building a product. Marcello nearly did too.He came to DQventures with an idea for a social listening platform — another piece of software in a space he already knew inside out from 15+ years in pharma a...
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How Deep Customer Knowledge Builds HR SaaS
Caroline Sandqvist spent 15 years in HR before building CLVR Benefits — and her biggest advantage was simple: she was the customer she was building for.In this Founder Stories episode, James Green talks with Caroline about why understan...
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A Failed Idea Built the Business He Quit Corporate For
A 35-year career at Ford took Anoop Chaudhuri from the factory floor to Chief People Officer across four continents. Then he tried building his own venture — while still employed....
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Rachel Built a B2C Marketplace Without Raising a Dollar
Rachel Crampton never dreamed of being an entrepreneur, but she built a B2C tech platform without raising a dollar from investors and while still working full-time.In this episode of Founder Stories, host James Green sits down with Rache...
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The Risk of Starting a Business vs The Risk of Never Trying
Rob Bryson left a 20-year career to build a recruitment agency in Asia. He still earns less than he did before he made the leap, and he still wouldn't change it for a second.If you're a senior professional toying with the idea of g...
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