Found
Hosted by Isabelle Johannesen and Maggie Nye · TechCrunch
4.5from 49 ratings
- 243
- Episodes
- 93
- Transcribed
- 49
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 212M
- YouTube views
About Found
On Build Mode, TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Editor Isabelle Johannessen cuts through the startup mythology to uncover how founders survive the brutal early days, navigate impossible funding landscapes, and somehow keep their companies — and sanity— intact. Each season, Isabelle is joined by founders, investors, and operators to dig into specific aspects of the startup journey, from creative go to market strategies to founder mental health. The interviews are full of candid startup wisdom—think cap table drama, co-founder breakups, and pivot panic. So, if you’re starting a company or or even just thinking about it, this is your survival guide.
- Publisher
- TechCrunch
- Category
- business · news · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Mar 2021
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
93 of 243 episodes have a transcript.
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Build Mode Bonus: Inside the VC Decision-Making Process with True Ventures' Puneet Agarwal
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Case for Crowdfunding Before Raising Venture Capital with Everette Taylor, Kickstarter
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How a first-time founder bootstrapped her way to a $47.5 Million Exit with Ashley Tyrner-Dolce, FarboxRX
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Build Mode Bonus: Inside the VC Decision-Making Process with True Ventures' Puneet Agarwal
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's like what signals do you need to see at that early, early stage beyond just an idea? Yeah, I think that's a great point. I mean, it's so easy to build and mimic whatever is out there. Yeah. At the same time, that's why we're looking at real depth in a founder. And so, you know, a lot of the classic characteristics are still there. You know, do you have an incredible vision? Do you have an entry point that's really exciting today? Are you understanding the trends that are coming in the market? And by the way, we're not trying to be right because we're so early and we're so high risk. We're just looking if the ingredients are there. […]
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- Puneet Agarwal
- Everette Taylor
- Ashley Tyrner-Dolce
- Adam Goldstein
- Xavier Chi
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- YouTube views
- 211,628,894
- Score snapshot 1 Nov 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 26 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 23 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100
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- Quality
- 1
- Social presence
- 90
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 27
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Isabelle Johannesen and Maggie Nye host the show. Published by TechCrunch.
How often do new episodes come out?
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