Fund/Build/Scale
Hosted by Walter · Walter Thompson
5.0from 32 ratings
- 135
- Episodes
- 77
- Transcribed
- 32
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 113
- YouTube views
About Fund/Build/Scale
After working for years in early-stage startups and as a journalist, here are three hard truths I’ve learned: 1. Success in Silicon Valley hinges on connections, hard work and luck. 2. Startups often fail because founders lack fundamental business knowledge. 3. Real, actionable advice comes from those who’ve actually done it. There’s no such thing as “founder DNA.” If you’re willing to take on risk and invest years of your life in something that has maybe a 10% chance of paying off — less if you’re a woman or person of color — you can be a startup founder. Here’s why I founded Fund/Build/Scale: 1. To help founders make fewer mistakes. 2. To share successful strategies that can accelerate your go-to-market journey. 3. To inspire more people to see themselves as potential founders. There’s a lot of overlooked talent out there, and we are missing out. This podcast is for anyone who’s interested in learning the basic skills required to launch a startup, secure initial funding and transform an idea into a sustainable business. I’m talking to guests about everything: finding a co-founder, conducting customer discovery, recruiting early employees, developing a PLG strategy, fundraising when you’re outside a major tech hub — all of it. Interested? Subscribe to Fund/Build/Scale on all major platforms and follow the podcast on LinkedIn to get articles, excerpts, transcripts and more. Fund/Build/Scale is a production of Truth and Soul Media LLC.
- Publisher
- Walter Thompson
- Category
- news · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Dec 2023
- Latest episode
- 25 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
77 of 135 episodes have a transcript.
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Do the Work Before You Start the Clock
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Some Startups Get Taken Seriously and Others Don't
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Much Proof Does a Consumer Startup Need to Raise Money?
Inside a recent episode
Do the Work Before You Start the Clock
Published 25 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] A framework that one person told me once was, imagine that you have a key stakeholder, whatever your buying persona is, If they just slash their budget by 80%, would they still hold on to, you know, your specific product offering, right? Is the problem you're solving that painful and important for them? So I think that's one thing, you know, is just like how critical and important is it? I think the second thing, does the problem you're solving map to some very clear economic values or a business case that's very obvious in the world of cybersecurity, reducing risk is very important. If you were to look at one of the top ways that people get breached today, it's phishing, stolen credentials, right? […]
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- Vineet Edupuganti
- Beck Bamberger
- Jon Keidan
- Molly Matthews
- Paige Craig
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 113
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 29 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 100
- YouTube
- 64
- Engagement
- 71
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