Foundation

Kevin and Oleg talk psychoacoustics, what it’s like to have created the first algorithm signed to a record deal, how in the world Oleg and his team turned a passion for ambient music into technology that improves human wellness, and more. 3:52 - Oleg speaks to the inception of the idea for an ambient sound generator5:00 - Personalizing sounds for each moment of the day 8:21 - Oleg shares how he landed a spot in the Techstars Music Accelerator program 12:46 - Kevin asks how the Endel product works given its expansive vision  20:48 - Creating a methodology that deciphers if an Endel user is in a “state of flow”26:35 - Adapting environments to meet the moment  27:32 - “They’re not designed to be consciously listened to,” shared Oleg32:35 - The moment the press, and the world, noticed Endel37:05 - Endel’s Apple Watch experience  40:35 - Kevin inquires about how the platform creates elegant interconnectivity across devices Learn more about Endel here: https://endel.io/

Kevin and James explore what's new in health and wellness, what to do with the irrepressible drive to create, and what triggered James to replace stimulants, like his half a dozen cups of coffee a day, with something else of his own invention. Tune in to hear more.

Kevin and Colleen talk probiotics, namely how restoring the gut's microbiome with Pendulum probiotics can help people with type 2 diabetes. Pendulum produces a novel strain probiotic that restores the body's natural ability to metabolize fiber and produce butyrate. Results from a nutritional study demonstrated a significant reduction in A1C and blood sugar spikes in people with type 2 diabetes. The study was a U.S.-based, multi-site, double-blinded placebo controlled RCT. Tune in to learn more.

Kevin Rose interviews Mike Maser, Founder and CEO of Big Sky Health, makers of Zero Fasting, Oak Meditation, and Less. Mike and Kevin discuss their 20-year friendship, building products together at multiple startups, and the many lessons learned along the way.

In this episode, the Yumi team explains how they left radically different careers to join together to create a baby food company, the issues with many baby foods being produced for "shelf stability" rather than nutrition, and more.4:57 - Kevin and Evelyn discuss entrepreneurship as choice or destiny11:03 - The "first 1,000 days" of nutrition explained16:30 - Angela talks "finding people who are smarter than you" when building teams19:39 - The role of trust, comfort, and authenticity in building a baby brand26:13 - Kevin asks Angela and Evelyn if they've ever been tempted to create products in adjacent markets30:37 - Intilling company culture at the early stage31:12 - How to deal with making mistakes when building a business37:20 - Yumi's approach for differentiating itself from competition Learn more about Yumi here: https://helloyumi.com/

In this episode, Amy explains how she and her team think about marketing in all directions – including advice for tracking multi-channel attribution, the power of surveying those closest to your product (your customers), why she enjoys helping people “find their genius,” and more. “I like just building a team and then conquering something together that seems hard to conquer,” said Amy.  Learn more about Madison Reed: www.madison-reed.comOr read up on Amy here: https://trueventures.com/team/amy-errett

Om Malik interviews Matt Mullenweg. Matt is the founder of Automattic and co-creator of WordPress, one of the largest open-source projects in the world and a publishing platform that enables as much as 30 percent of the web. In this conversation, Matt discusses the beginning of WordPress, the growing importance of open source in the age of cloud, lessons he's learned as a founder, and – more optimistically – why he's excited about the distributed workplace, a core founding principle at Automattic. 

In this episode: Jonathan Newman, Co-Founder, and CEO of Sweetgreen shares how to build a brand that stands out, scaling to 100+ restaurants, building a Sweetgreen OS to adapt to food delivery, and challenges and lessons learned along the way.