Guy Raz

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Podcast Host and Creator at How I Built This with Guy Raz

Podcast Host and Creator at Wisdom From The Top

Podcast Host and Creator at Wow in the World

Host at The Great Creators with Guy Raz

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Whisker/Litter-Robot: Brad Baxter - How I Built This with Guy Raz (podcast)

1 month ago | listennotes.com | Guy Raz

Brad Baxter sidelined a promising career in the car industry to build a better cat litter box – an undertaking that embarrassed his kids and eventually prompted his wife to ask "what’s the endgame here?” That endgame turned out to be Litter-Robot, an automated self-cleaning litter-remover that helped propel Brad’s company, Whisker, to roughly $300 million in sales this year. This episode was produced by Sam Paulson with music composed by Ramtin Arablouei.
Advice Line with Jonathan Neman of Sweetgreen - How I Built This with Guy Raz (podcast)

1 month ago | listennotes.com | Guy Raz

Sweetgreen’s co-founder Jonathan Neman joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, Sweetgreen’s plans to automate salad assembly in the coming years. First, we meet Dini from Maryland, who's learning how to maintain her brand’s character and product quality as her pie company scales. Next we hear from Matt in Massachusetts, who’s leaning into success growing premium mushrooms for local chefs without getting too big, too fast.
Snap: Evan Spiegel - How I Built This with Guy Raz (podcast)

1 month ago | listennotes.com | Guy Raz

What started as a design project for Stanford student Evan Spiegel quickly flourished into one of the most-used social media platforms in the world: Snapchat. It only took two years for Mark Zuckerberg to make a multi-billion offer for the company. But Evan turned it down — convinced of Snap’s potential to disrupt human communication in an even bigger way. And while Evan’s path has been anything but smooth, today Snap is valued at more than $13 billion, with ambitions beyond its hero mobile app.
Advice Line with Andy Dunn of Bonobos - How I Built This with Guy Raz (podcast)

1 month ago | listennotes.com | Guy Raz

Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, Andy shares the motivation for his latest venture, Pie—a new social app that fosters in-person friendships and experiences. First, Michele in Connecticut asks about the best way to position her tennis-inspired athletic brand. Then Alek from Chicago, who’s wondering how to reach more health-conscious drinkers with his naturally-flavored vodka.
$0 to $1M in 6 Months: Sharad Sanghi on Why Local AI Clouds Matter NOW

1 month ago | player.fm | Siddhartha Ahluwalia |Aaron Clippinger |Ryan Arcoraci |Guy Raz

Meet Sharad Sanghi who built India’s first data center, he spent 25 years building Netmagic, India’s largest data center company. He came to India in 1995, worked at VSNL as the country was discovering the internet, and built a company focused on internet for businesses. Now he is building Neysa, an AI cloud startup, which recently raised $50M to help businesses adopt AI, all from India. With Neysa businesses can use AI without writing a lot of code or use five different tools to run it.
It's the Experience!

Feb 27, 2025 | guyraz.substack.com | Guy Raz

Last week, I visited San Diego. It was a brief family trip to celebrate my son’s birthday but also to see my brother and his family. We stayed at a small hotel in Pacific Beach on the water. The rooms were solid (if a bit dated). Same with the hotel décor. The “gym” wasn’t much more than a stationary bike and some weights. It was also a bit pricey – but we did have a view of the Pacific Ocean!At one point during our stay, the elevators stopped working.
Trump's tariff role model

Feb 5, 2025 | player.fm | Guy Raz |Aaron Clippinger

Take a seat at the table and learn about the biggest stories in financial markets, the economy and business. Each week our editors and correspondents explore how economics influences the world we live in and share their insights across a range of topics. From inflation and recession risk to all things crypto and even the commercial success of K-pop, we have you covered. Published every Thursday. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part ...
Less Is More: Elevate Your Leadership with Just 5 Simple Rules!

Jan 30, 2025 | player.fm | Aaron Clippinger |Derek Gallimore |Jean-Philippe Courtois |Guy Raz

Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds. New episodes release on Mondays and Thursdays. Listen to How I Built This on the Wondery App or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can listen earl ...
Rashida Jones Almost Gave Up on Acting Before Her Big Break on ‘The Office’ on Apple Podcasts

Jul 8, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Guy Raz

Rashida Jones is an actor, writer, and filmmaker best known for her work on ‘The Office’ and ‘Parks and Recreation’. She sits down with Guy to talk about growing up with dreams of being the President, how acting saved her during a bout of depression in college, and almost quitting acting right before the biggest break of her career. Plus, how becoming a parent and losing her own mother has changed the way she sees her work.
Find Out What People Are *Really* Thinking

Jul 8, 2024 | player.fm | Tai Lopez |Derek Gallimore |Aaron Clippinger |Guy Raz

Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds. New episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. Listen to How I Built This on the Wondery App or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can listen early and ad ...