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How I Built This

by Guy Raz, Nils Parker
🎧 15 min listen Entrepreneurship

What really happens when someone builds something from nothing? The messy, real, surprising truth.

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Chapter 1 Most founders didn't start with a big vision

Most founders didn't start with a big vision. They started with a small, specific frustration. Luck matters more than founders admit, but preparation …

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How I Built This
Guy Raz has sat across from hundreds of founders. Not the
polished version they give at conferences. The real
version. The one where they almost quit, ran out of money,
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