Startup Ignition Podcast

Startup Ignition Ventures · Every two weeks

Father and son team John and Tyler Richards — veteran entrepreneurs, venture investors, mentors, and educators — discuss all things entrepreneurship and venture capital.

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Nate & Vanessa Quigley: Married Co-Founders of Chatbooks, Product-Market Fit, VC, Family Business

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 14 minOct 15, 2026

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Peter Harris: GP of a Student-Ran VC University Growth Fund, OpenAI, Anthropic, passing on SpaceX

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 14 minOct 8, 2026

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Bubba Page: I Lost Myself In Startup Failure, Techstars, LinkedIn, Angel, Faith, Influencers, 8 kids

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 5 minOct 1, 2026

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Arian Lewis: Kiln Coworking, Follow Your Gifts Not Passion, Real Estate, WeWork, Barclays, Oxford

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 10 minSep 17, 2026

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Sterling Jones: From Mom's Kitchen to Every Costco, $100M in 3 Years, JoJo's Chocolate, CPG

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 11 minSep 3, 2026

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Adam Sidwell: Worked on Pirates & Transformers, Now Betting His Studio on AI, Gaming, VFX

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 24 minAug 20, 2026

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John & Tyler: Is Your Startup Idea Actually Good? AI, Vibe Coding, Steve Blank & Idea Validation

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 58 minAug 6, 2026

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Clint Betts: You Are Not Your Career, Silicon Slopes, Burnout & Identity, Utah Tech, Community

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 20 minJul 23, 2026

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Brock Blake: Lendio CEO, Small Business Funding, SBA Loans, Bootstrapping vs Debt vs VC

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 8 minJul 9, 2026

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Brian Murphy: Fundraising $25B Across 44 Funds, $73B Merger, Private Equity, Secondaries, Buffett

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 10 minJul 2, 2026

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Joseph Woodbury: The Airbnb of Storage, marketplaces, moats, raising $75M from a16z

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 21 minJun 17, 2026

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Morgan Lynch: Pioneering the Gig Economy, LogoWorks, HP Exit, Needle, Build Angel, Startups

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 18 minJun 11, 2026

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Cahlan & Colt: 10-Year DevMountain Reunion, Bootstrapping, Bootcamps, Acquisitions

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 18 minMay 28, 2026

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Carine Clark: 4x CEO, First Colony Mortgage, Resilience, Beating Ovarian Cancer, Introvert, Leader

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 15 minMay 21, 2026

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Matty Gay: Building Primo Golf, Signing Phil Mickelson, Grant Horvat & Ecommerce Apparel

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 18 minMay 7, 2026

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Blake Modersitzki: Pelion VC, Venture Returns, AI, War Stories, Top Deals & Scale

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 11 minApr 30, 2026

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Cap Table Red Flags: AI Rewriting Startup Investing, SaaS, Solopreneurs, Founder Splits & Vesting

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 51 minApr 16, 2026

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Matt Holman: E-commerce Subscription Playbook, CPG, From Prison to Profit

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 58 minMar 26, 2026

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Jon Richards: Nomatic, E-Commerce, Margins, CPG, Crowdfunding, Retail, Sourcing

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 8 minMar 19, 2026

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Jeremy Andrus: Traeger Grills, Brand Moats, Company Culture, Scaling, Going Public

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 9 minMar 5, 2026

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The Truth About Product Market Fit, PMF, Customer Interviews, Lean Startup

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 35 minFeb 26, 2026

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Dan Caffee: Sold Teem to WeWork for $100M, Startup Mistakes, Personal Family Tragedy

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 33 minFeb 12, 2026

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Sam Stoddard: TurboTax for Immigration, YC, VC, Exits

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 27 minFeb 5, 2026

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Matt Stapleton: Turning Excel Sheets into $480M, SaaS Ideas, Strategy, Startups

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 12 minJan 29, 2026

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Dave Bateman: How he kept 60% of a Unicorn, Entrata, Bootstrapping, Magic Mushrooms, Silver, Scaling

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 13 minJan 16, 2026

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Cydni Tetro: Disney R&D, Innovation, 3D Printing, Brandless, Startups, Coke, Tenacity, Women in Tech

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 20 minJan 1, 2026

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John & Tyler go over the Carta Q3 Pre-Seed Analysis, Early Stage Trends, VC, SaaS

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 54 minDec 18, 2025

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Ryan Westwood: Slow Down to Speed Up, His $250M Exit to Infosys, Buying 7 Competitors, Scaling

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 11 minDec 11, 2025

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Paul Ahlstrom: The Origins of Nail It Then Scale It, Market Timing, Utah VC, AI

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 10 minDec 4, 2025

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Johnny Hanna: Entrata’s $4B Journey, Homie’s Disruption, and Entrepreneurs Mental Health

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 0 minNov 13, 2025

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Adam Weber: Sold Service Business to Build a SaaS Startup, Fundraising, Pest, Finding Confidence

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 14 minNov 6, 2025

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Jeff Kearl: The Playbook for Iconic Brands, Stance, Skullcandy, Entrepreneurship

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 8 minOct 30, 2025

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David Bradford: The Master Connector, Wozniak, Jobs, Gates, Eric Schmidt, Sergey, Novell, Microsoft

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 7 minOct 16, 2025

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Jeron Paul: From Spreadsheet Idea to $419M Exit, SaaS, Salesforce Acquisition, Founder Journey

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 8 minOct 9, 2025

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Startup War Stories That Will Save Your Company | Equity Splits, Bad Investors, Hiring

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 44 minOct 2, 2025

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Ben Knell: Building a $100M+ Sales Engine, Family & Leadership, FBI, Pest Control, Business

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 1 minSep 25, 2025

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Jeff Burningham: From Real Estate Tycoon to VC, Startups, Becoming Wise in the Age of AI

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 8 minSep 18, 2025

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Case Lawrence: From Elon's Lawyer to Trampoline King, Sky Zone, Startup, Founder Story

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 58 minSep 4, 2025

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Kurt Workman: Owlet Baby Sock’s $100 Million Journey | Startup, SPAC, FDA, Turn Around

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 15 minAug 21, 2025

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Don't Make These Mistakes: Founder Regrets, PMF, Fundraising, QSBS, Hiring

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 13 minAug 14, 2025

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Dustin Robins: Following Lean Startup all the way to $30M, Don’t Skip Steps, Scalability

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 5 minAug 7, 2025

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Startup Elephants vs Unicorns: Why We Invest in Elephants, Valuations, VC, Fundraising, Strategy

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 56 minJul 31, 2025

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Garrett Gee: The Secret $54M Snapchat Sale, Bucket List Family, Shark Tank, Raising VC

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 35 minJul 17, 2025

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Adam Edmunds: $4B Entrata CEO on Podium's Growth, Allegiance Sale to MaritzCX, SaaS & GTM Metrics

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 10 minJul 10, 2025

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Phil Kirkeiner: $150k to $7M with an Offshore Sales Team | Startup Scaling, SaaS, Remote Teams, CEO

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 10 minJul 3, 2025

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Scott Johnson: Bootstrapping to a $1.5B Adobe Acquisition, Workfront, Motivosity, Product-Market Fit

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 6 minJun 19, 2025

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Andrew Smith: From Tech to Restaurants, Problem Hunter Building a Food Empire, Scaling & Investing

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 6 minJun 13, 2025

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"This Is a DEAL KILLER": VC's Pre-Seed Due Diligence Checklist, Cap Table, Rule 83B, Founder Equity

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 5 minJun 5, 2025

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Travis Cook: The AI Software Revolution, Building a Top Dev Shop, Blockchain, Startup Investing

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 11 minMay 30, 2025

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Craig Earnshaw: Destructive Founder Splits & Pitching Investors Confidently, Angel Investing, Exits

Startup Ignition Podcast

Audio · 1 hr 16 minMay 15, 2025

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