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Builder's Growth Lab

Hosted by Charlie Hernandez · technology · EN-US

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The podcast where builders, founders, and investors talk AI marketing and customer acquisition for AI builders. Join us (Conor Douglas, Mallory Loar, Charlie Hernandez) as we talk about the latest AI coding tools, interview the creators building them, and share real builder stories with AI founders. From Claude Code to cutting-edge startups, how to acquire customers for your AI app, we talk about AI code and keep you informed and entertained. Perfect for builders who want to stay ahead of the AI curve without the hype. New episodes weekly.

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What is Builder's Growth Lab about?

The podcast where builders, founders, and investors talk AI marketing and customer acquisition for AI builders. Join us (Conor Douglas, Mallory Loar, Charlie Hernandez) as we talk about the latest AI coding tools, interview the creators building them, and share real builder stories with AI founders.

Who hosts Builder's Growth Lab?

Builder's Growth Lab is hosted by Charlie Hernandez. The show has published 53 episodes to date.

What has Builder's Growth Lab covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Why Founders Lie Awake at 3AM, with Insomnia Coach Martin Reed | Episode #52" (25 May 2026, 67 minutes), "PeptideMaps, OpenAI Ads, and the Shift From Clicks to Influence | Episode #51" (14 May 2026, 61 minutes), and "The Packaging Rule Every AI Founder Gets Wrong On YouTube, Interview with Scott Simson | Episode #50" (7 May 2026, 84 minutes).

How often does Builder's Growth Lab publish?

Builder's Growth Lab publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 89 minutes across 53 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Builder's Growth Lab?

Booking probability for Builder's Growth Lab is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Builder's Growth Lab requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Builder's Growth Lab's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch Builder's Growth Lab?

The strongest fits for Builder's Growth Lab are IT Services & Software Development and Business & Management Consulting. Builder's Growth Lab has a technology audience.

About the host

Charlie Hernandez hosts Builder's Growth Lab, a technology podcast with 53 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #52

    Why Founders Lie Awake at 3AM, with Insomnia Coach Martin Reed | Episode #52

    May 25, 20261h 7mS1

    For the closer of season 1, Charlie Hernandez and Conor Douglas sit down with Martin Reed, founder of Insomnia Coach, to talk about the one thing every founder running on empty needs to hear: stop trying to fix your...

  • Episode #51

    PeptideMaps, OpenAI Ads, and the Shift From Clicks to Influence | Episode #51

    May 14, 20261h 1mS1

    No guest this week. Just Charlie and Conor breaking down what's actually moving the needle in AI and customer acquisition right now. Charlie walks through a new domain he bought live: PeptideMaps.ai. The peptides...

  • Episode #50

    The Packaging Rule Every AI Founder Gets Wrong On YouTube, Interview with Scott Simson | Episode #50

    May 7, 20261h 24mS1

    Episode 50 with Scott Simson, CEO of Raffiti Media. Scott runs a YouTube done-for-you agency that's generated over a billion views for clients across seven years and close to 20 employees. He sat down with Charlie and...

  • Episode #49

    How Gojiberry AI Hit $2M ARR With Cold Outreach That Actually Works | Episode #49

    May 1, 202644 minS1

    Roman Czerny, co-founder and CMO of Gojiberry AI, joins Charlie on episode 49 of Builders Growth Lab. A few months ago, Gojiberry was at zero. Today they're at $2M ARR. Roman sold his last SaaS for seven figures, failed...

  • Episode #48

    Copy Our Marketing Prompts | Episode #48

    Apr 23, 20261h 13mS1

    No guest this week. Just Charlie and Conor handing over the exact prompts they use to run their SEO and paid ads agencies. The premise is simple. Copy the prompts, paste them into Claude (Opus 4.7 is live, shout out...

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  • Episode #47

    From Fashion to $700K ARR in 9 Months with Henrik Skagerlind Fasth, Co Founder of Lumoo | Episode #47

    Apr 16, 20261h 14mS1

    Henrik Skagerlind Fasth spent 20+ years in the fashion industry before building Lumoo, an AI platform running 30 models in sync, entirely on Lovable. In under 9 months he hit 700K EUR in annual recurring revenue. In...

  • Builder's Growth Lab

    From Zero to $1M ARR in 30 Days & Solo. Using Just AI - Ben Broca, Founder of Polsia | Episode #46

    Apr 9, 20261h 28m

    What does it actually take to build a company in 2026? According to Ben Broca, not much more than a laptop, a stack of AI tools, and the willingness to trust the technology further than most founders are comfortable...

  • Episode #45

    The Beehiiv Breakdown: SEO, Paid Ads, and What We Found | Episode #45

    Apr 2, 202649 minS1

    Charlie and Conor go solo this week. No guest, no Mallory -- just the two hosts doing a live audit of Beehiiv's digital marketing presence. Conor breaks down their paid search strategy, and Charlie runs through their...

  • Episode #44

    From 0 to 150K, Building Communities That Actually Stick With Grace Ling | Episode #44

    Mar 26, 20261h 53mS1

    Grace Ling built Design Buddies into a community of 150,000+ designers, cold-emailed 400 hiring managers to land her job at EA, got cancelled by people she trusted, was rejected from YC multiple times, quit her UX...

  • Episode #43

    Copy Our AI Marketing Stacks | Episode #43

    Mar 19, 20261h 39mS1

    No guest this week -- just Charlie, Connor, and Mallory getting into the weeds on the exact tools and workflows powering their agencies, their products, and this podcast. If you're an AI founder or indie hacker trying...

  • Episode #42

    SEO and Content Marketing in the AI Era with Brendan Hufford | Episode #42

    Mar 12, 202642 minS1

    What does it actually take to grow a SaaS company through content marketing when AI is reshaping search as we know it? In this episode, Charlie sits down with Brendan Hufford, head of marketing at Grow Sprints, to dig...

  • Builder's Growth Lab

    Government Money Is Sitting There - Here's Why Most Founders Ignore It | Episode #41

    Mar 5, 20261h 34m

    Most founders building AI products are ignoring a $700B+ market sitting right in front of them: government contracts. In this episode, Charlie, Conor, and Mallory sit down with Maurice Harari, co-founder and CEO of...

  • Episode #40

    The GTM Strategy Most Founders Skip - Interview With Josh Lowman | Episode #40

    Feb 26, 20261h 52mS1

    Most AI companies are not losing on product. They are losing on positioning. And Josh Lowman says they are solving the wrong problem entirely. Josh runs Goldfront, a category design studio in San Francisco, and has...

  • Episode #39

    Andy Crestodina's Organic Growth Playbook for the AI Era | Episode # 39

    Feb 19, 20261h 43mS1

    Andy Crestodina has spent 25 years building Orbit Media into one of the most respected content marketing agencies in the game. No paid ads. No outbound sales team. Just organic content that generates 900+ leads a year...

  • Episode #38

    ChatGPT Ads Are Here, Should AI Founders Care? | Episode #38

    Feb 12, 20261h 35mS1

    OpenAI just opened up advertising inside ChatGPT, and the BGL crew breaks down what it actually means for builders, marketers, and AI companies. Conor shares his take from the paid media side, covering CPMs, attribution...

  • Episode #37

    What VCs Actually Look For When Investing | Episode #37

    Feb 5, 20261h 44mS1

    Inside VC with Robert Harari 🎙️ We just dropped Episode 37 with Robert Harari, a VC since age 17 and co-founder of Raisy , an AI platform that connects founders with investors using behavioral data. What you'll learn...

  • Episode #36

    Building Out Loud & More | Episode #36

    Jan 29, 20261h 52mS1

    We hit record and talked about what's actually on our minds this week: our canceled Breckenridge trip that makes our heart hurt, building CampaignPilots in public and what we're learning from sharing the journey, NFL...

  • Episode #35

    Jon Cheney on What Founders Get Wrong About Implementation | Episode #35

    Jan 22, 20262h 7mS1

    Jon Cheney, Chief AI Officer and CEO of GenAIPI, joins the show to break down how he scaled from solo consultant to an 8-person AI services firm and what AI founders can steal from his playbook. We dig into his...

  • Episode #34

    Why the Big AI Breakthrough Still Hasn't Happened (And Where the Real Opportunity Is) - Interview with Silvia Oviedo Lopez | Episode #34

    Jan 15, 20261h 49mS1

    Guest: Silvia Oviedo Lopez, Former Pinterest & Canva Leader, Now Building Stealth AI Startup Silvia spent two decades scaling Pinterest to 450 million users and leading AI-powered content discovery at Canva. Now she's...

  • Episode #33

    What It's Actually Like to Raise Capital For Your Startup | Episode #33

    Jan 8, 20262h 10mS1

    In this episode, Mallory Loar pulls back the curtain on her fundraising journey: raising nearly $800K for her app. She breaks down how she leveraged her network to get in front of angel investors, why early-stage...

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