Hosted by Andy Walsh · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 74 episodes
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Startups Decoded is a podcast that provides real-world insights into startup strategy and growth, featuring expert-led content, insider stories, and actionable takeaways for founders and investors. We bridge the gap between theory and practice, offering practical lessons to help entrepreneurs thrive in today’s fast-paced ecosystem. More than just a podcast, it's a resource for innovators who dive deep into the strategies behind building and scaling successful startups.
Andy Walsh hosts Startups Decoded, a business show with 74 episodes published.
Brad Bowery sat down with Andy Walsh to unpack what founders should be thinking about as they begin hiring, and why the global talent pool is more accessible than most realize. Brad has built local teams as a founder and
Most founders think IP protection is something they'll sort out once the business gets traction. That's exactly backwards. By the time it feels urgent, the work already matters, and you're behind. This conversation cuts
Most companies believe they run on strategy. They actually run on conversations, and those conversations vanish the moment the call ends. David Shim watched this happen from the inside while running Foursquare, sitting i
Every line on your cap table is a promise. Most founders don’t know what they’ve signed. Andy Walsh sat down with Joris Delanoue, founder of Fairmint, to unpack why equity, the core of startup ownership, is still managed
Taryn Williams started her first business at 21 with no experience and no capital. Twenty years later, she’d built four companies and exited twice. Taryn Williams doesn’t talk about the dream. She talks about what it act
Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup , joins Startups Decoded to discuss his new book Incorruptible and why many successful companies slowly drift away from their founding ideals. Andy Walsh sat down with Eric to explor
Rachel ten Brink spent two decades inside Fortune 500 companies — P&G, Estée Lauder, L’Oréal — before co-founding Scentbird and scaling it past $300M in revenue. She got rejected by YC three times. Today, Scentbird is in
We’re more connected than ever. More lonely than ever. Along the way, something broke. Michelle Parsons left ed-tech to build Lora — a platform using astrology as a framework for genuine human connection. The twist? The
Most founders spend years building audiences on platforms they don’t control. Nathan Gwilliam watched a guy go from $96M a year to zero — because Amazon changed its mind. The lesson wasn’t about Amazon. It was about whos
Everyone told Milly her résumé didn’t make sense. She turned that confusion into a global community of 800+ people who felt exactly the same. Turns out, being hard to define is your biggest competitive advantage. Andy Wa
Most founders think branding is about what they look like. Jill Smith says it’s about how you behave , and most brands have no idea who they actually are. Fix that first. Everything else follows! Andy Walsh sat dow
Most founders try to build a company. Sophie de Haën built one by accident. And she did it while she was still in college. Andy Walsh sat down with Sophie de Haën , founder of SDH Paints, to unpack one of the most unconv
Alicia Teltz didn’t reinvent her life overnight. She made one decision. That step led to losing 84 pounds, leaving a 10-year relationship, walking away from a high-paying corporate career, and starting over. In this epis
AI has already changed how we create, search, and automate. The next step is prediction. In this episode, Vanja Josifovski joins Andy Walsh to explore how enterprises can use their own private data to forecast future out
Power in startups is rarely where founders think it is. Itamar Novick, Founder and GP at Recursive Ventures, has worked both sides of the table as a founder, operator, angel, and VC. He’s backed 150+ early-stage companie
The fundraising hangover is real. Capital returned in 2025, but investors are now far more selective. Traction, revenue clarity, and capital efficiency matter more than vision decks. In this episode, Roei Samuel joins An
In a world of shifting algorithms and AI noise, winners aren’t the teams with the most tools, but the ones with the best orchestration. Andy Walsh sits down with Brendan Tolleson, CEO of RevPartners and founder of Southb
Alisa Cohn has spent decades coaching CEOs through the moments that define their leadership: rapid growth, board pressure, and the quiet isolation of the role. Named the #1 Startup Coach in the World by Thinkers50, Alisa
AI is moving fast, but durable businesses aren’t built on models alone. In this episode of Startups Decoded , Andy Walsh sits down with Frank Paz (Partner, Morrison Foerster) and Craig Alberino (Founder & CEO, Lang
In this episode, Andy Walsh sits with Dr. Denise Bronner , a scientist-turned-strategist who has spent 15 years bridging the gap between the lab bench and the boardroom. As the founder of Empactful Ventures , Denise deco
Taryn Williams
mindset and body confidence coach · Wink Models
1 appearance on this show
Eric Ries
creator of the Lean Startup method, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, author of Incorruptible · Long-Term Stock Exchange
1 appearance on this show
Michelle Parsons
Chief Product Officer · Product School
1 appearance on this show
Nathan Gwilliam
founder and former CEO · Adoption.com
1 appearance on this show
Milly Tamati
Generalist World
1 appearance on this show
Jill Smith
public service professional · Jill Smith Photography
1 appearance on this show
Alicia Teltz
LinkedIn expert and personal branding pro
1 appearance on this show
Itamar Novick
Founder and General Partner · Recursive Ventures
1 appearance on this show
Roei Samuel
CEO and Founder · Connectd
1 appearance on this show
Casey Woo
CEO & Founder · FOG Ventures + Operators Guild
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Mike Adams
professor of criminology · Mike Adams at his Honest Weight
1 appearance on this show
Luke Tobin
Tobin Capital
1 appearance on this show
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