Over the last three decades since graduating from Yeshiva University, Julie Feder has transformed herself from an accountant into the CFO of prominent non-profit Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), then led Aura Biosciences to an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman delve into her career decisions, typical career mistakes, and the path to an IPO.

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Sparked by a question from an editor for Harvard Business Review, Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman analyze FTX’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, through the lens of Founder’s Dilemmas to uncover several red flags that should have worried employees, investors, and policy makers.

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Sparked by a question from a reporter, Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman delve into founders who take over larger companies, the heightened challenges faced by Elon Musk, and the bigger-picture entrepreneurial dynamics at play.

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Brian Scudamore delves further into the upside and challenges of franchising as an option for becoming an entrepreneur, and adds great insights about balancing family life with business demands.  Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman discuss Brian’s advice and its relevance for listeners.

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Brian Scudamore, award-winning founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, delves into franchising as an option for becoming an entrepreneur, especially if you have strong execution skills but lack an idea.  Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman probe Brian’s early decisions, his approach to undoing mistakes, and who should think about franchising as a business opportunity.

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Itamar Frankenthal continues his “entrepreneurship by acquisition” reflections.  Guided by Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman, he delves into the lessons learned from investigating potential companies to buy, his negotiations with the company owners and banks, and what he would do differently next time.

Itamar Frankenthal, CEO of Rose Batteries
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Lacking an idea with which to found a company, but having operating skills and a favorable stage of life, Itamar Frankenthal pursued “entrepreneurship by acquisition”: trying to buy an existing small company.  With Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman, Itamar delves into his motivations, the process, and key lessons learned.

Itamar Frankenthal, CEO of Rose Batteries
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Every cofounder will feel better about the team if s/he has a “Chief” title (Chief Technology Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Operating Officer, etc.).  Are there any downsides to doing so?  Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman delve into this decision, its long-term implications, and how it is a microcosm of other founding dilemmas.

Far fewer people start companies than want to do so and they wait a lot longer to do so than they planned.  When they found, it’s often in the industry in which they have been working, causing unexpected barriers.  Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman shine a spotlight on how we cause problems for achieving our dreams and on some solutions.

In our first 15 episodes, Charlie Harary and Dean Noam Wasserman covered the founding lifecycle from pre-founding through exit, including lots of critical dilemmas faced in between and potential solutions to many of those dilemmas.  This brief highlight reel includes snippets from many of the episodes, giving a small taste of Season One before we head into our second season.  Enjoy!

Clips in the order they are played:
Episode 7:  “Should I Double Down On My Bet?”The Truth About Entrepreneurial Persistence
Episode 3: relationship Solutions
Episode 15: “Should I Sell My Baby?”Selling, Going Public, or Remaining Independent
Episode 9: Equity Splits Q&A:Is the Idea Worth Anything?
Episode 8: Financing Dilemmas and Rich vs. King Tradeoffs
Episode 14: The Greatest Jewish Serial Entrepreneurof the Last 50 Years: Rav Noach Weinberg zt”lof Aish HaTorah
Episode 5: Reward Dilemmas: Splitting the Equity
Episode 11: ”You’re Firing Me as Parent of My Baby?”:The Paradox of Entrepreneurial Success
Episode 2: Relationship Problems
Episode 10: Q&A: “Do Successful Founders Mislead Us?”

On the YouTube version, each segment is labeled with its accompanying episode:
https://youtu.be/2ZfoQA8M8Uw