There aren’t many high profile founders that Nathan Chan hasn't interviewed. 

Nathan Chan is the CEO and Founder of Foundr - the podcast, magazine and entrepreneurial education platform trusted by over 4 million founders. He started Foundr from his bedroom with just $2,000 on a credit card and no audience, and has gone on to interview almost every founder including Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, and Mark Cuban.

What does it actually take to get these guests to say yes? How do you convert your listeners into paying members and what is he testing and trialing right now? Tune in to hear this and so much more! 

We chat about: 

🎙️How to get your dream guests on your podcast and 🎙️Tools that will help you prep once they say YES! 

🎙️The monetisation strategy that actually works 

🎙️What the best podcasters in the world are currently testing (and looking for) 

You’ll hear: 

0:00 - Who is Nathan and Why He started Founder 

2:10 - Should you start a podcast now or is it too saturated?

5:31 - How did the podcast start?

7:50 - The new tech Nathan is testing to make his podcast go viral 

9:08 - The one thing that has driven the most growth for the podcast

12:12 - How to pitch yourself onto other podcasts 

14:57 - What sort of things are the Foundr team testing at the moment?

16:21 - Why it’s so important to have the right guests 

18:57 - If you want to increase your downloads and your reach … do this 

21:28 - One of Nathan’s favourite interviews 

22:34 - Why Foundr had a huge change … and what happened once they did 

25:38 - What preparation goes into getting ready for a huge guest 

25:43 - The new AI tool Nathan uses to do guest research 

30:31 - The guest that took the longest to get on the show 

32:15 - Use this tactic if anyone EVER says no to being on your show 

32:44 - How to get celebrities on your show 

39:48 - Nathan started focusing on THIS and it changed everything 

41:41 - How to monetise your podcast and ACTUALLY make money

48:39 - Your audience are your best customers … here’s how to get them to buy 

53:01 - Nathan’s advice for anyone starting podcasting today 

Want to actually take action from this episode? Download the Debrief here - http://project-c-2.kit.com/ep8-nathan-chan

Find Nathan over at https://www.instagram.com/nathanchan/ and https://www.instagram.com/foundr/ And you can sign up for a $1 trial of Foundr here - foundr.com/membership 

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