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This Is The Only Way to Guarantee Success | Ep99 w/ Jordan Kwan

1 h 41 min · 27 de may de 2026
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Portada del episodio The Startup Truth Nobody Tells You | Ep97 w/ Samim Safaei

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#Startup #Founder #Entrepreneurship #AI #Sift #StartupJourney #BuildInPublicThe Startup Truth Nobody Tells You - Ep96 w/ Samim Safaei @ThinkForwardPodcast  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCSWI-GmfwbKrVjlfbVf6xkQ] From building fire detection technology at UBC, to mass-producing IoT sensors for apartment buildings in Boston, to creating what he calls "the world's smartest disco ball" Sam has done it all. And failed. And built again.Follow Samim on LinkedIn @https://www.linkedin.com/in/samiim/In this conversation, we cover:✅ Why timing and industry fit matter more than the technology itself✅ How COVID killed his most passionate project✅ The biggest liability every founder carries (hint: it's themselves)✅ Why 99% of founders get rejected — and how Sift is trying to change that✅ What a "solution in search of a problem" really means✅ Why ego is the #1 reason startups fail✅ The future of AI, entrepreneurship, and what it means to build something meaningful⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 — Introduction02:15 — Fire safety startup & the timing problem08:40 — IoT smart building business15:30 — The world's smartest disco ball28:00 — Why COVID killed the business34:00 — How Sift was born45:00 — The founder ecosystem is broken52:00 — Top 3 pieces of advice1:02:00 — What challenges Sam today1:10:00 — The meaning of life🎙 Clip from episode X w/ X👉 Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkForwardPodcast/videos📲 Follow the podcast:Instagram → @thinkforwardpodcastTikTok → @thinkforwardpodast💬 “Who should we have on next?” — Comment below!#ThinkForwardPodcast #PodcastShorts #Mindset #Motivation #SelfImprovement #YouTubeShorts #PodcastClip #ThinkForward #WisdomInMinutes #PersonalGrowth

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