Build In Public Podcast

Welcome to 2025's 1st episode [and my comeback episode] of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉 After a long hiatus from podcasting, I finally mustered the courage and strength needed to step into the arena with a very authentic conversation. Thanks to my friend Andrew Tsao who has graciously agreed to act as a host and interview me so we could bring this show together. In the special and atypical episode, we touch on topics like:  * reflections of a pivotal year in my life  * why I stopped & what I was focusing on instead * going from a dad of 1 to dad of 3 * shocking diagnosis about our son Liam  * the roller coaster journey of pain and hope  * witnessing miracle after miracle  * lessons learned and what’s ahead This episode is for my friends and well wishers (all of you) who have been incredibly supportive. Would love to hear from you - my Twitter DMs are open. Thank you! Relevant links: My Twitter: https://x.com/thisiskp_ Andrew's Twitter: https://x.com/atsaotsao Andrew's website: https://andrew-tsao.com/ Past guests on the Build In Public podcast include Gary Vaynerchuk (CEO of Vayner Media), Sahil Lavingia (CEO of Gumroad), Alexis Ohanian (co-founder of Reddit), Sheel Mohnot (Better Tomorrow Ventures), Gina Bianchini (CEO of Mighty Networks), Adam Draper (MD of BoostVC), Arvid Kahl (Author of Zero To Sold), Tiago Forte (author of Building A Second Brain), Mariam Hakobyan (CEO of Softr), Kat Cole (COO of Athletic Greens) and more

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉 Today's episode was live recorded in Austin where I interviewed Chris Cunningham at the SaaStock conference in May 2024.  Chris is a Founding Member and Head of Social Marketing for Clickup which is a workforce productivity platform that was last valued at $4b based in San Diego. Despite his massive social audience and influence across X, Linkedin and TikTok, Chris is one of my favorite people to talk to because he's fun, energetic and always experimenting with cool marketing moves.     In this episode, Chris and I talk about how Clickup succeeds in standing out in the noisy B2B social world, how to gain 30m views on TikTok, the "ABCD" framework he uses and his POV on brand building in general. Enjoy our authentic and curious conversation!  Relevant links: My Twitter: https://x.com/thisiskp_ Chris's Twitter: https://x.com/ChrisClickUp Chris's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisclickup/ Clickup Website: https://clickup.com/ Past guests on the Build In Public podcast include Gary Vaynerchuk (CEO of Vayner Media), Sahil Lavingia (CEO of Gumroad), Alexis Ohanian (co-founder of Reddit), Sheel Mohnot (Better Tomorrow Ventures), Gina Bianchini (CEO of Mighty Networks), Adam Draper (MD of BoostVC), Arvid Kahl (Author of Zero To Sold), Tiago Forte (author of Building A Second Brain), Mariam Hakobyan (CEO of Softr), Kat Cole (COO of Athletic Greens) and more

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉 Today's episode was live recorded in Austin where I interviewed Jason Cohen at the SaaStock conference in May 2024.  Jason Cohen is a four-time entrepreneur across 24 years who has built both bootstrapped and VC-funded businesses in his career. He had two exits and two unicorns and has been writing for 17 years on the Internet. You may have seen him on X as @asmartbear or read one of his articles at this blog: asmartbear.com Jason is currently the Chief Innovation Officer of WP Engine which is a startup unicorn that he started in 2010. The company raised over $300m in funding, has over 1,200 employees globally and serves billions of web requests daily for 200,000 customers as one of the top-ten largest web platforms in the world.    In this episode, Jason and I discuss why "strategy" matters, how it is the key driver to help you win at every stage as a startup, how to get your team rallied around this, what signs tell you it's working vs it's not and Jason's advice on evaluating feedback coming from multiple sources. Relevant links: My Twitter: https://x.com/thisiskp_ Jason's Twitter: https://x.com/asmartbear https://longform.asmartbear.com/jason-cohen  Past guests on the Build In Public podcast include Gary Vaynerchuk (CEO of Vayner Media), Sahil Lavingia (CEO of Gumroad), Alexis Ohanian (co-founder of Reddit), Sheel Mohnot (Better Tomorrow Ventures), Gina Bianchini (CEO of Mighty Networks), Adam Draper (MD of BoostVC), Arvid Kahl (Author of Zero To Sold), Tiago Forte (author of Building A Second Brain), Mariam Hakobyan (CEO of Softr), Kat Cole (COO of Athletic Greens) and more

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉 Today's episode is a fun one where the tables have turned and I got to be interviewed by my friend and a fellow podcaster Andrew Tsao. This episode was originally recorded in February 2024 and the publishing step got delayed due to other priorities until now (May 2024). In this conversation, Andrew and I discuss the winding down story of my last startup "BIPF", my reflections and rationale behind the decision, founder lessons learned for the future, how my "build in public" efforts led to my new role at Paddle, my excitement for the AI Launchpad program and more. Relevant links: Paddle's AI Launchpad: https://www.paddle.com/ai-launchpad [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjU0NWljMnBMSDI0X1ZKWGJ6ekJ2UzRKVFhTd3xBQ3Jtc0trT3pZMW1URE40NWFSQlViY1RuTnpVVmZpcjRyQ09tb3l6VnRXR2tkdkt1TnV3NXRsbVpUTktIYVJVWWZWa0hxUXQtOEh3M3E4QWNlUkgwVmwzSC1MZFVaa2ZuQUNMRV9rVG0tejVFRWRJWHpXaVlnWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paddle.com%2Fai-launchpad&v=2THQ95IILzw] My Twitter: https://x.com/thisiskp_ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbElrUy1TZ0c1QzlFWlo4a1lPVm5ibldqTHBLUXxBQ3Jtc0tsRW02bDlwSVNvSk5PeGJEMHRWMC0zQy1UVk5BaGliNU5yODRnNy1NWTFXRDQxYVVYaklUdDJMVzRQSjZfZmdRUEFGdkVMYlV6cG9TazQtMmVnMnNlVUx4aHE1Q2FOTEx3RnpRWDl4dWNVUWNlTW5xWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fthisiskp_&v=2THQ95IILzw] Andrew's Twitter: https://x.com/atsaotsao [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2cxOXd0YU1iblhXcGZmcE9GRlIzejJMaVNBUXxBQ3Jtc0trY0I5d3A1ek54US1QVW5BRkpyd0sybG50U3NKM19LcnNGVTlEemVyNkdCUUtwQWFfQ1piOGM0dndzYS1QUTFRUkFyeUV1SzB6VlI5YjlJeEtnNUNyTXRXbkM1NFl1WHdac1JsVmVOd1JibEpIcTFnQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fatsaotsao&v=2THQ95IILzw] Past guests on the Build In Public podcast include Gary Vaynerchuk (CEO of Vayner Media), Sahil Lavingia (CEO of Gumroad), Alexis Ohanian (co-founder of Reddit), Sheel Mohnot (Better Tomorrow Ventures), Gina Bianchini (CEO of Mighty Networks), Adam Draper (MD of BoostVC), Arvid Kahl (Author of Zero To Sold), Tiago Forte (author of Building A Second Brain), Mariam Hakobyan (CEO of Softr), Kat Cole (COO of Athletic Greens) and more.

Welcome to yet another episode of the Build In Public Podcast! 🎉 Today's episode features Tharshan Thavaharan who leads Partnerships at Paddle, a fintech company last valued at $1.4b where I also work now. In 2023, he started the AI Launchpad, a global founder program at Paddle which attracted 59 AI startups from 21 countries and in 6 weeks helped them accelerate their journey to find product-market fit, reach target audiences, and establish a financial base for scaling. Now he's passing the captain's armband to me and I'll be running this year's cohort. Applications open now, check out our site: https://www.paddle.com/ai-launchpad [https://www.paddle.com/ai-launchpad] In this episode, Tharshan and I discuss the behind-the-scenes story of winding down my previous edtech startup (BIPF),  how I ended up at Paddle,  what lessons Tharshan learned by running the AI accelerator, the types of companies who were part of it, the big focus for 2024 for us and more. Relevant links: AI Launchpad website: https://www.paddle.com/ai-launchpad [https://www.paddle.com/ai-launchpad] Tharshan on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tharshant/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tharshant/] KP on X: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_ [https://twitter.com/thisiskp_] KP on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karthikpuvvada/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/karthikpuvvada/] Past guests on the Build In Public podcast include Gary Vaynerchuk (CEO of Vayner Media), Sahil Lavingia (CEO of Gumroad), Alexis Ohanian (co-founder of Reddit), Sheel Mohnot (Better Tomorrow Ventures), Gina Bianchini (CEO of Mighty Networks), Adam Draper (MD of BoostVC), Arvid Kahl (Author of Zero To Sold), Tiago Forte (author of Building A Second Brain), Mariam Hakobyan (CEO of Softr), Kat Cole (COO of Athletic Greens) and more.