Episodes

  • 40/ Startups that are just noises, SoothSayr

    40/ Startups that are just noises, SoothSayr
    Jul 13 2021
    Video software startup mmhmm's recent round of funding has got us thinking about the next big trend in startups: names that are just noises. Levi has a product that solves all kinds of everyday problems, and it's not scary at all! I mean, why would it be? What a strange thing to ask...
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    13 mins
  • 39/ Pretending We Heard About Stuff

    39/ Pretending We Heard About Stuff
    Jun 29 2021
    Want VCs to think you're cool? That's easy. Just pretend you read something on Techcrunch! This week, we hone our pretending skills by reading some very fake startup headlines and talking about them. This week, to pretend we know stuff, we used Startup Ipsum (created by Party Round) found at https://startipsum.com/ (and you can too!)
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    23 mins
  • 38/ Honing Our Improv Skills (Special Guest Jane Decker)

    38/ Honing Our Improv Skills (Special Guest Jane Decker)
    Jun 22 2021
    When pitching, you have to be willing to throw out your old startup idea and invent an entirely new one on the spot, sometimes in the same investor meeting! Jonathan puts Levi and special guest Jane Decker through their paces with an improv game involving Snails, Circus Peanuts, a Weed Volcano, and -- just in time for father's day -- entirely too many dad-based product ideas. This week, to make our unicorns, we used the Aesthetic Generator found at https://claireeeep.github.io/generator/ (and you can too!)
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    20 mins
  • 37/ Growth Hacking Our Podcast

    37/ Growth Hacking Our Podcast
    Jun 1 2021
    Join Jonathan and Levi a for a little ~bRaInStOrM~ as they growth-hack their podcast to fame and fortune. Or at least one of those. Or neither.
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    17 mins
  • 36/ The Great Rebundling, Indifference Child

    36/ The Great Rebundling, Indifference Child
    May 25 2021
    Levi has the cure for your streaming service woes. Jonathan puts the compassion in Compassion International. Our shortest episode ever, so listen twice!
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    9 mins
  • 35/ Mock Interviews with Alex Cohen (@anothercohen)

    35/ Mock Interviews with Alex Cohen (@anothercohen)
    May 18 2021
    Levi and Jonathan interview for the big job. It doesn't go well. Levi pitches his vision for the future of the Creator Economy. It doesn't go well (for creators). Check out @anothercohen on Twitter for A+ tech shitposting.
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    17 mins
  • 34/ TikTedTok, OverReactions

    34/ TikTedTok, OverReactions
    May 4 2021
    Jonathan is hacking his way to Gen Z thought-leadership. Levi has the solution for effective content moderation: real-world consequences. Got a pitch for us? Visit unicorn.gripe and click the shiny button!
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    17 mins
  • 33/ The Laughening: Jonathan vs. Levi

    33/ The Laughening: Jonathan vs. Levi
    Apr 27 2021
    Friend of the show Jane Decker joins us this week to settle the great debate: who's the best at not laughing?
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    13 mins