The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu

Featuring "The Parlor Room Presents: Hello AI": Linda Hill on Leading Through AI-Driven Change

In this episode of The Parlor Room Presents: Hello AI, host and Harvard Business School Online Creative Director Chris Linnane speaks with HBS Professor Linda Hill about

Building What Outlasts Us: Demond Martin on Inclusive Capitalism

What does it take to be a founder? Demond Martin never took the obvious path. In 2022, he bet that a company could do what philanthropy alone couldn’t: close the health

Featuring “Cold Call”: BrandBastion Mixes AI and Human Judgment to Build Trust at Scale

Today, we’re sharing an episode from Cold Call, the chart-topping management podcast from our colleagues at Harvard Business School.  Hosted by HBS Chief Marketing and C

Back at HBS: Michelle Zatlyn Tells the Story Behind a Silicon Valley Unicorn

What does it take to be a founder? Michelle Zatlyn co-founded Cloudflare as an MBA student on a simple, unfashionable bet: give the product away, and make the internet s

Oscar-Winner, Billionaire, Venture Capitalist: Inside David Fialkow's Mind

What does it take to be a founder? David Fialkow built companies from scratch, sold them, and now as co-founder of General Catalyst, supports the next generation of foun

From India to Harvard and Beyond: Naren Shaam's Unicorn Journey

What does it take to be a founder? Naren Shaam had one audacious mission: to unify global transport under a single system. One place to search, compare, and book every w

Reinventing a Giant: How Galen Weston Employs the Founder Mindset in a Family Empire

What does it take to be a founder? Galen Weston didn’t build from zero — he rebuilt at scale. As leader of Loblaw and George Weston Limited, he transformed a legacy reta

Dissecting the Founder Mindset: David Deming and Reza Satchu

What does it take to be a founder? David Deming is one of the world's leading economists on soft skills and the future of work, research that sits at the heart of the fo

Shark-Infested Waters: How Kevin O'Leary Built a Brand on Brutal Honesty

What does it take to be a founder? From a Toronto basement startup to a multibillion-dollar exit, Kevin O’Leary built his career by betting on himself and doing the hard

From Influencer to Founder: Alix Earle’s Next Chapter

What does it take to be a founder? Alix Earle built one of the most powerful creator brands of her generation, gaining millions of followers and sparking what fans call

The Curse of Optionality: Tim Ferriss on Experiments, Risk, and Freedom

What does it take to be a founder? Tim Ferriss turned experimentation into a competitive advantage — authoring multiple #1 New York Times bestsellers, launching one of t

Rewriting the Script: Reese Witherspoon's Entrepreneurial Leap to Impact

What does it take to be a founder? From one of Hollywood’s biggest stars to one of its most influential founders, Reese Witherspoon built her company, Hello Sunshine, to

The Founder Mindset - Launching May 6, 2026

For more than 20 years, Reza Satchu has been both a serial founder and a leading educator in entrepreneurship. He has built multiple high-profile companies and mentored h