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Finding Founders
Finding Founders
348 episodes
1 month ago

A podcast about vulnerability and entrepreneurship — learn from the life stories of founders 🚀, activists ✊, and even drug lords 💊 Our aim is to inspire you and let's face it... you aren't inspired when you hear about success. Real inspiration comes from hearing someone's lowest moment, and rising with their success. Using music, sfx, and voiceover, we interview the founders of companies, movements, and even drug cartels to reveal vulnerability so you can learn from victory. I’m your host, Samuel Donner, and together with my team we aim to inspire and educate a global community of leaders.

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A podcast about vulnerability and entrepreneurship — learn from the life stories of founders 🚀, activists ✊, and even drug lords 💊 Our aim is to inspire you and let's face it... you aren't inspired when you hear about success. Real inspiration comes from hearing someone's lowest moment, and rising with their success. Using music, sfx, and voiceover, we interview the founders of companies, movements, and even drug cartels to reveal vulnerability so you can learn from victory. I’m your host, Samuel Donner, and together with my team we aim to inspire and educate a global community of leaders.

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From $30,000 Debt to an 8-Figure AI Publishing Empire – The Yehuda Niv Playbook | #222 Spines
Finding Founders
45 minutes 13 seconds
8 months ago
From $30,000 Debt to an 8-Figure AI Publishing Empire – The Yehuda Niv Playbook | #222 Spines

In this episode, Yehuda Niv, founder of Spines and Niv Publishing, shares his entrepreneurial journey from a struggling musician to a publishing disruptor. Yehuda details how he built Israel’s largest publishing house, scaling it to over 1,200 books a year, and later transitioned into AI-powered publishing with Spines, securing $16M in Series A funding.

Key takeaways include:

  • Navigating failure: How Yehuda moved from an unsuccessful music career to engineering and eventually publishing.
  • Scaling a business: Lessons from nearly going bankrupt twice and how he ultimately structured a self-sufficient management team.
  • AI’s role in publishing: How Spines automates book formatting, cover design, metadata optimization, and distribution, allowing authors to bypass traditional publishing constraints.
  • Fundraising strategy: Yehuda’s insights on securing venture capital, including his bold approach to pitching Oren Zeev (early investor in Audible).
  • Leadership philosophy: The importance of mentors, data-driven decision-making, and empowering employees to create a scalable business.

This episode is packed with actionable insights on growth, automation, and resilience, making it a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs, authors, and tech founders.

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Finding Founders

A podcast about vulnerability and entrepreneurship — learn from the life stories of founders 🚀, activists ✊, and even drug lords 💊 Our aim is to inspire you and let's face it... you aren't inspired when you hear about success. Real inspiration comes from hearing someone's lowest moment, and rising with their success. Using music, sfx, and voiceover, we interview the founders of companies, movements, and even drug cartels to reveal vulnerability so you can learn from victory. I’m your host, Samuel Donner, and together with my team we aim to inspire and educate a global community of leaders.