As former Stanford roommates and now business partners, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni share their experience as startup founders and the complexities of being young professionals—from financial literacy, social impact, and navigating networking (ever been hit on through LinkedIn?). With exclusive access to top experts, they offer an inside look at their chaotic lives alongside career insights from their network of thought leaders. Watch The Burnouts pursue their dreams while trying to keep their lives from going up in flames. Will they burn out? We’ll find out.
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As former Stanford roommates and now business partners, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni share their experience as startup founders and the complexities of being young professionals—from financial literacy, social impact, and navigating networking (ever been hit on through LinkedIn?). With exclusive access to top experts, they offer an inside look at their chaotic lives alongside career insights from their network of thought leaders. Watch The Burnouts pursue their dreams while trying to keep their lives from going up in flames. Will they burn out? We’ll find out.
Why we dropped out of Stanford to build this app (ft. the Phia team)
The Burnouts with Phoebe & Sophia
26 minutes 46 seconds
4 months ago
Why we dropped out of Stanford to build this app (ft. the Phia team)
After months of building, late-night strategy calls, and more than a few meltdowns, we finally launched our iOS app, Phia.
In this special episode of The Burnouts, co-founders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni take you behind the scenes of Phia’s debut—and introduce you to some of the team members that made it all happen.
From product development to design, operations to marketing, you’ll meet the early team members who left jobs, skipped class, and taught themselves everything from QuickBooks to Figma to help bring Phia to life. Hear how we turned real feedback (even the tough kind), long hours, and big dreams into a shopping tool we believe will change the industry.
Whether you're building your own company or just curious what it takes to launch a startup in your 20s, this episode dives into team dynamics, founder lessons, and why surrounding yourself with smart, motivated people is the best startup decision you can make.
The Burnouts with Phoebe & Sophia
As former Stanford roommates and now business partners, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni share their experience as startup founders and the complexities of being young professionals—from financial literacy, social impact, and navigating networking (ever been hit on through LinkedIn?). With exclusive access to top experts, they offer an inside look at their chaotic lives alongside career insights from their network of thought leaders. Watch The Burnouts pursue their dreams while trying to keep their lives from going up in flames. Will they burn out? We’ll find out.
