Founders

David Senra

Summary

Founders is hosted by David Senra covering Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Leadership Philosophy, and Corporate Culture. Notable guests include Gustav Söderström (Co-CEO, Spotify), Ivanka Trump (Businesswoman, Investor, and former Advisor to the President), Rick Rubin (Legendary Music Producer and Co-founder, Def Jam Recordings), and Strauss Zelnick (Chairman and CEO, Take-Two Interactive). Episodes span from Jul 2024 to Jun 2026.

25episodes

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25 episodes

How Spotify Competes With Apple, Google & Amazon — And Wins

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Jun 7, 2026 · WITH Gustav Söderström, Daniel Ek

Spotify's new Co-CEOs have implemented a 'synchronized swimming' operational model, replacing Daniel Ek's 'star pattern' leadership with a single, cross-functional weekly leadership meeting to impr...

Leadership TransitionCo-CEO ModelOrganizational DesignOperational Models+11 more

Ivanka Trump on Building an Authentic Life

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May 31, 2026 · WITH Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump details her post-White House career, focusing on mission-driven ventures in venture capital, real estate, and social enterprise. She is actively investing in transformative technology ...

Venture CapitalIvanka TrumpCareer TransitionReal Estate Development+11 more

The Simple Genius of Rick Rubin

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May 24, 2026 · WITH Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin's core creative and business philosophy is to only make things he personally wants to exist in the world, a principle that has guided him since co-founding Def Jam in his dorm room. He c...

Rick RubinMusic ProductionCreative ProcessDef Jam Recordings+11 more

The Man Behind Grand Theft Auto 6: Strauss Zelnick

May 17, 2026

Roblox’s David Baszucki Built the Biggest Playground on Earth

Apr 26, 2026

How Arnold Schwarzenegger Won

Apr 19, 2026

Evan Spiegel: Turning Down a Billion Dollars

Apr 12, 2026

The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis

Apr 1, 2026

Tony Xu of DoorDash: Surviving 1,000 Days of Startup Hell

Mar 29, 2026

How Elon Thinks

Mar 24, 2026

Marc Andreessen: The World Is More Malleable Than You Think

Mar 15, 2026

Brian Armstrong: Iron in His Veins

Mar 1, 2026

Jason Fried: Your Only Competition Is Your Costs

Feb 15, 2026

Building Interscope Records & Beats by Dre

Feb 1, 2026

Tobi Lütke: 21 Years of Building Shopify

Jan 18, 2026

John Mackey: 44 Years of Building Whole Foods

Jan 4, 2026

My Conversation With Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Founder of Colossus & Positive Sum

Dec 21, 2025

James Dyson: 5,127 Prototypes

Dec 7, 2025

CAA Co-founder Michael Ovitz: Failure Is Not an Option

Nov 23, 2025

How Rockefeller Worked

Nov 17, 2025

Todd Graves, Raising Cane’s

Nov 9, 2025

Brad Jacobs, QXO, XPO, United Rentals & United Waste

Oct 26, 2025

Michael Dell, Dell Technologies

Oct 12, 2025

Daniel Ek, Spotify

Sep 28, 2025

The Inside Story of America's Richest Man: Sam Walton

Jul 11, 2024

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