52 Founders

In this episode, you’ll hear about: -How Charlie’s own experience trying to put in vacation time at Google inspired Merlin Guides -The value Charlie sees in the New York startup scene, and why the American market is extremely attractive to founders -How Charlie is really the perfect blend of both of his parents’ backgrounds, and why he always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur -Why Clark Kent, the journalist, not necessarily as Superman, was one of Charlie’s heroes growing up -Why setting aggressive goals is something Charlie swears by, and why it’s important to give yourself permission to fail -Expa Labs, the incubator Charlie joined and the locale for Merlin Guides, and the reason why he decided to join Stay tuned for end of the episode, where Charlie shares a startup he really believes in, and the three founders he would want to interview if given the chance (very diverse answers, all of which I thoroughly enjoyed hearing the reasoning behind).