52 Founders

In this episode, you’ll hear about: -How Popular Pays evolved its product since its inception based on the feedback it got from its initial customers -Why building a company on a mission is more important (and challenging) to Corbett that figuring out ways to simply make a profit -His father’s own work on a startup, and how that helped Corbett learn more about term sheets, making connections, and raising initial funding -How failure can teach you a lot about your appetite for risk, and how Corbett’s experience in advertising helped him build a thick skin -The “graveyard” of ideas Corbett’s cofounder built while at Leo Burnett, and how it served as future inspiration for new ideas -Why having a cofounder is a good way to hold yourself accountable and why picking the right one is the most important thing you’ll ever do Check out the final few minutes of the show, where Corbett shares a few book recommendations and why he’d want to interview more recent startup founders than the traditional tech giants.