WARIABLES
Be a
variable.
S01 · Teaser
"Make something people want."
— Paul Graham · Y Combinator
Ep. 01
SHIPPING THE V1 TALKING TO USERS QUITTING THE JOB RAISING THE ROUND KILLING THE FEATURE WRITING THE COLD EMAIL HIRING THE FIRST PIVOTING AT 18 MONTHS STARTING OVER
SHIPPING THE V1 TALKING TO USERS QUITTING THE JOB RAISING THE ROUND KILLING THE FEATURE WRITING THE COLD EMAIL HIRING THE FIRST PIVOTING AT 18 MONTHS STARTING OVER
01 - The setup
At 22, the default move is to pick a career. The founders on this show didn't. They were tasting - jobs, ideas, side projects, second tries - until one of the experiments became the thing. Some are still tasting. Some are on the fifth one. We talk to them.
Shipped
at 22
at 22
Quit at 25
Pivoted
at 28
at 28
Stage
0→1
Q1
What were you doing at 22?
Q2
What did you ship that worked?
Ep. 09
Ep. 12
Exited
at 31
at 31
Q3
What did you bet on that didn't?
Q4
When did you know?
Last question, every episode
"What's the next experiment?"
Ep. 14
YC
partner
partner
First-timer
Repeat
04 - The show
Each month, Rishabh sits with a founder - sometimes mid-build, sometimes in the wreckage. Long-form conversation. Occasional monologue. One a month.
Ep. 15
PMF
05 - Subscribe
One email.
One email.
Once a month.
When the next conversation lands.
"Regrets are most often things you didn't do, and wish you did."
— Steve Jobs
Ep. 18
Twelve founders.
Twelve months.
Twelve months.
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