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ABOUT THE EPISODE
Can you build a career without ever sending a resume? I sat down with New York consultant and serial founder Ryan Foss, who says every job he has had came from someone saying "Ryan, meet this person."
Ryan grew up between Cyprus and Connecticut, went to rehab at 20 and has been sober for more than ten years. We get into the tech build that cost his last startup around $600,000, why no startup needs a chief financial officer (CFO) before Series A, helping a creator house in LA grow to about a million followers in 60 days, and how one snack founder bought Facebook groups to learn what her customers wanted.
He also shares the habit he has kept for ten years, one piece of outreach a day, and the line from recovery that changed how he sees people: you're not bad, you're sick and need to get well.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Nails, tattoos and a tricky surname
07:02 Growing up the oldest of five
11:14 Why relationships are everything
16:39 From art gallery to startup COO
27:57 Why startups get top heavy too fast
41:29 Big followings that make no money
43:19 The $600k mistake at his last startup
53:54 Advice for starting a business
1:00:34 Market research with Facebook groups
1:05:06 Fund your product with agency work
1:08:13 Going to rehab at 20
1:12:58 Aristotle on happiness vs joy
1:16:37 His ideal day and daily outreach
1:19:01 Advice to his younger self
1:27:49 Long games with long-term people
1:30:57 The books that shaped him
1:38:27 What's the why of all this?
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Each week I explore the pillars of a full life - health, wealth & wisdom - through interviews with the world's leading experts, thinkers and operators who embody one or more of these pillars on a world-class level. Hosted by Adam Metwally.
