The Seen: An Entrepreneurship Podcast

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hosted by Kaia Tham

Forget overnight success. These are the real stories behind visionary entrepreneurs, brand disruptors, and creative minds who make themselves seen.

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“Idea to 12 paying companies in 16 hours. If you think you move fast, this breaks your frame.”

Troy Munson

EP 13 · He Built & Sold 3 Startups… While Working Full-Time

3 startups built & sold - while employed full-time

“No money, no experience, no plan - and it still became a billion-dollar game.”

Rob Angel

EP 07 · Pictionary: The Untold Story Behind the $1.2 Billion Game

38M copies · $1.2B in sales

“Virality is a repeatable strategy, not a fluke.”

Igor Pogany

EP 05 · The Million-View Formula: How to Build YouTube Channels that Explode

400K subs · 26M+ views

“One of the defining characteristics of somebody who achieves extraordinary results is having a high threshold for pain.”

Eric Partaker

EP 02 · From Selling $1 Chocolate Bars to CEO of the Year, $B Exit, and #4 LinkedIn Profile

Skype's $B exit · #4 LinkedIn profile worldwide

“When it started to take off, I couldn't believe it. I kept thinking - is this real?”

Dan Porter

EP 15 · He built the #1 app in the world (and in 6 weeks sold it for $200M)

#1 app worldwide · 115+ million followers

“I founded my first business by accident.”

Rupert Barksfield

EP 10 · The $30M Serial Founder Helping Parkinson's Patients Walk Again

$30M raised across ventures

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EP 07 · Rob Angel

Pictionary: The Untold Story Behind the $1.2 Billion Game

What began as a late-night game between roommates transformed into Pictionary, a global phenomenon that sold over 38 million copies and generated over $1.2 billion in sales. In this episode, Rob Angel shares how a 22-year-old waiter with no money, no experience, and no plan turned a backyard idea into one of the most successful games of all time. From reading the dictionary cover-to-cover to turning down a multi-million-dollar deal, Rob reveals the moments that defined his inspirational journey, and the lessons every entrepreneur should hear. In this episode of The Seen, we dive into: - Why Pictionary nearly failed before it ever hit the shelves - How to build a billion dollar brand without funding, experience, or a plan - What to do when everything goes wrong (because it will) - How to turn a random idea into a real product - The unexpected marketing strategy that made Pictionary go viral (before the internet)

Early StageBrand & Story

EP 05 · Igor Pogany

The Million-View Formula: How to Build YouTube Channels that Explode

If you’ve ever googled ChatGPT, you’ve probably seen his face. Igor Pogany is the creator behind ‘The AI Advantage’, the YouTube channel that’s gained almost 400k subscribers and over 26 million views by making AI accessible, practical, and impossible to click away from. But behind the viral videos is the true story of what it takes to succeed: failed channels, relentless consistency, and an entrepreneurial drive that fuels every move. In this episode of The Seen, we dive into: - How to think about virality as a repeatable strategy, not a fluke - The secret behind titles, thumbnails, and why we click - Designing videos that hook viewers from start to finish - How to turn your content into revenue and build communities that last - The framework for consistently producing quality content that drives engagement

Content & AudienceGrowth & Marketing

EP 15 · Dan Porter

He built the #1 app in the world (and in 6 weeks sold it for $200M)

Dan Porter sold his first company to Ticketmaster for $40 million with his college roommate. Then he built the #1 game in the world, right when his company was on the brink of failure. At that point, he wasn’t even a game designer himself, but his app DrawSomething was downloaded a quarter of a billion times. Within 6 weeks of launching it, he’d sold it for $200 million. Now he’s the co-founder and CEO of Overtime, a media company with over 115 million followers that’s raised over $100 million, with investors including Jeff Bezos, Drake, and dozens of NBA players. Oh and in his spare time, he just helped a 17-year-old basketball player turn the “67” meme into one of the most followed water brands ever. In this episode of The Seen, we dive into: - How he negotiated from a $120M acquisition to $200M - How NOT selling Overtime merchandise led to tens of millions of dollars - The one filter that will tell you whether an idea is worth pursuing or investing in - The unconventional growth strategy (including purposefully trolling your fans in the comments) that got Overtime over 115M followers - Why he told his boss not to invest in ideas that looked like the next big thing (and was right)

ProductGrowth & Marketing

EP 10 · Rupert Barksfield

The $30M Serial Founder Helping Parkinson's Patients Walk Again

Take one look at Rupert Barksfield’s LinkedIn and you’ll wonder how one person has done all that he has. A serial entrepreneur who has founded companies across Web3, AI, fintech, medtech, crypto, and more, Rupert is someone whose career looks almost impossible on paper, until you hear the story behind it. In this episode of The Seen, we dive into: - The fundraising mistakes that kill startups, and how Rupert avoided them while raising $30M - The exact playbook he uses to build a startup from scratch across any industry - The validation test that every founder should do right away - How to build momentum in the first 6-12 months - The one signal that tells him a founder is going to make it

FundraisingEarly Stage

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