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How a Rejected Podcast Pitch Built a 60M Media Company
Episode 116 of The Founder's Journey tells the story of Sarah Chen, who pitched a podcast series about overlooked inventors to a major network and got rejected. Instead of giving up, she self-funded $12,000 to produce three episodes, distributed them independently, and grew the show into a media company valued at $60 million within four years. Lucas and Luna break down the key decisions that turned a 'no' into a seven-figure business, including how Chen used listener data to land her first advertisers and why she refused to sell to Spotify in 2025. A masterclass in building an…
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