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iwon™ podcast with Michael J Thomas
IWON™ (It Wasn’t Over Night) is a long-form podcast for ambitious founders. Wherever you are at in your business journey, you'll get something from every episode and each guest. These are the people who been there and done it. If you want to understand what it actually takes to build and scale a successful company, iwon™ is worth listening to. Each episode features honest, in-depth conversations with founders, operators and growth leaders who have built, scaled, exited or survived in the tech…
Episodes
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasHe Invested $4M to Save a Million Lives | Dr Stephen Charlap | iwon™ podcast | Season 2, Episode 2
Dr Steven Charlap lost his brother, a cardiologist, following a misdiagnosis. That loss became deeply personal. Now, at 67, Steven is the Founder and CEO of…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasTwo Unlikely Founders With One Big, Bold Vision for the Future | iwon™ podcast | Season 2 Episode 1
These two co-founders and their story will inspire you to dream bigger. It all starts with one question ... Where do you find the perfect technical co-founder?…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasThis Was for the Founders From Day One - A Sneak Peek into What's Coming
From day one, iwon™ has been for founders. The people thinking about starting, the ones stuck in the messy middle, the founders trying to grow, and even those…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasBuffer, Dropbox and Superhuman -The Exact Tactics That Drove Rapid Growth - iwon podcast - episode 14
I explain how Buffer, Dropbox, and Superhuman validated their ideas before they scaled. I break down the exact tests they ran so you can apply clear steps to…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasAI + What Every Founder Needs to Know Now | iwon podcast | Episode 13
As you'll know, there is a ridiculous amount happening in tech, software and AI right now. As a founder, it can feel impossible keeping up. That's why Michael…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasAI, Jobs and Power: Musk, Altman and Yang on What Comes Next - iwon podcast - Summer Series with Michael J Thomas
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has fundamentally transformed the landscape of business, provoking critical inquiries regarding its governance and implications…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasAmazon, Meta and Uber + Founders Building with AI | iwon podcast Summer Sessions with Michael J Thomas | Episode 11
AI has made it seem astonishingly easy to build software. But what information should you pay attention to as a founder? As it's summer time, we felt like it…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasBuild the Speedboat: How Small Startups Can Beat Much Bigger Competitors | iwon™ podcast | ep. 10 | Sachin Goyal
Big companies move like oil tankers. Smaller B2B tech companies have an advantage - they can move like speedboats. In this 10th episode of the iwon™ podcast…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasAI Skills and Future of Work - Building a Gold Standard That Doesn't Exist (Yet) | Aatish Thakerar | iwon™ podcast Ep. 9.
AI is moving at a rapid pace. Most education institutions, schools and companies cannot keep up with it. While technology continues to reshape industries…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasThe Real Overnight Success Story: Elizabeth Dodson's 14-Year Journey Building HomeZada | iwon™ podcast | Episode 8
Instagram wasn't an overnight success. Facebook required enormous funding. Most success stories take years. Most people see success and assume it happened…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasIdea to Impact: From Google to Becoming a Startup Founder - Tolu's Salami's Journey | iwon podcast | Episode 7
This iwon podcast episode revolves around the entrepreneurial journey of Tolu Salami, the award-winning founder of LetPlant. He's an ex Google and Accenture…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasFrom IBM to Entrepreneur: Sarah Eggleston's Inspiring Founder Journey | iwon™ podcast episode 6
Sarah Eggleston's journey from her two-decade tenure at IBM to the establishment of her own startup encapsulates the multifaceted challenges and triumphs…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasWhy I’m Taking on Spotify: Scott Truitt’s Plan to Fix a Broken Industry | iwon podcast | Episode 5
Summary of this episode In this conversation, Scott Truitt shares his journey from a comfortable career in enterprise software to pursuing his passion for…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J Thomas£1M to £5M Revenue: It Could Kill Your SaaS Company | iwon podcast Episode 4 | Mark Blakemore
Mark Blakemore, a seasoned financial expert with extensive experience in the SaaS sector, elucidates the critical financial pitfalls that SaaS founders…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasThis Blind Spot Ruins Product-Market Fit & Growth | Scott Byrne-Fraser | iwon podcast
What if the thing slowing growth is not your product team, your marketing, or your users... but a founder blind spot? In this episode of the iwon™ podcast…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasFrom Zero to $750 Million: How to Build a High Performing Sales Team | Alex Sullivan Lepaffe | iwon podcast with Michael J Thomas
This podcast episode features a compelling dialogue with Alex, a sales specialist who took one team and company to a $750m exit as sales person number one. He…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasThis Will Save You Years in Your Business | Christian Zigler (£24m + Multi-Exit Founder) on VCs, Hiring & AI
This episode could genuinely save you years in business. Christian Zigler, my guest is a serial entrepreneur who previously founded and exited for around £24m…
iwon™ podcast with Michael J ThomasWelcome to IWON™. Because "It Wasn’t Over Night". It rarely is.
Most successful tech companies don’t happen overnight. IWON™ (It Wasn’t Over Night) is a long-form podcast hosted by Michael J. Thomas, featuring honest…