4 Top Founders 14+ Startups, building UNICORNS, $200 mill exits, raising $100s of millions in startup capital, + $100 mill rev
Mon Jan 26 2026
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A MUST watch Podcast:
Today's episode graces us all having 4 of the Top "Under the Radar" Founder Superstars in US history share:
how to build the "perfect" or imperfect team (Dan Shapiro, Kevin Henrikson)how to build 1 of the most important parts of startups: the cap table (Kim Kovacs)what are the keys to finding your perfect technical/engineering talent (Kevin Henrikson)secrets & creative ideas that could be worth thousands on the financing of your startups (Kim Kovacs)how do you figure out "tenacity", key trait for founding staff? (Kevin Henrikson) what's the difference between a startup founder in terms of thinking (Alina Vandenberghe)what it's like to work with Steve Ballmer, Satya Nadella & Bill Gates (Kevin Henrikson)what it's like during the youth of a founder (Kim Kovacs) what it's like right before becoming a founder (Alina Vandenberghe) "Avenger" like Founders resumes:
Dan Shapiro, 4 Time Founder, Exited to Google for life changing money, $100 mill+ revenue w/ GlowforgeKim Kovacs, 7 Time Founder, raised more than $120 million, 3 successful exits OptionEase, MyJane, ORYXE Energy Kevin Henrikson, 2 Time Founder, 1 sold to Microsoft for $200 mill, Selling a company for 27x its total funding, Engineering Leader of Instacart++Alina Vandenberghe, Founder of a 1 time Unicorn, growing revenue to $50 mill ARR Subscribe & stay tuned to MANY MORE incredible startup founding advice like the aforementioned on Startup Wins hosted by Brandon Na coming up!
Startup Wins Host Brandon Na is Managing General Partner of Good People Ventures, former radio show host, and producer of the Edu-focused podcast EduK8, where he interviewed top VCs like Minnie Ingersoll (EduK8 S2 E12) and AI leaders like James Brady (EduK8 S3 E1). He is also the author of UNICORN STARTUPS, available now on Amazon.
Memorable startup adages:
Dan: "Don't outsource your soul. Your first 10 hires are your company's DNA."
Kim: "Watch your cash. Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is reality."
Kevin: "Ship today. Not tomorrow. Today."
Alina: "Build for the world you want to see, not the world that currently exists."
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Send us a text A MUST watch Podcast: Today's episode graces us all having 4 of the Top "Under the Radar" Founder Superstars in US history share: how to build the "perfect" or imperfect team (Dan Shapiro, Kevin Henrikson)how to build 1 of the most important parts of startups: the cap table (Kim Kovacs)what are the keys to finding your perfect technical/engineering talent (Kevin Henrikson)secrets & creative ideas that could be worth thousands on the financing of your startups (Kim Kovacs)how do you figure out "tenacity", key trait for founding staff? (Kevin Henrikson) what's the difference between a startup founder in terms of thinking (Alina Vandenberghe)what it's like to work with Steve Ballmer, Satya Nadella & Bill Gates (Kevin Henrikson)what it's like during the youth of a founder (Kim Kovacs) what it's like right before becoming a founder (Alina Vandenberghe) "Avenger" like Founders resumes: Dan Shapiro, 4 Time Founder, Exited to Google for life changing money, $100 mill+ revenue w/ GlowforgeKim Kovacs, 7 Time Founder, raised more than $120 million, 3 successful exits OptionEase, MyJane, ORYXE Energy Kevin Henrikson, 2 Time Founder, 1 sold to Microsoft for $200 mill, Selling a company for 27x its total funding, Engineering Leader of Instacart++Alina Vandenberghe, Founder of a 1 time Unicorn, growing revenue to $50 mill ARR Subscribe & stay tuned to MANY MORE incredible startup founding advice like the aforementioned on Startup Wins hosted by Brandon Na coming up! Startup Wins Host Brandon Na is Managing General Partner of Good People Ventures, former radio show host, and producer of the Edu-focused podcast EduK8, where he interviewed top VCs like Minnie Ingersoll (EduK8 S2 E12) and AI leaders like James Brady (EduK8 S3 E1). He is also the author of UNICORN STARTUPS, available now on Amazon. Memorable startup adages: Dan: "Don't outsource your soul. Your first 10 hires are your company's DNA." Kim: "Watch your cash. Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is reality." Kevin: "Ship today. Not tomorrow. Today." Alina: "Build for the world you want to see, not the world that currently exists." Startup Wins on Apple Podcasts Startup Wins on LinkedIn Startup Wins on Spotify Hosted by Brandon Na, Managing General Partner of Good Peoples Ventures