For Your Own Good

How Uber Beat Lyft With One Number | Bradley Jacobs

May 21, 2026

Bradley Jacobs was one of Uber's earliest employees — and in this episode he breaks down the whole story. From the Wild West days of launching cities, crushing Lyft with 90% market share, to launching Uber Eats in Miami in record time and building Uber Freight to a $1 billion valuation. If you've ever wondered what really went on inside Uber, this is the episode.Topics covered:How Uber got 90% market share against LyftThe backpack full of iPhones storyLaunching Uber Eats Miami in 6 weeksUber ...

How We Built the World's Biggest Podcast | Will Perez & Anthony Smith

May 14, 2026

What does it actually take to build the world's biggest podcast from the inside?In this episode, I sit down with the two people behind Diary of a CEO — the editor who took the channel from 300,000 to 16 million subscribers and the lead filmmaker behind Steven Bartlett's personal brand. These are the people who were drilling mirrors into walls at 2am, dropping out of university on a Friday to be in London by Wednesday, and making a new trailer every two and a half days — all while most people ...

Why Getting Everything Still Felt Like Nothing| Chase Finlay

May 07, 2026

He was on the cover of Vogue. Twice. The youngest principal dancer at New York City Ballet. Performing at the White House. Called the Golden Boy by The New York Times.Chase Finlay has never spoken openly about any of this. Until now. In this raw, deeply honest conversation, Chase pulls back the curtain on what it really took to reach the top of the ballet world — the 6-day-a-week grind starting at age 8, moving alone to Manhattan at 17, and the relentless pressure to perform no matter what wa...