How I Started: Lessons from Entrepreneurs to the Next Generation

Connor Boyack, Samantha White

Booking Overview

This is an entrepreneurship interview show featuring long-form conversations with founders and investors, alongside shorter spotlights on young entrepreneurs building their first ventures. Credible guest candidates include company founders, venture capitalists, emerging business owners, and entrepreneurship mentors with practical startup experience or compelling founder journeys; booking difficulty is medium because established investors are selective while young and emerging founders are more accessible.

Metrics

Episodes: 22

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 22.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

niko.rotta@gmail.com

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Host

Connor Boyack - Entrepreneur, author, and founder of Libertas Institute, known for work in entrepreneurship education and youth-focused business initiatives.

Samantha White - Host who interviews young entrepreneurs about their businesses, market experiences, and lessons learned through Kids Markets.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Founders, investors, young entrepreneurs, and business mentors with firsthand experience starting, scaling, or funding ventures and lessons relevant to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Required Achievements:

Founded or scaled a business, Built and launched a youth venture, Invested in or mentored entrepreneurs, Developed practical approaches to business growth and problem-solving

Recent Guest Discussions

Tim Draper - Founder Journeys, Learning From Failure, Identifying Business Opportunities, Entrepreneurship Traits, And Building Ventures.

Manny Medina - Persistence, Adaptability, Building Businesses Across Industries, Personal Responsibility, And Emerging Technologies.

Recent Topics

Youth Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Venture Capital, Mentorship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

How I Started: Lessons from Entrepreneurs to the Next Generation

From Street Corner to Global Reach: How Zuby Udezue Built a Music Career Without a Record Label

August 12, 2026

What if you never needed anyone's permission to start? Zuby Udezue didn't wait, and the result was 30,000 albums sold hand-to-hand, across cities and countries, with no label, no manager, and no gatekeeper standing between him and his fans.Zuby is a global rapper, author, and podcaster with millions of followers who built his entire career by going directly to his audience, starting with geo arbitrage as a teenager between Saudi Arabia and the UK, and scaling to a self-released music ...

The Importance of Strong Branding: Girl Coded Boutique

August 05, 2026

In this episode of Startup Standouts, host Samantha White interviews 11-year-old Felicity Barbot, the founder of Girl Coded Boutique, a beauty product line focused on clean skincare for young girls. Felicity shares her journey of starting her business, her experiences at various markets, and the challenges and successes she has faced. She emphasizes the importance of continual learning, customer engagement, and having a strong brand that draws people in. Guest Links:https://www.instagram.com/...

Tim Draper on Founder Journeys, Failure, and Why Optimists Win

July 29, 2026

Most people assume great investors were born knowing how to build. Tim Draper's first business ended with a neighbor walking away with most of his earnings, and he still calls it one of the most formative moments of his life.In this episode of How I Started, Connor Boyack sits down with Tim Draper, venture capitalist, founder of Draper University, and one of the most recognized names in global entrepreneurship, to trace the real origin of his founder mindset: from selling apples at the en...

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