From the Ground Up

By: Inc. Magazine
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  • It takes audacity to start a company, grit to grow it, and community to survive the ordeal. Join Inc. Executive Editor Diana Ransom and Editor-at-Large Christine Lagorio-Chafkin as they host From the Ground Up, a new podcast from Inc. that features frank and unfiltered conversations—with some of the most successful founders in the world—about navigating the role of the founder, the tips and tricks entrepreneurs need to know to be successful, and the secrets that nobody really tells you before you start a business.
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Episodes
  • The $75 Billion Deception Economy and the Female Founders Finding the Solution

    The $75 Billion Deception Economy and the Female Founders Finding the Solution
    May 1 2025
    The online deception economy is rife with romance scams, financial fraud, and even violence. In just four years, $75 billion has been lost to pig butchering scams, where fraudsters use fake identities, like the scammers who infamously posed as Brad Pitt. In the U.S., one in 10 dating profiles is estimated to be fake, and with advances in AI, falsified information is even more difficult to detect. In this episode, host Abigail Bassett sits down with Kalie Nitzsche, founder and CEO of Fuzzy, and Jaqi Saleem, founder and CEO of Qualified Digital, to learn how these two visionary female founders are leveraging the power of collaboration to create revolutionary technology to solve this global issue. Discover how their new brand empowers everyone to stay safer online.
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    29 mins
  • Trump’s First 100 Days

    Trump’s First 100 Days
    Apr 28 2025
    As the Trump administration closes out its first 100 days, significant changes have taken place. The Small Business Administration has cut at least 20 percent of its workforce, while Trump has tasked the agency with managing student loans. Meanwhile, the IRS is in turmoil, as some 7,000 employees have been laid off, and it’s at risk of losing tens of thousands more. In addition, we have witnessed a resurgence in cryptocurrency, and surges and flip-flops in tariffs, and we are beginning to see the impact of Trump’s trade war with China on the global economy. Inc. executive editor Diana Ransom recently hosted a roundtable discussion with senior staff writer Jennifer Conrad, policy correspondent Melissa Angell, and staff writer Brian Contreras to share the latest updates from their reporting during the first 100 days. Additional research and information: To read more Inc. coverage on Trump’s first 100 days: Trump’s First 100 Days of Tax Policy: A Lot of Ideas—and Waiting First 100 Days of Tariffs: Who’s Hit Hardest—and What Could Come Next? To read the latest articles from our panelists: Visit Jennifer Conrad Visit Melissa Angell Visit Brian Contraras
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    53 mins
  • From Building Brands to Fighting Division, With Daniel Lubetzky

    From Building Brands to Fighting Division, With Daniel Lubetzky
    Apr 14 2025
    Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of Kind Snacks, is perhaps best known for his appearances on Shark Tank. But much of his focus these days is on expanding his Builders Movement, the initiative he co-founded that aims to bring together “builders” from around the world to help replace extremism with practical problem-solving. Lubetzky is trying to counter the political polarization that is taking over our culture and discourse, and to build better communities by promoting compromise and efforts to find common ground among people who disagree. Inc. editor-at-large Christine Lagorio-Chafkin spoke to Lubetzky about Shark Tank, his investment firm Camino Partners, his business philosophy, and how Builders Movement got started. He told From the Ground Up: “We need to bring a builder’s mindset to all conversations by relying on curiosity, compassion, creativity, and courage.” He said that, while founders, and leaders, are important to the process of change, it’s an anti-authoritarian movement that he’s trying to spur. “There’s no chance we’re going to change things in a community, let alone across the world, with a centralized model,” Lubetzky said. “We need a distributed model where everyone, everyone here is empowered to bring change to their own communities.” Additional research and information: For more Inc. coverage of Daniel Lubetzky, read: Daniel Lubetzky, Founder of Kind Snacks, Joins ‘Shark Tank’ Billionaire Daniel Lubetzky’s Simple Strategy for Overcoming Toxic Divisions To learn more about the Builders Movement, visit its website. Visit KIND Snacks
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    48 mins
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