Founders in Motion
Founders in Motion
Podcast Description
Big wins, brutal lessons, and everything in between—straight from early-stage founders in the thick of it. No fluff, just raw, unfiltered stories of building bold ideas from the ground up. Hosted by Thea Ngo, this series keeps it real while it’s all still happening.
New episodes every other Thursday. Get connected to the community @foundersinmotion
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers themes such as startup challenges, fundraising, and business resilience, including episodes like 'From Idea to $800K Pre-Seed Funding' and 'Turning Scrap Into Product,' focusing on the realities of building a startup in various industries.
The best early-stage founders before the world catches on and how they’re building their business today,
Australia, Southeast Asia, the US, and everywhere in between.
Hosted by Thea Ngo (Wharton grad, early-stage investor), each episode is one unscripted conversation with a founder who is still in it, while the decisions are still fresh.
Think
→ Customer discovery hacks to sell before you build
→ Fundraising rounds that nearly didn’t close & ones that closed too rapidly
→ Pivots that saved the company, and ones that didn’t
New episodes weekly
Lauren spent nearly a decade as a doctor before she joined a chaotic mental-health startup. Then the model broke, her co-founder walked, and she rebuilt the company alone, teaching herself Google Ads off YouTube. That became Good Mind Therapeutics: five ketamine clinics across Australia, break-even, heading for fifty.
Lauren Barker is the co-founder of Good Mind Therapeutics, a clinic network for the people antidepressants have failed. We talk about walking away from a prestigious career, rebuilding solo after a co-founder leaves, and what it costs to keep going when you're not sure you're qualified.
For: founders rebuilding mid-journey, anyone in health, and anyone who's wondered if they're qualified enough to keep going.
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ABOUT FOUNDERS IN MOTION
The founder podcast that catches them before they're famous, when the pivot might not work and the real story is still being written.
Hosted by Thea Ngo, a Wharton grad, venture capital investor, and (your new favorite?) interrogator
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