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Build Mode
TechCrunch
Topics: Technology · Tech News · Entrepreneurship
On Build Mode, TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Editor Isabelle Johannessen cuts through the startup mythology to uncover how founders survive the brutal early days, navigate impossible funding landscapes, and somehow keep their companies — and sanity— intact. Each season, Isabelle is joined by founders, investors, and operators to dig into specific aspects of the startup journey, from creative go to market strategies to founder mental health. The interviews are full of candid startup wisdom—think cap table drama, co-founder breakups, and pivot panic. So, if you’re starting a company or or even just thinking about it, this is your survival guide.
Latest episodes
- Build Mode Bonus: Inside the VC Decision-Making Process with True Ventures' Puneet Agarwal
- The Case for Crowdfunding Before Raising Venture Capital with Everette Taylor, Kickstarter
- How a first-time founder bootstrapped her way to a $47.5 Million Exit with Ashley Tyrner-Dolce, FarboxRx
- Archer Went Public Just 3 Years After Launching and It Paid Off with Adam Goldstein
- How Mbodi Is Solving Robotics’ Scaling Problem with Xavier Chi
- Mistakes That Make Investors Nervous, According to a PhD in Pitching
- How a Crisis Turned Julia Hartz Into the CEO Eventbrite Needed
- Learn What VCs Actually Want, From a Founder Who's Raised $1B with Sasha Orloff, Puzzle
- The VC Backing the American Dream with Manan Mehta, Unshackled Ventures
- The legal mistakes that can sink your startup before series A with Kristina Subbotina, Lexsy
Build Mode is No. 160 in Technology on Apple Podcasts in Ireland today. The latest episode came out on October 9, 2026. A new episode comes out about once a week.
Today's places
| Chart | Place | Since yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland: Technology | 160 | ▼42 |
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