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Bonus Episode! Ask Guy Anything: December 2021

How I Built This · 23 Dec 2021 · 14m

What this episode covers

Guy Raz, host of How I Built This, explains the show's rigorous preparation process, which involves 40-50 page research packets and 5-10 hours of prep per interview to uncover new details. He details the criteria for selecting founder-led guests who are willing to 'surrender' to the storytelling process, emphasizing struggle and vulnerability over cookie-cutter success. Raz also reveals his own entrepreneurial ventures, including Built of Productions and Tinkercast, the latter of which is developing an ed-tech platform and commercial products for children's media.

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early-stage companies

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Tinkercast, Built of Productions
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Wow in the World, Wisdom from the Top, The Rewind, How to Be an Earthling, Who and Wow

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