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Advice Line with Julia Hartz of Eventbrite

How I Built This · 12 Feb 2026 · 46m

What this episode covers

Julia Hartz, co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, joins Guy Raz to answer calls from early-stage founders. She advises Mia Miller of Pottery to the People on leveraging her YouTube audience to drive e-commerce sales, Jen Sweetsoff of Anyway Magazine on targeting parents and using podcasts for growth, and Anagha Mishra of Aunty Misri on reframing the time-intensive nature of her baking kits as a mindful experience and using live events to build community.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies and companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Eventbrite, Bending Spoons, Pottery to the People, Anyway Magazine, Aunty Misri, U.S. Bank, Vimeo, AOL, WeTransfer, Ticketmaster, Intel
Products
Tiger Beat, Wow in the World
Also
YouTube, Kickstarter

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