Biography

This Is Biography

Season 1 of Biography goes deep with six founders on the real story behind what they built - not the press release version. From being strategically broke to burning out, reinventing, and finding traction, this trailer previews what’s ahead.
Featuring: Andrew Wilkinson, Shaan Puri, Tyler Denk, Ben Wilson, Jason Yanowitz, and Eric Glymann.
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How Andrew Wilkinson Runs a $180M Company Working 4 Hours a Day

The version of Andrew Wilkinson that made his first million wasn’t the same one who could actually enjoy it.
Living on the constant desire “to make everything 20% better”, Andrew is a born entrepreneur. But that doesn’t mean he has always had things figured out. At one point, he was running five businesses and was at the end of his rope. Only then did he start figuring out what he really wanted his life to look like.
Andrew shares the decisive mindset shifts that helped him attract opportunity instead of having to chase it. A key takeaway? The biggest opportunities to make money are in relationships. Andrew explains how going out of your way to meet the right people and creating a friendship funnel radically transforms your trajectory as a founder.
He also gets real about how he breaks down his week to stay productive, purposeful, along with all of the tech and tools he uses. If you’ve ever struggled with burnout, fear of failure, or uncertainty about your next steps, this episode will be really valuable for you and your business.
Whether you’re scaling your company or still side-hustling your way forward, Andrew’s journey is a reminder that clarity, discipline, and faith are business assets too. Andrew didn’t find peace when things got easier - he found it when he stopped needing them to. In doing so, he built not just a purposeful business, but a purposeful life.
Because in a world obsessed with outcomes, Andrew’s real breakthrough was learning to stay in the process.
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Timestamps:(01:52) Using Money In Interesting Ways to Make Your Life Better(06:00) Creating a Friendship Funnel for Exponential Growth(22:07) Why Every Business Should Be a Lifestyle Business(30:52) Why Andrew Decided to Become an Investor(42:21) Auditing Your Life and Building Narratives as a Coping Mechanism(53:43) Andrews Productivity Stack Using AI, Lists and Tools(1:15:54) Why The Biggest Opportunity to Make Money is in Relationships(1:28:43) The AI Revolution(1:49:07) Andrew’s $100 Million Framework(2:16:53) Philanthropy

How Eric Glyman Built Ramp Into a $16 Billion Dollar Company In Only 6 Years

In less than 6 years, Ramp has become many companies go-to tool to help their business run more efficiently.
“Time is money. Save both.” is the beautiful Ramp slogan, and that’s a key theme in all of Erics startups.
In this episode I sat down with Eric Glyman, CEO and Co-Founder of Ramp, one of the hottest fintechs out there. And I believe, a company that will become one of the biggest in the world.
I talk with Eric about what it was like growing up in Las Vegas, his first retail job where he learned about the misalignment of incentives. We talk about Eric's time at Harvard, being rejected by YC, his first startup Paribus and it’s ups and downs along with the founding story of Ramp.
Eric’s journey reminds us that the best ideas often come not from chasing trends, but from staying curious, noticing what others ignore, and having the guts to follow frustration to innovation.
If you’re serious about improving your business this is a 2 hour masterclass.
Follow:Wouter - @WouterTeunissen on XEric - @Eglyman on XRamp - @tryramp on X 
Timestamps:(0:29) Growing Up in Vegas and Eric’s First Retail Job(5:59) Going to Harvard(10:29) The Importance of Intentionality in Unlocking Your Golden Handcuffs(16:03) The Story of Paribus (Eric’s First Company)(31:29) Breaking Down the exact Paribus Growth Loop(38:34) How Eric Used TV for Viral Consumer Marketing(42:49) How Do You Survive an 80% Drop in Revenue Overnight?(49:00) Getting Acquired by Capital One(1:00:33) Why Ramp Started with Corporate Credit Cards(1:12:29) Landing Keith Rabois as an Investor(1:16:13) Zero to $100M in Transaction Volume(1:25:41) How Ramp is using AI(1:31:05) How Ramp Created a Superbowl Ad in 7 Days(1:33:42) Using Internal Data for Marketing(1:39:09) Study. Your. Industry (And listen to Founders Podcast) to be Great

How Ben Wilson Quit His Job and Took Over the Podcasting World

Before launching How to Take Over the World, Ben Wilson struggled with a job that drained him and a question that wouldn’t go away: What does it take to achieve greatness?
He nearly failed out of high school, skipped SAT prep to play basketball, and had no grand plan - only a deep desire to stay free, follow his curiosity, and avoid the soul-crushing conformity of traditional paths.
In college, he hustled. He double-majored in political science and economics, ran a scrappy but successful campaign for student body VP, and found that success often comes not from being the smartest, but from knocking on more doors, both literally and figuratively. But after several years across consulting and marketing roles, that spark faded. He was relying on stimulants to focus, sleeping pills to recover, and still couldn’t shake the feeling that he was drifting further from a life that mattered.
Then, one morning in 2018, while reading a biography of Napoleon and listening to a podcast, he felt a visceral, painful energy - what Aristotle once called zelos: the ache of seeing someone like you achieve what you haven’t yet. That moment sparked How to Take Over the World, the podcast that would change his life.
Ben’s journey isn’t about smooth ambition. It’s about false starts, deep sincerity and finding the courage to lower the boats—even when no one’s watching.
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Timestamps:(0:39) How growing up with an idyllic childhood affected Ben(2:29) What are the Two Father-Son relationships of great men?(5:50) What taking responsibility for yourself really means.(9:23) Why you should value Engineering hardship(14:47) Lowering the Boats – Consistently going all-in (25:10) Why being only ‘adequate’ can crush your soul(31:52) “I can’t go on like this” (34:59) The Three Types of Work(39:55) Ambition Porn and Zealous Pain(46:13) What would Alexander the Great be if he didn't conquer? (50:13) Why it's better to flame out than burn out  (51:49) If you’re willing to to eat sh*t – It’s really easy to do whatever you want(57:19) What can we learn from Napoleon (1:02:35) Ask yourself: Have you failed twice as much as the reasonable person?(1:07:10) How to Pivot (in life)(1:13:59) “You don’t get experience with time” y(1:14:59) Learning from Mr. Beast (1:23:27) Self-Awareness (1:35:01) How to tell an immersive story (1:41:15) The HTTOW Vision