Little Pursuits

A podcast for founders, leaders, and anyone building something they believe in. We sit down with startup founders, creatives, and change-makers in the middle of the messy, meaningful work of building. Honest conversations about vision and doubt, about clarity, and about the small steps that become big shifts. If you're in the thick of it, building a business, a movement, or a new path, this space is for you. One small pursuit at a time. Hosted by Dar Patel, Founder @ Little Pursuits

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  The Product Is Only 10% of Your Business

  Aug 5, 20261h 1mS0

  <p>Nomiki Petrolla got a D minus in economics, restarted college from scratch, and went on to lead product at an AI company while running a consulting practice on the side for ten years. Theanna, her community-plus-software platform for women founders, is her fifth business: two dropshipping companies died in three months each, and a one-on-one coaching practice became the blueprint for something bigger. This is a conversation about why the product is only 10% of the business, building your own distribution through founder-led content, and growing a company without burning out.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:</p><p>→ Th...

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  He Partnered With Uber When It Had 50 Drivers

  Jul 29, 202656 minS0

  <p>Zach Forester tested badly all through school, walked away from the mortgage company he co-owned when it started costing him his health, and cold-called his way into Uber when it had about 50 drivers. His black-car fleet became Uber's driver-training partner, over 150,000 drivers and a 16-year partnership later, and today he builds Optium, automating and offshoring back offices for other companies. This is a conversation about hiring for the trait and teaching the skill, finding the next business inside the one that is collapsing, and the inner work that kept him going through thousands of failures.</p><p>In this...

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  Fall in Love With the Problem, Not the Solution

  Jul 22, 20261h 8mS0

  <p>Stephanie Simpson left full-time teaching in 2021 to build a portfolio coaching business, bringing a background in dance and psychology to how she helps leaders and founders work with stress instead of against it. This is a conversation about reinvention, the difference between a mentor and a sponsor, and why the people who last fall in love with the problem, not their solution.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:</p><p>→ Why most businesses fail: the founder falls in love with the solution and stops listening to the market<br>→ The difference between a mentor and a sponsor, and why...

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  AI Will Convince You Your Bad Idea Is Genius

  Jul 16, 20261h 16mS0

  <p>Devin Owen went from neuroscience research to teaching himself to code, sold his first startup Savvy after a COVID-era pivot, and now builds GreenFlash, the product layer that shows AI teams how their agents actually behave with real users. This is a conversation about betting on yourself, the trap of building with AI that agrees with everything, and how to build something people actually want.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:</p><p>→ Quitting a science career to teach himself to code, and why he is always on the side of quitting<br>→ The AI-validation trap: why AI will...

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  What an Angel Investor Decides in the First Minute

  Jul 10, 20261h 8mS0

  <p>Taya Kudashkina grew up in Siberia with an engineering degree and a dream of Silicon Valley, built startups across the United States and Russia, then left everything behind after the invasion of Ukraine and rebuilt her career from zero in a new country as an angel investor. This is a conversation about reinvention, starting over with no network, and what investors really look for in early-stage founders.Hit subscribe to join our community of builders!In this episode, we cover:→ The values exercise she used to reinvent herself: list every path, then try each one on by talking to pe...

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