The Tech Founders Podcast

Documenting the stories of tech founders turning ideas into thriving businesses.

The Tech Founders Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Marcus Papin, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Marcus Papin hosts The Tech Founders Podcast, a business show with 22 episodes published.

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  Episode #22

  $300K to $26M in 20 Months: Ross Paquette’s Bootstrapped Story

  Apr 2, 202644 minS0

  <p>Follow Ross on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossandrew1/ <br>Maropost: https://maropost.com/</p><p>In this episode, Ross Andrew Paquette shares how he built Maropost from a one-man operation into a global software business, expanding from its email marketing roots into a broader commerce and customer engagement platform while staying focused on ownership, long-term thinking, profitability, and disciplined execution.</p><p>He also breaks down his perspective on bootstrapping, avoiding the traditional startup playbook, simplifying operations, and helping brands unify more of their customer experience in one place.</p><p>I hope you enjoy the episode!<...

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  Episode #21

  The Future of Real-Time Sales Coaching - Tech Founders Podcast #21

  Jan 21, 202645 minS0

  <p>Nayak: https://www.nayak.ai/<br>Jean Templin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeantemplin/</p><p>In this episode of The Tech Founders Podcast, we explore the future of AI-powered human connection with Jean Templin, founder of Nayak, a real-time AI relationship coach that helps sales teams build trust and communicate more effectively on calls.</p><p>Jean shares her fascinating journey from working on early eye-tracking models and neuroscience-backed tech to launching Nayak, a platform designed to analyze emotional intelligence and guide users in real time during high-stakes conversations. Nayak’s AI doesn’t just surface insights post-call, it g...

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  Episode #20

  She Built an AI Platform That Makes Journalists 33% More Productive

  Jan 7, 202641 minS0

  <p>Druid Learning: https://www.druidlearning.com/</p><p>Niamh’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niamhfaller/</p><p>In this episode, we dive into the story behind Druid Learning - a platform transforming legacy media and publishing content into AI-ready datasets.</p><p>Founder and CEO Niamh Fowler shares how Druid Learning started during COVID as a tool to help students access educational content and has since evolved into a generative AI platform helping publishers increase output and efficiency. Their AI solution enables journalists and content creators to repurpose historical archives into high-quality, on-brand, predictive content - reducing ar...

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  Episode #19

  Why Millions of Starbucks Users Logged Into This Virtual World

  May 7, 202543 minS0

  <p>Erik's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-braund/<br>Katmai: https://katmaitech.com/</p><p>In this conversation, we explore how a former music producer from Alaska transitioned into founding a cutting-edge virtual office company, Katmai. Erik Braund shares the unexpected journey that led him from running a production studio to launching immersive video conferencing software at the height of the pandemic.</p><p>Erik walks us through how Katmai went from stealth mode to serving major clients like Starbucks, and why immersive 3D environments can radically change how remote teams communicate. We also dig into Katmai’s product ev...

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  Episode #18

  The 3 Millisecond Secret: How Smart Founders Build Credibility Fast

  Apr 30, 202547 minS0

  <p>Paige's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigevelasquez/<br>Zilker Media: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zilkermedia/</p><p>In this episode, we dive into the power of building a personal brand as a tech founder with Paige Velasquez-Budde, co-founder and CEO of Zilker Media.</p><p>Paige specializes in helping high-performing entrepreneurs build personal brands that drive trust and business growth. In this conversation, she explains why trust is the new currency in business—and how founders can leverage their personal brand to earn it. We cover everything from conducting a brand audit to aligning your content strategy wi...

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