Morning Brew

Founder's Journal

Business EN ↓ 637 episodes

Alex Lieberman, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, gives you an insider’s look into building businesses. Alex explores the founder’s journey, from the painful challenges of 0-to-1 to the powerful frameworks that help you scale to millions in revenue as well as the emotional rollercoaster that is present throughout.

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Morning Brew

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Business

Latest episode

Jun 30, 2025

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Episodes

Why and How I Bought Bitcoin 04.06.2021

Today I talk about my decision to buy bitcoin, why I bought it, and the considerations I made along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fight for Your Customers 02.06.2021

Today I’m talking about fighting for every single customer no matter how big your company is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Power of Learning Groups 31.05.2021

Today I explain what a learning group is and why I think it can accelerate learning & creative thinking.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Be a Selfless Conversationalist 28.05.2021

Today I share how to be short term selfish in conversations in order to be long term selfish...in a good way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hiring Senior Employees 26.05.2021

For today’s journal, I want to help you make the right choices when picking senior people at your company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Opinion On Opinions 24.05.2021

Today I’m talking about peoples’ opinions and how to help you think through the best way to make them work for you in your career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How I Manage Anxiety 21.05.2021

Today I’m talking about my anxiety and how I approach living with it in a productive and healthy way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aggregation Theory 19.05.2021

Todays episode breaks down a business framework that explains why some businesses are so powerful, so defensible, and only get more powerful & defensible with each day that passes. Listen to my episode on Network Effects here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Keep a Decision Journal 17.05.2021

Today I give you a tool for taking an honest & repeatable approach to how you evaluate major decisions you make. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Make Decisions 14.05.2021

Today’s episode is about making every decision you make count. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Build Intentionally 12.05.2021

On today’s guest journal, Amanda Goetz, Founder of House of Wise, gives us insight into building intentionally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learning How to Learn 10.05.2021

Today, I break down a four-step process for efficiently learning about any new topic personally or professionally. Liston to The Power of Curation on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How My Brain Works 07.05.2021

Today I share one of the things I have been perpetually unconfident about…the way I work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Regret Minimization Framework 05.05.2021

Today I give you a mental model that you can add to your toolkit when making big decisions in business or life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rules of Connection 03.05.2021

Today I explain my 7 rules of connecting & networking in a post-COVID, internet world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Journal: Carving Your Niche w/ Darren Rovell 30.04.2021

On today’s guest journal, Darren Rovell shares how carving out his niche in sports allowed him to build a 2,000,000 follower audience on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Value of Feedback 28.04.2021

Today, I talk about the importance of delivering frequent, quality feedback in business & how you can level of your feedback-giving abilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Power of Storytelling 26.04.2021

Today I share the superpower of storytelling, how I’ve used it as a builder, and how you can level-up your storytelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former CEO of Morning Brew 23.04.2021

In today’s journal, I speak about my transition from CEO to Executive Chairman of Morning Brew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Journal: Ask What's Possible w/ Kara Goldin 21.04.2021

Today’s guest journal highlights the Founder and CEO of Hint Water, Kara Goldin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Power of Curation 19.04.2021

Today I talk about why curation is a superpower, why it’s misunderstood, and why it’s more important than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trailblazer 16.04.2021

Today I tell the founding story of Salesforce, its disruption to computing, and the lessons all builders can learn from its success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Journal: Build in Public w/Nik Sharma 14.04.2021

Nik guides us through the importance of building in public & the impact it’s had on his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jobs to Be Done 12.04.2021

Today I break down “Jobs to be Done” and how to apply it to all of your work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think for Yourself 09.04.2021

Today’s journal is about what it means to be an independent thinker & what you can do to start thinking for yourself rather than in accordance with others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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