Infinity Constellation

Not Another Podcast

Business EN ↓ 31 episodes

Hey, I’m Brennan Pothetes. I’ve raised millions, burned out hard, and learned that most startup advice is toxic BS. Hustle culture isn’t a superpower. It’s a fast track to burnout. So I’m starting Not Another Podcast. Each episode, I’m doing something fun, like building Legos or cooking spaghetti, while having raw, honest convos with founders. It’s part therapy, part teardown. All real talk. If you’re done with the hype and want sustainable success, this is for you.

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Infinity Constellation

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The Founder Identity Crisis: Jess Mah on Losing Everything and Starting Again 02.12.2025 1:18:13

Jess Mah has one of the wildest founder journeys in Silicon Valley. She taught herself to code at 10. Launched her first company at 11. Got into Berkeley at 16. Joined Y Combinator at 19. Landed magazine covers. Raised money. Built a company people said would “change everything.” And then it all collapsed. Jess ran out of money. Laid off her entire team. Fell into a long, brutal burnout that force...

Why Patience > Funding: Lessons From Alex Matjanec, a Serial Bootstrapper 18.11.2025 1:26:57

Everyone in tech talks about raising. Almost no one talks about owning. In this episode of Not Another Podcast , Brennan Pothetes sits down with Alex Matjanec, a serial founder who built and sold multiple companies without a dollar of venture funding, to unpack what it really takes to build wealth, freedom, and meaning in a world addicted to speed. Alex built his first startup during the 2008 fina...

Why the U.S. Is Falling Behind in AI (and What Happens Next), with Nicole Maffeo from Bridgewater, Google AI, and Gambit Robotics 11.11.2025 1:02:55

Everyone’s obsessed with AI. Almost no one understands the war that’s already being fought. In this episode of Not Another Podcast , Brennan Pothetes sits down with Nicole Maffeo, a former Bridgewater investor, ex-Google AI leader, and co-founder of Gambit Robotics, to unpack who’s really winning the global AI race . From China’s surveillance-driven data advantage to the U.S.’s bureaucratic slowdo...

The Fear That Never Leaves: Founders, Burnout, and the Need to Prove Yourself, with Alex Song, Founder and CEO at Proxima 04.11.2025 55:27

What if the very traits that make you successful… are also the ones slowly breaking you? In this episode of Not Another Podcast , Brennan Pothetes sits down with Alex Song, former Goldman Sachs and Pershing Square investor turned founder & CEO of Proxima, to explore the brutal, hidden side of building. Alex has lived every founder archetype: Finance prodigy. Serial entrepreneur. Operator of a...

Why Great Founders Have Great Sex Lives, with Natassia Miller, Sexologist and Founder of Wonderlust 28.10.2025 1:17:41

Most founders talk about growth, not intimacy. But here’s the truth: how you show up in your relationships is how you show up as a leader. In this episode of Not Another Podcast , Brennan Pothetes sits down with Natassia Miller (sexologist, entrepreneur, and founder of Wanderlust Intimacy) to explore how vulnerability, communication, and connection at home translate into better leadership in busin...

Why Real Founders Build for Ownership, Not Optics: Francis Pedraza on Buying Back His Company and Building Profitably 21.10.2025 1:06:57

Most founders build for optics: flashy raises, big valuations, and investor approval. But what happens when you build for ownership instead? In the first episode of Not Another Podcast , Brennan Pothetes sits down with Francis Pedraza , founder of Invisible Technologies , to explore what it really means to control your company’s destiny. Francis built one of the world’s leading AI operations compa...