{"podcast":{"title":"Founder's Story","slug":"founder-s-story-648906","podcast_index_feed_id":648906,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/NVPdHs07","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/founders-story/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4454fd97-2647-4bda-918e-0516d45f4964/e4396306-a844-480a-a218-101fba618ece/3000x3000/chatgpt_image_jun_17_2026_085141_pm.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"IBH Media","episode_count":356,"summary":"\"Founder's Story\" by IBH Media isn't a business show. It's the conversation founders don't get to have anywhere else. Think 60 Minutes, but for entrepreneurs. We sit down with the most interesting people in business and go past the highlight reel, past the pitch, past the polished version they give every other podcast. We go into the mud with them. The 2 a.m. doubts. The bet that almost ended everything. The moment they wanted to quit and didn't. You'll hear from household names like Gary V, Codie Sanchez, Rob Dyrdek, and Tom Bilyeu, and just as often from founders you've never heard of who are building something the world needs to know about. Either way, the goal is the same: a real conversation that makes you laugh, makes you think, and sometimes catches you off guard with how much it makes you feel. This is where the story behind the success finally gets told. This is \"Founder's Story.\"","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T22:17:12.558200+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906"},"episode":{"title":"Bootstrap or Raise VC? Here's the Math From a $150M Founder | Ep. 406 with Tal Lev-Ami Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Cloudinary","slug":"bootstrap-or-raise-vc-here-s-the-math-from-a-150m-founder-ep-406-with-tal-lev-ami-co-founder-and-chief-technology-officer-at-cloudinary","published_at":"2026-06-10T12:18:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/bootstrap-or-raise-vc-here-s-the-math-from-a-150m-founder-ep-406-with-tal-lev-ami-co-founder-and-chief-technology-officer-at-cloudinary","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/founders-story/","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1184/afp-969439-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a7765f3f-02e4-4ded-bca1-01a20b7f82a5/episodes/194ab6db-4f45-4bb7-bbff-7e8977c85232/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a7765f3f-02e4-4ded-bca1-01a20b7f82a5&awEpisodeId=194ab6db-4f45-4bb7-bbff-7e8977c85232&feed=NVPdHs07","summary":"Daniel Robbins sits down with Tal Lev-Ami, CTO and co founder of Cloudinary, to unpack what it takes to bootstrap a developer first platform into a global business while keeping culture, control, and discipline intact. Tal shares how coding became his “art” as a kid, why returning to hands on building through AI agents reignited his creativity, and what founders misunderstand about fundraising, dilution, and long term employee value. They also dive into the future of software, including the “zero person company,” the new reality of ultra low barriers to entry, and why enterprise grade reliability still separates real platforms from vibe coded demos.","meta_description":"Daniel Robbins sits down with Tal Lev-Ami, CTO and co founder of Cloudinary, to unpack what it takes to bootstrap a developer first platform into a global…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1731,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/founder-s-story-648906/episodes/bootstrap-or-raise-vc-here-s-the-math-from-a-150m-founder-ep-406-with-tal-lev-ami-co-founder-and-chief-technology-officer-at-cloudinary/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/bootstrap-or-raise-vc-here-s-the-math-from-a-150m-founder-ep-406-with-tal-lev-ami-co-founder-and-chief-technology-officer-at-cloudinary.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}