{"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":"He Raised $350M to Rent Roofs: The 1 Sales Rule That Built It | Ep. 394 with John Witchel CEO & Co-Founder of King Energy","slug":"he-raised-350m-to-rent-roofs-the-1-sales-rule-that-built-it-ep-394-with-john-witchel-ceo-co-founder-of-king-energy","published_at":"2026-05-04T16:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/he-raised-350m-to-rent-roofs-the-1-sales-rule-that-built-it-ep-394-with-john-witchel-ceo-co-founder-of-king-energy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/founders-story/episodes/solar-is-already-the-answer-and-the-market-is-finally-forced-to-admit-it-ep-394-with-john-witchel-ceo-co-founder-of-king-energy/","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/b370089b-974d-4779-94d6-0b31495901e8/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a7765f3f-02e4-4ded-bca1-01a20b7f82a5&awEpisodeId=b370089b-974d-4779-94d6-0b31495901e8&feed=NVPdHs07","summary":"Daniel Robbins interviews John Witchel, CEO and co founder of King Energy, on why solar did not “lose,” it simply needed the right business model. John breaks down the split incentive problem in multi tenant buildings and how King Energy solves it by renting rooftops from landlords and selling power to tenants at a discount. They also unpack why solar and batteries are now cheaper than fossil fuels, why energy price increases are forcing action, and how John built his 10th startup by speaking the customer’s language instead of selling ideology.","meta_description":"Daniel Robbins interviews John Witchel, CEO and co founder of King Energy, on why solar did not “lose,” it simply needed the right business model. John br…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1495,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/founder-s-story-648906/episodes/he-raised-350m-to-rent-roofs-the-1-sales-rule-that-built-it-ep-394-with-john-witchel-ceo-co-founder-of-king-energy/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/he-raised-350m-to-rent-roofs-the-1-sales-rule-that-built-it-ep-394-with-john-witchel-ceo-co-founder-of-king-energy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}