{"podcast":{"title":"Freelance to Founder","slug":"freelance-to-founder-55033","podcast_index_feed_id":55033,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TPG2662696523","website_url":"https://freelancetofounder.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/30092982-f3ec-11e8-965a-fb872bb8bb89/image/87b8f84c7f2835b0cf64bf85aec7380f.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Millo","episode_count":605,"summary":"Freelance to Founder is a call-in show helping real-life freelancers grow their businesses and escape the feast-famine lifestyle. The podcast is hosted by Preston Lee, a former freelancer who has started, built, and even sold successful businesses of his own. Preston is joined nearly every weekday by other expert founders, freelancers, and entrepreneurs to help you take your solo business to the next level. You can submit your questions at FreelanceToFounder.com/ask If you enjoy content from shows like The Futur, Being Freelance, The Accidental Creative, Smart Passive Income, or The Side Hustle Show, then you'll love Freelance to Founder. Join us every weekday to take the next step on your journey from ... freelance to founder.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T22:18:07.904441+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033"},"episode":{"title":"No Portfolio, No Problem… Here's Where to Start","slug":"no-portfolio-no-problem-here-s-where-to-start","published_at":"2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033/no-portfolio-no-problem-here-s-where-to-start","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4888412118.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG4888412118.mp3","summary":"Tharun is ready to take the leap into freelancing—but one question is standing between him and his first paycheck: how do you actually land that very first client? Preston and AJ Cassata from Revenue Boost share their own origin stories (a bagel shop, a school yearbook, a wave of cold calls) and break down the two simplest moves any new freelancer can make to get that first client through the door. No complicated funnels, no elaborate lead gen systems—just smart, human approaches that actually work when you're starting from zero. Links: Support our show sponsors -> ⁠⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/sponsors⁠⁠ Submit your own question -> ⁠⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/ask⁠ Attend The \"10X Your Freelancing\" Summit -> ⁠⁠https://10XFreelance.com⁠⁠ (FREE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Tharun is ready to take the leap into freelancing—but one question is standing between him and his first paycheck: how do you actually land that very firs…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":733,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/freelance-to-founder-55033/episodes/no-portfolio-no-problem-here-s-where-to-start/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033/no-portfolio-no-problem-here-s-where-to-start.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}