{"podcast":{"title":"Innovation with Mark Peter Davis","slug":"innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720","podcast_index_feed_id":1367720,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/innovationwithmpd/","website_url":"https://www.interplay.vc/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7c3c2e2f-e37e-4970-8f8c-d9002bc7ee8b/6v95MP3mlMcpNDOiXIVFZabm.jpg","author":"Interplay","episode_count":154,"summary":"Welcome to Innovation with Mark Peter Davis, a podcast dedicated to innovation, truth, and education. Through fireside chats with entrepreneurs, industry leading executives, and creative minded business folk, I'll highlight the society altering transformations that are happening all around us while providing crucial entrepreneurial advice. Pickup tips from founders who sold their company for hundreds of millions of dollars. Discover how everyday materials and goods are being reinvented by science. Learn about the current state of space exploration and the space industry from the CEO of a rocket company. Join him on this expedition to learn about the innovations that are changing our world and the way we exist. Don’t forget to subscribe and follow on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Medium.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T04:21:56.067625+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720"},"episode":{"title":"Building Companies From Scratch: Inside Interplay’s Studio","slug":"building-companies-from-scratch-inside-interplay-s-studio","published_at":"2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720/building-companies-from-scratch-inside-interplay-s-studio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720","url":"https://innovationwithmpd.captivate.fm/episode/building-companies-from-scratch-inside-interplays-studio","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/edd57606-9658-4e4c-95f7-479d76e428a6.mp3","summary":"Venture studios are quietly becoming one of the most effective models for company creation, but most people still don't understand what happens inside one. For this podcast episode I sat down with Andy Bilinsky , Partner at Interplay leading our Studio, to break down exactly how we build companies from the ground up. During our conversation, we covered: What a venture studio actually is and how it differs from traditional VC Why do we research industries deeply before ever writing a business plan The role of operating partners as true co-founders Why second- and third-time founders are choosing to build with a studio instead of going solo How Interplay went from 3 new companies in Q4 2025 to targeting 10+ in 2026 Big thanks to Andy for pulling back the curtain on how we build. We’re grateful to have him here at Interplay. ⏱️ Chapter Markers: 00:00 Introduction to Andy Bilinsky 01:15 Andy's Entrepreneurial Background 03:30 Early Career: Hyper-Growth at Haute Look 05:45 BeachMint, Science Incubator & Chirp Ads 08:00 Launching Lensable From Scratch 09:30 Why Andy Joined Interplay 13:00 What Is a Venture Studio? 15:30 Interplay's Thesis-Driven Approach 18:00 The Role of Operating Partners 20:30 What Makes a Great Studio CEO 24:00 Why Successful Founders Don't Go Solo 27:30 The Value of a Firm as Co-Founder 30:00 Administrative Support & De-Risking 33:00 Distributed Teams & Geographic Flexibility 35:00 Studio Growth: From 3 Companies to 10+ Links: Andy Blinsky: LinkedIn Interplay: Website , LinkedIn , Twitter MPD: LinkedIn , Twitter","meta_description":"Venture studios are quietly becoming one of the most effective models for company creation, but most people still don't understand what happens inside one…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1622,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720/episodes/building-companies-from-scratch-inside-interplay-s-studio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720/building-companies-from-scratch-inside-interplay-s-studio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}