{"podcast":{"title":"Sidebean","slug":"sidebean-7304194","podcast_index_feed_id":7304194,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN2361247413","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/660b4eaa-0e13-11f0-83bf-1b63222d1d41/image/0e914c012281f7a696096ad744d0c5d6.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sidebean","episode_count":323,"summary":"Sidebean makes documentaries about startups, tech, and their impact on society. It is a venture-backed company that helps other startups navigate the complicated road to success. They love to cover stories around business, startups, and tech, trying both to teach and entertain. Subscribe to Sidebean on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@slidebean/ Disclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally shared by Sidebean. It was created by a fan who appreciates Sidebean’s thoughtful storytelling and wanted to make these ideas more accessible for audio-focused listeners. This is not an official production of Sidebean, nor is it affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content belong to Sidebean. If you are a representative of Sidebean and have any questions or requests, please feel free to reach out.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T20:21:57.862873+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidebean-7304194"},"episode":{"title":"What nobody told me about Starting a Business | Sidebean","slug":"what-nobody-told-me-about-starting-a-business-sidebean-2","published_at":"2026-07-11T12:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidebean-7304194/what-nobody-told-me-about-starting-a-business-sidebean-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidebean-7304194","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN7039283199.mp3?updated=1778667640","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN7039283199.mp3?updated=1778667640","summary":"What nobody told me about Starting a Business Ready to validate your startup business idea? Slidebean can help validate your business idea with our: ► Lean Validation Board Template and other tools ► Startup Business Validation Lessons ► Startup Community Events & more… Our Community gets 30% Discount on their Slidebean Subscription. Get started now: Use code ‘SLBYTCOMMUNITY’ or check out https://youtube.slidebean.com/validate-my-business Are you ready to pitch to investors? We can help ► https://slidebean.com/pitch-deck-consulting-services?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=nobodytoldme Subscribe to our FREE weekly startup newsletter ► https://slidebean.com/newsletter?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=nobodytoldme If you are new to our brand or our YouTube channel, you might assume I am just this guy that makes videos on failed companies. But no. Our company, Slidebean, actually, around 30 people, is a venture-funded startup. And our core business is not video, but presentation design. Now, I don't want to jinx it, but we are on our way to 100,000 subscribers. It's a defining moment for our business, where YouTube is not only our primary source of customers for Slidebean, but the videos themselves, the ads, and the sponsorships we are getting are already a business of its own. We created a new, profitable business- that sells our other business. It's a marketing Nirvana! This felt like the right time to reflect on this six-year journey- especially on the stuff that nobody told me about. #slidebean #startups #entrepreneurship What nobody told me about Starting a Business 0:00 - Intro 0:48 - What I’d be doing 2:51 - Twice the team is not twice the productivity 3:41 - How money becomes immaterial 4:49 - Building th…","meta_description":"What nobody told me about Starting a Business Ready to validate your startup business idea? Slidebean can help validate your business idea with our: ► Lea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":801,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sidebean-7304194/episodes/what-nobody-told-me-about-starting-a-business-sidebean-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sidebean-7304194/what-nobody-told-me-about-starting-a-business-sidebean-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}