Builder's Growth Lab

Builder's Growth Lab

Charlie Hernandez

English Technology Explicit
Episodes 42
Avg. Duration 1h 14m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
94%
Hosting
feeds.buzzsprout.com

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About This Podcast

The podcast where builders, founders, and investors talk AI marketing and customer acquisition for AI builders.


Join us (Conor Douglas, Mallory Loar, Charlie Hernandez) as we talk about the latest AI coding tools, interview the creators building them, and share real builder stories with AI founders. From Claude Code to cutting-edge startups, how to acquire customers for your AI app, we talk about AI code and keep you informed and entertained.


Perfect for builders who want to stay ahead of the AI curve without the hype. 


New episodes weekly.


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Recent Episodes

Government Money Is Sitting There - Here's Why Most Founders Ignore It | Episode #41

Mar 05, 2026 1h 33m

Most founders building AI products are ignoring a $700B+ market sitting right in front of them: government contracts.In this episode, Charlie, Conor, and Mallory sit down with Maurice Harari,…

S1E40 The GTM Strategy Most Founders Skip - Interview With Josh Lowman | Episode #40

Feb 26, 2026 1h 52m

Most AI companies are not losing on product. They are losing on positioning. And Josh Lowman says they are solving the wrong problem entirely.Josh runs Goldfront, a category design studio in San…

S1E39 Andy Crestodina's Organic Growth Playbook for the AI Era | Episode # 39

Feb 19, 2026 1h 43m

Andy Crestodina has spent 25 years building Orbit Media into one of the most respected content marketing agencies in the game. No paid ads. No outbound sales team. Just organic content that generates…

S1E38 ChatGPT Ads Are Here, Should AI Founders Care? | Episode #38

Feb 12, 2026 1h 35m

OpenAI just opened up advertising inside ChatGPT, and the BGL crew breaks down what it actually means for builders, marketers, and AI companies. Conor shares his take from the paid media side,…

S1E37 What VCs Actually Look For When Investing | Episode #37

Feb 05, 2026 1h 44m

Inside VC with Robert Harari 🎙️We just dropped Episode 37 with Robert Harari, a VC since age 17 and co-founder of Raisy, an AI platform that connects founders with investors using behavioral…

S1E36 Building Out Loud & More | Episode #36

Jan 29, 2026 1h 51m

We hit record and talked about what's actually on our minds this week: our canceled Breckenridge trip that makes our heart hurt, building CampaignPilots in public and what we're learning from sharing…

S1E35 Jon Cheney on What Founders Get Wrong About Implementation | Episode #35

Jan 22, 2026 2h 7m

Jon Cheney, Chief AI Officer and CEO of GenAIPI, joins the show to break down how he scaled from solo consultant to an 8-person AI services firm and what AI founders can steal from his playbook. We…

S1E34 Why the Big AI Breakthrough Still Hasn't Happened (And Where the Real Opportunity Is) - Interview with Silvia Oviedo Lopez | Episode #34

Jan 15, 2026 1h 48m

Guest: Silvia Oviedo Lopez, Former Pinterest & Canva Leader, Now Building Stealth AI StartupSilvia spent two decades scaling Pinterest to 450 million users and leading AI-powered content…

S1E33 What It's Actually Like to Raise Capital For Your Startup | Episode #33

Jan 08, 2026 2h 10m

In this episode, Mallory Loar pulls back the curtain on her fundraising journey: raising nearly $800K for her app.She breaks down how she leveraged her network to get in front of angel investors, why…

S1E32 2025 Podcast Recap & What's Next | Episode #32

Dec 31, 2025 33m

We chat where we started and where we're going/what's next for 2026.

S1E31 Why Some AI Founders Never Get Funded (Katie Dunn, Angel Investor Explains) | Episode #31

Dec 26, 2025 56m

Katie Dunn closed $10B in real estate deals before becoming a full-time angel investor. She's invested in 30 companies, helped founders raise $27M+, and focuses on underrepresented founders in CPG…

S1E30 The Hidden Cost of Bad Onboarding & How to Fix It | Featuring Teemu Kinos | Episode #30

Dec 18, 2025 1h 39m

Customer success is becoming the next major frontier for AI agents. In this episode, we sit down with Teemu Kinos, co-founder of Skene.ai, to unpack how AI agents are reshaping onboarding, retention,…

S1E29 The Distribution Pivot That Led to an 18-Month Exit (And How You Can Do It Too) | Episode #29

Dec 12, 2025 1h 45m

Andre Albuquerque, who took Kitch from founding to Glovo acquisition in 18 months and now runs Builders Camp where he has trained over 4,000 product managers, joins the show to break down what AI…

Stop Relying on Luck - Build an SEO Engine That Delivers | Episode #28

Dec 04, 2025 1h 42m Transcript

The moment yall have been waiting for.  The SEO 101 episode.  We start by talking turkey day, then get right into the SEO discussions.  Charlie talks SEO fundamentals (content/technical/backlinks)…

S1E27 More Customers To Your App with Christian Peverelli | Episode #27

Nov 27, 2025 1h 47m Transcript

If your dashboards are loud but your next steps are fuzzy, this one’s for you. We open with a clear look at how Campaign Pilots turns GA4, Search Console, and Google Ads into plain-English insights…

Interview with Stephen Stearman | Episode #26

Nov 21, 2025 1h 36m Transcript

What does it take to build an AI product that clinicians actually trust? We invite Synth.ai CEO Steven Steerman to break down how his team turns hours of psychological report writing into minutes,…

S1E25 Interview with Ryan Carson | Episode #25

Nov 13, 2025 1h 17m Transcript

Names matter because they set expectations, and expectations drive momentum. We open with a playful roast of our working title and turn it into a real exercise in clarity.  Why a simple, memorable…

S1E24 How to Properly Rebrand Your AI Company | Episode #24

Nov 06, 2025 1h 47m Transcript

We run a live branding workshop to evolve our show from a technical niche to a hub for builders who want customers. We align on audience, mission, naming strategy, and a visual system that supports…

S1E23 Sukhpal Saini (Winner of Lovable Hackathon) | Episode #23

Oct 30, 2025 1h 9m Transcript

A new chapter begins as Mallory joins the crew as a co host and sharpens our focus on the brand, community, and content moves that actually compound for AI startups. We swap stories about stamina and…

S1E22 AI Branding & Community Building Expert, Mallory Loar | Episode #22

Oct 23, 2025 1h 5m

Tired of AI products that all sound the same? We sat down with brand and community powerhouse Mallory Lore (formerly Bolt.new and Discord) to unpack how real brands are built in a crowded market…

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