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Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)

2025-07-13 · 102 min · 74 entities

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  • → references Jake Knapp person
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://linkedin.com/in/jake-knapp
  • → references Sprint Audiobook book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Sprint-audiobook/dp/B019R2DQIY
  • → references Eli Blee Goldman person
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://linkedin.com/in/eli-blee-goldman
  • → references Gandalf concept
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf
  • → references Frodo Baggins person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodo_Baggins
  • → references Mordor concept
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordor
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/primal-mark-how-beginning-shapes-end-development-creative-ideas
  • → references Click Make What People Want book
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Click-Make-What-People-Want/dp/1668072114
  • → hosted by Lenny Rachitsky person
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    Feed author/publisher: Lenny Rachitsky
  • → recommended Make Time Focus Matters Every book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422
  • → recommended Make Time Focus Matters Every book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422
  • → recommended Sprint Audiobook book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Sprint-audiobook/dp/B019R2DQIY
  • → recommended Sprint Audiobook book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Sprint-audiobook/dp/B019R2DQIY
  • → recommended Click Make What People Want book
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Click-Make-What-People-Want/dp/1668072114
  • → recommended Click Make What People Want book
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Click-Make-What-People-Want/dp/1668072114
  • → discusses Technology company
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    Feed category: Technology
  • → discusses Business concept
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    Feed category: Business
  • → discusses Entrepreneurship concept
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    Feed category: Entrepreneurship
  • → references penname.co website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://penname.co/
  • → references shopify.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://shopify.com/
  • → references vercel.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://vercel.com/
  • → references windsurf.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://windsurf.com/
  • → references rippling.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://rippling.com/
  • → references etsy.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://etsy.com/
  • → references sonos.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://sonos.com/
  • → references Business Account person
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://brex.com/product/business-account?ref_code=bmk_dp_brand1H25_ln_new_fs
  • → references jakeknapp.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://jakeknapp.com/
  • → references johnzeratsky.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://johnzeratsky.com/
  • → references character.vc website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://character.vc/
  • → references Labs company
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://character.vc/labs
  • → references meet.google.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://meet.google.com/
  • → references bluebottlecoffee.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://bluebottlecoffee.com/
  • → references reclaim.ai website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://reclaim.ai/
  • → references Introducing The Foundation Sprint company
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://lennysnewsletter.com/p/introducing-the-foundation-sprint
  • → references Company Info company
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://about.google/company-info/philosophy
  • → references Miro Template person
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://character.vc/miro-template
  • → references latchet.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://latchet.com/
  • → references getmellow.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": http://getmellow.com/
  • → references axionorbital.space website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://axionorbital.space/

Entities found in this episode

websites 32

  • mentioned penname.co website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://penname.co/
  • mentioned shopify.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://shopify.com/
  • mentioned vercel.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://vercel.com/
  • mentioned windsurf.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://windsurf.com/
  • mentioned rippling.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://rippling.com/
  • mentioned etsy.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://etsy.com/
  • mentioned sonos.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://sonos.com/
  • mentioned jakeknapp.com website
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://jakeknapp.com/
  • mentioned johnzeratsky.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://johnzeratsky.com/
  • mentioned character.vc website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://character.vc/
  • mentioned meet.google.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://meet.google.com/
  • mentioned bluebottlecoffee.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://bluebottlecoffee.com/
  • mentioned reclaim.ai website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://reclaim.ai/
  • mentioned latchet.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://latchet.com/
  • mentioned getmellow.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": http://getmellow.com/
  • mentioned axionorbital.space website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://axionorbital.space/
  • references penname.co website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://penname.co/
  • references shopify.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://shopify.com/
  • references vercel.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://vercel.com/
  • references windsurf.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://windsurf.com/
  • references rippling.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://rippling.com/
  • references etsy.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://etsy.com/
  • references sonos.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://sonos.com/
  • references jakeknapp.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://jakeknapp.com/
  • references johnzeratsky.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://johnzeratsky.com/
  • references character.vc website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://character.vc/
  • references meet.google.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://meet.google.com/
  • references bluebottlecoffee.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://bluebottlecoffee.com/
  • references reclaim.ai website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://reclaim.ai/
  • references latchet.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://latchet.com/
  • references getmellow.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": http://getmellow.com/
  • references axionorbital.space website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://axionorbital.space/

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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422
  • mentioned Sprint Audiobook book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Sprint-audiobook/dp/B019R2DQIY
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Click-Make-What-People-Want/dp/1668072114
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422
  • references Sprint Audiobook book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Sprint-audiobook/dp/B019R2DQIY
  • references Click Make What People Want book
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Click-Make-What-People-Want/dp/1668072114
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422
  • recommended Sprint Audiobook book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Sprint-audiobook/dp/B019R2DQIY
  • recommended Sprint Audiobook book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Sprint-audiobook/dp/B019R2DQIY
  • recommended Click Make What People Want book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Click-Make-What-People-Want/dp/1668072114
  • recommended Click Make What People Want book
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://amazon.com/Click-Make-What-People-Want/dp/1668072114

persons 12

  • mentioned Jake Knapp person
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://linkedin.com/in/jake-knapp
  • mentioned Eli Blee Goldman person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://linkedin.com/in/eli-blee-goldman
  • mentioned Frodo Baggins person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodo_Baggins
  • references Jake Knapp person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://linkedin.com/in/jake-knapp
  • references Eli Blee Goldman person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://linkedin.com/in/eli-blee-goldman
  • references Frodo Baggins person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodo_Baggins
  • mentioned Lenny Rachitsky person
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    Feed author/publisher: Lenny Rachitsky
  • hosted by Lenny Rachitsky person
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    Feed author/publisher: Lenny Rachitsky
  • mentioned Business Account person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://brex.com/product/business-account?ref_code=bmk_dp_brand1H25_ln_new_fs
  • mentioned Miro Template person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://character.vc/miro-template
  • references Business Account person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://brex.com/product/business-account?ref_code=bmk_dp_brand1H25_ln_new_fs
  • references Miro Template person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://character.vc/miro-template

concepts 10

  • mentioned Gandalf concept
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf
  • mentioned Mordor concept
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    Link in episode "Rapidly test and validate any startup idea with the 2-day Foundation Sprint (from the creators of the Design Sprint) | Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky (Character Capital)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordor
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Episode description as stored
Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky are the co-creators of the Design Sprint (the famous five-day product innovation process) and authors of the bestselling book Sprint . After decades of working with over 300 startups in the earliest stages, they discovered that most startups fail not because they can’t build, but because they build the wrong thing. The very beginning of a startup is your highest-leverage moment, and most teams waste months or years by skipping a few critical early questions. Jake and John developed the Foundation Sprint to help startups validate ideas and compress months of work into just two days. What you’ll learn: 1. The step-by-step Foundation Sprint process that compresses three or four months of validation into two days—including templates you can use immediately 2. Why differentiation is the #1 predictor of startup success (with the 2x2 framework that you can use with your team) 3. The three fundamental questions every founder should answer before writing a line of code 4. The “note and vote” technique that eliminates groupthink and gets honest answers from your colleagues 5. The seven “magic lenses” for choosing between multiple product ideas 6. The biggest mistake engineers make when building with AI tools 7. The paradox of speed: why “building nothing first” can get you to product-market fit faster — Brought to you by: Brex —The banking solution for startups: https://www.brex.com/product/business-account?ref_code=bmk_dp_brand1H25_ln_new_fs Paragon —Ship every SaaS integration your customers want: https://www.useparagon.com/lenny Coda —The all-in-one collaborative workspace: https://coda.io/lenny — Transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-foundation-sprint-jake-knapp-and-john-zeratsky — My biggest takeaways (for paid newsletter subscribers): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/i/167485876/my-biggest-takeaways-from-this-conversation — Where to find Jake Knapp: • X: https://twitter.com/jakek • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-knapp/ • Website: https://jakeknapp.com/ — Where to find John Zeratsky: • X: https://twitter.com/jazer • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnzeratsky/ • Website: https://johnzeratsky.com/ — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction to Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (04:41) Origins of the Design Sprint (11:06) The Foundation Sprint process (14:40) Phase one: The basics (16:57) Case study: Latchet (28:50) Phase two: Differentiation (36:24) The importance of differentiation (40:15) Thoughts on price differentiation (43:37) Case study: Mellow (46:04) Custom differentiators (49:30) The mini manifesto (52:02) Phase three: Approach to the project (54:50) Magic lenses activity (01:02:39) Prototyping and testing (01:10:00) Real-world examples and success stories (01:15:15) Motivation behind The Foundation Sprint (01:17:15) The outcome of the sprint: The founding hypothesis (01:19:28) The Design Sprint (01:28:19) The role of AI in prototyping (01:36:50) Final thoughts and resources — Referenced: • Introducing the Foundation Sprint: From the creators of the Design Sprint: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/introducing-the-foundation-sprint • Making time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (authors of Sprint and Make Time , co-founders of Character Capital): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/making-time-for-what-matters-jake • Eli Blee-Goldman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eli-blee-goldman/ • Character Capital: https://www.character.vc/ • Character Labs: https://www.character.vc/labs • Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/ • Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/ • Naming expert shares the process behind creating billion-dollar brand names like Azure, Vercel, Windsurf, Sonos, Blackberry, and Impossible Burger | David Placek (Lexicon Branding): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/naming-expert-david-placek • Sonos: https://www.sonos.com/ • Vercel: https://vercel.com/ • Windsurf: https://windsurf.com/ • April Dunford on product positioning, segmentation, and optimiz