How I Built This with Guy Raz

Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success.

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Every guest on How I Built This with Guy Raz

585 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Samin Nosrat
How I Built Resilience: Live with Samin Nosrat and Alice Waters & Fanny Singer · May 2020

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Scott Farquhar

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Will Marshall
Planet: Will Marshall and Robbie Schingler · Dec 2021

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Alexis Ohanian
Live Episode! Reddit: Alexis Ohanian & Steve Huffman · Aug 2017

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Anthony Casalena
Advice Line with Anthony Casalena of Squarespace · 2 episodes

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Arthur Blank
Live Episode! The Home Depot: Arthur Blank · Dec 2017

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Jason Citron
Discord: Jason Citron · Mar 2022

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Justin McLeod
Advice Line with Justin McLeod of Hinge · 3 episodes

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Matt Mullenweg
WordPress & Automattic: Matt Mullenweg · Mar 2022

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Mike Krieger

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Oliver Kharraz
Zocdoc: Oliver Kharraz · Aug 2020

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RJ Scaringe
Advice Line with RJ Scaringe with Rivian · 3 episodes

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Sal Khan
Khan Academy: Sal Khan. From Tutoring His Cousins to Teaching the World For Free (September 2020) · 3 episodes

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Vlad Tenev
Robinhood: Vlad Tenev · Apr 2021

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Alice Waters
Chez Panisse: Alice Waters · Apr 2019

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David Baszucki
Roblox: David Baszucki · Aug 2022

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Jo Malone
Jo Loves: Jo Malone CBE (2020) · 2 episodes

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Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell: Music Mogul · Aug 2025

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Alex Tew
Calm: Alex Tew and Michael Acton Smith · May 2025

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Alexa Von Tobel
LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel · Dec 2017

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Aman Narang
Toast: Aman Narang. How a Long Wait for the Dinner Check Launched a $2 Billion Business. · Jul 2026

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Ava DuVernay
ARRAY: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay (2021) · 2 episodes

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Ben Chestnut
(July 2021) Ben Chestnut: From Side Business to $12 Billion – The Accidental Triumph of Mailchimp · 2 episodes

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Blake Scholl
HIBT Lab! Boom Supersonic: Blake Scholl · Feb 2023

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Davis Smith
HIBT Lab! Cotopaxi: Davis Smith · 2 episodes

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Drew Houston
Dropbox: Drew Houston · Nov 2020

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Dylan Field
Figma: Dylan Field · Jun 2025

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Emmett Shear
Twitch: Emmett Shear · Jul 2022

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Evan Spiegel
Snap: Evan Spiegel · Apr 2025

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Howard Schultz
Live Episode! Starbucks: Howard Schultz · Sep 2017

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Iman Abuzeid
How I Built Resilience: Dr. Iman Abuzeid of Incredible Health · Nov 2020

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Jamie Siminoff
Advice Line with Jamie Siminoff of Ring (August 2024) · 3 episodes

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Jeff Lawson
Twilio: Jeff Lawson · Apr 2023

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Joey Zwillinger

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John Collison
Stripe: Patrick and John Collison (2018) · Mar 2020

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Jon Stein
Advice Line with Jon Stein of Betterment · 2 episodes

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Jonathan Neman
Advice Line with Jonathan Neman of Sweetgreen · Apr 2025

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Julia Hartz
Advice Line with Julia Hartz of Eventbrite · 4 episodes

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Katrina Lake
Stitch Fix: Katrina Lake (2018) · 3 episodes

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Laura Modi
Bobbie: Laura Modi. How a Baby Formula Startup Took Market Share From Two Industry Giants · Aug 2026

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