International founders building across borders.
Home for immigrant and first-gen founder stories. Candid interviews with immigrant entrepreneurs and international founders on the constraints they hit and the decisions that cost them something.
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All episodes on YouTube →Every episode is a conversation with an immigrant or first-gen founder building a company outside the country they came from — what they had to figure out that local founders never did.
Turning her own visa confusion into a company that protects other founders.
Liesel Vaidya — Imera
Tackling the immigration knowledge gap that's costing dreams
The investor perspective on what makes a first-generation founder fundable.
Naomi Goez — Forum Ventures
What a principal actually looks for in a first cheque
A second act from the founder who took Care.com public.
Sheila Lirio Marcelo — Ohai.ai
From taking Care.com public to building the OS for the family
Building AI that gives small retailers the security tools giants have.
Nikhil Teja Kolli — mokSa.ai
Shoplifters hate this AI, small business owners love it
On creating luck through relationships across continents.
Naga Samineni — MetaKeep
How he made resources appear throughout his life
A speech coach in your pocket for non-native professionals.
BoldVoice
Your accent has an impact on your career — this app has the answer
From research lab to company taking microplastics out of water.
Yidian Liu — PolyGone Systems
Fear microplastics? She has a solution
The founder behind the demo tool used by growth teams everywhere.
Joseph Lee — Supademo
Creating demos that sell your product
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One hook, one decision, one constraint, one takeaway. Nothing that another founder can't use.
Who it's for
Immigrant and first-gen founders building outside the country they came from.
What you get
A tight episode, a clip pack, and a written deep-dive on your story.
Where it lives
YouTube, Spotify, Acast, Apple Podcasts and Substack — plus LinkedIn distribution.
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Why this show exists
A letter from Andy on starting Foreign Founders, the founders it is for, and what gets left out of most startup interviews.
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Best fit: immigrant or first-gen founders with a real constraint and a decision that cost something. Most applications are declined — the ones that fit get a short Google Meet.
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