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Made In Public
Made in Public is the podcast for founders, builders, and dreamers who are tired of waiting until everything is "ready."
Hosted by John Blackburn, Made in Public follows real entrepreneurs as they build their businesses in real time, messiness, uncertainty, and all. No polished success stories. No hindsight highlights. Just raw, honest conversations with people who are figuring it out as they go.
From the back of a camper van to wherever the journey takes us, each episode dives into the mindset, the setbacks, and the bold moves behind businesses being built in public, before the ducks are ever in a row.
If you've been waiting for permission to start, this is it. Subscribe and build with us.
Episodes
8 episodes
Cycling 1,000 Miles for Uganda: The LEJOG Charity Challenge
This episode has been pulled together at short notice to support an amazing cause. Good friends Matthew Jones and Julian Lee are cycling nearly 1,000 miles from Land's End to John o' Groats (LEJOG) to raise funds for Forest Upcycling, a charity...
Why Every Founder Needs a Podcast With Andy Simpson
Andy Simpson has spent his career building businesses in some of the most competitive corners of tech and recruitment - and this time, the tables get turned as he's interviewed inside his very own studio: Vertical Drop.Andy is co-founde...
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The Truth About Building a Drinks Brand With John Logue
In this episode of Made in Public, John Blackburn sits down with John Logue, Founder of Chance Clean Cider, to explore what it really takes to leave a successful corporate career and build a challenger brand from scratch.After spending m...
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From a £21k Startup Failure to Building a Viral Chai Brand in Public with Priya Bowry
What does it take to completely reinvent a food business when your original product plan falls through?In this episode of Made in Public, John Blackburn sits down with Priya Bowry, Founder of MAJI Drinks, to unpack a startup journey tha...
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Laura Thompson Building The Yard in Public: Community, Coworking, Movement & Founder-Led Marketing
Laura Thompson, former Deloitte and EY strategic marketer with a dance and personal training background, shares how redundancy and her mother’s unexpected death pushed her to build in public. She now runs Connect Studio, helping founder-led bus...
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Made in Public Ep.3: Build in Public, Warm Starts, Trust & Standing Out in an AI Content World
In this episode of Made in Public, the John speaks with Ben and James about why founders should “build in public” to avoid a risky cold-start launch and instead create a warm start by building trust, awareness, and interest early—before rent, s...
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Made in Public Ep.2: Jamie Vaughan on Building in Secret in Public, Launch Noise & AI-First Marketing
This week John Blackburn interviews Jamie Vaughan, co-founder of Restless, an AI marketing company for a social world, days after launch. They unpack what “building in public” means, why Jamie chose “building in secret in public” due to co-foun...
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Made in Public Ep.1: Dan & Elise Rowntree on Launching Mood Haus Before the Ducks Are in a Row
Episode one of Made in Public is recorded in a camper van with Dan and Elise Rowntree, founders of Mood Haus, a sauna, cold plunge, and community wellness concept launched publicly before they had a site or facilities. They explain why they pos...
