Building 'How I Built This' With Guy Raz: Patterns, Pivoting, And The Value Of Time

About this episode

Tomer Cohen interviews Guy Raz about his experiences in podcasting and the lessons learned from interviewing founders.

Every builder’s journey is non-linear. What looks like a straight path in hindsight is often shaped by setbacks, pivots, and unexpected opportunities along the way. In this episode of Building One, host Tomer Cohen sits down with Guy Raz — creator and host of How I Built This — to explore what he’s learned from interviewing hundreds of founders, and from building his own media company. Before becoming one of the most recognizable voices in podcasting, Guy was a journalist and foreign correspondent — covering wars, filing stories on deadline, and learning how to operate with urgency and resourcefulness. That experience shaped his approach to building: prioritize progress over perfection, and improve through repetition. In this conversation, Tomer and Guy discuss: The patterns Guy has seen after interviewing thousands of founders Why relationships — not intelligence — are often the deciding factor in success The craft behind great storytelling — and what it takes to earn a listener’s time How a career setback became the turning point that led him into podcasting Why the “safe” path can sometimes be the riskiest decision Guy also shares how he thinks about value creation — and why…

People in this episode

Host: Tomer Cohen

Guest: Guy Raz

Topics covered

• building
• storytelling
• entrepreneurship
• resilience
• media

Keywords

• building
• podcasting
• entrepreneurship
• storytelling
• resilience
• media company
• founders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: How I Built This, LinkedIn

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