Advice Line with Tim Ferriss (August 2025)

About this episode

Tim Ferriss joins Guy Raz to answer questions from early-stage founders and shares insights about his new card game, Coyote.

Entrepreneur, author, and podcaster Tim Ferriss joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, Tim shares the inspiration behind his latest venture, Coyote—a 10-minute card game that encourages time spent with friends and family. First, Lauryn from San Francisco asks about the best way to scale her biodegradable ear plugs in two very different directions. Then Emily from Kansas City weighs whether DTC or wholesale is where to focus her accessory brand after Taylor Swift wore one of her rings and sales exploded. And finally, Kimberly in Woolwich, Maine wonders how to incentivize her customers to pre-order her high-quality, sustainable, clothing.  Thank you to the founders of GOB, EB & Co, and K. Becker Designs for being a part of our show. If you’d like to be featured on a future Advice Line episode, leave us a one-minute message that tells us about your business and a specific question you’d like answered. Send a voice memo to  hibt@id.wondery.com  or call 1-800-433-1298. And be sure to listen to  Tim Ferriss’s founding story  as told by Tim on the show in 2020.  This episode was produced by Noor Gill…

People in this episode

Host: Guy Raz

Guest: Tim Ferriss

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• scaling businesses
• sustainable products
• DTC vs wholesale
• game design
• founder advice

Keywords

• Tim Ferriss
• entrepreneur
• scaling
• sustainable clothing
• DTC
• wholesale
• Coyote
• founder advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coyote, GOB, EB & Co, K. Becker Designs

Books & works: How I Built This

Places: San Francisco, Kansas City, Woolwich, Maine

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