About this episode

In this episode, Marina Mogilko discusses strategies for rebuilding a business from scratch in 2026 with several successful founders.

If you lost everything tomorrow — your money, your network, your reputation — and had to rebuild from zero in 2026, what would you actually do? I asked the founders who've already done it. In this episode, I talk to Samir Vasavada (CEO of Vise), Young Zhao (CEO of Opus Clip), Aravind Srinivas (CEO of Perplexity), Daniel Priestley, and Amjad Masad (CEO of Replit) about the exact strategies they'd use to start over today. We cover: How to find your real superpower — and why asking your friends is the fastest way The 30-day framework for testing an idea before you commit Why obsession beats strategy in the AI era The "7-7-6 apprenticeship" — why your first move shouldn't be starting a company How to build a moat when AI can copy anything in days At the end, I share my own plan for starting from scratch in 2026 — the niche, the content system, the 30-day sprint, and what I'd focus on first. More from the Silicon Valley Girl: Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SiliconValleyGirl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn…

People in this episode

Host: Marina Mogilko

Guests: Samir Vasavada, Young Zhao, Aravind Srinivas, Daniel Priestley, Amjad Masad

Topics covered

• business strategies
• entrepreneurship
• AI impact
• starting from scratch
• personal development
• testing ideas

Keywords

• business
• entrepreneur
• AI
• funding
• no code
• strategies
• superpower

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vise, Opus Clip, Perplexity, Replit

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