DiscoverThe Dock with Omar WaseemEP 28 John Coogan: Cofounding Soylent, Becoming a Tech YouTuber, And Joining Founders Fund
EP 28 John Coogan: Cofounding Soylent, Becoming a Tech YouTuber, And Joining Founders Fund

EP 28 John Coogan: Cofounding Soylent, Becoming a Tech YouTuber, And Joining Founders Fund

Update: 2023-08-11
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Omar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sit down with John Coogan, ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@johncoogan)⁠⁠, cofounder of Soylent and Lucy.co, to talk about the viral success of Soylent, the key to finding a good cofounder, starting a tech YouTube channel, joining Founders Fund as an EIR, things you didn't know about defense tech, clean energy takes, and much more....




The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at:


⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠




Links:


· ⁠⁠⁠John's Twitter⁠⁠⁠


· ⁠⁠⁠John's YouTube


· ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠




Timestamps:


0:00 - Intro


1:28 - Why His Cofounder Relationship Worked


7:19 - How Soylent And Lucy Succeeded


14:13 - Starting A Tech YouTube Channel


20:25 - His Deep Research Process


23:55 - YC For Creators


30:29 - The Core Of Founders Fund


37:09 - Defining A Personal Vs. Company Brand


43:12 - Reading Tweets

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EP 28 John Coogan: Cofounding Soylent, Becoming a Tech YouTuber, And Joining Founders Fund

EP 28 John Coogan: Cofounding Soylent, Becoming a Tech YouTuber, And Joining Founders Fund

Omar Waseem