Idea to Launch: Nicholas Thorne on Starting Your Next Business and Audos

Learnings at Scale

Max sits down with Nicholas Thorne, General Partner at PreHype and co-founder of Audos. They dive deep into the world of entrepreneurship, exploring PreHype's unique approach to helping experienced founders find and validate their next big idea. Nicholas shares his insights on the importance of customer validation, rapid experimentation, and how AI is changing the game for modern founders.

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:01:11) Cold Plunge Conversation

(00:05:11) The Role of Entrepreneur in Residence

(00:07:25) Action Creates Information

(00:15:03) Resourcefulness in Entrepreneurship

(00:35:04) The Genesis of Audos

(00:40:34) AI Innovations

(00:41:41) Introducing Audos: AI Co-Pilots for Entrepreneurs

(00:42:28) Customer Delight Plan: From Inkling to Presentation

(00:43:33) Customer Interaction: From User Journey to Feedback

(00:46:05) Synthesizing Customer Feedback with AI

(00:46:54) Creating Your Own AI

(00:50:35) Diverse Entrepreneurial Ideas and Success Stories

(00:59:31) The VC Mindset – What Founders Should Know

(01:19:30) Final Thoughts and Upcoming Book Release