Spikeball: Chris Ruder

Hey, you know, we hear a lot of stories on how I built this about overcoming self doubt. I recently talked with Sigurney Weaver about this exact thing and why she was reluctant to pursue acting for so many years. I know it's hard to believe that one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation Almost didn't act. You should definitely check out my interview with Sigorny Weaver on my other podcast. It's called The Great Creators. Just search for the Great Creators with Guy Raz, wherever you listen to podcasts. And now? On to today's show. that time I had no idea.

How much it was gonna cost to manufacture. I had no idea how much to make a website. You know, back then all websites were hand coded, so they were really expensive to make. Packaging, marketing, et cetera. What did you think you needed how much money did you think you needed to to raise? We actually didn't set a number. We kind of just said Invest whatever you're comfortable losing, because chances are very good.

That you're gonna lose it. Welcome to How I Built This, a show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements. they built. I'm Guy Roz and on the show today how a game with four players, one ball, and a circular net was almost forgotten. until Chris Ruder revived it and turned it into a thriving brand.

We already have this episode, so unlocking it is cheap and permanent: the full transcript, segment and word-level timestamps, and .txt, .srt, .vtt and word-level JSON downloads, as many times as you like, forever.

No account needed, we create one from your checkout email. With credits it is 1 credit; packs start at 10 episodes for $5, and monthly plans are cheaper still.