The fact that the show has been on for so many years and the interviewer can’t realize that people want him to interrupt the interviewees less is unbelievable

Dear Guy Raz I have seen you and Mindy Thomas enjoy things an life. This podcast really inspires me. I think that you should bring Mindy on to the podcast and you guys could talk freely and not have a script! Love Emily

Love the pod, I find it inspiring, insightful, encouraging and the entrepreneurial perspective energizes me.. Thanks to Guy for putting this together !

I learn so much from the guests and from Guy. I love the Advice line addition. As an emerging entrepreneur, I appreciate the actionable advice that’s shared. I gain confidence in my ability to be successful with every episode.

It’s hard to listen to someone so in love with his talking. Just listen sometimes, let people speak.

Really like this podcast- don’t love the background alien sounding techno music at all. Very unsettling to listen to on my run. I looked around and thought I was being abducted. Otherwise, super valuable podcast, love the questions, very informative and relaxing.

I enjoy Guy Raz as a host because he asks good questions and gives space to the guest speakers to share their perspectives versus talking over them. I’ve learned a lot and am constantly inspired! Great job to the entire production team of this podcast 👏

I am an artist and entrepreneur I’ve learned so much from listening to your show I’m going to call in soon cause I love the q and a the most !

This podcast is great at giving insight into the process that these founders go through. My favorite part is the way Guy asked the questions that I’m wanting to ask myself, and not the standard questions but when he say “wait -how did you know how to do that, how did you get the money, how did that get done…etc” Love the casual personal approach. So relatable.

This podcast is so inspirational. I am at a later stage in life and this podcast helps me still dream about filling all of the gaps in different markets. Guy Raz is the best interviewer and his voice and style is soothing.

Initially this show featured people who built businesses—Spanx, TRX, Bob’s Red Mill, etc. but mostly it panders to the tech bros and privileged grads of elite universities who don’t fail because they have wide nets. I stopped listening a few years ago when, as a tech worker, I could no longer take fawning over unethical toxic fools (WeWork, AirBnB, Away) but I still occasionally run into it on my local NPR and it is even more fawning and zero hard questions. The call-in advice show is even worse. I’m sad Guy Raz turned into a striving influencer and left his journalistic sensibilities behind.

So the Big Bang originated from a singularity that ex/im ploded releasing all the matter in the universe so could the big bang just be a black hole that absorbed all matter in the universe before that black hole and then became unstable and Im/ex ploded triggering the big bang and a black hole has a singularity

I love listening to this podcast to learn about new people! And Guy Raz, I love The Great Creators with Guy Raz AND Wow in the world!

Absolutely wonderful podcast! Hearing these well documented and curated stories are both enjoyable and educational! I truly can’t believe it took me this long to start listening!

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The other 25% is what the show says it is with the final 25% being advice aka questions you can get the same answer from google. Just like a big biz it puts out very little in terms of quality now in its later years.

Absolutely great! Would love to hear an episode about how you built the podcast!

In two years you hit your ten year anniversary, and when you do you should do how you built this podcast

:( (sorry for letting out my anger on you but I have had a horrible horrible few years)

Great podcast but if I hear one more supposedly educated person say "me and my..." I'm going to scream. It's "my wife and I "!!! "My friends and I "!! Etc!

Listen to smart people and learn!

This was a good one

Great Viator episode! As always, great personal stories, the challenges and triumphs, and just being on the edge, either seeing into the future or staring into the abyss. Basically, achieving greatness is not easy or predictable.

Love this show and I am no entrepreneur. I listen to it for the stories, the great life insights they offer and Guy’s empathetic attitude.

So many insights from events and lessons of entrepreneurs who built huge things. Thanks!

Free with ads🙂, good podcast😀, It’s FREE😃!

The subscription cost to much😓

Nobody can question guys prowess in one on one interviewing, and storytelling. But his business acumen is questionable. On the “advice line” his guest often don’t say much, and he gives questionable business advise. A caller came in asking about how to deal with being cash when he has too much stock of his product. And Guy’s advice was to start a new product line???

u have more arua than my skibby slicers

Guy raz is very sigma

I've been listening for a couple of years and so enjoy and admire the back stories of each of the company beginnings. The last one I listened to was the one about the Ziegler's ... from Banana Republic to Tea .. I loved how they just remained open and together they would figure it out each step of the way. Especially their desire, and dedication to their values and vision. They did not get caught up in the money (although of importance) ... and together they remain. Awesome! And, I love the advise shows - so cool what people are dreaming up, full of hope and creativity!

Long time listener and Guy Raz fan. Although generally super respectful and kind, I find it difficult to compare how the show frames the success of women founders vs men. The success of Tara Bosch of Smart Sweets is framed as a “lucky” idea by the Host rather than “brilliant.” Tara is complimented in the show many times but I hate to see her success diminished even a smidgeon. On the other hand, I remember the founders of Magic Spoon being presented differently but maybe I should give it another listen to check my theory :) Tara mentions how the Sara Blakely episode inspired her, and would love to hear more success stories from brilliant young women ✨

Guy raz is very sigma

I love listening to every podcast. Very interesting and I learn something every time. Keep It up Guy!

It’s silly to give HIBT 3 stars because it’s a 5 star podcast that I’ve been following forever. I’m only giving it 3 stars on the rare chance this review is read and acted on. Advice Line should be it’s on podcast and those episodes are clogging up my feed. It may seem inconvenient to listeners to have to follow a million separate podcasts but I’d rather do that because then I know every episode that comes in, I actually want to listen to. Advice Line is cool but not for me and I start to lose track of where I left off on the true HIBT episodes. (We should bring “first world problems” back.)

Dear Mr. Raz, We are pleased to tell you that we would like to invite you to the I.K.S!(international kale society) We are expecting an response by 12/8/24. Our address is 1234 Garden Rd. Los Vegas USA 54321. Ms. Cabbage(Vice President)

I love the guests and their stories, but to me, it seems like the interviewer interrupts the flow and inserts his assumptions about what happened, sometimes correct and sometimes not. I just want to hear the guest tell their story! The interviewer’s questions are good and often reveal more behind-the-scenes and business-relevant info, but it seems like they aren't being asked at a relevant time in the interview.

Even though these shows are interesting and informative, this show, along with the new trend with podcasts, now requires a subscription of 5.99 per month in order to listen to the last couple of shows. If I now have pay for every podcast I enjoy, it will bankrupt me. I don’t pay for podcasts. Even if I had all that money, I wouldn’t pay unless they offered a donation. I would gladly pay more if that were the case and I had the money. I just believe in including everybody, especially when it comes to information sharing. Throwing adds in is ok, I suppose, providing they are not excessive and are distributed equally among all listeners regardless of their ability to pay.

Grateful for all of the conversations that offer real insights and inspiration to all of us working to build something. And loving the Advice Line episodes!!!

The advice Guy gets out of his guests is pure gold for entrepreneurs. Anytime I have a down day as a business owner, HIBT inspires me and reminds me why I love owning a business.

Loving the advice line format! The traditional format is still entertaining and informative (please keep it!) but the advice line is a fun addition. I’d also love to hear more from service-based app founders. Thanks!

I’ve loved this podcast for years but the ads go on forever. What a painful experience.

Don’t force me to listen with a ‘free trial’. I’m an entrepreneur also but shady sales makes my stomach churn. Desperate is not a good look.

i am 100% with solar products. a car like that sounds good but is it practical in climates that get less & less intense sun like the midwest and other parts of country? sure great for CA, NV, FL, etc but what about the rest of us.

I love this podcast! You should interview Shea and Syd McGee who founded Studio McGee and McGee&Co.

I can tell bu how Guy is talking throughout the episode that he has done this before. MANY times. Often times, podcast hosts aren’t that interested in being high energy and serving at the highest capacity, yet Guy clearly displays his competence and excitement to share updates, biz education, etc. Appreciate the work!

How I Built This is an absolute must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone fascinated by the stories behind iconic brands. Guy Raz masterfully guides listeners through conversations with the world's top entrepreneurs, uncovering the realities of their journey from doubt to success. Whether you're a business enthusiast or simply want to listen to inspiring stories, this podcast delivers a captivating blend of storytelling and entrepreneurial wisdom!

I love this show. There are so many episodes with great information and details about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship that don’t get discussed elsewhere. However, THIS particular episode with Mark Rober left me a little unsatisfied. My daughter found Mark Robers videos during COVID. It was a time where school was so tough being at home and virtual but as parents we tried to manage any additional screen time so it wasn’t filled with junk. I can not explain enough how helpful his videos were in explaining science and engineering in a fun way. She loved those videos and so did we. It was educational, interesting and really went a long way in showing her that science and engineering could be engaging long term. As a long time listener of the show. I could tell the approach to this interview felt different. There were several times were it felt like Guy didn’t know much about Mark Rober or just read from a high level background script, wasn’t interested or didn’t connect with the content. Like Guy doesn’t respect what Mark does for a living. Not saying this is true or reflective about how Guy feels. I’m saying the interview came off that way. I totally get not giving much credience to general YouTubers or influencers or how if you have no background on him, general descriptions make his videos sound like “Frat boy or jackass antics” BUT Mark Rober and his content are much different. He is an engineer but much more like a relatable scientist that educates kids in an era that has captured their brains with TikToc dances and irrelevant events. He deserved a more engaging and respectful interview. There were so many opportunities to ask more engaging questions or talk about how his content is giving kids an opportunity to see how STEM activities can still be enjoyed as an adult. I just expected more and was a little let down here.

This podcast has had a large impact on how I think about the world. Now when I interact with a product or business I wonder about the origin story, the human inspiration that drove it, the failures and challenges that were eventually overcome. It has certainly sparked in me an interest in entrepreneurship. I would highly recommend to anyone!

Love these interviews, always so inspiring!