8 Companies Started in 2020
Learn from founders and CEOs who launched their businesses in 2020

Alex Hormozi
Founder & Managing Partner
In this interview, Acquisition.com founder Alex Hormozi discusses startup scaling strategies, long-term business time horizons, and the integration of artificial intelligence. Hormozi shares operational insights on structural business models, stressing customer retention over customer acquisition. He details the traps of delegating thinking to frontier models, argues that human judgment and liability remain the ultimate moats in an era of cheap intelligence, and outlines tactical hiring methods to resolve founder delegation bottlenecks.

Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz
Co-Founder & CEO
In this interview, Chapter co-founder and CEO Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz discusses the company's rise to a $3 billion valuation in the senior health navigation market. He outlines their transition to an AI-native infrastructure, the power of an unbiased advisory model, and how they tripled revenue with flat headcount. Blumenfeld-Gantz also shares insights on strategic wealth management partnerships, legislative advocacy in Washington, and Chapter's ultimate vision to become the comprehensive super-app for retirement.

Nikolas Monti-Potsolakis
Founder & CEO, Head of SEO
In this interview, Black Lantern Marketing founder and CEO Nikolas Monti-Potsolakis discusses how SEO is evolving in the AI era, particularly within highly regulated industries such as iGaming. He explains why brands must shift from ranking for keywords to building visibility across AI platforms, strengthen their digital authority, embrace hyperlocal strategies, and use data-driven insights to outperform competitors in increasingly complex search environments.

Brandon Bonifacio
Founder & CEO
In this interview, NevGold founder and CEO Brandon Bonifacio explains how the company is positioning itself to become a leading domestic antimony producer in the United States. He discusses the growing importance of critical minerals, the supply challenges facing Western markets, and how NevGold's flagship Limousine Butte project could help address national security and industrial demand. Brandon also shares insights on resource development, market opportunities, government support, and the company's growth strategy over the coming years.

Dr Emil Kendziorra
Founder & CEO
In this interview, Emil Kendziora discusses the future of cryopreservation, longevity science, and the pursuit of life extension. He explains why he views cryostasis as a potential option for individuals facing terminal illness and how advances in medicine could expand future possibilities. Kendziora also shares his journey from practicing medicine to entrepreneurship and outlines his mission to make cryopreservation more accessible, affordable, and scientifically rigorous.

Ryan Serhant
Founder and CEO, SERHANT.
In this interview, Ryan Serhant discusses how SERHANT. combines real estate, media, education, and technology to create a scalable growth platform. He explains how delegation, artificial intelligence, and systems-driven operations help remove administrative friction and increase productivity. Serhant also shares candid leadership lessons on handling pressure, overcoming the fear of unrealized potential, and building a business large enough to remain resilient through market cycles and uncertainty.

Phong Lee
President & CEO
In this interview, Phong Lee discusses Strategy’s approach to combining a Bitcoin-focused capital strategy with a mature enterprise analytics business. He shares insights on customer-first product development, scaling with patience, and using innovative capital market instruments to expand investor participation. The conversation highlights long-term value creation, the role of Bitcoin in corporate strategy, advancements in business intelligence and AI, and how disciplined execution and strong culture drive sustainable growth.

Zach Yadegari
Founder & CEO
In this interview, Zach Yadegari explains how he transformed a frustrating fitness problem into Cal AI, an AI-powered calorie tracking app that reached an estimated $24 million in annual revenue. He shares the lessons learned from launching products as a teenage entrepreneur, building a viral consumer application, leveraging influencer marketing, and scaling a startup in the highly competitive health and fitness industry. The conversation also explores product-market fit, user acquisition strategies, and the mindset required to build successful technology companies at a young age.