From Scratch

Series produced by From Scratch

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A show about the entrepreneurial life.

We meet with leading pioneers from the business world, the social sector, and the arts. From Scratch personalizes the lives of entrepreneurs by providing listeners with a candid, first-hand view of the launching process for both non-profits and revenue focused companies. Guests speak openly about their sources of inspiration, setbacks, helpful allies, and breakthrough moments.

Featuring business, social and cultural leaders in all stages of the building process, From Scratch informs those who are either initiating their own entrepreneurial lives or simply feeling curious about those who make new ideas happen.

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26 Pieces

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Friends of the High Line is the organization that pioneered the transformation of an abandoned elevated train line into a public space about 1.5 mi...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
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Founder, littleBits littleBits is a hardware company that aims to put the power of electronics in everyone’s hands. The company sells electronic mo...

Bought by Public Radio for All


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Instagram is a photo sharing app that was released through the Apple App Store in October, 2010 and reached one million users in just three months....

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Glossier is an online beauty company that launched on Instagram in 2014. Emily is also the founder of Into the Gloss, an online community dedicated...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
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Mark started the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) in 1980. Headquartered in Fort Green, Brooklyn, the company is on tour more than 20 weeks per year....

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
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Peter Manning launched his eponymous clothing company to focus on men 5’8? and under. Prior to starting the company in 2012, Peter was a Tony Award...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
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IDEO is a global design firm that takes a human-centered approach to innovation. IDEO has helped to innovate products including Apple’s first compu...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
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Biolite is a company that produces clean, portable stoves for cooking off the grid in developing countries as well as for camping. The stove reduce...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
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Gary is a serial entrepreneur who launched Match.com, the online dating service, in 1993. A host of other online matchmaking personals companies ha...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
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Hot Bread Kitchen is an organization that teaches immigrant women to bake artisanal breads from their home country. HBK provides culinary and manag...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
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The XPrize Foundation drives innovation through competitions with the hopes of improving the human experience. Its prizes are focused on bold yet a...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
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AuthenTec makes fingerprint sensors that could unlock mobile phones and computers. AuthenTec was sold to Apple in 2012 for $356 million, and the fi...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
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Arianna launched the Huffington Post, the online media platform, in 2005. The company was acquired by AOL in 2011 and was the first online-only new...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Dollar Shave Club is a membership club for men’s grooming products. The company started delivering razors in 2011 for less than $10 per month. DSC ...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
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DonorsChoose is an online philanthropic marketplace that connects citizen philanthropists— members of the public– to public school teachers who req...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Shutterstock is an online marketplace for photos, graphic images, video clips and music. The content is crowdsourced, with photographers, artists a...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
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charity: water provides clean water to communities in developing countries. Scott launched charity: water in 2006 after raising $15,000 from his fr...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
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Opower is a software company focused on energy efficiency. Opower works with utilities to monitor how much energy a consumer uses and gives househo...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
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Martine is a pioneer in the satellite industry, launching companies including Geostar, PanAmSat, and Sirius Satellite Radio. She also founded Unite...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
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Casper is a company focused on sleep. Casper’s leading product is its mattress, which can be ordered online and delivered in a box, sometimes withi...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00