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Celebrity Co-Founders Not Required: Building Influence from Scratch

Alltroo co-founders Kyle Rudolph and Jon Walburg share how they transformed their pro-athlete star power into a fundraising platform that allows their community the ability to donate to a variety of organization and win high-value prizes. In this episode of Build Mode, they reveal how they leveraged their networks to disrupt the charitable giving industry,…

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Alltroo co-founders Kyle Rudolph and Jon Walburg share how they transformed their pro-athlete star power into a fundraising platform that allows their community the ability to donate to a variety of organization and win high-value prizes. In this episode of Build Mode, they reveal how they leveraged their networks to disrupt the charitable giving industry, from raising half a million dollars for the NFL in their first year to learning hard lessons about scaling too fast. They discuss the pivot from $10,000 golf tournaments to $10 sweepstakes entries, building trust with both celebrities and fans, and why your network is your greatest competitive advantage.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 Meet the Founders: From NFL to Tech Startup
03:53 The $10,000 Golf Tournament That Sparked Everything
06:14 Navigating the Nonprofit-Tech Startup Hybrid Model
11:44 Leveraging Star Power: The NFL Partnership Win
15:34 Getting Athletes to Say Yes: The Trust Factor
19:06 When Identity Crisis Hits: Scaling Too Fast
27:59 The Mistake of Outsourcing Your Vision
30:00 Founder Market Fit: Your Network Is Your Net Worth
32:52 Key Takeaways: Building Thought Leadership Without Celebrity Status

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New episodes of Build Mode drop every Thursday. Isabelle Johannessen is our host. Build Mode is produced and edited by Maggie Nye. Audience Development is led by Morgan Little. And a special thanks to the Foundry and Cheddar video teams.

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A Behind the Scenes Look at Samsung’s Display Lab in South Korea

Over the years, phone-makers have shown off handsets that stretch, bend and fold. But inside a secret room at Samsung Display’s headquarters in South Korea — one that had never before been opened up to the press — CNET Senior Tech Reporter Abrar Al-Heeti got a firsthand look at the company’s vision for the future…

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Over the years, phone-makers have shown off handsets that stretch, bend and fold. But inside a secret room at Samsung Display’s headquarters in South Korea — one that had never before been opened up to the press — CNET Senior Tech Reporter Abrar Al-Heeti got a firsthand look at the company’s vision for the future of smartphones. Here’s how it went:

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Day in the Life of the Galaxy S26 Series at Samsung’s Manufacturing Facility in South Korea

Many robots helped in the assembling of these phones. 🤖 If you’re curious how your Galaxy S26 or Galaxy S26 Ultra is made, CNET Senior Tech Reporter Abrar Al-Heeti got a sneak peek inside Samsung’s manufacturing facility in South Korea. Here’s how parts are turned into phones. 📲✨ 🎥: Samsung Add CNET as a trusted…

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If you’re curious how your Galaxy S26 or Galaxy S26 Ultra is made, CNET Senior Tech Reporter Abrar Al-Heeti got a sneak peek inside Samsung’s manufacturing facility in South Korea. Here’s how parts are turned into phones. 📲✨

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Inside Samsung’s Secret Display Lab: A Rare Look at the Future of Smartphones | All Things Mobile

I went inside Samsung’s display headquarters in South Korea, where the company is building the next generation of smartphone screens and pushing them to their limits. Read more about it on CNET.com Samsung Teaser Hints at How It’s (Literally) Reshaping Its Foldable Phones Touring Samsung’s campuses in South Korea (pictures) 0:00 Intro 0:26 Samsung Display…

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I went inside Samsung’s display headquarters in South Korea, where the company is building the next generation of smartphone screens and pushing them to their limits.

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0:26 Samsung Display
1:34 Durability of its Displays
1:52 Testing Machine
2:11 Manufacturing Facility
2:47 Company’s Earliest Phones

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