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Founder's Fridge
Founder's Fridge is the podcast where food and entrepreneurship collide.
Each week, we talk to startup founders about what is in their fridge and what that reveals about how they work, think, and build. From protein shakes and energy bars to takeout boxes and grocery-store staples, the meals they choose tell a story.
This business podcast is not just about food. It is about habits, routines, and the human side of startup life. As our guests share what fuels them through long days and late nights, they also reflect on decision-making, resilience, creativity, and the challenges of growing a company.
Whether it is a smoothie before a pitch or cold pizza during a crunch, these stories give a unique look into the real lives of founders. The fridge becomes a window into how they balance chaos, structure, and everything in between.
If you are curious about what drives today’s entrepreneurs, Founder's Fridge offers a fresh, personal perspective. It is a show about food, business, and what it takes to keep going.
Founder's Fridge
Episode 0: It always comes back to oysters.
Nine years ago, host Heidi Knoblauch opened an oyster bar in a small town in upstate New York—fresh off a PhD from Yale and against all conventional wisdom. That leap into entrepreneurship revealed something she has carried with her ever since: food sits at the center of the founder journey.
In this introductory episode, Heidi shares her path from running a restaurant to launching a startup, to building a venture readiness program that helps communities activate local risk capital. Along the way, she reflects on how meals, snacks, and late-night rituals show up in every stage of entrepreneurship—from investor dinners to post-pitch tiramisu.
In this season, you will hear from entrepreneurs across the country about the foods that shaped them, the snacks that keep them going, and the secrets hiding inside their fridges.
Pull up a chair, open the fridge, and join us for Founder’s Fridge.