Silicon Valley Girl: oscar hoglund on building a $1.4b company, ai content revolution, and business frameworks
Jan 22, 2026
Streamline your creator workflow and automate Meta (Instagram and Facebook) DMs and comment management with Pop.Stores ECHO AI Assistant: Oscar Hoglund built Epidemic Sound into a $1.4B company behind 3 billion daily views. He shares frameworks for scaling any business: understanding value chains, using AI to democratize professional tools, and why the "Three Why" analysis matters more than rushing into AI products. For founders and anyone building with AI. 0:00 Intro 01:02 What makes content viral 03:58 The "CROSS" strategy explained 07:47 The AI ontent revolution 11:09 Content framework 2026 12:20 Must-Have creator tool 13:50 From feature to platform 20:18 Value chain leverage 23:03 Hiring A-Players secret 23:59 Why hustle fails 27:51 Give more than you take 29:30 Oscar's network strategy 31:10 Staying sane as a CEO 33:04 Oscar's breaking point 34:33 Top AI tools Oscar uses 35:30 The three WHY framework Links: Follow my Newsletter: My Instagram: My Companies & Products: Video brainstorming, research, and project planning - all in one place - Resources that helps my team and me grow the business: - Email & SMS Marketing Automation - - AI app to work with docs and PDFs - Develop your YouTube with AI apps: - AI tool to edit videos in a minutes - Boost your view and subscribers on YouTube - - #1 AI video clipping tool - Investment Apps: - Top credit cards for free flights, hotels, and cash-back - - Intuitive platform for stocks, options, and ETFs - Download my English language workbook - I use affiliate links whenever possible (if you purchase items listed above using my affiliate links, I will get a bonus).
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