Baiju Bhatt, Robinhood Co-Founder, On Democratizing Finance For The Masses

Post Run High

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

1 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt has always believed in thinking big — but what most people don’t see is the grit and pain it took to get there. In this episode, Baiju shares his personal story: growing up as the son of Indian immigrants, watching his father’s health fail, and being an overweight kid who turned to running as a way to take control of his life. That mental toughness became the foundation for everything — from co-founding Robinhood and changing how millions interact with finance, to now launching a new company, Aetherflux, with a mission to build an energy grid in space. It sounds like science fiction, but Baiju is proving it’s possible. He and Kate talk about the pressure immigrant kids carry, how movement helps him stay grounded while building high-stakes companies, and why belief in your own ideas is the only way to survive as a founder. If you’ve ever doubted yourself, felt like the outsider, or dreamed something people said was impossible — this episode is for you.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	What is up, Runner Gang? Welcome back to Post Run High. Today's episode is with Bajou
0:09.2	Bot, the co-founder of Robin Hood, and someone who helped change the way an entire generation
0:14.0	thinks about money. If you're new here, this podcast is all about inspiring conversations that start
0:18.7	with movement because we believe movement opens people up
0:21.5	in ways nothing else does. And today, we kicked things off with a run through the streets of New York
0:26.2	before sitting down to talk. And I have to mention that it was 103 degrees Fahrenheit when we did
0:30.8	our run. So we were exhausted by the time we got to this conversation, but I promise it's a good one.
0:36.2	Bajou's story is one of vision,
0:38.2	risk, and reinvention. He co-founded Robin Hood in 2013 with a bold idea, make investing accessible
0:44.3	to everyone, not just Wall Street insiders. Since then, he's seen it all, hypergrowth,
0:49.3	cultural shifts, criticism, and countless moments that help shape the modern fintech landscape. In this conversation,
0:55.5	we talk about where that original spark came from, what it was like building through chaos,
1:00.0	and how he's thinking about purpose now a few chapters later. We get into his early life,
1:04.8	his immigrant family roots, his friendship with co-founder Vlad, and what he's learned about
1:09.3	leadership, humility, and doing the work that really matters.
1:12.6	We have great episodes coming up, so please make sure you follow the show wherever you get your podcast.
1:17.9	All right, let's get our posts run high going.
1:26.9	This is an IHeart podcast.
1:31.3	Run a business and not thinking about podcasting.
1:34.1	Think again.
1:34.7	More Americans listen to podcasts than add supported streaming music from Spotify and Pandora.
1:38.9	And as the number one podcaster, IHearts twice as large as the next two combined.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.