About the Host
Mike Chaput is the CEO of Endsight, a ten-time member of the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies. With more than 25 years of entrepreneurial experience, he blends the rigor of academic training with the realities of building and scaling businesses from the ground up.
In addition to leading Endsight, Mike serves on private equity boards and advises leaders navigating the complexities of growth, culture, and execution. He holds degrees from Columbia Business School and UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, but his real education came in the trenches, buying his first company at 24, weathering bankruptcy, and rebuilding stronger.
With First Principles, Mike opens his playbook and invites other high-performing leaders to do the same. The podcast creates space for candid conversations where business ideas and leadership principles are tested, debated, and refined in public.
