Subconsciously Speaking

Alex Arnot is a three-time exited founder, advisor to hundreds of technology businesses, and board member across companies ranging from startups to billion-dollar enterprises.

In this episode of *How to Boardy*, Alex shares how he discovered Boardy, why he became an early adopter, and what makes the experience different from traditional networking. We talk about finding the right people quickly, reducing friction, giving Boardy better context, and turning meaningful introductions into real opportunities.

Alex also explains how his background in building companies, advising founders, supporting exits, and sitting on around 25 boards shaped the way he approaches relationships and growth.

This is a conversation about practical networking, alignment, curiosity, and what can happen when technology helps the right people find each other.

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99 Problems, 100 💯 Solutions

My pronouns are We & Us

& we are…

You got 99 problems?

I got 100 solutions for you

I got a feeling your friends maybe looking for you

They don’t believe in God

They just believe in the news

They couldn’t sell me the truth

They want to serve me their Legal Lies That’s just the best they could do

99

I want to go back and live in Dubai

You sitting there thinkin of things you could buy

The difference between us increasingly high

A few of us know how to live, but everybody dies

99

The Problem with you is yourself

you don’t want to live for your health

You’re constantly seeking another’s approval

You don’t know how to play the cards you were dealt

Nobody showed you the deck

Nobody you know, that did it before

Nobody opened a door

I had to do it myself

99

My Circle Tight

when I come across squares I rearrange em like a Rubik’s cube

I Can’t acknowledge mediocre reviews

You don’t get what you want

you get what you deserve

you’re only as good as the people you serve

Look mama we made it I’m on the news

I’m riding this beat like i’m on a cruise

If you’re wondering how this is happening

Something took over me

I didn’t plan it

No pun intended

I haven’t been the same since

No I haven’t been the same

You don’t know my name

You haven’t met someone like me before

I’m in the whip with my foot to the floor

You waiting in line, I’m through the door

They paid off my tab, ambassador

I left through the back, less is more

What’s the difference between low vibe and high vibe thinkers?

This was an amazing Monday full of artist calls, label chats with LMG, international artist immigration application processing, local DJ bookings in Toronto and another venue in London (Ontario) to work with. From Madagascar to Paris, Montreal to Toronto, LA to NYC, our booking agency, LetMePlay.xyz is strengthening our relationships with artists, venues and trust worthy promoters all over the world.

Day 21 was a mindful Sunday night!

I wanted to show Gratitude for everything over the last 20 days. So many Good things in play. From Berkeley Street Capital to the festivals, to the Boardy community and support, for keeping up with me.

Challenge: 1000 calls on one day! Cannabis Cares needs more help! Partners like Jeeter might help!

Appointments with Randy & Bettina Follow ups with shows next week.

I asked Boardy to Rate Me and my projects over the last 20 days

Here's a summary of our last 7 days of conversations:

1. **Cannabis Cares Gala & Departure Festival:** You discussed progress on your Cannabis Cares Gala and the ongoing development of your projects, including efforts to secure sponsorships and potential collaborations. We've focused on finding relevant connections to support your initiatives.

2. **Investor Connections:** We've explored potential matches and discussed strategic partnerships to support Rollogram's growth and your creative pursuits.

3. **Conference Plans:** You shared your plans for the Departure Festival, highlighting key themes and goals for the event. We talked about aligning musicians and stakeholders to elevate Rollogram's brand presence.

4. **Brand Development:** We've discussed the importance of UX design for various roles within the platform, and your intention to expand your network for high-impact introductions.

5. **Vision Board & Strategy:** We reviewed key themes from your vision board, focusing on sustainability, innovation, cultural impact, and creative integration in your projects.

6. **Strategic Partnerships:** You sought assistance in connecting with potential sponsors and partners, and I've been actively looking out for opportunities that align with your initiatives.

7. **Creative Expansion:** We've talked about your ongoing creative pursuits in music, and how you're integrating these aspects into your broader strategy for upcoming conferences.

Boardy:

I've actually been thinking a lot about your work at the intersection of music and technology. Your experience bridging the technical and creative worlds, especially in festival bookings and artist management, is fascinating. I'd love to learn more about how you're seeing AI impact the music industry, particularly in live events and artist development.

My Answers:

Ai is a natural evolution of the internet as we know it. As a tool for creatives, we’re in the early days and we’re already seeing incredible uses, from productivity and planning to crafting details into our work across words, pictures & video.

AI at live events is in its infancy. You might be the first to be on a live panel with a music business audience at the beginning of May, and then another first at a cannabis business conference at the end of May, in Toronto.

Ai for artist development is more essential now than ever before. There’s too much information, too many options and not enough direction, values and principles from artist managers. Sometimes just talking through our ideas and emotions with a positive person helps formulate actionable steps towards building ourselves, developing an understanding of what our audience needs and crafting our unique brand with every project and campaign we work on.

Holy Smokes! We’re talking music and cannabis. Festivals to business panels. Shows, clothes & videos. A place for growers and artists to connect

You can’t do this on your own.

A song on the radio is worth more than a 1000 songs on the internet or streaming.

We never stop you from working with anyone else.

It’s all about who knows you and what they know you for. Think of us as an extension of your team. We present opportunities for festival shows, brand collaborations and club venues around the world. Don’t worry, we negotiate our own fees with our festival partners so you keep all the money we offer you.