The Catch Up Call

By Marshall Haas & Jon Wheatley

Each episode is a real catchup call between 2 friends and ex-co-founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In 2013 Marshall and Jon started a company together called Need/Want. Need/Want is a studio tha... more

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How many episodes does The Catch Up Call have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

The Catch Up Call episodes:

January 03, 2020#12 — Training an AI to write blog posts, FPV Drone Racing, The Peloton ad and more
In this call we cover….
Training an AI to write blog posts as Marshall

The peloton ad, and the amazing response to it

A pitch for drone racing. Objectively the best new hobby that it’s possible to have

The cyber truck

AirBnb going public
And more. We’re @marshal & @jon on twitter.
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1h 41min
December 05, 2019#11 — How to rig an election, buying a bastard Porsche, the new minimums.com and more
In this call we cover…
The benefits of waking up early

AirPods pro

How to rig an election

The Stopwatch marketing video

The new minimums.com

Marshall's new bastard Porsche

And more!
We're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
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1h 10min
October 31, 2019#10 — Positioning Stopwatch against other social networks, how Peel navigated the iPhone 11 launch, an expensive sink hole, and more
In this call we cover…
Embracing time travel into the Stopwatch brand and features

Time network vs a social network

Aesthetic inspiration for the onboarding video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0l5HwvA3q_/

Some ideas to position stopwatch against other social networks

Navigating a potentially huge issue with a sink hole under the building

The iPhone 11 Peel case launch

How Marshall plans to get unlimited 2 for 1 tickets on flights
We're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
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1h 15min
September 11, 2019#9 — How to buy a lifetime supply of food for $500, Hiring a writer from The Onion, How Peel prepares for an iPhone launch, and more
In this call we cover….
How to buy a life time supply of food for $500

Peel prepares for the iPhone

FAST House construction

Hiring a writer from the Onion

Stopwatch launch plans & beta updates

Google apps script
And some other things. We're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
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52min
August 08, 2019#8 — Identifying and managing burnout, the Neuralink presentation, new business ideas, and more
In this call we cover….
Marshall dealing with burnout

The Neuralink presentation and the implications!

A pitch for a new business idea involving scientists

Updates on living in Dallas after being a digital nomad

Very important news about a frog
Note: Sorry about the audio in this recording. Marshall’s audio became corrupt somehow after we recorded and there’s a few quiet moments when he should be talking. We did our best to fix it in post but It will be fixed completely in the next episode!
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1h 7min
July 12, 2019#7 — Buying the most insane thing on the Internet, creating stories around products, learning web design, and more.
In this call we cover...
Marshall teaches himself web design: 8:57

The most insane thing Jon has ever bought: 15:46

Creating stories around products: 23:50

Algorithms shape the world: 28:06

Art as an investment: 28:50

More hurdles getting a hotel license: 45:40
And more!
If you have comments or questions we're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
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57min
June 21, 2019#6 – Liquid Death, bank rolling a professional poker player, almost getting hacked, and more
In this episode we discuss:
New water brand with clever marketing: 20:01

Bank rolling a poker player @catrific: 33:56

Lazy fitness hacks: 7:44

Marshall almost got actually hacked: 1:13

New building tenants: 31:48

Marshall hires an airtable export: 41:31

Update on Marshall’s luggage getting stolen: 15:11

We discuss an old idea about kickstarting cities: 49:24
Extra: Play Jon at chess: lichess.org/@/jonwheatley
Each episode is a real catchup call between 2 friends and ex-co-founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In 2013 Marshall and Jon started a company together called Need/Want. Need/Want is a studio that created and launched a bunch of different e-commerce brands and startups.
Marshall and Jon are no longer working together directly, but Marshall is an investor in Jon’s new startup, and Jon still has ownership in Need/Want.
Each bi-weekly episode serves as a real catchup call. Marshall and Jon discuss things that have happened in the previous 2 weeks and swap notes.
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1h 1min
June 04, 2019#5 — WWDC, a beta launch, rental property woes, and more
Each episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-co founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
WWDC news

Marshall’s rental property updates

Getting a hotel license for our building

Podcast sponsorships

The oculus quest

Testing a personal trainer service (sign up here: https://future.fit/r/jon)

and more!
If you have comments or questions you can tweet them at us. We’re @marshal & @jon on twitter.
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1h 16min
May 16, 2019#4 — Ending the Nomad lifestyle, an engagement, building a house, and more
Each episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-co founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
An Engagement

Hanging out with 2 of our remote employees in the Philippines

Why did Marshall stop being a nomad?

Stopwatch progress

San Francisco meetings

Could we ever work at a big company?

Marshall is building a house

Oculus quest
And more!
If you have comments or questions you can tweet them at us. We’re @marshal & @jon on twitter.
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1h 20min
May 07, 2019#3 — Bumping into Tim Ferriss, Beta launch plans for Stopwatch, betting money on world events, and more
On today’s call we discuss:
How Marshall met Tim Ferriss

Plans on the beta launch for stopwatch

Discussing the quality bar for software products

Why is Marshall (and seemingly everyone else?!) so obsessed with the new email app superhuman?

Compounding habits

Betting money on world events

Some (actually interesting!) stuff that Marshall learned from his tax guy.
And more!
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1h 4min

FAQs about The Catch Up Call:

How many episodes does The Catch Up Call have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.