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Everyone talks about the risks of owning Bitcoin, but what if the real danger is not owning it at all? I sat down with Frank Hepworth, founder of the crypto consultancy Yieldschool, who helps high-net-worth individuals navigate the digital asset space. He makes a powerful case for Why Not Owning Bitcoin is Your Biggest Financial Risk, arguing that as the best-performing asset class on the planet, having zero exposure is a massive gamble against its long-term success. We also dive into the predictable nature of crypto cycles, a portfolio strategy to potentially 10x your money, and the pros and cons of Bitcoin ETFs versus self-custody. This conversation is a must-watch for any investor who is crypto-curious. Check out the company: https://yieldschool.com

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00:00 - Introduction: Crypto is The Best Performing Asset

01:45 - Why You're "Risk On" By Having 0% Crypto

02:30 - The Game Theory of Bitcoin's Finite Supply

04:00 - "Intelligent Exposure": Beyond Just Bitcoin

05:20 - Bitcoin ETFs vs. Self-Custody: The Pros & Cons

08:55 - The #1 Issue That Worries New Crypto Investors

11:00 - Are You Serious Enough to Succeed in Crypto?

15:10 - The Crypto Cycles Are "Super Predictable"

21:20 - Why "Don't Time The Market" is Bad Advice for Crypto

23:20 - A Portfolio Strategy to 10x Your Money

26:45 - Final Lesson: Don't Make Assumptions

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What is the real danger of AI? It's not that AI will become our overlords; it's that we will become so reliant on it that we lose control of ourselves. I sat down with William Welser IV, CEO of Lotic.ai, to discuss this critical issue. He argues that The Real Danger of AI: We're Losing Control of Ourselves comes from offloading our "cognitive responsibility" to sycophantic AIs that simply agree with us and stunt our growth. We explore why you must maintain cognitive responsibility, how to use AI as a tool for learning (not just getting answers), and the importance of modeling this behavior for your kids and your team. This is an essential conversation for anyone using AI to make decisions. Check out the company: https://lotic.ai

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00:00 - Introduction: AI is Easy, But It's Also Dangerous

02:15 - The Problem with "Sycophantic" AI

03:20 - How "Artificial Relational Intelligence" is Different

06:00 - The "Last Mile" of Human Interaction AI Can't Cross

08:00 - My Tattoo's Advice: "Consider You Might Be Wrong"

09:20 - Offloading Our "Cognitive Responsibility" to AI

12:20 - How to Use AI to Teach, Not Just Get Answers

15:20 - The Real Danger: Are We Becoming Too Dumb?

18:15 - AI is Just a Tool, Like The First Rock

20:45 - How to Educate Your Team and Kids on AI Use

25:15 - Why We Built a "Bottom-Up" AI Company

29:15 - The #1 Lesson from 5 Years in AI: Ride the Commodity Wave

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Every business owner is asking how to build an AI moat, but most are going about it the wrong way. I sat down with Alberto Rizzoli, CEO of V7 Labs, who argues that hiring expensive AI consultants is a "recipe for disaster". He shares his framework for How to Build an AI Moat for Your Business (Without Consultants) by starting with small, internal experiments, finding your in-house "tinkerers," and hiring AI-enabled talent. We also discuss how AI agents are transforming workflows, the surprising AI adoption gap between the US and Europe, and why learning to manage AI is the #1 skill for future job security. This is an essential guide for any leader looking to future-proof their business. Check out the company: https://www.v7labs.com

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00:00 - Introduction: Your AI Moat is Your Only Defense

01:00 - Stop Hiring AI Consultants. Do This Instead.

02:30 - 3 Simple Steps to Start Building with AI

03:40 - The Power of Hiring "AI-Enabled" Talent

05:00 - How a QA Tester Used AI to 10x Her Productivity

06:00 - Will AI Create More Jobs Than It Destroys?

08:00 - From Manual Analyst to "Chief of Staff of AIs"

09:15 - How to Overcome "Analysis Paralysis" with AI Agents

12:30 - When to Build an AI Agent (The Revenue Litmus Test)

16:00 - How My Brother's Travel Plan Proved AI's Power

21:20 - Why Your "Thumbs Up" Doesn't Really Train the AI

25:40 - The Surprising AI Adoption Gap Between the US & Europe

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Cold outreach is broken, but what if you could train an AI agent to replicate your most effective, human-sounding emails? I sat down with Jim Weldon, CEO of Prospect Desk, whose team is building a "digital twin org chart" where human sales reps manage teams of specialized AI agents. He breaks down his exact process for How I Trained an AI Agent to Do My Cold Outreach, feeding it hundreds of his "founder prescribed" emails to avoid the generic, robotic messages that everyone hates. We also discuss how AI can automate 80% of an SDR's repetitive tasks and why we're still in the "stumble fumble" phase of AI adoption. This is an essential guide for any founder or sales leader looking to scale their prospecting without losing the human touch. Check out the company: https://prospectdesk.ai

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00:00 - Introduction: The End of Cold Outreach As We Know It

00:45 - Why You Need to Automate 80% of Sales Tasks

02:00 - The "Digital Twin Org Chart": Your SDR's New AI Team

03:20 - The Future of AI Interaction is Voice, Not Slack

05:20 - How an AI Manager Coordinates The Playbook

07:25 - Can a Solopreneur Build Their Own AI Sales Team?

09:50 - How Our AI Agents Work Across Different Channels

14:05 - The #1 Challenge: Making AI an Expert Strategist

17:00 - Why AI Voice Agents Still Struggle with Outbound Calls

20:25 - My Process for Training an AI to Write "Founder Prescribed" Emails

22:20 - The Surprising Power of a LinkedIn Voice Message

28:20 - The "Stumble Fumble" Hype Cycle of AI

30:20 - The Greatest Technological Change Ever

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Landing Fortune 500 clients seems impossible for a new business, but it's not. The secret isn't hustle; it's strategy, planning, and leveraging your unique story. I sat down with Alexandra Gonzalez, who left an 18-year corporate career at companies like Johnson & Johnson to build her own successful agency, Savvy Marketers. She reveals How I Landed Fortune 500 Clients After Leaving My Corporate Job, breaking down her exact playbook. We cover how to use certifications (woman-owned, minority-owned) to open doors , the power of personalized outreach on LinkedIn , and how to use AI to polish your message without losing your human edge. This is a masterclass for any service-based entrepreneur who wants to win enterprise-level deals. Check out the company: https://savvymarketers.com

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00:00 - Introduction: Replacing Hustle with Intention

01:05 - The Power of "What If" Thinking to Stay Agile

03:30 - The #1 Thing Founders Miss: Strategic Planning

07:50 - A Simple Business Playbook for Startups

11:20 - My Journey from Corporate Marketer to Founder

13:30 - The Playbook for Landing Fortune 500 Clients

14:40 - Secret Weapon: Using Certifications to Open Doors

16:20 - How to Network Effectively on LinkedIn

20:00 - The Power of Your Personal Story in a Pitch

23:45 - A CEO's Rules for Using AI Safely

25:14 - Final Advice: The Power of Patience

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There's a massive flaw in the Shopify checkout process that costs merchants millions in customer service hours and lost revenue. I sat down with Hamish McKay, CEO of Order Editing, a startup that's solving the one problem Shopify hasn't: letting customers edit their own orders after purchase. He breaks down The Billion-Dollar Mistake Hiding in Every Shopify Checkout—the 1.5% of customers who make a mistake and why giving them self-service options is a huge opportunity. We also explore the hidden technical complexities of building for Shopify and dive into a deep, philosophical conversation about the future of work and creativity in the age of AI. This is an essential conversation for any e-commerce founder or operator. Check out the company: https://orderediting.com

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00:00 - Introduction: The Problem with Post-Purchase Mistakes

00:50 - The 1.5% Problem: A Massive Hidden Cost for Merchants

02:00 - Why Hasn't Shopify Solved This Obvious Flaw?

04:15 - The Acquisition Dilemma: Selling to Shopify

05:40 - How Self-Service Editing Creates Customer Joy

08:45 - The Hidden Technical Hell of Building for Shopify

14:40 - How AI is Now Building 70% of Our Software

21:20 - The Race to Become the "Master App" in E-Commerce

37:45 - The Pleasure of Creation vs. The "Grayness" of AI

43:50 - A Dystopian View on The Future of AI and Humanity

51:15 - "Why The F*ck Am I Running an E-commerce Company?"

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Thinking about manufacturing overseas? It might not be as cheap as you think. There are hidden "soft costs" that can destroy your margins and your business. I sat down with Samuel Fish, founder of Shield Security Doors, who after a decade of challenges, made the bold decision to move his entire manufacturing operation from Eastern Europe back to the USA. He breaks down The 5 Hidden Costs of Manufacturing Overseas That No One Talks About, from freight volatility and legal disadvantages to the personal toll of time zone differences. This is an essential, real-world guide for any founder wrestling with their supply chain. Check out the company: https://www.shieldsecuritydoors.com

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00:00 - Introduction: My Father's #1 Rule of Business

02:50 - Why I Ignored His Advice for 5 Years

07:20 - The "Hair on Fire" Moment That Forced the Change

10:50 - My Overseas Supplier Was a Ticking Time Bomb

12:15 - The Phone Call That Saved My Business

14:15 - The Pride of Being "Made in the USA"

24:50 - Hidden Cost #1: Lack of Control & IP Risk

25:38 - Hidden Cost #2: Freight Volatility (10x Price Spike)

26:45 - Hidden Cost #3: The Personal Toll of Time Zones

27:45 - Hidden Cost #4: The Exhaustion & Expense of Travel

28:00 - Hidden Cost #5: Disadvantage in Foreign Legal Systems

28:55 - The Most Important Lesson: Say The Obvious

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Every day, unrecognized assumptions are sabotaging your leadership and preventing your team from making meaningful progress. Change is relational, not technical, and most leaders get it wrong. I sat down with Jeff Wetherhold, a master of Motivational Interviewing, to unpack this. He explains how to uncover The Hidden Assumptions That Are Sabotaging Your Leadership by using a simple technique: asking fewer questions and offering more reflections. We dive into why people are ambivalent about change , the psychological "binary bias" that traps us , and how embracing short-term discomfort leads to long-term growth. This is an essential conversation for any leader who wants to stop fighting resistance and start facilitating real change. Check out the company: https://www.miforhealth.com

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00:00 - Introduction: Why Is Change So Hard?

01:00 - Change is Relational, Not Technical

02:20 - The Power of Hearing Yourself Speak

04:15 - Uncovering Your Own Blind Spots

07:15 - The Problem with Putting People in a Box

08:45 - Why Unrecognized Assumptions Are So Damaging

11:00 - How to Navigate Uncomfortable Conversations

12:45 - The #1 Tool: Use Reflections, Not Questions

16:20 - My Personal Story of a Damaging Assumption

18:45 - The "Binary Bias" That Traps Our Thinking

20:45 - The Most Important Thing I've Learned About Change

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Welcome to the Future Factory, a new model for manufacturing where software gives a single human unprecedented leverage. I sat down with Renan Devillieres, founder of the manufacturing venture studio OSS Ventures, to discuss this massive shift. He explains his vision for The Future Factory: Where 1 Engineer Runs 1,000 Robots, arguing that reshoring manufacturing to the US won't look like the factories of the past. We also explore why war is the primary driver of this change, the "incoherent" hypocrisy of Western consumers, and his "Rule of Threes" for hiring technical experts. This is a must-watch for anyone interested in the future of manufacturing, automation, and geopolitics. Check out the company: https://oss.ventures

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00:00 - Introduction: Reshoring is a National Defense Issue

01:05 - The Future Factory Will Look Vastly Different

02:00 - Why One Engineer Will Have Massive Leverage

04:15 - The Problem with Modern Products (And Why Most Suck)

06:30 - The "Incoherent World": NIMBYism and Your iPhone

09:20 - Why War is the Real Driver of Reshoring

12:45 - The Entrepreneurial Energy Europe is Missing

15:45 - The Two Biggest Challenges of Building for Manufacturing

18:00 - How to Architect a System That Can Scale to Millions

20:45 - The "Rule of Threes": How to Hire Experts Who Deliver

23:30 - The Power and Pleasure of "Deal Making Done Right"

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In a world obsessed with AI, my guest Travis Jamison is getting rich on boring businesses. His investment thesis is simple: bet on the things that AI can't change. He explains Why I'm Investing in Plumbers, Not AI Startups, and how blue-collar companies like HVAC and dry cleaners can offer better, more stable returns than venture capital. We also dive into his agency's secret weapon: using a specific SEO strategy to train LLMs like ChatGPT to recommend his clients' products. This is a masterclass in contrarian investing and building real-world wealth in the age of AI. Check out the company: https://capitalpad.com

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00:00 - Introduction: A Contrarian Investor's Thesis

01:10 - Why I'm Investing in "Boring" Blue-Collar Businesses

03:10 - Why Picking AI Winners is a Losing Game

04:45 - A VC's Plan to Replace Plumbers with Robots (And Why It Will Fail)

08:00 - How to Use SEO to Control What AI Says About You

11:20 - The Simple "Trick" to Train LLMs

17:40 - Why Small Businesses Have the Best Returns

20:00 - Why I'm Done with Venture Capital

24:45 - The Four "All-In" Moments That Defined My Career

27:45 - The #1 Rule: Stay Within Your Circle of Competence

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