If you look on Instagram or YouTube or TikTok, you’ll people who are living out of their vans. These vans are usually beautiful and these van-lifers travel the country and live and work wherever they want. But the challenge with vanlife is that it could be pretty lonely. At some point, you do want a community. Well, today’s guest came up with a solution for that. Colin O’Donnell is the founder of Kift, which combines vanlife with a network of community houses for co-working, cooking, and connecting. Colin O’Donnell is the founder of Kift, which combines vanlife with a network of community hou ..read more

Joining me today is someone with multiple exits on his record. I thought his story was success, success, success but turns out that there was one big setback in there that knocked it all out and put him in the hole for a million dollars. He came out of it with his latest business, which he recently sold for just shy of $70 millions. Travis Steffen is the founder of multiple companies including GrowFlow, a B2B SaaS serving licensed cannabis businesses. Travis Steffen is the founder of GrowFlow, a B2B SaaS serving licensed cannabis businesses. Sponsored by Origami – If you’ve heard about DAOs ..read more

I thought today’s guest was making a mistake by getting into podcast hosting. I thought, why does the world need another one of these platforms? I was wrong. Find out why in this interview. Justin Jackson is the founder of Transistor, podcast hosting and analytics. Justin Jackson is the founder of Transistor, podcast hosting and analytics. Sponsored by Origami – If you’ve heard about DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and you want to find out how to set one up for yourself, go to JoinOrigami.com. Even if you’re just interested in how these things work and want to learn more, the Or ..read more

Today’s guest is a systems guy. He founded Leverage, a growth agency that also does operations, which means they do all the stuff that you think about for growth– SEO, paid social, et cetera. But they also help teams organize their Slack channels, their CRMs, and even get to Inbox Zero. I invited him here to talk about how he systemizes and how he does this for clients. He also has a book on this topic. It’s called Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work.     Nick Sonnenberg is the founder of Leverage, an operational efficiency consultancy ..read more

Linden Tibbets is the founder of IFTTT, which runs online digital automation platforms it offers as a service. It makes all your tools more powerful by creating automations between them. I want to find out how he built it and how to get the most out of automation. Linden Tibbets is the founder of IFTTT, which runs online digital automation platforms it offers as a service. Sponsored by Origami – If you’ve heard about DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and you want to find out how to set one up for yourself, go to JoinOrigami.com. Even if you’re just interested in how these things w ..read more

Usually I interview software founders but today’s guest created an in-person experience. Erik Anderson is the founder of Scissors and Scotch. It’s basically a 1920s style barbershop, modernized with a cocktail bar in it. I just discovered it here in Austin and so I invited him here because I’m fascinated by how the business has grown. Erik Anderson is the co-founder of Scissors and Scotch, a barbershop chain. Sponsored by Origami – If you’ve heard about DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and you want to find out how to set one up for yourself, go to JoinOrigami.com. Even if you’re ..read more

I actually signed up for Hulu just to watch today’s guest on Shark Tank. His company sells freaking shirts; How is he so successful? I’m going to find out in this interview. Justin Baer is the founder of Collars and Co, a menswear brand. Justin Baer is the founder of Collars and Co, a menswear brand. Sponsored by Origami – If you’ve heard about DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and you want to find out how to set one up for yourself, go to JoinOrigami.com. Even if you’re just interested in how these things work and want to learn more, the Origami blog is a great place to start. Le ..read more

Today I’m talking to Edrizio De La Cruz, the founder of Arcus Financial Intelligence. He late sold that company to MasterCard. I want to find out how he did it. Edrizio De La Cruz is the founder  of Arcus Financial Intelligence, which was sold to MasterCard. Sponsored by Origami – If you’ve heard about DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and you want to find out how to set one up for yourself, go to JoinOrigami.com. Even if you’re just interested in how these things work and want to learn more, the Origami blog is a great place to start. Lemon.io – Why squander time and money o ..read more

Joining me is a person whose real name I don’t even know. He goes by the pseudonym Artorias. He’s not exactly running a company; he’s running a DAO, which means that he and a group of other people got together and they decided to do something that they couldn’t do on their own.   Cult is an investment DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization. Its members invest in projects that help bring about decentralization of power. Sponsored by Origami – If you’ve heard about DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and you want to find out how to set one up for yourself, go to JoinOrigami ..read more

Today I have a founder who has built and sold two companies, including Wavve, the tool for creators. We’re going to talk about how he did that as well as the company he’s working on now, which was inspired by a problem he encountered while building Wavve. Nick Fogle is the co-founder of Churnkey, retention tools to help SaaS Founders eliminate churn. Nick Fogle is the co-founder of Churnkey, retention tools to help SaaS Founders eliminate churn. Sponsored by Origami – If you’ve heard about DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and you want to find out how to set one up for yourself, g ..read more