Episodes

Founders need to stop paying landlords for access to the tenants. In other words, Facebook is the latest gatekeeper founders need to figure out.

Things are getting crazy out there and a letter from Y Combinator is circulating.

Paul and Ed are diving into equity stakes for entrepreneurs, negotiating in public and returning to the office.

Maybe it's a recession, maybe not. But, founders, employees and investors should be prepared

We're digging into a new fund that's focused on "boring businesses". Is this the next phase?

The news has been fast and furious. Elon Musk buying Twitter, Netflix Stumbles, Google Ad Revenue on the fly.

Fast.com fell over and Better.com hit some pretty rough waters. They're not the first and won't be last in the current cycle.

We discuss some bread crumbs on the future of work and travel and then break down what the heck is going on with Uber and NYC taxis.

Most founders are looking to disrupt incumbents. What about those companies that buck the trend? And, what about those founders who didn't realize the length of calls for a free Zoom account?

Walmart is notorious at cost-cutting. So, what are they up to with their latest move? And, why don't our phones protect us?

We're are discussing must reading this week from Fabrice Grinda. Titled " The Great Unknown ", it's worth 10 minutes of your time. Paul shares why he's optimistic even if the short-term market conditions look rocky. Culture...

Asymmetric bets might sound like buzz words and hand wavy stuff, but it's critical thinking. We're talking about why the devastation in Ukraine will have profound effects on your business (and where your attention should be ...

The Russian invasion is front and center. There's plenty of heartache for the people of Ukraine. To a much lesser degree, there are also difficult decisions for founders in regards to fundraising, inventory and logistics. Pa...

A discussion about one of the largest food delivery services in India leads Paul and Ed down the road of identifying the five key languages that divide the world markets. Paul tries to quantify the time lost by GDPR. Ed and ...

Google announced plans for some major changes on cross-app ad tracking, a topic Paul and Ed have discussed ad nauseum on the pod. On this, they don't quite see eye-to-eye on Google's intentions. They're also digging into why...

Paul starts the episode with the question of when it's okay for founders to take money out of a company. This is a complicated question, especially since you have outside investors. It doesn't happen often and we're discuss...

A lot to cover this week. Paul and Ed start with a discussion on Cana. This 3D beverage printer has the ability to cause serious disruption in a number of industries. The product itself is intriguing and brings up so many ...

Paul and Ed loop back on a listener question and follow-up on the concept of turning something your company does well into an API for others. The Theranos verdict teaches important lessons for both founders and investors. Pau...

Paul and Ed are still discussing companies that are trying to pivot but may not be equipped to do so. This dates back to their Walmart discussion in Ep 14 . Ed digs into the wayback machine to talk about Independence Air and ...

Paul and Ed debate whether it makes more sense for a DTC company to handle logistics and shipping from one center or if a “micro-center” strategy might work better. Here's a reference to the map Paul discusses . Thanks to ou...

Paul is back from the islands and we're diving back into the world. Hot topics this week involve COVID wildfires, travel, technology and DTC. Ed details how his restaurants had to adopt 3rd party delivery platforms essenti...

There is a ton of money on the sidelines waiting to invest right now. Paul and Ed are looking at a new Angel List fund and wondering if this is a byproduct of investors needing to adopt new models to find the returns they're...

Paul and Ed dive right into why this time of year is the best time to recruit. Paul is busy talking to new candidates every day and Ed is busy recruiting his existing employees. This leads to Paul's assertion that most CEO'...

Some founders are built to start companies and some are built to bring their companies to a new level. Most aren't built to do both. Paul and Ed dive into that this week. Paul talks about how deep his company is into Black...