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Goals 2026 - Progress Update 🙌

October 1, 2026 · 15 min

It's Q4 and time to check in on my goals. I'm starting to notice something weird. Sometimes AI makes my goals easier. Sometimes it makes them better. And sometimes it takes away the fun part. So I'm checking in on my 2026 goals: what's…
Indian Summer

August 31, 2026 · 15 min

I was walking along the beach in Santa Cruz and two old dudes stopped to take a photo of me and my family. One of them said, "What an Indian summer." Haha, I had no idea what that meant. I Looked it up and it's that weird in-between…
DadPreneur

July 28, 2026 · 25 min

Right before I recorded this episode, my daughter was crying because she wanted me to stay and have lunch with her. I don't wanna lie to her. I told her, "Daddy's going to work, and then I'll come back." That's been on my mind a lot…
My Calling Isn't Software Deals

June 29, 2026 · 18 min

A listener sent me a message saying I'd lost my spark. That I didn't sound inspired anymore. Honestly... it made me stop and think. In this episode, I unpack why he was partly right. My calling isn't software deals anymore. It's building…
Distracted... Again!

May 31, 2026 · 14 min

This month I've been thinking a lot about distractions and how easy it is to spend time on things that feel productive while avoiding the one thing that actually matters. I've been getting distracted by stocks and NBA bets, using AI as a…

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We Lost 50%… Now What?

April 29, 2026 · 23 min

I'm feeding my baby while recording this… she's spilling milk, I'm spilling AppSumo updates. Everybody wins. So we've gone from 140 people down to around 40. Revenue has dropped hard. And for the first time in 16 years, staying in…
Is This A.I. Slop?

March 30, 2026 · 12 min

We were spending $56K/year on AI tools at AppSumo. A dozen subscriptions, nobody sharing anything. So we killed all of it and put the entire company on one Claude plan. Let's go. This episode I break down exactly how we rolled out AI to…
Baby #2

February 26, 2026 · 19 min

I just turned 44, and we just had our second daughter. Double girl dad. Let's go. This episode is a mix of life lessons, AI experiments, and some questionable investing decisions. I talk about what having a second kid taught me, why…
Standards Matter

January 27, 2026 · 13 min

I just had lunch with someone who sold a billion-dollar company. What stuck with me wasn't the money, it was how seriously he took standards. Not just in his work but through his entire life. This month I talk about what standards really…
Leading in 2026

December 31, 2025 · 38 min

It's New Year's Eve, and I've been taking stock of everything 2025 threw my way and what I want 2026 to look like. There were plenty of ups and downs, but what didn't work has forced me to rethink how I lead. In this episode, I talk…
AppSumo Horizon

December 1, 2025 · 26 min

Today, I'm giving you part three of the AppSumo saga. Black Friday was rough, targets got missed, and the team felt it. But I zoomed out and the signals actually looked way better than expected. Refunds are dropping, deal quality is…
AppSumo Is at War

October 22, 2025 · 18 min

The past few months at AppSumo have been brutal. People are voting with their wallets and return buyers are down 40%. We lost some of the trust we spent years building and drifted from what made us great. But the fire in my belly is back…

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The #1 podcast for entrepreneurs. Learn proven strategies to start and grow a business, improve productivity, and live a happier life. Hear from top performers in all industries. Guests include entrepreneurs, CEOs, consultants, and more.