Not Your MBA Podcast

04/20/2026

Setting ambitious goals, like reaching $10 million in 3 years, requires laser-like focus. Every decision must align with that vision. Distractions, even profitable ones, must be ignored if they don't serve the ultimate objective.

04/19/2026

His biggest obstacle wasn't at work; it was at home. Showing employees love means treating them with dignity, patience, respect, and kindness. One employee asked for Wednesdays off to take a cooking class with his wife. Support your people.

04/18/2026

Summer sales taught me invaluable lessons, even though it put my family through a lot. Going broke forced me to figure things out, and surprisingly, my wife and I grew closer because of it. Necessity truly is the mother of invention.

04/17/2026

04/17/2026

When you under-deliver in your standard service, you must over-deliver when you fix it. Building trust this way is essential. Otherwise, you're just neutral compared to competitors. Stand out through relationships, not just the core service.

04/16/2026

Instead of pretending perfection, admit where your service falls short. Highlighting a weakness you're actively improving actually builds more trust than claiming to be flawless everywhere. People appreciate the honesty and the commitment to fixing it.

04/15/2026

My brain wasn't wired for school, so I dropped out. My resume became my degree through internships. When Flutter tech exploded, my hands-on experience landed me a six-figure job despite lacking a degree.

04/14/2026

While others focus on building AI models, Apple is betting on hardware. Their M-chip architecture and distributed AI strategy aim to make self-hosting AI the future, at a fraction of the cost.

04/13/2026

He wanted to build an app and had no idea how, so we dove in. Three weeks later, using an old gaming PC and some powerful GPUs, we were hosting AI models. It crushed it!

04/10/2026

Everyone thinks Apple isn't building AI models, but they're playing a different game. They realized AI will come down to hardware, and they're building the best machines for distributed, self-hosted AI. The M-chip architecture is key, with new releases excelling at running smaller, powerful models right on your device.

04/09/2026

HUMAN (X) with two main stages inside the expo floor

04/08/2026

You can come up with a million ideas when starting a business, but the most important thing? Generating revenue. I had people tell me, "Just start making money." They were right.