Episodes
Seven years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
41 episodes in 2026
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32m Getting Laid Off Led Him to Buy the Company That Hired Him
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews seasoned product marketing executive Clayton Critchard to explore cross-functional engineering alignment, launch timing discipline, and the tactical integration…
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34m Nobody Wakes Up Excited to Use Software - So He Built This Instead
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews Heights Platform founder Brian McCanulty to discuss how digital creators and software companies can overcome psychological barriers, engineer daily habits, pric…
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37m Would You Rather Be a CEO or COO?
Host Sean Weisbrot and a seasoned executive agency founder explore the critical dynamics of CEO versus COO roles, practical delegation frameworks for early-stage entrepreneurs, and the pragm…
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32m 3,000 Tools and Enterprises Only Use 15% of Them
In this discussion, host Sean Weisbrot and an enterprise data expert explore the imperatives of foundational data discipline, the bloat within the modern data stack, and how AI is compressin…
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31m AI Is a Block of Clay and Most Founders Never Sculpt It
In this in-depth conversation, host Sean Weisbrot and the founder of Pinwheel Agency discuss navigating agency operations through economic shifts, maintaining enterprise client trust, and tr…
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29m Talking to the $25/hr Shop Floor Worker Beat Every Spreadsheet
In this interview with Sean Weisbrot, the WayForward Founder explains why diagnosing human systems through direct frontline worker engagement and structured time horizons yields far more act…
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26m His Grandpa Worked Until 90 and Changed How He Sees Aging
Host Sean Weisbrot and a Voice AI startup founder discuss how zero-UI conversational technology and autonomous agents can address the eldercare demographic crisis, alleviate senior isolation…
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32m 80% of the Workload Done Before a Human Touches It
Sean Weisbrot interviews an enterprise software founder about leveraging agentic AI architectures to revolutionize RFP and proposal workflows, exploring multi-agent orchestration, human-in-t…
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35m Happiness Found Him Through a Crappy Movie at 2AM
In this in-depth interview, veteran venture capitalist Ben Narasin breaks down the disciplined mechanics of early-stage investing, authentic founder-investor alignment, and the pragmatic phi…
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26m 88,000 Businesses Later, He Found 11 Biomarkers for This
In this interview, a seasoned business consultant details his diagnostic framework for corporate transformation, explaining how behavioral modification, rigorous profit definitions, and elev…
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30m 1 Out of 100 Sellers Does This. He Built 8x Pipeline Doing It.
In this interview, sales leader Neil details his relationship-first LinkedIn playbook for scaling sales pipeline eightfold by replacing transactional cold outreach with social etiquette, tho…
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40m 60 Days Down to 60 Minutes Changed How Shelton Thinks About His Own Team
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews entrepreneur and civic leader Shelton Mercer on utilizing artificial intelligence, cross-sector coalitions, and mega-events to drive sustainable civic infrastru…
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29m He Built LLMs in 2016 and Still Trusts Gut Over AI
In this podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot and guest Robert explore the critical importance of human intuition in M&A due diligence, the operational limits of generative AI in marketing, an…
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35m He Presented from the Hip on Stage and Invented a World First in 90 Days
Telecommunications innovator Travis joins host Sean Weisbrot to discuss his career journey from high-stakes executive failures to inventing the UK's first real-time prepaid mobile billing sy…
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31m She Woke Up One Morning and Knew She Had to Buy A $50M Company
In this episode, entrepreneur Stacy shares how she followed intuition to orchestrate a $50 million software acquisition without formal M&A experience or a college degree. Alongside host Sean…
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38m Who Are We Marketing to When 90% of White Collar Jobs Are Gone?
In this interview, host Sean Weisbrot and an experienced agency founder discuss effective strategies for authentic in-person networking, the disruptive socioeconomic impact of artificial int…
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41m His Former Boss Later Became His Employee
In this insightful podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot and his entrepreneurial guest explore how strategic networking, rigorous financial mentorship, and disciplined asset allocation drive m…
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28m I Bought 3 Companies, here’s the #1 Leadership Lesson I Learned
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews the owner of Budsies, Petsies, and Stuffed Animal Pros to discuss entrepreneurship through acquisition, artisan manufacturing, and the core leadership philosoph…
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30m Why Credible Investors Are Actually Killing Startups
Host Sean Weisbrot and a builder-operator venture capitalist explore the modern dynamics of early-stage investing, contrasting legacy venture models with proactive thesis-driven sourcing whi…
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32m Borrowed Trust: Why Strangers Wire Money Before They Know You
Host Sean Weisbrot and business development strategist Bill Cates explore how professionals can leverage borrowed trust, radical relevance, and structured referral systems to accelerate clie…
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33m 30 Years Exposed Him to Every Networking Context - His Conclusion Surprised Me
Host Sean Weisbrot and a veteran entrepreneur explore the discipline of networking, contrasting transactional pitching with intentional platform building and lifestyle infrastructure. They u…
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31m What Matters Most and How Much Is Enough
In this insightful podcast interview, host Sean Weisbrot and his guest unpack the art of authentic professional networking, meaningful interpersonal communication, and the vital importance o…
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27m Why the 7th Biggest Player in a Huge Market Beats the Winner in a Small One
In this in-depth interview, host Sean Weisbrot and an experienced entrepreneur discuss tactical hiring strategies, AI architectural optimization, and why targeting massive addressable market…
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31m There Is Always A Gift In The Grit
In this insightful interview, host Sean Weisbrot and his guest explore how reframing networking as authentic friendship, embracing neurodiversity, and transmuting adversity can lead to align…
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55m He Said 'What to Sell' Is Not Even the Right Question
In the milestone 300th episode of 'We Live To Build,' host Sean Weisbrot reunites with mentor Meir to explore business networking, their shared entrepreneurial origins in China, and Meir's '…
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27m Why "Self-Improvement" is Ruining You (And What to Do Instead)
Mental performance coach Evan Marks joins host Sean Weisbrot to debunk toxic positivity and obsessive self-improvement, offering a neuroscience-backed, reality-grounded framework for overcom…
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36m No Conviction Is Code for Something Founders Never Expect
Host Sean Weisbrot and an investor from MVP Capital explore early-stage venture capital diligence, decoding how VCs evaluate authentic founder capability, interpret 'no conviction' rejection…
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49m Your Guests Are Getting Famous From Your Show And You Are Not
In this workshop-style discussion, marketing strategist Ben advises podcast host Sean Weisbrot on how to transform standard guest-centric interviews into an authoritative personal branding v…
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28m Humanoid Robots Build the First Mars Base Before Any Human Arrives
Host Sean Weisbrot speaks with an investor from Type One Ventures to explore the emerging economics of space technology, deep tech venture capital strategies, and the critical role of roboti…
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30m Why the Co-Founder Who Stayed CEO Was the Right Call
In this podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot speaks with Alumni Ventures partner Ron Levin about early-stage venture capital dynamics, syndication mechanics, effective founder fundraising str…
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27m Peter Thiel Had Billions in His Roth IRA. Here Is How It Works
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews an experienced private markets broker to examine the mechanics, due diligence practices, and liquidity dynamics of pre-IPO secondary investments. The discussion…
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28m Fred Wilson Quoted $50K, Paid Under $5K - Now Lawyers Are Panicking
Host Sean Weisbrot and a seasoned startup attorney explore how artificial intelligence and DIY templates are impacting venture capital law, highlighting critical legal pitfalls, governance m…
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30m OpenClaw is the Most Dangerous AI Tool Ever Built
Host Sean Weisbrot and his guest debate the immense risks and transformative commercial potential of autonomous AI agents like OpenClaw. They analyze containment protocols, agent architectur…
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25m Most Founders File Nothing Until After the First Check Arrives
In this interview, host Sean Weisbrot and a securities legal expert examine the prevalent legal pitfalls startup founders face when raising capital in the United States. They break down key …
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32m Every Day Learn Something, Every Day Build Something: 77 Patents Later
Former Google X inventor and astrophysicist explores his transition to climate tech investing, presenting a physics-based venture framework that replaces polluting legacy industries through …
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29m Why Raising $15M Made Him Want to Do Less, Not More
An AI startup founder explains how raising a $15 million funding round transformed his operating philosophy, shifting from linear execution to high-leverage value-based enterprise scaling, a…
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28m Profitability Is Not a Math Problem, It Is a Human Problem
In this podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot interviews the founder of EightX about how cross-functional financial leadership, human alignment, and strategic AI adoption optimize omnichannel …
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29m 85% Said Yes to One Feature. 5% Said Yes to Everything Else.
In this interview, the CEO of Pandatron and host Sean Weisbrot discuss how artificial intelligence can overcome enterprise coordination bottlenecks and eliminate corporate silos. The convers…
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36m He Let Go of 50 People After One Tool Changed Everything
Host Sean Weisbrot and automation specialist Tim examine the real-world impact of artificial intelligence on business, showing how leaders can replace top-down panic with structured system d…
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38m Stop Trusting Meta & Google: The Truth About Ad Tracking
Host Sean Weisbrot and the founder of Wicked Reports explore the systemic flaws of native ad platform attribution, providing actionable frameworks for independent tracking, audience retentio…
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33m 65% of Their Sites Now Start This Way (Most Founders Miss It)
Duda co-founder and CEO Itai Sadan joins Sean Weisbrot to explore how generative AI is transforming web design workflows and conversational search discoverability. Sadan also unpacks Duda's …
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