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The Means of Production

A podcast by a couple of business owners exploring the agony and the ecstasy of running a small business.

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48: Task Rabbits of Sales

48: Task Rabbits of Sales

Your favorite business boos are talking sales this week. Specifically, selling services vs. products. High points includ... Read more

8 Jun 2017

35mins

Ranked #2

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89: When Business Systems Actually Work

89: When Business Systems Actually Work

In their second to last LIVE episode (until Andrew is back in town and they do a live episode again) your dynamic duo di... Read more

19 Apr 2018

24mins

Ranked #3

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81: Side Hustle to Full Time Gig & When To Make It Official (feat. Ryan Irelan)

81: Side Hustle to Full Time Gig & When To Make It Official (feat. Ryan Irelan)

With Andrew out, we have decent, cohesive content for once! Welcome our guest, Ryan Irelan. High points include: Why si... Read more

22 Feb 2018

26mins

Ranked #4

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57: Shelf of Plan Bs

57: Shelf of Plan Bs

Your dynamic duo discusses planning, creativity, and approaching problems: Plans are an iterative process that always n... Read more

10 Aug 2017

28mins

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129: The 90-Minute Business Challenge

129: The 90-Minute Business Challenge

Today we explore the idea of Brett's "90 Minute business Challenge". What is this challenge you ask? Can we take an ide... Read more

21 Feb 2019

27mins

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92: RE-AIR Ep. 20 - Website Office Lobby

92: RE-AIR Ep. 20 - Website Office Lobby

Today's episode is all about workspaces. Specifically... What does a workspace say about company culture? Does physical... Read more

10 May 2018

39mins

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72: Leadership w/ Dave Stachowiak - Pt 2

72: Leadership w/ Dave Stachowiak - Pt 2

This week we continue the conversation including topics like: How leadership and personal productivity coincide. Why me... Read more

7 Dec 2017

38mins

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35: Work/Life Liturgy

35: Work/Life Liturgy

Andrew launches into a metaphor using churches, ritual and the power of habit. Andrew explains the difference between p... Read more

9 Mar 2017

31mins

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132: The Thogonal's Of The Orth

132: The Thogonal's Of The Orth

This week, your dynamic business duo unpack Brett's experience switching to Android after a dozen years as an iPhone use... Read more

14 Mar 2019

37mins

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123: Hire Because You're In Pain

123: Hire Because You're In Pain

Today we welcome each other back from the new year and start a discussion of how a company ends up in legacy systems, ho... Read more

10 Jan 2019

32mins

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22: I'll Buy That Compost Aerator (The Bonus Holiday Episode)

22: I'll Buy That Compost Aerator (The Bonus Holiday Episode)

This week, your two Santas bring you some good old fashioned, business-flavored holiday cheer! Topics include: Shopping... Read more

1 Dec 2016

38mins

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29: Hover Car Market Share

29: Hover Car Market Share

This week, your boys talk about two of the more problematic aspects of running your own business: uncertainty and stress... Read more

26 Jan 2017

26mins

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150: Schedules & Calendars For Days

150: Schedules & Calendars For Days

We discuss High points include: Brett has 47 calendars and it's color-coded. Andrew wonders how people functioned witho... Read more

22 Aug 2019

25mins

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50: Paying To Climb Walls (feat. Natassia)

50: Paying To Climb Walls (feat. Natassia)

This week, your dynamic duo are back with our special guest and fellow entrepreneur, Natassia. Much of the episode invol... Read more

22 Jun 2017

31mins

Ranked #15

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130: Pricing Menus

130: Pricing Menus

This week, we're talking about creating standard offers vs. always doing custom work as a freelancer. High points includ... Read more

28 Feb 2019

20mins

Ranked #16

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32: No Money, No Problems

32: No Money, No Problems

This action-packed episode begins with several minutes of Andrew recounting his visit to the Field Notes Brand store in ... Read more

16 Feb 2017

43mins

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128: What is Freelancing

128: What is Freelancing

On another special guest episode with Chris DeCaro, Andrew and Brett argue what a freelancer is. And why no definition o... Read more

14 Feb 2019

22mins

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33: Choose Your Own Emergency

33: Choose Your Own Emergency

This week, your homeboys are talking about anxiety. Where does anxiety come from? What causes it and what can we do to a... Read more

23 Feb 2017

31mins

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34: Manageable Ramifications

34: Manageable Ramifications

This week, the dynamic duo talk more about how to locate the information needed to alleviate the uncertainty we touched ... Read more

2 Mar 2017

32mins

Ranked #20

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76: Choosing Your Technology Ecosystem

76: Choosing Your Technology Ecosystem

The dynamic duo is back in your ears once again. This time, we discuss the current crop of voice-enabled robots and the ... Read more

18 Jan 2018

37mins

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