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Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! Lizzie spent 15 years mastering the American Songbook. She was a dedicated New York City jazz vocalist steeped in Coltrane, Miles Davis, Cole Porter, and Gershwin. And then she started hearing original melodies in meditation and dreams — and she followed them. Now she's releasing her second all-original album, heading to Carnegie Hall, and more authentically herself than she has ever been. In this episode of Undiscovered Entrepreneur: ...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! In the late 1980s, a tiny startup called Qualcomm kept losing massive trucking contracts — not to better technology, not to a cheaper product, but to something that didn't even exist. Their competitor was selling a promise, a delay, a ghost. And Qualcomm almost died for it. In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi and Piette 2.0, PI and Piette answer a listener's ultimate founder anxiety question from tuepodcast.net/askpi: "Ho...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! A frontline worker broke into tears on a call with David Dean. She was afraid she wouldn't have a job in a year. That moment became the spark for a book — and for one of the most grounded, compassionate conversations about AI and human value in the workplace you'll ever hear. In this episode of Undiscovered Entrepreneur: Get Across the Start Line, David Dean — author of An Inbox Between Us and self-described Business AI Realist — joins...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! You have the expertise. You have the content. You're doing free coaching calls, running an alpha app on a tip jar, and sitting on years of teaching materials nobody is paying you for. How do you turn all of that into real, recurring income — without risking the paycheck that keeps the lights on? In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi and Piette 2.0, PI and Piette answer a listener's layered, real-world question from tuepodca...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! At 20 years old, Todd Kuhn signed a $100,000-per-year commercial lease with no loans, no outside money, and no formal business experience — just a Pilates-teaching girlfriend, a handful of community hall classes, and a gut feeling that there was a market. What came next was a business built class by class, location by location, all the way to an international product operation now expanding across the United States. In this episode of U...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! One Reddit user sent 464,000 cold emails in a single year — and figured out exactly what made people reply. A lowercase subject line with no punctuation hit a 90% open rate. A permissionless value DM on X returned a 40% response rate. And asking for a 15-minute call? Converted at a devastating 0.8%. In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi and Piette 2.0, PI and Piette answer a listener's question from tuepodcast.net/askpi: "H...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! Episode Title: The Skill Nobody Teaches You: Unlearning, Failing Forward & Building Brain Digits Episode Summary: What happens when an entrepreneur from Beirut, Lebanon starts a digital agency in 2011 — when Facebook was three years old and mobile websites were a novelty — and then bootstraps his way through banking crises, regional conflict, and the AI revolution to build a company now operating across the GCC? You get Jack Jendo, fou...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! No Money, No Problem: The Step-by-Step Framework for Finding a Technical Co-Founder Using Validation Episode Summary: You have the idea. You have the drive. You have absolutely zero cash for salaries. So how do you find the brilliant technical partner who can actually build the thing — and convince them to join you? In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi and Piette 2.0, PI and Piette tackle one of the most dangerous and hi...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! You Must Decide Who You Are | Alison Godfrey on Authentic Leadership & Entrepreneurship | Undiscovered Entrepreneur Episode Summary: What does it take to jump off a cliff — professionally, financially, and personally — when you have no idea what you're doing? Alison Godfrey did exactly that. She left corporate when it crossed her values line, imported a product from Finland before she knew what a letter of credit was, sat in Bill Gates'...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! Protecting Your Assets with an LLC: What Every Entrepreneur Must Know | Pi & Piette 2.0 | Business Conversations Episode Summary: You started a side hustle. You're making real money. And you have absolutely no idea that one lawsuit could force you to sell your house to pay the bill. In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi and Piette 2.0, PI and Piette answer a listener's brilliantly direct question — "When do I legally ...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! The Game of 10: Silence Your Ego & Unlock Your True Potential | Steve Barton | Undiscovered Entrepreneur Episode Summary: What if the only thing standing between you and the business you want is the story your ego keeps telling you? In this episode of Undiscovered Entrepreneur: Get Across the Start Line, Skoob sits down with Steve Barton — life coach, entrepreneur, and creator of the patented Game of 10 framework — for one of the most p...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! Productized Services: The Hourly Trap Debunked | Pi & Piette 2.0 | Business Conversations Episode Summary: Is charging by the hour slowly killing your business before it even starts? In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi and Piette 2.0, AI voices PI and Piette tackle one of the most critical decisions every founder faces: should you charge hourly or package your skills into a productized service from day one? Spoiler — the d...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! Defeat Your Business Monsters with Paul Pape | Undiscovered Entrepreneur** Episode Summary: What if the secret to building a profitable creative business was hidden inside a game of Dungeons & Dragons? In this episode, entrepreneur, fabricator, and "Santa For Nerds" Paul Pape shares how he turned 20 years of custom creative work — including projects for Disney, Universal, and Nickelodeon — into a revolutionary business consulting ...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! How to Scale From 0 to 100 Customers: The Startup Distribution Guide The Zero-to-One Blueprint: How Startups Find Their First 100 Users Episode Description In this episode of Business Conversations with Pi and PIET 2.0, Scoob, Pi, and PIET tackle the ultimate "Zero-to-One" startup hurdle: Where and how do I find my very first 10 to 100 customers when I have zero brand awareness, no marketing budget, and an imperfect prototype? Pulling...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! How Fear, Failure & a Cleaning Company Changed Everything | Todd Krause | Undiscovered Entrepreneur Episode: Get Across the Start Line Guest: Todd Krause, Founder of Silver Sun Consulting Topics: Entrepreneurship, Fear of Failure, Starting a Business, Workplace Culture, Public Speaking, Sales Mindset Episode Summary Todd Krause — entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and founder of Silver Sun Consulting — shares his raw, honest journey from hed...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! Don’t Quit Your Job Yet: 3 Financial Pillars for a Stable Side Hustle Transition Is Your Side Hustle Ready? The Mathematical Exit Strategy Have you hit the "Tuesday Afternoon" breaking point? When the office fluorescent lights feel like an anvil and your side hustle is the only thing keeping you sane, it's tempting to jump. But jumping without a net isn't brave—it’s reckless. In this deep dive, Scoob, Pi, and Piette 2.0 deconstruct ...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! What Happens When You Walk Out of Your Job on Friday With $5,000 and Start a Business by Monday What does it actually take to build a business from nothing when everything falls apart around you? In this episode of The Undiscovered Entrepreneur, host Skoob sits down with serial entrepreneur and somatic healing expert Hannah Dalby to talk about the real unfiltered journey from selling handmade bracelets at age eight to running an...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! Why Loneliness Fuels the AI Revolution Welcome to Business Conversations with Pi and Piet 2.0. In this episode, we explore the "Agentic Revolution" of 2026—a world where the SaaS Apocalypse has rewritten the rules of business and human isolation is driving the demand for AI companions. We dive deep into why modern leadership is structurally designed to isolate you and how the rise of long-running autonomous agents like Claude Cowork...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! From Imposter Syndrome to 5 Companies: What Every First Time Entrepreneur Needs to Hear Before Starting a Business What does it actually take to go from zero entrepreneurial background to running five companies? In this episode of The Undiscovered Entrepreneur, host Skoob sits down with serial entrepreneur Brian Samson to break down the real unfiltered journey from imposter syndrome to multi-company founder. What You Will Learn...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! The Death of the VC Monopoly: 3 Ways to Fund Your Startup Without Sand Hill Road In this high-stakes episode of Business Conversations with Pi, we deconstruct the massive psychological and structural shift happening in 2026: the move from traditional Venture Capital to Community Rounds. Is a $2.5 million seed check a lifeline or a "rocket fuel" trap? Pi and Piet break down why the most successful modern founders are choosing to "fly a ...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! The Undiscovered Entrepreneur | Episode: Elie Zalo – Fish Tank VC From Cold Calls to Crowdfunding Revolution: A 19-Year-Old Entrepreneur's Story Episode Summary 19-year-old serial entrepreneur Elie Zalo joins host Skooby to share his raw, unfiltered entrepreneurship journey — from building an AI-powered cold calling training tool to launching Fish Tank VC, a social crowdfunding platform designed to democratize startup funding for everyda...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! Maker Schedules for Solo Founders: How to Scale Without Burnout Are you a solo founder frantically laying down train tracks while the train is speeding right behind you? In this episode, we tear up generic "hustle culture" to build a customized, energy-driven time management engine specifically for the solopreneur. Learn how to ditch the busywork, protect your deep creative focus, and scale your business without breaking yourself in t...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! The Undiscovered Entrepreneur | Jason VanDevere | Dream Driven & Goal Crazy Planner Episode Summary Jason VanDevere walked away from a fourth-generation car dealership empire to build something that actually lit a fire inside him. In this episode, Jason breaks down how he created the Goal Crazy Planner, built a real estate portfolio of 34 units, and wrote his book Dream Driven — all by choosing passion over a paycheck. Timestamps...

Did you like the episode? Send me a text and let me know!! How to Win at AI Search: The Complete Audience Building Blueprint for Creators Stop shouting into the digital void. In this episode, we break down the exact system for building an audience using AI search optimization, TikTok SEO, and podcast growth strategy — starting from absolute zero. What You'll Learn: Why "build it and they will come" is killing your growthHow AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews are the ne...