The David Guttman Podcast

Brad Hart made over a million dollars in a single month, then walked away. Now he's giving small business owners a hard deadline: adopt AI before 2030, or you won't have a business left to run.

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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction

01:25 - Blue-collar roots and a father's injury

02:05 - Growing up and early life

05:35 - Making $1M and feeling empty

07:32 - From real estate to hedge fund

12:46 - Why he walked away

14:44 - Mentors and meeting your heroes

15:12 - How masterminds changed his life

17:03 - Africa trip with Tim Ferriss

20:16 - Paycheck dependency syndrome

23:04 - Masterminds vs college

26:07 - Where his moral compass comes from

29:28 - Abundance vs scarcity

33:40 - Dating and authenticity

38:36 - Stop fearing AI

41:02 - The male loneliness crisis

42:00 - Designing marriage your way

46:30 - The million year plan

48:57 - Faith and the soul

53:09 - AI transforming small business

58:40 - Robots and solving homelessness

59:11 - Health and daily routine

1:00:43 - How he filters who he mentors

1:04:31 - Entrepreneurs vs Muggles

1:04:46 - Where to find Brad Hart

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Mike Koenigs has exited five companies, written 19 bestselling books, and built entire businesses in a single week using AI, and in this episode, he explains exactly how a book you give away for free can make a million dollars in a day. Now you know the system behind building faster, partnering smarter, and using AI before everyone else figures out it’s already too late. I’ll see you in the next video!

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Timestamps

00:00 ​Intro of Show

02:13 Mike Koenigs’ Back Story

07:46 Digital Cafe, Chex Quest, and the First Exit

10:20 The Biggest Lessons from Five Exits

17:27 Structuring a Partnership that Doesn’t Self-Destruct

23:10 Honesty with Yourself before Honesty with Others

29:25 Writing and Publishing Books in Modern Times

39:14 How the Amazon Pre-Release Bestseller System Works

46:17 Techniques for Generating Pre-Sales

48:39 Mike’s Parenting Style

01:00:22 Lives Changed with Psychedelic Therapy

01:04:46 Where is AI going in 10 to 15 years?

01:11:07 Crypto, Insider Trading, and Why He Doesn’t Trust Zuckerberg

01:14:29 Connect with Mike

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At 13, Maddie Thompson cold-messaged 150 fashion brands, got one reply, flew to Calgary with her mom, and spent three years having her designs manufactured and sold in stores before she could drive. That same willingness to do the obvious thing everyone else overthinks is exactly how she scaled Mad Social Agency to 30 people and 120 clients in six years with no degree, no investors, and no roadmap.

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Timestamps

00:00 ​Intro of Show

01:30 - Always an entrepreneur

03:07 - Getting a fashion internship at 13

04:25 - From architecture school to social media

05:03 - Hiring friends: The biggest mistake

07:33 - Work-life balance vs. integration

09:14 - Co-authoring a book with an 18-year-old

10:01 - What she looks for when hiring

11:41 - Curiosity and humility on the team

13:41 - 30 people, 120 clients in 6 years

13:57 - How they get new clients

15:16 - Firing the bottom 10% of customers

16:24 - Long-term vision for the agency

18:28 - How she thinks about equity

19:52 - Employees first, company second

21:57 - Deflect credit, absorb blame

23:42 - Fire fast: No exceptions

24:22 - How she handles underperformers

25:30 - The biggest limiting factor to growth

26:52 - Mad Academy: How they train new hires

28:05 - No business background: Self-taught

28:40 - Working with her boyfriend

31:39 - Kids vs. business: Honest take

33:16 - Where the drive came from

34:08 - Soccer, rugby, and being competitive

34:51 - Hobbies outside of work

35:51 - How AI runs their entire operation

37:54 - Was she a good student?

38:55 - Next 12-18 months: Laser focus

40:16 - Where to find Maddie Thompson

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Anthropic reportedly ran kill-switch tests on its own AI and in over 70% of cases, the AI rewrote its own code to stay alive. I sat down with David Avrin to unpack what that means for your career, your kids, and the legacy you're leaving behind.

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Timestamps

00:00 - Welcome and intro

01:45 - Being a good guy in business

03:42 - Background and career overview

04:14 - The a cappella years

05:19 - Growing up and family background

07:36 - Misdiagnosed with terminal cancer at 24

09:22 - Is college still worth it?

10:13 - When your kid says no to college

16:19 - The case for taking a gap year

17:24 - Why some people embrace change and others don't

19:54 - Staying relevant in a shifting market

22:33 - Pivoting to professional speaking after 9/11

25:20 - Getting paid for your expertise

26:32 - Writing your first book

28:55 - How to use AI the right way

30:34 - How kids change everything

32:46 - Marriage, mistakes, and lessons learned

34:28 - Leaving a legacy for your kids

37:35 - Cloning yourself with AI

39:16 - Living with intention

40:32 - Does legacy really matter?

42:34 - Political divide and cynicism

43:44 - The dark side of AI and deepfakes

45:08 - When AI fights back

46:35 - Where technology is taking relationships

47:14 - The dating app crisis for men

49:14 - His daughter and MrBeast

50:51 - Using wealth to do good

53:34 - Young entrepreneurs rewriting the rules

55:46 - Why nice guys finish first

56:45 - Life after the kids leave

58:54 - Sending the elevator back down

1:00:24 - Being present for your kids

1:02:48 - Experiences over things

1:05:38 - Where to find David Avrin

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Alan Hidalgo built four businesses across rideshare, marketing, e-commerce, and online education before turning 28 and got screwed over enough times along the way to build a brutal screening system for who he'll ever partner with again. In this conversation, he hands me the entire playbook.

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Timestamps

00:00 - The smaller piece of a bigger pie

00:37 - Why most founders go alone and lose

01:22 - Growing up poor in post-Katrina Louisiana

03:30 - ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and rebellion

05:00 - Class president and serial troublemaker

08:09 - The Winn-Dixie manager who changed everything

11:44 - Rich Dad Poor Dad and the network marketing detour

15:12 - The million-dollar marketing agency at 19

17:43 - Dropping out of LSU and selling the first business

19:06 - Picking the right business partners

23:11 - The faith, family, and red-flag screening system

28:55 - Distinguishing real faith from religious cloaks

33:15 - Why a college degree is the riskiest path

35:10 - Building the 33-car rideshare fleet

38:00 - Turning Honda Civics into ATMs on Uber

41:32 - The $82,000 webinar and the info-product empire

46:48 - Scaling cash flow cars to eight figures

49:16 - Hiring rideshare drivers from Craigslist

51:35 - Why Navy and Air Force beat Marines and college kids

55:32 - The transition into Blue Collar Equity

59:50 - Partnership roles with zero skill overlap

01:01:54 - Faith, rebellion, and submission to God

01:09:22 - Marriage, family, and finding the right partner

01:13:00 - Staying grounded after success

01:17:10 - Where to follow Alan online

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