The Podcast

What AI frees us for.

Long-form conversations with founders and operators, from the Imperium studio in Bali. New episodes weekly.

Episode 15

Kamron Rust on the boring businesses AI will make enormous

Kamron Rust on why the unglamorous operators, not the software vendors, are about to win the AI decade.

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Episode 14

Mike Chang on turning down $200,000,000

Mike Chang on walking away from a nine-figure exit to find out what had happened to his own mind.

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Episode 13

Finn Peljo on building for a world that hasn't caught up

Finn Peljo on conviction, 3D, and building as if the technology curve is already where you need it.

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Episode 12

Ollie Chick on AI, ultra marathons and men's health

Ollie Chick on endurance, building with AI, and the work of stopping men from dying too young.

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Episode 11

Fin Kwong on a brand that travels with you

Fin Kwong on building a personal brand that earns while you travel, with AI doing the heavy lifting.

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Episode 10

Matt Haycox on replacing $70,000 of staff with a $700 subscription

Investor Matt Haycox on what AI actually replaced in his businesses, and what it never will.

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Episode 9

Tom Spark on conviction, authenticity and raising your prices

Tom Spark on holding your ground, charging what the work is worth, and staying yourself while you do it.

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Episode 8

The Bali coach on why solo AI founders burn out

The Bali-based coach who works with solo AI founders on why the loneliest men in tech are the ones building alone.

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Episode 7

Ismael Esnousi on zero ads and free houses

Ismael Esnousi on growing without paid ads and the unconventional economics behind giving houses away.

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Episode 6

Joe Che on money in his sleep, and why you should stop using AI

Joe Che built a business that earns while he sleeps, and now begs founders to stop hiding behind the tools.

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Episode 5

Cameron Denys on making it young and what it cost

Cameron Denys on early millions, the weight they carried, and what he rebuilt afterward.

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Episode 4

Alex Visions on reaching half a billion people

Content founder Alex Visions on reaching half a billion people and building a life past the phone.

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Episode 3

Thomas Groen on a business that runs itself

Thomas Groen on AI agents, reinventing who you are, and building a company that runs itself.

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Episode 2

Nic Lamb on the risk of taking none

Big-wave world champion and Mark Cuban-backed founder Nic Lamb on why the biggest risk is taking none.

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Episode 1

Florian Tep on why cash is oxygen

Bali-based founder Florian Tep on psychedelics, the law of detachment, and why cash is the oxygen every business runs on.

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