Ep40—Steve Subar—Business Model First, Product Second: Thirty Years of Building Smarter

Ep40—Steve Subar—Business Model First, Product Second: Thirty Years of Building Smarter

Steve Subar, serial entrepreneur and inventor of the Mat Fresher automated yoga mat cleaning machine, discusses his business-model-first approach to company building. He shares lessons from 30+ years of entrepreneurship, including founding Open Kernel Labs (acquired by General Dynamics) and emphasizes validating product-market fit cheaply before building products, the importance of experience over information, and innovating business models alongside technology.

Ep26 Matt Oess -Coaching Elite Leaders, AI Productivity & The Need for Tech Diplomacy

Ep26 Matt Oess -Coaching Elite Leaders, AI Productivity & The Need for Tech Diplomacy

Matt Oess, a sales and marketing consultant and executive coach at TechCXO, discusses his work coaching C-suite leaders, his deep dive into AI productivity tools, and his involvement with Purdue's Croc Institute for Tech Diplomacy. He demonstrates practical AI automation workflows, explores how AI is transforming business operations, and shares insights on protecting critical technologies from adversaries through diplomatic policy work.

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