Episodes
Control is Property: Apple v. Epic Games - Ep 238
Sept. 13, 2021
In this episode, I decided to discuss the lawsuit between Apple and Epic Games and why this is a bigger deal than most people think. We either want business people to respond to actual market conditions or we want unqualifie…
You Don't Need Easy - Ep 237
Sept. 9, 2021
For today's episode I was inspired by a thread on thefastlaneforum.com that was discussing if it is easy to make money in 2021. There was a lot said about this, but I dove in and came to the conclusion that some things are h…
Labor Day and Pruning The Losers - Ep 236
Sept. 7, 2021
Today, I was inspired to discuss fighting the ego and pruning the losers out of your life. Some of your dealings might cost time that you could have spent elsewhere. The biggest loser, however, is jumping into the river rapi…
Companies Requiring Vaccinations: A Producer's Take - Ep 235
Sept. 3, 2021
I was asked to take this topic on by popular request. I felt like it was necessary to give a producer's take to companies requiring their employees to be vaccinated in order to continue working or accept a position there. …
Planned Obsolescence and "Right To Repair" - Ep 234
Sept. 1, 2021
In today's episode, I wanted to discuss the market answer to planned obsolescence and "right to repair." Tech getting old and outdated isn't a conspiracy or "out to get you." It isn't an attempt to mine more money out of y…
I am Building an Empire, and SO CAN YOU! - Ep 233
Aug. 30, 2021
Today's episode, from my makeshift studio in my son's bedroom as the home renovations continue... This episode is a recreation of my 2020 Fastlane Forum Summit speech titled: "I am Building an Empire, and so Can You." I…
Everything I Want is a "Human Right" Now - Ep 232
Aug. 26, 2021
The reality? If everything is a human right, NOTHING IS! The true human rights are life, liberty, pursuit of happiness and property. Today's episode is me fired up yet again... There is a trend in language. A trend that almo…
Woke and Virtue Signaling Companies Destroy The Value They Manage To Create - Ep 231
Aug. 23, 2021
The list of companies that think you will take their word for how wonderful they are for their woke initiatives is growing. It seems everywhere you look the primary reason for a company's existence, PROFIT, is being ignored,…
Unrestrained Monologue of Various Stuff - Ep 230
Aug. 18, 2021
In this unrestrained monologue, I discussed the following: The revolutionary new management method. The stupidity of democratized decision making. The fact that public companies have become PR whores more than actual compan…
Charles Koch's Market Based Management - Ep 229
Aug. 16, 2021
When someone begins to study "praxeology," basically why humans act, they begin to understand the forces that created such an economic advancement over the last 200 years. People, for the first time ever were MOTIVATED to…
You Have Permission To Enjoy Life - Ep 228
Aug. 12, 2021
Today, I get a bit personal with this. I discuss how I have dealt with a strong tendency to be hard on myself. It is easy to do with a strong internal locus and a belief in your ability to do great things. I have historical…
Entrepreneurs and School - Ep 227
Aug. 10, 2021
As a little bit of a revisit to episode 48 discussing what business school didn't teach me... I discuss formal education in general. Education is IMPORTANT, but is traditional school? I discuss this at length. Want to keep…
Capitalism Works Except for Healthcare? - Ep 226
Aug. 6, 2021
Healthcare, the one industry that hangs up in a lot of capitalists' minds. Is healthcare "that one instance where capitalism might not work?" Find out. I start off this show discussing my radio advertising opportunity that I…
The Great Enrichment - Ep 225
Aug. 4, 2021
What happened in human history? People were born, lived, and died poor for thousands of years... What changed in the last 250? Why would humanity's standard of living, on a line chart, look like a hockey stick? The emancipat…
Sacrifice: An Investment For Entrepreneurs - Ep 224
Aug. 2, 2021
Today, I was inspired to discuss sacrifice. From sports heros to business magnates, they all have one massive thing in common as they chased their visions and dreams... They made necessary sacrifices. You are doing something…
pRogrEssIviSm - Ep 223
July 30, 2021
Today we discuss the ACTUAL definition of the word "progress," the reality, the pro-civilization capitalists of the world are the individuals actually concerned with progress. The word "progressive" has been HIJACKED by soci…
Why People CHOOSE To Produce For A Living - Ep 222
July 29, 2021
Communists are getting bold with their declarations that people shouldn't have to work for a living. It is an amazingly flawed argument and totally anti-civilization. When survival becomes work, which it will under such a no…
Don't Ask Permission - Ep 221
July 26, 2021
In today's episode, I was inspired by a John Stossel video about innovators NOT ASKING FOR PERMISSION. As someone that has taken the other side of this spectrum, a guy that asked permission for years from the government for …
Planes, Trains, and iPhones, Brought To You By "Selfish Individuals" - Ep 220
July 23, 2021
Tax hikes, authoritarianism, and politically ambitious weasels, also brought to you by selfish individuals under the guise of selflessness. In today's episode, I discuss Jerome Powell's new look (disheveled stressed out b…
Finding Galt's Gulch, A Freeing Of Minds FIRST - Ep 219
July 22, 2021
In today's episode, I primarily talk about what can only be described as mind control by the state and statist entities over your life. There is literal propaganda everywhere you look. I was partially inspired by this art…
Specialized Skills and "Fake It Until You Make It" - Ep 218
July 20, 2021
Do super specialized, built over long periods of time, career skills hinder an entrepreneur? It can, but it doesn't have to. I discuss how to turn that career momentum into entrepreneurial opportunity. I also talk about "fa…
Owning Multiple Businesses - Ep 217
July 16, 2021
In today's episode, I discuss the concept of owning multiple businesses. There is nothing wrong with it assuming you bring a scalable strategy with you. Want to keep "Killing Bigger?" Text KKRS to: 713-528-8219 Telegr…
Name Change Strategy, Cuba Libre!, and Expensive Stuff - Ep 216
July 14, 2021
Today's episode focused primarily on the name change and the reason behind that and Cuba's beginning revolution. I spend some time on the cyclical philosophy of governments by Andrew Fraiser Tytler. Finally, I discuss expe…
Government "Solutions" = Unintended Consequences - Ep 215
July 12, 2021
I could have spent a LOT more time on this than the clock allows... I discussed Biden's new "competition" orders... As if ordering competition is going to create it. There are actually some decent things about the order. Hea…