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The Catch Up Call#12 — Training an AI to write blog posts, FPV Drone Racing, The Peloton ad and moreIn this call we cover….
Training an AI to write blog posts as Marshall
The peloton ad, and the amazing response to it
A pitch for drone racing. Objectively the best new hobby that it’s possible to have
The cyber truck
AirBnb going public
And more. We’re @marshal & @jon on twitter.2020-01-031h 40The Catch Up Call#11 — How to rig an election, buying a bastard Porsche, the new minimums.com and moreIn this call we cover…
The benefits of waking up early
AirPods pro
How to rig an election
The Stopwatch marketing video
The new minimums.com
Marshall's new bastard Porsche
And more!
We're @marshal & @jon on twitter.2019-12-051h 09The Catch Up Call#10 — Positioning Stopwatch against other social networks, how Peel navigated the iPhone 11 launch, an expensive sink hole, and moreIn this call we cover…
Embracing time travel into the Stopwatch brand and features
Time network vs a social network
Aesthetic inspiration for the onboarding video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0l5HwvA3q_/
Some ideas to position stopwatch against other social networks
Navigating a potentially huge issue with a sink hole under the building
The iPhone 11 Peel case launch
How Marshall plans to get unlimited 2 for 1 tickets on flights
We're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
2019-10-311h 14The Catch Up Call#9 — How to buy a lifetime supply of food for $500, Hiring a writer from The Onion, How Peel prepares for an iPhone launch, and moreIn this call we cover….
How to buy a life time supply of food for $500
Peel prepares for the iPhone
FAST House construction
Hiring a writer from the Onion
Stopwatch launch plans & beta updates
Google apps script
And some other things. We're @marshal & @jon on twitter. 2019-09-1151 minThe Catch Up Call#8 — Identifying and managing burnout, the Neuralink presentation, new business ideas, and moreIn this call we cover….
Marshall dealing with burnout
The Neuralink presentation and the implications!
A pitch for a new business idea involving scientists
Updates on living in Dallas after being a digital nomad
Very important news about a frog
Note: Sorry about the audio in this recording. Marshall’s audio became corrupt somehow after we recorded and there’s a few quiet moments when he should be talking. We did our best to fix it in post but It will be fixed completely in the next episode!
2019-08-081h 06The Catch Up Call#7 — Buying the most insane thing on the Internet, creating stories around products, learning web design, and more.In this call we cover...
Marshall teaches himself web design: 8:57
The most insane thing Jon has ever bought: 15:46
Creating stories around products: 23:50
Algorithms shape the world: 28:06
Art as an investment: 28:50
More hurdles getting a hotel license: 45:40
And more!
If you have comments or questions we're @marshal & @jon on twitter. 2019-07-1256 minThe Catch Up Call#6 – Liquid Death, bank rolling a professional poker player, almost getting hacked, and moreIn this episode we discuss:
New water brand with clever marketing: 20:01
Bank rolling a poker player @catrific: 33:56
Lazy fitness hacks: 7:44
Marshall almost got actually hacked: 1:13
New building tenants: 31:48
Marshall hires an airtable export: 41:31
Update on Marshall’s luggage getting stolen: 15:11
We discuss an old idea about kickstarting cities: 49:24
Extra: Play Jon at chess: lichess.org/@/jonwheatley
Each episode is a real catchup call between 2 friends and ex-co-founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In 2013 Marshall and Jon started a company together called Need/Want. Need/Want is a studio that created and launched a bunch of diff...2019-06-221h 00The Catch Up Call#5 — WWDC, a beta launch, rental property woes, and moreEach episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-co founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
WWDC news
Marshall’s rental property updates
Getting a hotel license for our building
Podcast sponsorships
The oculus quest
Testing a personal trainer service (sign up here: https://future.fit/r/jon)
and more!
If you have comments or questions you can tweet them at us. We’re @marshal & @jon on twitter. 2019-06-041h 15The Catch Up Call#4 — Ending the Nomad lifestyle, an engagement, building a house, and moreEach episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-co founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
An Engagement
Hanging out with 2 of our remote employees in the Philippines
Why did Marshall stop being a nomad?
Stopwatch progress
San Francisco meetings
Could we ever work at a big company?
Marshall is building a house
Oculus quest
And more!
If you have comments or questions you can tweet them at us. We’re @marshal & @jon on twitter.2019-05-161h 19The Catch Up Call#3 — Bumping into Tim Ferriss, Beta launch plans for Stopwatch, betting money on world events, and moreOn today’s call we discuss:
How Marshall met Tim Ferriss
Plans on the beta launch for stopwatch
Discussing the quality bar for software products
Why is Marshall (and seemingly everyone else?!) so obsessed with the new email app superhuman?
Compounding habits
Betting money on world events
Some (actually interesting!) stuff that Marshall learned from his tax guy.
And more! 2019-05-071h 03The Catch Up Call#2 — Everything gets stolen, a new rental property, Bali living expenses, making marketing videos, and moreEach episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-co founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
How much this podcast cost to make
Marshall's ridiculous experience selling rental property & buying new investment property remotely
Getting linked in the New York Times
Making a demo video for stopwatch.com
Bali is insanely cheap!
Marshall getting everything stolen in Italy
A new email newsletter we're obsessed with
If you have comments or questions you can tweet them at us. We're @marshal & @jon on twitter. 2019-04-181h 15
The Catch Up Call#1 – A Year Of Catching Up: A pitch for a new social network, living as a nomad, and running our businesses remotelyWelcome to the first episode of the catch up call podcast!
Each episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-cofounders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
Updates on the past year since Jon left Need/Want
Marshall living as a nomad, associated costs and logistics, and what it's like running Need/Want remotely.
We discuss trump tariffs and how they've effected the business.
Jon shares his vision for his new company, a social network called Stopwatch.
We talk about tools and projects that have caught our attention lately.
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