| Why ChatGPT Will Be the Next Big Growth Channel — Brian Balfour | Lenny's Podcast | 2025-08-20 | Brian Balfour's breakdown of the 4-step platform cycle and why ChatGPT's context+memory combination creates a distribution moat. The framework for thinking about AI as a growth channel is immediately useful. |
| Chasing Cyber Crisis: Bart Lageweg on Thriving in High-Stakes IT | Now That's IT Podcast (N-able) | 2025-08-15 | Bizway founder Bart Lageweg on building a cybersecurity-focused MSP and developing the mindset to thrive under pressure. The discussion on accountability culture in high-stakes IT is one of the better MSP leadership conversations out there. |
| Navigating AI Adoption in MSPs — Nicole Reineke | N-able Podcast | 2025-07-30 | Nicole Reineke on the Shadow AI problem, regulatory concerns, and a realistic Crawl-Walk-Run framework for MSP AI adoption. Unusually practical compared to most AI-for-MSP content. |
| AI Revolution: Why This Is the Best Time to Start a Startup | Y Combinator Lightcone Podcast | 2025-02-01 | Paul Buchheit (Gmail creator, YC partner) on the unprecedented AI startup boom — $0 to $12M ARR in 12 months, Cursor as a case study, and why barriers to entry have collapsed. Hard to listen to this without getting energized. |
| Austin LangChain Community Call | Community Talk | 2025-01-30 | Great discussion about LangGraph and agent development. The Q&A section at 35:00 addresses key challenges in local AI deployment. |