Why You’re Leaving Money on the Table with Email Automation with Kronda Adair (How I Built It)

“We need to de-stigmatize lending money to friends and family.” It’s one of the first things Brian Bristol said to me in today’s episode. See, Brian is the co-founder of Pigeon Loans — a place where anyone can set up a private loan, backed with tracking, interest, and a legally binding agreement. And this ethos is as interesting as the approach they are taking to content: show people that everyone has a story about lending or borrowing money. So today, we talk about the Pigeon Loans content strategy and the important role their podcast, The Chrip, plays in de-stigmatizing money lending. In Build Something More, we talk about the incredible importance of talking to customers.

I’ll be honest—I don’t officially do web development anymore. But when a nonprofit asked for help, I thought I could knock out a simple WordPress portal in 25 hours using no-code tools like Zapier and Advanced Custom Fields. Boy, was I wrong. What started as a straightforward project quickly turned into a nightmare of under-scoping…

I’m trying a new format this week called the Friday Wrap-up, where I tell you what’s on my mind, and recommend some articles and videos. The hope here is to curate some more timely resources to help you think about your solopreneur systems, and how to work better so you can take more time off!…

AI brain is when you’ve come to rely on AI for even the most basic things — and after a week deep in Claude Max, I felt it creep back in. I’m sharing the three warning signs I’ve identified so you can catch it early, plus how bad sleep and brain fog made it worse….

A common thread on the show this year has been the push and pull of finding the right tools while also balancing our time and money as solopreneurs.  A while back I invited my friend and fellow podcaster Sarah St John onto the show. She’s the host of the Frugalpreneur podcast, and at first, I…