• buying domains and why ideas stall for years
• the fear of failure and reputation risk that blocks action
• building ClassKid for kids’ activities and after-school programs
• surviving COVID churn by giving value first and adding Zoom tools
• handling a trademark lawsuit and rebranding fast
• rebuilding software after technical due diligence and a failed audit
• building to sell and what a private equity consolidator wants
• pain tolerance, tenacity, burnout, and the loneliness trap
• AI in software development, no-code tools, and why prompting matters
• MVP focus using small niche, painful problem, frequent trigger
• product-led growth, customer obsession, and avoiding bloated features
• rapid-fire Topeka favorites and local life
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0:00 - Cold Open And Banter
0:18 - Choose Topeka Relocation Sponsor Spot
0:38 - Meet Austin And His Mission
3:23 - Why We Sit On Ideas
7:21 - The Fear Behind Not Starting
12:01 - ClassKid Origin Story And Early Career
18:07 - COVID Shock And Finding Investors
20:31 - Trademark Lawsuit And Rebrand Sprint
23:48 - Code Audit Forces A Rebuild
27:16 - Selling The Company And PE Flywheels
35:42 - Pain Tolerance And Tenacity
40:16 - AI Changes SaaS And MVP Building
48:58 - Choosing Claude And Product Decisions
1:04:52 - Rapid Fire Topeka Favorites And Wrap
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