Ready, Fire, Aim Podcast

The Agentic Economy Has Arrived—And It Changes Everything

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT

In this episode of Ready, Fire, Aim! we chat with David Seigel, founder of Redshift Labs, about his extensive experience in web design and web development since the mid-90s. We dive into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence, discussing how it can be trained on personal perspectives and used for effective ad placement. Learn how to design a website and leverage AI for your online business in this insightful tech podcast.

David Siegel is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who literally wrote the book on websites. His 1995 bestseller "Creating Killer Websites" was translated into 16 languages and became Amazon's longest-running #1 bestseller. He took his first AI class at Stanford in 1983, has founded more than a dozen companies, written five books on technology and business, and was once a candidate for dean of Stanford Business School. Now he's building Redshift Labs, an AI sales agent company preparing businesses for the agentic economy where machines do the buying and selling.

Chapters: 0:00 - AI Class at Stanford in 1983

7:00 - How LLM Hallucinations Actually Work

14:00 - The Temperature Setting That Fixes Everything

24:00 - Why Websites Are Dinosaurs Now

35:00 - The Agentic Economy Is Here

48:00 - Data + AI Replaces Your Website

Connect with David Siegel:

🔗 Website: redshiftlabs.io

🔗 Video Series: redshiftlabs.io/reset

🔗 LinkedIn: David Siegel

About Ready Fire Aim: Ready Fire Aim is a business podcast hosted by Thad Barnes that brings you unfiltered conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders who share real stories about building companies, overcoming adversity, and achieving financial freedom. No polished scripts—just real talk about what it takes to succeed in business.

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Every Entrepreneur Gets Vibe Coding Wrong

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT

In this episode, Thad Barnes and Amir Elain discuss how an entrepreneur can leverage AI coding and vibe code to build products faster than ever. Get practical business advice on AI implementation and innovation methodology. This real talk conversation delivers frameworks you can apply today for product management and overall business success.

Amir Elain is a former Amazon Web Services executive who led customer training and ran AWS's Digital Innovation Program in the Nordics. With 25+ years of experience spanning Motorola, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and director of products roles at two startups (VR/AR training and learning technologies), Amir now runs Think Big Leaders—an AI and innovation consulting firm based in Stockholm helping organizations from 200-year-old enterprises to fast-moving startups build systematic approaches to innovation using Amazon's Working Backwards methodology.

Chapters: 0:00 - From Board Games to Amazon Web Services

8:00 - Why VR Will Never Hit Mass Adoption

16:00 - Inside Amazon's Leadership Principles Culture

24:00 - Working Backwards Innovation Methodology

32:00 - Building Full Stack Apps in Hours with Vibe Coding

40:00 - Reducing AI Hallucinations Through Context

Connect with Amir Elain:

🔗 Website: thinkbigleaders.com

🔗 Product: gloryhack.com

🔗 LinkedIn: Amir Elain A

bout Ready Fire Aim: Ready Fire Aim is a business podcast hosted by Thad Barnes that brings you unfiltered conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders who share real stories about building companies, overcoming adversity, and achieving financial freedom. No polished scripts—just real talk about what it takes to succeed in business.

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Every Entrepreneur Gets This AI Decision Wrong

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Welcome back to the Ready, Fire, Aim podcast! This episode features Ruth Berman of Disrupt Digital, discussing exciting advancements in artificial intelligence and the future of digital marketing as an entrepreneur. They explore how innovation in machine learning and fine tuning models are shaping the digital business landscape, leading to significant digital transformation.

Ruth Berman is the Founder of Dysrupt Digital, a Canada-based consultancy helping businesses build secure, modular AI workflows that don't lock them into vendors or unpredictable token pricing. With over a decade of AI implementation experience and a background spanning service design, UX, product management, and front-end development on award-winning teams, Ruth helps companies modernize legacy systems while empowering their people rather than replacing them.

Video Chapters:

00:11 AI Implementation for Legacy Business Systems

07:48 Building Modular AI Workflows That Scale

14:37 Vibe Coding and Rapid Product Development

21:50 Context Windows and AI Cost Management

29:36 Data Privacy and Self-Hosted AI Models

37:00 The Future of AI and Knowledge Work

Connect with Ruth Berman:

🔗 Website: dysrupt.digital

Connect with Thad Barnes:

Website: epochdm.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thad.e.barnes/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thadbarnes/

About Ready Fire Aim: Ready Fire Aim brings you unfiltered conversations with entrepreneurs and business leaders who share real-world strategies for building wealth and achieving success. Host Thad Barnes delivers actionable business advice and success stories from founders who've been in the trenches.

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Buying a Business? Never Make This Mistake

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT

In this episode of Ready Fire Aim Podcast, we sit down with Paul Lajoie (CPA and business acquisition expert) to reveal entrepreneurship secrets and business advice for buying a business without losing your wealth. If you are looking for success stories about small business ownership or entrepreneur mindset strategies, this unfiltered conversation exposes the truth about business acquisitions.

Chapters:

0:00 - Small Business Acquisition Success Stories

08:15 - Buying a Business Due Diligence Mistakes

18:30 - Business Valuation Methods That Work

32:45 - Entrepreneurship Cash Flow Management

47:20 - Starting a Business vs Buying a Business

58:10 - Business Advice for First-Time Buyers

About Paul Lajoie: Paul Lajoie is a CPA, serial entrepreneur, and founder of BizByPro, a community helping people acquire and operate small businesses. After acquiring 15+ businesses over 25 years (with a 90%+ success rate), Paul wrote the best-selling book "The Exit Plan" and now teaches entrepreneurs how to create generational wealth through strategic business acquisition. He hosts live deal reviews every Monday and Q&A sessions every Wednesday.

Connect with Paul Lajoie:

🔗 Website: BizBuyPro.com

🔗 LinkedIn: Paul Lajoie

🔗 Instagram: @PaulLajoie

🔗 Book: "The Exit Plan" https://www.amazon.com/Exit-Plan-Escaping-9-Profitable/dp/B0FFWSJD5F

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Kid Device vs YouTube Kids: How One Dad Built an AI Tool Children Can't Get Addicted To

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:01:18 GMT

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro 01:14 - From Inventing WebChat to Building Safe AI for Kids

04:32 - Taking On Big Tech: Why YouTube Kids is Failing Families

10:13 - How the Kid Device Uses AI for Creativity, Not Addiction

18:00 - Saving Childhood Memories and Aging Out of the Device

24:51 - Personal AI vs Large Language Models: The Future of Technology

In this podcast, we discuss AI safety for children, the Kid Device, WebChat invention history, YouTube Kids addiction problems, autonomous creative AI tools, parental controls for technology, personal AI models versus large language models, and protecting kids from harmful digital content. Rob LoCascio, founder and CEO of LivePerson and Kid Company, shares how he invented WebChat in 1998, built a multi-billion dollar company, and left to create a revolutionary AI device that empowers children aged 4-12 to be creators instead of doom scrollers in a safe, parent-controlled environment.

🎥 Watch The Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FSuXF_p4hAs

🔗 Connect with Rob LoCascio: Kid Company Website - kidco.ai

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ℹ️ About Ready Fire Aim Podcast: Ready Fire Aim features conversations with thought leaders and industry experts about what's driving innovation in business today. Hosted by Thad Barnes, we explore breakthrough technologies, entrepreneurship, and the future of work.

Agency Owner Built a Custom AI to Handle 9000+ tasks

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:42:56 GMT

Matt Farmer exited his marketing agency, spent millions building custom AI solutions for clients handling 9,000+ support tickets daily, and realized he was building the same thing over and over. In this conversation with Thad Barnes on Ready Fire Aim, Matt shares why he built Cloud37 to teach companies how to build their own AI agents instead of hiring expensive agencies, his "seven out of ten" rule for AI quality, and why AI only raises the floor but never the ceiling. Inside This Episode: ✅ How Matt's team built AI support systems handling 9,000 tickets per day and the "Black Friday syndrome" problem they discovered ✅ Why he spent millions on throwaway code before building Cloud37 - a unified AI knowledge base for businesses ✅ The "seven out of ten rule" - why everything must hit 7/10 quality or it has zero value ✅ Why AI only raises the floor but never the ceiling (and what that means for your expertise) ✅ How to fix AI hallucinations by giving agents an "opt out" and using knowledge gap finders Whether you're a business owner looking to implement AI, frustrated with current AI tools that don't remember conversations, or wondering if AI will replace your expertise, this conversation reveals the practical reality of building AI systems that actually work for businesses. Connect with Matt Farmer: Website: Cloud37.ai Platform: Moment37 Social: Matt Farmer on Facebook Tools & Concepts Mentioned: About Ready Fire Aim: Ready Fire Aim brings you conversations with thought leaders and industry experts driving innovation in business and technology today. Powered by NXC Podcast Network Supporting over 1,500 shows with sponsorship opportunities and access to 14+ million monthly viewers. Interested in starting a podcast or being a guest? Reach out to us!