We Live to Build

Sean Weisbrot
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We Live to Build is the interview series for founders who are serious about building something that lasts. Hosted by serial entrepreneur and angel investor Sean Weisbrot, the show features 300+ raw conversations with 7-9 figure founders and investors, the people who've actually done it and are willing to talk about what it really took. Every episode goes deep on networking, AI, fundraising, and the harsh realities of scaling a company. Subscribe to upgrade how you build. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. vor 4 Tagen

    1 Out of 100 Sellers Does This. He Built 8x Pipeline Doing It.

    What if the single move almost no seller bothers to make is the one that multiplies your pipeline by eight? In this episode, Neal Goyal, a go-to-market leader who built 8x pipeline at Postpilot in just eight months, breaks down exactly how he did it using LinkedIn in a way that only one out of every hundred sellers actually does. Neal reveals why content is the last step in his three-part flywheel, not the first, and why showing up in your target ICP's comments before ever sending a message is the real foundation of trust. You'll also hear why the spray-and-pray outbound tactics that dominate most sales teams are actively eroding the trust you need to close deals, especially when thousands of software companies are all fighting for the attention of the same two thousand brands. If you want to understand how to compete for attention instead of just competing on features, Neal's approach will change how you think about pipeline building entirely. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Get my brand new eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network ────────────────────── 📋 WORK WITH ME ────────────────────── ▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook ▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship ────────────────────── 🔗 CONNECT WITH SEAN ────────────────────── ▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot ▶ Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com ────────── 🕐 CHAPTERS ────────── 00:00 - No Shortcuts to Building Real Relationships 01:04 - How Neil 8x'd Postpilot's Pipeline 02:45 - The Three-Part LinkedIn Flywheel Explained 05:22 - Deposits Before Withdrawals on LinkedIn 09:14 - Meet Your ICP Where They Actually Are 18:16 - Why Neil Won't Let AI Build Relationships 23:11 - Coaching Reps Out of LinkedIn Fear 27:13 - Personal Brand Follows You Everywhere 28:03 - Bet on Yourself Before You're Ready Leave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 Min.

  2. 23. Juni

    60 Days Down to 60 Minutes Changed How Shelton Thinks About His Own Team

    What if the key to unlocking your team's potential wasn't hiring better people, but simply removing the friction slowing them down? Shelton Mercer III joins Sean to share how a shift from a 60-day process to a 60-minute one completely reframed how he thinks about the people around him and what they're truly capable of. You'll hear Shelton break down why power is less about authority and more about influence, how bringing together leaders from government, capital markets, and philanthropy in the same room creates a parity that cuts through political gridlock, and why framing collaboration around shared geography rather than competing agendas is what actually moves things forward. If you've ever wondered whether the systems your team works within are the real bottleneck, this conversation will make you think twice about where you're looking for solutions. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Get my brand new eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network ────────────────────── 📋 WORK WITH ME ────────────────────── ▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook ▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship ────────────────────── 🔗 CONNECT WITH SEAN ────────────────────── ▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot ▶ Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com ────────── 🕐 CHAPTERS ────────── 00:00 - Philanthropy Is Limited, Government Is Broken 01:25 - The Power Shift Redefining Who Leads 02:01 - Using the World Cup to Unlock City Change 07:56 - One City, One Day, 100 Leaders 08:34 - How Activate's AI Cuts 60 Days to 60 Minutes 15:50 - AI Took My Designer's Job — Now What? 19:21 - Upskilling Your Team Instead of Cutting Them 28:05 - Pencils of Promise and Community Buy-In 36:07 - The Three Traits Every Leader Needs 38:00 - Mentor Told Me to Finish Some Ish Leave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 Min.

  3. 16. Juni

    He Built LLMs in 2016 and Still Trusts Gut Over AI

    What if the key to smarter business decisions isn't more data, but knowing when to trust yourself over the algorithm? In this episode, Sean sits down with Robert Indries, a builder and investor who was working with large language models back in 2016, long before AI became a boardroom buzzword. Robert shares why, despite his deep technical background, he still believes human intuition catches what AI cannot, especially when it comes to detecting deception during company acquisitions. You'll hear how his team uses a rigorous due diligence process of up to 170 questions to surface hidden problems before they become costly headaches, and why the best questions on that list came directly from painful past experience. Robert also breaks down how he thinks about failure tolerance in acquisitions, including why growing a company's value before a black swan event can mean the difference between a loss and getting your money back. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Get my brand new eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network ────────────────────── 📋 WORK WITH ME ────────────────────── ▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook ▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship ────────────────────── 🔗 CONNECT WITH SEAN ────────────────────── ▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot ▶ Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com ────────── 🕐 CHAPTERS ────────── 00:00 - Getting Sellers to Tell You the Truth 01:17 - The 21-Question Due Diligence Massage Method 02:38 - Building a "Should Have Asked" Backlog 04:41 - Why AI Can't Catch a Liar in M&A 07:07 - Human Intuition Still Beats Generated Scripts 09:06 - Sean's Podcast Pitch That Turned a Rejection Around 17:25 - No Industry Is Safe From AI Disruption 19:52 - Protoss, Zerg, or Terran: Which Future Wins? 26:53 - Learning to Love as a Daily Skill Leave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 Min.

  4. 9. Juni

    He Presented from the Hip on Stage and Invented a World First in 90 Days

    What does it actually take to back yourself when the whole world seems to doubt you? In this episode, Sean sits down with Travis McGregor, a technology pioneer working to reinvent how the world handles security from the cloud to the edge, including building a world-first innovation in just 90 days. Travis opens up about the defining moment at 22 years old when he froze on stage in front of a thousand people after his team changed his entire keynote without warning, and how that humbling experience shaped him into the prepared, accountable leader he is today. You'll hear how Travis learned to stop second-guessing himself, why true belief in your own ideas is a deeply personal journey, and how choosing to fall on his sword rather than point fingers became the foundation of his leadership philosophy. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Get my brand new eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network ────────────────────── 📋 WORK WITH ME ────────────────────── ▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook ▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship ────────────────────── 🔗 CONNECT WITH SEAN ────────────────────── ▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot ▶ Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com ────────── 🕐 CHAPTERS ────────── 00:00 - Believing in Yourself When Nobody Else Does 01:44 - Choking on Stage at 22 Years Old 05:22 - The Off-the-Cuff Pitch That Changed Everything 09:21 - Patents Aren't What Most Founders Think 12:27 - Why Your Data Is Never Really Yours 14:56 - Flipping the Cloud-to-Edge Security Model 23:13 - SLC's Play to Reach 600 Mobile Networks 27:51 - 6G and the End of Anonymous Fraud Calls 29:32 - Could SIMs Replace Broken Government Systems Leave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 Min.

  5. 2. Juni

    She Woke Up One Morning and Knew She Had to Buy A $50M Company

    What does it actually take to back yourself when no one else believes in you? In this episode of We Live to Build, Sean sits down with Stacie Shifflett, a self-taught entrepreneur and subject matter expert in federal government procurement and acquisition, who shares the raw story of orchestrating a 50 million dollar software company acquisition with zero prior experience at that scale. You'll hear how Stacie walked into a boardroom, discovered her name had been left off the org chart despite a signed employment contract, and chose to stand her ground rather than go along to get along. She also opens up about one of the hardest decisions entrepreneurs face, knowing when to say no, take your money, and walk away even when others frame it as a missed opportunity. If you've ever been underestimated or felt pressure to shrink yourself in a room where you clearly earned your seat, Stacie's story will resonate deeply. ────────────────────────────────--───────────────────── 📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Get my brand new eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network ────────────────────── 📋 WORK WITH ME ────────────────────── ▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook ▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship ────────────────────── 🔗 CONNECT WITH SEAN ────────────────────── ▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot ▶ Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com ────────── 🕐 CHAPTERS ────────── 00:00 - Stacy Led a $50M Acquisition From Scratch 01:00 - The CEO Who Didn't Know What to Do With Her 03:28 - Leaving Money on the Table Was the Right Call 05:22 - The One Time Stacy Actually Threw a Punch 09:59 - Stacy Woke Up and Decided to Buy a Company 15:40 - Self-Taught, No Degree, Still Outperformed Everyone 26:02 - Peace of Mind Is Our Greatest Personal Asset 29:22 - Know Yourself Before You Can Go Anywhere Leave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 Min.

  6. 26. Mai

    Who Are We Marketing to When 90% of White Collar Jobs Are Gone?

    What happens to marketing, consumer culture, and the businesses built around them when AI eliminates 90% of white collar jobs? In this episode, Sean sits down with Zachary Rischitelli to explore how networking, relationship-building, and human connection are becoming the most durable competitive advantages in an increasingly automated world. Zachary shares how his business has sustained client relationships for over sixteen years through genuine personal investment, not transactional card-swapping, and why showing up in person still moves the needle even as LinkedIn floods everyone's inbox. You'll also hear his simple but powerful networking reframe: be interested rather than interesting, a mindset shift that cuts through small talk and builds real trust fast. If you're thinking about how to future-proof your business and your relationships before the landscape shifts beneath you, this conversation will give you a lot to chew on. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Get my brand new eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network ────────────────────── 📋 WORK WITH ME ────────────────────── ▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook ▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship ────────────────────── 🔗 CONNECT WITH SEAN ────────────────────── ▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot ▶ Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com ────────── 🕐 CHAPTERS ────────── 00:00 - The Networking Hack Nobody Talks About 00:22 - Building a 17-Year Business Through Relationships 03:46 - "Be Interested, Not Interesting" in Practice 06:22 - Reading Body Language at Networking Events 08:39 - Moving Past Small Talk With Strangers 11:31 - What Makes Networking Events Exhausting 19:07 - Pitching a Marketing Agency in the AI Era 21:15 - Who Are We Marketing to When AI Wins? 28:17 - The Acquisition That Only Goes Forward 36:53 - Work-Life Balance Is a Founder's Hardest Problem Leave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 Min.

  7. 19. Mai

    His Former Boss Later Became His Employee

    What does it really take to break through a revenue plateau and build a business that outlasts your mistakes? In this episode, Ephraim Ebstein, an MSP entrepreneur who scaled past seven figures, shares the hard lessons he learned the long way. You will hear how developing financial literacy with the help of retired CEO mentors was the turning point that unstuck his business when it was trapped between seven and nine million dollars. Ephraim also breaks down why networking is never optional, showing you how a single spearfishing connection led to the job that taught him the entire industry and eventually the clients that made his company possible. And if you have ever wondered whether burning a bridge could cost you more than you think, his story of a former boss who later became his employee will make you rethink every professional relationship you have ever let go cold. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Get my brand new eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network ────────────────────── 📋 WORK WITH ME ────────────────────── ▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook ▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship ────────────────────── 🔗 CONNECT WITH SEAN ────────────────────── ▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot ▶ Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com ────────── 🕐 CHAPTERS ────────── 00:00 - Networking: Love It or Hate It? 00:22 - Flying to Events to Find the Right Rooms 01:08 - The One Connection That Started Everything 03:49 - Retired CEOs Roasted Ephraim on Financials 06:21 - Pay to Be in the Right Places 11:26 - Two Takeaways, Two Relationships Per Event 13:17 - Intentional Networking Beats Hoping for Luck 16:00 - Never Burn Bridges Because The World Is Small 21:07 - Diversifying Investments to Weather Any Storm 40:00 - The Principle Behind All of Ephraim's Success Leave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 Min.

  8. 12. Mai

    I Bought 3 Companies, here’s the #1 Leadership Lesson I Learned

    Entrepreneur Scott Meier evaluated over 100 businesses before deciding to acquire three unique brands under one roof: Budsies, Petsies, and Stuffed Animal Pros. But instead of applying a ruthless corporate "roll-up" strategy, Scott chose to become a steward of an artisan-driven brand. In this episode, we dive into the world of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) and the booming "kid-alt" nostalgia market. Scott breaks down the complex logistics of global plush manufacturing, how his company uses its profits to support kids in hospitals and disaster zones, and how he personally uses AI tools like Claude to automate annoying tasks so his team has more time to be human. Finally, Scott shares his ultimate leadership lesson: why the best thing you can do to build trust and solve complex problems is simply to "say less." Check out the company: https://budsies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ▶ Get my eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network ----------------------------------- 📈 WORK WITH ME ----------------------------------- ▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook ▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://welivetobuild.com/book-a-call ▶ Startup Fundraising: https://welivetobuild.com/fundraising ▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship --------------------------------------------- 👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN --------------------------------------------- ▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot ▶ Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com --------------------------- 🕒 CHAPTERS --------------------------- 00:00 - Evaluating 100 Companies to Buy 02:50 - The Budsies & Petsies Ecosystem 05:50 - The "Kidault" Market & Nostalgia 08:35 - Making Artisan Products at Scale 12:15 - Avoiding the Corporate "Roll-Up" Model 16:20 - Pencils of Promise & The Power of Charity 20:00 - Why Facebook Ads Are Creepy 23:45 - Using AI to Give Us Time to Be Human 26:10 - The #1 Leadership Lesson: Say Less Leave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 Min.
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We Live to Build is the interview series for founders who are serious about building something that lasts. Hosted by serial entrepreneur and angel investor Sean Weisbrot, the show features 300+ raw conversations with 7-9 figure founders and investors, the people who've actually done it and are willing to talk about what it really took. Every episode goes deep on networking, AI, fundraising, and the harsh realities of scaling a company. Subscribe to upgrade how you build. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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