Ideas.

To be clear: The views expressed are my own and not those of my employer.

To be clear: The views expressed are my own and not those of my employer

Listen for 24 ideas if I’m the CEO of a Hotel. Hopefully, this will inspire some creativity. Log your hotel gym photos at accessironside.com so we all can stay dialed on the road. Appreciate you taking the time to read/listen. To be clear: The views expressed are my own and not those of my employer

To be clear: The views expressed are my own and not those of my employer.

We filmed 70 episodes of Connection Accepted trying to become the “Colin & Samir of LinkedIn” - then realized we could never be a better Colin & Samir. In this episode, I break down why I'm never doing an interview-first podcasts again, why guests don’t guarantee views, and why I’m pivoting to a new host-first show called Ideas.

If I’m the CEO of Chipotle, I’m immediately selling our seasoning nationwide, putting the food behind automated QR lockers so people stop stealing your orders, and making the employees wear Meta glasses so takeout orders get up to 100% accuracy. We also pitch a bunch some goofy ideas in this episode like dog-friendly chicken cups and making beef jerky. Watch if you like half-baked business ideas,...

Airports have no Wi-Fi, you’re constantly waiting, and have no control over getting to your destination. It’s not a pleasant experience. I’ve taken 40 flights in 4 months already. I know the pain. In this episode of Ideas, we’re going to go through 13 ideas I have to upgrade airports.

Food is the first subscription business. And it’s still the best business. I spend more on food than anything else. And like most people... I eat the same thing everyday. In the morning, I eat 0% greek yogurt. At the office, I drink a cup of iced coffee with 2 packets of Stevia. For lunch, I eat avocado sandwiches. For a snack, I eat a David bar.  That’s the model: habit = revenue Once you find yo...

New format. New show. Thoughts? What would you do if you're CEO of this Pyramid?

Most people think working harder is the key to getting more opportunities. That’s only half the equation. In this episode, we break down the simple mental model of “luck surface area” and why your opportunities are a direct function of two things: what you do and how much you tell people about it. We share how posting content online has completely changed our ability to network, land high-profile...

Most podcasters spend hours sending "pitch" emails that get buried in inboxes. Matt and I found a better way: we post on LinkedIn. In this episode, we break down the "meta-story" of how a single LinkedIn DM from a fan landed us a $30M entrepreneur who normally doesn't answer the phone. Adam Robinson spent a decade on Wall Street as a credit trader before completely overturn...

Most communication advice is surface-level. Make eye contact. Use hand gestures.  Take a deep breath. Act confident. Chris Walker thinks that misses the point. In this episode, Matt talks with Chris Walker, founder of Refine Labs and Encoded, about the deeper drivers behind communication, decision-making, entrepreneurship, and independent thought. Chris breaks down why most people live by “invisib...

Asking good questions looks simple. But most people ask surface-level things: What school did you go to? What are your hours like? What’s your job like? That’s not how great conversations happen. In this episode, Matt and I break down how to ask better questions in networking calls, at work, on dates, and in everyday conversations. We talk about why the best questions come from genuine curiosity,...

Most creators obsess over algorithm hacks. Hashtags. “Comment for a guide.” Posting times. But those things are like bicep curls in the gym. They might help a little, but they’re a tiny fraction of what actually makes content work. The real skill behind every viral post is communication. In this episode, Matt and I break down the three communication principles that helped us grow to 300,000+ follo...

After interviewing over 30 world-class guests on Connection Accepted, Matt and I reveal the most powerful communication secrets we’ve learned from $100M CEOs, NBA players, and elite professors. In this episode, we break down: 🔹 Listen to Understand vs. Respond: Why most arguments fail the moment you start formulating your rebuttal while the other person is still talking 🔹 The 3-Second Rule: How...

Adam Robinson went from trading credit default swaps at Lehman Brothers to bootstrapping multiple SaaS companies to millions in ARR. In this episode, Adam breaks down: 🔹 Management = Communication: Why most team problems come from unclear expectations, not bad employees 🔹 Bootstrapping vs VC: Why a $30M ARR business can give you more freedom than a unicorn 🔹 The Death of the SDR: Why the tradit...

Most creators think they can hack the LinkedIn algorithm. Posting times. Hashtags. Comment tricks. But after attending a private session with LinkedIn’s product and engineering team, we realized something important: The algorithm isn’t what most creators think it is. The algorithm is really just the audience. In this episode, Matt and I break down what we learned from the session and what it actua...

Six months ago, Matt and I started Connection Accepted with no idea what we were doing. No format, no audience, and no clue how to run a podcast.  After recording 30+ interviews with founders, athletes, professors, and creators, we’re reflecting on what we learned in Season 1 and what’s coming in Season 2. In this episode, we break down: 🔹 The Podcasting Illusion: Why podcasting is a hobby disgui...

Katelyn Bourgoin went from a bankrupt agency owner to the "Ownable idea expert" of LinkedIn. She’s spent 15 years in the trenches of entrepreneurship: building a two-sided marketplace, launching the famous Why We Buy newsletter, and now helping founders become Unignorable. In this episode, Katelyn breaks down: 🔹 The Expert’s Paradox: Why the smartest people are often the worst at marketing themse...

You don’t grow on LinkedIn by consuming. You grow by posting. In this episode of Connection Accepted, Matt & I break down exactly what it takes to go from 0 to 10,000 followers on LinkedIn in under six months (without buying followers, automating comments, or posting corporate slop). Follow Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannygreenberg/ Follow Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.lin...

Bryce Grandison went from driving Uber to slinging real estate deals on LinkedIn. 60% of his business now comes from LinkedIn. In this episode, Bryce breaks down: 🔹How a 1-year Master’s in Real Estate (taught by practitioners) reset his trajectory 🔹Why LinkedIn beats Instagram if your buyers are executives and business owners 🔹The exact “social selling” habits that compound over time 🔹A step-b...

LinkedIn is cracking down on creators using AI to flood their feed with slop. In this episode of Connection Accepted, Daniel Greenberg and Matt Huang break down what LinkedIn’s crackdown on automation, AI commenting tools, and the recent Top Voice purge means for creators building on the platform in 2026. Referenced posts: LinkedIn VP on Top Voice & automation crackdown: https://www.linkedin.c...

The "Forbes for the Creator Economy." Real-time rankings for millions of influencers. Jeremy Boissinot is the man behind those viral ranking pyramids taking over your LinkedIn feed. He didn't start as a social media guru. Jeremy pivoted from a "boring" government internship to building a 100% inbound marketing machine that tracks the 360° presence of every major creator on the planet. Jeremy’s com...

Every giant you admire started at zero. In this episode, we talk about the psychological warfare of the "Zero" phase. We broke everything down into 3 easy to understand categories.  My favorite part was when we  broke down why "intensity" beats "hours worked" every single time.  If you’re waiting for a sign to start, this is it. Put in your email in connectionaccepted.com to be in know about every...

33 million impressions in a "boring" niche. Selling vinyl sheet piles with viral videos. David Jasinski is the "Face of Construction" on LinkedIn. He doesn't sell a trendy AI tool or a lifestyle brand. He sells vinyl sheets, a complex civil engineering product for projects with multi-year sales cycles. David generated over 33 million impressions last year and built a following of 140,000+ by provi...