Kings & Priests

Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, Elon Musk takes over Twitter, FTX disintegrates, and building companies with focus & patience. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas for future topics of conversation.

Dean and Mike talk about how people are making $200k a year tweeting for VC's, whether or not founders should care about content creation and how Amazon accesses companies they buy. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommen...

Dean and Mike talk about focus, momentum, relationships, Bill Gurley and why right now might be the best time in the last decade to build something from scratch. Mentioned in this episode: Bill Gurley Interview Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.fait...

Dean and Mike talk about Figma selling to Adobe for $20 billion and the public response to the deal. They also talk about how the entrepreneurial mindset can, and should be embraced by churches and ministries. Mentioned in this episode: Figma Sales to Adobe Why We Need More Entrepreneurial Church Leaders, Not More Shepherds Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twit...

We're partnering with the crew from TheosU on their new project: The TheosU Memes Podcast In this bonus episode, Nathan Finochio, Chris Palmer, Bryan Vos and Everett Wood join the show to talk about their new weekly podcast dropping today. They talk about the genesis of TheosU Memes, the idea for the podcast and the ground rules they all agreed on (sort of) about what can, and cannot be said on th...

Dean and Mike talk about Codie Sanchez of Contrarian Thinking and her E-Book on 150 Boring Business Ideas. They also talk about Y Combinator's list of top private companies and how to value pre-revenue startups. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.fai...

Dean and Mike talk through a list they found online of businesses that can be launched over a weekend with very little upfront investment. Are these good ideas or just content for blogs? Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, rec...

Mike and Dean touch on the latest PGA / LIV Golf saga, two massive acquisitions in the media world, and then talk through Y Combinators Investment Memo Template as a framework for breakdown businesses and ideas. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.fai...

Dean and Mike talk about WeWork founder Adam Neumann's comeback thanks to a record breaking $350 million investment from a16Z. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas for future topics of conver...

Michael talks with Brent Beshore, the founder & CEO of Permanent Equity about his dinner with Warren Buffett, coming to faith kicking and screaming, and how he stumbled into starting the longest dated private equity fund in history. Follow Brent: https://twitter.com/BrentBeshore Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram,...

Dean and Michael talk about a famous Warren Buffett quote, what is means to be a contrarian, and how Christians and pastors should think about their work. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas...

Dean and Michael go over some uncommon questions that potential investors may ask and some intangible traits of entrepreneurs. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas for future topics of conver...

Dean and Mike talk about how to raise money using Paul Grahams framework found here: http://www.paulgraham.com/fr.html Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas for future topics of conversation. 

Dean and Mike talk about the latest CPI print, macro conditions and breakdown some principles from legendary entrepreneur Jerry Weintraub's book "When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead." Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback,...

Michael talks with former pro poker player, spelling bee champion and investor Pratyush Buddiga. Pratyush tells the story of how he torched his net worth by 90% (2x), how He chased after money, status, and glory, and how he finally found freedom + redemption in Jesus. Pratyush is on the investing team at Susa Ventures, where his current primary interests are crypto and education. Prior to investin...

Jake and Mike have a conversation with Andy Squyres about expanding the aesthetic of Christian subculture through art, beauty and words. Andy Squyres is a writer of albums, books, essays and newsletters that dig deeply into the human experience of walking by faith. You can check him out on Instagram, Twitter or his website.  Follow Vast Follow David Follow Jake David's latest book - Exodus: The Ro...

In this weeks episode, Dean and Mike talk about some of the principles from Peter Thiel's book "Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future." Peter Thiel conversation on Zero to One - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO_00POR-Po Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to s...

Matt Shackleford is the Co-founder of Abode and Conjure. Abode was started with the mission to make the internet more human and is a place to store and display all the things you care about - books, photos, art, music, podcasts and more. Conjure is a renowned collective of specialized artists and creative studio based in Atlanta. Check out Abode: https://abode.social/ Follow Dean: https://twitter....

Mike and Dean talk about the crypto crash, why optimists make win, and how to negotiate fairly as a believer. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas for future topics of conversation. 

In E28, the guys talk about the dangers of building your business on a platform you don't control, business cliches & healthy competition. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas for future topi...

Dean and Mike talk Elon Musk email, assessing start up ideas and "must have" vs. "nice to have" products. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas for future topics of conversation. 

In this bonus episode, Dean fills Michael in on the LIV Golf drama and then the guys talk about the beauty of competition in the free market and other professional sports leagues that have been disrupted. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with...

Dean and Michael talk about highly successful companies that starting during recessions and some ways to validate your business idea. Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, recommendations, questions or ideas for future topics of...

Michael talks with some of the team from Reformers, a web3 community and product incubator for like-minded Christians. Check out Reformers Follow Stephen McCaskell Follow Pr0phet Follow Isaac Hanekamp Follow Carroll Keane About Reformers: In the 1500s, the German monk, Martin Luther, utilized the new technology of the printing press to ignite The Reformation. Every generation and new movement requ...

Dean & Mike talk about how to start, build and operate in a rapidly declining economic environment. Operating in a downturn by Craft Ventures: Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBkzm4a7iY4&t=91s Slide Deck - https://drive.google.com/file/d/11DgKmvIDmNY8FWitIpKIsNTbiEYuOJgU/view Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Insta...