Kings & Priests

Dean is back and we talk the Twitter & Elon Musk saga, lessons from Berkshire Hathaway, the feasibility of the four day work week and what, if anything bootstrapped founders should outsource.  Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow Dean: https://deansweetman.com/ Follow us on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube and feel free to shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith with any feedback, reco...

Will Lenzen is the co-founder of Togather which is helping churches rebuild strong and give members a dedicated app for seamless messaging, simple leader tools, real-time data, & much more. Together helps churches build small groups with a modern approach. Taking what they learned from building a game changing small group system in NYC, Berlin & Paris, Will and his co-founders have built a tool th...

Chris and Mike talk about building a career that is submitted to God, the difference between confidence and courage, & what Chris has learned coaching high performing CEO's, professional athletes and start up founders. Chris North is an executive coach and Partner at Novus Global. He trains and coaches exceptional people to achieve unprecedented results. Previously an award-winning producer, he st...

Elon Musk tries to buy Twitter, a seemingly high growth start up shuts down, and what to do when a co-founder isn't pulling their own weight. 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 t...

Dean and Michael talk about intensity, hard work, and why you should stop trying to hack your way to success. 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.  Follow D...

Michael talks with Reagan Rose of Redeeming Productivity about the theology of productivity, motivations behind success, the Christian approach to getting stuff done, and leaving his job to build his own business. Redeeming Productivity is a newsletter and podcast about technology, techniques, and theology in the light of the Bible, to help Christians get more done and glorify God in how they do i...

Michael talks with one of his favorite writers & creators Pr0phet about crypto, Web3, beauty, and why we should all be wildly optimistic about the future. Follow Pr0phet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theofuturist Theofuturism Substack: https://theofuturism.substack.com/ Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Twitte...

In this episode, we talk about all things risk. What is worth the risk? What isn't? How should entrepreneurs calculate and manage risk? Referenced in the episode: Reformers NFT Project - https://www.reformersnft.com/ Acquired Episode on Altimeter Capital - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npBC3R-dOr0&t=4402s Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwh...

Persuasion, empathy & integrity are essential for founders when selling any kind of product or service. 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. 

Nothing happens in business without a product being sold. Do you believe in what you're building enough to learn how to sell it? 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 conv...

Brandon Jacoby is on the founding team and the Head of Product & Design at Party Round. Party Round is building better tools for founders, starting with an automated fundraising tool that allows founders to generate & send docs, collect signatures, and receive funds, automating their raise from open to close. In this episode we hear how Brandon found his way into working in start ups, his thoughts...

Startup studios, service vs. product businesses, pros & cons, and which you should start. Want to come on the show and share about what you're working on or pitch Dean? Shoot us an email at mw@vast.faith. Referenced in the show: Late Checkout: https://latecheckout.substack.com/p/why-the-future-of-startups-are-studios?utm_source=url Ghost Ice: https://www.ghosticesystem.com/ The Hustle: https://the...

A conversation with Dylan Thomas from Hillsong United about his company CREATR, the importance of learning, not building in echo chambers & falling in love with the so not cool parts of building a business.  Dylan is the Founder and CEO of CREATR. CREATR offers online video lessons created for worshippers and creatives. They exist to serve creatives and church teams with educational videos from th...

Jerry is a legendary luxury home builder, leader, and author. The carpentry business he started with his dad as a young man is now Desert Star Construction — the iconic building company that grew to $170,000,000 of work in progress. Beyond construction, Jerry has a deep desire to help overwhelmed Christian business leaders rediscover their eternal purpose and find unending joy in their life and le...

In this bonus episode, we talk with Tim Sweetman of the Mission & Margin podcast about running a business as a Christian, the importance of excellence, and the bi-vocational pastor. We also talk about practical steps business owners can take to help the idea that Christian businesses are inherently less profitable or have lower standards, and they talk through some helpful ways Christians can thin...

This week the guys talk about the creator economy, building in public and the democratization of information. Mentioned in the Show: Not Boring by Packy McCormick: https://www.notboring.co/ Acquired Episode on Standard Oil: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/standard-oil-part-i Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelwhittle Follow us on Instagram, Tw...

E09: Understanding First Principles  Many of the most successful entrepreneurs and investors in often reference first principles thinking as having been critical to their success. A first principle is a foundational, basic assumption. One that cannot be deduced or broken down any further. In simple terms first principles are foundational truths don’t require any additional assumptions. Elon Musk E...

Lessons from Snowflake CEO's new book "Amp it Up" and shutting down Michael's side hustle. We also answer listener questions about healthy ambition, work life balance & how to choose a co-founder. This Week in Start Ups Interview with Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsscSJf2GJg&t=481s Follow Dean: https://twitter.com/deansweetman Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/mi...

Kings & Priests is a new podcast from VAST.FAITH and is a community of Kingdom minded builders talking entrepreneurship, tech & the theology of building. This week we talk Gen Z job loyalty, advice for founders in the current climate & how to build as the world goes back to normal. Subscribe to Kings & Priests: https://kings-priests.captivate.fm/ Find complete show notes on our site www.vast.faith...

There are new cultural frontiers everywhere - in our cities, our digital spaces, our industries, and more. At the same time, the “surface area for new ideas” has never been broader. Someone is going to create the future. So, we believe the best thing we can do is help shape it. -Missional Labs In E19 we talk with Tyler Prieb, founder of Missional Labs about missional leverage, design thinking, and...

Mike and Dean talk goal setting, buying NFT's, and about the $143 million invested into faith based start ups in 2021. Find complete show notes on our site www.vast.faith 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, qu...

Mike and Dean define some start up terms and then discuss how founders should look at macro events, market conditions and news headlines when building a business. Find complete show notes on our site www.vast.faith 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....

What is product market fit and how do you know if you've reached it? Find complete show notes on our site www.vast.faith 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...

Quitting your job to start a business and what should you build first, an audience or a product? Find complete show notes on our site www.vast.faith 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 f...

Capitalism as a tool to build the kingdom, the beautify of a free market and why only 1% of millennials tithe to their local church. Find complete show notes on our site www.vast.faith 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, recom...