Adam Egger
The De-Risking Playbook
This is not a podcast about growth hacks. This is a survival guide for B2B SaaS leaders on a burning platform. Each max 10-minute audit provides a single, actionable directive to de-risk your product, your roadmap, and your capital. It is a kill-switch system for bad bets. derisking.substack.com
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Oct 3, 2025
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The Secret to Winning Isn’t Competing — It’s Owning 03.10.2025 1:58
“Competition is for losers.” Losers fear it. Winners steal from it. Most founders see a competitor and panic. I see: * A validated market. * A free prototype I didn’t have to build. * A list of angry customers I can steal. That’s how you start. Use your enemy to find the pain. But that’s not how you win. You don’t win by being 1% better. That’s a race to the bottom. You win by creating a game only...
Why I Ask for $1,000 for a Product That Doesn’t Exist 26.09.2025 2:02
Let’s be brutally honest. The AI gold rush has produced a flood of cool vibe-coded tools… …and almost zero‑dollar businesses. Everyone is building things. Almost no one is selling. Why? Because 99% of these projects are solutions looking for a problem. This isn’t a theory. It’s a diagnosis. 🎧 I’m sharing a raw, 2‑minute audio clip from a private de‑risking session where I gave a talented founder...
Validate Your SaaS Idea in 30 Minutes: The Ultimate Customer Interview Framework 04.02.2025 43:00
Forget Product Demos: Learn to Validate the Problem, Solution & Pricing in 30 Minutes! Want to build a successful SaaS product? It all starts with validating your idea. In this episode, I demonstrate my customer interview framework live . In this episode, I talk to two talented developers, Hadar and Dor, who built a travel app called Locator , and show them how to: * Validate problem severity * Te...
ChatGPT Was About to Kill Her Business. Now She Uses It to Scale Her Agency 23.01.2025 19:41
When ChatGPT launched, Audrey Chia's client sent her a message: "You're about to be replaced." Instead of fighting AI, she embraced it – transforming her copywriting business into a thriving agency that combines human creativity with AI power. In this episode, Audrey (Singapore's top 10 LinkedIn creator) reveals: * The exact process she uses to create high-converting LinkedIn content using AI * He...
How to Find Customers on LinkedIn with ChatGPT 03.06.2024 3:50
Struggling to find customers for your product? In this episode, I'll show you a powerful ChatGPT promptthat will help you identify your customers andconnect with them on LinkedIn in just a few easy steps. Here’s the prompt I’m using:” I'm an XYZ (workshop facilitator, leadership trainer….) . You are a world-class expert in customer research. Give me a list of ideal customer profiles for my offerin...
Incredible Progress in AI Image Generation and Image Recognition - GPT4-V + Dall-E 3 23.10.2023 12:05
Today we are talking about the incredible progress in AI Image Generation and image recognition. #chatgpt #dalle3 #gpt4v Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
Create Music with a Prompt 06.10.2023 13:31
Introducing an incredible AI tool that lets you create music with just a simple prompt! You can use this tool to generate 50 unique music pieces, each up to 45 seconds long, absolutely free. Create AI-generated music at https://www.stableaudio.com/generate . Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
This AI Voice Cloner is Insane! 😱 20.09.2023 9:17
Today we dive into one of the craziest #AI tools we’ve found - HeyGen . It can clone your voice and make you speak 30+ languages! The results are mind-blowing. We talk about how this could revolutionize dubbing in the movie industry. #voicecloning #multilingual #deepfakes Presented video: https://www.zeit.de/digital/2023-09/ki-tool-uebersetzer-heygen-videos-test Get full access to Run Your Busines...
Forester - 2.4 Million US Jobs Will Be Replaced by AI 12.09.2023 10:41
New research from Forrester predicts that 2.4 million US jobs are expected to be replaced by generative AI by 2030. Listen to this episode to learn more about the future of white-collar jobs and creative jobs. #jobloss #ai #generativeai Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
Are We Letting AI Take Over Our Meetings? 05.09.2023 10:56
Adam and Peter talk about the implications of AI tools entering the workplace like Google's new Duet assistant. It can join meetings and summarize conversations on your behalf - but is this the future we want? We explore how Duet enables meeting multitasking and avatar delegates. But will this multiply meeting overload and lead to poor decisions? Is it removing human connection? Comparisons are ma...
Amazing New ChatGPT Power Boost - Custom Instructions 28.08.2023 11:42
🌟 Say Hello to Custom Instructions ! 🌟 Starting this week, OpenAI is giving FREE users of ChatGPT an amazing power boost! Imagine guiding your chatbot with specific prompts – making it the perfect conversational partner for any situation. From being a friendly assistant to a no-nonsense expert, it's all in your hands now! Get ready to redefine your chats! #OpenAI #CustomInstructions #UpgradeYour...
The state of AI in 2023 - McKinsey AI Study 23.08.2023 14:00
Today we will be talking about the most current McKinsey Study on Generative AI - The State of AI in 2023: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai-in-2023-generative-AIs-breakout-year #ai #generativeai #mckinsey #stateofai Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
#16 - I Stopped Using ChatGPT 16.08.2023 11:46
Numerous chatbots are currently available. In this episode, we will discuss the specific chatbots that we are currently utilizing. #chatbots #artificialintelligence #chatgpt #artificialintelligencesolutions Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
#15 - Fake News and AI - The Solution or Cause 07.08.2023 14:07
Today, we talk about fake news and AI, some think it’s going to end fake news, and some think it’s going to make the problem worse. Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
#14 - Will AI Kill Us? 31.07.2023 12:28
Today we discuss Satya Nadella’s list of 4 major risks of AI. #ai #risk #satyanadella Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
#13 - AI - The Perfect Boyfriend or Girlfriend 24.07.2023 14:59
In this episode, we discuss a study involving PTSD patients divided into two groups: one group conversed with a human psychiatrist, while the other group conversed with a digital avatar. The findings revealed that patients were more forthcoming with the bot due to its patient and non-judgmental nature. We mention how movies like "X Machina" and "Her" anticipated this development years ago, highlig...
#12 - Incredible Progress of AI 18.07.2023 12:30
Join our discussion on the incredible speed at which AI is advancing. Prepare to be amazed and inspired by our examples! #AI #Innovation #TechRevolution #AIImageGenerators #emadmostaque #stabilityai Examples are taken from the best AI episode I’ve ever seen. Emad Mostaque is the CEO and Co-Founder of Stability AI, a company funding the development of open-source music- and image-generating systems...
#11 - There Will be no Programmers in 5 Years 11.07.2023 11:35
🎙️ Join us in Episode 11 as we dive deep into the topic of programming jobs in the future. 💡 In this thought-provoking conversation, we explore the disruptive forces reshaping the programming landscape. Tune in to gain insights into the future of programming and discover the skills and strategies you need to thrive in the digital era. ⚡️ Don't miss this episode! Subscribe to our podcast to get w...
#10 - The Incredible AI Zoom-Out Feature for Free 05.07.2023 9:38
Today, we talk about the incredible progress in AI Image Generation. Link: twitter.com/nickfloats/status/1650822516972060675 We also show you how to use the famous AI zoom-out (also called fill or uncrop) feature for free. #midjourney #dalle2 #openai #adobefirefly Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
#9 - Breaking Language Barriers with AI Translation Tools 29.06.2023 9:07
In today's episode, we uncover the secrets of optimizing the translation process between languages. Discover our strategies and techniques to ensure accurate and efficient translations. Plus, we delve into a comparison between our favorite translation tool, DeepL (https://www.deepl.com/), and ChatGPT. Tune in! #AITranslation #DeepLvsChatGPT #LanguageAI Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at...
#8 - Two Alternatives to ChatGPT That We Love 21.06.2023 9:31
Two alternatives to ChatGPT that we use:Claude - https://console.anthropic.com/HuggingChat - https://huggingface.co/chat/ #chatgpt #claude #huggingface Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
#7 - Save Time in Sales with AI Tools | 2 New ChatGPT Features 12.06.2023 11:13
Save Time in Sales with AI Tools and 2 New ChatGPT Features #chatgpt #salestech #salestools #aitools Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
#6 - Why Every Company Needs a Chief AI Officer 08.06.2023 9:15
"There can be two kinds of companies at the end of this decade: Those that are fully utilizing AI and those that are out of business." - Peter Diamandis Listen to this short episode to learn why every single company needs a Chief AI Officer. BONUS: Share this episode on social media and get rewarded! We'll invite you to an exclusive free AI training session where you'll learn our personal ChatGPT...
#5 - Improve ChatGPT's Answer Quality 3x | GPT4 Features for Free | Search Engine for AI Images 01.06.2023 14:04
Today's topics: * How to improve GTP's success rate in answering questions 3x GTP Quality Hack - https://twitter.com/kareem_carr/status/1650637744022908931 * Get GPT4 Features for Free - Bing Chat now has all the shiny GPT4 features like image support. So you can ask Bing Chat to create a picture of a yellow dog on a blue background. https://bing.com/chat * Free AI Search Engine - Lexica (free for...
#4 - Great Open Source Alternative to ChatGPT 26.05.2023 17:03
This time, we explain why the future of AI is open source. We show you the website that could become the future AI App Store: Hugging Face – The AI community building the future. Get full access to Run Your Business on AI at derisking.substack.com/subscribe
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