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 The Good Stuff is a low-fi dialogue with Pete Winn and Andy David. Each week, we share our everyday experiences working with artificial intelligence and how it's fundamentally changing the rules of work and business, the economy, entrepreneurship, and human potential. Expect a mix of chats out of the back of a van at the beach, walking interviews and general use of dialectic and discussion with insightful guests that lift the lid on complex topics. Chilled out, minimal jargon, authentic.Other Stuff Gestion et leadership Économie
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  • 34 - Touch, don't look

    34 - Touch, don't look
    Dec 3 2025
    Hosts: Pete and AndyPete and Andy reflect on their first "Touch Don't Look" workshop—getting people hands-on with AI tools by building custom to-do apps in 60-90 minutes. They unveil their complete business model: Touch Don't Look (taster workshops), Speedrun (day-long build sessions), and Marginal Gains (SME community gym). The conversation explores why Excel rules enterprise, energy management over time management, the Advent Calendar games project, and why Context VM is one of the most important primitives in Nostr.## Key Moments:* [02:00] Steve Irwin wrestling crocodiles—the perfect icon for their AI workshop philosophy* [03:30] Andy replicates Basecamp's new to-do app in 60-90 minutes during the workshop* [05:00] The "aha moment": taking people from never having coded to deploying their own mobile app in an hour* [07:00] Why we never really talk about what Other Stuff actually does on this podcast* [10:00] Touch Don't Look explained: zero to custom to-do app in one hour, no GitHub required* [12:00] The barrier isn't technical anymore—it's the chat box paradigm constraining what people think is possible* [15:00] Speedrun unveiled: build a complete CRM, marketing website, and agent-powered funnel in one day* [20:00] Marginal Gains introduced: the small business gym with monthly rapid prototyping and community events* [22:00] "We've circled back to the plan from a year and a half ago"—staying true to core values* [25:00] The craft debate: AI doesn't dumb you down, it gives you more agency* [27:00] Why they're focusing on high-agency SME owners who should learn the tools themselves* [30:00] The uncomfortable truth: people don't understand their own problems until they start building* [32:00] Low-stakes sandbox environments before touching high-stakes business processes* [35:00] Energy management over time management: listening to your body, not hyper-organizing every hour* [37:00] AI as the thing that scaffolds what drains your energy so you can focus on craft* [40:00] The Advent Calendar project: building 25 games in 25 days as proof of work over talking* [42:00] "Should I be shitposting on LinkedIn? No. I should build 30 websites in a month instead."* [44:00] Energy states shape decision-making: doing work that keeps you in higher energy* [47:00] Why vibe coding is the right term (and why people misunderstand it)* [50:00] The one-shot fallacy: nothing good emerges that way, everything is iterative* [52:00] Excel runs the world: the most critical business processes are customized spreadsheets* [55:00] The $50 million Access database replacement that didn't work* [57:00] Why they won't be extractive with marginal gains: open source, take your toys if you leave* [1:00:00] Progressive overload for business: small considered steps, building muscle month by month* [1:03:00] The primitives approach: get encryption and architecture right, let users customize the process* [1:06:00] Winamp nostalgia: when the internet was quirkier with custom skins everywhere* [1:08:00] Why they're keeping all 25 advent games up forever (basically no overhead to run)* [1:10:00] Context VM explained: MCP over Nostr, solving self-hosting, security, and hole-punching* [1:14:00] The trust model: three different people run wallet, keys, and AI—user chooses who to trust* [1:16:00] Bring your own database to any app: front end on the internet, data on your Mac Mini at home
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    1 h et 13 min
  • 33 - The Impact of AI on Design

    33 - The Impact of AI on Design
    Nov 26 2025

    The Good Stuff Episode 33: On AI and Design**Hosts:** Pete and Andy **Guest:** Jarrad Grigg, Chief Product Officer at Adapter

    Pete and Andy sit down with Jarrad Grigg to explore how AI is transforming design. From Figma Make to DreamFlow, they discuss the gold rush for next-generation design tools, whether AI can be truly creative, and why craft still matters. The conversation challenges assumptions about delegation vs. doing, reveals why Excel runs enterprise, and explores how iteration speed has become the new competitive advantage.

    ## Key Moments:* [03:22] Jared's "oh shit" moment: train station photo with watch, GPT tells him which train to catch

    * [04:46] The design tooling journey from Photoshop 6 to Figma's workflow revolution

    * [10:00] The AI design tools gold rush: Figma Make, DreamFlow, and who will win

    * [11:03] Hot take: design systems are mostly a waste of time (except now with AI training data)

    * [13:42] Why every AI design tool starts with a text box—and why designers hate it

    * [17:40] DreamFlow's approach: infinite canvas + prompting + fine-tuning controls

    * [20:00] Where does the user come into the design process with these new tools?

    * [23:00] Pete's sovereign engineering experience: shipping a new app every week in 5 hours

    * [26:00] The $94 million Bureau of Meteorology website disaster story

    * [31:00] Will AI lead to standardized, homogenous design everywhere?

    * [35:00] The creativity question: AI-generated purple gradients and training data limitations

    * [36:08] Pete's pipeline experiments: AI personas walking and talking through problems

    * [38:44] Set and setting for AI: changing how we interact beyond the text box

    * [42:37] Creativity needs time to breathe—dialogue over delegation

    * [46:00] Why UI isn't dead and voice interfaces won't replace visual design

    * [49:01] The typing vs. speaking debate: Andy filters ideas through writing

    * [50:04] Pete's Excalidraw whiteboard workflow: red boxes, green boxes, organized chaos

    * [54:04] Uncomfortable truth: loosely-coupled Excel sheets run the entire world

    * [56:45] The cottage industry opportunity: building better tools for individual problems

    * [1:00:10] Enterprise problems aren't technical—they're risk, compliance, and people

    * [1:05:00] The craft question: does AI destroy or enable it?

    * [1:08:18] The essay analogy: learning happens in ancillary exploration, not the output

    * [1:10:11] Doing vs. delegating: why delegation produces mediocre results

    * [1:13:40] The horse drawing meme: craft is passion and effort over time

    * [1:15:01] AI gives designers more time for craft and exploration

    * [1:16:32] Pete's realization: work becomes fulfilling when you own the creation process

    * [1:19:53] Energy drain vs. energy gain: doing what you want with AI scaffolding

    * [1:22:32] It's all about loops: iteration speed is the new competitive advantage

    * [1:23:34] The quality triangle shifts when you change the underlying technology

    **Quote:** "It gives us more time for craft. It's a freeing tool. If you really enjoy something it's not a job—you're constantly playing with it."
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    1 h et 25 min
  • 32 - Stewarding SMEs and AI with Bill Withers and Gabe Enslin

    32 - Stewarding SMEs and AI with Bill Withers and Gabe Enslin
    Nov 19 2025
    The Good Stuff, with Pete and AndyEpisode: AI and Stewardship in SMEsHosts: Pete and Andy, with guests Bill and Gabe from ADAPTEpisode Overview: Pete and Andy explore why small-medium enterprises struggle to adopt AI despite its transformative potential, and how succession thinking principles might unlock the path forward. The conversation reveals the intersection of business stewardship, role clarity, and AI implementation.Key Discussion Points:00:05 Defining Stewardship - The non-operational decision-making that encompasses vision custodianship and organizational leadership in SMEs01:23 Three Business Roles - Vision custodian (owner/capital deployer), organizational leader (strategy/culture), and technician (delivery/execution)04:44 The Reactive Trap - As businesses grow, founders become more reactive and stewardship acumen drops, even though they started as proactive entrepreneurs10:23 The Cruise Boat Test - What happens if you disappear for three months? Most SME businesses wouldn't survive11:32 Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation - Many businesses chase growth because "if you're not growing, you're dying" rather than asking what will actually make the owner happy17:34 Role Clarity First - Understanding you wear multiple hats (owner, director, vision custodian, technician) is the foundation for making better decisions22:19 The Unavoidable Truth - There's no way around the work, only through it. You must commit time to design the business you want27:20 Vision Creates Peace - A detailed vision provides clarity for decision-making even during chaos and overwhelming pressure28:35 AI Benefits Small Business - Counter to popular belief, AI is a decentralizing force that empowers high-agency, resource-constrained entrepreneurs30:35 The Intelligence Form Factor - When intelligence shifts from $100k human units to cents-based AI units, small businesses can finally compete33:15 The 50% Revenue Opportunity - Real potential for SMEs to increase revenue by 50% while maintaining the same overheads through AI-enabled capacity35:39 Problem-First Thinking - Stop talking about the technology; start with genuine business problems that need solving38:16 Why Adoption Lags - Uncertainty, lack of trust, overwhelming noise, and no clear pathway prevent action despite recognizing the opportunity40:26 Democratized Intelligence - AI allows you to access skills you don't have by simply talking to it in language you both understand43:44 The Trust Problem - We hold AI to higher standards than humans; one failure destroys confidence despite humans making errors constantly47:12 Building Trust Over Time - Need enough trust to take the first step, then build confidence through consistent positive outcomes52:32 Demonstrating Understanding - The roll cards exercise proves you deeply understand their problem, which builds immediate trust55:11 Core SME Challenge - Lack of time and constant resource constraints; always too much to do with too little capacity56:59 Working With AI - Stay involved as vision custodian for direction, architecture, and testing; let AI handle execution01:01:34 Mindset Shift Required - AI is probabilistic, not deterministic; requires different thinking than previous technology waves01:09:25 Vision as Working Asset - Detailed written visions reviewed monthly/quarterly to maintain alignment and guide all decisions01:16:31 Peace Through Clarity - When everything's chaos, knowing exactly what you want allows you to take small steps with confidence01:23:07 AI Role Cards - Give AI specific roles with accountabilities, decision rights, skills, and guardrails to perform reliably and build trust01:27:32 Human Flourishing Vision - Same revenue, same employees, but everyone works 20 hours per week instead of 50
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    1 h et 29 min
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