Ep31: BillBoats w/Chaz Somers

Ep31: BillBoats w/Chaz Somers

In Episode 31 of Canada's Number 1 Business-Comedy Podcast, Shubh, Philippe, and returning producer Chaz record in person during Calgary Stampede, riffing on Chaz’s first Stampede visit, late-night food spots, and Philippe’s painful cowboy boots and nonstop events.  Philippe recaps Tech Thursday/House 831 Stampede programming, including a Tourism Calgary white-hatting ceremony, multiple dinners, and a nonprofit fundraiser that raised about $15,000 for the Trellis Society, plus connecting Kelly Schmitt with Our Lady Peace’s Raine Maida for VIP access. Shubh shares a Kelowna trip and pitches “BillBoat” floating lake billboards, then a “Dad.AI/Coach Shubh” advice app idea, before they discuss podcasts, pets, and travel. Brought to you in part by The New Network [https://newnetwork.ca] and Center9 [https://center9.com]. 00:00 Cold Open Banter 00:42 Stampede Welcome Back Chaz 01:53 Calgary Food Crawl 03:14 Boots Horses And Poop 05:47 Horse Bites Debate 06:44 The New Network Sponsor Read 07:46 Office Setup And Painting Life 12:19 Center9 Sponsor Read 14:27 Tech Summit White Hatting 17:08 Stampede Events And Fundraiser 20:45 OLP VIP Connection 23:23 Europe Dates And London Talk 26:17 Worcestershire Pronunciation Spiral 27:21 Stockholm Snus Relapse 32:26 Banter Pod And Kelowna Drive 33:00 Kelowna Billboard Overload 33:41 Floating Ads on Water 42:00 Billboat Name and Logistics 46:19 Muskoka Pushback 50:51 Coach Shubh Dad Advice App 52:34 Accent Chair and Dad Calls 57:34 DIY Table and Ford Ranger 01:02:48 Chaz Returns and Podcast Plans 01:06:09 Wrap Up and Goodbyes

Ep30: The Secret Episode

Episode 30 of Canada's favourite Business-Comedy podcast Your Business Is On the Line is here, and it's a "secret". We go back in time to an episode recorded with little preparation, where Shubh and Philippe banter about audio improvements, a hockey-stick tape prototype, chart-watching as the show hits Canada’s top 100 entrepreneurship podcasts. We've got overly long intros, plus Chaz shares a life update about moving to a small Stratford apartment and missing a roommate’s cat. Chaos ensues as Lewis Horwood [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewishorwood/] (PureLend) and Michael Rossi [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rossi-666137ba/] (NEO) are pulled into the room mid-recording; Lewis pitches “runmylife.ai,” an app that uses big-data-style insights to tell him what to do and reduce decision-making. The hosts help to define the product, discuss data access, and Mike riffs on dynamic insurance pricing based on real-time behaviour. Brought to you as always in part by the New Network [https://newnetwork.ca/]. And we are VERY VERY proud to introduce a new sponsor, Center9 [https://center9.com/], our preferred partner for all your Microsoft 365 needs. 00:00 Secret Episode Setup 01:50 Audio Wins and Prototypes 05:08 Podcast Pressure and Fans 09:10 Big Guests and Short Intros 11:09 Chaz Apartment and Cat 15:10 Guests Incoming Today 16:33 Sponsor Break 20:15 Lewis Joins the Studio 22:02 Meet Lewis and PureLend 25:42 Watford Football Woes 27:16 Phil Leaves Mid-Pod 28:52 Mike Rossi Crashes In 32:35 Run My Life AI Pitch 37:10 Decision Fatigue Debate 40:28 Insurance Monetization Twist 43:57 Salsa Scores and Feedback 48:12 Wrap Up and Teasers

Ep29: RestJet + Seb Returns!!

Episode 29 of Your Business Is On the Line features returning guest Sebastian Hiscock [https://www.linkedin.com/in/seb-hiscock/](PureLend [https://www.purelend.ai] Co-Founder, creator of SalsaScore) as the hosts riff on SalsaScore, cowboy/Stampede energy, and bringing back “hit” guests and discuss PureLend’s rapid growth and hiring, including what it’s like working the top-of-funnel and the hard-to-test traits of resilience and doing the right thing under pressure. Philippe and Shubh brainstorm a business idea around simulated, high-stakes crisis scenarios as a hiring stress test ), then Seb pitches “RestJet,” a premium end-to-end travel service where customers are anesthetized, boxed, transported, and wake up in their destination bed. The guys also detour into inference data centers (GPUs, model hosting/partnerships), space data centers, and pop-culture references. Go watch this movie: The Game (1997) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(1997_film)]. Brought to you as always in part by the New Network [https://newnetwork.ca]. And we are VERY VERY proud to introduce a brand new sponsor, Center9 [https://center9.com], our preferred partner for all your Microsoft 365 needs. 00:00 Smoky Cold Open 00:14 Episode Setup Chaos 02:03 Stampede Cowboy Vibes 02:43 Seb Returns Salsa Score 06:55 PureLend Hiring Update 09:03 Sponsor The New Network 10:05 Stress Test Hiring Idea 13:40 Murder Mystery Scenario 19:11 Sponsor Center9 21:25 Naming and Scoring Camelot 28:06 Inference Data Centers 101 30:24 Space Data Centers and Sports 31:38 New Pitch Travel Anesthesia 34:19 Travel Is Miserable 34:53 RestJet Mechanics Explained 36:03 Airline Economics And Packing Boxes 39:02 Cryosleep For Any Travel 44:48 Shrinking Tech And Bird Fears 49:09 Salsa Score And Idea Recap 54:46 Stampede Plug And Hiring Pitch 58:53 Dice Cheating As Interview Test 01:01:02 Final Thanks And Wrap

Ep28: CoutureLend w/ Lucas Scheer

Our first ever guest on YBIOTL was Sebastian Hiscock, founder of SalsaScore. Incredibly, SalsaScore is the second most impressive thing Seb has founded. This week, we welcome Sebastian's Co-Founder at Purelend Technologies [https://purelend.ai], Lucas Scheer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasscheer/]. After a highly successful career as one of Calgary's top executive scale-up operators, Lucas, along with Seb and Wayne, started what this podcast thinks is one of Canada's most interesting AI native startups. Bootstrapped, profitable and growing exponentially. Which means Lucas is a serious entrepreneur. And he arrives to Episode 28 of Canada's Number One Business-Comedy Podcast with several unserious ideas. His idea, CoutureLend, receives the coveted perfect 75 score from both Pip and Shubh. It's brilliant. Listen, laugh and love...like no one is watching...or something. Presented in part by the New Network [https://newnetwork.ca/] and Tech Thursday [https://techthursday.ca/].

Ep27: KidStack & ScrubStack w/Randy Warnaar

Episode 27 of Canada's Number One Business-Comedy Podcast is back with Randy Warnaar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/randolph-warnaar/], Founder and CEO of Fabstation [https://www.fabstation.com/]. When he's not using augmented reality and AI to revolutionize steel fabrication and inspection, AND when he's not SURVIVING a plane crash, Randy is coming on Your Business Is On The Line [https://ybiotl.ca] to pitch two ideas. One will change Shubh's life, the other will change everyone's lives. Don't believe us about Randy walking away from a plane crash? He has receipts -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6VVXd5U4sg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6VVXd5U4sg] Tune in! Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram! You can find all of our important links at YBIOTL.CA [https://ybiotl.ca/] Brought to you in part by our friends at the New Network [https://newnetwork.ca/]. Creators & Guests * Shubh Sidhu [https://ybiotl.ca/people/shubh-sidhu] - Host * Randy Warnaar [https://ybiotl.ca/people/randy-warnaar] - Guest * Philippe Burns [https://ybiotl.ca/people/philippe-burns] - Host