Streamlined Solopreneur: Tips to Help Business Owners Grow Without Burnout

How I Built Episode 500

Oct 24, 2025
Celebrating a major milestone, the host shares reflections on reaching 500 shows and the unexpected challenges faced due to an AWS outage. Discover how tools like Google Notebook LM aided in crafting this landmark episode. The host dives into the method of analyzing past content to ensure a cohesive identity and explores three engaging ideas generated by Notebook LM. With a focus on community feedback and a structured approach, this journey highlights resilience and creativity in solopreneurship.
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ANECDOTE

Celebrating Episode 500 Despite Setbacks

  • Joe Casabona celebrated episode 500 and reflected on its significance after a week of personal and business frustrations.
  • He noted downloads were impacted by an AWS outage on his birthday and considered repackaging promotion like YouTube video shorts.
ADVICE

Use Notebook LM For Private Content Research

  • Use Notebook LM to build a private, source-limited assistant from your own documents for episode planning.
  • Upload curated documents and ask targeted questions to surface themes and ideas for content direction.
ADVICE

Pack Transcripts Into Maxed Google Docs

  • Combine multiple episode transcripts into maximized Google Docs so you can upload up to the 300-source Notebook LM limit.
  • Have a VA assemble transcripts into ~30–45 episodes per doc to efficiently ingest a show's archive.
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