#32 Don't Run From Suffering. God Teaches You Through It | Lucas Wall

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Today, we’ve got another episode mostly focused on AI and how to engage with your spouse as an entrepreneur. But Lucas has an incredible history of entrepreneurship and brought a lot of value to the discussion of being a Catholic entrepreneur.

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In today’s post:

* Intro to the Guest and Topic

* Core Takeaway

* Episode References

* Select Quotes

* Key Moments

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Today’s Topic & Guest:

* Lucas Wall | Almma.ai

* AI — Family — Living through tragedy and more

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Core Lesson:

You cannot Run From Pain — Going Through Pain is the Only Way to understand God’s Grace for you from that Pain

Lucas lost his son at a young age. This, after having endured a lot of sacrifice in his move from Argentina to the US. This, plus his experience enduring the pains of entrepreneurship—including shutting down a company because of Covid—makes Lucas a great person to learn from on the topic.

I gained a lot from this discussion with him. His story really moved me in a deep way. I hope you listen thoroughly to the entire episode to reap the same benefit.

God Bless & Happy Building!

~Silas Mähner

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Key Episode References:

* The Bible:

* Book of Job

* Genesis

* St. Paul's Epistles/Works

Select Quotes:

* "AI is so big, so transformational that it's going to give us a chance. We still have a chance in front of us. So let's ride the wave together." — Lucas

* "The moment we allow machines to take our dignity, is when we lost the entire discussion." — Lucas

* "If a machine can replicate your thinking, maybe your thinking needs upgrade." — Lucas

* "You cannot run from your pain. You cannot run from your sadness. You have to go through the experience to understand the grace of God." — Lucas

* "Timing is the number one thing that we entrepreneurs cannot move forward. We cannot speed up time. We cannot slow down time." — Lucas

* "Share your gifts. Become an entrepreneur to share your gifts and learn with the community. We belong to communities. We're not islands. give yourself a try." — Lucas

Key Moments: (outline)

* 00:00 Engaging with your spouse about business stress

* 00:26 Introduction to Catholic Founders podcast and Lucas Wall

* 02:25 Lucas Wall's introduction and background

* 03:31 Explanation of Alumm.ai and its mission

* 04:47 How Alumm.ai aims to democratize wealth in the AI revolution

* 06:24 Illustrative example of an AI agent

* 08:18 AI as a change of eras and its distribution, unlike past technologies

* 10:39 Exaggeration of AI's benefits and drawbacks

* 13:13 AI and the questioning of human value/thinking

* 16:21 Human dignity and AI from a Catholic perspective

* 19:51 Benefits of technology in revealing truth for the Church

* 22:35 Role of Catholic entrepreneurs in the AI era

* 26:01 Importance of human dignity over ROI and AI's role in small businesses

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* 31:59 Using AI to resolve disagreements and build connections

* 33:45 Spouse as the first business partner

* 36:27 Tips on engaging your spouse as an entrepreneur

* 39:04 Managing expectations and stress with your spouse

* 40:00 De-risking a startup and involving your spouse

* 43:23 Minimizing risk in entrepreneurship

* 48:42 The option to pause a company instead of shutting down

* 49:53 Importance of timing in entrepreneurship

* Rapid Fire:

* 50:43 Favorite scripture/holy reading: St. Paul

* 54:08 Favorite entrepreneur: Elon Musk, and a discussion on suffering

* 59:20 Favorite saint: St. Paul and a personal relationship with God

* 1:00:58 Favorite devotion: Hail Mary and Mother Mary's protection

* 1:01:52 Call to action: share your gifts and become an entrepreneur

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