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Send us a textLance and Joshua invited Jay Rogers, the co-founder of 521dimensions.com, to share about his approach to fractional work, async remote work, and how the power of saying no has transformed his business. ShownotesRise of the Fractional ExecutiveRick Run GoodShape Up521 DimensionsJay RogersJay's Twitter thread rant about the MacBooksDeep workThe hard thing about hard thingsRangeEffortless and EssentialismTractionSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us a textLee Sweat, a fractional CFO, joins us today to share his journey from hockey, to the NHL, to his role in helping consumer startup companies grow in today's environment. Joshua and Lee worked together at a previous company, and Lee's energy, nomadic lifestyle with his wife and baby, and drive to get stuff done, are inspiring. Shownoteshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-sweatt/https://www.equityapi.com/Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us a textGarrick van Buren joined as a guest with Joshua Wold and Lance Robbins as co-hosts. We asked Garrick about how decisions should get made in the workplace, how we can handle async vs synchronous communication, and how a simple backyard game changed how he thought about work. Shownotes and links we referenced:https://garrickvanburen.com/making-time/Rebuilding Blocks: How the Game of Kubb Put My Life Back Togetherhttps://www.nohello.com/Alan WeissEric MaiselBut what if we're wrong?Chrissie Wellington Ironmanhttps://racethewolf.comSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us a textLance and I talked about Apple's Vision Pro and how it may affect human connection in the remote environment. We also hit on remote work as a potential golden handcuff, our experience at a conference recently, why curiosity has paid off for each of us, and the problem with 360 reviews in the workplace. Apple's Vision ProRemote workers feel trappedValue based pricing for designersElevate your tech savviness360 reviewsBooks referenced: Crucial conversions, So Good They Can't Ignore You, Radical CandorSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us a textJonathan Wold appeared as the first guest on on our show, and we had a lovely time chatting about his background and experience in this world. ShownotesShareware HeroesOtter.aiThe Business of Expertise by David BakerMark O’Brian, NewfangledYou can't handle my undivided attentionPolytopiaJonathanWold.com Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us a textThis is our 10th episode, and it's been a lot of fun so far! Our topics this week:Upcoming trip to Cloudfest USARunning in Austin.Stability vs possibility with fractional workThe state of freelancing in 2023Selling when you don't need the salesRemote isn't the problem, Elon Musk's moral failureFeedback from a listener on forging friendships in businessShownotesOnboardWP for latest Gravity Forms teardownMeditation 101Freelancing isn't freeMinnesota and UberRemote isn't the problemElon Musk and remote workSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us a textOur main topic, craving connection in a remote environment, took up most of the episode and we shared our experiences building relationships in an async world. Depending on your podcast player you can jump around between the chapters. Enjoy!Shownotes:Does Lance have office plants?We've got email! You can send questions or comments to email@fractional.fmDo something helpful and see what happensCraving connectionDeep work timeGoogle's taking our staplersSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us a textTopics#ask-lance: What do you do?Running woesGoogle's leaked memo on open source taking over AIIs a fractional a Chief XYZ?What's the point of this podcast?Checkin on our two businessesErgonomic setupsAfter show: Should we keep doing this?Links we referencedGoogle has no moatSteve Wozniak interviewLance's diagram on what a fractional isSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us a textShownotes:Almond cowFTC pushes to ban Meta from profiting off children’s dataSecret Tradecraft of Elite AdvisorsSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us a textLance is out this week and due to some scheduling changes we weren't able to record like normal. Joshua has a quick update.Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/