
The Aboard Podcast
Talking about AI doesn’t have to feel like the end of the world.
Join Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, and their guests as they discuss how AI is changing software development, business strategy—and everything else. New episodes every Tuesday.
Latest episodes

May 23, 2023 • 20min
2023-05-24. What Business Are You In?
Rich and Paul discuss the risks with having a generic product. How it affects both the users and the founders. However, they highlight the importance of keeping your options open and communicating with the users. Tune in to know what the path to salvation is... on this episode that's sponsored by Aboard.

May 18, 2023 • 20min
2023-05-18. Aboard.com
Aboard, our sponsor, just launched! Rich and Paul, the co-founders, walk you through Aboard in this episode. It is a software that was created to provide you with a better experience on the web. It helps you reclaim your data, gives you your power and control back, and allows you to create safe spaces. Sign up at aboard.com now to get waved in.

May 16, 2023 • 24min
2023-05-16. Yahoo
In this episode Paul discusses the tedious process of cleaning up his late father's yahoo mail. Rich and Paul talk about the creepy and private side of tech, which is the intense marketing behind newsletters that are just trying to get money out of subscribers. This podcast is sponsored by Aboard.

May 11, 2023 • 17min
2023-05-11. Self-driving
AI has been doing a huge chunk of our work for us, however it can't seem to get that last 10% right. Rich and Paul discuss how technology lacks the human traits of real-time judgement and unpredictability. So, it will have to negotiate with humanity. This episode is sponsored by Aboard (the new tech in town).

May 9, 2023 • 19min
2023-05-09. Launching
Rich and Paul are about to launch Aboard - the sponsor of this podcast. In this episode they discuss the expectations of entrepreneurs for launch, and how to navigate the dissonance between expectations and reality post-launch.

May 4, 2023 • 18min
2023-05-04. Milton Snavely
In this episode of Ziade and Ford sponsored by Aboard - Paul delves deep into his childhood in Milton Snavely's boarding school. His unstable childhood reset his brain, and instilled more empathy. Both Rich and Paul had unstable childhoods, still people find it hard to see past their successes.

May 2, 2023 • 24min
2023-05-02. What Succession Gets Wrong
Rich and Paul give their two cents on what Succession got wrong in their series. They discuss the romanticized version of capitalism that's portrayed on the show, and how in real life things would've been way trickier... As in the end whether it is the consultants, bankers, lawyers, founder... they would all be looking for their best interest.

Apr 27, 2023 • 27min
2023-04-27. Discipline Island
Rich and Paul, the co-founders of Aboard (a software product), discuss shipping software. They give advice to better ship products within time estimates. They also provide tips and tricks for better product management.

Apr 25, 2023 • 25min
2023-04-25. Productivity Tips and Tricks
In this episode Rich and Paul discuss productivity tips and tricks. Their best bet is deadlines. They go into productivity softwares as tools of empowerment. They inform you on what the tools offer and how to make the most out of them.

Apr 20, 2023 • 24min
2023-04-20. Shut it All Down
Leadership sometimes means killing the project. Rich and Paul discuss the importance of cutting your losses short on a failing project. To make amends with failure, and keep an open mind, to compromise and pivot when needed.