

The Aboard Podcast
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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.
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.
Episodes
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Jun 1, 2023 • 17min
2023-06-01. Why We're Building Aboard
In this episode, Rich and Paul delve into the issues of the web, as it has become toxic. Their advice? Search for those healthy, cleansed spaces on the web. Spaces where you can be productive, keep your information safe, and share your knowledge. All of which is possible by our sponsor, Aboard.

May 30, 2023 • 29min
2023-05-30. Succession Finale
In this episode Rich and Paul discuss how Succession has shows up in real life, in people that they've met and how it portrays our world in the media. They offer advice of how you could chase success and avoid Succession. This podcast is sponsored by Aboard - it's live, it's free and it's a healthy corner on the web, Sign Up at aboard.com.

May 25, 2023 • 19min
2023-05-25. Best of Brooklyn
In this episode Rich and Paul take you on a wonderful tour across Brooklyn's diversity, through the multiple "little" diverse communities there. For this episode specifically Rich and Paul created a board for Brooklyn, on Aboard - the sponsor of this podcast. Tune in and join the board to add your take on Brooklyn!

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.


