The Catch Up Call: Recent Episodes
Marshall Haas & Jon Wheatley
Each episode is a real catchup call between 2 friends and ex-co-founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In 2013 Marshall and Jon started a company together called Need/Want. Need/Want is a studio that created and launched a bunch of different e-commerce brands and startups.
Marshall and Jon are no longer working together directly, but Marshall is an investor in Jon's new startup, and Jon still has ownership in Need/Want.
Each bi-weekly episode serves as a real catchup call. Marshall and Jon discuss things that have happened in the previous 2 weeks and swap notes.
In this call we cover….
- Training an AI to write blog posts as Marshall
- The peloton ad, and the amazing response to it
- A pitch for drone racing. Objectively the best new hobby that it’s possible to have
- The cyber truck
- AirBnb going public
And more. We’re @marshal & @jon on twitter.
In this call we cover…
- The benefits of waking up early
- AirPods pro
- How to rig an election
- The Stopwatch marketing video
- The new minimums.com
- Marshall's new bastard Porsche
- And more!
We're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
In this call we cover…
- Embracing time travel into the Stopwatch brand and features
- Time network vs a social network
- Aesthetic inspiration for the onboarding video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0l5HwvA3q_/
- Some ideas to position stopwatch against other social networks
- Navigating a potentially huge issue with a sink hole under the building
- The iPhone 11 Peel case launch
- How Marshall plans to get unlimited 2 for 1 tickets on flights
We're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
In this call we cover….
- How to buy a life time supply of food for $500
- Peel prepares for the iPhone
- FAST House construction
- Hiring a writer from the Onion
- Stopwatch launch plans & beta updates
- Google apps script
And some other things. We're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
In this call we cover….
- Marshall dealing with burnout
- The Neuralink presentation and the implications!
- A pitch for a new business idea involving scientists
- Updates on living in Dallas after being a digital nomad
- Very important news about a frog
Note: Sorry about the audio in this recording. Marshall’s audio became corrupt somehow after we recorded and there’s a few quiet moments when he should be talking. We did our best to fix it in post but It will be fixed completely in the next episode!
In this call we cover...
- Marshall teaches himself web design: 8:57
- The most insane thing Jon has ever bought: 15:46
- Creating stories around products: 23:50
- Algorithms shape the world: 28:06
- Art as an investment: 28:50
- More hurdles getting a hotel license: 45:40
And more!
If you have comments or questions we're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
In this episode we discuss:
- New water brand with clever marketing: 20:01
- Bank rolling a poker player @catrific: 33:56
- Lazy fitness hacks: 7:44
- Marshall almost got actually hacked: 1:13
- New building tenants: 31:48
- Marshall hires an airtable export: 41:31
- Update on Marshall’s luggage getting stolen: 15:11
- We discuss an old idea about kickstarting cities: 49:24
Extra: Play Jon at chess: lichess.org/@/jonwheatley
Each episode is a real catchup call between 2 friends and ex-co-founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In 2013 Marshall and Jon started a company together called Need/Want. Need/Want is a studio that created and launched a bunch of different e-commerce brands and startups.
Marshall and Jon are no longer working together directly, but Marshall is an investor in Jon’s new startup, and Jon still has ownership in Need/Want.
Each bi-weekly episode serves as a real catchup call. Marshall and Jon discuss things that have happened in the previous 2 weeks and swap notes.
Each episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-co founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
- WWDC news
- Marshall’s rental property updates
- Getting a hotel license for our building
- Podcast sponsorships
- The oculus quest
- Testing a personal trainer service (sign up here: https://future.fit/r/jon)
- and more!
If you have comments or questions you can tweet them at us. We’re @marshal & @jon on twitter.
Each episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-co founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
- An Engagement
- Hanging out with 2 of our remote employees in the Philippines
- Why did Marshall stop being a nomad?
- Stopwatch progress
- San Francisco meetings
- Could we ever work at a big company?
- Marshall is building a house
- Oculus quest
And more!
If you have comments or questions you can tweet them at us. We’re @marshal & @jon on twitter.
On today’s call we discuss:
- How Marshall met Tim Ferriss
- Plans on the beta launch for stopwatch
- Discussing the quality bar for software products
- Why is Marshall (and seemingly everyone else?!) so obsessed with the new email app superhuman?
- Compounding habits
- Betting money on world events
- Some (actually interesting!) stuff that Marshall learned from his tax guy.
And more!
Each episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-co founders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
- How much this podcast cost to make
- Marshall's ridiculous experience selling rental property & buying new investment property remotely
- Getting linked in the New York Times
- Making a demo video for stopwatch.com
- Bali is insanely cheap!
- Marshall getting everything stolen in Italy
- A new email newsletter we're obsessed with
If you have comments or questions you can tweet them at us. We're @marshal & @jon on twitter.
Welcome to the first episode of the catch up call podcast!
Each episode is a real catch up call between 2 friends and ex-cofounders Marshall Haas and Jon Wheatley. In this episode we cover:
- Updates on the past year since Jon left Need/Want
- Marshall living as a nomad, associated costs and logistics, and what it's like running Need/Want remotely.
- We discuss trump tariffs and how they've effected the business.
- Jon shares his vision for his new company, a social network called Stopwatch.
- We talk about tools and projects that have caught our attention lately.