Links: Gary Vee Join the conversation in Jonathan’s LinkedIn post Book: Obstacle is the Way Make Time Course Make Time Newsletter Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯 Jake & Jonathan: Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake on Twitter (@jakek) Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com...
Mar 09, 2020•23 min•Ep. 119
Links: Jake’s upcoming workshops Business to Buttons iToday.ch Design Better Book: Annihilation Book: 1984 Book: The Road Book: Song of Ice Fire 1–3 Book: Earthsea Series Book: Hyperion 1 & 2 Book: Permafrost Book: I am Legend Book: Cabin at the End of the World Make Time Course Make Time Newsletter Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯 Jake & Jonathan...
Mar 02, 2020•29 min•Ep. 118
Links: Make Time Course Make Time Newsletter Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯 Jake & Jonathan: Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake on Twitter (@jakek) Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com...
Feb 24, 2020•41 min•Ep. 117
Links: ajsmart.com/masterclass From Business to Buttons iToday.ch Funnel Hacking Live ajsmart.com/live-training hey.com Super Human Flipchart.it Book: Awareness Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯 Jake & Jonathan: Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake on Twitter (@jakek) Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and ...
Feb 17, 2020•48 min•Ep. 116
Links: ajsmart.com/masterclass From Business to Buttons iToday.ch Funnel Hacking Live Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯 Jake & Jonathan: Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake on Twitter (@jakek) Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonathan: pbc@ajsmart.com...
Feb 10, 2020•57 min•Ep. 115
(Recast of ep.64) This is a big one! This might just be the BEST EPISODE YET!! Why , you ask..? Because Jake & Jonathan are joined by none other than the legendary Kevin Rose . Jonathan doesn’t even bother talking for most of the episode because he just wants Kevin and Jake to keep talking! Here’s some of the stuff they cover: 4:30 Getting into products 9:00 dealing with failure and trying crazy things 15:00 being too early to a market 18:25 gut feeling vs market research and talking to users 23...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 114
Jake’s back! Cat tongues are disgusting. Please listen to this podcast naked. Gandalf update. 🧙♂️ Links: Check out Jake’s upcoming workshops 🔥 Make Time Course Book: Superintelligence Book: Life 3.0 Funnel Hacking Live 2020 Book: House of Suns Book: There There Book: Exhalation The Lifecycle of Software Objects Review Tropical Islands Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsma...
Jan 27, 2020•54 min•Ep. 113
Jonathan takes you on another LonelyCast today. Yoga class update. 🧘♂️ How the Strategy Sprint works. 🔥 Zuck is a genius. And how people you hate can boost your career. 🤬 Links Athletic Greens MT masking tape Aeropress Zuck’s 2020 plans GaryVee #CES2020: Primordial Soup of Innovation | Steven Sinofsky Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯 Jake & Jo...
Jan 20, 2020•32 min•Ep. 112
Is being an introvert better for designers..?! And, what’s a Strategy Sprint ..? Also, some crazy tech from CES. An embarrassing yoga experience. One of the co-hosts is going vegan—sort of. New year’s resolutions. Links Funnel Hacking Live neon.life Less—Alcohol Tracker Mike Maser Zero Fasting Workshopper.com Book: Blue Ocean Strategy Book: Good Strategy Bad Strategy Book: House of Suns Book: Essentialism Jason (Editor of this podcast) Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake ...
Jan 13, 2020•44 min•Ep. 111
Very holidays! Jonathan reads listener emails to Jake—or tries too. He’s drunk. Some good o’l career advice. A special call-in from a special someone! Biggest learnings in 2019. Being candid is hard. And—of course—a Gandalf update. Happy Holidays everyone! 🎊 Links: Blade Runner 2049 Figma Book: The Obstacle is the Way Book: Ego is the Enemy Book: Awareness Book: Radical Candor Jake’s newsletter Jonathan’s Instagram Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp O...
Dec 23, 2019•37 min•Ep. 110
You have a problem in your mouth. Jonathan’s wife hurt her tail in a fight. Jake’s cat is high on drugs and walking backwards. Links Best Fiction Books The Hobbit Ancillary Justice 11/22/63 The Fifth Season The Fifth Science Recursion The Body The Cabin at the End of the World I Am Legend Best Non-Fiction Books The Ends of the World Superintelligence Ego Is The Enemy Awareness Best Business Books Million Dollar Speaking Lost & Founder Good Strategy Bad Strategy Blitzscaling Best Breakfasts The D...
Dec 16, 2019•57 min•Ep. 109
Saggy Balls Awards. Gandalf Award. Deep Impact Award. Aaaaaand Product of the Yearrrrr!! Links: The Legend of Zelda™: Link’s Awakening Nintendo Switch Zoom Recorder AirPods Figma Cybertruck Scratch — Imagine, Program, Share Book: Scratch Programming Playground: Learn to Program by Making Cool Games by Al Sweigart ThermoMix Superhuman Roborock EO From Business to Buttons Air Jordan 4 Nike SNKRS Horizon Studios AllBirds Tree Toppers Super Mario Maker 2 LG C9 OLED TV Book: Good Strategy Bad Strateg...
Dec 09, 2019•49 min•Ep. 108
Nintendo’s Ring. Tesla’s Cybertruck. Cute baby vomit. Ganalf awards. People fun. Links Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure Half-life 3 Trailer Cybertruck Death Stranding Google Stadia Book: I Am Legend Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/masterclass 🥇😯 Jake & Jonathan: Rate the show on Apple Podcasts Jake on Twitter (@jakek) Jake’s newsletter Jonathan on Instagram (@jicecream) Say nice things to Jake and Jonath...
Dec 02, 2019•36 min•Ep. 107
BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Go to ajsmart.com/ww to get a 53% discount on the official Design Sprint course made by Jake & Jonathan themselves! 🤑 Jake and Jonathan talk about how they’ve been moaning for months. Jonathan has even started to track his mood with an app! Jake gives a juicy Gandalf updates. A Strategy Sprint? The future of computing is you staring into nothing. Why do people go to fake dinners during conferences? And, should Jake write a book about giving awesome presentations..? Links Work...
Nov 25, 2019•53 min•Ep. 106
Jake and Jonathan talk talk about coughing while flying business class and getting results from your coughs. Jake is in Barcelona and doesn’t want to eat alone. Next, they talk about Big Boy AirPods™. A video game featuring a fetus. Lastly, some book & tv show recommendations. Links: Restaurante Salamanca AirPods Pro See Mad Max Book: Awareness The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello Westworld Death Stranding reviews Book: Cabin at the End of the World Book: Fifth Season Book...
Nov 18, 2019•44 min•Ep. 105
MERCH! Get your t-shirt here: teespring.com/stores/jakejonathan . Jake and Jonathan talk talk about…nothing in specific really.😅 But that’s what the podcast is about anyway, right..?! Enjoy! 😘 P.S. If you really want to know, they talk about the idea of going back to a normal job and having a boss after being independent. Links : MERCH DROP! Buy the limited-time Jake & Jonathan t-shirt here: teespring.com/stores/jakejonathan . Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee—Joel Hodgson Mystery Science Theat...
Nov 11, 2019•39 min•Ep. 104
MERCH! Get your t-shirt here: teespring.com/stores/jakejonathan . Jake and Jonathan talk about the abundance mindset_and why it makes business sense in the longterm. Also, designers with a scarcity mindset won’t get very far. There’s a ton of money in workshopping. How much should you charge for a Design Sprint? Finally, are you an _entitled designer..? If you are, learn how to be a guide instead. Links MERCH DROP! Buy the limited-time Jake & Jonathan t-shirt here: teespring.com/stores/jakejonat...
Nov 04, 2019•53 min•Ep. 103
Jake and Jonathan talk about how babies suck but they’re a good investment. Jonathan talks astrophysics. Jake tells Jonathan how to get out of funk. Aaaand music recommendations. Because. Links: MERCH DROP! Buy the limited-time Jake & Jonathan t-shirt here: teespring.com/stores/jakejonathan . Brian Cox Interstellar The War on Drugs Lord Huron — Strange Trails — Full Album Dreyma — Askja Dreyma — Mývatna Metallica-Master Of Puppets (Lyrics) Hurry up, we’re dreaming — M83 Aphex Twin — Selected Amb...
Oct 28, 2019•32 min•Ep. 102
New MERCH is here! Get your limited-time time tee now. 1000 sticks. Jake and Jonathan talk about cooking robots, funny videos, and how designers can work on things that matter. Links: MERCH DROP! Buy the limited-time Jake & Jonathan t-shirt here: teespring.com/stores/jakejonathan Workshopper.com More Cowbell | SNL Classic Will Ferrell Outtakes | Eastbound & Down Season 1 Key & Peele | McCringleberry’s Excessive Celebration ThermoMix Descript Pitch Everything Amazon announced at its Alexa event |...
Oct 21, 2019•58 min•Ep. 101
WE MADE IT! Episode 100! First, a celebration is in order! 🎊 Then we find out Jake is a control freak. Then Jonathan teaches Jake about the power of delegation and life changing magic of getting a personal assistant. Then cities are rated with sticks. Links: Buy a ticket to one of Jake’s upcoming workshops AJ&Smart’s Level Up: Run, Grow, and Sustain a Successful 7-Figure Client Business Ramit Sethi’s Delegate and Done The “Burner List” — My simple, paper-based system for focused to-dos | Jake K...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 100
Jake and Jonathan talk about one of their favorite books of all time! A book that will give a KILLER career boost! But before that, they talk about Jake’s sensitive area, motivation swings, Gandalf favorite moments. Storytelling. Links: Chris Do Workshopper.com BUY Jake workshop tickets BUY LevelUp Unused Audio Commentary By Howard Zinn And Noam Chomsky, Recorded Summer 2002 For The Fellowship Of The Ring (Platinum Series Extended Edition) DVD, Part One Book: Made to Stick More books by the Heat...
Oct 07, 2019•50 min•Ep. 99
What’s a Hobbit? Wolves have meetings? Does Gandalf actually do REAL magic? Oh and Jonathan talks about the BEST PRODUCT HE’S EVER USED. Jake and Jonathan have an email-off! Find out why adding friction and asking your customers to work is actually a good thing. Finally, buy a book that Jonathan recommends even though he hasn’t read it yet! Links Book: The Hobbit LG UltraFine 4K Display Superhuman Consider.co EO Network Book: Overdeliver: Build a Business for a Lifetime Playing the Long Game in ...
Sep 30, 2019•34 min•Ep. 98
Jake & Jonathan talk about stuff! What stuff? Well, in this episode it starts with a quick review of Superhuman, then it goes on to talk about Annoying Humans: babies! Jonathan wants the crack the code of Fatherhood. The new iPhone is cheeky . And workshopper.com is now live!! 🎊 Links: Superhuman Control Zelda Breath of the Wild Book: Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood | Amazon.com iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro Workshopper.com Session Lab Book: User Story Mapping | Amazon.com Book: Sprint b...
Sep 23, 2019•53 min•Ep. 97
Welcome to the first episode of JAKE AND JONATHAN ! The change in name symbolizes a change in focus since most episode didn’t include much product talk, and were just about whatever Jake and Jonathan wanted to talk about that week. And so, now that Jake and Jonathan don’t need to feel any pressure to talk about products, in this episode they decide to talk about… products ! And email. Keyboard shortcuts. Design podcasts. And some books & movies. So it’s business as usual! 😝 Links: Superhuman ui...
Sep 16, 2019•50 min•Ep. 96
It's been a fun ride! But all good things come to an end. Kind of. Jake and Jonathan have some important announcements to make in this episode. Tune in to know what they are! Links: Book: The Ends of the World by P. Brannen | Amazon.com Kindle Oasis 2019 | Amazon.com LG C8 OLED (OLED55C8, OLED65C8) review | TechRadar Red Dead Redemption 2 Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch Resident Evil 2 Remake Astral Chain Fire Emblem: Three Houses Control Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Ja...
Sep 09, 2019•32 min•Ep. 95
(Rewind Episode) Jake and Jonathan interview a designer they both idolize: Jason Fried, co-founder of Basecamp. They go deep on Jason's tweet on the idea of testing products internally vs launching early and relying on gut. Links: Jason Fried's tweet Book: Rework | Amazon.com Book: Getting Real | Basecamp.com Disagree and commit (Jeff Bezos) Signal v. Noise Book: On Writing by Stephen King | Amazon.com Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp Book: Make Time by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official De...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 94
BOOKS! Well, just the one book, really. Jake and Jonathan talk about an underrated, under-the-radar book that you should read. Jonathan gives a book-related lifehack that will save you money. Which will help you take Jonathan's advice to buy ALL THE BOOKS YOU CAN EVEN IF IT MAKES YOU BROKE. Jonathan tells you how to get out of a creative rut. Then Jake and Jonathan wrap it up by talking about how they view this podcast and what they would like it to be. Was this the last episode..?! Links: Lost ...
Aug 26, 2019•59 min•Ep. 93
Strap in for another glorious ramblefest! Jake and Jonathan read some iTunes reviews MAYBE INCLUDING YOURS! Jonathan is bored. Again! Jake's Qi is acting up. Then Jake and Jonathan indulge in some self-love by reviewing one of their own previous episodes. Jonathan talks about CEOing. Jake was on the moon and tells a space story. Finally, travel sucks, even if they pay you a million dollars to do it. Links: InVision Our 15 favorite design podcasts | InVision Design Better Podcast Rate PBC on Appl...
Aug 19, 2019•51 min•Ep. 92
This week's episode is a rebroadcast of Jonathan's interview with his favorite author Kim Scott, Founder of Candor Inc. & CEO coach for some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies. She was on the faculty of Apple University and was a leader for Google AdSense, YouTube and the Double Click team. Her other achievements include managing a pediatric clinic in war-torn Kosovo and building a diamond cutting company in Russia - Basically not many people can say they have her experiences in life, so ...
Aug 12, 2019•43 min•Ep. 91
Jake and Jonathan discuss the most important topic & figure in the design world—GANDALF—is he the Gray? Is he the White..? Does he actually have magic? Then they proceed to discuss how the Masterclass is sold and how crazy important the marketing part is. This is a must-listen for anyone who wants to launch a product! Links: The Lord of the Rings---Wikipedia Harry Potter---Wikipedia Book: Sprint by Jake Knapp AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass : ajsmart.com/mastercl...
Aug 05, 2019•43 min•Ep. 90
