Episode 31: Troy Munson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/) and Daniel Berk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/) jump from cold call sprints to billion-dollar acquisitions, all while hiking the Dolomites and dodging SEO doom. They dive deep on why the internet is broken (again), how social virality actually works, and why email lists might be your startup’s last lifeline. Plus: parallel dialers, parenting backpacks, and a running comeback you didn’t see coming.— Show Notes: (0:00) Mics are hot and jerseys are tight (2:00) Would you take $1M to never visit Rhode Island? (4:05) Ragebait on Twitter and Gen Z podcasts (6:00) Cold call challenge: 10 meetings in a day (8:20) Parallel dialers, P1 data, and qualifying leads (11:00) Empathy on cold calls? Wild idea, we know (13:00) Breaking out of a founder funk (15:00) Sales vs. marketing: who actually gets training? (17:00) The psychology of persuasion and compounding success (20:00) AI bots banned from crawling websites (22:10) SEO is dying. What now? (24:30) Email lists are everything (26:00) Building social engagement inside your startup (29:00) Beehive’s secret growth engine (31:30) Sponsor shoutout: Tango (https://tango.us) (32:15) AI isn’t magic — it’s leverage (34:00) Cloudflare vs. OpenAI — who wins? (36:00) Hiking Italy with kids (and packs) (38:00) Delegating the podcast grind (39:00) Grammarly buys Superhuman — wait, what? (41:00) Mental vs. physical health: Daniel’s return to running (43:00) Wrapping it up + why you should just subscribe already— Links: • Troy Munson's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/ • Daniel Berk's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/ • Two Dads in Tech Newsletter – https://twodadsintech.com/ • Shop Two Dads in Tech – https://shop.twodadsintech.com/ • Listen on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/30GQP8FPJoKpLGpYBahlFP • Listen on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dads-in-tech/id1785662964 • Check out Dimmo – https://www.dimmo.ai/— Follow the Two Dads: Subscribe, like, and share if you’re building, selling, or scaling in B2B SaaS. New episodes drop weekly.
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This Is Not How Life Should Be.. - Ep 30
Episode 30: Troy Munson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/) and Daniel Berk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/) go full late-night therapy session — live from Spain (again) and the depths of parental chaos. From mushroom microdosing and screaming toddlers to productivity paranoia and the new AI gold rush, the dads get vulnerable, real, and a little spicy. This one’s less “tech podcast,” more existential spiral. You’ve been warned.— Show Notes: (0:00) Chaos in Spain: Kids crying, lights dying (1:40) Daniel’s 14-hour day (with zero breaks) (3:10) “I microdosed mushrooms… but not enough” (5:00) The lie of productivity culture (7:30) Doing hard things with your kids — not despite them (9:20) Troy’s “Go off, King” dad moment (10:50) AI doesn’t kill jobs — dumb managers do (13:15) The “you should just be better” gaslight (15:00) What leadership actually requires now (17:40) Will your AI agent handle your meetings soon? (20:10) Why we’re tired of the 10x hustle cult (22:25) Talking about marriage... again (25:00) What no one tells you about scaling startups with kids (28:00) Why Daniel cried on a run (29:30) Cereal, snacks, and unfinished therapy— Links: • Troy Munson's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/ • Daniel Berk's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/ • Two Dads in Tech Newsletter – https://twodadsintech.com/ • Shop Two Dads in Tech – https://shop.twodadsintech.com/ • Listen on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/30GQP8FPJoKpLGpYBahlFP • Listen on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dads-in-tech/id1785662964 • Check out Dimmo – https://www.dimmo.ai/— Follow the Two Dads: Subscribe, like, and share if you’re building, selling, or scaling in B2B SaaS. New episodes drop weekly.
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The iPhone is Going Extinct - Ep 29
Episode 29: Troy Munson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/) and Daniel Berk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/) fire up the mics from across the globe — literally. With Daniel calling in from a Spanish bedroom, the dads get real about raising kids while building companies, how their own childhoods shape their parenting, and what legacy really means in a hyper-growth world. Plus, a spicy take on AI sales tools, the end of the smartphone era, and why your next vacation might include teleportation.— Show Notes: (0:00) Daniel calls in from bed in Spain (0:48) Why flying with toddlers is chaos (and how Daniel hacks it) (2:14) Daniel’s son loses it in Madrid (4:10) “What do I want my kids to say at my funeral?” (6:10) Should our kids earn what we didn’t have? (8:00) When providing becomes a problem (10:00) Memories of being “not enough” as a child (11:30) Troy on public school, depression, and doing better for his kids (14:10) Systems, burnout, and fixing the root causes (17:25) Love your spouse out loud — here’s why (19:03) Troy’s mom might be our next guest?! (20:30) What happened to “simple”? (22:35) AI tools we’re using right now (Dimmo, Sybill, etc.) (24:25) The “AI agent” debate + AI sales truth bombs (27:40) Why Gong might not be it anymore (28:50) ClickUp, Replit, and the race to own the workflow (30:00) “The next phone is not a phone” — the future of devices (31:55) Wearables, teleportation, and post-screen tech (34:25) Daniel’s bizarre powdered donut story (35:45) The digital detox challenge is ON (36:50) New site drop + what’s next— Links: • Troy Munson's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/ • Daniel Berk's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/ • Two Dads in Tech Newsletter – https://twodadsintech.com/ • Shop Two Dads in Tech – https://shop.twodadsintech.com/ • Listen on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/30GQP8FPJoKpLGpYBahlFP • Listen on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dads-in-tech/id1785662964 • Check out Dimmo – https://www.dimmo.ai/
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The Harsh Truth About Gentle Parenting - Ep 28
Episode 28: Troy Munson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/) and Daniel Berk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/) go off on the current state of AI and the annoying trend of fake content. They share hilarious (and painful) stories of ChatGPT hallucinations, the dangers of outsourcing content creation, and why you need to be your own source of truth. From OpenAI's growing reach to the wild world of AI-generated demos, it's a tech-heavy episode with just enough dad jokes to keep you grounded.— Show Notes: (0:00) "Dude, Chet" and existential AI fatigue (2:00) Shoutout to Travis + HubSpot’s OpenAI partnership (4:00) ChatGPT hallucinated the entire episode (6:30) When AI scripts your podcast with fake topics (8:15) The demo video debacle (10:00) Can you trust what you didn’t verify? (13:00) “It’s happening more now” — on the rise of AI laziness (16:30) Why being the source matters in content creation (19:00) Everyone is repackaging…everything (22:45) Should you even outsource demo content? (26:10) AI outputs vs actual insight (30:00) “Make sure you watched the damn thing” (32:40) Is AI too confident for its own good? (36:00) The dad truth: trust but verify — always— Links: • Troy Munson's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/ • Daniel Berk's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/ • Two Dads in Tech Newsletter – https://twodadsintech.com/ • Shop Two Dads in Tech – https://shop.twodadsintech.com/ • Listen on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/30GQP8FPJoKpLGpYBahlFP • Listen on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dads-in-tech/id1785662964 • Check out Dimmo – https://www.dimmo.ai/— Follow the Two Dads: Subscribe, like, and share if you’re building, selling, or scaling in B2B SaaS. New episodes drop weekly.
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Your Phone is Destroying Your Life - Ep 27
Episode 27: Troy Munson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/) and Daniel Berk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/) are back from a wild lake trip — 4 families, 7 kids, and a whole lot of chaos. They get real about co-parenting dynamics, underwater earbuds, and the mental load moms often carry. This one’s a vulnerable, reflective take on modern fatherhood: the guilt, the growth, and the grind of trying to be present while still needing space.— Show Notes: (0:00) Lake trip recap: 4 families, 1 mic, and a ton of coffee (3:10) Trading roles with your spouse: easier said than done (6:00) Daniel’s take on “doing nothing” and why it’s never nothing (8:30) Underwater music and pool workouts — dad recovery mode (11:45) The guilt of checking out vs. the need to recharge (14:15) The invisible load: why appreciation matters (17:40) Raising toddlers and navigating triggers (21:00) Learning to out-serve your spouse (and failing often) (24:15) Being more present and letting go of control (27:00) Reflections on family, empathy, and growth— Links: • Troy Munson's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/ • Daniel Berk's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/ • Two Dads in Tech Newsletter – https://twodadsintech.com/ • Shop Two Dads in Tech – https://shop.twodadsintech.com/ • Listen on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/30GQP8FPJoKpLGpYBahlFP • Listen on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dads-in-tech/id1785662964 • Check out Dimmo – https://www.dimmo.ai/— Follow the Two Dads: Subscribe, like, and share if you’re building, selling, or scaling in B2B SaaS. New episodes drop weekly.
Two dads, Troy Munson and Daniel Berk, dive into the world of software with the wit of seasoned tech veterans and the subtle chaos of raising kids. From the industry's hottest trends to the awkward questions no one asks at standups, they tackle it all with dry humor and a dash of relatability. If you’ve ever wondered what tech dads really think about software, this is the podcast you didn’t know you needed.
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