Inside the Founder Grind: HR Laws, Wefunder, Startups, and Building in Public — Jason Cavness Live
Release Date: 12/02/2025
Quantum Does Not Need to Solve Everything Lori Salow Marshall
The Jason Cavness Experience
Quantum will not transform every workload and that is exactly why deep-tech founders need to stop selling it as a universal solution. Lori Salow Marshall explains where quantum computing can create real commercial value. Why it must be integrated with classical systems, and how science led companies can translate technical breakthroughs into focused market opportunities. She also breaks down why deep-tech founders should lead with the urgent problem they can solve today not every possible application their technology may support in the future. We also discuss: • Why quantum is...
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Military Creator Con Is Building a New Veteran Lane
The Jason Cavness Experience
Military Creator Con exists because the military community is bigger than resumes, contractor jobs, and transition checklists. James Van Prooyen, Air Force retiree and co-founder of Military Creator Con, talks about building a home for military-connected creators, podcasters, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, performers, and builders. We get into why Veterans need more creative paths, how community turns ideas into momentum. Why the next chapter after service does not have to look like the last one. We also discuss: • Why Military Creator Con needed to exist • What military transition still...
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Turning Any Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid: Tom Gurski Blue Dot Motorworks
The Jason Cavness Experience
On this episode of The Jason Cavness Experience, Jason sits down with Tom Gurski, founder and CEO of Blue Dot Motorworks, an MIT-trained mechanical engineer who spent his career at the front end of product development. From Stirling engine generators at DEKA Research (Dean Kamen's company) to his own consultancy, Carbide Enterprises, to global sanitation projects in some of the world's poorest communities. Tom is now building a bolt-on electric propulsion system that converts any light-duty gas vehicle into a plug-in hybrid cutting fuel use by up to 80% without giving up the gas engine, in...
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Why Podcasting Creates Opportunities You Can’t Plan For with Jason Cavness
The Jason Cavness Experience
Jason Cavness didn’t leave the Army to become “Major Cavness” in a different uniform. He wanted a clean break. That decision pulled him into startups, podcasting, tech events, Vietnam business relationships, and a career built around one simple habit: say yes when the opportunity is aligned, then figure it out. Mark Shriner talks with Jason about the transition from military life to entrepreneurship, why podcasting is more than content, how in-person relationships beat cold outreach, and what it really takes to keep building when you’re introverted, scattered, nervous, and still moving...
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Why Clarity Beats Better Tech with Crystal Clarity
The Jason Cavness Experience
A better product does not always win. The clearer story often does. Crystal Clarity, Chief Operating Officer at s2s Public Relations, joins The Jason Cavness Experience to talk about why founders struggle to explain what they actually do. Why deep tech companies need to stop leading with features and how AI is flooding the internet with content that feels productive but often makes real connection harder. We also discuss: • Why founders often solve before they understand the problem • How to make complex science and deep tech understandable • Why people care less about...
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Why Bad Leadership Works — Daniella Young
The Jason Cavness Experience
Daniella Young has built a brand by saying the thing most people avoid: bad leaders, bad groups, cult dynamics, and toxic loyalty are not fringe problems. They show up in politics, companies, the military, families, social media, and anywhere people stop questioning the room they are in. Jason and Daniella talk about turning trauma into work, why “followers” should not become worshippers, how she built a creator-led book business, why she focuses on bad leadership instead of good leadership, and what most people misunderstand about cults, scams, fame, politics, parenting, and platform...
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Why AI Sales Should Make Selling More Human with Swetha Puvvada
The Jason Cavness Experience
AI sales is often framed as replacement. Swetha Puvvada sees it differently: the real opportunity is using AI to remove the busy work so sellers can get back to listening, understanding pain, and having better conversations. Swetha is Head of Product & Growth at Teameight, an AI SaaS company building an augmentation platform for sales teams. We talk about product, GTM, customer feedback, career growth, mountaineering, and how she went from early-career intern to owning product and go-to-market inside a startup. We also discuss: • Why AI should augment sales instead of replacing...
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The Roti Robot Problem with Komal Kashiramka
The Jason Cavness Experience
Fresh roti is simple to eat and hard to automate. Komal Kashiramka is building Poshan, a robotics company developing next-generation kitchen appliances, starting with an automatic roti maker designed to create soft roti that lasts for hours. Komal shares how she moved from Microsoft and Meta into entrepreneurship. Why hardware requires a different level of patience than software and what founders can learn from customer discovery, AI, parenting, and building something people will trust in their kitchens. We also discuss: • Why soft roti is the real product challenge •...
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How Grief Becomes Art with Eden Marryshow
The Jason Cavness Experience
Most people run from grief. Eden Marryshow turned it into a film. In this conversation, Eden breaks down the emotional process behind filmmaking, storytelling, creativity, and why the best art usually comes from the most personal places. We talk about losing family, directing actors, independent filmmaking, community, and the long path creators take back to who they were before the world told them to stop creating. This episode is also a masterclass on storytelling itself from Star Wars and Scorsese to creative discipline, ego, collaboration, and why limitations often produce better art than...
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Most Entrepreneurs Should Quit — Nathan Kaiser
The Jason Cavness Experience
Entrepreneurship isn’t freedom it’s volatility, pressure, and constant uncertainty. Nathan Kaiser built 2bar Spirits by embracing that reality, not ignoring it. He breaks down why most people shouldn’t start companies, what actually keeps a business alive, and how constraints, not capital, create better outcomes. This is a raw look at building something real in a crowded, unforgiving industry. We also discuss: • Why starting a company is usually the wrong financial move • How constraint beats capital in building a business • The myth of overnight success (and the...
info_outlineIn this solo episode of The Jason Cavness Experience, Jason goes live to break down everything he’s building across CavnessHR, the Wefunder campaign, HR law education, livestreaming strategy, and the behind-the-scenes founder grind people rarely talk about.
Jason talks through his work on the HR Laws Livestream Deck, what small businesses keep getting wrong about HR compliance and why he’s pushing hard to create accessible education for founders who can’t afford expensive consultants.
He also gives an update on the CavnessHR Wefunder campaign, the ebooks rollout, the Builders Club, and how he’s approaching daily content, livestreaming, and building in public to grow the platform.
This livestream dives into HR automation, startup strategy, social media execution, bourbon rotation, livestream tech setups, Opus Pro clips, and the reality of pushing toward a world-class HR product for small businesses. If you want a real, unfiltered look at the life of a founder building multiple things at once this is it.
Topics Discussed
• The HR Laws livestream deck and why HR compliance needs to be simplified
• How CavnessHR is rebuilding HR for small businesses
• The Wefunder campaign update and what investors should know
• The 7-ebook strategy and how it supports the Wefunder raise
• The CavnessHR Builders Club and early supporter benefits
• Daily livestreaming routines and camera setup improvements
• Why creators should rotate bourbons on livestreams
• How Jason uses Opus Pro for mass short-form video creation
• Platform posting strategy: LinkedIn, TikTok, X, Instagram, YouTube
• When to upload livestreams as podcast episodes
• Why short (<30s) clips currently outperform 60–90s content
• Responding to comment engagement and audience growth
• How to run your own solo livestreams more effectively
• The mindset required to build in public while fundraising Support CavnessHR
Be Part of the Future of HR CavnessHR is creating an AI-native HR system for small businesses with 49 or fewer employees automation plus a dedicated HR Business Partner.
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