The Jason Cavness Experience

The Jason Cavness Experience is where I talk to entrepreneurs and other interesting people.

The Jason Cavness Experience is a business podcast hosted by Jason Cavness, with 512 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jason Cavness hosts The Jason Cavness Experience, a business show with 512 episodes published.

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  Why Encryption Fails Under Pressure with Josh Thomas

  Aug 18, 20263h 11m

  The strongest encryption in the world cannot protect you when someone can force you to unlock your phone. Josh Thomas, founder of Deniable, explains why conventional mobile security ignores coercion and how plausible deniability changes the equation. He also shares a hard-earned rule for builders: decide what would make you kill a project before your identity, money, and emotions become attached to it. We also discuss: • Why institutions often capture problems instead of solving them • How incentives shape behavior inside nonprofits and the United Nations • Why every startup should establish a kill metric • Building technology for high-risk environments • What Josh learned traveling through North Korea and Central Asia • Raising globally curious children • Why people across borders have more in common than we assume Josh's links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshthom/ Deniable: https://deniable.io Karakoram: https://karakoram.co Jason links: https://linktr.ee/jasoncavness

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  From Army Veteran to AI Sales Leader with Ben King

  Aug 11, 20262h 20m

  Ben King spent six years in the Army before starting over in the startup world as a Sales Development Representative. He brought discipline, leadership, and resilience, but still had to learn a new industry, prove himself in a new environment, and build his civilian career one sales conversation at a time. Now at Loop8, Ben is helping companies move beyond AI hype and use automation and cloud technology to solve real business problems. This conversation explores what veterans bring to tech, what startup sales actually demands, and why successful AI adoption should begin with the mission not the tool. We also discuss: • Starting over as an SDR after leaving the Army • Translating military experience into civilian value • Why veterans are built for high-pressure sales environments • The habits that create long-term sales success • Building go-to-market systems inside a growing company • Selling AI without exaggerating what it can do • How Loop8 approaches AI, automation, and cloud infrastructure • Why business outcomes matter more than flashy technology Sponsor This episode is sponsored by 2BAR Spirits, a Northwest grain-to-glass distillery with an all-female production team. The first Seattle distillery to produce bourbon, 2BAR Spirits creates approachable whiskey designed to bring people together. 2BAR Spirits also sponsored The Jason Cavness Experience Deep Tech Demo Day. https://www.2barspirits.com/ Ben's links Ben King on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-king-013041148/ Email Ben: ben.king@loop8.io Loop8: https://www.loop8.io Cloudy with a Chance of Awesome podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ynfms8t8MZbLWrU6S5h4a?si=d93ab1af30e64e4b Jason links https://linktr.ee/jasoncavness

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  Quantum Does Not Need to Solve Everything Lori Salow Marshall

  Aug 4, 20261h 44m

  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 fundamentally different from AI and cloud • The problems that create an exponential scaling wall • Where quantum may create value in pharmaceuticals, materials and financial services • Why quantum computing will be use-case driven • The role of classical and quantum hybrid architectures • Why deep-tech founders try to tell too much of the story • How to commercialize science without oversimplifying it • Why category creation matters for emerging technologies • How ecosystems influence product, funding and acquisition strategy • What Lori learned from taking her own technology company to market • Why technical possibility does not guarantee customer demand Lori's Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorisalowmarshall/ The Quantum Links Group: https://www.thequantumlinksgroup.com/ Ecosystem Entanglement Substack: https://www.ecosystementanglement.com/ Email: lori@thequantumlinksgroup.com Jason links: https://linktr.ee/jasoncavness

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  Military Creator Con Is Building a New Veteran Lane

  Jul 28, 20264h 36m

  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 gets wrong • Why veterans and military spouses need creator-focused spaces • How podcasting opened doors for James • Why relational networking beats transactional networking • What made Military Creator Con work as a standalone event • The role of sponsors, volunteers, and community • How running shaped James' mindset • Why military people are already creators, even if they do not call themselves that James' links Email: james@militarycreatorcon.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-van-prooyen-podcasthost/ Website: https://www.militarycreatorcon.com/ Phone: 719-322-8269 Jason links https://linktr.ee/jasoncavness

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  Turning Any Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid: Tom Gurski Blue Dot Motorworks

  Jul 21, 20262h 16m

  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 about a one-day installation. Jason and Tom get into how the technology actually works, why it's "vehicle agnostic," the business model and pricing, and why Tom believes retrofitting the existing 1.5 billion gas cars on the road is a "need to have," not a "nice to have," solution for hitting climate targets. The conversation also covers: Why Seattle is a tough environment for hardware startups compared to the Bay Area Tom's Wefunder campaign and lessons on raising a "family and friends" round the right way The upcoming Founder Summit (July 15, Seattle Climate Innovation Hub) and PNW Climate Week Nuclear energy, wind turbines, and the "birds vs. wind turbines" myth A carbon tax and dividend policy idea Tom would implement as "climate czar" Washington's EV mileage tax and the ferry-contract controversy The emotional rollercoaster of founder life, burnout, and staying mission-aligned Tom's advice for aspiring engineers in the age of AI Tom'sLinks: Blue Dot Motorworks: https://bluedotmotorworks.com/ Invest via Wefunder: https://wefunder.com/bluedotmotorworks Tom Gurski on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-gurski/ Jason Cavness links: https://linktr.ee/jasoncavness

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