Founder Mode
Founder Mode
Podcast Description
Founder Mode is a podcast for builders—whether it’s startups, systems, or personal growth. It’s about finding your flow, balancing health, wealth, and productivity, and tackling challenges with focus and curiosity. Each week, you’ll gain actionable insights and fresh perspectives to help you think like a founder and build what matters most.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of entrepreneurship, personal growth, and effective decision-making. Episodes cover topics like health management for founders, relationship maintenance during intense work periods, and creating opportunities through strategic risk-taking. For instance, Episode 1 discusses the concept that luck can be manufactured, while Episode 2 delves into the challenges of balancing health and hustle for entrepreneurs.
Founder Mode is a podcast for builders—whether it’s startups, systems, or personal growth. It’s about finding your flow, balancing health, wealth, and productivity, and tackling challenges with focus and curiosity. Each week, you’ll gain actionable insights and fresh perspectives to help you think like a founder and build what matters most.
EPISODE 38
Recorded mid-flight in Kevin’s Vision Jet en route to Monterey, Kevin and Jason talk with veteran pilot and aviation podcaster Max Trescott about why flying can feel like a flow-state reset, and how the discipline of aviation maps to building companies. Kevin shares his path from earning a pilot’s license in college to taking a long break, then returning to aviation with structured training, checklists, and the calm that comes from repetition. Together they unpack why “it’s not hard, it’s a lot of effort,” why SOPs and emergency prep matter when things break, and the real key to learning: consistent time in the seat, the right instructor, and a focus on proficiency over deadlines.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Flying as a stress reset and the “are you ready?” check
00:48 – Welcome to Founder Mode from the Vision Jet
02:55 – Kevin’s pilot journey: college license to getting hooked on the Vision Jet
05:23 – The founder/pilot overlap: effort, SOPs, and staying calm when things change
13:09 – Buying (and upgrading) a jet: the sales cycle, timing, and “right message, right moment”
LINKS
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Aviation News Talk • LinkedIn • X/Twitter
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