Episodes

Ideoloop Is Here: How I Built a Tool to Stop Founders from Losing Their Voice

Episode 7 · March 7, 2026 · 22:31

There's a version of you that knows exactly what you want to say. You've got the expertise, the experience, the ideas. But the moment you sit down to write, it evaporates. The blank ...

I Built an App on a Ski Lift

Episode 6 · February 28, 2026 · 16:07

What happens when you give yourself a hard constraint — build something, only while riding a chairlift, only on your phone, done by the time you press the button to start the car?Tha...

Balancing the Practical and the Aspirational

Episode 5 · February 20, 2026 · 13:22

Most founders live in one of two places — lost in the idea, or drowning in the execution. Patrick gets honest about the tension he lives in every day: the pull of the aspirational ve...

Baltimore Creators Is Back: Introducing Builder Fridays

Episode 4 · February 13, 2026 · 34:01

Baltimore Creators is coming back.Version 2 starts with one thing: Builder Fridays — a monthly, builder-first working session in Baltimore.How it works• 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Co-workin...

Why I Punted This Episode Last Week (And What I Learned From It)

Episode 3 · February 6, 2026 · 25:28

Last week I punted the podcast and newsletter. Not because I ran out of things to say, but because something more important showed up.This episode is about that decision—about when b...

Building the Blind Spot Finder: When Soul Met Systems

Episode 2 · January 23, 2026 · 29:02

In this episode of the Ground Control Podcast, Patrick Rife discusses the launch of his Blind Spot Finder tool, which aims to help solopreneurs identify and address their blind spots...

Why I Disappeared — And What I Learned While I Was Away

Episode 1 · January 16, 2026 · 26:33

I didn’t disappear because I was lost.I disappeared because I could feel myself losing the signal.This is the first episode of Ground Control — a show about the space where internal ...