Start At Zero

Start at Zero is a conversation-first podcast about what it actually takes to modernize technology, build a business from scratch, and make sense of AI without the hype. Episodes range from focused 15-minute interviews with government leaders and tech founders to longer deep dives where I walk through what I'm building in real time - the AI agents, the automation stack, the hard lessons from 20 years of consulting.


The tone is direct and honest. I don't do scripted questions or softball setups. I want the story behind the story - what went wrong, what you'd do differently, what nobody in the room was willing to say. Guests should expect a conversation that feels like two people working through a real problem together, not a performance.


Topics include government technology, AI in the real world, entrepreneurship, consulting, procurement, and the messy intersection of all of them. Some episodes are interviews, some are just me thinking out loud about something I built or broke that week.


If you've got a real story - something you built, something that failed, a lesson that cost you - you'll fit right in here. I'll send a loose topic outline beforehand, but the best episodes happen when we go off-script.

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Why ERP Projects Break Down Long Before Go-Live

Why ERP Projects Break Down Long Before Go-Live

Most ERP projects don’t fail because of bad software or poor intent. They fail quietly, months or years earlier, when decisions are rushed, assumptions go unchallenged, and foundational work is skippe...

22 Jan 26min

Best of Breed vs All-in-One: The ERP Debate That’s Costing Governments Millions

Best of Breed vs All-in-One: The ERP Debate That’s Costing Governments Millions

The best-of-breed versus all-in-one ERP debate is framed as a choice — but that framing is the problem. Both sides are selling you something, and neither is telling the full truth. In this Untangled c...

15 Jan 22min

Dirty Data: Why Legacy ERP Migrations Fail Before They Start

Dirty Data: Why Legacy ERP Migrations Fail Before They Start

Your data is dirty. Not because your staff is careless — but because legacy systems were designed to be forgiving. Over decades, phone number fields became notes, dates changed meaning, duplicates pil...

8 Jan 12min

Bulletproof RFPs: How to Turn Procurement From Opinion Into Math

Bulletproof RFPs: How to Turn Procurement From Opinion Into Math

Most government RFPs aren’t vague because teams are careless — they’re vague because people are trying to be “fair.” Broad language feels safe. In reality, it’s exactly what gets agencies sued, protes...

1 Jan 9min

Vaporware Traps: Why Government Keeps Falling for Software Demos

Vaporware Traps: Why Government Keeps Falling for Software Demos

Software demos are built to sell you a story — not to show you what a product can actually do. And in government, that story can cost millions. Vendors walk in with polished screens, AI “prototypes,” ...

18 Des 202511min

From Practitioner to CIO: The Leadership Evolution No One Talks About

From Practitioner to CIO: The Leadership Evolution No One Talks About

A lot of government CIOs step into the role carrying years of technical experience — but almost no preparation for the executive expectations that come with it. The shift from practitioner to CIO is b...

11 Des 202538min

Why Avero Isn’t a “Tech Firm” — And What Modernization Actually Requires

Why Avero Isn’t a “Tech Firm” — And What Modernization Actually Requires

Avero gets labeled a “tech firm” all the time — but that’s exactly what we are not. In this episode, we break down why being vendor-agnostic matters, why we refuse to sell software, and why true moder...

4 Des 202541min

GovAI Summit Recap: Separating Signal from Noise in Government AI

GovAI Summit Recap: Separating Signal from Noise in Government AI

The GovAI Coalition Summit brought together government leaders, vendors, and innovators to talk about the future of AI in the public sector. But beneath all the excitement, one truth stood out: not ev...

20 Nov 202557min

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