{"podcast":{"title":"Burning The Ships","slug":"burning-the-ships-6706781","podcast_index_feed_id":6706781,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/608bcapital/feed.xml","website_url":"https://608bcapital.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/608bcapital/20240724_010728_59bf09be08e27a643f51fa1b30129a36.png","author":"The Boat Crew","episode_count":226,"summary":"Burning the Ships is more than just a podcast—it’s a battle cry for those who refuse to settle. Brought to you by 608B Capital hosted by Jason Seward , we dive deep into the journeys of relentless entrepreneurs, high-performers, and risk-takers who have gone all in—leaving behind safety nets, doubts, and excuses to forge their own path. Each episode unpacks the mindset, strategies, and raw determination it takes to break free from the ordinary and build something extraordinary. Whether it’s leaving a comfortable career, pushing physical and mental limits, or overcoming impossible odds, our guests prove that greatness comes to those who commit fully . If you’re ready to burn the ships and bet on yourself, you’re in the right place. Let’s get after it.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T20:17:12.590380+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burning-the-ships-6706781"},"episode":{"title":"Bryce Matheson: Building Systems That Scale in Private Lending","slug":"bryce-matheson-building-systems-that-scale-in-private-lending","published_at":"2026-01-11T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burning-the-ships-6706781/bryce-matheson-building-systems-that-scale-in-private-lending","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burning-the-ships-6706781","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/608bcapital/2437728","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/239464/2437728/608bcapital/2026_01_07_22_59_28_749f1cfd-59d0-4ff1-b659-b350ad166080.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Burning the Ships , I sit down with Bryce Matheson—founder of Lender, a fast-growing software platform built specifically for private and hard money lenders. Bryce’s story is a perfect example of how real businesses are built: through trial and error, painful lessons, and the willingness to take action before everything feels “ready.” We walk through Bryce’s journey from house hacking and rentals, to flipping homes, to losing money on a deal that changed everything—and ultimately to becoming a lender himself. Along the way, Bryce explains how his tech background naturally led him to build systems to solve his own problems, why most lending software misses the mark, and how Lender was born out of pure necessity rather than some grand startup vision. This conversation goes deep into entrepreneurship, resilience, capital raising, lending risk, family sacrifice, and building tools that actually serve real operators. If you’re in real estate, private lending, tech, or trying to build a scalable business without losing your sanity, this episode is packed with real-world insight. Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 The internal struggle every entrepreneur faces: work vs. family guilt 01:16 Introducing Bryce Matheson and his move from Idaho to Arizona 02:52 How Bryce and I first connected through private lending 04:19 Early entrepreneurial instincts and selling candy as a kid 05:21 Starting the “traditional” path: college, tech job, and early rentals 06:21 Buying his first house in 2016 and accidentally house hacking 07:17 Scaling rentals, then burning out as a landlord 07:55 Transitioning into flipping houses—and why they loved it 08:38 The flip that went wrong during COVID and lost $50K 09:59 The moment Bryce realized: “I need to be the bank” 11:05 Mov…","meta_description":"In this episode of Burning the Ships , I sit down with Bryce Matheson—founder of Lender, a fast-growing software platform built specifically for private a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3938,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/burning-the-ships-6706781/episodes/bryce-matheson-building-systems-that-scale-in-private-lending/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burning-the-ships-6706781/bryce-matheson-building-systems-that-scale-in-private-lending.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}