On Creating Net New Value
What happens when you stop thinking about AI as a replacement tool and start thinking about it as a value creation engine? In this episode, Raul shares the paradigm shift he taught his 4-year-old son about money and value creation, rebuts Mark Cuban's argument about AI token costs, and walks through how to find your own net new value as a service founder or consultant. Chapters 00:00 - A 4-Year-Old's Take on How Money Works (and Why He's Right) 01:30 - The Highest Calling: Why We're Meant to Create, Not Just Execute 02:30 - Mark Cuban Is Right About Token Costs. He's Wrong About the Goal. 04:00 - What Net New Value Actually Is (and Why You're Stuck Without It) 05:00 - The Key Distinction: Efficiency Is Not Creation 06:00 - How I Compressed 12 Weeks of Work Into a Month (Without Outsourcing My Thinking) 07:00 - The Test: Are You Still in Replacement Mode? 08:00 - The Firm of the Future: 70% Agentic, 30% Human, 100% Intentional 09:30 - Your Offer Dictates Everything. Start There. 11:00 - What I Learned Spending Millions in Direct Response About Upsells 12:30 - Proactive Value: Anticipate Your Client's Next Problem Before They See It 13:00 - Be a Creator and Inventor. Tinker. Play. Build for Fun.