Inside The Firm Playlist

Join us on a 7+ year journey of starting an architecture and design firm from scratch in the middle of the great recession!

#0 - The Pilot Podcast

In this Episode of Inside The Firm we discuss how we started our small business from scratch after being laid off from the Great Recession.  Join us as we bring you Inside The Firm!

#1 - How Do You Start A Small Firm Or Business?

On this episode of Inside The Firm we tell a few success stories about design competitions, marketing a your designs, and how you might start a real estate development of your own.  Join us as we go... INSIDE THE FIRM!

#3 - Marketing and Starting a Development

On this episode we talk about firing clients, re-hiring clients, tell about our lesson learned from believing that some projects are too simple, designing in 2' increments, and give an update on our current development project!  Join us as we go back, "Inside The Firm"!

#4 - Firing Clients and It's Never Nothing!

On this episode we discuss purchasing land, creative fee structures for consultants, balloon payments, the advantages and disadvantages of pre-selling units, doomsdaydwellings.com, and working for other firms during the recession.  Join us as we go back Inside The Firm!

#5 - Being a First Time Developer

On this episode of Inside The Firm we answer listener questions, lament on obtaining rights and photographs to your work, and how to determine your worth!  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#6 - Listener Questions And How To Determine Your Worth

On this episode of Inside The Firm we explain how to create a budget for your first development, who are investors for real estate developments, and share a story about the time we tried to be capital “A” Architects!  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#7 - Investors for Developments and The Jazz House Story

#8 - On this episode of Inside The Firm we hear from Evan Troxel, co-host of the Archispeak Podcast, talk about planting seeds for future work while you're young, gaining media attention for out of the box projects, and current development talk !  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#8 - Design Your Life

#9 - On this episode of Inside The Firm we hear from Mark LePage host of the EntreArchitect Podcast, lament about the A.R.E. testing process, talk about getting hired for doing projects that stretch your abilities and whether or not you should take them, file naming methods, and current development talk!  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#9 - A.R.E. You Having Fun?

#10 - On this episode of Inside The Firm we hear from a new listener Tim Barber of Barber Architects, ask Alex if he passed his last 2 A.R.E. tests, talk about 3D Printing and how we think it will change the construction industry, fixed-fee vs. hourly contracts, and much more!  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#10 - The 3D Printing Revolution Is Upon Us!

#11 - On this episode of Inside The Firm we hear from Enoch Sears of The Business of Architecture, share our stories about projects that have been axed by the planners and restarted, how to leverage yourself to universities, development talk, and a 10% success fees!  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#11 - Setting Your Firm Up For Success

#12 - On this episode of Inside The Firm we hear best and worst advices from our good friend Corey Trudell, discuss the local politics of doing developments, and ham on about the concept of a range of fees contract.  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#12 - The Politics of Being a Developer

On this episode of Inside The Firm we discuss the importance of comradery and firm culture, share some stats we took on proposals over at the EntreArchitect community, how we are planning to welcome our new hires, hear best and worst advice from Alex’s dad Keith Gore, and of course more development talk.  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#13 - Hiring New Staff and a Visit From Old Man River!

On this episode of Inside The Firm Lance shares the beginning of his journey to become a Class B contractor by studying the International Building Code, then we share a story of a former charlatan client, feature the best and worst advice of our very good friend and long-time Jerry Boland of BolandStudio2 Architects, and Alex fills us in on this week’s development news with the idea and process of selling your own real estate property.  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#14 - Selling Your Own Property

On this episode of Inside The Firm we reveal our recent experience of being audited by the state’s department of labor and the lessons learned by it, then Lance delivers his code quiz, next we feature the best and worst advice of the well-known Denver Architect Ron Faleide, and finally Alex fills us in on this week’s development news including Alex’s recent real estate sales revelations.  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#15 - The Audacity of the Audit!

On this episode of Inside The Firm we share our experiences and lessons learned with our first design build project, a Tiny House named Atlas, talk about the value of teaching a design studio at least once in your life, are joined by Lance’s fiancé and realtor Marilyn Ackerman with her best and worst advice, and more code quiz questions.  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#16 - Tiny House Talk and Tips!

On this episode of Inside The Firm we find out if Lance passed his contractors test and if Alex passed his architecture teSt, plus Alex gives us his take on how to best sell and buy a new home in a hot market, next we are again joined by Lance’s fiancé and realtor Marilyn Ackerman with her best and worst advice for building a custom home, then Alex’s hits us with some surprise questions, and last but not least…. more code quiz questions!  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#17 - Tests, Sales, and Success!

On this episode of Inside The Firm we answer a listener question from our good friend Matt Perry, talk about strategies behind new business meetings, then discuss what it means to have a 40,000 foot perspective and how important it is to not take business personally, hear from Kurt Krueger of Kurt Krueger Architects for this week’s segment on worst and best advice, hash out the 5 major players needed for real estate development, and last but not least…. more code quiz questions!  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#18 - Don't Take It Personal!

On this episode of Inside The Firm we share our experience and advice from meeting with the CEO of a company that generates 100 million dollars annually, hear this week’s good and bad advice from our friend and fellow architect Nicholas Renard of DIG Architects, then Lance shares an article with Alex about a lawsuit that Home Depot and Menards are now in, and last but not least…. more code quiz questions!  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#19 - Your Business is an Ecosystem!

On this episode of Inside The Firm we cover the broad topic of selling yourself and your firm, give examples of marketing templates that we use, talk about the internet snowball marketing effect, hear best and worst advice from our good friend Kyle Sack, and last but not least touch up on development talk!  Join us as we go back, INSIDE THE FIRM!!!

#20 - The 3 V's of Internet Marketing!

INSIDE THE FIRM is a raw look inside of a young and ambitious architecture firm.  Showtimes air every Friday afternoon with the co-founders and hosts, Alex Gore and Lance Cayko.  We dive into the nitty-gritty details of how to start, run, and grow a small business.  We also share our personal stories, zoning and building code issues, Revit tips and tricks, and more!

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