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Author: Alastair Macdonald

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The Full-Cycle Entrepreneur is an engaging, strategy-focused podcast designed for business leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to master the art of building resilient businesses. We will explore full and half-cycle business models and concepts, and how they intersect with broader economic cycles. I’ve lived through 5 recessions, a global asset deflation and financial crisis, and the greatest hyperinflation in history. From my lived experience, I’ll introduce innovative strategies and real-world tactics for adapting operations, finances, and growth models to thrive in both bull and bear markets. Expansions and contractions. Whether you're launching a startup or scaling an established venture, this podcast equips you with the insights to future-proof your business across all economic conditions. Plus … a bit of randomness and mischief. Cheers.

Website: www.fullcycleentrepreneur.com

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Episode 53: Punishing Ambition

Episode 53: Punishing Ambition

2025-08-1426:20

An employee asks for a raise. You feel defensive. They double down...so do you. It's all a misunderstanding rooted in a scarcity mindset that undermines true entrepreneurship.
Episode 52: Avoiding the Guillotine

Episode 52: Avoiding the Guillotine

2025-07-1120:55

Do what you do. Love what you love. But as the cycle changes, optics really matter. Here's how.
Episode 51: A Shout-Out to the Selfish

Episode 51: A Shout-Out to the Selfish

2025-07-1018:40

How our indulgences and obsessions help others live lives that they love.
Episode 50: True Mastery - Part 2

Episode 50: True Mastery - Part 2

2025-07-0826:17

True mastery in action. I share my own personal journey plus a few case studies.
Episode 49: True Mastery - Part 1

Episode 49: True Mastery - Part 1

2025-07-0323:32

This single concept transformed everything for me. Embracing and embodying it has had a profound impact—and it has the power to radically change your life, too.
Episode 48: NOPEtism

Episode 48: NOPEtism

2025-06-1208:56

How and why we lower the bar for friends and family. How and why it’s a bad idea to do so. Looking back on a powerful lesson from my very first mentor.
Episode 47: Vulnerability. Power or Poison?

Episode 47: Vulnerability. Power or Poison?

2025-06-0314:18

Up, down, or across. A lesson from the field.
Episode 46: A New World Order - Part 3

Episode 46: A New World Order - Part 3

2025-06-0233:32

How to navigate market and economic volatility with clarity and caution—where success is defined differently. Highlighting the hidden cost of current tariff policies, framing them as a “sword without a shield” that harms U.S. consumers more than foreign adversaries. It’s a timely call to rethink risk, resilience, and what real protection looks like.
Episode 45: A New World Order - Part 2

Episode 45: A New World Order - Part 2

2025-06-0127:37

We continue to unpack how the collapse of global cooperation—once maintained under Pax Americana—has given way to a multi-player world of economic self-preservation and escalating risk. Using game theory and historical precedent, I'll explain why recent U.S. tariff policies may trigger long-term consequences with no clear upside. This is a must-listen framework for understanding the new rules of global business and the mindset needed to adapt.
Episode 44: A New World Order - Part 1

Episode 44: A New World Order - Part 1

2025-05-3125:00

Don't skip this - We explore the end of Pax Americana and the beginning of a new global order shaped by tariffs, fractured alliances, and ideological calcification. This foundational conversation offers historical context, current implications, and future-facing strategies for navigating an uncertain global landscape.
Episode 43: How I got to now.

Episode 43: How I got to now.

2025-05-3032:20

My personal journey. Social, economic, financial destruction, resurrection and triumph. Charting a course through cycles.
Episode 42: Change is here. The time is now.

Episode 42: Change is here. The time is now.

2025-05-2906:42

Change is here. Some are blind to it. Some are ignoring it. A few will embrace it. I know what camp I'm in. You ... ?
Episode 41: The Partnership Paradox: Part 2

Episode 41: The Partnership Paradox: Part 2

2021-03-2519:40

Part 2 of The Partnership Paradox Partnerships done well and those done badlyWhere do they unravel and why? Contribution, reward and more
Episode 40: The Partnership Paradox: Part 1

Episode 40: The Partnership Paradox: Part 1

2021-03-1928:17

Partnerships done well and those done badlyWhere do they unravel and why? Ownership rights vs. voting rightsContribution, reward and more
Episode 39: Private Training - The Other Side of Cheap Money

Episode 39: Private Training - The Other Side of Cheap Money

2021-02-0744:03

A historical context of today’s environment and the less discussed, other side of interest rates. 1720 all over again? Blank-check companies and secret promises Paying different attention to lower interest rates
Episode 38: Inflation

Episode 38: Inflation

2021-02-0151:46

'Stimulus packages are going to destroy the dollar and increase inflation.' Makes sense, but is that true?
Episode 37: Power Abhors A Vacuum

Episode 37: Power Abhors A Vacuum

2021-01-2826:18

The best business decisions are made by the best decision makers. How can we improve our understanding of group and cultural dynamics? The insights of game theoryGeo-political shifts and America's move withinA better understanding of macro-dynamics will better help with our micro-decisions
Episode 36: Cycles, Taxes and Inflation

Episode 36: Cycles, Taxes and Inflation

2021-01-2346:11

How do we identify the cycles that we're creating? Identifying the differences between the tax, economic and financial cyclesUnderstanding inflation
Episode 35: When Out of Nowhere...

Episode 35: When Out of Nowhere...

2021-01-1443:47

The role of chance, people and events in our livesIdentifying those that change the course of our lives Honoring and being that change for others
Episode 34: Tailored Ambition

Episode 34: Tailored Ambition

2021-01-0940:39

We're upgrading and excited to announce a secret co-host. In this episode, Alastair and "secret co-host" discuss ambition, the entrepreneurial path, Counsels of Elders and more.
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