Drop the Performance | Ben Wise, Founder of Storyd

From the highs of vibe-coding to the reality of bugs, burnout, and hype, writer/AI consultant Ben shares how to use AI as leverage without losing yourself. His mantra: slow is fast, own the work, calibrate risk, and double down on the only durable moat in an automated future: real human connection. Key Takeaways • Use AI for leverage, not identity: watch the “God complex.” • Learn it before you delegate it; verify and own the code. • Abstraction creates cognitive debt: stay close to high-stakes work. • Entrepreneurship ≠ morality; luck and timing matter: set your risk bar. • Protect non-performative spaces; social + AI can distort self-worth. • Relationships outlast tools: connection drives health and resilience. Timestamps 00:00 Intro / “What makes you you?” 02:47 Vibe-coding highs → bugs, burnout, humility 07:05 Learning to program; owning security and outcomes 15:16 AI’s limits: the “eager amnesiac intern” & “slow is fast” 24:28 Pulling back from the praise-glaze / God complex 30:38 Social media parallels; incentives & guardrails 36:29 Mental health: delusions, boundaries, real-world checks 49:43 Human connection as the future-proof moat 53:28 Where to find Ben Like this one? Follow Revenue Mind, and leave a review if it hit home. It’s how more revenue leaders find the show, and how we keep mental health right next to the number. Links Ben Wise: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benawise/ Storyd: https://storyd.studio/ Jolie Shapiro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolieshapiro/ Revenue Mind: https://www.linkedin.com/company/revenuemind/