CEO of SPG, former dentist, perpetual student
Joined November 2022
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It’s no secret that dentistry can be a stressful gig (see the oft-cited suicide stats 😬). Here’s why it’s so stressful: most dentists think it’s a single-player game.
Spoiler alert: it doesn’t have to be. At Shared Practices Group, doctors come for the opportunity. They stay for the community.
Obtaining excellence happens more quickly with a defined growth path and mentors in your corner.
These docs met up to hang out in person. After hanging out virtually all day, why not get together over dinner?
Message me to learn more about how to grow with SPG!
@EricJorgenson’s “The Book of Elon” by
arrived and it absolutely lives up to the hype!
What it does:
✅ demystifies @elonmusk’s ways of viewing the world
✅ empowers us to cut down on noise and distractions
✅ challenges us to think BIGGER and on a longer time scale
What it DOESN’T do:
❌ create more legroom when you fly commercial….at least until you apply the principles more fully and fly private😂
Great job, Eric!!!!
Best podcast episode of 2026 so far. Pure red meat for us founders who are toppling tired, stodgy incumbents to move industries forward. Thank you @pmarca and @davidsenra!
Alex Sharp retweeted
My conversation with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), co-founder of @a16z and Netscape.
0:00 Caffeine Heart Scare
0:56 Zero Introspection Mindset
3:24 Psychedelics and Founders
4:54 Motivation Beyond Happiness
7:18 Tech as Progress Engine
10:27 Founders Versus Managers
20:01 HP Intel Founder Legacy
21:32 Why Start the Firm
24:14 Venture Barbell Theory
28:57 JP Morgan Boutique Banking
30:02 Religion Split Wall Street
30:41 Barbell of Banking
31:42 Allen & Company Model
33:16 Planning the VC Firm
33:45 CAA Playbook Lessons
36:49 First Principles vs. Status Quo
39:03 Scaling Venture Capital
40:37 Private Equity and Mad Men
42:52 Valley Shifts to Full Stack
45:59 Meeting Jim Clark
48:53 Founder vs. Manager at SGI
54:20 Recruiting Dinner Story
56:58 Starting the Next Company
57:57 Nintendo Online Gamble
58:33 Building Mosaic Browser
59:45 NSFnet Commercial Ban
1:01:28 Eternal September Shift
1:03:11 Spam and Web Controversy
1:04:49 Mosaic Tech Support Flood
1:07:49 Netscape Business Model
1:09:05 Early Internet Skepticism
1:11:15 Moral Panic Pattern
1:13:08 Bicycle Face Story
1:14:48 Music Panic Examples
1:18:12 Lessons from Jim Clark
1:19:36 Clark Versus Barksdale
1:21:22 Tesla Versus Edison
1:23:00 Edison Digression Setup
1:23:13 AI Forecasting Myths
1:23:43 Edison Phonograph Lesson
1:25:11 Netscape Two Jims
1:29:11 Bottling Innovation
1:31:44 Elon Management Code
1:32:24 IBM Big Gray Cloud
1:37:12 Engineer First Truth
1:38:28 Bottlenecks and Speed
1:42:46 Milli Elon Metric
1:47:20 Starlink Side Project
1:49:10 Closing
Includes paid partnerships.
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I am so excited to announce the launch of SPG Dental Implant Centers nationwide! 😁
I am fortunate to help transform smiles at Sarasota Dentures and Implants every single day. I'm passionate about this meaningful work helping people to regain their confidence and restore their overall health.
The mission of SPG Dental Implant Implant Centers is to help expand access to full-arch implant dentistry. I feel incredibly fortunate to be affiliated with this amazing organization that helps so many people on a daily basis.
Real Patients React to Their New Smiles | Dental Implant Transformations youtu.be/oBHrFVhTbIg?si=Fhwd… via @YouTube
Could scarcely be arriving at a better time in @elonmusk ‘s career arc! Can’t wait to devour this.
This is the best interview you’ve done yet. You pulled incredible insights from an inspirational, humble, and highly-convicted man. Thank you @iamjohnmackey and @FoundersPodcast!!!
Men historically provided for the family’s needs in the present.
Women historically did the same PLUS providing for the family’s future through procreation and the enablement of subsequent generations to prosper.
That future focus seems to be disappearing quickly in favor of the here and now. Scary to consider, but true.
If you ever feel conflicted about a strategic decision, talk to your customers.
When you feel adrift, talk to your customers.
To reignite your passion for your purpose in challenging times…you guessed it!..talk to your customers.
And don’t just listen to the customers who weren’t pleased (though that’s important). Spend equal time listening to those who were ENTHRALLED with the service they received so you can find more of them and keep improving how you serve them.
Enter Julie, a patient from our Phoenix practice. Julie’s story reinforced SPG’s why: to democratize the fixed dental arch.
Julie’s our ideal patient: motivated, clear on her pain points, nonsalvagable teeth, and ready to be impressed.
And we did just that. Kudos to Dr. Aaron Miller and his team for creating a Raving Fan of Julie! She brightened my day and made me proud of the services we provide!
Part of it has to come from the transient nature of having young kids, which spawns a reluctance to “overinvest” in clothes/furniture with near-term hardwired obsolescence.