{"id":9701,"date":"2026-10-13T07:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=9701"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:46:23","slug":"podcast-episode-155-not-every-idea-needs-buy-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=9701","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 155 &#8211; Not Every Idea Needs Buy-In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-19953451\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1078751\/episodes\/19953451-not-every-idea-needs-buy-in.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-19953451&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve all had ideas that we thought were brilliant, only to be met with silence, indifference or a room full of questions we weren&#8217;t quite ready to answer. 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