#678 Pax8 Beyond-Chris Day: đź§­ From IT Glue to AI Glue: Chris Day on Building with Purpose

9 Jul 2025 · 31 min
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In this 45‑minute podcast recorded at Pax8 Beyond 2025 in Denver, host Joey Pins interviews Chris Day, the founder of IT Glue, serial entrepreneur, and current CEO of Scalepad and partner at TopDown Ventures. The conversation weaves together a high‑level recap of the Pax8 event, personal anecdotes (golf, NFL fandom, weight‑loss discipline), and a deep dive into the Managed Service Provider (MSP) ecosystem. Chris explains his journey from starting an MSP, selling it, creating IT Glue, and later launching Warranty Master, Scalepad, and a $40 M venture fund focused on early‑stage MSP SaaS. He discusses the unique challenges of MSPs versus pure SaaS—recurring revenue, people‑centric service, churn drivers, and the need for better customer‑success frameworks. The dialogue turns to the AI wave: the surge of AI‑first startups, the importance of data as “oil,” agentic automation, and emerging protocols like MCP/A2A. Chris outlines Scalepad’s product roadmap, especially the upcoming Lifecycle Manager X, which aims to embed VCIO, QBR, and strategic road‑mapping into a unified customer‑success platform. Throughout, Chris emphasizes discipline as a personal and professional driver, measuring success by impact and gratitude rather than revenue. The episode ends with contact details (LinkedIn) and promotional plugs for Joey’s podcast, merch, and the MSPInfluencer community.

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