--- title: Aaron Witt description: Aaron Witt Blog image: https://aaron.buildwitt.com/hubfs/Aaron-Witt-Social.png --- 1 # Dirt Thoughts 1 min read November 11, 2024 ### 2025 Dirt World Summit Tickets $700 OFF! 1 min read October 17, 2024 ### BuildWitt 2025 Calendars!! 2 min read October 10, 2024 ### The Dirt Talk Podcast! 3 min read October 3, 2024 ### MINExpo 2024! 1 min read September 26, 2024 ### Ariat Dirt World Summit Last Call! 2 min read August 29, 2024 ### Ariat Dirt World Summit 2024 — LEAD BETTER 2 min read August 15, 2024 ### The Scariest Feeling I’ve Felt in Business… 1 min read August 8, 2024 ### What the Heck is BuildWitt Connect? 4 min read July 25, 2024 ### The Wildest Infrastructure Project I've Ever Visited? 1 min read July 18, 2024 ### New Dirt World Stickers! 2 min read July 11, 2024 ### Saving Iceland from Lava! 2 min read June 13, 2024 ### BuildWitt's Best Event Yet? 3 min read June 6, 2024 ### Keep it Simple, Stupid 5 min read May 30, 2024 ### My Biggest Fundraising Mistakes 3 min read May 15, 2024 ### Our 1st Official Dirt Talk Podcast Sponsor! 2 min read April 11, 2024 ### Dirt World Summer Workshop is HERE! 2 min read March 28, 2024 ### Can the Dirt World Learn Recruiting From the US Marines? 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