Here are a few questions which we discussed: What is the difference between writing for your business and writing for yourself? What is the relationship between imagination and writing? How do they intersect? What is the difference between desire and craving? Is writing thinking? How does the idea of human exceptionalism limit our understanding of intelligence? How can confusion be an answer? Find Rachel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DidYouWriteThat Find Holloway: https://www.holloway.com/...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 17
If you remember the interview I did with Ian Livingstone last thursday about starting companies outside of Silicon Valley, this is actually the episode that got me on to the trail of Ian and his company Dropout Labs. Boris basically helps me map out the entire global ecosystem for startups and where its headed particularly from the investment angle. Find Boris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bwertz Find Version One: https://versionone.vc/...
Nov 11, 2019•50 min•Season 3Ep. 16
We talked about the following questions: What is unique about Africa when it comes to merging of technology, culture and capital? How can individual Africans find role models to model after colonization destroyed the local culture and imposed a different language? How does Nigeria show that the brand of being scammers is only representative of a small part of the population? Also we mapped the startup ecosystem in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and a few other places. Africa has a lot of things g...
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 15
You will like this episode if you are into machine learning, remote work, the rise of entrepreneurship around the world, secure computation, video games and their role in startup creation. Another good question we came up with was: Can the journey from 0 to 1 be done remotely?
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 15
We talk about the rise of startups outside of silicon valley. Also about the interactions between large companies and startups and how their relationships have evolved over the past 10 years. You will like this one if you want a snapshot into high technology, the replication crisis in science and some of the reasons behind it, or if you are really interested in global business. Find Torsten here on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tkolind If you are a startup looking for opportunities check out YouN...
Nov 06, 2019•52 min•Season 3Ep. 14
We talk about the limitations of video for learning and what works best. We talk about the difference between implicit, explicit, and experiential forms of learning. We talk about neuroscience and how the brain works and learns. Find Hossein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hnivi Find Pendaran: https://www.pendaran.com/
Nov 04, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 13
We talk about the following questions: Was Sales the first tech job to go remote? When do you know when to meet someone in person or whether the conversation can be done remotely? How does bias show up when tech companies recruit salespeople? How did Shaan go from mathematics to becoming an expert in sales? Find Shaan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaanh Checkout Flockjay: https://flockjay.com/...
Nov 01, 2019•48 min•Season 3Ep. 12
We try to get at this question: How can we incentivize the truth? Is this possible? We also talk about the rise of the personal computing industry and Robin's role in that. Check out Robin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinr Check out more about Living in Digital Times and their event at CES: https://livingindigitaltimes.com/
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 11
More question that we talk about: What happens when you build a product with an expectation of what will happen and then something entirely different happens? Is San Francisco losing its soul? Is its soul becoming distributed? Dhru on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhrupadkarwa HaikuJAM: http://haikujam.com Dhru shares HaikuJAM on TEDx: https://youtu.be/XzB0KwWsT5g...
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 10
We cover these questions: What is the difference between a pitch and telling a story? How do you confidently broadcast your values while remaining curious and open-minded? What is the current state of technology production in the greater midwest? How important is it for founders to build real relationships with investors? Should founders assume that building a business will be a bumpy road? Can you build a startup ecosystem using virtual/online resources? Follow John here: https://twitter.com/jo...
Oct 25, 2019•58 min•Season 3Ep. 9
We talk about Stephen's long history in computation and the really big questions that we need to answer as a civilization to come into a more harmonious balance with the machines we are creating. Get Stephen's Book here: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Computational-Explorer-Stephen-Wolfram/dp/1579550266 We discuss the following questions: Where is the age of computation leading us to? Why did we stop innovating in terms of atoms and go into the innovation of bits? To what extent has technolog...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 9
We talk about the future of work, the joy of dancing and how to think about living a healthy life while also building a company. Follow @StaceyFerreira and Check out: https://www.joinforge.com/
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 8
I sit down with @dthorson and we talk about where civilization is headed and how we can help support it. You will like this episode if you are into civilization design, intentional living, how to be a human, and much more.
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 7
I sit down with Preethi Kasireddy from Trustory and we talk about the importance of debate for a shared understanding of the truth. Find more about Preethi here: https://twitter.com/iam_preethi Find more about Trustory here: https://www.trustory.io/
Oct 10, 2019•52 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Here are the questions we discuss in this episode: How do you tell your investors that you have "terminal" cancer? How do continue to run a company? How do you find your north star either as an individual or for your company? What is the difference between creativity in the business sense and in the artistic sense? Find more on Michael here: https://twitter.com/M_A_FitzGerald Find more on Submittable here: https://www.submittable.com/...
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This is a special episode where I sit down with Henri Meijer, my business counselor, and we talk about how team-leads and managers can build better processes so that the company can flow more harmoniously and be more effective.
Oct 07, 2019•25 min•Season 3Ep. 6
I sit down with Emily Webb the founder of Mission Fusion to talk about dance, martial arts (krav maga), emotions, pain, trauma, innovation in dance, how dance makes us healthier and a lot more. https://www.missionfusion.com/private-lessons
Oct 06, 2019•58 min•Season 3Ep. 5
You will like this episode if you are interested in the philosophy behind Bitcoin, centralization, and decentralization, as well as some information about stress and identity politics. Check out more about Dan here: https://twitter.com/DHannum8
Oct 05, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Mike drops some magical life wisdom about how to find what's real: On Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSlavin
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 3
I sit down with Mike Dudas to talk about the current state of Crypto. You will like this episode if you have an interest in crypto, the state of crypto in Asia, and how to build companies. Find more info on Mike here: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/ and here: https://twitter.com/mdudas
Oct 02, 2019•49 min•Season 3Ep. 2
I sit down with Mark and we talk about his powerful meditation experience which happened only a few weeks before we started recording and he hasn't talked to anyone about since it happened. We also talk about rationality, awareness, business, identity politics, the future state of the US and a lot more. Find Mark on Twitter @WilliamsonMark
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Season 3Ep. 1
We talk about the mathematics of pain and pleasure. Lots here if you want to understand the science of bliss without the dogma that comes from the traditional understanding of pleasure and pain. Wireheading Done Right: https://qualiacomputing.com/2016/08/20/wireheading_done_right/ The Neuroscience of Meditation: https://opentheory.net/2018/12/the-neuroscience-of-meditation/ Glossary: https://qualiacomputing.com/2019/08/21/glossary-of-qualia-research-institute-terms/...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 99
I go back to my family roots and talk to Nathaniel about the current state of geopolitics and how technology interacts with it. Nathaniel is an expert in this subject and lectures at the Yale Jackson Institute of Global Affairs.
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 98
I sit down with JT and talk about bodyweight strength and how to get stronger in all realms of life using stress.
Sep 24, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 97
I interview my uncle Joe about his over 30 years taking a company from idea to IPO. There is a lot of valuable wisdom here if you are seriously starting a company or have already done so.
Sep 20, 2019•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 96
Third episode I've done with Kapil. This one is hard to publish and I've kept all silences. Subscribe if you like it.
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 95
I talk to Shuang about many things including her experience with Beatsaber, conciousness, VR and much more!
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 94
He's a neurobiologist from Stanford that I found at Family Fish camp! He studies fish brains and has a lot of insight into the human condition.
Sep 09, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 93
I interview Shar about her business Bohoing and much more including dance, consciousness, and how to live a good life.
Sep 06, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 92
I go deep into David's theory of Modia and Mundia and how they relate to each other and explain social behavior.
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 92
