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Crazy Wisdom

Stewart Alsoptwitter.com
In his series "Crazy Wisdom," Stewart Alsop explores cutting-edge topics, particularly in the realm of technology, such as Urbit and artificial intelligence. Alsop embarks on a quest for meaning, engaging with others to expand his own understanding of reality and that of his audience. The topics covered in "Crazy Wisdom" are diverse, ranging from emerging technologies to spirituality, philosophy, and general life experiences. Alsop's unique approach aims to make connections between seemingly unrelated subjects, tying together ideas in unconventional ways.

Episodes

What does it mean to love oneself? - Kamal Ravikant

Kamal and I talk about his philosophy for loving oneself and how to do it. The day we recorded I was actually in the midst of a pretty deep depression and so it was telling that Kamal's message was to love myself, which I do believe is the way to get to the root of the depression. Check out Kamal's book here (or search for "Love yourself like your life depends on it" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QLDWRWK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0...

Jan 08, 202056 minSeason 5Ep. 3

When does philosophy become divorced from practicality? - James Pierce

The answer from James: "When it creates problems, rather than dissolving them." If you like the episodes with Kapil and with Kunal you will like this one. Be warned I kept the long pauses as well. Enjoy the pregnant silences! Find James here: https://twitter.com/jimmpierce

Jan 07, 20201 hr 3 minSeason 5Ep. 2

Can you grow a business while being yourself? - Krystal Mobayeni: CEO of Bento Box

We also discuss the topic of using your strengths to help support the areas where we are weak. Krystal runs a business that is past 100 employees and she has a lot of insight into what it means to build such a business from the ground up. If you are starting or running a business this is a good episode for you to listen to. Also if you happen to feel like a 3rd culture kid this would also be interesting for you as Krystal shares her experience with that. Find more info on Bentobox: https://getbe...

Jan 06, 202048 minSeason 5Ep. 1

What does the study of philosophy do to our desires? - Crazy Polymath

This is the second time I've had Kunal on the show. He gives a great description of what the study of philosophy does to our desires as well as the way he found his way out of some problems that the study of philosophy presents. Find Kunal Here: https://twitter.com/CrazyPolymath

Jan 02, 202059 minSeason 1Ep. 12

How can technology help us prevent injury? - Part 2: FathomAI

This is the second episode of my 2 part series with the founders of FathomAI. Here we go into the actually biomechanics behind the relationship between technology and injury prevention. I really had fun with this one! Hope you enjoy. Check out the FathomAI device here: https://www.fathomai.com/

Dec 23, 201956 minSeason 4Ep. 11

How can technology help us prevent injury? - Ivonna Dumanyan: CEO and Cofounder of FathomAI

This was a very fun episode where I sit down to talk with Ivonna about the device her company (FathomAI) built to help people exercise with less injuries. We talk about the subjective and objective components of injury prevention as well as a little bit into the biomechanics of what their product is measuring. I enjoyed it so much that I then interviewed her technical cofounder about more of the biomechanics and I'll be releasing that this monday. Check out the FathomAI device here: https://www....

Dec 20, 201954 minSeason 4Ep. 10

What is really happening with AI? - Josh Tobin: Former Researcher at OpenAI

Josh and I have a conversation about the latest in AI research and he gives me the breakdown on what is Unsupervised learning and what is Supervised learning. This would be a good one to listen to if you fear the AI apocalypse (doesn't seem likely). Follow Josh here: https://twitter.com/josh_tobin_

Dec 19, 20191 hr 4 minSeason 4Ep. 9

How will the next billion users interact with the internet? - Jani Pasha: CEO of Lokal (YC-backed)

Jani and I talk about how his company helps people in India who don't speak English leverage the internet to reach their goals. This is one of the episodes of the series I'm doing on the rise of innovation outside of Silicon Valley. This company is particularly interesting for me because there are linguistic borders to the internet and Lokal is breaking them down for people who don't speak English in India. There are a lot of languages in India. I'm trying to do the same with my podcast with the...

Dec 18, 201957 minSeason 4Ep. 8

What does it mean to innovate? - Mark Bünger: Innovation Lab

Mark works with innovation and technology at Innovation Lab. We talk about a lot of science related stuff including: Flying Cars How you can't have both innovation and risk aversion Bioinformatics Modularity interoperability Biohacking spaces Lacoperon Check out Mark's Website: Marsbound.com

Dec 17, 201959 minSeason 4Ep. 7

What can the culture of Singapore tell us about the future? - Visakan Veerasamy

We talk all things culture and how culture spreads from place to place. We talk about how burning man culture is changing the culture of Singapore. We also talk about the differences and similarities between the culture of Silicon Valley (where I grew up) and Singapore. There are also some tidbits in here for anyone who wants to thrive in the stressful era we might be entering. Follow Visa here: https://twitter.com/visakanv...

Dec 16, 20191 hrSeason 4Ep. 6

What is information asymmetry? - Huan Nguyen

We talk about information asymmetry and what it means and how it shows up in our lives. Check out Huan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HuanWin

Dec 12, 20191 hr 2 minSeason 4Ep. 4

Why does one narrative win and another one lose? Mike Solana: VP at Founders Fund

I talked with Mike about: narratives and why one wins and another one loses narratives in China the demonization of technology through sci fi since the invention of the nuclear bomb 24 hour online ideological warfare how religion never really went away, it just changed. Find Mike on twitter @micsolana

Dec 11, 20191 hrSeason 4Ep. 3

What is the relationship between money and entrepreneurship? Marco Fuxa: Investor and Entrepreneur

Marco is like the Batman of entrepreneurship. No one knows of him in Silicon Valley but the guy has created like 6 companies that are all growing like crazy. Biggest takeaway: Business is the process of creating structure out of chaos. Money serves as the truth validator of the entire process. No business without money. Solve someone's problem and you have created structure out of chaos. Turn it into a system & get paid = Business Find Marco on Quora where he writes a lot about entrepreneurs...

Dec 10, 20191 hr 21 minSeason 4Ep. 2

What does a shamanic practitioner do? Mimi Young: Founder of CEREMONIE

Mimi Young is a shamanic practitioner and founder of Ceremonie , a shamanic and ritual-based brand focusing on in-person and online shamanic education, Remote Shamanic Readings, and an aura + skincare line that is made in ceremony. Mimi works with a blend of modalities including core shamanism and botanical healing, hedge magick, and Chinese shamanic modalities, with a focus on integrating the subconscious with the conscious, past lives work, divination, dream work, ancestral healing, and divine...

Dec 09, 20191 hr 2 minSeason 4Ep. 1

How to think about investing in remote companies? Jeff Morris Jr: Growth at Lambda School

We recorded this episode right after Jeff started working at Lambda school doing growth. Jeff has a lot of insight into how remote works and how it doesn't. He also has a lot to add about how to think about investing in remote companies as well as companies in general. It was also very interesting to hear how Jeff broke into tech as well by making a move to Kansas City in response to a tweet! Find Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmj And Chapter One Ventures: http://www.chapterone.vc/...

Nov 18, 201959 minSeason 3Ep. 19

Why is it stressful to talk to strangers? Ruben: Founder of the Social Animal

My friend Ruben talks about how he helps people connect with the people around them. I have learned a lot from Ruben about how to start a conversation with someone I don't know and it really has had profound effects on my life and I don't have that much social anxiety anymore (also because I've been doing this podcast) If you want to find out more about how to break down your barriers towards expressing yourself authentically check out this episode. Find out more about Ruben's work here: https:/...

Nov 14, 201951 minSeason 3Ep. 18

What does it mean to see reality clearly - Priya Manivannan

You will like this episode if you are interested in Advaita Vedanta Non Dual philosophy or if you have a meditation practice. If you aren't interested in those things then this one might not have to much value for you but if you have even a hint of interest in these things then you will want to watch this. If anything doesn't makes sense please feel free to ask and I can explain or show more. I take pride in my ability to spot talented and articulate people before the mainstream and I can promis...

Nov 13, 20191 hr 1 minSeason 3Ep. 18

What does it mean to write well? Rachel Jepsen - Senior Editor of Holloway

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, 20191 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 17

What is the global playing field for startups? - Boris Wertz (Version One VC)

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, 201950 minSeason 3Ep. 16

What does it mean to innovate? Wiza Jalakasi: Head of Global BD and Strategy

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, 20191 hr 4 minSeason 3Ep. 15

How has the global startup ecosystem changed? Torsten Kolind: CEO & Cofounder YouNoodle

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, 201952 minSeason 3Ep. 14

How can we learn more effectively? Hossein Nivi: CEO of Pendaran

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, 20191 hr 8 minSeason 3Ep. 13

What does it mean to sell something? - Shaan Hathiramani: CEO of Flockjay

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, 201948 minSeason 3Ep. 12

What is the relationship between technology, creativity, and modernity? - Dhrupad Karwa: CEO and Cofounder HaikuJam

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, 20191 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 10

What is the difference between a pitch and telling a story? - John Fein: Managing Partner Firebrand Ventures

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, 201958 minSeason 3Ep. 9