Growth Mindset Podcast
482 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 150 ratingsThis show is for anyone seeking motivation, inspiration and an enjoyable reminder of what's possible.
Your skills are not fixed. You can improve through hard work and perseverance.
We showcase remarkable individuals and break down their stories from ordinary to extraordinary. We also dive into the annals of psychology, neuroscience and philosophy to level up your game.
Host Sam Harris has launched several businesses, travelled the world, and nearly died a few times, all in the spirit of curiosity and adventure.
He's even been to North Korea and hitch-hiked across Kazakhstan. He brings his insatiable appetite for learning and self-improvement to the podcast.
If you like dreaming about things and then doing them. This is the place for you.
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177: Mind love - Melissa Monte, Host of Mind Love Podcast
July 06, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 18.6 MBMelissa Monte A keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and the host of the popular podcast “Mind Love”. Melissa is obsessed with learning what makes us humans tick. After spending too long as a guinea pig for bad decisions, she learned first hand how to undo a downward spiral. She’s now spent the last 16 years exploring methods of improving the human condition. Top Takeaways Hitting rock bottom undeniably put her life in such a tumultuous state, but has definitely brought her into a place she never ...
177: Mind love - Melissa Monte, Host of Mind Love Podcast
July 06, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 19.3 MBMelissa Monte A keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and the host of the popular podcast “Mind Love”. Melissa is obsessed with learning what makes us humans tick. After spending too long as a guinea pig for bad decisions, she learned first hand how to undo a downward spiral. She’s now spent the last 16 years exploring methods of improving the human condition. Top Takeaways Hitting rock bottom undeniably put her life in such a tumultuous state, but has definitely brought her into a place she never ...
176: Mind love - Melissa Monte, Host of Mind Love Podcast
July 06, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 18.6 MBMelissa Monte A keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and the host of the popular podcast “Mind Love”. Melissa is obsessed with learning what makes us humans tick. After spending too long as a guinea pig for bad decisions, she learned first hand how to undo a downward spiral. She’s now spent the last 16 years exploring methods of improving the human condition. Top Takeaways Hitting rock bottom undeniably put her life in such a tumultuous state, but has definitely brought her into a place she never ...
175: The best interview strategy ever - Jim Rutt, Podcaster at The Jim Rutt Show
June 29, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 21.6 MBJim Rutt An American businessman and entrepreneur who was the former CEO of Network Solutions, and the former chairman of the Santa Fe Institute. He was also a Researcher in Residence at the Santa Fe Institute from 2002 to 2004, studying the application of complexity science to financial markets, and evolutionary artificial intelligence. He is one of the thinkers behind BigChainDB, the highly scalable blockchain architecture. He was CEO of Network Solutions, which operated the .com, .net, and...
176: The best interview strategy ever - Jim Rutt, Podcaster at The Jim Rutt Show
June 29, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 22.2 MBJim Rutt An American businessman and entrepreneur who was the former CEO of Network Solutions, and the former chairman of the Santa Fe Institute. He was also a Researcher in Residence at the Santa Fe Institute from 2002 to 2004, studying the application of complexity science to financial markets, and evolutionary artificial intelligence. He is one of the thinkers behind BigChainDB, the highly scalable blockchain architecture. He was CEO of Network Solutions, which operated the .com, .net, and...
174: Exploring consciousness and reality - Jim Rutt, Podcaster at The Jim Rutt Show
June 22, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18.7 MBConsciousness John Stuart’s view of consciousness is biological: We are conscious because we are animal. Consciousness is something that we evolved without animal lines. Conscious is biological phenomena. Perceptual memory: e.g when you are seeing a scene those residences on your visual system are stored close to the rest of the visual system in milliseconds Short term working memory- can be stored in a short period of time. e.g : the 7-2, you cellphone number. Episodic memories – various per...
175: Exploring consciousness and reality - Jim Rutt, Podcaster at The Jim Rutt Show
June 18, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 19.3 MBConsciousness John Stuart’s view of consciousness is biological: We are conscious because we are animal. Consciousness is something that we evolved without animal lines. Conscious is biological phenomena. Perceptual memory: e.g when you are seeing a scene those residences on your visual system are stored close to the rest of the visual system in milliseconds Short term working memory- can be stored in a short period of time. e.g : the 7-2, you cellphone number. Episodic memories – various per...
173: Manifesting self love and happiness through kindness - Jack Hughes, Co-Founder at Reason FM
June 15, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 15.3 MBJack Hughes Cofounder of Reason FM and my business partner, Jack Hughes, has been my best friend for over 20 years. We started Reason FM, our business, which is a social podcast player to let people listen to podcasts together and stay more in touch with their friends. We've always thought about friendship and how to make the best of it and how to be the best friend you can be in sort of enrich your life with the right relationships. And the following is just a really big conversation to frie...
174: Manifesting self love and happiness through kindness - Jack Hughes, Co-Founder at Reason FM
June 15, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 15.7 MBJack Hughes Cofounder of Reason FM and my business partner, Jack Hughes, has been my best friend for over 20 years. We started Reason FM, our business, which is a social podcast player to let people listen to podcasts together and stay more in touch with their friends. We've always thought about friendship and how to make the best of it and how to be the best friend you can be in sort of enrich your life with the right relationships. And the following is just a really big conversation to frie...
172: Investing in friendships - Jack Hughes, Co-Founder at Reason FM
June 08, 2021 07:00 - 22 minutes - 23.9 MBJack Hughes Cofounder of Reason FM and my business partner, Jack Hughes, has been my best friend for over 20 years. We started Reason FM, our business, which is a social podcast player to let people listen to podcasts together and stay more in touch with their friends. We've always thought about friendship and how to make the best of it and how to be the best friend you can be in sort of enrich your life with the right relationships. And the following is just a really big conversation to frie...
173: Investing in friendships - Jack Hughes, Co-Founder at Reason FM
June 08, 2021 07:00 - 22 minutes - 24.3 MBJack Hughes Cofounder of Reason FM and my business partner, Jack Hughes, has been my best friend for over 20 years. We started Reason FM, our business, which is a social podcast player to let people listen to podcasts together and stay more in touch with their friends. We've always thought about friendship and how to make the best of it and how to be the best friend you can be in sort of enrich your life with the right relationships. And the following is just a really big conversation to frie...
172: Living on your terms - Chris Howard
June 01, 2021 15:00 - 25 minutes - 28.4 MBWe have another massive insight drop from the founder of The Rattle, Chris Howard. We take a dive into the mindset of why we do things and really picking the right reasons and not letting yourself be driven into making rash decisions just because everyone is doing it. How to choose your own entrepreneurial journey that fits the lifestyle for you rather than. Just kind of what everyone else says you should do Top Takeaway Entrepreneur vs Founder Entrepreneurs Prove their Ideas, Founders Choose...
171: Living on your terms - Chris Howard
June 01, 2021 15:00 - 25 minutes - 27.9 MBWe have another massive insight drop from the founder of The Rattle, Chris Howard. We take a dive into the mindset of why we do things and really picking the right reasons and not letting yourself be driven into making rash decisions just because everyone is doing it. How to choose your own entrepreneurial journey that fits the lifestyle for you rather than. Just kind of what everyone else says you should do Top Takeaway Entrepreneur vs Founder Entrepreneurs Prove their Ideas, Founders Choose...
171: Raising money - When, Why, What - Chris Howard
May 25, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBChris Howard CEO of The Rattle & Cofounder of Min Chris Howard is a builder of provocative companies. His mission is to free talented makers from old-school gatekeepers. While he considers himself a beginner at almost everything, he has spent a considerable number of years exploring the boundaries of entrepreneurship and psychology. Chris, It's just an amazing human I have to say is like energy and vibe is awesome. Top Takeaways Three stages on raising money Founder Fit – knowing thy pur...
170: Raising money - When, Why, What - Chris Howard
May 25, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBChris Howard CEO of The Rattle & Cofounder of Min Chris Howard is a builder of provocative companies. His mission is to free talented makers from old-school gatekeepers. While he considers himself a beginner at almost everything, he has spent a considerable number of years exploring the boundaries of entrepreneurship and psychology. Chris, It's just an amazing human I have to say is like energy and vibe is awesome. Top Takeaways Three stages on raising money Founder Fit – knowing thy pur...
171: Raising money - When, Why, What - Chris Howard
May 25, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBChris Howard CEO of The Rattle & Cofounder of Min Chris Howard is a builder of provocative companies. His mission is to free talented makers from old-school gatekeepers. While he considers himself a beginner at almost everything, he has spent a considerable number of years exploring the boundaries of entrepreneurship and psychology. Chris, It's just an amazing human I have to say is like energy and vibe is awesome. Top Takeaways Three stages on raising money Founder Fit – knowing thy pur...
170 - Raising money - When, Why, What - Chris Howard
May 25, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 17.8 MBChris Howard CEO of The Rattle & Cofounder of Min Chris Howard is a builder of provocative companies. His mission is to free talented makers from old-school gatekeepers. While he considers himself a beginner at almost everything, he has spent a considerable number of years exploring the boundaries of entrepreneurship and psychology. Chris, It's just an amazing human I have to say is like energy and vibe is awesome. Top Takeaways Three stages on raising money Founder Fit – knowing thy pur...
170: Controlling your outcomes by controlling your thoughts - Brian Biro
May 17, 2021 23:00 - 35 minutes - 29.9 MBBrian Biro Brian Biro is one of the foremost motivational and leadership speakers in the United States. With degrees from Stanford University and UCLA, he has spent the last 21 years delivering over 1,300 presentations around the world. A former vice president of a major transportation corporation, and the author of nine books including the bestseller, Beyond Success, Biro was rated #1 among 40 speakers at four consecutive Inc. magazine international conferences. He has appeared on Good Morn...
169: Controlling your outcomes by controlling your thoughts - Brian Biro
May 17, 2021 23:00 - 35 minutes - 29.4 MBBrian Biro Brian Biro is one of the foremost motivational and leadership speakers in the United States. With degrees from Stanford University and UCLA, he has spent the last 21 years delivering over 1,300 presentations around the world. A former vice president of a major transportation corporation, and the author of nine books including the bestseller, Beyond Success, Biro was rated #1 among 40 speakers at four consecutive Inc. magazine international conferences. He has appeared on Good Morn...
168: 3 Strategies to Lead Life on Your Terms - Brian Biro, Professional Speaker and Bestselling Author
May 12, 2021 18:00 - 19 minutes - 16.3 MBAmerica's Breakthrough Coach - Brian Brio No matter what industry you’re involved in, we are in the breakthrough business. Every day we seek to breakthrough with customers to generate loyalty, satisfaction, and relationship. The key to lasting success in business is breaking through with your own team members so they eagerly embrace personal responsibility, committed purpose, and leadership. Don’t let what you can’t do keep you from doing what you can. Shift your energy to what you can contr...
169: 3 Strategies to Lead Life on Your Terms - Brian Biro, Professional Speaker and Bestselling Author
May 12, 2021 18:00 - 19 minutes - 16.8 MBAmerica's Breakthrough Coach - Brian Brio No matter what industry you’re involved in, we are in the breakthrough business. Every day we seek to breakthrough with customers to generate loyalty, satisfaction, and relationship. The key to lasting success in business is breaking through with your own team members so they eagerly embrace personal responsibility, committed purpose, and leadership. Don’t let what you can’t do keep you from doing what you can. Shift your energy to what you can contr...
168: Top 3 tips to be a powerful leader - Brian Biro, Professional Speaker and Bestselling Author
May 12, 2021 18:00 - 19 minutes - 16.3 MBAmerica's Breakthrough Coach - Brian Brio No matter what industry you’re involved in, we are in the breakthrough business. Every day we seek to breakthrough with customers to generate loyalty, satisfaction, and relationship. The key to lasting success in business is breaking through with your own team members so they eagerly embrace personal responsibility, committed purpose, and leadership. Don’t let what you can’t do keep you from doing what you can. Shift your energy to what you can contr...
167: Hooked book summary - the science of forming habits - Nir Eyal
April 27, 2021 02:00 - 37 minutes - 33.1 MB1st interview with Nir Eyal in Growth Mindset Podcast (https://www.growthmindsetpodcast.com/2021-nir-eyal) Wiser Than Yesterday podcast (https://www.wiserpod.com/) Hooked - how to build habit-forming products by Nir Eyal Nir Eyal is the author of a New York Times best selling book about consumer psychology and technology: "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products".He is a prominent figure in the silicon valley start up scene with specialist expertise in product development and consumer psy...
168: Hooked book summary - the science of forming habits - Nir Eyal
April 27, 2021 02:00 - 37 minutes - 32.8 MB1st interview with Nir Eyal in Growth Mindset Podcast (https://www.growthmindsetpodcast.com/2021-nir-eyal) Wiser Than Yesterday podcast (https://www.wiserpod.com/) Hooked - how to build habit-forming products by Nir Eyal Nir Eyal is the author of a New York Times best selling book about consumer psychology and technology: "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products".He is a prominent figure in the silicon valley start up scene with specialist expertise in product development and consumer psy...
167: Make a plan, work the plan - Chris Bello
April 19, 2021 23:00 - 41 minutes - 33.1 MBChris Bello A college graduate who later on questioned the direction he was going into and quit his corporate job 3 years in. Chris wanted to take hold of the reigns of life and write his own story. After struggling with one side-hustle after another, he went all-in on residential real estate, where he has quickly caught momentum. Chris is also the host of the top-rated business podcast, the Entrepreneur Motivation Podcast, where he documents his journey and interviews incredible guests. Rec...
166: Make a plan, work the plan - Chris Bello
April 19, 2021 23:00 - 41 minutes - 32.5 MBChris Bello A college graduate who later on questioned the direction he was going into and quit his corporate job 3 years in. Chris wanted to take hold of the reigns of life and write his own story. After struggling with one side-hustle after another, he went all-in on residential real estate, where he has quickly caught momentum. Chris is also the host of the top-rated business podcast, the Entrepreneur Motivation Podcast, where he documents his journey and interviews incredible guests. Rec...
166: Applying Growth Mindset to business, startups and life - Matt Lerner, Founder Startup Core Strengths
April 12, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 42.3 MBMatt Lerner Before becoming a VC, Matt has spent 15 years as a “growth marketer” in Silicon Valley, including 10 years at PayPal. As a Partner at 500 Startups, Matt led 35 early-stage investments, and he developed and led the “Distro Dojo” growth program, where he helped startups achieve average growth of 250% in 12 months. Matt also help founders skip expensive mistakes, focus on the impactful work, and build high-growth startups. After watching hundreds of startups waste investors’ money o...
165: Applying Growth Mindset to business, startups and life - Matt Lerner, Founder Startup Core Strengths
April 12, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 41.6 MBMatt Lerner Before becoming a VC, Matt has spent 15 years as a “growth marketer” in Silicon Valley, including 10 years at PayPal. As a Partner at 500 Startups, Matt led 35 early-stage investments, and he developed and led the “Distro Dojo” growth program, where he helped startups achieve average growth of 250% in 12 months. Matt also help founders skip expensive mistakes, focus on the impactful work, and build high-growth startups. After watching hundreds of startups waste investors’ money o...
164: Morning routine - Stop hacking it and start enjoying it - Sam Harris
April 05, 2021 23:00 - 16 minutes - 14 MBMorning routine I'm going to be talking all about morning routines because there's lots of information lately around like how to hack your morning routine and make the most of it. There's a lot of really bad advice out there that I think actually gives you a bad mindset around how to approach your mornings and can actually end up making you feel worse about your day than you need to. And instead you really want to be empowered. I'll be sharing with you my best solid tips for setting yourself ...
165: Morning routine - Stop hacking it and start enjoying it - Sam Harris
April 05, 2021 23:00 - 16 minutes - 14.6 MBMorning routine I'm going to be talking all about morning routines because there's lots of information lately around like how to hack your morning routine and make the most of it. There's a lot of really bad advice out there that I think actually gives you a bad mindset around how to approach your mornings and can actually end up making you feel worse about your day than you need to. And instead you really want to be empowered. I'll be sharing with you my best solid tips for setting yourself ...
163: ALL things purpose, passion, and PLANTS - JP, Founder allplants
March 29, 2021 23:00 - 47 minutes - 34.5 MBJonathan Petrides Meet the founder leading a plant-based revolution Jonathan 'JP' Petrides. allplants is on a mission to make eating plant-based meals easy and delicious for everyone to enjoy. From their kitchen in London they use bold flavours and hyper convenience to bring more plants onto plates across the UK, inspiring us all to eat healthy and nourish the planet - delivering chef-made meals nationwide. Since launching in early 2017 with his brother Alex, they've bagged culinary awards ...
164: ALL things purpose, passion, and PLANTS - JP, Founder allplants
March 29, 2021 23:00 - 48 minutes - 35.2 MBJonathan Petrides Meet the founder leading a plant-based revolution Jonathan 'JP' Petrides. allplants is on a mission to make eating plant-based meals easy and delicious for everyone to enjoy. From their kitchen in London they use bold flavours and hyper convenience to bring more plants onto plates across the UK, inspiring us all to eat healthy and nourish the planet - delivering chef-made meals nationwide. Since launching in early 2017 with his brother Alex, they've bagged culinary awards ...
163: Making bets that pay off - Annie Duke, Author, Speaker and Decision Strategist
March 23, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 34.1 MBAnnie Duke Annie Duke has leveraged her expertise in the science of smart decision making to excel at pursuits as varied as championship poker, public speaking, teaching and philanthropy. For two decades, Annie was one of the top poker players in the world, winning several championships during her career. She has shared her knowledge through a series of best-selling poker instruction and theory books, Decide to Play Great Poker and The Middle Zone: Mastering the Most Difficult Hands in Hold’e...
162: Making bets that pay off - Annie Duke, Author, Speaker and Decision Strategist
March 23, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 33.6 MBAnnie Duke Annie Duke has leveraged her expertise in the science of smart decision making to excel at pursuits as varied as championship poker, public speaking, teaching and philanthropy. For two decades, Annie was one of the top poker players in the world, winning several championships during her career. She has shared her knowledge through a series of best-selling poker instruction and theory books, Decide to Play Great Poker and The Middle Zone: Mastering the Most Difficult Hands in Hold’e...
162: Mindsets and methodology for taking big shots - Listener questions
March 16, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 16.2 MBJomiro's question 'My partner, who is 32, left his software career of 15 years. He's sick of being an employee and living for a paycheck. He wants to figure out what his contribution to the world is. His inspiration. At the moment, though, he feels stuck. Like his savings won't last. Feels l ike he has one shot to make the right decision and feels maybe some anxiety around this. His worst fear is that it won't work out and you have to go back to his desk job. I really hope that hearing from s...
161: Mindsets and methodology for taking big shots - Listener questions
March 16, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 16.7 MBJomiro's question 'My partner, who is 32, left his software career of 15 years. He's sick of being an employee and living for a paycheck. He wants to figure out what his contribution to the world is. His inspiration. At the moment, though, he feels stuck. Like his savings won't last. Feels l ike he has one shot to make the right decision and feels maybe some anxiety around this. His worst fear is that it won't work out and you have to go back to his desk job. I really hope that hearing from s...
161: Fulfil your (multi)potential - Beta Lucca, Entrepreneur and Investor
March 09, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 48.3 MBBeta Lucca Roberta Lucca (aka Beta Lucca) is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, international keynote speaker and host of Hyper Curious podcast. Roberta is an expert in and frequently speaks about high growth entrepreneurship, creativity, diversity and futurism. She brings first-hand 20 years of experience in launching dozens of innovative products, companies, games, and helping leaders take disruptive actions to grow their businesses while improving their leadership. Her mission is to em...
160: Fulfil your (multi)potential - Beta Lucca, Entrepreneur and Investor
March 09, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 47.7 MBBeta Lucca Roberta Lucca (aka Beta Lucca) is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, international keynote speaker and host of Hyper Curious podcast. Roberta is an expert in and frequently speaks about high growth entrepreneurship, creativity, diversity and futurism. She brings first-hand 20 years of experience in launching dozens of innovative products, companies, games, and helping leaders take disruptive actions to grow their businesses while improving their leadership. Her mission is to em...
160: Tips for Launching ideas - with Sean Castrina, Dan Murray-serter, and Cynthia Samanian
March 02, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBSpecial Guests: Cynthia Samanian, Daniel Murray-Serter, and Sean Castrina. Don't Forget to leave a comment on this episode See podvine.com/privacy-policy for podcast listener privacy info.
159: Tips for Launching ideas - with Sean Castrina, Dan Murray-serter, and Cynthia Samanian
March 02, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 13 MBSpecial Guests: Cynthia Samanian, Daniel Murray-Serter, and Sean Castrina.
159: Mindsets for growing a podcast - Debbie Arcangeles, Dan Murray-Serter and Christina Nicholson
February 23, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBToday we're digging through the archives to put some of the top tips from past guests together Debbie Arcangeles Starting podcast and getting advertising Dan Murray-Serter Top lessons from running a podcast Christina Nicholson Getting onto a podcast Subscribe! If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guests: Christina Nicholson, Daniel Murray-Serter, and Debbie Arcangeles. Don't Forget to leave a comment on this episode See po...
158: Mindsets for growing a podcast - Debbie Arcangeles, Dan Murray-Serter and Christina Nicholson
February 23, 2021 17:00 - 19 minutes - 16.7 MBToday we're digging through the archives to put some of the top tips from past guests together Debbie Arcangeles Starting podcast and getting advertising Dan Murray-Serter Top lessons from running a podcast Christina Nicholson Getting onto a podcast Subscribe! If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guests: Christina Nicholson, Daniel Murray-Serter, and Debbie Arcangeles.
158: Wiser Than Yesterday podcast - The best books of 2020
February 16, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 36.5 MBWiser than Yesterday (https://www.wiserpod.com) - The best books of 2020 (https://www.wiserpod.com/2020-recap) Nico and I look back at what we read on the show in 2020. Both Nico and I choose our top three books from the year that we discussed on the show and share what the biggest lessons were that really stuck with us. Looking back with hindsight at the most powerful lessons was a great tool to really show what the absolute best books were which can be less obvious in the moment. We also ha...
157: Wiser Than Yesterday podcast - The best books of 2020
February 16, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 36 MBWiser than Yesterday (https://www.wiserpod.com) - The best books of 2020 (https://www.wiserpod.com/2020-recap) Nico and I look back at what we read on the show in 2020. Both Nico and I choose our top three books from the year that we discussed on the show and share what the biggest lessons were that really stuck with us. Looking back with hindsight at the most powerful lessons was a great tool to really show what the absolute best books were which can be less obvious in the moment. We also ha...
157: Study now, pay later - Austen Allred, CEO and co-founder Lambda School
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBAusten Allred CEO Austen Allred was inspired to co-found Lambda School after spotting the major disconnect between a labor market in need of specialized talent, and the inaccessibility of training programs designed to fill that gap. His solution is a fully remote tech school with Income Share Agreements; rather than pay the Lambda School for training upfront, students pay a portion of their income after they've graduated and secured a job. Lambda School trains people to be software engineers ...
156: Study now, pay later - Austen Allred, CEO and co-founder Lambda School
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBAusten Allred CEO Austen Allred was inspired to co-found Lambda School after spotting the major disconnect between a labor market in need of specialized talent, and the inaccessibility of training programs designed to fill that gap. His solution is a fully remote tech school with Income Share Agreements; rather than pay the Lambda School for training upfront, students pay a portion of their income after they've graduated and secured a job. Lambda School trains people to be software engineers ...
156: Making humans Indistractable - Nir Eyal, author ‘Hooked’ and ‘Indistractable’
February 02, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 38 MBNir Eyal The author of bestselling book Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products and more recently Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include: Eventbrite, Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify) Product Hunt, Pantry, Kahoot!, Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Happy Bits, Presence Learning, 7 Cups of Tea, and Pana. Connect with Nir on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ni...
155: Making humans Indistractable - Nir Eyal, author ‘Hooked’ and ‘Indistractable’
February 02, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 37.4 MBNir Eyal The author of bestselling book Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products and more recently Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include: Eventbrite, Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify) Product Hunt, Pantry, Kahoot!, Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Happy Bits, Presence Learning, 7 Cups of Tea, and Pana. Connect with Nir on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ni...
154: Startup Investing - Nick Telson, Horseplay Ventures and Pitch Deck Podcast
January 26, 2021 19:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBNick Telson A serial angel investor and previously co-founded Design My Night, a nightlife discovery website, in 2010. Nick came from a background in marketing with L'Oreal launching two brands in the UK before going into Design My Night, which went on to have 8 million views a month and 250 million worth of transactional revenue with two groundbreaking B2B hospitality systems. Design My Night was later acquired by the access group. And Nick now has founded the Horseplay Ventures group, whi...
154: Impact investing with Dhiraj Mukherjee, cofounder Shazam
January 26, 2021 19:00 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBDhiraj Mukherjee Dhiraj Mukherjee is a Co-Founder of Shazam, and an experienced digital business executive with a proven track record in both corporate and start-up environments. In 2000, he co-founded Shazam Entertainment, the world’s first mobile phone-based music recognition service. He was a Director of Shazam from 2000-2003, and raised £600,000 in seed funding and over £10 million in venture capital investment over three rounds. Shazam was acquired by Apple in 2017 for a reported $400 mi...