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Dave Smith is a stand-up comedian and political commentator. He is also the host of the "Part of the Problem" podcast, and co-host of the "Legion of Skanks" podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam (@theSamParr) is joined by Andrew (@awilkinson) to catch up. They spend the first half of the episode talking about the investments they've each made in 2021. Andrew then dives into a more obscure investment he made: a bakery! He explains it's more for fun than profit. Andrew also drops some great hacks: how he saves time on email and how he networks with billionaires. --------- * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/ * Support the pod by spreading the word, become a referrer here: refer.fm/million * Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas. --------- Show notes: * (4:24) The entrepreneur lifestyle and the stress that comes with it * (12:45) Sam and Andrew talk about their recent investments * (45:20) Andrew bought a bakery. Here's what he's doing with it * (53:10) How to make your hometown cool * (55:52) Henry Singleton: better than Warren Buffett * (1:02:28) Andrew's email hack and how he donates * (1:11:25) Why Andrew is the king of networking

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Referenced in the show: Federal Net Outlays as Percent of GDP https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYONGDA188S Wayback Machine / WhiteHouse.gov https://web.archive.org/web/20010118204900/http://www1.whitehouse.gov Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/india-posts-daily-rise-over-300000-covid-19-cases-record-death-toll-2021-04-22 Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 1:19 Biden's capital gains tax hike 21:33 Addressing the federal budget problems 42:16 Chauvin verdict, media coverage 50:06 Hulu WeWork documentary, Founder psychology 59:46 COVID surge in India 1:11:01 Poor media performance in 2021

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Joe is joined by Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson: a mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the UFC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Which sounds more urgent: “global warming” or “pollution blanket overheating planet”? In this actionable talk, communications strategist John Marshall explains why we need to rethink how we talk about climate change -- and offers small but mighty language adjustments to get people to more intuitively understand and care about this existential threat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today is Thomas Tull, the founder of Tulco LLC, an investment holding company that invests in businesses with high growth potential and helps them apply machine learning and data analytics. Thomas is also the founder and former CEO of Legendary Entertainment, the production company behind the Dark Knight, Hangover, Inception, 300, and many more iconic movies which he sold in 2016. In our discussion, we cover the movie industry’s value chain, the recipe for trying to make a successful movie and how Legendary pioneered the use of data analytics to improve those odds, and Thomas’ concept of the new physics of business and why it matters for what he’s now building at Tulco. Please enjoy my conversation with Thomas Tull.   For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here. ----- Founder's Field Guide is a property of Colossus, Inc. For more episodes of Founder's Field Guide, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.   Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.   Follow us on Twitter: @patrick_oshag | @JoinColossus Show Notes [00:03:06] - [First question] - His overarching career philosophy and theme [00:04:07] - Attacking a previously established industry in a new way [00:05:20] - The origin story of Legendary and stepping into the film industry [00:07:56] - Stakeholders involved in producing a movie and pre-existing profit pools when Legendary was founded [00:12:44] - Topline and downstream revenue distribution of intellectual property from then versus now [00:19:46] - Lessons learned about intellectual property writ large   [00:19:03] - What makes Chris Nolan such an exceptional storyteller [00:23:42] - Power and defensibility of cinematic universes and transmedia storytelling [00:22:21] - Applying quantitative data analysis to film production and marketing [00:25:55] - Competitive frontiers in movie studios and his advantageous skillset [00:28:10] - Potential investment opportunities in media or media adjacent businesses [00:29:26] - Interesting new tools that could be developed in entertainment technology [00:31:00] - His favorite mind-blowing and awe-inspiring movies [00:32:41] - Telling Jackie Robinson’s story in the film, 42 [00:35:30] - Jackie Robinson and Chadwick Boseman’s quiet dignity [00:36:56] - Building the holding company Tulco  [00:39:02] - The new physics of business that can’t be ignored [00:42:40] - Modern velocity in the current era of business [00:46:03] - Interweaving an antifragile mindset into the company culture [00:47:55] - Who Tulco Labs is and what they do [00:49:12] - What gets him most excited about exploring a new business for the first time [00:50:48] - Unique characteristics he seeks out in a management team [00:52:31] - Trends that make him feel worried about the future [00:57:47] - Trends that make him feel optimistic about the future [00:58:49] - An important lesson learned from his career on a personal level [01:00:15] - The kindest thing anyone’s ever done for him

With the pandemic, cooking at home got a renewed boost, and meal kit outfits saw a rise in demand. But a year in, the trend toward at-home dining now faces a new inflection point. We're talking with Linda Findley Kozlowski, CEO of meal-kit pioneer Blue Apron, because she’s on the frontlines of assessing which pandemic-fueled behaviors will persist, and in what ways. Early on, Linda made the choice NOT to sop up every ounce of demand, instead focusing on what she calls sustainable growth. Blue Apron has seen a flood of new competitors come onto the market, but her bet is that long-term trends and a differentiated product will matter more than crisis opportunity. As she puts it, a pandemic is not a business model.Read a transcript of this episode at https://mastersofscale.comSubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter at https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for another Life Hacks episode. Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life. Expect to learn Jonny's favourite music to lift heavy to, why I'm a YouTube Premium convert, the best type of MyProtein Whey, how to fix torn hands when lifting, how I redeliver my Kindle highlights every day, how to optimise Apple Photos and much more... Extra Stuff: Survival of the fittedest - Clothing Evolution YouTube Premium - https://www.youtube.com/premium Live version of music for training Architects Live at Reading - https://youtu.be/CZssq0DXtag  Optimise your Alfred & use IIna video player - https://iina.io/ https://typefully.app/ WOD Welder - https://amzn.to/3e3Amqj Block And Bottle - https://blocknbottle.com/ Re Fry Fatty Steak Cuts Readwise.io Check your calendar & photos when doing a review Learn to leverage Apple Photos Have a shared album with your partner “Don’t practise what you do not want to become.” Low Calorie Hot Chocolate - https://amzn.to/3mMlfFE Listen to Frenchcore Answer emails when waiting Have a mini-win goal instead of a process goal Have generic gift ideas Put someone’s birthday & gift ideas in their contact card Read Kings Of The Wyld - https://amzn.to/3tlptWZ Watch Your Honor Watch The Fall (again) Watch Three Identical Strangers Get Propane's Free Online Business Training - https://propanefitness.com/mwbusiness Get Propane's Free Online Fitness Business Tips - https://propanefitness.com/modernwisdom Get free diet advice from PropaneFitness - https://propanefitness.com  Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shanna Swan is an environmental epidemiologist whose work examines the impact of chemical exposure on reproductive health and child development. Her book, "Count Down", is available now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever misplaced something you were just holding? Completely blanked on a famous actor's name? Walked into a room and immediately forgot why? Neuroscientist Lisa Genova digs into two types of memory failures we regularly experience -- and reassures us that forgetting is totally normal. Stay tuned for a conversation with TED science curator David Biello, where Genova describes the difference between common moments of forgetting and possible signs of Alzheimer's, debunks a widespread myth about brain capacity and shares what you can do to keep your brain healthy and your memory sharp. (This virtual conversation was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shaan (@ShaanVP) and Sam (@TheSamParr) dive deep into 75 Hard: what it is, who's behind it, and why it's so successful. From there they talk about a similar business: Beachbody. Beachbody does over $1B in sales, but the way they generate their profits will surprise you. The guys also brainstorm on "HackerNews for X" ideas and how to pull them off. Towards the end, Sam challenges Shaan on why he's running so many businesses and not focusing on just one. --------- * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/ * Support the pod by spreading the word, become a referrer here: refer.fm/million * Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas. --------- Show notes: * (2:00) Talking pod growth * (8:20) Shaan's funny story from college * (13:12) "HackerNews for X" * (30:12) What is 75 Hard? * (35:30) How Beachbody became a $1B behemoth * (52:04) Sam challenges Shaan on doing many businesses instead of focusing

It's time. After 150+ episodes on great companies, we tackle the granddaddy of them all — Berkshire Hathaway. One episode alone isn't nearly enough to do Warren and Poor Charlie justice, so today we present Part I: Warren's story. How did a folksy, middle-class kid from Omaha become the single greatest capitalist of all-time? Why, like Jordan, did he retire (twice!) at the top of his game, only to reinvent himself and come back stronger than ever? As always, we dive in. Let's dance. Sponsors:Rippling: https://bit.ly/acquiredripplingStatsig: https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig25Odd Lots: https://bit.ly/acquiredoddlotsServiceNow: https://bit.ly/acquiredsnMore Acquired!Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodesJoin the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Merch Store!© Copyright 2015-2025 ACQ, LLCThe Warren Buffett Playbook is available on our website at https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/berkshire-hathaway-part-i Carve Outs:Ben: Year One of Not Boring: https://www.notboring.co/p/a-not-boring-adventure-one-year-inDavid: Balaji Srinivasan on The Tim Ferriss Show: https://tim.blog/2021/03/24/balaji-srinivasan/

Action Bronson is a musician, chef, painter, and author. His book, "F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow: A True Story", is available now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biotech entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shares lessons learned from the global effort to develop COVID-19 vaccines: namely, the power of collaboration and the importance of equitable access to health care. Learn more about the innovative partnerships that helped create the vaccines -- and how India became a crucial player in the supply chain delivering millions of doses to the world. (This virtual conversation, hosted by TED technology curator Simone Ross, was recorded March 2021.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Felix Oberholzer-Gee, professor at Harvard Business School, says many organizations spend so much energy on strategy that it overwhelms with conflicting priorities. Instead, he argues companies should simplify and focus on two value drivers: customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction. By aligning strategic initiatives on these alone, leaders make their workers’ jobs less complicated and also improve customer experiences. Oberholzer-Gee is the author of the HBR article “Eliminate Strategic Overload” as well as the new book "Better, Simpler Strategy: A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance."

My guest today is Paul Enright, managing partner at Krainos Capital, his family office. Before running his own family office, Paul worked on the buy-side at Viking Global for over a decade managing their consumer and technology portfolios and before that at Morgan Stanley on the sell-side.   I thought Paul would be the perfect person to help me demystify the world of high finance – explaining the difference between the buy-side and sell-side, how long/shorts differ from long onlys, and walking through the various jobs in the investing world. In addition to setting that foundation, we also cover the evolution of the buy-side, what makes someone a great researcher verse a great stock picker, and various portfolio construction methodologies. Paul brings such a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. I think this episode will be enjoyable for investing novices and professionals alike.   Please enjoy my conversation with Paul Enright.   For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here. ------ Invest Like the Best is a property of Colossus, Inc. For more episodes of Invest Like the Best, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.    Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.   Follow us on Twitter: @patrick_oshag | @JoinColossus   Show Notes [00:03:39] - [First question] - His history in both the buy and sell side [00:05:20] - Different types of roles on the buy side and sell side [00:06:48] - Interest sets that best align with being a buyer or a seller [00:07:57] - The emotional experience of being on the buy side and exposed to risk [00:08:53] - How the nature of buying and portfolio construction has changed  [00:10;15] - What Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD) is [00:12:46] - Key terminology and definitions of long-only and long-short funds [00:17:40] - Varying clusters of long-short funds and defining each type [00:21:48] - Differences in exposure between a platform model versus a traditional long-short stock picking sense [00:25:16] - Skill sets that are most important to have when navigating this space [00:29:03] - What is good and what is great when it comes to “digging” [00:31:20] - Why the quality of one’s analysis matters [00:33:10] - Having a potential edge when deciding based on someone else’s analysis [00:35:19] - Foundational building blocks of an effective pitch  [00:37:20] - Finding wrongly identified stocks and reaping the rewards [00:40:49] - Overview of good portfolio construction and lessons learned over the years [00:44:06] - Why hedge funds tend to traffic heavily in T.M.T. and consumer sectors [00:45:53] - Elements that strike him as great in a business [00:48:05] - A business that once seemed great but has since faded away [00:49:22] - Why hedge-fund managers seem to always make the most money [00:53:50] - What a well run firm looks like [00:56:39] - Characteristics that may make you well suited for a career in fund management [01:00:23] - Why quality mentors and portfolio managers are so important when deciding where you want to work [01:01:38] - What interests him mosts in markets today [01:05:20] - Useful frameworks and formulas used when approaching a new business [01:08:15] - Interesting features about telecom businesses and what defines them [01:10:45] - The future of the modern world’s internet infrastructure [01:14:44] - Abundance vs zero-sum and fixed vs growth mindsets  [01:18:12] - The kindest thing anyone’s ever done for him

Frustration is an important signal: it indicates an opportunity, a problem to be solved. And if your solution also builds a community, you've unlocked a path to scale. Adi Tatarko founded the online home-design site Houzz with her husband as a hacked-together tool to find and share home design ideas, after their own home renovation turned into a frustrating time-waster. But by flipping frustration on its head, Houzz has grown into a bustling platform and marketplace with more than 65 million homeowners and home design enthusiasts, an essential (and delightful!) resource for homeowners, designers, architects, craftspeople. Learn how to identify frustration – and flip it. Special guests: Puzzle master Karen Kavett, Eventbrite cofounder Julia Hartz.Read a transcript of this episode at https://mastersofscale.comSubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter at https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oprah is joined by Pulitzer-Prize winning author and historian Jon Meacham to discuss his book, The Soul of America. By examining America’s past, Meacham offers insights into our current political climate and provides a hopeful outlook for the future.

Animals are communicating -- but what are they saying? And can we talk back? Marine biologist David Gruber introduces Project CETI: a team of scientists, linguists and AI specialists hoping to decode sperm whale language. Using noninvasive robots and a machine-learning algorithm to collect and analyze millions of sperm whale vocalizations known as coda, the team aims to demystify the communication structures and dialects of these majestic creatures -- and possibly even crack the interspecies communication code. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.