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Jorgenson's Soundbox
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Eric Jorgenson's Sandbox of sounds. This started as a way to publish the Almanack of Naval Ravikant or Navalmanack audiobook, and ADD struck. Through this podcast, you get the free version of the audiobook for Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness, including the foreword by Tim Ferriss. It is full of lessons on entrepreneurship, building businesses, and even more..
Jorgenson's Soundbox
6d ago
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:52) - The Gardener of Systems
(00:07:43) - Builders vs. Gardeners
(00:11:09) - Who are the best farmers of miracles?
(00:16:52) - How did you become a “systems” person?
(00:23:45) - What does Systems Thinking look like for you?
(00:53:09) - Alex’s Slime Mold deck
(00:55:12) - The iterative, adjacent possible
(00:59:53) - Alex’s experience at Google
(01:03:12) - AI uses and potentials
(01:17:54) - Book recommendations
Links:
Alex’s website
Alex on X
Alex on LinkedIn
Emergence by Steven Johnson
The Systems Bible by John Gall
The Origin of Wealth by Eric Beinhoc ..read more
Jorgenson's Soundbox
1M ago
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:43) - Russian interpretations of friendship
(00:09:28) - Thoughts on the state of society and its rate of technological adoption
(00:13:22) - Creating alliances between entrepreneurs, capitalists, and scientists
(00:17:17) - Rick Rubin on Creativity in Investing
(00:20:55) - Does Taste exist in the world of VC?
(00:26:06) - Becoming a better Communicator
(00:40:59) - What archetypes do you see in the folks you work with?
(00:44:18) - Arkady’s background and career
(01:00:34) - Arkady’s thesis and technical due diligence for rpv
(01:11:26) - Companies Arkady is ..read more
Jorgenson's Soundbox
1M ago
Links:
Rolling.Fun
Alan Doan
Bo Fishback
Airtasker
Lambda
Additional Episodes If You Enjoyed:
Chris Powers: Starting a Real Estate Empire at 17, Focus, Podcast Flywheels
Shane Mac: Building Messaging Protocol for Web3 (XMTP), Company Culture, and Scaling Trust
To support this costs of producing this podcast:
>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanak: www.navalmanack.com/
>> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage
>> Invest in early-stage companies alongside Eric and his p ..read more
Jorgenson's Soundbox
1M ago
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:05:10) - The decision to live in Idaho
(00:08:21) - Nathan’s flying hobby
(00:15:09) - Building Flywheels
(00:46:07) - Incentive compensation and giving people ownership
(01:06:39) - Inflection points in building ConverKit
(01:14:16) - How to work on a ton of things
(01:23:15) - What are the rules of thumb you use the most in life?
Links:
Nathan Barry on X
ConvertKit
Nathan’s website
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Small Giants by Bo Burlingham
To support the costs of producing this podcast:
>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanack ..read more
Jorgenson's Soundbox
1M ago
Links:
Join us in Rolling Fun!
Hear our other Rolling Fun eps!
Rolling Fun GPs:
Al Doan - Founder of Creativity Inc., a $100m+ collection of e-commerce brands. Founder of Pretzel. BS from BYU Hawaii, OPM at HBS. Makes one hell of a peach cobbler. (Twitter, LinkedIn)
Bo Fishback - Founder of Lightspeed Genomics (acq 2008), Orbis Biosciences (acq 2020), Zaarly (acq 2020). BS in Biomedical Engineering from SMU, MBA at HBS. Once drank a whole gallon of milk in an hour. (Twitter, LinkedIn)
Eric Jorgenson - CEO at Scribe Media. Author of Almanack of Naval Ravikant. Has a podcast. Barely graduated f ..read more
Jorgenson's Soundbox
1M ago
Links:
Join us in Rolling Fun!
Hear our other Rolling Fun eps!
Rolling Fun GPs:
Al Doan - Founder of Creativity Inc., a $100m+ collection of e-commerce brands. Founder of Pretzel. BS from BYU Hawaii, OPM at HBS. Makes one hell of a peach cobbler. (Twitter, LinkedIn)
Bo Fishback - Founder of Lightspeed Genomics (acq 2008), Orbis Biosciences (acq 2020), Zaarly (acq 2020). BS in Biomedical Engineering from SMU, MBA at HBS. Completed the ‘impossible’ Gallon Challenge, drinking a whole gallon of milk in an hour. (Twitter, LinkedIn)
Eric Jorgenson - Founding team of Zaarly. Author of Almanack of Na ..read more
Jorgenson's Soundbox
1M ago
Links:
Atom Limbs
Waitlist
Crowdfunding Round - Wefunder
Tyler on X
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:19) - Inside building Atom Limbs
(00:18:37) - The process of researching what knowledge was needed to build this company
(00:27:26) - Feedback loops in prosthetics
(00:29:23) - Where is Atom Limbs today?
(00:40:48) - Wild, irresponsible speculation: Where do you hope this company will be in 50 years?
(00:48:30) - Are there ways for these prosthetics to extend lifespan?
(00:52:21) - What’s the price point you’re speculating for a prosthetic?
(00:55:32) - How do you see the next 18 ..read more
Jorgenson's Soundbox
1M ago
Links:
Garrett Scott on X
Pipedream Labs
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:00) - Pipedream
(00:08:33) - What’s the existing infrastructure for this product?
(00:12:55) - Finding geographical partners
(00:14:52) - Hyperlogistics, regulations, and long-tail e-commerce
(00:30:35) - What are the toughest technical problems?
(00:34:32) - The ability to master multiple disciplines
(00:37:18) - The challenge of implementation
(00:42:20) - Finding partnerships and building trust
(00:47:46) - How did you become the person who’s pursuing this?
(00:52:30) - The first 18 months of ideating Pipedream
(00 ..read more
Jorgenson's Soundbox
1M ago
Links:
Join us in Rolling Fun!
Hear our other Rolling Fun eps!
Ouros
AltHQ
Zencastr
Atom Limbs
General Fabrication Company
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:57) - Dear Listener
(00:09:44) - Eric’s life as a CEO & Scribe
(00:17:14) – Rolling Fun Q2 Investments
(00:30:21) - Rolling Fun Q3 Investments
(00:41:26) - Lessons from playing basketball with Mr. Beast for 3 days
To support the costs of producing this podcast:
>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanack: www.navalmanack.com/
>> Buy a copy of The Anthology of Balaji: https://balajianthology.com/
>> Sign up for my o ..read more
Jorgenson's Soundbox
1M ago
Links:
David Senra on X
Mitchell on X
Founders Podcast
Better Bookkeeping
Mentioned on the episode:
Fiftyyears.com
Foundersonly.com
Poor Charlie’s Almanac
Liar’s Poker
Atomic Habits
The Pathless Path
Morgan Housel books
Tren Griffin Blog - 25iq
Brent Beshore on meeting Charlie Munger
Who is Michael Ovitz?
Powerhouse by James Andrew Miller
The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness
Blake Robbins on Twitter
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:53) - David - Product launching machine & the power of building relationships
(00:24:18) - Thoughts on Podcast advertising
(00:31:35) - Book Publ ..read more