Crazy Wisdom

Warren is the father of Arik Gohl who is a previous guest and master bodyworker. Warren story is fascinating and has served in many roles over his life. He speaks several languages fluently and has keen insight into historical forces as well as how language creates the reality we live. I highly recommend listening to this episode.

Jesse is a old friend and has a company that makes it really easy to for cities and counties to make sure water is flowing in and out of houses. Follow Jesse here: https://twitter.com/JesseAizenstat

This was actually recorded several months ago before COVID19 but it's probably more relevant now. You seriously should check out SoundSelf for your 2-month quarantine-style meditation retreat: https://www.soundself.com/

Here are some other questions we talked about: What is the effect of COVID19 on residential real estate? What are the differences and similarities between 2008 and 2020? What percentage of the US economy is in real estate? How is COVID19 going to affect the Airbnb businesses? How did the government stimulus of 2020 effect commercial real estate? Why is a lease on commercial real estate so long? What are the cool cities in Wyoming? Jackson Hole What are the hybrid cities in the west coast? Why will people become more dependent on investment for income? What are the skills that matter at a high level after COVID19 and the drive towards automation? Generate and invest wealth What was it like to invest in the late 1990's? What is the mentality of the investor right now due to COVID19? How do you hedge in order to protect yourself in the market? What is debt monetization? What is the effect of unlimited money on the global economy? How do you separate the printing of money and the long term outlook of innovation? What are the fundamental trends that are immune to unlimited printing of money? What are the investments you should be making if you believe in the long term positive investment horizon? Bristol-Myers Squibb CVS Medtronic Heineken Starbucks Coke Amazon Target Kroger Berkshire Hathaway Prudential Bluebird What are dividends for stocks? How do you find out whether a company has a long term vision? How does this work differently between startups and established companies What are the world-class companies out there right now? What should you invest in biotech right now? How does a 20 year old change their investment horizon from 1 year to 40-50 years? How do you invest in CRISPR? What is the relationship between specificity, time, and prediction? How do hypotheticals help you make better investments? How do you get better at speculating on the future? What would happen if you believed that more money would be digital? medicine is more personalized? Why do you want to buy a basket based on trends? How do you buy a customized platform for investing in a basket? How do you change the How do you get better at risk management both in life and investing? Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/mikealfred

I sit down with Michael, the CEO of Bottomless, to talk about how his company is a key solution to the problems with the supply chain. He also shares his wisdom about how China has dealt with changes to its manufacturing capability in times of COVID19. Find Bottomless here: https://www.bottomless.com/

I've been seeing Arik for years and is one of my favorite bodyworkers. He developed something called manual ligament theory and his findings are counterintuitive and contrarian but correct. I sat down with him on my way through Guadalajara, Mexico a few weeks ago to go deep on this subject. Check out manual ligament theory here: https://gohlprogram.wordpress.com/

I haven't talked too much about Iboga on the show. I think I've mentioned it a couple of times in a few episodes. I decided to take Iboga on my way back from Colombia once I heard about Corona virus in early January. The experience itself was bewildering but it has been a key part of keeping my mental health in order during this period of chaos. This is an interview I did with Levi, one of the providers at Iboga Wellness Center. Here is the center: https://ibogawellness.com/

Matt is the Founder/CEO at a Stealth AI company. Angel Investor. Founder @ Dishcraft Robotics. Ex-NYC Paramedic. Champion of righteous underdogs. Questions that came up in the show: What is the most recent medical advice for having ADHD? Does remote work help people with ADHD? What does ADHD feel like for you? What is the emotional flavor of ADHD? Why do we fight back against the tradition of our parents? Is there anyway to tell whether an idea you have is crazy or not before testing it? If so how? What is the delta between someone’s assumed station in life (birth conditions) and where they end up in life? What was expected of them versus of what they did? How do you break a negative pattern or spiral? What is the foundation of self belief? What is the relationship between self belief and tough love? Is it possible to be both insecure and intellectual fearlessness? What is the relationship between accepting reality and greatness? How do hierarchies work differently in a remote work environment? What is the risk of telling the truth? Follow Matt here: https://twitter.com/mattmireles

We talk a lot about latin america and its use of crypto and how Simon's company is helping to make it all easier. Even though this was recorded almost 3 months ago before everything happened it is very prescient today because we talk about the rise of authoritarian governments, something which is happening rapidly with the corona virus (and very few people are even noticing it). Follow @simonvaliu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonvaliu

Reid is CEO at Virtue consultants where he helps tech companies get their ethics in order. He has a PHD in Philosophy. Here are some things we cover: Are ethics and morals just preferences? Why is academia so focused on novelty? What is the importance of foundations when learning something new? What is meta-ethics? How can philosophy help you do better business? Is there an issue with studying by dissecting? What is the relationship between psychology and philosophy? How can you tell when someone’s argument is not coherent? Follow Reid here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reid-blackman-ph-d-0338a794/

Here are some other questions we come up with: What was Neitzche reading from Eastern Philosophy? Are there paths of knowledge which will lead you to be more strong, and powerful as well as keeping the social norms of society? What is Schopenhauer’s understanding of will? How are wills exchanged when meeting online? What does it mean when the Bible says “the meek shall inherit the earth”? What do the hermetics say about goals? What is the relationship between courage and strength? What did nuclear weapons do to our understanding of centralization? What are your critiques of modernity? How do you make people wise at scale? Is wisdom for everyone? Check out Cent: https://beta.cent.co/

Sam and I have been connected for a while online and it's clear that he is up there in terms of thinkers that will define our generation. We talk about his theory of colors and how working with different colors can help our mental health. Highly recommend this episode. Follow Sam here: https://twitter.com/SamHincks

Jacob wrote this tweet thread and I had to reach out to him to find out what the hell free energy theory is: https://twitter.com/yashkaf/status/1207133151941840896 I had read a very interesting wired article on it but didn't understand most of it. Jacob lays it all down here and connects it to psychedelic and mental states. Check out Jacob's blog here: https://putanumonit.com/

Mathew is a podcast host and author and the Best Selling Author of Zen Athlete. We talk about a lot of things, mostly having to do with yoga, spirituality, and how to live a good life. The biggest thing I got from this episode is that if you want to change your life in a big way, do three kind things for strangers without telling anyone that you did those kind things. Check out the Zen Athlete here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L8MY5CK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

We talk about the following questions: What did the 3 mile island do to the public acceptance of nuclear power? What is the age distribution of nuclear engineers? What are the nuclear technologies Leslie is most excited about? Whats it like to build a startup in a field that is at the prototype stage with huge capital and regulatory requirements? What is currently going on in the Fusion startups? Check out nucleation capital here: https://nucleationcapital.com/

Here are some other questions we investigated: What is your objective function? Did Religion provide people with an objective function? When do you experience a child-like novelty? Is there anything more to life than just seeking experiences? What is the relationship to unique experiences and difficult experiences? What is the relationship between optionality and commitment? What are some things that are fungible besides money? And many more. Follow Geoffrey here: https://twitter.com/geoffreywoo

You will like this episode if you have a basic knowledge of crypto and want to find out more. Dan is an investor in crypto from a venture point of view and understands it deeply and fundamentally. I don't know that much but I am intensely curious so I invited him on to learn as much as I can. This is the product. Follow Dan for more insights from a master: https://twitter.com/DHannum8

This was a great episode about remote work and how to manage effectively in a remote work environment. We also talk about how life puts us into trying situations and its part of the way we make meaning to overcome them. Follow Gary here: https://twitter.com/garyposter

We also talk about the following questions: What is the value of internationalism? What is the nature of progress and collaboration? What is the relationship? How is the growth of convenience and infrastructure is going to take the whole world by surprise? Follow Svilen here https://twitter.com/svilenrangelov Check out Dronamics here (its pretty cool): https://www.dronamics.com/

We talk about two types of creativity: 1. Creativity that VC unlocks through the companies VC's invest in 2. Creativity of how to make investment decisions We also talk about these questions: How do you set up a relationship so that its good for the long term? What is the difference between creativity that is exponential and creativity that is linear? What will the search algorithm for Voice technology be once its more widespread? What are the roadblocks to speech to text algorithms today? Computation? Is imagination just a virtual game? What have you learned about reality from programming computers? Follow Leo here: https://twitter.com/lpolovets

I talk with Doug about his plan to give people $10K to move out of San Francisco and how they are building a network of coworking places where people can work remotely yet still find personal connections. We investigate the question: Will big companies trust remote work at scale? We also went into a tangent on what remote work looks like in China. Follow Doug here on twitter: https://twitter.com/dougludlow Check out Mainstreet here: https://www.mainstreet.org/home

This one was really fun because I got to talk to Brian about how humans are adapting to cities, one of my favorite things to talk about. Brian started a company that creates tiny rooms that people can use for meetings or podcasts escaping from open office floor plan hell. He was actually in one of the rooms while he recorded this podcast! Follow Brian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_bchen And check out Room: https://room.com/

I reached out to James on Twitter because he posts a lot of interesting things about machine learning. He's building a stealth startup in the space and studies it at university so he has some relevant and recent knowledge. If you have an interest in AI check this one out. Also follow James here: https://twitter.com/rishmishra

This one is a personal interest one for me. I found the CoffeeZilla Youtube Channel through a friend of mine and I immediately wanted to interview the guy who does it. In this channel, he goes after internet-enabled fake gurus and picks apart their schemes and shows people how they create fake value and sell that value and take people's money. It is so elegant and I highly recommend this episode if you want to understand how not to be a fool. Follow CoffeeZilla here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0_aw

Chad and I both interviewed each other about how to learn effectively on the internet and not let it use you (and the companies behind the internet). This one was really fun! Check out Random Baddassery here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/random-badassery/id1090700348

Jan teaches creativity and how to create inspiring change in entertainment, technology, and media through the use of content design and development. We talk a lot about what creativity means and even how to use your dreams to be more creative. Here are some free downloads from Jan's work. I highly recommend checking it out: The Book Chapter from Thirty Days to Dream can be downloaded for free at www.Dreameroo.com. The free prerelease of my new teen book series- Coded4Greatness/Book 1- The Queens of Aventurine can be downloaded at HelloAventurine.com

We talk a lot about how to sell something in this episode including these questions about what to ask yourself when you have an idea for a product or service that you want to sell: What’s the value? What is the consumer receiving? We also talk about how: Most people aren’t successful because they build a system Change is difficult for everyone. Sales is trying to help Follow Steven Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-glod-8a329220/

This one is fire. As soon as he said that he named his firm after the famous Isaac Azimov book right of the beginning of the episode, I knew that this was going to be a great episode. We go deep here into the challenges we are going to face as a species moving forward and what to do about it at the family level and the society level. Follow Ben's work here: https://www.epsilontheory.com/

We also talk about the following questions: In what ways is a university a tribe? Are entrepreneurs lone wolves? Do entrepreneurs start out questioning assumptions more than most people? What are the best practices of turning a niche into a profitable and sustainable company? When does a piece of Software become mission-critical? Follow Tyler here: https://twitter.com/tylertringas

James is a Physicians Assistant in Greensboro, North Carolina and gives us the lowdown on how the hospitals work on the inside and how technology is impacting hospitals. We also go into ideation on an idea that James has been exploring. Follow James on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jdburns4

This is a special episode where I went to a small town outside of Medellin to stay with and interview Orlando about his life growing up in abject poverty and then making his way out to the US to start a whole new life filled with love, adventure, and duty. There are some real new insights here for those who are interested in my main theme of stress and creativity and the interaction between the two.

By now you know the name of the game. All silences left. The audio quality isn't that great. Yet this episode will change your life and kill all your sacred cows. Enjoy. Subscribe to the show.

Here I talk with Benjamin Fernandes about how he pitched 290 investors before finally getting into Y Combinator. We also talk about the startup scene in Tanzania compared to Africa as a whole. By the time they got into YC Benjamin had way more traction than most of the other companies in their batch and this has to do with starting the company in Tanzania and focused on the African market. This makes a startup highly underestimated but also that's where the reward is if one does make it! Follow Benjamin here: https://twitter.com/Benji_Fernandes

This is one of the unexpected episodes I record because someone I don't know that well stays in my guestroom. Jacob needed a spot to crash in SF for the night and we have a guestroom. We decided to record this episode and very glad I did because Jacob is on to something with his company IdeaFlow. Listen if you want to understand more about how to be a true master in whatever you want to do. Follow Jacob here: https://twitter.com/jacobcole4000

Jillian knows a lot about what it means to build a community as well as be part of a community. If you have wondered what it means to be a part of a community you will like this episode. If you are in NYC and want to find community, check out what Jillian built, a way to find community based events: https://joylist.nyc/

I've been staying at Indie Studio in Medellin, Colombia and I interviewed the owner. Indie Studio is a coliving space. Coliving, as a trend, probably started in San Francisco in the 1960's with the hippie communes and then had a resurgence in SF in the 2010's. As a business, coliving didn't quite work out in SF because of the high economic costs but in other parts of the world its clearly a viable option, particularly now that digital nomads roam the globe. Here we talk about the latest in Coliving in Latin America. Follow Camilo and his projects here: Insta - @camiloolarte1 Lokl - http://www.lokl.life/ Indie - https://www.indie.com.co/

Very proud to release this episode with Camilo who shares the truth, not just the hype about the particular stresses that come from starting a company in Medellin, Colombia. We also did a later interview in Spanish which was a lot of fun. Follow Camilo here: https://twitter.com/camilo_u

I sit down with Christopher Michel to talk about photography, creativity, stress of talking to strangers, taking pictures all over the world, the cultural complexity of taking pictures of strangers in different countries and a lot more. Follow Chris here: https://twitter.com/chrismichel

Dulma and I talk about what it means to create something that requires 100% of your effort and if its possible to remain balanced in the process. Dulma has a lot of wisdom to share and I like her definition of suffering about half way through. Check out Makelane here: https://www.makelane.com/

Ben and I sit down to talk about the growth of technology innovation and entrepreneurship in Singapore. Ben knows a lot about this seeing as his an EIR at Entrepreneurs First in Singapore. He is also the host of the Idea Machines Podcast which can be found here: http://www.ideamachinespodcast.com/

This is a really great low down on the Mexican (and overall Latin American) startup scene from someone who has experience in both San Francisco as well as Mexico. We get into the specific challenges of what it means to raise money in Mexico and entrepreneurs there are limited by the old school capital. Highly recommend it if you are interested in global startups. Follow Domingo here: https://twitter.com/sundaywar

Tracy and I talk about the founding of modern American healthcare training, mindfulness, technology, and a lot more. I found Tracy via Twitter where I highly recommend you follow her cause she is saying some things that need to be said. https://twitter.com/tracyktownsend

Anna and I sit down to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual in the current age and what is the difference between a mainstream public intellectual and a niche public intellectual. You will like this episode if you like to understand more about the context of what social media is doing to our social relationships. Check out Pynchon here: https://www.thepynchon.com/ Follow Anna here: https://twitter.com/theannagat?lang=en

We get into a lot of stuff here including: AI, Sports medicine, Pain, Consciousness, Mentorship, Being versus becoming, and much more. Check out Pelion here: https://www.pelion.app/ And Follow Martin here: https://twitter.com/purrmin

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

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

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://getbento.com/

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

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/

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.fathomai.com/ Or get the free app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fathom.fathomai&hl=en