#10: James Beshara - Using Your Time to Enhance Potential
Chris and James Beshara sit down for part 2 of their conversation. James is the former Founder of Tilt.com (acquired by Airbnb) and former Airbnb exec. They discuss motivating as a leader, dealing with layoffs, negativity in the media and the...
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Chris and James Beshara sit down for part 2 of their conversation. James is the former Founder of Tilt.com (acquired by Airbnb) and former Airbnb exec. They discuss motivating as a leader, dealing with layoffs, negativity in the media and the importance of how you spend your time. Enjoy! Follow Chris on Twitter: @Fortworthchris Make Contact with The FORT at [email protected] For more information on Chris Powers and Fort Capital, visit www.fortcapitallp.com
02:06 — What are some of the things that might get in the way of living a life of laughter?
08:33 — How Failure Breeds Friendship
13:23 — Story of Laughter on One of the Hardest Days
17:32 — “How to Lay Off 30% of Your Staff and Get Hugs”
35:20 — A Positive Thought About Laying-off in Tech
38:20 — How the Fundraising Process is Similar to Lay-Offs
41:11 — What are the kinds of things that the people who came back asked you?
51:14 — Journalism and Reviews on Business Leaders
57:51 — What needs to happen to get journalism back to the center and more factual?
1:09:08 — Do you agree with what Peter Thiel did to Gawker?
1:13:52 — The Length of the News
1:19:09 — Network Theory
1:24:19 — Choosing What Leads Your Conversations
1:28:14 — “Breaking” News
1:29:40 — What is a topic or area of your life that you think or talk a lot about?
1:38:39 — Spirituality and Time
1:44:00 — James’ New Year Ritual