Ty Martin is an entrepreneur, podcaster, and athlete. Currently, he is the Co-Founder & CEO of Athletes United, a lacrosse training & performance company that works with blue chip lacrosse prospects from middle school to college. In addition to Athletes United, Ty is also a long time expert in real estate and has hosted two podcasts over the past half decade.

***TIMESTAMPS***

0:38 - 15:54 ~ Julian talks about how he limited his phone and social use; AIM, the Razr phone, & the iRocker, iPhones & phone interventions

15:54 - 26:46 ~ How you can't put the genie back in the bottle with tech; iPhone vs. Blackberry; Ty talks about the two types of social media users

26:46 - 37:33 ~ People have different priorities because they have different personalities; Ty talks about chasing "freedom" in business & life; How Ty balances running his company and leaving time for himself

37:33 - 46:59 ~ Company cultures; How there are a lot of leaders who aren't really "leaders"; Putting people first in a company culture (Holman story from Ty)

46:59 - 1:02:46 ~ Groupthink & Echo Chambers; How companies like Facebook started in garages but "lost" that culture at some point in favor of the corporate mentality; The 90's Bulls, Michael Jordan, and the cohesive culture highlighted in "The Last Dance"; Ty & Julian discuss Brady, Belichick & "The Patriot Way"

1:02:46 - 1:16:44 ~ The US Military & "The Slippery Slope" with their Chain-of-Command; Edward Snowden, Stellar Wind; The intersection of National Security & Civil Rights (and Ty talks about "The Operator" by Robert O'Neill)

1:16:44 - 1:28:00 ~ The conundrum of giving up civil liberties for the national security; Governments that take power don't give it back; How Former Vice President Dick Cheney sold Former President George W. Bush on the Iraq War (The 1% Doctrine)

1:28:00 - 1:41:16 ~ Why CHINA is in danger of becoming a problem on the world stage; The WeChat App; The Chinese Communist Party's "Made In China 2025 Campaign"; How China is all about tech dominance for global power

1:41:16 - 2:00:58 ~ Ty & Julian recount TikTok's rise; The addictiveness of the TikTok app; the problem with Bytedance (a Chinese company) owning TikTok and collecting data; How TikTok solved for the sins of Vine & Instagram

2:00:58 - 2:05:58 ~ Ty brings up an old "learning song" from grade school

2:05:58 - 2:13:33 - How Foreign governments like China can utilize apps to undermine our youth and therefore our country's progress

2:13:33 - 2:26:12 ~ The Social Dilemma and how it represents a downside of Capitalism; Ty ties social media to Morgan Spurlock's famous "Super Size Me" Documentary

2:26:12 - 2:33:18 ~ Socials are the modern day "public square"; Kids and their practically-since-birth addiction to phones: Ty discusses his company's Amazon partnership

2:33:18 - 2:40:23 ~ How the youngest generations have always (and always will) drive both culture and pop culture; Why Zuckerberg has a problem with Instagram; Andrew Schultz and his Kanye West Theory

2:40:23 - END ~ What Ty's seeing the Commercial & Residential Real Estate Markets; NYC Real Estate Problems; Why the last Podcast Episode Julian & Ty did together was important

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