FBA ALLSTARS

Jamais Cascio (@cascio) is a writer, speaker and futurist that focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies, environmental dilemmas, and cultural transformation, specializing in the design and creation of plausible scenarios of the future – writing mainly on the importance of long-term, systemic thinking, emphasizing the power of openness, transparency and flexibility as catalysts for building a more resilient society at openthefuture.org.

Selected by Foreign Policy magazine as a Top 100 Global Thinker, Jamais Cascio specializes in the creation of provocative future scenarios. He explores emerging possibilities in print and in speaking events world-wide, and has appeared in in multiple television and film documentaries. Cascio serves as Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future, and published his first non-fiction book, HACKING THE EARTH, in 2009. He was a featured speaker at the TED 2006 conference, “The Future We Will Create,” in Monterey, California.

“My worst-case scenario is us continuing to have short-term-track thinking.” — Jamais Cascio

Originally posted on FringeFM.

In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:

* Why we may be heading towards a 5-6 degree warmer world

* The biggest threats to humanity’s existence

* How technology and humanity intertwine and co-evolve

* Why Jamais is pessimistic in the short term and optimistic in the long term

* Jamais’ thoughts on the cons of geo engineering

* The important but often overlooked drivers climate change

* Why Jamais forecasts rather than predicts the future

* The actual implications of autonomous driving and automation

* Why our political and economic systems are outdated and how to fix this

* Why the future may have a lot more sex and drugs

NOTE: A couple times Jamais references terms/concepts which popularly used yet politically charged like pink-collar jobs. He is in no way endorsing or a fan of gender-roles/stereotypes but just observing them in action.

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Jamais Cascio (@cascio) is a writer, speaker and futurist that focuses on the intersection of emerging technologies, environmental dilemmas, and cultural transformation, specializing in the design and creation of plausible scenarios of the future – writing mainly on the importance of long-term, systemic thinking, emphasizing the power of openness, transparency and flexibility as catalysts for building a more resilient society at openthefuture.org.

Selected by Foreign Policy magazine as a Top 100 Global Thinker, Jamais Cascio specializes in the creation of provocative future scenarios. He explores emerging possibilities in print and in speaking events world-wide, and has appeared in in multiple television and film documentaries. Cascio serves as Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future, and published his first non-fiction book, HACKING THE EARTH, in 2009. He was a featured speaker at the TED 2006 conference, “The Future We Will Create,” in Monterey, California.

“My worst-case scenario is us continuing to have short-term-track thinking.” — Jamais Cascio

Mike Selden (@mikeseldenFF) is co-founder and CEO of Finless Foods, a food startup that uses cutting-edge cellular-agriculture technologies to grow marine-animal cells, creating fish and seafood products enjoyed around the world. They are working toward a sci-fi, soon-here world where everyone has access to healthy, delectable seafood, without the environmental devastation or the health hazards of traditional fishing and aquatic farming.

Mike has a background in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, he is dedicated to climate justice and science advocacy. Before co-founding Finless Foods, he was working at the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine in high-throughput cancer screening.

Originally posted on FringeFM.

 

In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:

* The clean meat revolution and end of animal agriculture

* How Mike’s company Finless Foods is growing fish in a laboratory

* The exciting science of foodtech

* Why people need to embrace GMOs

* How agriculture is increasingly driving climate change

* Why we aren’t far off from growing usable human organs

* How hard it is to fund traditional deep tech

* Why we are entering a foodtech revolution

* How human’s will eat and thrive in space

* Why we need to start pricing pollution into our products

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Mike Selden (@mikeseldenFF) is co-founder and CEO of Finless Foods, a food startup that uses cutting-edge cellular-agriculture technologies to grow marine-animal cells, creating fish and seafood products enjoyed around the world. They are working toward a sci-fi, soon-here world where everyone has access to healthy, delectable seafood, without the environmental devastation or the health hazards of traditional fishing and aquatic farming.

Mike has a background in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, he is dedicated to climate justice and science advocacy. Before co-founding Finless Foods, he was working at the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine in high-throughput cancer screening.

Originally posted on FringeFM.

 

In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:

* The clean meat revolution and end of animal agriculture

* How Mike’s company Finless Foods is growing fish in a laboratory

* The exciting science of foodtech

* Why people need to embrace GMOs

* How agriculture is increasingly driving climate change

* Why we aren’t far off from growing usable human organs

* How hard it is to fund traditional deep tech

* Why we are entering a foodtech revolution

* How human’s will eat and thrive in space

* Why we need to start pricing pollution into our products

Like FringeFM? Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast or by visiting our site.

Nemo interviews Anass Boumediene, Co-Founder, and Co-CEO at eyewa. Take notes as he shares his secrets on how to work with a co-founder, how to reach your goals when you may have conflicting opinions on certain topics. You will have many conflicts not just with co-founders, but teammates and others as well. Anass gives us the conflict resolution skills necessary to make sure everything runs smoothly.

Todays Insights!

* What are the most important things to pay attention to when selecting a co-founder

* What is Anass’s 3-month process for fundraising to get tons of investors interested

* What should you pay attention to when adding 14 teammates in 10 months

* How did Anass get through a period of serious doubt when sales weren’t surging and how his sales surged at a pace of 55% growth month-over-month for 6 months

Useful Links

Nemo Chu’s Official Website

Connect with Anass Boumediene on LinkedIn

Nemo interviews Anass Boumediene, Co-Founder, and Co-CEO at eyewa. Take notes as he shares his secrets on how to work with a co-founder, how to reach your goals when you may have conflicting opinions on certain topics. You will have many conflicts not just with co-founders, but teammates and others as well. Anass gives us the conflict resolution skills necessary to make sure everything runs smoothly.

Todays Insights!

* What are the most important things to pay attention to when selecting a co-founder

* What is Anass’s 3-month process for fundraising to get tons of investors interested

* What should you pay attention to when adding 14 teammates in 10 months

* How did Anass get through a period of serious doubt when sales weren’t surging and how his sales surged at a pace of 55% growth month-over-month for 6 months

Useful Links

Nemo Chu’s Official Website

Connect with Anass Boumediene on LinkedIn

“What do you do?” It’s a common question that’s easy to answer when you’re an employee…but it’s a question that rattles entrepreneurs. So let me help you—here’s how to explain FBA and Amazon without sounding super complicated. Plus, some myths on manufacturing, now debunked. If you’re considering manufacturing, check this episode out first.

It’s ON, Amazon Style…

* Why every entrepreneur has a cool story

* The importance of being ar0und other entrepreneurs

* Why FBA’s a little awkward in conversation

* The best way ever to explain private label products

* Why Amazon is the fast physical product launch strategy

* How do you explain your life effectively

* How to avoid 100% of income taxes for expats and nomads!

* Why I hate having to explain myself

* The way goals and success creates tension

* How I’m having challenges overcoming peoples’ beliefs

* The international effect of solo-entrepreneurship (solopreneurship?)

* Why manufacturing in the USA is stupid

* The reason creativity trumps productivity

* Why China is optimal for manufacturing

* The problems I’ve had with US factories

* My thoughts on the future of the economy

* How I’m using FBA to build the biggest, best business possible

* Why supplements and beauty products are the ONLY ones I’d consider making in the US

It’s gametime…

Want more? Subscribe TODAY!

“What do you do?” It’s a common question that’s easy to answer when you’re an employee…but it’s a question that rattles entrepreneurs. So let me help you—here’s how to explain FBA and Amazon without sounding super complicated. Plus, some myths on manufacturing, now debunked. If you’re considering manufacturing, check this episode out first.

It’s ON, Amazon Style…

* Why every entrepreneur has a cool story

* The importance of being ar0und other entrepreneurs

* Why FBA’s a little awkward in conversation

* The best way ever to explain private label products

* Why Amazon is the fast physical product launch strategy

* How do you explain your life effectively

* How to avoid 100% of income taxes for expats and nomads!

* Why I hate having to explain myself

* The way goals and success creates tension

* How I’m having challenges overcoming peoples’ beliefs

* The international effect of solo-entrepreneurship (solopreneurship?)

* Why manufacturing in the USA is stupid

* The reason creativity trumps productivity

* Why China is optimal for manufacturing

* The problems I’ve had with US factories

* My thoughts on the future of the economy

* How I’m using FBA to build the biggest, best business possible

* Why supplements and beauty products are the ONLY ones I’d consider making in the US

It’s gametime…

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JUST DON’T DO IT…emotions, actions and rash decisions can ruin an Amazon (or any) business. Take the time (not too much) to consider private label opportunities and make sure strategies align with your business goals. Here’s why I finally decided money wasn’t everything in making a kickass business brand.

Today’s Show We Cover

* Why taking action TOO soon can be dangerous

* Why you NEED to check out our product selection episode on Jungle Scout

* How I look at long term business success and brand building

* The reason I ALWAYS get quotes on a product idea before deciding

* Why I did not launch a massively profitable product

* The problems with emotions in business

* One way to avoid HUGE mistakes that hurt you and your business

* Why product research is perfect for pushing the Amazon game

* What you NEED to know about private label reinvestment

* Why reinvest MORE money into your Amazon business isn’t the best decision…IMO

* How to push your limits to success

* Why awesome products trump sexy sales every day

* The perfect problem we all want

* Why rushing is really just a formula for failure

Screw It, Let’s Do It.

Want 1-on-1 coaching? Call Nemo!

JUST DON’T DO IT…emotions, actions and rash decisions can ruin an Amazon (or any) business. Take the time (not too much) to consider private label opportunities and make sure strategies align with your business goals. Here’s why I finally decided money wasn’t everything in making a kickass business brand.

Today’s Show We Cover

* Why taking action TOO soon can be dangerous

* Why you NEED to check out our product selection episode on Jungle Scout

* How I look at long term business success and brand building

* The reason I ALWAYS get quotes on a product idea before deciding

* Why I did not launch a massively profitable product

* The problems with emotions in business

* One way to avoid HUGE mistakes that hurt you and your business

* Why product research is perfect for pushing the Amazon game

* What you NEED to know about private label reinvestment

* Why reinvest MORE money into your Amazon business isn’t the best decision…IMO

* How to push your limits to success

* Why awesome products trump sexy sales every day

* The perfect problem we all want

* Why rushing is really just a formula for failure

Screw It, Let’s Do It.

Want 1-on-1 coaching? Call Nemo!

Nemo interviews Marvin Liao, the venture capitalist for 500 Startups who runs their world-famous business accelerator in San Francisco. He has coached literally hundreds of startups after leaving a 10-year career at Yahoo!. Marvin has seen and coached more startups than anyone I know. He’s noticed patterns for the successful ones and patterns for the failures. And he has to put his knowledge to the test constantly by investing in winners. In this episode, he shares what he’s seen and what you should be prepared for as you build your own company selling on Amazon.

Todays Insights!

* What are some common ways that startups die?

* How did Marvin get into the startup world?

* What does Marvin mean when he says you have to be a missionary?

* What does Marvin consider red flags in a startup company?

* Who is the perfect startup founder?

Useful Links

Nemo Chu’s Official Website

Marvin Liao’s Professional Bio

Nemo interviews Marvin Liao, the venture capitalist for 500 Startups who runs their world-famous business accelerator in San Francisco. He has coached literally hundreds of startups after leaving a 10-year career at Yahoo!. Marvin has seen and coached more startups than anyone I know. He’s noticed patterns for the successful ones and patterns for the failures. And he has to put his knowledge to the test constantly by investing in winners. In this episode, he shares what he’s seen and what you should be prepared for as you build your own company selling on Amazon.

Todays Insights!

* What are some common ways that startups die?

* How did Marvin get into the startup world?

* What does Marvin mean when he says you have to be a missionary?

* What does Marvin consider red flags in a startup company?

* Who is the perfect startup founder?

Useful Links

Nemo Chu’s Official Website

Marvin Liao’s Professional Bio

E-commerce is often known for shipping physical products around the world. Did you know some companies also sell digital products? Online courses, software, eBooks, Netflix, and products like those are getting more and more popular. No need to ship anything and the profit margins can be extremely high. Check this episode out if you want to learn more!

Why Physical Products

* How to make millions teaching

* The reason physical products feel more real

* Why I dislike Make Money Online shit

* The reason “add value” is total crap

* What you can learn from internet marketers

* How your grandma affects your business

* Why you should be proud of your business

* The reason I don’t buy courses

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E-commerce is often known for shipping physical products around the world. Did you know some companies also sell digital products? Online courses, software, eBooks, Netflix, and products like those are getting more and more popular. No need to ship anything and the profit margins can be extremely high. Check this episode out if you want to learn more!

Why Physical Products

* How to make millions teaching

* The reason physical products feel more real

* Why I dislike Make Money Online shit

* The reason “add value” is total crap

* What you can learn from internet marketers

* How your grandma affects your business

* Why you should be proud of your business

* The reason I don’t buy courses

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Nemo interviews Hasan Haider, a former entrepreneur and investment banker turned professional investor. Hasan’s fund is the most active investor in seed-stage start-ups across the Middle East, with nearly half his portfolio in eCommerce. Here’s what he looks for when investing in eCommerce companies.

Todays Insights!

* How does Hasan like to be approached by entrepreneurs?

* What are some things to look for before wanting more money?

* How to know if you’re up to the standards of a professional investor?

Useful Links

Nemo Chu’s Official Website

Hasan Haider’s Professional Bio

Nemo interviews Hasan Haider, a former entrepreneur and investment banker turned professional investor. Hasan’s fund is the most active investor in seed-stage start-ups across the Middle East, with nearly half his portfolio in eCommerce. Here’s what he looks for when investing in eCommerce companies.

Todays Insights!

* How does Hasan like to be approached by entrepreneurs?

* What are some things to look for before wanting more money?

* How to know if you’re up to the standards of a professional investor?

Useful Links

Nemo Chu’s Official Website

Hasan Haider’s Professional Bio

Amazon is the ultimate semi-passive business right? If that’s the case, how do you do it? Today, we tackle struggles for building and growing a successful passive-income business, why the workaholic mindset is awesome (and awful), and why we aren’t always as productive as it seems.

It’s Amazon Time

* How to create independence with Amazon

* Why getting started selling is a grind

* How to set yourself apart on a daily basis

* Why goals drive me and the inefficiency behind it

* The employee syndrome all entrepreneurs MUST avoid

* The reason I’m fighting for a happy medium – somehow

* When to stop working as hard

* What to do when you have nothing to do

* What next?

* How to improve your mindset for success and happiness

* The power of self improvement

* Why I don’t like business books

* The reason I read copywriting books

* Why selling is the MOST important skill

* How to improve your skills and success

* Using win-win to not lose

* Why everyone needs a structure and a hobby too

* The reason excuses are still BS

Want more? Subscribe TODAY!

Amazon is the ultimate semi-passive business right? If that’s the case, how do you do it? Today, we tackle struggles for building and growing a successful passive-income business, why the workaholic mindset is awesome (and awful), and why we aren’t always as productive as it seems.

It’s Amazon Time

* How to create independence with Amazon

* Why getting started selling is a grind

* How to set yourself apart on a daily basis

* Why goals drive me and the inefficiency behind it

* The employee syndrome all entrepreneurs MUST avoid

* The reason I’m fighting for a happy medium – somehow

* When to stop working as hard

* What to do when you have nothing to do

* What next?

* How to improve your mindset for success and happiness

* The power of self improvement

* Why I don’t like business books

* The reason I read copywriting books

* Why selling is the MOST important skill

* How to improve your skills and success

* Using win-win to not lose

* Why everyone needs a structure and a hobby too

* The reason excuses are still BS

Want more? Subscribe TODAY!

Nemo Chu, our new host, interviews Chris, another entrepreneur who built a successful Amazon business and how he got his start. He reveals his keys to success in starting your own Amazon FBA business and having successful product launches.

Todays Insights!

* What is Chris’s 2-part formula

* Why is having a solid product image so important

* How do you choose a product to sell

* What international Amazon policy is an important marker

* How can you navigate Amazon’s ever-changing policies

Useful Links

Nemo Chu’s Official Website

Nemo Chu, our new host, interviews Chris, another entrepreneur who built a successful Amazon business and how he got his start. He reveals his keys to success in starting your own Amazon FBA business and having successful product launches.

Todays Insights!

* What is Chris’s 2-part formula

* Why is having a solid product image so important

* How do you choose a product to sell

* What international Amazon policy is an important marker

* How can you navigate Amazon’s ever-changing policies

Useful Links

Nemo Chu’s Official Website