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MI306: Almanacks and Anthologies w/ Eric Jorgenson
In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Eric Jorgenson to talk not only about his recently released book called The Anthology of Balaji. They also touch on some of his key learnings from writing the Almanack of Naval Ravikant, how to build the future according to Balaji, Balaji’s bitcoin bet, and what Eric’s new role at Scribe media will be and how it came about.
Eric Jorgenson is the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and the Anthology of Balaji. He is the host of the Smart Friends podcast and is an investor in early stage tech start-ups. In 2011, he joined the founding team of Zaarly, a company dedicated to helping homeowners find accountable service providers they can trust. His business blog, Evergreen, educates and entertains more than one million readers.
He recently became the CEO of Scribe Media.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro.
03:30 - How Eric describes what he does.
03:53 - What a creator capitalist is.
05:13 - Why he choose to focus on tech entrepreneurship.
08:25 - How Eric became interested in Naval Ravikant.
11:54 - How publishing the books through Scribe has changed his life.
23:17 - Why desires gets in the way of happiness.
25:51 - Why wealth may not lead to the happiness people think.
27:53 - What Eric’s writing process looks like.
31:04 - Why he became intrigued with Balaji.
33:05 - What Balaji’s reading habits are and why he has studied history in depth.
42:32 - What transhumanism is.
46:54 - What Balaji’s big ideas are for building the future.
49:24 - Why Balaji made his infamous Bitcoin bet.
52:33 - What Eric’s new role at Scribe Media will be and how it came about.
54:53 - How Scribe is disrupting the traditional publishing model for books.
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson.
Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green.
The Anthology of Balaji by Eric Jorgenson.
Principles by Ray Dalio.
Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters.
The Egg by Andy Weir.
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson.
The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan.
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In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Eric Jorgenson to talk not only about his recently released book called The Anthology of Balaji. They also touch on some of his key learnings from writing the Almanack of Naval Ravikant, how to build the future according to Balaji, Balaji’s bitcoin bet, and what Eric’s new role at Scribe media will be and how it came about.
Eric Jorgenson is the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and the Anthology of Balaji. He is the host of the Smart Friends podcast and is an investor in early stage tech start-ups. In 2011, he joined the founding team of Zaarly, a company dedicated to helping homeowners find accountable service providers they can trust. His business blog, Evergreen, educates and entertains more than one million readers.
He recently became the CEO of Scribe Media.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro.
03:30 - How Eric describes what he does.
03:53 - What a creator capitalist is.
05:13 - Why he choose to focus on tech entrepreneurship.
08:25 - How Eric became interested in Naval Ravikant.
11:54 - How publishing the books through Scribe has changed his life.
23:17 - Why desires gets in the way of happiness.
25:51 - Why wealth may not lead to the happiness people think.
27:53 - What Eric’s writing process looks like.
31:04 - Why he became intrigued with Balaji.
33:05 - What Balaji’s reading habits are and why he has studied history in depth.
42:32 - What transhumanism is.
46:54 - What Balaji’s big ideas are for building the future.
49:24 - Why Balaji made his infamous Bitcoin bet.
52:33 - What Eric’s new role at Scribe Media will be and how it came about.
54:53 - How Scribe is disrupting the traditional publishing model for books.
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson.
Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green.
The Anthology of Balaji by Eric Jorgenson.
Principles by Ray Dalio.
Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters.
The Egg by Andy Weir.
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson.
The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
SPONSORS
Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:
Connect with Patrick: Twitter
Connect with Eric: Website | Twitter
Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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