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Pencil Problems episodes
- 5 min
- Episode 48: Pitch: Consumer Centric Car Buying App
I watched this video a long time ago on how to use game theory to buy a car.
5 years ago, I tried it, and it worked.
Last year, I tried it again and it worked even better.
I pitch Nick a way we could MVP and productize this car buying process for consumers.
4 min - Episode 47: Season 2 Premiere: Let The Past Die
In this Season 2 Premier, Kent and Nick talk about what is here, what was and what is to come.
1 hr 35 min - Episode 46: On to the next one
We stole the summary style from Rick and Morty bruh, it's a good show if you give it a chance.
We are coming back but only the shadow knows when...
Probably next week...
But maybe never....
But next week, most likely.
1 min - Episode 45: Getting the Book Published and It's a Business Not a Side Project. Goals for 2019.Description
Nick's book will be published.
Kent decides to stop packing boxes.And Pencil Problems will become a media conglomerate, all in 356 days.Things we talked about- Arnold YouTube video
- Ryan Holiday - Getting advice from mentors
- Kitchen Confidential
- Dan Ariely - Predictably Irrational
- Pencil Problems on Medium
1 hr 8 min - Episode 44: Nick's Book is Done, Finishing off Details, Setting Goals for 2019
Nick's Book is Done and he's actually holding it during this episode. This calls for a celebration!
But the celebration quickly moves into what is next for the book and where all of this can go in 2019 and beyond.
Kent is still worried that Able Cells isn't a business and wants $50,000 or so to make it one.
We set some basic 2019 goals and decide to take Christmas off... but you knew that :)
1 hr 52 min - 43: A new app idea, and practical tips for finding your dream job
In this episode Kent talks about how LinkedIn is really good if you are looking for a job. Kent talks about being open to a bunch of different opportunities and an exercise for finding the right job for you. Meanwhile, Nick has a great idea for an app, and is suffering from imposter syndrome again when it comes to be being an authority in educational gaming for kids.
1 hr 26 min - Kent's new career, imposter syndrome v3, dating vs. marrying companies, wolves vs. dogs, building your public persona
In this episode Kent and Nick talk about Kent's career change, building your public persona as a resume or a portfolio, marrying companies vs. dating them, the difference between being a wolf and a dog and so much more.
58 min - Episode 41: Essays, SEO, Project Updates, The New Rap, The Coddling Of The American Mind and more
Nick and Kent talk about the new rap these days, The Coddling Of The American Mind and how we might be messing up a generation of kids, Nick talks about essays and how his book is nearly done. Kent talks Able Cells and SEO.
1 hr 7 min - Episode 40: Screen time, Project Update, and Ramblings of a Dystopian Future
As part of a long overdue project update, we talk about: Screen time in our household, procrastination, and holding too much inventory.
1 hr 24 min
About Pencil Problems
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Kent Fenwick (@kentf) and Nick Shim (@nim342) talk about their side projects, their day jobs, technology, the future, philosophy, 90s action movies, and much much more.