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Dr. Adam Gazzaley, UCSF — Brain Optimization and The Future of Psychedelic Medicine | Brought to you by Wealthfront automated investing, ExpressVPN virtual private network service, and Allform premium, modular furniture.

Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD (@adamgazz), is the David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology, and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and the founder and executive director of Neuroscape, a translational neuroscience center engaged in technology development and scientific research of novel brain assessments and optimization tools. Adam is co-founder and chief science advisor of Akili Interactive, Sensync, and JAZZ Venture Partners. He has been a scientific adviser for more than a dozen technology companies, including Apple, GE, Nielsen, and Deloitte.

Adam has filed multiple patents — notably his invention of the first video game cleared by the FDA — authored more than 150 scientific articles, and delivered over 675 invited presentations around the world. He wrote and hosted the nationally televised PBS special The Distracted Mind with Dr. Adam Gazzaley and co-authored The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World, winner of the 2017 PROSE Award. Adam has received many awards and honors, including the 2015 Science Educator Award and the 2020 Global Gaming Citizen Honor.

Visit this page to learn more about the Neuroscape Psychedelic Division, which is dedicated to advancing the field of psychedelic science and medicine through multi-level research covering basic to translational to clinical science.

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This episode is also brought to you by Allform! If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about Helix Sleep mattresses, which I’ve been using since 2017. They just launched a new company called Allform, and they’re making premium, customizable sofas and chairs shipped right to your door—at a fraction of the cost of traditional stores. You can pick your fabric (and they’re all spill, stain, and scratch resistant), the sofa color, the color of the legs, and the sofa size and shape to make sure it’s perfect for you and your home.

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Will Clemente is a Finance Major at East Carolina University. He has quickly become one of my favorite writers on all things bitcoin, including deep dives on various onchain analytics.

In this conversation, we discuss macroeconomics, quantitative easing, interest rates, universal basic income, bitcoin analytics, miner accumulation, and why sound money is inevitable. 

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Business Lunch with Roland Frasier

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• When evaluating a business, Marcus Lemonis examines the 3 P’s (people, product, and process)
  • Product: You want a relevant product that customers need today and is high in demand by the market  
  • Process: Your process is how you develop the idea, test it, roll it out to customers, and continue to improve your ideas 
  • People: It’s important to remember that people work with you, not for you. You want to be collaborative and thoughtful as a leader.
• Never do a deal that’s 50-50. Either be a majority or minority holder in the business.
  • Either be the minority holder because you trust the other person to take the lead and believe in them, or be the majority holder who drives the business 
• To be a better leader, take care of yourself
  • In order to be a better leader and make better decisions, Marcus had to find balance within himself through getting more sleep and eating healthier
• Follow through on your word
  • The fastest way to lose a client or potential acquirer of your business is to not do what you said you were going to do
• Marcus might run for some form of office in Florida later in life, but for now, he believes he can have more of a positive impact as a business leader than a politician
  • “You can change the world more as a business leader than you can as a politician” – Marcus Lemonis

Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org

This is your seat at the table, with. Marcus Lemonis. A Lebanese-born American businessman, television personality, philanthropist, and also a politician! You’ve probably seen him on the hit TV series, ‘The Profit’. So, if you're looking for insight and encouragement on your entrepreneurial journey, you've come to the right place. This episode with Roland Frasier will deliver just that.

Lemonis shares his thoughts on post-2020 business, partnerships, working with investors, and more.

“If you’re not capable of thinking differently about people, you probably shouldn’t be a business leader” – Marcus Lemonis.

Did You Know

March is a 'Power month' for Business Lunch With Roland Frasier. Why? Because we're celebrating 250 episodes and a whole ton of downloads! So, make sure you go back and listen to our  'power episodes' with business Titans Sir Richard Branson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sara Blakely.

“Don’t try to tell a fictional story about yourself to other people. Instead, be your true self, and convey that to others”. Lemonis.

Marcus Lemonis's Advice For Working With Investors And Partners

• If you’re going to partner with someone, make sure they bring capital, expertise, or contacts. Lemonis considers money to be the least important.
• Never do a 50/50 Deal.

“Either be the minority holder because you trust the other person to take the lead and believe in them, or be the majority holder who drives the business.” Lemonis 

The Three P’s To Evaluate In A Business

(And why this universal framework helps Entrepreneurs)

1. Product: You want a real-time, relevant product that adapts and changes. It needs to be driven by the market and not your emotion.
2. Process (How you develop the idea, test it, deliver it to customers, and continue to improve on it).
3. People: It’s important to remember that people work with you, not for you. Collaborative and thoughtful as a leader.

Plus, Listen For

• Why he is attracted to ‘Turnarounds’ and businesses that are ‘broken’.
• When to walk away and cut your losses (and why he sticks with people longer).
• Why he’s sometimes nicknamed ‘the Mayor’

“You can change the world more as a business leader than you can as a politician” – Marcus Lemonis.

• The fastest way to lose a client or potential acquirer of your business.
• What to expect (and accept) if you choose to work with family and friends.
• Why you must have gender and racial diversity in your business (and it’s not just to be politely correct).

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Who Is Roland Frasier

As the Co-founder or principal of 5 different Inc, Magazine’s fastest-growing companies (e-commerce, e-learning, SaaS + real estate), Roland is a serial entrepreneur who has built or sold over 30 businesses with adjusted sales ranging from $3 million to just under $4 billion. He’s a mentor and investor and an excellent podcaster too! Read more about Roland here. 

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Waking Up with Sam Harris

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• The question of who should take psychedelics can only be answered by the individual
  • If you feel there’s a reason you shouldn’t take a psychedelic, listen to that
• Psychedelics are immensely sensitive to 
  • Set: Your mental attitude
  • Setting: Your physical environment and the people around you
    • If you have therapeutic intentions, an indoor setting would be better
  • Life Situation
• Taking psychedelics recreationally is more dangerous than most people think
• If you want to have a safe high-dose experience take value from it, it is essential to have a guide, or at least a companion or a designated driver
  • A guide makes it much easier to get out of negative experiences
• “If you get the message, hang up the phone. For psychedelic drugs are simply instruments, like microscopes, telescopes, and telephones” Alan Watts
• Reported benefits with micro-dosing
  • More effective at work and in the gym
  • More creative
  • Enjoyed time with family more than usual
  • Increase arousal
    • Not indicated for people suffering anxiety

Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with James Fadiman about the psychedelic experience. They discuss who should and shouldn’t take psychedelics, set and setting, the role of a guide, the effects of microdosing, the difference between MDMA and true psychedelics, “good” and “bad” trips, the power of thought, the fiction of a unified self, changing states of self, compassion, and other topics.

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Business Lunch with Roland Frasier

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Every week at dinner, Sara Blakely’s father would ask her to share one thing she failed at that week. Her father wanted her to know failure was okay and that when you take risks, you’re going to come across failure.
  • “What he was doing was just reframing our definition of failure…The only failure for me is not trying” – Sara Blakely
• As a salesperson, Sara listened to several motivational speakers including Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, Tony Robbins, and many more
  • From listening to all these speakers, Sara learned about the value of visualizing your success and the power of positive thinking
• What you don’t know can be your biggest asset in business
  • Sara didn’t get Spanx into Neiman Marcus by doing trade shows, she simply called them and asked if she could get 10 minutes to present her product to them   
• How does Spanx decide what products to work on?
  • “It’s really just based on need and listening to people and hearing where I see opportunities to make something better” – Sara Blakely
• How does Sara define success?
  • For Sara, it’s following your passion, doing something that makes you feel alive, and helping other people along the way

Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org

Sara Blakely took on a declining industry and ended up changing the way women dress. She is the Billionaire Founder of SPANX and was named by Time magazine on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2012).

Two years ago, we aired part of Roland Frasier's conversation with Sara Blakely. You can hear that here. Today, we're sharing some of the conversation that we held back: More questions that we think Entrepreneurs (and our business-minded listeners) will want to hear. Whether you're growing a successful business, dreaming up ideas, or struggling to navigate challenging times, this episode will encourage you on your Entrepreneurial journey. 

 "What he was doing was just reframing our definition of failure...The only failure for me is not trying" – Sara Blakely.

Listen For How Sara Blakely -

• Stays Motivated (and who inspired her to break through the ceiling)?

• Wrote a profound (and very specific) goal in her journal two years before she had her billion-dollar idea.

• Continues to get great ideas (by making her 5-minute commute last an hour).

"I think a lot of my next inventions and ideas in the car" – Sara Blakely.

Plus, Sara Answers...

1. How Spanx's customer acquisition channel has changed over the years.

2. Her strategy for maximizing customer lifetime value.

3. How she expanded Internationally.

4. Which Book has she gifted the most.

5. Does she ever take time off and recharge?

Today's Top Takeaway

What you don't know (in business) can turn out to be your biggest asset.

Did You Know?  

March is an extra special month for the podcast. We've also lined up the release of Roland's interviews with Sir Richard Branson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marcus Lemonis, and a special International Women's Day episode too.

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David Spergel is one of today's most respected and accomplished astrophysicists. He has made foundational contributions to our understanding of the origin and evolution of the universe via the Cosmic Microwave Background and observations of distant compact objects. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, recipient of the Breakthrough Prize, and is the incoming President of the Simons Foundation whose mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences.

In this bucket-list interview, conducted just before his 60th birthday, David reveals his scientific mindset, his top habits for physical, mental, and creative health, his pedagogical philosophy, and gives his take on the role of controversies in cosmology and beyond.

David played a huge role in my book, Losing the Nobel Prize, which he also graciously blurbed :-)

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Balaji Srinivasan on The Future of Bitcoin and Ethereum, How to Become Noncancelable, the Path to Personal Freedom and Wealth in a New World, the Changing Landscape of Warfare, and More | Brought to you by Wealthfront automated investing, Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, and Helix Sleep premium mattresses. More on all three below.

“If code scripts machines, media scripts human beings.” — Balaji Srinivasan

Balaji S. Srinivasan (@balajis) is an angel investor and entrepreneur. Formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he was also the co-founder of Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase), Counsyl (acquired by Myriad), Teleport (acquired by Topia), and Coin Center.

He was named to the MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35”, won a Wall Street Journal Innovation Award, and holds a BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Chemical Engineering, all from Stanford University. Balaji also teaches the occasional class at Stanford, including an online MOOC in 2013, which reached 250,000+ students worldwide.

To learn more about Balaji’s most recent project, visit 1729.com, a newsletter that pays you. They’re giving out $1,000 in BTC each day for completing tasks and tutorials. Subscribers also receive chapters from Balaji’s new (free) book, The Network State.

This episode is brought to you by Wealthfront! Wealthfront pioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront will build you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetite and manage it for you at an incredibly low cost. 

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DISCLAIMER FROM TIM FERRISS: I am not an investment adviser. There are risks involved in placing any investment in securities or in Bitcoin or in cryptocurrencies or in anything. None of the information presented herein is intended to form the basis of any offer or recommendation or have any regard to the investment objectives, financial situation, or needs of any specific person, and that includes you, my dear listener or reader. Everything in this episode is for informational entertainment purposes only.