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Erik is joined on this episode by Mike Maples (@m2jr) of Floodgate. They Discuss:

- Have all of the low hanging fruit of startup ideas been picked
- How do the best founders approach entrepreneurship
- Mike’s thoughts on the various conventional wisdoms of building startups
- The power of “change events” for startup creation
- How important is market timing
- How important is it for your idea to be non-consensus
- What makes a great founding team
- Can you predict product market fit
- Why do co-founder breakups happen and how do you prevent them
- How do you know when you have an insight that’s worth pursuing
- Thoughts on the Operator Angel movement
- What does VC look like a decade from now
- The relationship between VCs and their LPs
- Investing in non-tech businesses
- Can crypto disrupt the VC model
- Mental models for what makes a successful investor


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Kevin Kelly interviews Marc Andreessen at our most recent innovation Summit; they discuss the evolution of technology, key trends, and why they're the most optimistic people in the room.

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• A 5 oz. glass of red wine contains ~1.8 milligrams of resveratrol
  • Therapeutic doses typically range from 100 milligrams to 1 gram
• Resveratrol exists in two molecular arrangements: trans- and cis-
  • Trans-resveratrol is the predominant form found in most supplements, and also the more stable (but if exposed to light, it can convert to the less-active cis-resveratrol)
  • Trans-resveratrol is more bioavailable if taken both in the morning and with food
• More data is needed to determine resveratrol’s effect on exercise
• Resveratrol activates a variety of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant response pathways
• Resveratrol is a calorie-restriction mimetic

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In this episode, Rhonda gives a summary of the science of resveratrol including its effects in animals and humans, mechanisms, and the bottom line on resveratrol supplementation and safety.

Learn more about resveratrol at our comprehensive overview

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• 00:03:39 - Clinical effects of resveratrol in humans
• 00:04:10 - Effects on cardiovascular health biomarkers in humans
• 00:06:54 - Reduction of inflammatory biomarkers in humans
• 00:08:11 - Improved cognition and memory in clinical studies
• 00:11:23 - Healthspan improvements in animals
• 00:12:28 - Induction of longevity genes via xenohormesis
• 00:16:19 - Contradictory effects on exercise-associated benefits
• 00:20:34 - Various factors that affect resveratrol bioavailability
• 00:23:09 - Unintentional effects on drug metabolism

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This is the second time I've had Kunal on the show. He gives a great description of what the study of philosophy does to our desires as well as the way he found his way out of some problems that the study of philosophy presents.

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• In 2018, 17% of Americans said they had listened to a podcast in the last month
  • In 2019, this number jumped to 26%
• Over $500 million was spent on podcast advertising in 2018
• Tips for creating a successful podcast:
  • Be an expert in your space
  • Invest in sound quality
  • Be authentic and vulnerable
  • Be consistent with your release schedule
  • Cultivate a community around your audience

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1197: Four Steps to Creating a Successful Podcast

• The explosion and growth of podcasting! (2:00)
• How streaming is KING and cable/radio are dying. (5:23)
• The unlimited bandwidth of technology and low barrier to entry. (6:53)
• The HIGH conversion rate of podcasts and creating targeted markets. (8:00)
• Finding advertisers that match your audience. (11:48)
• Audio is the future. (15:13)
• Sound bite conversations vs long-form conversations. (16:00)
• Four Steps to Creating a Successful Podcast.
• • #1 – Be an EXPERT and provide VALUE. (22:21)
  • • Invest in quality sound. (28:08)
  • #2 – Be authentic and vulnerable. (31:54)
  • #3 – Be consistent. (38:08)
  • • How your title matters! (42:38)
    • Practice, practice, practice. (44:43)
  • #4 - Encourage community. (48:30)
  • • The lifetime value of a customer. (51:55)

People Mentioned

• Joe Rogan (@joerogan)  Instagram
• Bryan Callen (@bryancallen)  Instagram
• Brendan Schaub (@brendanschaub)  Instagram
• Jordan Harbinger (@jordanharbinger)  Instagram
• Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly)  Twitter

 

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• The Fighter and the Kid
• 1,000 True Fans
• Mind Pump Free Resources

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Start and end your days with 30-minutes dedicated to self-improvement or inner work
• Every morning, take time to answer the question: “Who do I want to be today?”
  • As of late, Kamal has been trying to “be a man who lives gratitude”
• Throughout your day, pause and take ten deep breaths
  • On the in-breath, focus on feeling whatever it is you want to feel: Gratitude, happiness, love, empathy, joy… you name it
• When you transform your inner game, the outer game takes care of itself
• “If it scares me, there’s magic on the other side” – Kamal Ravikant
  • “Most fear is a signal of where to go, but we actually look at it as a signal of where not to go”
• Advice that will never steer you wrong: Leap, and the net will appear
• “With whatever you’re doing in life… if you know it’s true, if you know it’s real, you have to do it… That’s where the magic is.” – Kamal Ravikant
• When faced with a decision, ask yourself: “If I loved myself truly and deeply, what would I do?”

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Kamal Ravikant has trekked to one of the highest base camps in the Himalayas, meditated with Tibetan monks in the Dalai Lama's monastery, earned his US Army Infantry patch, worked with some of the best people in tech startups and Silicon Valley and become a best selling author. These experiences combined with almost dying a couple months ago have shaped his mind into who he is today. His new book Love Yourself like Your Life Depends on It is a collection of thoughts on what he’s learned, what worked, what didn't. Where he succeed and importantly, where he fails daily.. This conversation dives into entrepreneurship, health and fitness, mindset and so much more!

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We talk all things culture and how culture spreads from place to place. We talk about how burning man culture is changing the culture of Singapore. We also talk about the differences and similarities between the culture of Silicon Valley (where I grew up) and Singapore. There are also some tidbits in here for anyone who wants to thrive in the stressful era we might be entering. 

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• “With Chinese medicine, ultimately, if you follow the protocols, they’re the most effective protocols out there. Today’s Western medicine is based on less than 200 years of research. Ancient Chinese medicine is 4,000-years-old and based off of millions of individual case studies.” – Dr. Josh Axe
• If you have a cold, consume chicken broth and ginger herbal tea
• Foods that look like a specific organ support that organ
• Adaptogens boost the body’s internal battery and calm unnecessary energy
• Without bone broth or a collagen supplement, you’re probably not hitting your body’s essential amino acid needs

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Dr. Axe is a doctor of natural medicine, clinical nutritionist, and a doctor of chiropractic who founded DrAxe.com, one of the top natural health websites in the world today.

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• A little about Lambda School:
  • It’s essentially a trade school for coding
  • 85% of students who start, graduate
  • Unlike other schools, Lambda School has an incentive to help students succeed – they only get paid once students get a job
• Quotes to ponder:
  • “Human capital is the most unoptimized asset class we’ve ever had” – Austen Allred
  • “Starting a company is by definition saying, ‘I think what I can do is worth more than what other people will pay me for.'” – Austen Allred
  • “The highest leverage activity any human can have is inspiring other humans to do what they’re capable of” – Austen Allred

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Austen Allred is the CEO and cofounder of Lambda School.

Lambda School provides a CS education that's free until you get a job. They were in the Summer 2017 batch of YC.

You can learn more about Lambda School at lambdaschool.com.

Austen is on Twitter at @austen.

The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.

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Topics

00:00 - Intro

1:01 - Encouraging people to do something that they're scared to do

5:16 - Where did the insight for Lambda School come from?

6:26 - College vs developer schools

10:26 - Building a network

12:16 - Does Austen see value in a traditional liberal arts education?

14:56 - Steven Klaiber-Noble asks - As competitors begin to copy your model what front do you believe you'll be competing on?

17:56 - Why did Austen choose to raise money?

20:06 - Fundraising falling through on Austen's first startup

21:36 - Moving back to Utah and writing a book about growth

23:26 - Why Austen wrote a book

26:26 - "Starting a company is by definition saying, I think what I can do is worth more than what other people will pay me for."

27:26 - Mispriced human capital

30:21 - Other opportunities for Lambda School

32:46 - Modeling risk

35:36 - David Kofoed Wind asks - When Lambda School is incentivized to take in people that will land high paying jobs, how do you think about the diversity of candidates? One would imagine that it quickly becomes a game of pattern matching the stereotypical SV people.

37:51 - Will Lambda School ever not be remote?

41:16 - Dave Dawson asks - You appear to be on the successful path now, was there a point early in Lambda School when you wanted to stop?

43:46 - Helping everyone become an autodidact

46:46 - Rethinking where to start on an online course

48:11 - Dave Dawson asks - What keeps you up at night at this point?

49:46 - Dayo Koleowo asks - “I have made remarks I do not agree with” - from Austen's Twitter bio. What is that one remark you wish you didn’t have to disagree with?

53:26 - Choosing remote work as a core problem to solve in your company

55:56 - Analysts aren't good at measuring product quality

57:36 - Teaching taste