My first podcast from Europe! Met up in the Netherlands to see Natahn in person for the first time and check in our each other. 

00:01:20 Nathan's love life
00:14:40 Thoughtso n Amsterdam
00:20:40 Nathan's Spiraling Up Thoughts
00:28:04 Therapy podcast
00:36:24 AudioFlex
00:40:32 Music Corner
00:47:34 Nathan Life Update
00:51:02 AudioFlex Pilot w/ Nathan
01:36:32 Music and Podcast

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A rare Valerie and Garrett sighting! Random that I got to record with both of them. Garrett originally appeared as a guest on the Aftershock 2023 episode, and Valerie was one of my first episodes. 

Garrett's YouTube Recs:
I tried turning games into text
How to eat a human being
I don't know James Rolfe

00:00:20 Japan
00:11:40 Third spaces
00:26:10 Vending machines
00:36:00 Snack Box
00:42:42 Etsy secrets
00:43:28 Performative Garrett
00:48:20 Content discovery
00:57:08 Podcasting vs. Youtube

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Ugur is my old boss at Collective and was a big reason I joined that company. He is super thoughtful and lives avery interesting life. Have been wanting to ahve a conversation with him for a while, so am really proud to be releasing this episode. 

00:00:20 I am who I am not
00:12:44 Our friendship
00:19:14 Integrating our parts
00:34:34 Drug journey
00:45:16 Ugur's new company
01:01:40 Pideaky

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Life update from London! 

00:00:20 London
00:07:18 I now get colonization
00:13:20 Political thoughts

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This is part 2 of my Oregon trip with J.Ryan and Kyle. In this episode, J.Ryan and Kyle and I all did acid, Kyle and J.Ryan for the first time, and we luckily got a lot of the day documented. 

00:00:20 Let's take acid!
00:05:50 Mushroom therapy
00:13:40 Self-Selling
00:19:00 Team building
00:30:10 The Dirt List
00:35:44 Helicopter Kyle
00:48:48 Weird flex
00:54:02 2nd Tab
01:00:50 Temperture is a construct
01:05:42 Kyle & RYan acid debrief
01:28:10 My tattoo
01:35:50 Closing feelings

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Kyle and J.Ryan are 2 of my oldest friends from the tech world. At the time we met, J.Ryan and I were working at AdRoll, and Kyle was running Sales Operations at Gigya. From there, we all went off to start our own companies, and have passively watched each other's journey through life. I love my conversations with Kyle and J.Ryan, and am so glad we finally recorded one to share with the world.

00:00:40 Kyle's war stories
00:13:30 Rules of engagement
00:20:48 Afghanistan
00:27:16 Hazing
00:39:54 Transitioning out
00:49:40 What can I see?
00:53:38 Polyamory w/ Valerie
01:05:14 Let's take drugs
01:20:50 Sponsor: Holy Goat
01:21:46 Bufo
01:26:22 Religion and drugs
01:33:34 Default yes
01:51:44 Set & setting
02:01:20 Nathan's Comments

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Greg's New Music - June '24

In Amsterdam right now, love this place so much. Have been looking forward to this Europe trip for a while so it's great to finally be here and be back in the city I love. 

00:00:20 Amsterdam
00:06:32 Ice breaker questions
00:16:32 Hanging w/ Jackie
00:24:08 Greg's New Music
00:30:34 Spotlight: Terence McKenna

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This is the second part of my time with Rene. This was recorded in Mexico City earlier this year. If you haven't already heard part 1, you should lsiten to that first. 

00:00:40 Rene's story
00:07:48 Podcasting
00:16:06 Embracing failure
00:24:24 Belonging to something
00:32:56 500 Startups low point
00:39:58 500 moving forward

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Rene is a partner at 500 LATAM, one of the biggest tech accelerators in Latin America. We have been friends for a few years now. This episode is me as a guest on Rene's podcast, and next week's episode will be Rene as a guest on Spiraling Up.

00:00:20 Intro
00:03:00 Who is Greg?
00:09:04 Fired from McDonald's
00:12:52 Blind life
00:16:36 Why I invest
00:35:32 Assessing founders
00:41:24 Investing in LATAM today
00:52:08 Closing thoughts

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Quick life update before leaving for Europe, also a new segment! Enjoy the Podcast Spotlight. 

00:00:20 Living Update
00:03:20 Future of VC
00:07:04 Kratom update
00:15:12 Upcoming life
00:16:04 Podcast Spotlight: Tim Dillon - Cracker Barrel

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