These are difficult and challenging times to say the least. This episode is created around the topic of mental health. Peyman Rajabpour is here to help me cover some very important and sensitive topics. The purpose of this episode is to use personal reflection and struggles to give you a sense of hope and strength to face the challenges created by COVID-19. 

WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS!

In this episode, we continue augmented reality discussions with Neil Mathew, CEO of Placenote. He narrows down on how Placenote strives to make life easier for others. We discuss how difficult it is for companies to restructure operations and work from home. Neil provides some insight and tips on keeping productivity high and motivating employees. We talk about the real estate market and the solutions Neil and his team have to making life easier for those selling, brokering, and buying real estate during this pandemic and in a post COVID-19 world. The world will never be the same and augmented reality has a massive role in helping humanity adapt. 

It is completely normal to end up in a rut. The journey involves many pivots and some times dead ends which require starting over again. I have had that experience and so has Neil Mathew: CEO of Placenote, an augmented reality startup. Join us as Neil shares his story, struggles, and vision for the world. There is nothing wrong with starting over and revisiting the drawing board. Sometimes, it is crucial. This will inspire you!


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In this episode, we pick up where we left off with Jay Mahoney: Founder of Tugolo. We talk about the challenges entrepreneurs face in the beginning and throughout their journey. Discussing the importance of being honest with oneself and admitting to shortcomings to learn and grow exponentially. Jay openly talks about some of his struggles, provides valuable advice, and pointers on how to lead your vision towards success and grow every step of the way.

Tugolo which is a travel and tourism company driven to connect people from different cultures by putting the creation and control of local tourism back where it belongs: in the hands of locals because when locals are empowered to provide authentic and cultural travel experiences, it's a highly realistic and in many ways a fuller experience for travelers.

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Travel and tourism is one of the hardest hit areas of our global economy due to Covid-19. It is important to appreciate the hard working people that have dedicated their passion and time to this industry. This episode is dedicated to keeping you motivated, determined, and to provide you with suggestions on making the most of these uncertain times.

Our guest on this episode is Jay Mahoney: Founder of Tugolo which is a travel and tourism company driven to connect people from different cultures by putting the creation and control of local tourism back where it belongs: in the hands of locals because when locals are empowered to provide authentic and cultural travel experiences, it's a highly realistic and in many ways a fuller experience for travelers.

Join us as we talk about some of the struggles faced by those in travel and tourism and the steps taken by Tugolo to adapt during uncertain times. It's inspiring to hear Jay voice his opinions on the current situation and how he remains calm, optimistic, and opens up to self reflection and improvement during uncertain times. We also discuss some key components to building the foundation of effective mission based startup.

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Rapshine
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This journey can be a tough one with many mental challenges and hurdles. We discuss psychological perspectives and approaches that might help you on your path towards unprecedented and exponential success. Our guest on the show talks about his journey and some of his extraordinary selfless acts. He also gives us some useful tips and sheds insight on his unique and effective approaches towards self improvement. Peyman Rajabpour, Founder of Thought Beacon: A YouTube channel dedicated to self improvement and self reflection. I look forward to following Peyman's journey and wish him the best.

This episode is not sponsored, but there are some extraordinary non-profit organizations with brave members and volunteers that deserve appreciation:


1. Bear Clan Patrol

https://bearclanpatrol.org/


2. Katimavik

https://katimavik.org/en/

Thank you for joining us.



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Running a startup can be extremely difficult. Sticking to your vision and having a definite sense of purpose throughout is crucial. In many cases, the vision associated with your startup could be a long term one and the only way to accomplish that while maintaining sanity, would be to break it down into problems and solve them one by one. Expecting that for every problem solved, more will appear. Which highlights the absolute importance of enjoying the process. Our guest on the show is a perfect example of this. Gonzalo Espinoza Graham, Co-founder of Watfly: An aerospace startup manufacturing the first VTOL Ultralight. They have a long term vision of revolutionizing aviation with flying cars. Not literally, but applying the flying car concept means to make flight affordable for the masses.

This can be done by:

• Reducing development timelines and certification costs
• Reducing complexity 
• Economies of scale 
• Operational affordability

These bullet points are quite massive problems on their own. Solving these problems would require many small problems to be solved first eventually paving the the way for Watfly to achieve affordability for the masses. Gonzalo maintains a calm and composed mind throughout. Especially when I mention controversial topics where many would let their emotions take over. I must admit that I have made that mistake many times. I have definitely learned a lot from Gonzalo, during the show he also shares his experiences working at Tesla and what he learned from interacting and working with Elon Musk. Watfly applies some Tesla strategies that have been tried and tested. I look forward to following Gonzalo's journey and wish him and his team the best. Thank you for joining us.