In this episode, Rahim Nathwani shares the systems and habits that helped his son get years ahead in math — and love learning.

Rahim is a tech executive and startup founder whose journey through London, Beijing, and San Francisco gives him a uniquely global perspective on education and preparing a child for the future.

We dive into gifted education, school choice, study skills, math acceleration, and the role of technology in modern learning, and much more.

Key Takeaways

• Ability grouping and the right school environment can accelerate learning.

• Technology has transformed how children learn.

• Math is foundational for understanding complex ideas.

• Giftedness should be supported and challenged.

Resources Mentioned

Math & STEM

• Teach Your Baby Math — Glenn Doman

• Math Link Cubes, Cuisenaire Rods, Base Ten Blocks

• Beast Academy Books

• Singapore Math

• MathAcademy

• Fluency.Amplify.com

• Khan Academy Kids

Reading & Languages

• Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons — Siegfried Engelmann

• Skritter, Anki, Wukong Shuzi, Sage Books 500 (Chinese)

• Duolingo (Spanish)

Skills & Habits

• TypingClub → Keybr.com → NitroType

• Zaner-Bloser Handwriting

• Streaks (habit tracking)

Coding & Creativity

• Human Resource Machine, 7 Billion Humans

• Osmo Coding → OctoStudio → Scratch

Educational Videos

• BrainPOP & BrainPOP Jr.

Summary

Felipe and Rahim explore how early experiences, school environments, and parental decisions shape a child’s academic future. Rahim reflects on attending schools in London, studying at Oxford, living in Beijing, and later working in tech roles at Amazon and Google — and how those experiences shaped how he now teaches his son.

They discuss ability grouping, foundational study skills, math resources, daily habits, reading development, and the importance of introducing challenges gradually. Rahim also shares the specific apps, books, and tools he used from the time his son was two.

They explore the limits of traditional schooling and how personalized learning can help children unlock their full potential.

Keywords

education, parenting, math education, gifted education, early learning, study skills, EdTech, school choice, child development

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

01:44 Educational Journey and Experiences

05:55 Transition to a New School Environment

06:51 Early Interests and Hobbies

11:12 The Impact of Technology on Learning

12:48 Parenting and Educational Values for Rami

13:34 Study Skills and Academic Challenges

18:50 Flattening the Learning Curve for Rami

24:28 Choosing the Right School for Rami

29:07 Navigating the School Application Process

33:04 Finding the Right Fit for Gifted Education

37:32 The Importance of Academics

42:54 Understanding Giftedness

48:39 Resources for Supporting Learning

57:54 Encouraging a Love for Reading

59:30 Exploring Math Academy: A Learning Tool

01:01:05 Daily Learning Habits and Incentives

01:05:00 Reimagining Education: The Ideal Learning Environment

01:07:03 The Future of EdTech and AI in Education

01:07:57 Fostering Agency and Proactivity in Learning

01:08:26 The Role of Projects and Curiosity in Education

01:10:14 Games as Learning Tools: Potential and Challenges

01:16:39 Final Thoughts on Educational Resources and a Contrarian View

After Hermès heir Nicolas Puech announced his $15 billion fortune was missing, accusations started flying. Who had taken the money? Was it his handyman? His financial advisor? Puech himself? In this second episode, WSJ’s Nick Kostov reveals the answer in what could be the fraud of the century. Jessica Mendoza hosts.

Further Listening:

The Case of the Missing $15 Billion Fortune: Part 1

The World's Richest Person Is Planning for Succession

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Hermès is one of Europe’s most storied luxury brands, known for its Birkin bags and expensive silk scarves. One of the company’s biggest shareholders had been fifth-generation Hermès heir Nicolas Puech. But a few years ago, Puech made a shocking admission: he was out of money. And Puech’s Hermès shares, worth some $15 billion, were missing. In this first episode, WSJ’s Nick Kostov digs into one of the most baffling and epic financial sagas of this century. Jessica Mendoza hosts.

Further Listening:

The World's Richest Person Is Planning for Succession

Are Diamonds Even a Luxury Anymore?

How a Miami Couple Used Empty Mansions to Pocket Millions

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Episode 769: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Sheel Mohnot ( https://x.com/pitdesi ) about $10M business ideas you could be early on. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(3:42) 50-year mortgage

(11:22) #1 - AI Yard Vision

(15:02) #2 - AI Pool Vision

(24:05) #4 - Peptides

(35:43) #5 - eHarmony for Surrogacy

(44:13) #6 - EMS - not the one you're thinking

(55:53) #7 - Prediction Marketplaces

(56:30) Books are a waste of time

(58:13) Message the owner

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Coca-Cola is… sugar water. And somehow it’s also America, Christmas, summertime, friendship and happiness. Today we tell the story of how The Coca-Cola Company amazingly transmogrified a beverage into emotion in all of our collective psyches, and ALSO built one of the most incredible scale economy businesses of all-time. And oh yeah, there’s also cocaine, WW2, Mad Men, Warren Buffett, James Dean, Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson, Michael Ovitz, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, McDonald’s and Monsanto. So cozy up to the fire with your favorite images of Santa Claus and Polar Bears and enjoy an ice-cold episode of Acquired — always delicious, always refreshing.

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My guest today is Ari Emanuel. Ari runs one of the most influential portfolios in global sports, entertainment, and media. He oversees TKO, which includes the UFC and WWE, serves as the Executive Chairman of WME Group, and recently founded MARI, a new company focused on global events and live experiences.

At the center of this conversation is Ari's anti-AI bet: as AI makes digital content cheaper and everyday work more automated, he believes the value will increasingly concentrate in live and physical experiences. He explains how he’s building his portfolio around that belief, what defines a great live experience, and how he thinks about AI’s impact on content and IP.

Ari is best known as a dealmaker, and he shares the principles behind his success – relentless follow-up, over-communication, velocity, and an obsession with making things happen – and how those things become the operating system he uses today.

If you’re listening to this, I recommend watching the video of this interview. Ari’s energy is constant and visceral, and gives a different dimension to this episode.

Please enjoy my conversation with Ari Emanuel. 

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Show Notes:

(00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like the Best

(00:04:20) Meet Ari Emanuel

(00:05:32) The UFC Story

(00:10:03) Mindset, Relentlessness, and Emotional Endurance

(00:13:52) AI’s Impact on Content and Distribution

(00:18:44) Value, Taste, and the Future of Content

(00:19:43) The Anti-AI Bet: Live Events and Experiences

(00:22:39) Monetization, User Experience, and the Premium Economy

(00:26:21) Building and Scaling Live Event Businesses

(00:27:16) Boxing and the Business of Live Entertainment

(00:28:45) Lessons from Dana White and Dealing with Dyslexia

(00:31:32) Getting a Job at CAA and How to Be a Successful Agent

(00:35:50) Ari’s Operating System

(00:38:04) Lessons from Egon Durban

(00:39:36) Betting on Himself and Elon

(00:43:16) Who Wants to be Normal?!

(00:44:23) The Art of Dealmaking

(00:48:58) Money, Family, and Learning from Mistakes

(00:52:45) The Future of Tech, Media and Content

(00:57:32) Concerns and Excitement about the Future

(01:00:16) Art

(01:01:01) The Kindest Thing

This time around, we have a bit of a different format, featuring the book that started it all for me, The 4-Hour Workweek. Readers and listeners often ask me what I would change or update, but an equally interesting question is: what wouldn’t I change? What stands the test of time and hasn’t lost any potency? This episode features three of the most important chapters from the audiobook of The 4-Hour Workweek. The audiobook, produced and copyrighted by Blackstone Publishing, is available wherever audiobooks are sold. You can find it on Audible, Apple, Google, Spotify, Downpour.com, or wherever you get your favorite audiobooks.

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TIMESTAMPS

• [00:00:00] Start.
• [00:02:31] Mini-retirements: embracing the mobile lifestyle.
• [00:09:22] The birth of mini-retirements and the death of vacations.
• [00:11:03] The alternative to binge traveling.
• [00:16:14] Purging the demons: emotional freedom.
• [00:18:43] The financial realities: it just gets better.
• [00:24:24] Fear factors: overcoming excuses not to travel.
• [00:30:08] When more is less: cutting the clutter.
• [00:39:29] The Bora-Bora dealmaker.
• [00:43:11] Questions and actions.
• [00:44:22] Take an asset and cash-flow snapshot.
• [00:45:02] Fear-set a one-year mini-retirement in a dream location in Europe.
• [00:48:38] Prepare for your trip.
• [00:59:42] Adding life after subtracting work.
• [01:01:51] Depression and boredom: it's normal.
• [01:05:31] Frustrations and doubts: you're not alone.
• [01:12:01] The point of it all.
• [01:13:37] Learning unlimited: sharpening the saw.
• [01:17:24] Service for the right reasons.
• [01:20:05] Questions and actions.
• [01:22:46] Make an anonymous donation to the service organization of your choice.
• [01:24:05] Take a learning mini-retirement in combination with local volunteering.
• [01:28:42] The top 13 new rich mistakes.

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Kevin Bartchlett built a $9M compost toilet company from the ground up – and walked away with nothing. No contract, no payout, just a handshake. That blind faith turned into a hard lesson in trust that cost him everything – and now, the reason he’s rebuilding on his own terms.

Here’s what we talk about:

• Building a $9M business from scratch – with zero equity in writing
• The moment he realized his million-dollar payday was gone
• How a $9M sale turned into $0 overnight
• What “sweat equity” really means when it’s only a handshake
• How trusting the wrong partner cost him ownership and peace of mind
• Why he still refuses to be angry about it
• What he’s building next (yep, it involves flying cars)
• The lesson behind it all: if you’re going to bet on yourself, go all in

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• (1:58) Building a Compostable Toilet Empire – The Dream of a Big Exit
• (3:22) When Expectations & Reality Collide
• (4:24) Picking Up the Pieces: What Happens After the Deal
• (6:01) The True Cost of Not Getting It in Writing
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• (11:21) Meeting His Future Partner & Early Roles
• (14:56) Overinvested, Under-Rewarded: The Ownership Dilemma
• (20:28) Chasing Success, Counting the Cost
• (22:28) The Road to Resignation
• (24:49) Finding Empathy for His Partner
• (27:02) New Ventures: Flying Cars
• (29:12) Reflections – Betting on Yourself

This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.

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Why did Elizabeth I’s brother, Henry VIII’s heir, Edward VI, choose his cousin Jane Grey to succeed him, rather than either of his wily Tudor sisters? Later, how did Elizabeth survive the reign of her once dear Catholic sister, “Bloody Mary”, given Mary’s growing resentment? And, while imprisoned in the Tower of London, how did Elizabeth avoid the same bloody fate as her beheaded mother, Anne Boleyn…?

Join Tom and Dominic as they recount the course of Elizabeth I’s dangerous early life, as she outfaced her rivals following Edward VI’s death, witnessed the execution of the young Jane Grey, and survived the reign of her sister and rival, Mary Tudor…

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