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This week’s episode is with Donald Rumsfeld. Donald is the former Secretary of Defense for the US and, at the tender age of 83, released an app - a solitaire game inspired by Winston Churchill. We talk about the app, lessons learned over his career, thoughts about succeeding in politics, in business, how he thinks about the future and much more. Edited by @jennaweissberman Lavish Praise to @Rumsfeldoffice Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

This week’s episode is with Donald Rumsfeld. Donald is the former Secretary of Defense for the US and, at the tender age of 83, released an app - a solitaire game inspired by Winston Churchill. We talk about the app, lessons learned over his career, thoughts about succeeding in politics, in business, how he thinks about the future and much more. Edited by @jennaweissberman Lavish Praise to @Rumsfeldoffice Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Jason Calacanis is a long time founder and investor, having invested in Uber, Thumbtack, and many more. We talk about Jason’s Launch Incubator, investment strategy, legacy, and much more. As always, Jason tells it straight and does not hold back any punches. Edited by @alexkontis Lavish Praise to @Jason Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Jason Calacanis is a long time founder and investor, having invested in Uber, Thumbtack, and many more. We talk about Jason’s Launch Incubator, investment strategy, legacy, and much more. As always, Jason tells it straight and does not hold back any punches. Edited by @alexkontis Lavish Praise to @Jason Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Arianna is founder of huffington post, board member of uber, and author of The Sleep Revolution We talk about he sleep revolution and all things sleep, such as why we glamorize burnout, what inspired her to write the book, and what she’s doing to spark a sleep revolution. we also we talk about the story behind her ing uber, her background and how she got into tech, and her long-term ambitions and thoughts on legacy.

Arianna is the founder of The Huffington Post, board member of Uber, and author of "The Sleep Revolution". Order the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011G3HC0U/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 We talk about all things sleep, (i.e why we glamorize burnout), what inspired her to write the book, and what she’s doing to spark a sleep revolution. We also we talk about the story behind her ing Uber, her background and how she got into tech, and her long-term ambitions and thoughts on legacy. Edited by @alexkontis Lavish Praise to @ariannahuff Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Josh is one of the most respected product managers in the game, having built products at Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin. Now he has made an name for himself at Greylock as a top vc We talk about his journey working at those companies, what it was like to work with some of the best founders of all time, his transition to investing, advice for people starting a company, and much more. Josh has been a friend and er and If you ever get a chance to work with Josh I highly recommend it. One of the best at what he does and he’s one of the good guys.

Josh is one of the most respected product managers in the game, having built products at Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin. Now he has made an name for himself at Greylock as a top vc We talk about his journey working at those companies, what it was like to work with some of the best founders of all time, his transition to investing, advice for people starting a company, and much more. Josh has been a friend and er and If you ever get a chance to work with Josh I highly recommend it. One of the best at what he does and he’s one of the good guys.

Tyler Willis is an angel investor and entrepreneur (former CMO of Hired). In this episode we talk about identity balancing the personal & professional self, goal setting, transparency, imposter syndrome, self-learning. the craft of angel investing, and much more. Do check out Tyler Willis' fantastic podcast about angel investing: https://soundcloud.com/angellist/episode-0-tyler-willis-intro-to-angellist-radio-s1 Edited by @alexkontis Lavish Praise to @Tylerwillis Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Tyler Willis is an angel investor and entrepreneur (former CMO of Hired). In this episode we talk about identity balancing the personal & professional self, goal setting, transparency, imposter syndrome, self-learning. the craft of angel investing, and much more. Do check out Tyler Willis' fantastic podcast about angel investing: https://soundcloud.com/angellist/episode-0-tyler-willis-intro-to-angellist-radio-s1 Edited by @alexkontis Lavish Praise to @Tylerwillis Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Bret Taylor previously built Google Maps and served as CTO of Facebook. He is now founder of Quip. In this episode we talk about what it was like working at Facebook & Google, how he’s grown as a CEO and founder of Quip and various lessons learned along the way. Edited by @alexkontis Lavish Praise to @Btaylor Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Bret Taylor previously built Google Maps and served as CTO of Facebook. He is now founder of Quip. In this episode we talk about what it was like working at Facebook & Google, how he’s grown as a CEO and founder of Quip and various lessons learned along the way. Edited by @alexkontis Lavish Praise to @Btaylor Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Brad is an incredibly successful investor, having founded the Techstars accelerator and Foundry group, and he's also also known as one of the kindest guys in the business. In this episode, we talk about how Brad rejects the term career, his principles of time management, why he doesn’t have kids, mental health and startups, romantic relationships, ego management, and much more. As one listener remarked, this episode is basically a how-to on life. Edited by @alexkontis

Working on a set of poems and so I thought I'd put it here real quick. Blunt appreciated *** I’m out to lunch with a friend and he asks me -- what are you optimizing for? I think to myself, what are you optimizing for? Success? Thinking then everything will suck less But still upset because no matter how much you will accomplish it’s never enough yet the only thing you can think about is what’s next such stress and that your ego is unchecked ? What are you optimizing for? Network? Eagerly waiting for your pants pocket to vibrate Seeking validation from total strangers prioritizing them over loved ones To what end? Mistaking communities rooted in commerce for true friends Followers + swallowers What are you optimizing for? Skills? Rescheduling spreading yourself thin It’s like, why not suck at just one thing? Jack of all trades And we don’t know jack about dick on twitter intellectually masturbating just jacking a dick I guess it ain't a coincidence that the addiction to twitter was hatched and then jacked by a Jack and a Dick* I mean all this tech is great, but sometimes I feel like the I-watch is watching me, the I touch is touching me I feel that the internet snark is making fun of me It doesn’t feel fruitful even though it makes a money tree. ironic that the loneliest people always run a company Periscope is watching me watch them watch me I have to ask who’s watching the technology So when you ask me what I‘m optimizing for I’m optimizing for the things that can’t be optimized. Like being human. can’t Google that you can’t see it with Google Maps or Google Glass or Google Earth. Every Saturday I turn my phone off I’m trying to forget the world and the universe I mean love tech. I want everyone in the world to have an iPad. I just also want us to make eye . I see two homeless people having sex in the alley, My friend points and calls it “analogue” ?I don’t wanna get lost in it, it don’t feel right I stand next to the homeless just to what reality smells like I’l bring the human back and I’ll do it in your : I’ll be the Uber for introspection Comion for the Pinterest generation I am an easier way to accept love online. I'll be forgiveness, for Millenials. No. Too much optimizing. anything worth optimizing for isn’t worth dying for So when you ask me what I’m optimizing for, I will tell you I’m optimizing for the things that can’t be optimized. real love isn’t scalable unlimited choice can be unbearable Happiness is when u love someone specific But it’s hard to love specific when everything is available Not optimal to give so much of me to one person but I DO. To try to hack a relationship is to miss the whole point of having it in the first place It’s not hackable This business of my lifestyle, it’s not venture backable The thing I’m mostly trying to grow, my gratitude, my character, my attitude, how come I don’t find that on Hacker News I’m optimizing for trees and the bees and the breeze. Money, status, can’t measure my worth My philosophy photosynthesize through plant life and thus I give back to the earth. I’m optimizing for friends. real friends You shouldn’t count your s You should count the number of weep that will weep at your funeral Some people’s funerals are networking conferences I’m trying to cut my inner circle less is more, Fuck Forbes 30 under 30 What I need fake friends for? That’s not what my value comes from I get my value in communities. And not online communities that make money in obscure ways (potentially) the communities that don’t scale Like my 3 friends that we sit and have slumber parties every 3 months to talk about our feelings I'm optimizing to become a better person learning to love the parts of myself that no one claps for The personality traits no one endorses me on Linkedin for the relationships i live for So yeah, I tell my friend, as we’re about to order food, that’s what I’m optimizing for How about you?

Brad is an incredibly successful investor, having founded the Techstars accelerator and Foundry group, and he's also also known as one of the kindest guys in the business. In this episode, we talk about how Brad rejects the term career, his principles of time management, why he doesn’t have kids, mental health and startups, romantic relationships, ego management, and much more. As one listener remarked, this episode is basically a how-to on life. Edited by @alexkontis

Esther Perel is the perhaps world’s foremost expert on relationships. In this episode we talk about why desire wanes in relationships, how she would devise her own sex-education curriculum, why a bit of jealousy is good, how couples make non-monogamy work, how childhood affects one’s relationships, and much more. Esther has just launched a course called Rekindling Desire, which gets into all this stuff and much more. http://rekindlingdesire.com/?ims=yrbbp&utm_campaign=Discovering+Desire+2016+04&utm_source=Influencer&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Product+Hunt Here are the perks: -- Grand Opening price of $297 (After the grand opening, the normal price immediately goes up to $497 - $200 value) -- Private Facebook Group Community -- Signed copy of Esther’s book Mating in Captivity -- The first 300 people to will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a private two-hour individual or couple therapy session with Esther. Edited by @alexkontis Co-host is @clairecaveny Lavish Praise to @EstherPerel Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Esther Perel is the perhaps world’s foremost expert on relationships. In this episode we talk about why desire wanes in relationships, how she would devise her own sex-education curriculum, why a bit of jealousy is good, how couples make non-monogamy work, how childhood affects one’s relationships, and much more. Esther has just launched a course called Rekindling Desire, which gets into all this stuff and much more. http://rekindlingdesire.com/?ims=yrbbp&utm_campaign=Discovering+Desire+2016+04&utm_source=Influencer&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Product+Hunt Here are the perks: -- Grand Opening price of $297 (After the grand opening, the normal price immediately goes up to $497 - $200 value) -- Private Facebook Group Community -- Signed copy of Esther’s book Mating in Captivity -- The first 300 people to will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a private two-hour individual or couple therapy session with Esther. Edited by @alexkontis Co-host is @clairecaveny Lavish Praise to @EstherPerel Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg

Episode 82: Elisa New by Product Hunt

Elisa New is a Harvard professor of poetry and founder of the non-profit, Poetry in America. Involved in the project are people like Nas, Bill Clinton, and others who want to promote a love of poetry. We talk about the role of poetry in society, the forms its taken place (academia, spoken word, hip hop), the business of poetry, and much more. For more information on Elisa's class, here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o051ZQ6OoDI And here is the link to : https://www.edx.org/course/poetry-america-modernism-harvardx-ampox-6

Adam Grant is the youngest professor ever to be tenured at wharton business school, and a best selling author of classics "Give and Take" and, most recently, "Originals" In this episode we talk about what separates Originals from their peers, what environments best nurture original thinking, how people can become more creative, why the effects of parenting are overrated, and much more. Edited by @alexkontis Lavish Praise to @adamgrant Constructive Criticism to @eriktorenberg