Podcasts by Below the Line with James Beshara
Host James Beshara is an angel investor, advisor, founder, & general startup-helper in Los Angeles, CA. He has started three companies, sold one (Tilt; acq by Airbnb), and invested in multiple billion-dollar startups in his career. Now he's talking openly and honestly with others about what's going on "below the line" — the 90% of the story you don't read about or hear about anywhere else.
Below the Line has evolved into a powerful weekly show that consistently takes a deep dive into the real journeys, the unspoken perspectives, and the psychological side of creating, founding, and learning.
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#140 - The Daily Vedantic from 2023-11-17T17:55:28
In today's episode James discusses his next chapter, The Daily Vedantic.
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#139 — Navigating (and Avoiding) a Mental Health Tragedy from 2022-12-27T22:56:59
A friend’s brother died by suicide last week. There are many resources online about how to avoid a mental health tragedy, but after losing my sister to major depression and suicide nearly twenty...
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#138 — Mind, Meaning, and You — Dr. John Vervaeke from 2022-12-14T16:00:59
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Dr. John Vervaeke is an associate professor at the University of Toronto, where he teaches courses on thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and cognit...
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#Voicemails — Word Association — Below the Line #137 from 2022-08-25T21:26
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On today's show, James Beshara is joined by friend and fellow founder/investor Ajay Mehta to play some word association and share what comes to mind when th...
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#136 — Future Therapeutics — Dr. Dan Engle from 2022-07-19T14:22:21
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On today's episode, James is joined by Dr. Dan Engle. Dan Engle is a psychiatrist with a clinical practice that combines aspects of regene...
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#135 — The Economy of Giving — Vance Roush from 2022-07-05T14:07:42
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Vance Roush is the Co-Founder and CEO at Overflow, an app that helps nonprofits and churches accept donations of publicly-traded stock. Vance...
#134 — A Deep Dive on DAOs — Justin & J.P. Alanís from 2022-06-21T13:21:41
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On today's episode, brothers and co-founders J.P. and Justin Alanís join James to take a deep dive into the world of DAOs, Decentralized A...
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#133 — Pursuit of Clarity — Shapel Lacey from 2022-06-07T15:20:42
Comedian Shapel Lacey sits down with James Beshara to talk about his decision to move to LA, dealing with the loss of young ones at a young age, making the choice to quit drinking, and how daily...
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#Voicemails — Tech Bear Market? — Below the Line from 2022-05-26T15:00:14
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In today’s episode, James is joined by his good friend Ajay Mehta to take callers from listeners.
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11:20 Question 1: Is Te...
#131 — When the Walls Close In — Emergency Pod from 2022-05-21T14:00:13
For profitable, large businesses, a downturn can be great for recruiting and retaining talent as there is a flight to safety and security. For small businesses that have focused maniacally on pr...
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#130 — With Reality, Start Small — Duncan Trussell from 2022-05-03T18:43:46
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Today's episode is with Duncan Trussell. A brilliant man in many facets of life. We touch on cold dips and how they equate to philosophy. Duncan...
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#129 — Getting in the Way of Yourself — Langhorne Slim from 2022-04-20T14:46:34
Langhorne Slim is one of the most talented singer/songwriters of the last 20 years. James talks with him about his struggle with addiction, what it was like for a musician not touring over the p...
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#128 — Optimizing Health — Dr. Molly Maloof from 2022-04-05T14:11:49
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Dr. Molly has worked as an independent advisor & strategy consultant to over 45 technology companies in San Francisco & Silicon Valley needing hel...
#127 — No Judgements — Julien Smith from 2022-03-22T14:00
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Today's guest is Julien Smith. Julien is the co-founder and CEO of Practice, a business management platform for coaches. He is also New York Times bes...
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#126 — Stand Up Philosopher — Pete Holmes from 2022-03-08T15:00
]Today’s episode is with stand up comedian, actor, and podcaster Pete Holmes. James and Pete dive into the repulsion you feel in your early life that forces you away from things that aren’t inte...
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#125 — Mixed Mental Arts — Bryan Callen from 2022-03-01T14:53:57
On today's episode James and actor, comedian and podcaster Bryan Callen dive deep into Bryan's early years of creating and why he started studying philosophy. He explains his fascination around ...
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#124 — Serving the Public Conversation — Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone from 2022-02-22T14:00
Today’s episode is with Biz Stone, the Co-founder of Twitter. A man who early in his career knew nothing about tech but found a way to design websites which in turn started his own blogging care...
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#Voicemails — What’s Happening to the Market? — Below the Line from 2022-02-08T16:40
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In today’s episode, James is joined by his good friend Ajay Mehta to take callers from listeners. James starts the episode by talking about his experience on...
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#123 — The Art of Going Viral — Karen X Cheng from 2022-01-31T14:58:09
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Karen X Cheng is an award winning director who has reached over half a billion views across all platforms. Some would say she is the queen of...
The Best Tools to Increase Your Productivity — Ajay Mehta — Below The (Hot)Line from 2021-12-07T15:00
In today's episode, James invites his friend Ajay Mehta on to take questions from listeners. The first caller, Sean from North Carolina, askes "What are the best tools or apps to become more pro...
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#122 — Transformations from Good to Great — Jim Collins from 2021-11-23T15:00
Today's episode is with one of the greatest business authors ever, Jim Collins. Jim is one of the most inspirational figures in James' career. Not only did he inspire James, but he also is one o...
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#121 — The Next Era for Logistics — Kevin Gibbon from 2021-11-16T15:00
Today's episode is with the brilliant, Kevin Gibbon. Kevin is the Founder and CEO of Airhouse. He was previously the Founder and CEO of Shyp. Kevin opens up candidly about his experience in Sili...
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What is Vedanta? — Below the (Hot)Line #14 from 2021-11-12T00:02:46
In today's episode, James gets a voicemail from a caller asking "What is Vedanta?" James, has talked a lot about Vedanta in pervious episodes and today explains what it means to him in his own w...
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Improve Your Fundraising As A 1st Time Founder — Ajay Mehta — Below The (Hot)Line #13 from 2021-11-02T14:00
On today's episode, James takes voicemails from listeners. He invites his good friend Ajay Mehta on to discuss the topics from the callers. Ajay previously worked with him at Tilt and has founde...
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#120 — #DeepDive on The Remote Workspace Utopia — Hiten Shah from 2021-10-19T14:00
Hiten Shah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nira. A company that specializes in protecting companies documents from unauthorized access. Hiten has been working remotely for close to 18 years. Today ...
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#119 — The Man Behind BitClout and The DeSo Blockchain — DiamondHands Nader Al-Naji from 2021-10-05T14:00
This episode premieres on the day our guest Nader Al-Naji's "Deso" launches a $50 million fund for a fully decentralized eco system. The Octane Fund will fuel development of early-stage social m...
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#118 — The Master of Marketplaces — Jeff Jordan from 2021-09-28T14:00
Jeff Jordan is a managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He was previously CEO and then executive chairman of OpenTable as well as Senior Vice President and General Manager of eBay North Americ...
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#117 — Continuing to Evolve as an Investor — Brad Feld from 2021-09-14T14:00
Brad Feld is a Founder and renowned Blogger in the entrepreneur space. If you have been in technology, or an entrepreneur, over the past ten years you have probably read many of his blog posts. ...
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#116 — The Art of Negotiation — Chris Voss from 2021-09-07T14:00
Chris Voss was a FBI negotiator for 30 years in New York. He handled situations like bank robberies and terrorist organizations when it came to negotiating deals with them. Chris has now turned ...
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#115 — Life Design — Debbie Millman from 2021-08-31T14:00
Debbie Millman is named one of the most creative people in business. She is a designer, podcaster, author and educator. In today's episode, James and Debbie speak about her career arc of overcom...
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#114 — A Deep Dive into The Art World — Todd Kramer from 2021-08-24T14:00
Todd Kramer is one of the key pieces of the Art world today. He currently owns multiple Galleries, with his partner Ryan Ross, they have created a well know space for artists to grow their work....
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#113 — From Navy Seal to $100 Million in Sales -- Randy Hetrick from 2021-08-17T14:00
Randy Hetrick is a Navy Seal turned into an Entrepreneur. He is the founder of TRX and now OutFit Training. From Navy Seal to 100 million in sales is the best way to describe Randy. In today's e...
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#112 — AdVentures at Google — Bill Maris from 2021-08-10T13:49:56
Bill Maris is the founder of Section 32, a venture capital fund investing at the frontiers of technology and healthcare. Prior to Section 32, Bill spent almost a decade at Google as the founder ...
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#111 — Heart of a Lion — Michael Burns from 2021-07-28T16:46:49
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Michael Burns is an Entertainment Executive and Vice Chairman of Lionsgate. He is an Original Co-Founder of Lionsgate when it was first start...
#110 — Build Your Fort — Chris Powers from 2021-07-22T17:21:47
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Chris Powers is an entrepreneur with more than 16 years of real estate development and investment experience. He was also one of the fi...
Top 10 Mistakes Founders Make With Startups — Below the (Hot)Line #12 from 2021-07-16T20:37:10
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#109 — Nothing To Prove — Justin Kan from 2021-07-08T22:03:16
Justin Kan is an entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Justin.tv which is now Twitch.tv. He has now turned to creating more content online like vlogs and podcasts. Justin is also an angel invest...
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#108 — The Practice: Shipping Creative Work — Seth Godin from 2021-06-30T18:45:23
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Seth Godin is a best selling author, entrepreneur and public speaker. Seth has wrote over 20 best selling books around the world. On this epi...
#107 — #DeepDive on Sales— Colin Coggins & Garret Brown from 2021-06-24T19:55:44
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Garrett Brown and Colin Coggins are two adjunct professors at University of Southern California at The Marshall School of Business. Garrett a...
#106 — Music to a Creator’s Ears— Guster's Ryan Miller from 2021-06-15T15:32:24
Ryan Miller is the lead singer of Guster. After meeting James in a Clubhouse meeting, Ryan decided to come on the podcast and share his life experiences in a music career as a creator. In this e...
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The Real MVP (Minimum Viable Product) — Below the (Hot)Line #11 from 2021-06-09T20:31:46
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James talks about the importance of the concept of MVP or Minimum Viable Product is when starting a company. Even Nike started out with a sin...
#105 — Doing The Work — Steven Pressfield from 2021-06-03T15:16:32
Steven Pressfield is a best selling famed author that has influenced many creator's mindsets. in this episode of Below The Line, James and Steven talk about how the "The War of Art" and resistan...
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Fear Of Failure— Below the (Hot)Line #10 from 2021-05-31T19:56:19
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Fear is essentially a prerequisite at the start of any creative journey. On this week's episode, James explains how allowing yourself to beco...
#104 — Putting a Dent in Mental Illness: The Promising Results of Psychedelics — Rick Doblin from 2021-05-25T18:31:38
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Rick Doblin is the founder of MAPS - the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. He created this non-profit to help bring psyc...
Your New Favorite Productivity Tip: No Meetings — Below the (Hot)Line #9 from 2021-05-24T18:59:52
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In June of 2020, James Beshara wrote a popular essay on the subject of "Mental Wealth", or the concept of investing in your mental well being...
#103 — Thinking Deeply — Adam Robinson (Part 2) from 2021-05-19T20:01:05
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Adam Robinson is a famed best-selling author, the founder of Princeton Review, a leading advisor to some of the largest financial institution...
The *Actual* Bitcoin Environmental Impact — Below the (Hot)Line #8 from 2021-05-15T19:38:47
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James addresses the two biggest critiques against Bitcoin in the world right now.
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#102 — Thinking Deeply — Adam Robinson (Part 1) from 2021-05-13T17:58:40
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Adam Robinson is a famed best-selling author, the founder of Princeton Review, a leading advisor to some of the largest financial institutions i...
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What to Look for in a New Hire (Qualities of a 10x Employee) —Below the (Hot)Line #7 from 2021-05-06T20:06:34
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Hiring new employees can be nerve-racking, but having hired 170+ employees, James gives 3 essential traits you should look for before adding ...
#101 — The Mindset of a Grandmaster — Maurice Ashley from 2021-05-04T20:05:05
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Maurice Ashley is a Jamaican-American chess grandmaster, author, and commentator. In 1999 he earned the grandmaster title, making him the ...
What is BitClout?— Below the Hotline #6 from 2021-04-29T19:29:32
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The rise of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have familiarized many with the concept of decentralized money, but can BitClout become the first main stream dec...
#100 — Woman Evolve — Sarah Jakes Roberts from 2021-04-28T21:41:23
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Sarah Jakes Roberts is a Public Speaker, Author, and co-pastor of The Potter's House at One LA and The Potter's House Denver. She is redefining what it me...
The CRAZIEST (plausible) Idea I've Ever Heard — Below the Hotline #5 from 2021-04-22T17:18:14
As an angel investor deeply embedded in the tech world, James Beshara hears the next craziest idea he's ever heard every 5 minutes, but which of these are actually plausible, and could have an e...
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#99 — The Archbishop of Crypto — Balaji Srinivasan from 2021-04-21T00:03:42
Balaji S. Srinivasan is an angel investor and entrepreneur. Formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he was also the cofounder of Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase),...
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Setting Boundaries: The Key to Work/Life Balance — Below the Hotline #4 from 2021-04-15T18:36:50
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Achieving the proper work/life balance is a difficult task for determined creators and founders. James explains how setting firm boundaries i...
#98 — The Keys to Angel Investing — Elad Gil from 2021-04-13T17:49:49
Elad Gil has been an angel investor for 30 (nearly 1 in 5 of his investments) different billion dollar companies. Elad gives 3 tips for anyone starting out in investing, and he and James dissect...
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Why I Invested in Clubhouse (And is it worth $4 Billion???) — Below the Hotline #3 from 2021-04-10T13:53:21
James was the first investor in the consumer app Clubhouse that has climbed in private valuations to over 100x his original investment in just over a year — but what goes into a private company ...
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#97 — How to Not Die Alone — Logan Ury from 2021-04-06T18:12:45
Logan Ury is the best selling author of the book "How to Not Die Alone". James and Logan talk about finding long term happiness and long term relationships, and they relate that to aspects...
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#96 — Nutrition's Impact on Mental Health — Dr. Uma Naidoo from 2021-03-31T15:51:41
Dr. Uma Naidoo is a a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef graduating with her culinary schools’ most coveted award, and a trained Nutrition Specialist. James has a fascinating conver...
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What are NFTs? | Below the Hotline #1 from 2021-03-26T03:20:14
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James breaks down what exactly a non-fungible token is, why they have value, and what they can and will be used for, while highlighting some ...
#95 — The Most Influential Rabbi in America — Rabbi David Wolpe from 2021-03-25T15:46:20
Newsweek named Rabbi David Wolpe the most influential rabbi in America. James talks with Rabbi Wolpe about whether or not he ever doubts his faith, the importance of rituals, and just what is ex...
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#94 —Philosophy, Theology & Ethics — Philip Clayton from 2021-03-17T06:41:59
Philip Clayton is a contemporary American philosopher of religion and philosopher of science. His work focuses on the intersection of science, ethics, and society. He currently holds the Ingraha...
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#93 — The Argument Against Reality — Dr. Donald Hoffman from 2021-03-12T22:21:06
This episode features a mind-blowing conversation with Dr. Donald Hoffman, a professor of cognitive sciences at UC Irvine who has proven the chances that we are seeing and experiencing reality i...
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#92 — Spencer Rascoff — Founders, SPACs & Digital Junk Food from 2021-03-03T01:27:08
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Spencer Rascoff started Hotwire and Zillow and eventually turned them into $750 million and $30 billion companies respectively. He joins James to talk about...
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#91 — Jeff Goodby — Pushing Through Rejection from 2021-02-16T14:50:16
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Jeff Goodby is advertising executive who co-founded and serves as co-chair of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco. Goodby is ...
#90 — #DeepDive — Lee Jacobs — Starting a Venture Capital Fund from 2021-02-05T01:39:06
Lee Jacobs is an entrepreneur and investor based in San Francisco who was one of the early supporters of Angel List, and is currently a general partner at long journey capital. James talks with ...
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#89 — How to 10x Your Chance at Startup Success from 2021-01-21T23:29:41
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#88 — Diana Chapman — Trust vs Fear from 2021-01-18T15:50:24
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Diana Chapman is one of the most sought after corporate advisors in the world. James & Diana ...
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#87 — #DeepDive — Dylan Beynon — The Innovative Future of Psychedelics from 2021-01-06T16:32:31
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James talks with the CEO and founder of mindbloom CEO Dylan Beynon about how his intimate familiarity wit...
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#86 — Dr. Carl Jung — Heroes, Alchemy, and Connection from 2020-12-30T08:00
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The historical giant and creator of analytical psychology, Dr. Carl Gustav Jung, joins James to discuss his life, his work, and what might’ve been differe...
#85 — Tara Viswanathan — The Honest Truth from 2020-12-22T17:55:39
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James talks with Tara Viswanathan, the CEO, and Founder of Rupa Health, whose goal is to make functional medicine more accessible, affordable, & availab...
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#84 — On Failure: Eat A Bit Of Poison Every Day from 2020-12-08T15:00
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#83 — Airbnb IPO with Lenny Rachitsky and Marc McCabe from 2020-12-01T14:57:05
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"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
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#82 — DeepDive — The Age of The Newsletter — With Lenny Rachitsky from 2020-11-17T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
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#81 — Henry Shukman — One Blade Of Grass, One Single Experience from 2020-11-10T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with British poet, author, and Zen master Henry Shukman. Henr...
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#80 — Alan Watts — You’re It from 2020-11-03T09:14:08
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with one of the more profound thinkers, writers, and speakers...
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#79 — Turning The Tables — James Gets Grilled (w/ChaseFeiger) from 2020-10-20T09:35:35
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
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#78 — Joseph Emmett — Surfer Monk from 2020-10-13T08:04:48
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#77 — Andrew Dudum — Hims & Hers, Highs & Lows from 2020-10-06T07:00
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#76 — Ravi Patel — In Pursuit Of Happiness from 2020-09-30T07:00
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#75 — Plog — Ready, Fire, Aim from 2020-09-22T08:19:53
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#74 — Plog — The Secret to Getting Mentors from 2020-09-16T07:00
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#73 — Scott Kelley — Covid Under The Big Sky from 2020-09-08T08:00
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#72 — Kevin Rose — Founder Turned Angel Turned VC from 2020-09-01T07:00
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#71 — Plog — Startups: Experiments with Truth from 2020-08-25T07:00
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#70 — Plog — Creator Psychology (and The Desire To Exist) from 2020-08-18T07:00
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#69 — DeepDive — The World of PR — Ed Zitron from 2020-08-04T07:00
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Today's episode is another deep dive. It's in the world of startup PR. My guest ...
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#68 — Plog — Mental Wealth from 2020-07-22T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
This is another plog (podcast + blog post) about a shift in perspective on how w...
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#67 — Check-In with James Beshara from 2020-07-16T07:00
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Today's episode is another check-in episode.
For this episode, I’m going ...
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#66 — Rahul Vohra — Superhuman Design from 2020-07-15T07:00
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Rahul Vohra is a founder a couple of times over — with his last company Rapporti...
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#65 — DeepDive — Space Technology — Mikhail Kokorich from 2020-07-07T09:16:38
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Today's episode is a deep dive into the space technology sector. It's with the Y...
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#64 — Immad Akhund — The Unlikely Banker from 2020-06-23T08:33:39
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with Immad Akhund who is a serial entrepreneur and serial inv...
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#63 — Alfred Lin — Investing In Greatness from 2020-06-02T07:00
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Today’s episode is with one of the world’s best venture investors coming from pe...
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#62 — DeepDive — How To Become A Startup “Angel” Investor — Brianne Kimmel from 2020-05-19T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's deep dive is with Brianne Kimmel where we discuss her (persistent) path ...
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#61 — John Robb — What (The Hell) Is Going On Right Now? from 2020-05-05T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
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#60 — Andrew Wilkinson — Life Designer from 2020-04-30T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with Andrew Wilkinson. I've been really anticipating meeting ...
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#59 — Plog — The Wisdom of Insecurity — Audio Essay from 2020-04-23T07:00
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This plog (podcast+blog post mashup) is called “The Wisdom of Insecurity”...“The...
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#58 — DeepDive — WFH Productivity Hacks — Hiten Shah from 2020-04-22T07:00
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I am really excited about today's episode with none other than Hiten Shah. This ...
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#57 — Taryn Toomey — The Healer from 2020-04-14T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with Taryn Toomey, one of my favorite founders in the world, ...
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#56 — DeepDive — Growth in 2020 — Mike Duboe from 2020-04-06T07:00
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Today's episode was originally recorded near the end of February, and we usually...
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#55 — Geoff Lewis — Think Different from 2020-03-30T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode was originally recorded on February 26th. We usually take a week...
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#54 — DeepDive — Responsibilities In Exponential Times — Eric Ries from 2020-03-19T16:00:09
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
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#53 — DeepDive — “How to Monetize Creativity and Solo-preneurship” — Sahil Lavingia from 2020-03-09T07:00
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#52 — DeepDive — The Brand New World of Climate Tech — Gustaf Alströmer & Diego Saez-Gil from 2020-03-02T08:00
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#51 — Plog — Routines & Avoiding Stupidity from 2020-02-25T08:00
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#50 — Plog — Podcasting: The Truly Free Press from 2020-02-19T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today, I’m going to be trying out something that I’ve been starting on an app ca...
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#49 — Ben Witte — Recess Is Now In Session from 2020-02-04T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with Ben Witte. He's the founder and CEO of Recess. You might...
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#48 — Vlad Magdalin — The No-Code Movement Is Finally Here from 2020-01-29T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today’s episode is with Vlad Magdalin, co-founder and CEO of Webflow. We sat dow...
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#47 — Sarah Tavel — A Peek Behind The Veiled World of Venture Capital from 2020-01-14T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today on the program, we've got Sarah Tavel. She’s a venture capitalist at the l...
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#46 — DeepDive — An Unedited Pitch Meeting: Coffee Between an Investor and a Founder — Diego Saez-Gil from 2020-01-13T08:00
Today's episode is another deep-dive (meaning it's a little bit different than the regularly scheduled episodes), and it is with a founder, Diego.
This was recorded as we met and chatted ...
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#45 — Kamal Ravikant — Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It from 2020-01-07T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with Kamal Ravikant, the author of the best selling books “
#44 — Check-In Episode 3 with Peter Carnochan, PhD from 2019-12-17T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is another deep dive with Dr. Peter Carnochan, who the coach to ...
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#43 — Serena Dugan — Art Meets Business from 2019-12-10T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Serena Dugan is a founder, an artist, and a delight to chat with — This episod...
#42 — Anonymous — San Francisco Police Officer from 2019-11-27T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with an anonymous guest. We're going to call him John Doe. Jo...
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#41 — DeepDive — Marketplaces — Lenny Rachitsky from 2019-11-20T16:34:18
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today we have another deep dive and this one is a really hot topic in the startu...
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#40 — Matt Mullenweg — 34% of the Web & Counting from 2019-11-19T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with Matt Mullenweg. The founder of Automattic, the parent ...
#39 — Beyond Coffee — Book Launch from 2019-11-12T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
When it comes to productivity, there aren’t many things we do today that we did ...
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#38 — Dr. Andrew Weil — The Medical Nostradamus from 2019-11-04T08:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Dr. Andrew Weil has been called “the medical Nostradamus” for his foresight into...
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#37 — Justin Kan Live — Philosopher CEO (Pt 2) from 2019-10-30T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode was actually a live recording with a good friend, a former inves...
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#36 — A R I Z O N A — 1 Billion Streams And Counting from 2019-10-15T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder, and NYTimes bestselling author
A R I Z O N A, the band not the state, is one of the top 100 streamed band...
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#35 — Paul Austin — Psychenaut from 2019-10-08T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with Paul Austin, a social entrepreneur in a very unique space...
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#34 — Leah Busque Solivan — Founder, Leader, Creator, Backer from 2019-09-30T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author
Welcome back to another episode of Below The Line. Today's episode is with Leah B...
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#33 — Nir Eyal — Indistractable from 2019-09-23T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is one of my favorite conversations I’ve had. It’s with Nir Eyal,...
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#32 — Ann Miura-Ko — Path to (ad)Venture from 2019-09-19T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with Ann Miura-Ko a co-founder of Floodgate, one of the origin...
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#31 — Christopher Lochhead — The Marketing Legend from 2019-09-16T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with Christopher Lochhead, a marketing legend and best selling...
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#30 — Dave Lomas — Prophet in the Valley from 2019-09-10T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is with the founder and lead pastor of Reality SF, a church...
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#29 — Sam Parr — Natural Born Hustler from 2019-08-29T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author
Today we chat with Sam Parr, founder of “The Hustle” one of the fastest growing m...
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#28 — Cal Fussman — Rules of Storytelling from 2019-08-27T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author
Calvin “Cal” Fussman is a world famous interviewer, a New York Times bestselling ...
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#27 — Joseph Emmett — Yoga For Your Intellect from 2019-08-22T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author “Attach, you lose, detach, you gain”. That simple phrase and along with the phrase “Yoga fo...
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#26 — DeepDive into Startup Fundraising — with Marc McCabe from 2019-08-20T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author
Today's episode is another deep dive experiment into a topic that every founder d...
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#25 — DeepDive into Remote Work — With Hiten Shah from 2019-08-13T07:00
"The most exciting new podcast in the startup world.” - Eric Ries, Founder and NYTimes bestselling author Today's episode is a deep dive — Something we're trying out where we go deep into certain t...
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#24 — Check-In (2) — Peter Carnochan with James Beshara from 2019-08-12T07:00
Today's episode is a really special one. It is with Dr. Peter Carnochan, a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, author, and executive coach. He quickly became one of the best executive coaches in ...
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#23 — Kelly Starrett — Foundational Thinking from 2019-08-06T07:01
Kelly Starrett is one of the most widely followed individuals in the health and fitness space. He is a NY Times bestselling author, a physical trainer, physical therapist, and mobility expert. That...
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#22 — 40,000 — Voicemails Episode from 2019-08-02T15:04:36
BTL Hotline: 510-214-3717 In celebration of 40,000 downloads, we’re going to take a few calls and answer the questions from listeners directly. This episode covers some great questions from listen...
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#21 — fnnch — Art. Everywhere. from 2019-07-31T10:00
fnnch is perhaps the most recognizable name in street art in San Francisco with his mega-size honey bears, pop-art lips, poppy flowers and poodles gracing our city in the unlikeliest of places. ...
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#20 — Chris Powers — Real Estate Mogul In The Making from 2019-07-25T10:00
Chris Powers is the only real estate mogul I know who has been selling real estate half his life. He began buying and fixing up homes when he was only 17 years old as a freshman in college, was ...
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#19 — Dr. Emily Anhalt — The Doctor Will Help *You See You* Now from 2019-07-23T10:00
Dr. Emily Anhalt is a clinical psychologist that focuses specifically on entrepreneurs and what she calls emotional fitness. It is a bridge between psychology and business that helps with your p...
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#18 — Burt Blackarach — Music Man from 2019-07-18T10:00
Burt Blackarach is a Grammy-award winning composer, producer, DJ, and sound engineer. You may know his work in producing for iconic groups like Public Enemy.
Born into a creative family, ...
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#17 — Kevin Rose — The Man Who’s Seen It All from 2019-07-16T10:00
Kevin Rose is one of the most recognizable individuals in the startup world. As a founder, he and his team created the news aggregation site Digg, which became a household name, putting him on m...
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#16 — Hiten Shah — Knowledge Bombs from 2019-07-09T10:00
My favorite thing about being a founder is the ability to make your own decisions and have to live with them, and thus have to learn from them.
I am constantly introspective about my thou...
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#15 — Eric Ries (Pt 2) — Changing The Way Startups Are Built from 2019-07-03T10:00
Eric Ries, NY Times best-selling author, and startup sage comes back to the podcast for part 2 of our conversation we started in episode 3. We cover everything from sustainable productivity of team...
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#14 — Alex Snodgrass — Food For Thought from 2019-06-27T14:50:12
Alex Snodgrass, aka The Defined Dish, has built a social media following that would make any brand jealous, with over hundreds of thousands of followers engaging around her simple and incredibly ta...
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#13 — Matt MacInnis — A Beautiful Mind(set) from 2019-06-20T10:00:37
Matt MacInnis is a founder and investor in Silicon Valley, and he’s widely seen as one of the best personal angel investors out there — combining his experience as a founder (and knowing what made ...
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#12 — Diana Chapman — Coaching Towards Consciousness from 2019-06-18T10:00:50
Diana Chapman is a best-selling author — her book “the 15 commitments of conscious leadership” is one of my all-time favorites — She is also an advisor and executive coach who has worked with over ...
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#11 — Sahil Lavingia — Solo Journey from 2019-06-11T15:05:44
Sahil Lavingia is the CEO and Founder of Gumroad, a platform to help creators create more through simple e-commerce and audience tools. He is also known for insightful and refreshing points of v...
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#10 — Ryan Hoover — Products of our Environment from 2019-06-04T05:24:42
Ryan Hoover is the founder and CEO of ProductHunt — the most popular way to discover new products and services on the web. In 2016, ProductHunt was acquired by AngelList, the worlds’ most popular ...
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#9 — Check-In — Peter Carnochan and James from 2019-05-28T13:41:15
Peter Carnochan is my guest today. Peter is a psychologist, psychoanalyst, and executive coach here in San Francisco — he is also my executive coach. He was first introduced to me in 2014 by Alexis...
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#8 — Ryan Caldbeck — Talking Allowed from 2019-05-22T12:38:27
Ryan Caldbeck and his co-founder Rory Eakin founded what has become one of the most innovative investment platforms I’ve ever seen with their award-winning company, CircleUp. In short, they use mac...
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#7 — Hannah Willson — Leading Within The Org from 2019-05-16T06:50:57
Hannah Willson is an executive, a mom, and has made the jump from large public company to the world of fast-moving startups — and she’s one of my neighbors. This podcast is an exercise of going ...
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#6 — Corby Davidson — The Entertainer from 2019-05-07T10:00
Corby Davidson is a radio personality from James’ hometown of Dallas, Texas. At age 23, Davidson knew he wanted to “do what Howard Stern does,” and eventually became the award-winning co-host of...
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#5 — Max Roser — Going Below The (Global) Line from 2019-05-02T14:23:23
Bill Gates refers to him as his “favorite economist” for the work he does with his organizaiton “Our World in Data” (www.ourworldindata.org). Today’s guest is Max Roser — and he and his team hav...
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#4 — Kathryn McCarron — Cage-Free Entrepreneurship from 2019-04-30T17:36:34
Kathryn McCarron is a San Francisco-based fashion designer and founder of her namesake ethical cashmere line, featured in stores from Bergdorf Goodman to Neiman Marcus to Lord & Taylor, from New Yo...
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#3 — Eric Ries — Psychological Journey from 2019-04-16T14:59:33
Eric Ries, New York Times best-selling author and CEO/Co-Founder of one of the most ambitious ideas on the planet right now (Long Term Stock Exchange) talks about the movement he started with hi...
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#2 — Mike Maples — The Original from 2019-04-04T03:00
Mike Maples is one of the original seed investing gangstas. Seriously. He was the first investor in Twitter, along with investments in other world-changing companies like Cruise, Lyft, Okta, Twi...
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#1 — Justin Kan — The Philosopher CEO from 2019-04-04T03:00
Justin Kan is the exceptionally talented Silicon Valley founder and investor that’s co-founded companies like Twitch, SocialCam, Exec, and Atrium (with over $1bn in exits). He is also a former p...
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#0 — Intro: Why “Below The Line” from 2019-03-28T15:23:18
What is the optimal psychological approach to your career each day. Is it “aim as high as possible” or is it “detach from results?” Is it to be content where you are or to always strive for “better...
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