FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis

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21. Leaning Into The Lean Startup Feb 24, 2022

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Adjunct professor at Stanford University and Senior Fellow of Innovation at Columbia University Steve Blank, known as the father of modern entrepreneurship for conceptualizing the philosophy of The Lean Startup, and retired US Army colonel and international innovation expert Peter Newell discuss their work together helping governments and corporations adopt a lean approach to create, innovate, and drive growth.

With vastly different professional histories, the unlikely pairing of Steve and Peter has created an innovative approach to business, tech, and even governance and diplomacy. This unexpected partnership discusses modern entrepreneurship as well as the components of calculated innovation in order to apply a lean approach on any level or industry.

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FOMOndays: How To Conquer Risk Aversion Feb 21, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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20. How Bearaby’s Dr. Kathrin Hamm Napped Her Way to a Start-Up Sleep Empire Feb 17, 2022

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Former economist for The World Bank, founder, and CEO of sustainable weighted bedding company Bearaby, Dr. Kathrin Hamm joins in a discussion about innovation, entrepreneurship, and mastering risk aversion.

Created to fill a need, Bearaby’s innovative approach to providing enhanced rest by optimizing both sleep science and sustainable design, Kathrin’s success is far from where her career had begun. Without any background in textiles, sleep science, or digital marketing, Kathrin explains the successful evolution of her career from international economics to CEO, the risks she took along the way, and why she institutes a culture of naps at her company.

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FOMOndays: How To Think About Market Volitility Feb 14, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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19. Building a Unicorn with Ali Tamaseb Feb 10, 2022

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Ali Tamaseb, Founder & CEO of BootstrapLabs, a leading Artificial Intelligence Venture Capital firm that manages more than $2 billion discusses innovation, unicorns, billion-dollar ideas, and everything in between from his new book “Super Founders.” Garnering wisdom from his vast career as investor, advisor, founder, and leader, in his new book, Ali explains the burning questions that drove him to research and identify the traits of a super founder and what makes a billion-dollar startup.

Sharing insights from the over 35,000 data points collected over four years, advice for best pitches, and what makes a million-dollar business, Ali debunks myths about entrepreneurship, startups, and bursting the proverbial bubble.

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FOMOndays: How To Invest in a Creative Endeavor Feb 07, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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18. Making a Movie: Entrepreneurship as an Art Feb 03, 2022

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Rebecca Eskreis, Michael Cuomo, and Megan Elizabeth Bell come together to discuss the creative and logistic process of making their new feature film What Breaks the Ice, a coming of age film set in the summer of 1998. This innovative, creative team shares their experience as they joined forces to make movie magic.

Paralleling the path of any startup, the team discusses how they had to pitch their creative vision not just to investors but to audiences as well. This fascinating conversation provides a unique perspective on the practical approach to the creative process with these experienced entertainment industry professionals who successfully sold their idea, and themselves, in a cutthroat industry.

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FOMOndays: How To Manage Your Career Jan 31, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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17. Creative Careers: How to Succeed without Starving with Jeff Madoff Jan 27, 2022

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There has been a long understanding in society that for an artist or any type of creative to be successful, they must “starve,” that they don’t deserve to reap the success of their hard work during their lifetime, that perhaps their creative and artistic contributions are not deserving of financial rewards. Jeff Madoff, director, photographer, writer, and professor at Parsons School of Design is here to put that myth to bed.

Explaining that creative careers are indeed possible, Jeff argues that anyone can monetize their ideas to make a living. Sharing insights from his experience cultivating a creative career that ranged from days as a fashion designer to the production of his upcoming play, Jeff discusses the practical side of how to make a living with your ideas.

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FOMOndays: How To Improvise Like A Jazz Musician Jan 24, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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