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The Future of Sleep Fitness with Matteo Franceschetti of Eight Sleep Mar 21, 2021

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Matteo Franceschetti (@m_franceschetti), founder and CEO at Eight Sleep, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- The differences between deep, light, and REM sleep, and how to "compress sleep" so that it takes up less time.
- The new wave of predictive health and how Eight Sleep fits into it.
- His thoughts on the book Why We Sleep.
- The importance of temperature and how it affects sleep.
- Where he would be investing if he was running a fund focused on the category.
- How they think about what to build next.
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Crypto, Gaming, and Space with Alice Lloyd George Mar 18, 2021

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Alice Lloyd George (@alice__LG), VC at Rogue, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- Why she loves studying Silicon Valley history and what she's learned from it.
- What she's learned being part of the crypto community since 2013.
- Why she's excited about the current crypto wave and her assessment of the impacts of NFTs.
- Where she's excited in climate tech.
- New opportunities arising in space after the cost to reach low-earth orbit went down by 90% in the last decade.
- The fact that the vision that people had for the internet from decades ago seems to be making a return.
- Her analysis of Roblox, game engines, and AR/VR.
Flux Podcast:
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Rogue: http://roguevc.com/
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Accelerating The Talent of The Future with Shriya Nevatia and Anirudh Pai Mar 16, 2021

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Shriya Nevatia (@shriyanevatia) and Anirudh Pai (@ani_pai) of On Deck Catalyst join Erik on this episode to discuss:
- Why you should look for a mentor a few steps ahead of you rather than seeking out the most successful person you can think of.
- Why young people need to remember that the people around them at their level can teach them a lot and will become the next unicorn founders — probably sooner than you think.
- Erik's breakdown of the career version of the Innovator's Dilemma and why you should take more risks earlier in your career.
- What they've learned about mentor and mentee relationships.
- Why being willing to look silly early for a small period of time is a big arbitrage opportunity.
- What people can expect from the On Deck Catalyst program.
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The Business of Belonging with David Spinks Mar 14, 2021

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David Spinks (@DavidSpinks), author of The Business of Belonging, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- The evolution of the different movements in this space, from customer service to customer success to community.
- How to make your users feel like they’re a part of the business.
- His requests for startups in the space.
- How to earn the trust of your users.
- How to get a community off the ground.
- How to enable your community to engage itself.
- What to do when excitement wanes.
- Common traps to watch out for.
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The State and Future of NFTs with Cooper Turley Mar 11, 2021

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Cooper Turley (@Cooopahtroopa), head of crypto strategy at Audius, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss:
- How he got into the space and how it has evolved over the last few years.
- Why NFTs are taking off now.
- The market map of the different players in the space at the moment.
- How a personal token works.
- Advice for people doing an NFT.
- How NFTs will reshape the music industry.
- His predictions for the future of NFTs.
- How tokens will become equity.
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Unbundling Higher Education with Megan O’Connor Mar 09, 2021

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Megan O’Connor (@MeganMOConnor), Head of Strategic Partnerships at Chegg, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- What she saw change in education when the pandemic hit.
- Whether incumbent universities will adapt to a more value-oriented student.
- How to unbundle a credential.
- The idea of digital guilds.
- What Megan would do if she was building a brand new university today.
- The state of homeschooling.
- The prospects of a Facebook University or Walmart University.
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The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life with Luke Burgis Mar 07, 2021

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Luke Burgis (@lukeburgis), author of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- How he’s making the audience for Rene Girard’s work bigger.
- Why innovation became high status while imitation was high status earlier in history.
- What is most often misunderstood about mimetic desire.
- The difference between internal and external mediators.
- What all this has to do with entrepreneurship.
- How leaders can manage mimesis in their company.
- The difference between mimetic and objective value.
- The founder’s mythology and mimetic theory.
- Why Nietzsche was right about resentment.
- Luke’s relationship with Tony Hsieh.
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Secrets of Public Speaking and Oral Communication from Renowned Speaking Coach Mar 04, 2021

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Michael Balaoing, founder of Candlelion, joins Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss:
- The importance of the acronym WTF (what’s the feeling?) when you’re giving a presentation.
- The four roles that you take on as a speaker: captain, pilot, guide, and game show host.
- The five questions to ask when seeking feedback on a presentation.
- How to keep the audience engaged throughout a talk, not just during the Q&A at the end.
- How to bake stories into your presentations and remix your talks for different audiences.
- The keys to virtual communication in the COVID era.
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Transforming Higher Education with Ryan Craig and Daniel Pianko Mar 02, 2021

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Ryan Craig (@ryancraigap) and Daniel Pianko (@danielpianko) of Achieve Partners join Erik on this episode to discuss:
- The multiple crises in higher education: of affordability, of completion, and of employability.
- Why there doesn’t yet exist a Walmart University.
- Why they think that big companies will be some of the great educational institutions of the 21st century.
- Their thoughts on ISAs.
- What they would change if they could change anything about higher ed.
- How to fix the fact that half of people entering a degree program don’t complete it.
- Why we should make higher education free.
- How they foresee the unbundling of college happening.
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Relationship Coaching, Bloated MVPs, and Evaluating Startup Ideas with Liron Shapira Feb 28, 2021

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Liron Shapira (@liron), co-founder of Relationship Hero, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- How they are creating a new industry and new a field of study in relationships.
- Why people are becoming more goal-oriented and analytical in general in society and how this applies to dating and relationships.
- His thoughts on unbundling venture capital.
- The bloated MVP thesis and the idea of a “Great Filter” for startups.
- Misconceptions that people have about building an MVP.
- The future of dating apps.
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