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Why Ambitious People Should Write with Max Nussenbaum, Kyla Scanlon, and Jake Singer Dec 13, 2020

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Erik is joined on this episode by Max Nussenbaum (@maxnuss), who runs the writing fellowship at On Deck, Kyla Scanlon (@scanlon_kyla), who runs the blog Data Data Data, and Jake Singer (@jakesing_), who runs the blog The Flywheel. They discuss:
- The benefits that writing has brought to them.
- How they got started writing.
- Their advice on how you can get started.
- How to create a flywheel in your own writing.
- The highest leverage ways to improve your writing.
- What the fellowship will look like and why it’s valuable to write with a community.
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Chiefs of Staff in the Tech Ecosystem with Jay Kennedy and Rishi Tripathy Dec 10, 2020

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Jay Kennedy (@jameswkennedy), Chief of Staff at Floodgate, and Rishi Tripathy (@rishi_tripathy_), Chief of Staff at On Deck, join Erik on this episode. They discuss:
- The Chief of Staff role and how it has evolved over time.
- What it really means to be a Chief of Staff and how they each became one.
- Why the role has become so popular these days.
- Why it benefits a CEO or founder to have a Chief of Staff and the value they can provide.
- How working as a Chief of Staff can benefit you.
- The On Deck Chief of Staff fellowship and why to be a part of it.
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Creating a Life Improvement Platform with Brent Franson of Most Days Dec 10, 2020

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Brent Franson (@brentfranson), founder and CEO of Most Days (mostdays.com), joins Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss:
- How the company is creating a “Peloton for mental health.”
- The most popular routines that people can cultivate using the app.
- His history as an entrepreneur and lessons learned, including why “not all dollars are created equal.”
- The life experience that informed the creation of Most Days.
- The unique habits that he is cultivating himself with the help of the app.
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Growth and Go-To-Market with Brian Balfour and Pascal Levy-Garboua Dec 08, 2020

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Brian Balfour (@bbalfour), of Reforge, and Long Journey Ventures, and Pascal Levy-Garboua (@2pasc) of Long Journey Ventures, join Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- Common mistakes that early-stage companies make in their go-to-market strategy and how to avoid them.
- Advice on partnership strategies and go-to-market.
- Frameworks for who to hire and why.
- Misconceptions that founders have around loops.
- Advice for enterprise companies.
- Advice on building a business development function within the org.
- What the industry has learned about growth over the last several years.
- How community fits within growth.
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Building, Media, and Post-COVID Trends with Joe Marchese Dec 06, 2020

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Joe Marchese, media exec and multiple time co-founder of CKBG, Human Ventures, true[X], and Attention Capital, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- How he got to where he is and the thread that runs through his career.
- What tech and startup people don’t appreciate about TV advertising.
- What he’s trying to do with Attention Capital.
- What people predicted in the space several years ago and why they didn't come to pass.
- What he expects the landscape to look like for media and attention in the next ten years.
- How a post-COVID world will be different than the pre-COVID world.
- The idea of a purpose economy.
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The State and Future of Crypto in 2020 with Avichal Garg Dec 03, 2020

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Avichal Garg (@avichal), Managing Partner at Electric Capital, joins Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- How he came to be running Electric Capital.
- Their perspective and thesis.
- What’s newly possible with computers able to own money.
- Why price fluctuations happen with Bitcoin.
- What Bitcoin is correlated with.
- Debates within crypto.
- Thoughts on China.
- How regulation interacts with crypto.
- How the space will evolve in the next several years.
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The Future of Climate Tech with Candice Ammori Dec 01, 2020

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Candice Ammori joins Erik on this episode. Candice is heading the Climate Tech Fellowship at On Deck. They discuss:
- The issue of climate change and how she came to be working on solving it.
- What climate tech means exactly.
- Some of the most interesting companies in the space and what they are working on.
- What founding teams have typically looked like for companies in the space.
- What makes a founder a good fit for the fellowship, and what the fellowship will look like.
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Consumer Social, Gaming, and Pinduoduo with Turner Novak Nov 29, 2020

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Turner Novak (@TurnerNovak), general partner (and Chief Meme Officer) at Gelt VC, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- How he’s thinking about consumer social as an investor in 2020.
- Where he’s interested in consumer social and his requests for startups.
- New methods of monetizing in consumer social.
- What he learned from studying Pinduoduo and where he’s looking for a “for X” version of it.
- Why he’s excited about gaming and why he says that “gaming is eating the world.”
- What he would do if he was CEO of different social companies.
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Overcoming Fear of Change with Jason Feifer Nov 26, 2020

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Jason Feifer (@heyfeifer), editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of three podcasts, including Pessimists Archive, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- Why fears repeat over time throughout history.
- The message he’s trying to get through to the world through his work.
- The historical opposition to chess, bicycles, and waltzing.
- His thoughts on The Social Dilemma.
- How he expects social media to evolve.
- New forms of communication throughout history and why they were feared initially.
- Why he says that “you are evidence that change is not inherently bad.”
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Creating Innovation Ecosystems with Dr. Anton Howes Nov 24, 2020

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Dr. Anton Howes (@antonhowes), author of Arts & Minds, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- How to create conditions where innovation is easier and better.
- Why he wrote the book and the key question he was trying to answer.
- What Silicon Valley could learn from studying the history of Britain.
- Misconceptions that people have about economic growth in the past and future.
- Why people misunderstand what growth is.
- How statecraft relates to economic growth.
- Questions that people in the field are trying to answer and where he agrees or disagrees with prominent thinkers.
- Thoughts on progress studies.
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