I listen to and curate nourishing podcasts all the time, and here you will find top episodes I highly recommend. They are so good that I re-listen to them every once in awhile. This page will constantly update as I listen to more episodes. If you come across a good one, please let me know.
WSJ’s John Carreyrou shares his investigative reporting on Theranos
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- John Carreyrou is an investigative journalist at WSJ. He began reporting on Theranos in 2014, uncovering many troubling facts about the fast-rising startup.
Ed Catmull (Pixar co-founder) talked about his early days in computer animation, being a partner of Steve Jobs, the creation of Toy Story, Ratatouille, Inside Out, and building a culture of radical support
Social Capital's Chamath at LAUNCH FESTIVAL 2016
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- This is a mind-blowing fireside chat on the state of the tech industry, politics, diversity, four keys to pick investors, and the changing morality in America.
- LAUNCH FESTIVAL is the largest startup event.
Chris Sacca on being different and making billions
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- The legendary investor talked about his views on startups and founders, and some fun story about Travis Kalanick (Uber co-founder and CEO) and his prophetic notebook.
The evolutionary angel, Naval Ravikant
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- My all-time favorite. Naval is the CEO and and co-founder of AngelList. Naval generously shared his refined way of living, his foundational values, how to be present, what he’s learned, the books that have changed him, and the habits he has developed through trial and error.
Derek Sivers on developing confidence, finding happiness, and saying "no" to millions
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- Another all-time favorite. If you don't know Derek Sivers, check it out. I took numerous notes when listening to this episode. Derek shared how an awesome teacher helped him graduate from the Berklee School of Music in two years, how he started CD baby and why he did NOT like it to grow, and the origin the "HELL YEAH! Or No". This episode is worth listening over and over again.
Derek Sivers reloaded – On success habits and billionaires with perfect abs
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- A follow-up solo of Derek Sivers. The definition of "success". Habits and skills that are most important to living a successful live. Derek's "unpopular" beliefs.
The Not-To-Do list: 9 habits to stop now
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- Do not email first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Do not agree to meetings or calls with no clear agenda or end time. Do not work to fix overwhelm – prioritize. Do not carry a cellphone 24/7...
The magic of mindfulness: complain less, appreciate more, and live a better life
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- Even if you only master one skill (e.g. complain less) Tim Ferriss shared, your life will be changed forever.
Marc Andreessen – Lessons, Predictions, and Recommendations from an Icon
- Rating: 9 / 10.
- If you complain all problems have been solved, you should listen to Marc's story about what it felt like when he came to Silicon Valley in the early 90's.
How to think like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- Dr. Peter Diamandis is named one of "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders" by Fortune Magazine. He talked about how to think big, exponential growth vs. linear growth, frontiers like robotics, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence. The most important take-away? Find your passion. Sounds cliché but it's truth.
Naval Ravikant on Happiness Hacks and the 5 Chimps Theory
- Rating: 10 / 10.
What Evernote’s Phil Libin Learned from Jeff Bezos, Reid Hoffman, and Others
- Rating: 9 / 10.
- Very fun interview with Phil Libin, the co-founder and ex-CEO of the popular Evernote. You will hear the genesis story of Evernote, and learn some advice Phil has gotten from Jeff Bezos, Hiroshi Mikitani and Reid Hoffman.
Blake Scholl, CEO & Founder of Boom Technology, resurrects the dream of fast flight with his supersonic passenger airplane
- Rating: 9 / 10.
- You are right, Boom Technology is a startup that is making supersonic airplanes (like the deceased Concorde). How amazing it is! More interesting, Blake was in the software industry (built a company and sold to Groupon) and he learned, by himself, the knowledge about making supersonic airplanes!! Key take-away: never underestimate how much you can learn in a short period of time.
TWiST Live at Microsoft Reactor with Eric Ries
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- Eric Ries is the author of "The Lean Startup". If you are a startup guy, you should check yourself up if you never heard of this book.
Thinking through the funnel: Des Traynor, Intercom founder, teaches how to acquire and retain customers
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- You must listen to this, no matter if you are building a startup, or working in a startup (or corporation). Very technical and practical lessons on getting customers to sign up, onboarding users, helping customers through the trial period, learning from customers, and responding to feedback.
Alex Schultz on Growth
- Rating: 10 / 10.
- Alex Schultz is the VP of Growth at Facebook. He gave a talk in the How to Start a Startup series about growth in startups. Great advices and tips.
- By the way, How to Startup a Startup is a must-watch for startup founders.
