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May 21, 2024

How to Establish Trust Within a Network

"[I]f you want to remain in this network, you have to be an active & engaged individual [...] So if you're in the clubhouse & you see another member, our expectation is that you go up & you introduce yourself." Here’s Porter Braswell on how 2045 establishes trust within its…

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May 20, 2024

Magic Johnson's Business Advice

"You understand communication, you understand what it means to be a team player. You understand execution, you're competitive, you can multitask, you stick it through..." Porter Braswell shares the advice Magic Johnson gave him on approaching business with an athlete's mindset… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd16c_hKB7s

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May 19, 2024

The Benefits of the 2045 Clubhouse

“[F]or the time that you're in the clubhouse, you escape reality to some degree because you are not the only. And so all of the commentary and feedback that we get is that people feel safe. They feel like they can be their authentic self.” Here’s 2045 Studio founder Porter…

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May 18, 2024

The Significance of 2045...

"2045, the year, represents the year of a majority racially diverse United States. And we believe that in order for companies and brands to remain relevant, they have to have a workforce that's reflective of these changing demographics..." -- Porter Braswell Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd16c_hKB7s

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May 16, 2024

Porter Braswell — Building the Future of Leadership | Episode 216

Porter Braswell is the Founder and CEO of 2045 Studio, an exclusive network for accomplished professionals of color. Porter is also the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the career advancement platform Jopwell, the host of the Harvard Business Review podcast Race at Work, and the author of two books, including…

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May 14, 2024

Having Clarity of Vision

“If you tell the world, "I don't really know what I want to do. Can you help me? Can you tell me?" No one really gets behind that. You might get a mentor or two, but resources are not going to start flooding your way.” — Grant Mitchell on having…

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May 13, 2024

Being the “they” — the problem solvers

“When [we] first started thinking about Castleman disease and whether we could solve it or not, … we first said, well, surely “they” must be working on this?” But there was no “they”. “Don't assume that they's out there in a little factory tinkering…You can be they. So get up…

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May 12, 2024

Drug Repurposing in the Corona Project

“COVID was the greatest drug-repurposing effort ever globally…so there's just a ton of noise in an effort like that.” How to deal with such noise? “do your best to uncover objective reality with the proper scientific research tools that we have” — Grant Mitchell on the Corona Project… Full episode:…

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May 11, 2024

The Near-Future of Automated Hypotheses Testing with AI

“You [can] use AI not only to digest and understand medical literature, but use it to generate its own hypotheses…combine that with robotics and automated labs….and repeat until it actually advances science on its own.” — Grant Mitchell on the near-future of AI testing out its own hypotheses… Full episode:…

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May 9, 2024

Grant Mitchell — The Potential of AI Drug Repurposing | Episode 215

Grant Mitchell is a seasoned entrepreneur, operator, and investor in the areas of health, technology, and machine learning. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Every Cure, where he uses AI to research rare diseases and conduct drug repurposing. Grant joins the show to discuss the use of AI…

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May 7, 2024

Everybody Suffers from Impostor Syndrome

“At some point in their lives [geniuses] thought they were gigantic imposters, and some of them still do, and they still do it anyway.” — Jimmy Soni on how even geniuses suffered from impostor syndrome… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynxoEjMaSA

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May 6, 2024

How Incentives can Restrict Risky Ideas

“There are editors at a big publisher that have wanted to really take a chance on a project, but they just weren't able to because of economic incentives or internal dissension…” — Jimmy Soni on taking chances on risky media ideas… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynxoEjMaSA

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May 5, 2024

Michael Jordan’s Creative Risktaking

“Talk about the courage. You have Nike contracts. The world is watching you. People admire you, literally the entire planet thinks of you as an icon and you're like, “I’m going to go play baseball”. It blows my mind.” — Jimmy Soni on on taking creative risks… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynxoEjMaSA

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May 4, 2024

Maintaining Direct Relationships with Audiences

“In the same way that Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Taylor Swift cultivated a direct relationship with your audience, you have to cultivate a direct relationship with your audience” — Jimmy Soni on maintaining direct links with your audience… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynxoEjMaSA

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May 2, 2024

Jimmy Soni — The Courage of Creative Risk | Episode 214

Author and friend-of-the-show Jimmy Soni returns to discuss the future of publishing, the changing world of book marketing, the courage of creative risk, and MUCH more! Important Links: - Jimmy’s website - https://jimmysoni.com - Jimmy’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/jimmyasoni - The Great Reshuffle - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHoZjyz2rEpl2qvR6Yw2CFn-RFTBXLW9J Show Notes: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:48 Main…

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April 30, 2024

The Pessimism of Ultimacy

"I think every utopia is a dystopia..." Here's Arjun Khemani on the pessimism of ultimacy… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew4hEtKsgnY

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April 29, 2024

Follow Your Interests

"I think people make more progress if they just follow their interests..." ~ Arjun Khemani explains why he thinks altruism is inefficient… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew4hEtKsgnY

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April 28, 2024

Friendly Aliens

If aliens visited Earth, would they want to steal our resources? "[T]hat's just the most absurd idea somebody could have. I think resources are just limited to the amount of knowledge that people have, and knowledge is what creates resources." ~ Arjun Khemani Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew4hEtKsgnY

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April 27, 2024

A Life Without Sacrifice

"I want to live a life without sacrifices and without compromises [...] Sure, you have to make trade-offs, but you choose the better option. And I wouldn't call choosing a better option a sacrifice." ~ Arjun Khemani Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew4hEtKsgnY

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April 25, 2024

Arjun Khemani — The Hunt for Better Problems | Episode 213

Arjun Khemani is a 17-year-old writer and podcaster who dropped out of high school to help lead support at Airchat, the social network co-founded by Naval Ravikant. As the host of the Arjun Khemani podcast, Arjun has spoken to a wide range of guests including David Deutsch, David Perell and…

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April 23, 2024

Being a private investigator

"I just find it's a thrilling mental exercise because you're going against the masses and everyone's telling you you're wrong and you are planting a flag and saying, "No, I'm right and I'm going to put my money behind it, or the money of our investors.” -- EddyElfenbein Catch the…

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April 22, 2024

Bypassing the gatekeeprs

"I think the larger theme is that the gatekeepers no longer play the role that they used to be..." -- Eddy Elfenbein Catch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrPdi2PFnk0

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April 22, 2024

The stocks don't know you own them

"The stocks don't know you own them" -- Eddy Elfenbein Catch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrPdi2PFnk0

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April 22, 2024

Second guessing

"...That's one of the problems about quantitative things is you're trying to add numbers, you're trying to distill something that is at root is just highly emotional, and it's a very human entity." -- Eddy Elfenbein Catch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrPdi2PFnk0

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