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Crazy Wisdom Key Takeaways  FarmBot is a robotic farmer for your garden, designed to take care of your garden by performing functions such as planting seeds, watering, weeding, and monitoringSimply being open source is not enough. For a project to be genuinely useful, it must also have extensive, clear documentation and use open, affordable file formatsToday, the vast majority of food that people eat is grown very far away and in ways that is not great for the food or environment We have very little control over the food production system, which is vital to our existence  Let us get back to the smaller scale, more diverse polycrop system of food production; many follow-on benefits will result Building a resilient alternative to industrial food systems (which often rely on single-crop farming) reduces single points of failure along vulnerable supply chains The more that we can distribute the food system and bring it closer to the end-eater, the more robust our overall food system becomes Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgOn this episode of Crazy Wisdom, Stewart Alsop speaks with Rory Aronson, CEO of FarmBot, about how his open-source hardware project is transforming home gardening into a more automated and accessible practice. Rory explains how FarmBot works—essentially as a CNC machine for your garden—covering its evolution from Arduino-based electronics to custom boards, the challenges of integrating hardware and software, and the role of closed-loop feedback systems to prevent errors. They explore solarpunk visions of distributed food systems, discuss the importance of “useful source” documentation in open-source hardware, and imagine a future where growing food is as easy as running a dishwasher. For more on Rory and FarmBot, check out farm.bot and the open-source resources at docs.farm.bot.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversationTimestamps00:00 Rory explains FarmBot as a CNC machine for gardens, using Arduino and Raspberry Pi, automating planting, watering, and weeding.05:00 Discussion on the hardware stack evolution, open-source electronics roots, and moving to custom boards for better integration.10:00 Stewart shares his Raspberry Pi experiments, Rory breaks down the software layers from cloud apps to firmware, emphasizing complexity.15:00 Conversation shifts to closed-loop feedback with rotary encoders, avoiding 3D printer-style “spaghetti” errors in outdoor environments.20:00 Rory explores open-source challenges, highlighting “useful source” documentation and hardware accessibility for modifications.25:00 Solarpunk vision emerges: distributed food systems, automation enabling home-grown fresh food without expert knowledge.30:00 Raised bed setup, energy efficiency, and FarmBot as a home appliance concept for urban and suburban gardens.35:00 Small-scale versus industrial farming, niche commercial uses like seedling automation, and user creativity with custom tools.40:00 AI potential with vision systems, LLMs for garden planning, and enhancing FarmBot intelligence for real-time adaptation.45:00 Sensors, soil monitoring, image analysis for plant health, and empowering users to integrate FarmBot into smart homes.50:00 Rory describes community innovations, auxiliary hardware, and open documentation supporting experimentation.55:00 Final reflections on solarpunk futures, automation as empowerment, and how to access FarmBot’s resources online.Key InsightsRory Aronson shares how FarmBot began as a DIY project built on Arduino and Raspberry Pi, leveraging the open-source 3D printing ecosystem to prototype quickly. Over time, they transitioned to custom circuit boards to meet the specific demands of automating gardening tasks like seed planting, watering, and weeding, highlighting the tradeoffs between speed to market and long-term hardware optimization.The conversation unpacks the complexity of FarmBot’s “stack,” which integrates cloud-based software, a web app, a message broker, a Raspberry Pi running a custom OS, and firmware on both Arduino and auxiliary chips for real-time feedback. This layered approach is crucial for precision in an unpredictable outdoor environment where mechanical errors could damage growing plants.Aronson emphasizes that being open source isn’t enough; to be genuinely useful, projects must provide extensive, accessible documentation and export files in open, affordable formats. Without this, open source risks being a hollow promise for most users, especially in hardware where barriers to modification are higher.They explore the solarpunk potential of FarmBot, imagining a future where growing food at home is as effortless as using a washing machine. By turning gardening into an automated process, FarmBot enables people to produce fresh vegetables without needing expertise, offering resilience against industrial food systems reliant on monoculture and long supply chains.Aronson points out that while FarmBot isn’t designed for industrial agriculture, its modularity allows it to support niche commercial use cases, like automating seedling production in cleanroom environments. This adaptability reflects the broader vision of empowering both individuals and small operations with accessible automation tools.The episode highlights user creativity enabled by FarmBot’s open hardware, including custom tools like side-mounted mirrors for alternative camera angles and pneumatic grippers for harvesting. These community-driven innovations showcase the platform’s flexibility and the value of encouraging experimentation.Finally, Aronson sees great potential for integrating AI, particularly vision systems and multimodal LLMs, to make FarmBot smarter—detecting pests, diagnosing plant health, and even planning gardens tailored to user goals like nutrient needs or event timelines, moving closer to a truly intelligent gardening companion.

Acquired Key Takeaways Check out these Podcast Notes from Charlie Munger’s appearance on Acquired Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgRenaissance Technologies is the best performing investment firm of all time. And yet no one at RenTec would consider themselves an “investor”, at least in any traditional sense of the word. It’d rather be more accurate to call them scientists — scientists who’ve discovered a system of math, computers and artificial intelligence that has evolved into the greatest money making machine the world has ever seen. And boy does it work: RenTec’s alchemic colossus has posted annual returns in the firm’s flagship Medallion Fund of 68% gross and 40% net over the past 34 years, while never once losing money. (For those keeping track at home, $1,000 invested in Medallion in 1988 would have compounded to $46.5B today… if you’d been allowed to keep it in.) Tune in for an incredible story of the small group of rebel mathematicians who didn’t just beat the market, but in the words of author Greg Zuckerman “solved it.”Sponsors:Many thanks to our fantastic Season 14 partners:J.P. Morgan PaymentsServiceNowVantaLinks:The Man Who Solved the MarketThe QuantsBloomberg’s 2016 RenTec profileQuartr's visualization of RenTec's returnsAll episode sourcesCarve Outs:Modern Treasury’s Transfer Conference RegistrationThe New LookCole Haan x Acquired!Class of Palm Beach (and the Mini Kelly inside the Birkin!!)More Acquired:Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodesJoin the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Check out the latest swag in the ACQ Merch Store!Note: references to Fortune in ServiceNow sponsor sections are from Fortune ©2023. Used under license.‍Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.

Acquired Key Takeaways  The trick of entrepreneurship is convincing yourself that it is not that hard, even when it is “Your organization should be the architecture of the machinery of building the product.” – Jensen Huang   Pave the way to future opportunities; you cannot wait until the opportunity is in front of you to reach out for it  Many of the great all-time tech companies began by building products and services for developers You don’t have to be that perfect if you can position yourself near opportunities Every person should learn how to use an AI to augment their productivityNvidia tries to position itself in a way that serves a need that is yet to emergePush your chips in when you know it is going to work   Don’t do everything; prioritize your time, and make sacrifices, but realize that there is plenty of time in life  Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgWe finally sit down with the man himself: Nvidia Cofounder & CEO Jensen Huang. After three parts and seven+ hours of covering the company, we thought we knew everything but — unsurprisingly — Jensen knows more. A couple teasers: we learned that the company’s initial motivation to enter the datacenter business came from perhaps not where you’d think, and the roots of Nvidia’s platform strategy stretch back beyond CUDA all the way to the origin of the company.We also got a peek into Jensen’s mindset and calculus behind “betting the company” multiple times, and his surprising feelings about whether he’d go on the founder journey again if he could rewind time. We can’t think of any better way to tie a bow on our Nvidia series (for now). Tune in!Sponsors:Thanks to our fantastic partners, any member of the Acquired community can now get:Your product growth powered by StatsigScalable, clean and low-cost cloud AI compute from Crusoe (and listen to our recent ACQ2 interview with CEO Chase Lochmiller)Free access to Jensen’s favorite business books on Blinkist, plus our favorites on Ben & David’s BookshelfMore Acquired!:Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodesJoin the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Become an LP and support the show. Help us pick episodes, Zoom calls and moreMerch Store!‍Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.

Everyday Espionage Podcast ✓ Claim Key Takeaways  The pursuit of a goal is chemically more rewarding than achieving the goal Leverage the “hope molecule” via exercise: Myokines are released during muscle contractions, triggering brain and body responses that reduce inflammation, elevate mood, and enhance resilience to stressFaith is when somebody does the work today without knowing that the work will provide the results that they expect tomorrow Repeated failures lead to increased cortisol levels without a corresponding rise in dopamine; over time, this causes people to avoid challenges that trigger stress and elevate cortisolInstead of being passive and allowing life to happen to you, be an active agent and make your life happen Agency comes from making practical and powerful steps regularly that put control back into your hands Embracing truth: If you are courageous enough to face and lean into the truth, you will gain a strategic advantage over those people who cower from it Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgFind your Spy Superpower: https://yt.everydayspy.com/4ffYFzN Learn more from Alex: https://everydayspy.com/alex Fitness and health are not easy – they take work, dedication and consistency. Social media may be selling simple solutions in pills and challenges, but what they are promising isn’t fitness – they are selling espionage. Learn how the fitness industry is lying to you and why its so hard for people to tell the truth in this awesome chat with my personal exercise scientist, Alex Van Houten

My First Million Podcast Notes Key Takeaways  Writing a viral thread has a lot of upsides: Shaan got invited to go on CNBC and a German news stationHad his thread praised by a lot of famous individualsGot an offer for a book dealShaan gained about 20,000 new followers from that one threadAdvice for writing a viral thread:Write your thread and then come back to it an hour or so later. You want to look at it with fresh eyes and then edit it.Ernest Hemingway used to say, “Write drunk, edit sober”If you’re able to write about something a lot of people have a hunch about but can’t articulate well, people will share that postWhy does Shaan think Clubhouse will fail?App downloads are slowing and user retention is fallingThe app has an interestingness problemAlso known as TTF (time to fun) or the length of time it takes to have fun in the app. All the great apps (Tiktok, YouTube, etc.) take less than 7 seconds to get good content.Additionally, Clubhouse is live so it’s exponentially harder for users to find good content quickly Clubhouse has two options:Become a content platform with fast growth but low retentionBecome a chilling platform with slow growth but high retention Two common mistakes newsletter writers make:Charging too littleNot having a frontend and a backend productYou need a cheap product that a lot of people buy and a premium product that only a small number of people buy but makes you a lot of moneyRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgWant to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://www.mfmpod.com/p/hotline/ --------- --------- Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) discuss: 0:45 Shaan breaks down why and how Clubhouse will fail (although he wishes it won't) 17:10 How to go viral and also improve your writing 27:07 How to win (and make millions) in the content game 36:22 How 'The Hustle' finds its talent 38:44 A simple startup idea with huge potential 50:38 How Shaan's tweet became a meme --------- --------- Have you joined our private Facebook group yet? Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion and join thousands of other entrepreneurs and founders scheming up ideas. Editing thanks to Jonathan Gallegos (@jjonthan)

Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds ✓ Claimed Podcast Notes Key Takeaways The United States does not have a great history of exporting things to countries before conflicts happen “The big defense primes are not in the position to build the right things, partly because the government has created the wrong incentives for them to do so.” – Palmer Luckey“The point of high-end defense technology is not to win a war that has already started; it’s to deter that war from happening, to make the cost of engaging in that war so high that it never happens.” – Palmer Luckey “The real reason that these tech companies were not doing work with the United States military, or foreign allied militaries, was that they were afraid of upsetting China.” – Palmer Luckey Until Anduril became the third unicorn in 2019, there were only two unicorns in the defense industry since the Cold War: Palantir and SpaceXIt took billionaire-founders with previous success starting companies for venture capitalists to invest in the defense industry Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced many venture capitalists to reconsider their assumptions about investing in defense tech Some countries are willing to do irrational things that disrupt their economic relationships with other countries; irrational wars and conflicts are prevalent throughout history “I think the odds of a direct, hot war between the U.S and China are very very low. I think the odds of a proxy conflict over minerals in South America, South Africa, or Southeast Asia are quite high.” – Palmer Luckey Anduril is the answer to the question: “What would a next-generation Lockheed Martin look like?”Without giving away Anduril’s entire roadmap, the future of defense will have a lot of autonomous things across air, land, sea, subsea, and space all working togetherPalmer is more concerned about evil people using very basic AI than extremely advanced AI taking over the world in a Skynet scenario The U.S. must be involved in the technology (nuclear, autonomous weapons, etc.) if it wants to lead and potentially regulate how those technologies are used in the rest of the world “I want to save taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars a year while we [Anduril] make tens of billions of dollars a year.” – Palmer Luckey Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgIn this live interview with Oculus and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey - joined by Anduril Chief Engineer Shane Arnott - we look at the future of defense, geopolitics, and Australia's future in a transformed Indo-Pacific region. Have we shifted toward a defense-driven future? For more information about this and all our other Next Billion Seconds content, please check out https://nextbillionseconds.com Mark Pesce - The Next Billion Seconds is produced by Ampel - visit https://ampel.com.au to find out what Ampel could do for you! If you are interested in sponsoring The Next Billion Seconds podcast, reach out to our Director of Media and Partnerships Lauren Deighton at lauren@ampel.com.au If you enjoyed this show, please leave a rating and/or review on Apple, Spotify or any other podcast platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) host the podcast today with a special guest Aaron, Shaan’s brother-in-law. Shaan’s brother-in-law Aaron joins the podcast and gives some hot takes on “tech-bros” (1:13), Aaron breaks down the “Buy, Borrow, Die” method to avoid paying taxes (3:20), Sam breaks down how he lived in San Francisco when he had no money (17:45), Shaan and Sam talk about the “buy nothing” lifestyle and Buy Nothing Project, a big player in that space (29:32), Sam and Shaan go deep on recycling and how little is actually put back to use (34:35), Shaan explains an AI product that replaces mundane medical care tasks and how boring businesses can make a ton of cash (37:20), the guys kick around important people and how to create a vision for your own life (43:30). Thank you to our partners this episode: Podium! Podium is an all-in-one SaaS tool that helps your business get reviews. Go to podium.com/mfm for 20% off and a $150 Amazon gift card. Have you joined our private FB group yet? It's a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they're already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today’s episode is a double header. Sam Parr (@theSamParr) is out today, so Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) hosts the pod today with two guests Xavier Helgesen (@XavierHelgesen) Co-CEO of Enduring Ventures and Avlok Kohli (@Avlok) CEO of AngelList. In today’s episode you’ll hear: Avlok gives his background on how he became CEO of AngelList (1:55), Shaan asks Avlok how he Fast Buy got acquired so fast (6:15), Avlok shares some ideas he has for the future of business (11:15), Shaan and Avlok talk about how to improve meetings (13:20), Shaan asks Avlok some of the cool companies he’s seen at AngelList (18:45), Shaan asks “What’s it like working with Naval?” (23:20), Shaan and Avlok talk about the problems with traditional funds and the potential with rolling funds (25:30). Shaan interviews Xavier Helgesen (54:52), Xavier gives his background (55:40), Shaan asks Xavier about his solar company in Africa (56:40), Xavier talks about his CFO-brain and how it’s helped his career (59:30), Shaan asks Xavier what he’s interested in lately (61:00), Xavier tells about his acquisition of UpCouncil (66:55), Shaan asks Xavier how to implement a profit-sharing company (78:20), Shaan explains how local and neighborhood networks are simple and profitable (85:10), Xavier explains what he looks at in financial statements when looking at a companies to acquire (68:28), Shaan asks Xavier if he has an opinion on SPACs (95:15), Xavier gives a list of a few books that every entrepreneur should read (102:45). This episode is presented by Tempo! Check them out at tempo.fit and use code "TempoHustle" for $100 off. Joined our private FB group yet? It's a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they're already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Big Questions with Cal Fussman Cal speaks with the man who founded Paul Mitchell hair care products after borrowing $700 while living out of his car, which led to his founding of the tequila company Patron. This episode is all about the wisdom the soon to be 80-year-old accumulated along the way – which we can all put to great use. Please, get the most out of it.

Pomp Podcast Podcast Notes Key Takeaways “You got to be agile, you got to be resilient…it’s not going to be easy…aggressiveness, hustle, grind, those are going traits of small businesses that do well”The customer acquisition cost across social media channels (Twitter, Google, Facebook) have dropped across the board so if you can afford to spend it’s a great time to buy ads“If you have that confidence in your product and your service, go…put the pedal to the metal and don’t stop til you get where you’re heading” – Mark Cuban“For capitalism to continue to thrive when we come out of this, it’s going to have to be a lot more compassionate. You’re going to have to put employees first, you’re going to have to put shareholders last and that’s going to be good for business.” How you treat your employees and customers during this crisis will define your company brand forever!If you’re low on cash, consider paying your employees with equityIf the government provides a company with a bailout, it should be seen as an investment, not a gift“I want something in return…the American taxpayers deserve that” – Mark CubanThe news needs to talk more about good things such as innovative businesses, new products that are being created, what people want to do once this is over, etc.“I want to hear about those visions because goddamnit if we went through all this shit, I want it to be for something”Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgMark Cuban is a billionaire entrepreneur and investor. He is the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and chairman of AXS TV. He is also one of the main "shark" investors on the ABC reality television series, Shark Tank. In this conversation, Anthony and Mark discuss the current economic and health crises, the subsequent monetary policy decisions, how various asset classes will perform, what small businesses are doing to survive, whether corporations should receive bailouts, what privacy concerns people should be aware of, what will happen in the NBA, and what Mark's plan for the United States would be as President.  =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach your financial goals of all sizes. Visit BlockFi.com/Pomp to learn more about putting your crypto to work without having to sell it. ===============================  If you enjoyed this episode and want to stay updated on everything Bitcoin, tech, and finance. Check out my newsletter by visiting pomp.substack.com and join 35,000+ other investors currently subscribed to my daily investor letter. =============================== 

Value Hive Podcast ✓ Claim Podcast Notes Key Takeaways The first rule of marketing is you can’t be remembered if you don’t stand outEvery business can be described through the Five Pillars: Brand, Channel, Technology, Demand Creation, and Operations  The brand is the gut feeling you induce, in your ideal clients, when they interact with your productDoomberg has a “Get to, Have to” ratio, which describes how much of their day is spent doing things they get to do, and how much of their day is spent doing things they have to do Maximize Get to, minimize Have toThe amount of work required to be successful cannot be done unless you’re truly passionate about whatever it is you’re working on“If you have a genuine mindset of continuous improvement, there’s no such thing as a struggle. There is only an opportunity to observe data and improve.” – Doomberg Doomberg doesn’t begin to write a piece without the perfect title The team prioritizes quality over sticking to some arbitrary, self-imposed, internal publishing cadenceFor a piece to go viral, it must capture the zeitgeist of the moment What makes for a great piece: hook your ideal clients in with a great story, keep them interested with a great transition, deliver the promised goods, and then wrap it up tightlyMost of the people who pay for your content do so because they like you and they want you to succeedThe net present value of giving is infinite; authentically give, give, give, and sometimes money shows up The environmental movement in the United States has a history of anti-human,  Malthusian pessimists who were terrified of what humans would do with abundant, cost-effective energy Nuclear energy solves all the problems related to energy and climate; there are no new technical inventions required, only political will and ambition“The fascination with wind and solar, we believe, is because they know it won’t work. They don’t want it to work. If they wanted it to work, we’d be doing nuclear.” – Doomberg Don’t get distracted from the things that drove your initial success in an effort to “grab more” Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgHey Guys! I started The Value Hive Podcast three years ago on the floor of my bedroom in my parents house. Today, I interviewed the iconic green cartoon chicken Doomberg. Lesson? Work hard and you too can interview cartoon chickens. This episode is a behind the scenes of what happens inside the hen house. Going from idea generation to the first draft, then to editing and publishing. How to use twitter to create demand. Why having a good enough title is is essential for crossing the chasm into virality, and lessons learned from starting Doomberg and what the future holds. [0:00] The Story behind Doomberg [4:50] The Story behind the Name and the iconic Chicken [6:20] The Five Pillars of a Business [9:20] Pillar #1: Brand [16:00] Struggles of Running a Newsletter [27:00] Crossing the Chasm into Virality [32:00] Idea Generation to First Draft [40:00] Editing the First Draft [48:30] Lessons Learned from Starting Doomberg [51:00] Demand Creation: Impressions. [1:03:00] Long/Short based on Doomberg Articles [1:09:40] Twitter Q&A: The Best Energy Policy in the World? [1:12:00] The Future of Doomberg [1:23:00] More from Doomberg and Closing Questions Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality. Mitimco This episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. 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Beginner's Mind ✓ Claim Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check out Beginner’s Mind Episode Page & Show NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgDid you know that almost 90% of all product ideas fail in clinical trials? The most obvious reason that a clinical trial fails is lack of efficacy. Surprising to me was that lack of efficacy doesn't seem to be the main reason why clinical trials fail in the first place. Other factors are at play, and most of them are manageable risks when the right team is at work.In this episode, we talk about:Strategic considerations for setting up a clinical trialInhouse vs Outsourced Clinical Study ManagementWhy do some clinical trials fail?Steps to getting your clinical trial back on trackFuture trends of clinical trialsand much moreWho is the expert in the show?Heike Schön is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Lumis International GmbH and Lumis Life Science Consulting GmbH.She has more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions in international clinical research and drug development. 📞 Book a meeting here: LinkYoutube: https://youtu.be/r0qphO8Qs3oShownotes @ Podcastnotes: tbdTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:25) Who Is Heike Schön, Lumis International and Lumis Consulting?(04:20) Topics in the Episode(04:30) Kick-Off(05:00) Background to Lumis International and Heike Schön(10:20) When is the Right Time to Start with the Planning of a Clinical Trial?(12:10) The Role of a Sponsor of a Clinical Trial(14:30) Who is Responsible for the Clinical Trial as a Sponsor?(16:55) When Should a Company Start to Implement Clinical Trial Management in the Organisation?(18:30) Funding Requirements for Clinical Trials(20:00) The Reality of Inhouse and Outhouse Clinical Trial Management(22:15) What to Think About When Planning Oversight Management(25:00) Relationship and Culture Management in Clinical Trials(27:25) Budget and Ressource Requirement for Clinical Trials(28: 45) 3 Steps to a Successful Clinical Trial (30:40) The 3 Main Reasons Why Clinical Trials Fail(33:30) Considerations for Patient Enrollment as a Key Success Factor for Clinical Trials(37:30) … and when enrolment fails, what are the steps to rescue the trial?(42:45) Do Inhouse Studies Require Rescue?(44:30) How to Rescue a Clinical Trial(48:30) Root Cause Analysis as a Starting Point to Rescue a Trial(52:25) Preventive Measures to Avoid Failure Early on(53:30) How Important is Leadership in a Clinical Trial?(56:30) The 3 Main Reasons to Stop a Clinical Trial – The Point of no Return(59:00) How are the Cost Calculated for Rescue Study Management?(01:00:15) Planning of a Clinical Trial – A Key Aspect of a Successful Trial(01:02:15) How to Plan Realistic Timelines and Numbers(01:07:15) The Role of Feasibility Studies in Clinical Trials(01:09:30) How Clinical Trial Management Evolved in the last 30 years(01:11:15) Upcoming Trends in Clinical Trial Management(01:13:15) Decentralized Clinical Trials(01:15:00) Artificial Intelligence And Big Data in Clinical Trial Management(01:17:55) The Digital Twin(01:19:15) The Human Factor and Leadership in Clinical Trial Management(01:21:10) The Patient in Clinical Trials(01:22:55) Planning and its contribution to clinical trial success(01:26:55) Summary of What to Do When Clinical Trials Fail(01:28:35) When is the Right Time to Add a Rescue Team to the Clinical Trial?(01:31:00) A Risk Management Plan for Clinical Trials(01:32:00) How to ContSupport the show (https://lsg2g.substack.com/subscribe?)

The Rational Reminder Podcast ✓ Claim Podcast Notes Key Takeaways If people only saved the money they earned, then they would lose purchasing power over time due to inflation Buying bonds is investing in a company’s debt and is relatively safe because the company is obligated to make its interest payments Bond investors have fixed returns and equity investors have uncertain returns to the upside and downsideThe discount rate that investors apply to the expected cash flows of an asset is the way that differences in risk are expressed in asset pricingA higher discount rate implies a riskier asset; it costs less to buy the future cash flows of riskier assets  No single investor can have access to all the information that will affect the price of a stock or bond, but the aggregate of all investors – the market price – is a pretty good representation of all informationUnexpected returns are generated from new information that was not previously reflected in the price of the stockThe vast majority of active traders on Wall Street fail to outperform the marketUnderstand what your investing objective are; different objectives will have different levels of priority in your life and they will have different optimal portfolios to fund them  By the time you are worried about something, it has already been reflected in market pricesOwning too much of your employer’s stock may overexpose you and your portfolio to one centralized entity, given it is the source of your human capital and now a sizeable percentage of your investment portfolio  Having an emergency fund all the time is one way to prepare for a recessionDirect exposure to real estate doesn’t offer anything special over publicly-traded REITs once adjusted for sector exposure and the valuation lag in private marketsFinancially fragile households have lower financial, emotional, and physical well-being; they have less satisfaction at work; and they report less social connection   Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgToday is our final episode featuring just the two of us before our annual wrap-up show, and we thought we would use this opportunity to cover some important foundational aspects of rational investing. Ben goes over some of the most fundamental concepts about market prices, risk, and actual returns before answering five common questions that relate to this level of information. From investing in an employer's stock to predicting the future and real estate comparisons, these five touch-points are always worth returning to, and should even interest the more experienced of our listeners. For the second half of the show, we offer a quick book review of The Culture Playbook by Daniel Coyle, and have a brief and illuminating conversation with Professor Amer Kaissi about his book, Humbitious, and some of his thoughts on the part that reading plays in rich and progressive life. Press play to catch all this and more on the Rational Reminder Podcast.   Key Points From This Episode:   Picking up a thread from our discussion on the 2% Rule. (0:06:05) Getting to grips with investing basics. (0:10:45) How market prices work in response to traders' actions and risk. (0:17:59) The main determinants of actual returns and starting points for your portfolio. (0:23:15) Unknowable futures and the eternal doom and gloom predictions. (0:35:43) Assessing the value of owning an employer's stock. (0:38:21) Holding stock picks in Tax-Free Savings Accounts. (0:42:07) How to prepare a portfolio when a recession is predicted. (0:43:49) Comparing investments in real estate with the stock market. (0:45:14) Weighing the value of building and emergency fund. (0:47:11) A thirty-second recap of our episode with Cliff Asness. (0:50:06) Today's book review focussing on the lesson from The Culture Playbook by Daniel Coyle. (0:51:48) Professor Kaissi shares a quick summary of his book, Humbitious. (0:58:40) The potential to develop characteristics and the role that reading plays. (0:59:38) Professor Kaissi talks about his reading habits. (1:02:12) Application of ideas from books and how Professor Kaissi captures and organizes information in his own reading. (1:05:15) A few of Professor Kaissi's favourite book recommendations and how to increase your reading habit. (1:08:52)     Participate in our Community Discussion about this Episode: https://community.rationalreminder.ca/t/episode-231-investing-basics-and-common-questions-plus-reading-habits-w-amer-kaissi-discussion-thread/20716 Books From Today’s Episode: Humbitious: The Power of Low-Ego, High-Drive Leadership — https://amzn.to/3WjHjry Mindset — https://amzn.to/3Wzl7Kr Quiet — https://amzn.to/3htlN4X The Five Dysfunctions of a Team — https://amzn.to/3YmKqRv The SPEED of Trust — https://amzn.to/3UWCljq Top Five Regrets of the Dying — https://amzn.to/3uQcUWf The Assertiveness Workbook — https://amzn.to/3VVDVUf How to Raise Your Self Esteem — https://amzn.to/3BDM33p Ego Is the Enemy — https://amzn.to/3BAyCkZ Links From Today’s Episode: Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder Website — https://rationalreminder.ca/  Shop Merch — https://shop.rationalreminder.ca/ Join the Community — https://community.rationalreminder.ca/ Follow us on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RationalRemind Follow us on Instagram — @rationalreminder Benjamin on Twitter — https://twitter.com/benjaminwfelix Cameron on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CameronPassmore Amer Kaissi on Twitter — https://twitter.com/amerkaissi10 Amer Kaissi on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/amer-kaissi-ph-d-38258919/ Amer Kaissi — http://www.amerkaissi.com 'The Value of Goals-Based Financial Planning' — https://www.financialplanningassociation.org/article/journal/JUN15-value-goals-based-financial-planning 'Excessive Extrapolation and the Allocation of 401(k) Accounts to Company Stock' — http://independent401kadvisors.com/library_articles/ExcessiveExtrapolation.pdf 'The Agony of Ecstasy: The risks and rewards of a concentrated stock position' — https://assets.jpmprivatebank.com/content/dam/jpm-wm-aem/global/pb/en/insights/eye-on-the-market/agony-ecstasy-2021.pdf 'The financial resilience and financial well-being of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic' — https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75f0002m/75f0002m2021008-eng.htm

The Rational Reminder Podcast ✓ Claim Podcast Notes Takeaways Here is a summary breakdown of expected returns for alternative asset classes:Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgThe type of assets which usually come to mind when considering investments are stocks, bonds, or cash, but what are the alternatives? And what kind of returns do alternative asset classes offer? In today’s episode, we delve into the returns which can be expected from alternative asset classes such as private equity, venture capital, angel investing, private credit, hedge funds, direct real estate, and cryptocurrencies. Hear an in-depth analysis based on empirical studies and the expertise of your hosts, Ben and Cameron, to discover whether there is any merit to alternative asset classes as investments. We unpack the extra layer of complexity associated with predicting returns on alternative assets, how to approach calculating returns, and why the associated fees are an essential consideration. We also hear details about an interesting conference Cameron recently attended and briefly recap cryptocurrencies as an investment. You’ll also hear our conversation with our 22 in 22 reading challenge guest David Senra about his reading habits, the books that most inspire him, and his advice for people who want to read more.   Key Points From This Episode:   Outline of today’s main topic: expected returns for alternative asset classes. (0:01:51) Why predicting returns of alternative asset classes has an extra layer of complexity. (0:03:18) How to approach estimating the returns of private equity, specifically buyouts. (0:05:04) We unpack historical data regarding the returns of private equity. (0:07:35) Calculating the returns on venture capital and reasons to be cautious about it as an asset class. (0:16:35) The distribution of returns from venture capital based on the market numbers. (0:20:09) Learn what angel investing is and its associated returns. (0:20:54) What returns on angel investing are most dependent on and why. (0:22:21) The different types and the associated returns. (0:25:23) Hear about the fees associated with private credit. (0:27:42) We unravel the concept of hedge funds, the associated fees, and expected returns. (0:29:29) A limiting factor on hedge funds: capacity constraints. (0:33:38) The takeaway regarding private real estate investments. (0:36:25) How private real estate is valued as an asset class. (0:37:48) Cryptocurrencies and the returns to be expected. (0:39:34) We discuss some of the key takeaways from today’s main topic. (0:43:30) We follow up on a previous topic we covered: financial literacy. (0:45:10) Find out about an interesting conference that Cameron recently attended. (0:48:46) Hear about the recent reviews we have received about the podcast. (0:57:58) We introduce our 22 and 22 reading challenge guest, David Senra. (01:00:15) Where David’s passion for reading about founders originates from. (01:02:25) David shares details about his reading habits. (01:05:57) His approach to finding founders that he wants to read about. (01:08:49) David’s approach to note taking while reading a book. (01:11:07) We learn about the stories that have impacted David the most. (01:13:53) He explains the benefits of reading a book for a second time. (01:17:11) Books about founders that he thinks everyone should read. (01:19:20) David’s observation of the role of luck in a founder’s success story. (01:23:19) Advice he has for people who want to read more. (01:29:33)   Links From Today’s Episode:   AQR Capital Management — https://www.aqr.com/ BlackRock Asset Management — https://www.blackrock.com Bank of America — https://www.bankofamerica.com/ ‘The risk and return of venture capital’ — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304405X04001564 ‘Performance of Private Credit Funds: A First Look' — https://jai.pm-research.com/content/21/2/31.short ‘Do Hedge Funds Hedge?’ — https://jpm.pm-research.com/content/28/1/6.short ‘The Performance of Hedge Fund Performance Fees’ — https://www.nber.org/papers/w27454 ‘Higher risk, lower returns: What hedge fund investors really earn’ — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304405X1100016X ‘Another Look at Private Real Estate Returns by Strategy’ — https://jpm.pm-research.com/content/45/7/95/tab-pdf-trialist 'The Characteristics and Portfolio Behavior of Bitcoin Investors: Evidence from Indirect Cryptocurrency Investments' — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3501549 ‘Beliefs and the Disposition Effect’ — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3516567 ‘Once Bitten, Twice Shy: The Power of Personal Experiences in Risk Taking’ — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2506627 S&P Global FinLit Survey — https://gflec.org/initiatives/sp-global-finlit-survey/ Future Proof Conference — https://futureproof.advisorcircle.com/ Invest Like the Best Podcast — https://investlikethebest.libsyn.com/ David Senra on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-senra-278843236/ David Senra on Twitter — https://twitter.com/FoundersPodcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor David Senra on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/david.senra.1 The Founders Podcast — https://founders.simplecast.com/ A Triumph of Genius — https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Genius-Edwin-Polaroid-Patent/dp/1627227695 Cable Cowboy — https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Cowboy-Malone-Modern-Business/ Titan — https://www.amazon.com/Rare-Chernow-Titan-Life-Rockefeller/ A Man for All Markets — https://www.amazon.com/Man-All-Markets-Street-Dealer/ Against the Odds — https://www.amazon.com/Against-Odds/ Estee: A Success Story — https://www.amazon.com/Estee-Success-Story-Lauder/ Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder Website — https://rationalreminder.ca/ Rational Reminder on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rationalreminder/?hl=en Rational Reminder on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/ Ben Felix — https://www.pwlcapital.com/author/benjamin-felix/ Ben on Twitter — https://twitter.com/benjaminwfelix Ben on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwfelix/ Cameron Passmore — https://www.pwlcapital.com/profile/cameron-passmore/ Cameron on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CameronPassmore Cameron on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronpassmore/  

The Rational Reminder Podcast ✓ Claim Welcome to another episode of the Rational Reminder Podcast. In today’s jam-packed episode, hear updates regarding our goals survey, the schedule for upcoming guests on the show, the latest news and highlights from the financial world, and some of the feedback we have received about the show. We also highlight interesting articles and papers regarding tech valuations, expected stock returns, the performance of venture capital funds, and a book recommendation that will help you understand the finance game. Tune in to learn about the results of the recent social survey in Canada, the basics of private equity funds, the challenges of calculating the Internal Rate of Returns for investors, some of the misconceptions surrounding private equity, and much more! Don’t miss out on this informative and well-rounded episode of the Rational Reminder Podcast with your two favourite Canadians!   Key Points From This Episode:   We start the show with an exciting announcement for our listeners. [0:02:07] An update regarding the Goals Survey Project and what needs to be done. [0:03:30] A rundown of the upcoming guests for the show. [0:04:44] Outline of the reviews and criticisms received about the show. [0:05:55] A breakdown of the book for today’s review, Finite and Infinite Games. [0:10:07] Background about the author of the book, James P. Carse. [0:10:57] The main point of the book: the differences between finite and infinite games. [0:11:16] An interesting quote from the book regarding culture. [0:14:42] Highlights of the recent news and updates in the financial world. [0:17:02] Insights from an interesting article about tech valuations by Cliff Asness. [0:19:47] Another interesting paper by David Blitz about expected stock returns. [0:23:09] A discussion regarding the recent social survey implemented in Canada. [0:26:07] We discuss the basics of private equity as an investment strategy. [0:30:06] Why the math used is problematic for calculating the Internal Rate of Return. [0:32:35] The results of a paper which investigated the performance of venture capital funds. [0:39:01] More insights from follow-up papers about private equity. [0:42:24] Examples of the type of risk exposures that private equity provides. [0:49:36] The impacts associated with the preference for illiquid assets. [0:52:00] Some of the misconceptions surrounding diversity in private equity funds. [0:52:44] What are the best metrics to use to measure returns on private equity. [0:56:00]

The Quest with Justin Kan Podcast Notes Key Takeaways The pandemic changed countless industries, but one of the most exciting ones for Mark Cubans is blockchain “We’ll look back at the pandemic of 2020, particularly the summer, and say okay that was the inflection point of a lot of blockchain-based applications” – Mark CubanMark is bullish on Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for art. NFTs prove authenticity and ownership of digital art.E.g: The NBA launched Top Shot which sells digital moments just like one would sell digital trading cards The world is becoming more and more digital and Gen Z is more likely to buy a digital product than a physical one:“They’re going to respect something that’s digital before they buy something that’s physical” – Mark CubanFailure is a great teacher:“I learned more from the places I got fired from and the places I worked that I hated than I did from the places I liked. I learned what not to do.” – Mark CubanOne of the most important business lessons Mark learned early in his career: Sales cures allIf you don’t have sales, your business won’t lastBeing young is a perfect time to start a business because you don’t have much to lose Mark was living with 6 roommates when he started his first company, it wasn’t like life could get much worse than that Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgMark Cuban needs no introduction. With a net worth of $4.3 billion, he walks around and things just sort themselves out. I have always looked up to Mark as a pioneer in Internet streaming: he was one of the first investors we cold-emailed when building Justin.tv. He did not invest - we were too small for shark food!  A lot of things changed since then, yet Mark managed to always stay ahead of the curve. His empire grew beyond sports and media into pharmacy, networks and blockchains. He became a father of 3 and considered running for president. I've always wondered how he does it all and I'm very excited to share our conversation with you all.  🎥 Watch this episode with video: https://youtu.be/4twNOeiZ3XM🍎 iTunes: https://apple.co/3lU3fZs🎵 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3srzJwq✍️ Newsletter: https://thequestpod.substack.com🌎 Check out our website: https://justinkan.club​

The Network State Podcast ✓ Claim Key Takeaways  The United States of America is the greatest startup in world history As an entrepreneur, your social role is to make profits, but you also need to ensure that socialists do not take over your country “Every founder starts as lead engineer and ends up as Chief Psychologist.” – Balaji There is light in the world and there is darkness; accelerationism want light and the decels want darkness A world of degrowth is a world that is full of war; when the pie is forced to be shrunk, the people are forced to fight because there are less resources availableAcademics do not understand that what matters is how systems and incentives work We must take the frameworks that work in the entrepreneurial world and apply them to other things Make America States Again The darkest of times reveal who is on the side of darkness and who is on the side of the lightRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgJoe Lonsdale is one of the most prominent investors in technology. He's the co-founder of Palantir, 8VC, Addepar, and the Cicero Institute — and one of Balaji's longtime friends. We have fun talking about education, longevity, space, and the little matter of completely reforming all governments with the internet. OUTLINE: 00:00 - How Silicon Valley got expensive 09:18 - Tech founders as philosophers 17:39 - 100% Democracy and .01% Democracy 28:51 - Internet Values vs Western Values 36:05 - How Academics Become Capitalists 46:40 - Red States, Purple States, Foreign States for AI 58:11 - Thoughts on Space, Robotics, Longevity VIDEO YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ny93ZjlR93g SOCIAL https://ciceroinstitute.org https://www.8vc.com https://thenetworkstate.com/podcast https://twitter.com/JTLonsdale https://twitter.com/balajis

The Network State Podcast ✓ Claim Key Takeaways  Blockchains provide the societal benefits of protocol networks but with the competitive advantages of corporate networks“Come for the tool, stay for the network.” – Chris Dixon  If every command line tool becomes an app, does every protocol become a blockchain? Distribution was so scarce in the early days of the internet that Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber) killed for it The Web3 version of a given Web2 app adds balances and the ability to cryptographically sign messages and transactions Many tech companies suffer from Stockholm Syndrome; they have become accustomed to the App Store taking a significant portion of their revenueWeb3 combines the best of both worlds of Web1 and Web2 Web3 is as structured as the Web2-style databases but as open as a Web1-style webCrypto is a counter-force to many of the things that AI is doingBlockchains enable property rights in the digital space “Technology changes microeconomic leverage.” – Balaji  Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgRead Write Own (readwriteown.com) is a new book by Chris Dixon, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and founder of the largest crypto fund in the world. It's an important work that is simultaneously the best crypto tutorial for newcomers and an accessible reference for experts. Balaji and Chris are long-time friends and worked together at a16z for years. Here they discuss Read Write Own and the state of crypto in 2024. OUTLINE 00:20 - Chris Introduces Read Write Own 05:04 - Why Books Are Harder than Essays 11:40 - Overview of Read Write Own 18:01 - The 2000s: Open RSS vs Proprietary Social 25:32 - Every Protocol Now Gets Global State 31:42 - Web3 Versions of Web2 Apps 35:27 - Proprietary Networks Are Locking Down 38:47 - Crypto Subsidizes Creatives 42:53 - Virtual Goods and Online Status 44:13 - Own Usernames Like Domain Names 47:55 - What Digital Ownership Means 48:52 - Tech Giants' Power and User Leverage. 58:28 - Collaborative Storytelling 01:02:06 - Digital Identity with Web3 01:09:36 - Conclusion VIDEO YouTube: https://youtu.be/_nIQztk5KWY SOCIAL https://readwriteown.com https://thenetworkstate.com/podcast https://twitter.com/cdixon https://twitter.com/balajis

"Age of Miracles" Key Takeaways  More energy means more humanity flourishing Nuclear fission is the cleanest and safest form of energy that we have As of 2022, nuclear energy accounts for 20% of the electric gridEnergy is a positive-sum game; the more we have, the better we do! A shift is occurring in the United States: In 2023, 57% of Americans say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity in the country, up from 43% who said the same in 2020What if you were told the nuclear industry was the only industry that managed its toxic waste… wouldn’t you be impressed? All of the nuclear waste that has been produced in the United States can fit inside of a football field, stacked 10 meters high It is impossible to create nuclear weapons from nuclear fuelUsing more energy raises the floor and ceiling for humanity; it can bring the rest of the world up to the Western standard of living, and help power all of the futuristic technology that entrepreneurs will create The amount of radiation that leaked out of the Three Mile Island incident was about the same amount of radiation that you would be exposed to getting a chest X-ray at the doctor – a negligible amount The reaction to Fukushima was completely overblown: it is debated whether zero people or one person died from any sort of radiation at FukushimaWhile nuclear fission has matured from a technological perspective, it has gotten bogged down from a political, cultural, economic, and regulatory perspectiveSignificant strides are being made in nuclear fusion; it actually might be less than 30 years away! Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgWelcome to the first episode of the first season of “Age of Miracles”. This new show from Packy McCormick, investor and writer of the Not Boring newsletter, asks the question: how do we create a future of abundance? This season, we’re exploring the future of energy – specifically, diving deep into nuclear energy, both fission and fusion. The world needs more energy, not less, argues Packy, and nuclear has been neglected as a clean, reliable source of energy for too long. Joining Packy as co-host this season is Julia DeWahl, who previously helped scale SpaceX’s Starlink and Opendoor and is now co-founder of micro-nuclear reactor startup Antares.  In this episode, Packy and Julia set the stage for the season. They start with how they each got nuke-pilled and how the global narrative on energy has shifted, following events like the war in Ukraine and growing inflation. Next, they bust the three most common myths about nuclear energy: it’s too unsafe, there’s too much nuclear waste, and nuclear energy = nuclear weapons. And then they set the stage for the real challenges we’ll tackle this season: the economics of nuclear power, regulation and the role of government, and the power of public perception.  If you’re curious about the future of energy, technology, or how to get out of a doomer loop and start working towards an abundant future, join us. An age of miracles is within reach — if we're willing to work for it. Huge thank you to our sponsors: Secureframe: the only compliance automation platform with AI capabilities that help customers speed up cloud remediation and security questionnaires. Get 20% off your first year of Secureframe by mentioning "Age of Miracles" during your free demo: https://secureframe.com/ Pilot.com: accounting, CFO, and tax services that are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. To get 20% off your accounting bill for the first 6 months, go to https://pilot.com/packy Clean Air Task Force For the full list of resources referenced in this show: https://ageofmiracles.co/  Subscribe to Not Boring to get weekly doses of tech and business strategy, straight to your inbox: https://www.notboring.co/ Follow our hosts: Packy McCormick on Twitter and LinkedIn Julia DeWahl on Twitter and LinkedIn Timestamps: (00:00) Why the world needs more energy (06:43) Preview of this season of Age of Miracles (10:03) Let's talk nuclear fission (19:15) Busting common nuclear myths: disasters, waste, and proliferation (30:22) The 201 challenges with nuclear energy (36:21) Could all the energy in 2050 just be fusion? (45:23) Closing thoughts This show is produced and distributed by Turpentine, a network of shows and other media properties. Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Video editor: Jake Salyers. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg.