"smart people are not always great at boasting about themselves..." Here's Minn Kim on how Plymouth Street uses storytelling to highlight talented individuals' achievements and experiences… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXFxYFW7ADE
"Our mission is to accelerate technological progress by enabling the movement of highly skilled talent globally. We still believe, and we fundamentally believe, that America is the best place to build..." -- Lisa Wehden of Plymouth Street Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXFxYFW7ADE
"it gives people an enormous sense of agency..." Lisa Wehden explains how Plymouth Street works with skilled individuals to make their immigration dreams a reality… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXFxYFW7ADE
"it's a wildly flexible and underused visa category that is uncapped. It's much more accessible than people think..." Minn Kim explains why Plymouth Street aims to 10x the number of STEM individuals applying for the O-1 US visa. Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXFxYFW7ADE
Minn Kim and Lisa Wehden are the founders of Plymouth Street, which guides talented individuals through the US immigration process. Its aim is to accelerate innovation through faster and more transparent immigration services. Minn & Lisa join the show to discuss the pitfalls of the current system, how Plymouth Street…
Alice Albrecht explains how her company, re:collect, uses technology to help turbocharge our ability to make connections between seemingly disparate strands of information. Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9KSV_7ZgPc
"I don't believe that anybody is not creative. I think that we in our minds are set up to learn language innately, and we're set up to creatively solve problems innately..." -- Alice Albrecht Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9KSV_7ZgPc
Alice Albrecht explains how to increase your creativity: 1. Interact with more ideas. 2. Make connections. Don't just consume information. 3. DON'T be narrow-focused. Solutions can come from places you don't expect. 4. Step away from the problem. Let your mind wander. Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9KSV_7ZgPc
Alice Albrecht explains why she believes that "nothing is true." Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9KSV_7ZgPc
Alice Albrecht is the founder and CEO of re:collect, a company dedicated to “enhancing human intelligence by augmenting memory, perception, and synthesis utilizing AI.” Alice started her career in psychology and academia, obtaining a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Yale University. She joins the show to discuss how to become…
"I don't want to have a narrow focus. If you could tell me that I could have 10 times more money and speak one language less, I don't want to do it.” Guy Spier explains what he learned from his lunch with Warren Buffett… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRnQ0UoA9fk
"Treat your neighbor as yourself." Here's Guy Spier on the "golden rule" for a moral life… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRnQ0UoA9fk
Guy Spier explains what attending Oxford University taught him about the British class system… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRnQ0UoA9fk
If you want to become better at branding and personal marketing, emulate the Royal Family 👑 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRnQ0UoA9fk
Guy Spier runs the Aquamarine Fund, an “investment partnership closely modeled on the original Buffet Partnerships.” He is also a podcast host, YouTube creator, author of The Education of a Value Investor and the host of the annual investment gathering VALUEx. He describes his life’s project as “a quest for…
"If you start a company, you will be happy even if it fails [...] If it fails, you will learn stuff and you will be happier than if you worked in some soul-destroying humongous corporation with terrible politics..." -- Jared Dillian Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moJhE4UhNrk
"I think the ideal state is to get to a point where you don't think about it at all. You never think about it because there's better things to worry about than money." Jared Dillian argues that focusing on small daily sacrifices will cause MORE financial stress, not less… Full…
"Commission-free trading is terrible [...] If you have a company function and you have free pizza [...] they take all the pizza, they bring bags, they bring it home, they never eat it, they just bring it home. People over consume free goods." — Jared Dillian Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moJhE4UhNrk
"Material things bring us happiness. It's not to say that you have to buy a Lamborghini, but buying a new T-shirt, buying a jacket, buying AirPods, these material things bring us happiness. And it's not wrong to want to have these things.” — Jared Dillian Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moJhE4UhNrk
Jared Dillian is a writer, strategist, financial expert, public speaker, and author of four books, including No Worries: How To Live a Stress-Free Financial Life (out this month!). He joins us to discuss why you should never loan money to your friends or family, why the FIRE movement is a…
"I think money is the best video game ever designed." George Mack explains his 'life as a video game' worldview… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdF0i-Gr0k
"Even Daniel Kahneman said that after 30 years writing Thinking, Fast and Slow and everything, he didn't really actually find it that useful for day-to-day life." George Mack advocates for adopting a "third-person" perspective when trying to solve your own problems… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdF0i-Gr0k
"And I think the ultimate Midwit razor or filtering process is to just always try and avoid being the genius, because that's the mistake the Midwit makes... he thinks he's the guy on the right." -- George Mack Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdF0i-Gr0k
The O’Shaughnessy Fellowship program was launched in 2023 with a singular purpose: to support the ambitious individuals striving to build a better future for all. The terms are simple: One year and $100,000 to work on anything you want. The O’Shaughnessy Grants program, also launched in 2023, provides applicants with…