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David speaks with Dawn Dickson, a businesswoman, inventor, author, and investor with over 20 years of experience in technology and business development. She founded the retail technology company PopCom and women's shoe company Flat Out of Heels. Dawn was the first woman in the world to raise over $1 million through a secure token offering under a new Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act regulation.
They talked about:
🚀 Lessons in innovation and persistence
⚖️ How to succeed across diverse business ventures
💰 The hidden costs of venture capital
⚠️ How lack of communication causes startup failures
🌍 The future of black entrepreneurship
🧠 The power of a global mindset
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/dawndickson-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/yziNa_To2Ms
🗣 Mentioned in the show:LLC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability_company
Black Panther Party | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party
Blockchain | https://theknowledge.io/what-is-cryptocurrency/
Mailchimp | https://mailchimp.com/about/
Klaviyo | https://www.klaviyo.com/about
D1 Consulting | https://dawndickson.square.site/
PopCom | https://www.popcom.shop/team-members/dawn-dickson
Techstars | https://www.techstars.com/accelerators
Crowdfunder | https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/
FTX | https://ftx.com/
Sam Bankman-Fried | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bankman-Fried
Elizabeth Holmes | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes
Murder of George Floyd | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd
Paul Kagame | https://www.paulkagame.com/
👤 Connect with Dawn:Twitter: https://x.com/THEDawnDickson
Website: https://dawndickson.me/
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
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My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
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The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
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David speaks with David Morris, Chief Operating Officer at NeoInsulation. As President & COO, he drives the success of NeoInsulation’s business operations, overseeing sales, field operations, and manufacturing. Under his direction, NeoInsulation has transformed from a niche product company into a top-tier manufacturing and field service provider.
They talked about:
🌟 The importance of focusing on excellence over long-term goals
🔄 The power of versatility in leadership
🌐 The freedom of being a generalist
🛤️ The benefits of a non-linear career path
⚖️ The freedom of choice vs. the burden of decision
🌈 Why perfection is an illusion
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/davidmorris-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/uTwjb_lidKE
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Forbes | https://www.forbes.com/connect/who-we-are/
Harvard Business Review | https://hbr.org/corporate/about
👤 Connect with David:Twitter: https://x.com/wdmorrisjr
NeoInsulation: https://neoinsulation.com/about/leadership
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
My Favorite Tools
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David speaks with Jonathan Hillis, founder of Cabin, a place for creators to gather together to work on exciting projects 'IRL'. Prior to founding Cabin, he was Director of Product, Shoppers, and Marketplace at Instacart, where, during the pandemic, he grew their workforce of shoppers fivefold.
They talked about:
💻 How the pandemic shaped the future of technology
🏡 The founding story of Cabin
🤖 AI centralisation vs. Crypto decentralisation
🔧 Balancing techno-optimist ambition with societal norms
🚧 The limitations of digital progress
🤝 The value of physical interaction in a digital world
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/jonathanhillis-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/EbuWmnZNapY
🗣 Mentioned in the show:COVID | https://theknowledge.io/issue7/
Blockchain | https://www.blockchain.com/about
Crypto | https://theknowledge.io/what-is-cryptocurrency/
NFT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token
Cabin | https://www.cabin.city/
Instacart | https://www.instacart.com/help/section/how-instacart-works
DOW | https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/purpose-in-action/value-chain-sustainability/integrated-supply-chain.html
Web3 | https://hbr.org/2022/05/what-is-web3
DAO | https://www.investopedia.com/tech/what-dao/
Uber | https://www.uber.com/gb/en/about/
DoorDash | https://about.doordash.com/en-us/company
Airbnb | https://www.airbnb.co.uk/help/article/2503
Peter Thiel | https://theknowledge.io/daniellestrachman-1/
a16z | https://a16z.com/about/
How to live forever | https://time.com/6315607/bryan-johnsons-quest-for-immortality/
Bryan Johnson | https://www.youtube.com/BryanJohnson
iCloud | https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/icloud/welcome/icloud
Stewart Brand | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand
Liron Shapira | https://theknowledge.io/lironshapira/
Robin Hanson | https://theknowledge.io/robinhanson/
The Age of Em | https://amzn.to/3zeqUyR
👤 Connect with Jonathan:Twitter: https://x.com/JonathanHillis
Website: https://jonhillis.com/
Cabin: https://www.cabin.city/
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
My Favorite Tools
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David speaks with Barrett Brooks, a writer and executive coach specialising in guiding mission-driven founders and creators through emotional and strategic barriers to business growth. His writing focuses on leaders and companies tackling critical societal issues such as climate change, biodiversity, education, food systems, healthcare, and circular products. Previously, he was the managing editor of The Carbon Almanac (a bestselling book on climate change led by Seth Godin), COO at Good Coffee, and COO at ConvertKit.
They talked about:
🧩 How past experiences cause startup misalignment
⚠️ The negative side of self-imposed challenges
⚖️ The tension between achievement and fulfilment
🥊 The inner battle behind our external pursuits
🧳 The burden of generational trauma
🌱 The transformative power of mentorship
This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the third part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:
Part 1: 🎙️ Purpose, Passion, and Perseverance with Barrett Brooks (Episode 109)
Part 2: 🎙️ The Diary of a $30M COO with Barrett Brooks (Episode 112)
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/barrettbrooks-3/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/uqkMUcxFA8M
🗣 Mentioned in the show:ConvertKit | https://bit.ly/convertkit-de
Nathan Barry | https://nathanbarry.com/
Google | https://about.google/our-story/
SpiderMan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man
Peter Parker | https://www.marvel.com/characters/spider-man-peter-parker
It Didn't Start With You | https://amzn.to/3WU7iJe
Mark Wolynn | https://markwolynn.com/
The Wild Edge of Sorrow | https://amzn.to/3YCJWJI
Francis Weller | https://www.francisweller.net/
Andy Crissinger | https://www.reboot.io/team/andy-crissinger/
Reboot | https://www.reboot.org/
Seth Godin | https://theknowledge.io/freestyle/
👤 Connect with Barrett:Website: https://barrettbrooks.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettABrooks
Good Work with Barrett Brooks: https://www.goodworkshow.com/
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
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David speaks with Stu Patience, a nonprofit co-founder, teacher and blogger. He lives and works in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of Saya Suka Membaca, an Indonesian literacy charity that trains teachers to teach reading in Indonesian in an effective and fun way.
They talked about:
🌍 The political history of Hong Kong
🚀 The future of cities
✨ How cities fuel creativity and connection
🏗️ The clash of capitalism and conservation
🚪 The Tourism Paradox
🏛️ The physicality of culture and context
This is a replay of a previous conversation. You can listen to the original episode here:
Original Episode: 🎙️ How Curiosity Shapes the World with Stu Patience
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/stupatience-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/1fa6T_vpaDI
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Saya Suka Membaca | https://www.sayasukamembaca.org/en/
Srinivas Rao | https://twitter.com/UnmistakableCEO
The Unmistakable Creative Podcast | https://podcast.unmistakablecreative.com/
Cathay Pacific | https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_PH/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html
Chungking Mansions | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chungking_Mansions
Kowloon Walled City | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City
Opium Wars | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
Chinese Civil War | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War
World War 2 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Hinterland | https://www.driverlesscrocodile.com/sustainability-and-change/hinterland/
ExxonMobil | https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/fighting-climate-chaos/exxon-and-the-oil-industry-knew-about-climate-crisis/exxons-climate-denial-history-a-timeline/
Marc Andreessen | https://a16z.com/author/marc-andreessen/
Marc Andreessen: Scenius | https://www.driverlesscrocodile.com/teams/marc-andreessen-scenius/
William Gibson | http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/
Mark Zuckerberg | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg
Lord Balaji Sculpture | https://amzn.to/3X3vqbo
👤 Connect with Stu:Twitter: https://x.com/StuPatience
Website: https://www.driverlesscrocodile.com/
Organization: sayasukamembaca.org
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
My Favorite Tools
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David speaks with Kyle Kowalski, a thoughtful entrepreneur, adult learner, and proponent of slow living. As an "independent, inquiring, interdisciplinary integrator," he shares insights on topics ranging from intentional living to mental mastery.
They talked about:
🌿 The philosophy of slow living
🧘♂️ The antidote to career burnout
🎨 The influence of creativity on career choices
🔍 The struggle to define who we are
🧠 The psychological roots of our desires
✝️ The stigma behind spirituality
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/kylekowalski-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/HXvxk7P6s7U
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Sloww | https://www.sloww.co/
Marie Kondo | http://konmari.com/
The Road to Damascus | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_Paul_the_Apostle
Lottery of Birth | https://www.sloww.co/lottery-of-birth/
Paul Millerd | https://theknowledge.io/paulmillerd/
The Pathless Path | https://amzn.to/3Qn37kp
ADHD | https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/adhd.html
René Girard | https://iep.utm.edu/girard/
Ramana Maharshi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramana_Maharshi
MBTI | https://theknowledge.io/mbti-test/
Enneagram | https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test
DISC assessment | https://www.discprofile.com/what-is-disc
CliftonStrengths | https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx
Jesuit High School | https://www.jesuithighschool.org/
Mortimer J. Adler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortimer_J._Adler
How to Read a Book | https://amzn.to/4fOvqEL
Daniel Schmachtenberger | https://civilizationemerging.com/
Generator Function | https://civilizationemerging.com/solving-generator-function/
Susanne Cook-Greuter | https://instituteofcoaching.org/author/cook-greuter-susanne
Intro to Ego Development Theory by Cook-Greuter | https://deep-psychology.com/cook-greuter/
Ken Wilber | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wilber
Abraham Maslow | https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Kegan's Theory of Adult Development | https://aliveandthriving.substack.com/p/kegans-theory-of-development-framework
Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey | https://www.jcf.org/learn/joseph-campbell-heros-journey
Creating Freedom by Raoul Martinez | https://amzn.to/3YNQXan
👤 Connect with Kyle:Twitter: https://twitter.com/KyKow
Website: Sloww.co | http://sloww.co/
eBook: Ikigai 2.0 | https://www.sloww.co/shop/ikigai-ebook/
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
My Favorite Tools
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David speaks with Barrett Brooks, a writer and executive coach specialising in guiding mission-driven founders and creators through emotional and strategic barriers to business growth. His writing focuses on leaders and companies tackling critical societal issues such as climate change, biodiversity, education, food systems, healthcare, and circular products. Previously, he was the managing editor of The Carbon Almanac (a bestselling book on climate change led by Seth Godin), COO at Good Coffee, and COO at ConvertKit.
They talked about:
💡 Unexpected lessons of business failure
⚖️ The struggle of balancing ambition with reality
❌ The power of rejection
🧭 The moral cost of career advancement
🏆 The balance between success and failure
🤝 The cost of friendship in leadership roles
This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:
Part 1: 🎙️Purpose, Passion, and Perseverance with Barrett Brooks (Episode 109)
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/barrettbrooks-2/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/uaAOX_EXo_s
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Seth Godin | https://theknowledge.io/freestyle/
Wes Kao | http://www.theknowledge.io/weskao/
The ShipIt | https://amzn.to/3WLxvsj
Living for Monday | https://barrettbrooks.com/portfolio/living-for-monday/
The Dip | https://amzn.to/3Ma4cup
Ernst and Young | https://www.ey.com/en_gl
World Domination Summit | https://worlddominationsummit.com/
Chris Guillebeau | https://chrisguillebeau.com/
Corbett Barr | https://www.corbettbarr.com/
LinkedIn Learning | https://www.linkedin.com/learning
Nathan Barry: Everything We Learned Growing ConvertKit to $40M | https://www.goodworkshow.com/guests/nathan-barry/
Nathan Barry | https://nathanbarry.com/
Convertkit | https://bit.ly/convertkit-de
Acumen | https://acumen.org/jobs/
Jacqueline Novogratz | https://acumen.org/jacqueline-novogratz/
Adam Grant | https://adamgrant.net/
Kim Scott | https://kimmalonescott.com/
Substack | https://substack.com/
Beehiiv | https://www.beehiiv.com/
👤 Connect with Barrett:Website: https://barrettbrooks.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettABrooks
Good Work with Barrett Brooks: https://www.goodworkshow.com/
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
My Favorite Tools
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David speaks with Kelly Wilde Miller, an emerging writer and speaker giving voice to the necessity of authentic self-expression. She is a self-help author, who wrote and published her first book in 5-days, an award-winning speaker & creator of the growing newsletter Wild on Purpose.
They talked about:
🌀 The concept of creative dysregulation
💼 How to overcome dysregulation in entrepreneurship
🌟 Turning criticisms into creative power
💫 Embracing vulnerability and authenticity in creativity
🌞 The challenge of joy in everyday work
🕔 The process of writing a book in five days
This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the third part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:
Part 1: 🎙️ Dreams, Doubts and Creative Conflict with Kelly Wilde Miller (Episode 105)
Part 2: 🎙️ Decisions, Self-Integration, and the Power of Alter Egos with Kelly Wilde Miller (Episode 108)
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/kellywildemiller-3/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/0pbZvWoqFgU
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Creative Dysregulation | https://amzn.to/3xIbSAu
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDMA-assisted_psychotherapy
Nervous System Mastery | https://nsmastery.com/
Steve Jobs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
Convertkit | https://bit.ly/convertkit-de
Adderall | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adderall
99designs | https://99designs.com/
Grammarly | https://www.grammarly.com/premium
Paul Millerd | www.theknowledge.io/paulmillerd/
The Pathless Path | https://amzn.to/3Qn37kp
Google Docs | https://www.google.com/docs/about/
WhatsApp | https://web.whatsapp.com/
👤 Connect with Kelly:Twitter: https://x.com/kellycwilde
Website: https://www.kellywildemiller.com/
Newsletter and Podcast: Wild on Purpose by Kelly Wilde Miller | https://www.wildonpurpose.co/
5-Day Creative Momentum Challenge | https://fivedaycreative.com/challenge/
Creative Regulation Self-Assessment | https://creativedysregulation.scoreapp.com/
Book: Creative Dysregulation | https://amzn.to/3xIbSAu
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
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My Online Course
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David speaks with Danielle Strachman, a co-founder and general partner of 1517, a venture capital fund that invests in technology startups founded by dropouts and unconventional thinkers. She was on the founding team of the Thiel Fellowship, leading its design and operations, and founded Innovations Academy, a K-8 charter school in San Diego focused on student-led, project-based learning.
They talked about:
🏫 Founding a charter school
📈 The importance of the environment in childhood development
🚀 How deschooling fuels innovation
🔍 The psychology of novelty
🌟 Early talent vs. developing potential
🌿 The ecosystem of success
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/daniellestrachman-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/fRePflWmR9w
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | https://www.bidmc.org/
Craigslist | http://www.craigslist.org/
Christine Kuglen | https://innovationsacademy.org/about-us/founders/
Innovations Academy | https://innovationsacademy.org/
Claire de Lune Coffee Lounge | https://sandiegomagazine.com/food-drink/goodnight-claire-de-lune/
Thiel Foundation | https://www.thielfoundation.org/
Google | https://www.google.co.uk/
1517 Fund | https://www.1517fund.com/
Deschooling | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschooling_Society
ADHD | https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/symptoms/
TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/
International Baccalaureate | https://www.ibo.org/
Vitalik Buterin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalik_Buterin
David Epstein | https://davidepstein.com/
Range | https://amzn.to/3WtR4VZ
Tiger Woods | https://www.tigerwoods.com/
Roger Federer | https://rogerfederer.com/
Peak | https://amzn.to/4dr1CMt
K. Anders Ericsson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Anders_Ericsson
👤 Connect with Danielle:Twitter: https://x.com/DStrachman
1517 Fund: https://www.1517fund.com/
Innovations Academy: https://innovationsacademy.org/our-team/profiles/danielle-strachman/
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
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My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
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David speaks with Barrett Brooks, a writer and executive coach specialising in guiding mission-driven founders and creators through emotional and strategic barriers to business growth. His writing focuses on leaders and companies tackling critical societal issues such as climate change, biodiversity, education, food systems, healthcare, and circular products. Previously, he was the managing editor of The Carbon Almanac (a bestselling book on climate change led by Seth Godin), COO at Good Coffee, and COO at ConvertKit.
They talked about:
🔍 The role of agency in personal education
🔥 The power of self-determination
⚖️ The struggle of balancing practicality and passion in career choices
✨ The story of ‘Living for Monday’
🎢 The emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship
👥 What Barrett learned from working with Seth Godin
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/barrettbrooks-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/S-S2OTv-z1M
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Ernst & Young | https://www.ey.com/en_uk
Fortune | https://fortune.com/ranking/global500/
ERPS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_resource_planning
International Baccalaureate | https://www.ibo.org/about-the-ib/
Wikipedia | https://www.wikipedia.org/
The Sunk Cost Fallacy | https://theknowledge.io/sunk-cost-fallacy/
Coca-Cola | https://www.coca-cola.com/gb/en
General Electric | http://www.ge.com/
The Living for Monday Show | https://barrettbrooks.com/portfolio/the-living-for-monday-show/
Seth Godin | https://theknowledge.io/freestyle/
👤 Connect with Barrett:Website: https://barrettbrooks.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettABrooks
Good Work with Barrett Brooks: https://www.goodworkshow.com/
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
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Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
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David speaks with Kelly Wilde Miller, an emerging writer and speaker giving voice to the necessity of authentic self-expression. She is a self-help author, who wrote and published her first book in 5-days, an award-winning speaker & creator of the growing newsletter Wild on Purpose.
They talked about:
🔑 The impact of intentional decisions
🕵️♀️ Kelly's secret life as Tori
🎭 The power of alter egos
🌱 The path to self-integration
🌪️ How Kelly found herself amidst the chaos
🎢 The unpredictability of career success
This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:
Part 1: 🎙️ Dreams, Doubts and Creative Conflict with Kelly Wilde Miller (Episode 105)
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/kellywildemiller-2/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/65CDntv8ZMc
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Carl Jung | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung
Shadow self | https://orionphilosophy.com/the-shadow-carl-jung/
Craigslist | http://www.craigslist.org/
Airbnb | http://www.airbnb.com/
BCBG | https://bcbg.com/
The Alter Ego Effect | https://amzn.to/4d5sBgl
Nicki Minaj | http://www.nickiminajofficial.com/
Beyonce | https://www.beyonce.com/
COVID | https://theknowledge.io/issue7/
Batman | https://www.dc.com/characters/batman
Superman | https://www.dc.com/characters/superman
Clark Kent | https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_(Clark_Kent)
Bruce Wayne | https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_(Bruce_Wayne)
Hridaya Yoga | https://hridaya-yoga.com/
Vail Ski Resort | https://www.vail.com/
👤 Connect with Kelly:Twitter: https://x.com/kellycwilde
Website: https://www.kellywildemiller.com/
Newsletter and Podcast: Wild on Purpose by Kelly Wilde Miller | https://www.wildonpurpose.co/
5-Day Creative Momentum Challenge | https://fivedaycreative.com/challenge/
Creative Regulation Self-Assessment | https://creativedysregulation.scoreapp.com/
Book: Creative Dysregulation | https://amzn.to/3xIbSAu
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
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My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
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David speaks with Layal Liverpool, an author and science journalist with expertise in biomedical science, particularly virology and immunology. She worked as a biomedical researcher at University College London and the University of Oxford in the UK. Her writing has appeared in Nature, New Scientist, WIRED, the Guardian, and elsewhere, and she has worked on staff as a reporter for both Nature and New Scientist.
They talked about:
🏥 Racial disparities in maternal healthcare
🗣️ The importance of being heard in healthcare
🌐 The role of race in healthcare
🚮 The idea of environmental racism
🎓 The gap between healthcare education and systemic challenges
🧠 Racism as a public health issue in mental health
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/layalliverpool-2/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/Cq1cWubI6e0
🗣 Mentioned in the show:FIVEXMORE | https://fivexmore.org/
Ella Kissi-Debrah | https://ellaroberta.org/about-ella
Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843483/
Parkinson's disease | https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/parkinson-disease
Serena Williams | http://serenawilliams.com/
Dementia | https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dementia
NFL | http://www.nfl.com/
NFL race-norming formula | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133434-100-how-medical-tests-have-built-in-discrimination-against-black-people/
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) | https://www.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/DEIMissionVision.pdf
An Audit of UK Hospital Doctors’ Knowledge and Experience of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8464998/
NHS | https://www.nhs.uk/
COVID-19 | https://theknowledge.io/issue7/
Urban heat island effect | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_heat_island
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCSE
Malcolm Gladwell | https://www.gladwellbooks.com/
👤Connect with Layal:Twitter: https://twitter.com/layallivs
Website: https://layalliverpool.com/
Book: SYSTEMIC: How Racism is Making Us Ill | https://amzn.to/4c9lnaW
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
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My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
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David speaks with Charles C. Mann, a journalist and author, specializing in scientific topics. He is the author of the bestselling books 1491, which won the National Academies Communication Award for Best Book of the Year, 1493, and The Wizard and the Prophet. He is the co-author of four books, and contributing editor for Science, The Atlantic Monthly, and Wired.
They talked about:
📚 The Columbian Exchange
🌎 How European diseases conquered the New World
🌾 How crops fuelled human conquest
♻️ Environmental limits and human innovation
🌱 The fragility of ecosystems
🌐 The future of sustainability
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/charlescmann-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/frKILGINVzc
🗣 Mentioned in the show:1491 | https://amzn.to/3mI7Ti6
1493 | https://amzn.to/3mN9Aur
The Wizard and the Prophet | https://amzn.to/3KOuvFL
Alfred W. Crosby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_W._Crosby
The Columbian Exchange | https://amzn.to/3XJq9HN
Zoonotic Diseases | https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/zoonoses
COVID-19 | https://theknowledge.io/issue7/
Moros y cristianos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moros_y_cristianos
Russell Thornton | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Thornton
Morgan Housel | https://www.morganhousel.com/
The Psychology of Money | https://amzn.to/3RQzWYN
Adolf Hitler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler
Karl Marx | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx
African time | https://theknowledge.io/issue25/
Yaqui | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaqui
Fernand Braudel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_Braudel
Daniel Defoe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Defoe
List of deadliest floods | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deadliest_floods
Boxer Rebellion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion
Norman Borlaug | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug
Green Revolution | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution
Stem rust | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_rust
William Vogt | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vogt
Paul Ehrlich | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ehrlich
Road to Survival | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Survival
Genetically modified organism | https://www.fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/gmo-crops-animal-food-and-beyond
Jethro Tull | http://jethrotull.com/
👤Connect with Charles:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlesCMann
Books:
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus | https://amzn.to/3mI7Ti6
1493: How Europe's Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade, Ecology and Life on Earth | https://amzn.to/3mN9Aur
The Wizard and the Prophet: Science and the Future of Our Planet | https://amzn.to/3KOuvFL
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
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David speaks with Kelly Wilde Miller, a writer and speaker giving voice to the necessity of authentic self-expression. She is a self-help author who was challenged to write and publish her first book in 5-days, an award-winning speaker and creator of the growing newsletter Wild on Purpose.
They talked about:
📉 Lessons from missed opportunities
🎭 Finding your agency
🎨 The struggle between creativity and stability
🏆 The successes and setbacks in writing
🧠 The power of choices
⚖️ How to balance self-doubt and success
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/kellywildemiller-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/9fXvcvKk5F8
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Sundance Film Festival | https://festival.sundance.org/program/films/
DisneyQuest | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisneyQuest
Google | https://www.google.com.ph/
Microsoft | http://www.microsoft.com/
Radio City Rockettes | https://www.rockettes.com/
Broadway | https://www.broadway.com/
University of California | https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/
Disney | https://www.disney.com/
Creative Dysregulation | https://amzn.to/3xIbSAu
Amazon Kindle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle
Bhagavad Gita | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita
👤Connect with Kelly:Twitter: https://x.com/kellycwilde
Website: https://www.kellywildemiller.com/
Newsletter and Podcast: Wild on Purpose by Kelly Wilde Miller | https://www.wildonpurpose.co/
5-Day Creative Momentum Challenge | https://fivedaycreative.com/challenge/
Creative Regulation Self-Assessment | https://creativedysregulation.scoreapp.com/
Book: Creative Dysregulation | https://amzn.to/3xIbSAu
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
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David speaks with Layal Liverpool, an author and science journalist with expertise in biomedical science, particularly virology and immunology. She worked as a biomedical researcher at the University College London and the University of Oxford in the UK. Her writing has appeared in Nature, New Scientist, WIRED, the Guardian, and elsewhere, and she has worked on staff as a reporter for both Nature and New Scientist.
They talked about:
🎭 The difference between perceived racism and actual racism
🚫 The ineffectiveness of racial categorization
🏗️ The idea of race as a social construct
🩺 The misconceptions of 'black' and 'white' diseases
📉 Systemic racism in healthcare
🌍 Racism as a public health issue
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/layalliverpool-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/OV8p5yLuhbU
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Liverpool slave trade | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_slave_trade
International Slavery Museum | https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/international-slavery-museum
Systematic racism | https://theknowledge.io/issue13/
Islamophobia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia
Antisemitism | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism
AAA Statement on Race | https://americananthro.org/about/policies/statement-on-race/
Garrett Jones | https://theknowledge.io/garettjones-1/
Sickle cell disease | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell_disease
Lyme disease | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease
Malaria | https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria
Anti-blackness | https://www.bu.edu/antiracism-center/files/2022/06/Anti-Black.pdf
Cystic fibrosis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystic_fibrosis
COVID-19 | https://theknowledge.io/issue7/
Influenza A (H1N1) | https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/influenza-a-(h1n1)-outbreak
Samuel A. Cartwright | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_A._Cartwright
American Thoracic Society | https://site.thoracic.org/
European Respiratory Society | https://www.ersnet.org/
FIVEXMORE | https://fivexmore.org/
Maternity Discrimination | https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/black-maternity-experiences-survey-five-x-more/
William Turner | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Turner_(anatomist)
Long lunches in Paris | https://theknowledge.io/issue65/#:~:text=Long lunches in Paris
Clandestine Pad Thai | https://theknowledge.io/issue65/#:~:text=Clandestine Pad Thai
Murder of George Floyd | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd
👤Connect with Layal:Twitter: https://twitter.com/layallivs
Website: https://layalliverpool.com/
Book:
SYSTEMIC: How Racism is Making Us Ill | https://amzn.to/4c9lnaW
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
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Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
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David speaks with David Robson, an award-winning science writer specializing in the extremes of the human brain, body, and behaviour. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and senior journalist at the BBC. He is the author of The Intelligence Trap, which has been translated into fifteen languages, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connection.
They talked about:
🧠 The brain's influence on physiology
🤝 The connection of mind and body
💭 Cultural and psychological influences on health
💪 The importance of building mental resilience
🛠️ How to manage stress effectively
🔗 The impact of social connections on health
This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the third part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:
Part 1: 🎙️ Science, Reasoning, and The Intelligence Trap with David Robson (Episode 97)
Part 2: 🎙️ The Expectation Effect with David Robson (Episode 100)
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/davidrobson-3/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/hNHeV7umWa4
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Mass Psychogenic Illness | https://theknowledge.io/issue33/#:~:text=The power of,be socially influenced.
The June Bug Epidemic | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysterical_contagion
Jonathan Haidt | https://jonathanhaidt.com/
The Coddling of the American Mind | https://amzn.to/4cfEU9p
Havana Syndrome | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_syndrome#:~:text=Havana syndrome
Nocebo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo
Dancing plague of 1518 | https://theknowledge.io/issue33/#:~:text=The power of,be socially influenced.
Allostasis | https://theknowledge.io/the-prediction-machine/
Yerkes–Dodson Law | https://theknowledge.io/issue23/
The Laws of Connection | https://amzn.to/3z9VKrR
👤Connect with David:Twitter: https://twitter.com/d_a_robson
Website: https://davidrobson.me/
Books:
The Intelligence Trap | https://amzn.to/4aWELqZ
The Expectation Effect | https://amzn.to/4bkisve
The Laws of Connection | https://amzn.to/3z9VKrR
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
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David speaks with Dave Kline, an entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and coach who trains leaders on the playbook for leading high-performance teams. He is the founder and developer of the MGMT Accelerator, a cohort-based program that helps executives improve by developing established management playbooks and systems. He also owns SkillScouter, a leading source of online courses, learning techniques, and career guidance.
They talked about:
📉 Lessons learned from failed ventures
🤝 Managing vs Leading
🌐 The reality of theoretical and practical leadership
💡 Empowering teams through unique values
📌 The number one management lesson
🔄 The power of delegation
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/davekline-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/EsTtENxD1ko
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Kodak | https://www.kodak.com/en/
Xerox | https://www.xerox.com/en-us
Mayer Brown | https://www.mayerbrown.com/en
Bridgewater Associates | http://www.bridgewater.com/
Brian Armstrong | https://www.brianarmstrong.org/
Moody's | https://www.moodys.com/
Netflix | https://www.netflix.com/
Ray Dalio | https://www.bridgewater.com/people/ray-dalio
Greenfield Team | https://www.greenfieldteam.net/
MBTI | https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
WPI | https://www.ixly.com/tests-work-related-personality-inventory
Goldman Sachs | https://www.goldmansachs.com/
Google Company | https://about.google/
MIMO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIMO
Zappos | http://www.zappos.com/
👤Connect with Dave:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dklineii
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkline/
Website:
SkillScouter | https://skillscouter.com/about/
MGMT Accelerator | https://maven.com/dave-kline/mgmt-accelerator
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
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David speaks with Joe Ferraro, a teacher, professional speaker, and the host of The One Percent Better Podcast, where he’s interviewed some of the world's most successful people. He is also the founder of DamnGoodConversations.com, a company whose mission is to teach repeatable ways to have the best conversations in your life and work.
They talked about:
🎧 Joe as a one-man team podcaster
⚾️ Life lessons from baseball
🏅 The common ground between sports coaching and fatherhood
💬 The reward of having great conversations
🧠 The power of curiosity in conversations
❓ The best question that Joe has ever asked
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/joeferraro-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/f-uTljSwbUA
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Malcolm Gladwell | https://www.gladwellbooks.com/
Outliers: The Story of Success | https://amzn.to/4chjh8T
D1 Training | https://www.d1training.com/
American Legion | http://www.legion.org/
VHS | https://sites.google.com/venturaedu.org/vhsathletics/about
One Percent Better Podcast | https://www.onepercentbetterproject.com/
KDWB-FM | https://kdwb.iheart.com/
James Clear | https://jamesclear.com/
Seth Godin | https://seths.blog/
Atomic Habits | https://amzn.to/3KoufgK
Larry King | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_King
Frank Sinatra | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra
Jackie Gleason | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Gleason
Jackie Robinson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson
Uber | http://www.uber.com/
Airbnb | http://www.airbnb.com/
Oscar Trimboli | https://www.oscartrimboli.com/
Roy Firestone | http://www.royfirestone.com/
ESPN | https://www.espn.com/watch/
Up Close | https://www.espn.com/tvlistings/programs/upclose.html
Jerry Maguire | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116695/
Cuba Gooding Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_Gooding_Jr.
Ansel Adams | https://www.anseladams.com/
Laura Gassner Otting | https://www.lauragassnerotting.com/
Firestone | https://www.firestone.com/
👤Connect with Joe:Twitter: https://x.com/ferraroonair?lang=en
Podcast: One Percent Better | https://www.onepercentbetterproject.com/
Blog: DamnGoodConversations.com
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
My Favorite Tools
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David speaks with David Robson, an award-winning science writer specialising in the extremes of the human brain, body, and behaviour. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. He is the author of The Intelligence Trap, which has been translated into fifteen languages, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connection.
They talked about:
🧠 The stereotypes and misconceptions of intelligence
🧬 Genetic and environmental influences on intelligence
💡 The expectation effect
💊 The science behind placebos
💪 How powerful our minds can be
🚫 The limits of the expectation effect
This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:
Part 1: 🎙️ Science, Reasoning, and The Intelligence Trap with David Robson (Episode 97)
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/davidrobson-2/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/UjQChGlxQ_4
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Garret Jones | https://theknowledge.io/garettjones-1/
Hive Mind | https://amzn.to/4bM6T0f
How the Potato Changed the World | https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-potato-changed-the-world-108470605/
Charles C. Mann | https://theknowledge.io/charlescmann/
The Expectation Effect | https://amzn.to/4dq8Ukh
Placebo effect | https://theknowledge.io/mind-over-matter/
French paradox | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_paradox
Cholecystokinin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecystokinin
Ghrelin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin
Lisa Feldman Barrett | https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/
The Predictive Brain | https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26707
Mind and Body Lab - Stanford University | https://mbl.stanford.edu/
Alia Crum | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alia_Crum
Pygmalion Effect | https://theknowledge.io/pygmalion-effect
👤Connect with David:Twitter: https://twitter.com/d_a_robson
Website: https://davidrobson.me/
Books:
The Intelligence Trap | https://amzn.to/4aWELqZ
The Expectation Effect | https://amzn.to/4bkisve
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
My Favorite Tools
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David speaks with Rob Fitzpatrick, author of three books, including The Mom Test and Write Useful Books, both of which are among the most universally recommended books for early entrepreneurs and non-fiction writers. His books are used in universities such as Harvard, MIT, and UCL, and are also manuals for training at companies like SkyScanner and Shopify. He has led training programs at companies like HP and Sony Mobile, and has supported many startups and entrepreneurs.
They talked about:
🚀 Rob’s Y Combinator journey
🔄 Lessons learned from a failed pivot
💡 What to learn and unlearn in bootstrapping
✍️ The process of writing the Mom Test
⏰ Knowing the right time to quit in entrepreneurship
🌱 Embracing feedback for growth
📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/robfitzpatrick-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/K6gtBxXFKhc
🗣 Mentioned in the show:Y Combinator | http://www.ycombinator.com/
Georgia Institute of Technology | https://gatech.edu/node/1
Hacker News | https://news.ycombinator.com/
BBC | https://www.bbc.com/
Sony Pictures | https://www.sonypictures.com/
MTV | https://www.mtv.com/
Golden Handcuffs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_handcuffs
Bootstrapping | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_(statistics)
The Mom Test | https://amzn.to/3UeADcN
Write Useful Books | https://amzn.to/3Vp1HYj
Seed Camp Week | https://seedcamp.com/
The Lean Startup | https://theleanstartup.com/
The Sunk Cost Fallacy | https://theknowledge.io/sunk-cost-fallacy/
Useful Books | https://www.usefulbooks.com/
PBS | https://www.pbs.org/
Annie Duke | https://www.annieduke.com/
Thinking in Bets | https://amzn.to/44NWiQc
Angela Duckworth | https://angeladuckworth.com/
Workshop Survival Guide | https://www.workshopsurvival.com/
Alice Bentick | https://alicebentinck.com/
Why we use Edge to generate ideas | https://medium.com/entrepreneur-first/
👤Connect with Rob:Twitter: https://twitter.com/robfitz
Website: https://www.robfitz.com/home
The Mom Test | https://amzn.to/3UeADcN
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames
My Online Course
🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/
Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.
The Knowledge
📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.
My Favorite Tools
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