Reflecting on 20+ Years of Life and Business Experiments | Bill Gurley Interviews Tim Ferriss

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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.

[00:00] Intro
[00:16] From Princeton to podcasting
[01:28] How a disenchanted entrepreneur became a reluctant author
[08:19] Angel investing and The 4-Hour Body
[10:43] Investing rulesets and takeaways
[13:23] How a choice location maximizes serendipity
[15:00] Why did I back away from angel investing?
[16:55] Entering the blogosphere
[21:47] Why podcasting?
[23:23] Early and enduring lessons for improving the craft
[26:35] What makes a successful podcaster?
[30:07] The power of direct communication with one’s audience
[32:59] Leveraging a lean infrastructure
[34:49] Helpful steps for effective interview prep
[39:37] Respected podcasting peers
[42:43] Spotify’s foray into podcasting territory
[45:06] Twitter and LinkedIn
[48:28] Books most gifted
[49:24] Most positively effective purchase of $100 or less
[50:49] Favorite failure
[53:17] Billboard
[54:19] Best investment ever made
[55:02] Most life-improving new belief, behavior, or habit

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