Exploring the concept of chaos in startups, and how it parallels the human mind's inclination to categorize and organize. Comparing the startup journey to a treasure hunt, where uncertainty leads to valuable discoveries, and discussing the next phase of organization and clarity.
Today, we'll help you embrace risk, uncertainty, and chaos. The only way to get asymmetric results in life is to spend a lot of time in what we call the "chaos" zone - the uncomfortable place where you're finding things no one else has yet. This type of work (life) is uncomfortable and stressful, so people don't do it. But, it's where all the potential asymmetric value is. So, we go through tactics to make this stage feel safer, allowing you to spend more time in it and increasing the chances you pull a life changing business out of it.
00:00 Tacklebox
00:30 Good Startups are Chaotic
01:08 The Three Phases of Something New: Chaos
01:48 The Three Phases of Something New: Organization
02:40 The Three Phases of Something New: Clarity + Order
03:45 Drop Shipping Cheap Sunglasses
06:12 Last Lecture Series: “How to Live an Asymmetric Life,” Graham Weaver
10:10 Smooth Jazz
10:40 The Scarcity Mindset
11:51Misbelief
14:33 How to Reframe Chaos as Opportunity
16:39 Misogi
20:03 The Magic Comes Later