In his opinion, as interconnected as the world is to day now, that ability to plan a flag has never been easier. It's incredibly exciting time to be alive, i think. I too feel amazingly lucky to be around at this particular period and time. And people think i'm crazy when i say that, but just wait and see. Well, listen, this has been so much fun. It equals my expectation, which want you to know that's a high one. Just kidding. I had very low expectations for you. Then i did my job directly. Nell, you set it up exactly right. So i'll give you great points on that"
Jake Taylor is the CEO of Farnam Street Investments and author of the book ‘The Rebel Allocator’, a book that help readers make better investment and business decisions. You can find Jake on Twitter at https://twitter.com/farnamjake1 and get his book from https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Allocator-Jacob-Taylor/dp/173268832X Show Notes:
- Iron Law of Economic Survival
- Trade-offs between profit and brand
- Capturing intangible value
- Products as signalling devices
- Journalytic — Getting better at decision making
- Reducing the friction around journalling
- Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey
- Shortening the brain’s feedback loop
- The Great Reshuffle
- The Thinker and The Prover
- Cheng versus Ch'i
- Plato’s cave analogy for business decision making
- What makes a good decision maker?
Books Mentioned:
- The Rebel Allocator; by Jake Taylor
- The Wealthy Barber; by Dave Chilton
- The Nature of Value; by Nick Gogerty
- The Genius of the Beast; by Howard Bloom
- Happy; by Derren Brown