The Traits of Successful Startup Founders: Optimism, Contrarianism, and Systems Thinking

Robin Hanson is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He is the author of The Elephant in the Brain and The Age of Em.  

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Robin's blog: https://www.overcomingbias.com/ 

Robin's website: http://mason.gmu.edu/~rhanson/home.html

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00:05 The long view 

15:07 Subconscious vs conscious intelligence 

20:28 Meditators 

26:50 Signaling, norms, and motives 

36:50 Conversation 

42:54 2020 election nominees 

49:25 Nerds in startups and social science 

54:50 Academia and Robin 

58:20 Dominance explains paternalism 

1:09:32 Remote work 

1:21:26 Advice for 20 yr old 

1:28:05 Idea futures 

1:32:13 Reforming institutions