i've always felt that that combination is incredibly powerful, particularly for younger people. You know, when you see it reminds me of the supreme court justice when they were trying to decide a ponography case. The best example of this recently, that's more of a very obvious example pple know about, is tick tok. i have a genuine fear, as i get older, that i'll lose this curiosity, ecause i've seen that happen to people. And i always think about gary churk mark hubern as two right rare individuals that seem to still have it.
Description:George Mack is a creator who writes about the intersection of mental models, marketing, and technological tools and tactics. His marketing agency “Multiply” has helped grow some of the fasted growing businesses in the world backed by VCs like Stripe, YC, Sequoia, and LVMH.
Show Notes:
- Specific knowledge and technology
- Rise of TikTok
- Bringing people closer to tech
- Regulation slowing down tech innovation
- High agency filters
- A self-made teenage billionaire?
- New forms of education
- Word of mouth 2.0
- The best marketer doesn’t look like a marketer
- Elon’s 21 second pause
- Optimizing for luck
- The smart friend razor
- Superpower in being weird
- How to build a porn site
- Assess others to assess yourself
- The issue with personality tests
- Advice to the young
Books Mentioned:
- Zero to One; by Peter Thiel
- Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
- The Bhagavad Gita