Your Life on Network Effects

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An article called your life on network effects has been one of more popular blog posts. It lays out how you should think about your life through the lens of how network affects you. So an example would be choosing a school that has a lot of people in it, verses choosing a school based on who the alumni are going to be because that's going to affect you for the next 60 years.

In Episode #58, we deconstruct James Currier's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. James is General Partner of NfX. We cover working with ADD, bonding curves, and a Buddhist perspective of success.

“I think about it from a Buddhist perspective, which is that just being present and being in joy is success, and therefore it's available to anyone.” – James Currier

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In this episode, we deconstruct James Currier's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. In it we cover:

(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:00:35) – Bonding curves and seeing the big picture
(00:03:14) – Working with ADD, avoiding alcohol and sugar, and finding the love of your life
(00:05:22) – Learning from Joseph Campbell and Niall Ferguson
(00:06:05) – Your Life on Network Effects
(00:09:04) – A Buddhist perspective of success
(00:10:13) – Choosing the right industry

ABOUT JAMES CURRIER

James Currier is General Partner of NFX, an early stage VC firm with a focus on startups with potential for network effects. Before founding NFX, James co-founded four successful companies: Tickle (acquired by Monster), Wonderhill (merged with Kabam), IronPearl (acquired by PayPal), and Jiff (merged with Castlight).

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Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK.

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ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER

Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the world’s best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts.

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