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Chief Product Officer and former Chief Operating Officer at Rippling, experienced operator and early-stage founder known for frameworks on intensity, staffing, and product organization.

Austrian software engineer and open-source entrepreneur best known for founding PSPDFKit and creator of the viral open-source personal assistant project (Claudebot → Moltbot), who discusses building local agent experiences.

Psychotherapist and author. Focuses on helping men grow in their relationships and be the men, husbands, and fathers they aspire to be.

Professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, where he directs the Environmental Neuroscience Laboratory. His research focuses on how physical environments impact brain function, mental health, and cognitive performance.

Author of The Pathless Path and an advocate for self-publishing, known for sharing experiments and insights about creative careers, book publishing economics, and author rights; has earned substantial royalties from his book and reissued an ultra-premium hardcover edition.

Social psychologist and author best known for Influence and other books on persuasion and behavioural science, offering expertise on principles like scarcity and authority.

Professor of medicine and director of nutrition studies at Stanford. Known for pioneering research on the impact of dietary interventions on weight loss and health.

Chair and CEO of Salesforce, a leading cloud-based software company. Pioneer in cloud computing and customer relationship management.

Co-founded Sun Microsystems and founded Khosla Ventures, focusing on technology and social impact investments.

Philosopher and Christian teacher known for his writings on spiritual formation and the Kingdom of God; delivered the sermon-style lecture on simplicity, frugality, poverty, and the disciplines in this episode.