Crazy Wisdom

Here I talk with Benjamin Fernandes about how he pitched 290 investors before finally getting into Y Combinator. We also talk about the startup scene in Tanzania compared to Africa as a whole. By the time they got into YC Benjamin had way more traction than most of the other companies in their batch and this has to do with starting the company in Tanzania and focused on the African market. This makes a startup highly underestimated but also that's where the reward is if one does make it! Follow Benjamin here: https://twitter.com/Benji_Fernandes

This is one of the unexpected episodes I record because someone I don't know that well stays in my guestroom. Jacob needed a spot to crash in SF for the night and we have a guestroom. We decided to record this episode and very glad I did because Jacob is on to something with his company IdeaFlow. Listen if you want to understand more about how to be a true master in whatever you want to do.  Follow Jacob here: https://twitter.com/jacobcole4000

Jillian knows a lot about what it means to build a community as well as be part of a community. If you have wondered what it means to be a part of a community you will like this episode.  If you are in NYC and want to find community, check out what Jillian built, a way to find community based events: https://joylist.nyc/

I've been staying at Indie Studio in Medellin, Colombia and I interviewed the owner. Indie Studio is a coliving space. Coliving, as a trend, probably started in San Francisco in the 1960's with the hippie communes and then had a resurgence in SF in the 2010's. As a business, coliving didn't quite work out in SF because of the high economic costs but in other parts of the world its clearly a viable option, particularly now that digital nomads roam the globe.  Here we talk about the latest in Coliving in Latin America.  Follow Camilo and his projects here: Insta - @camiloolarte1 Lokl - http://www.lokl.life/ Indie - https://www.indie.com.co/

Very proud to release this episode with Camilo who shares the truth, not just the hype about the particular stresses that come from starting a company in Medellin, Colombia. We also did a later interview in Spanish which was a lot of fun.  Follow Camilo here: https://twitter.com/camilo_u

I sit down with Christopher Michel to talk about photography, creativity, stress of talking to strangers, taking pictures all over the world, the cultural complexity of taking pictures of strangers in different countries and a lot more.  Follow Chris here: https://twitter.com/chrismichel

Dulma and I talk about what it means to create something that requires 100% of your effort and if its possible to remain balanced in the process. Dulma has a lot of wisdom to share and I like her definition of suffering about half way through. Check out Makelane here: https://www.makelane.com/

Ben and I sit down to talk about the growth of technology innovation and entrepreneurship in Singapore. Ben knows a lot about this seeing as his an EIR at Entrepreneurs First in Singapore.  He is also the host of the Idea Machines Podcast which can be found here: http://www.ideamachinespodcast.com/

This is a really great low down on the Mexican (and overall Latin American) startup scene from someone who has experience in both San Francisco as well as Mexico.  We get into the specific challenges of what it means to raise money in Mexico and entrepreneurs there are limited by the old school capital. Highly recommend it if you are interested in global startups.  Follow Domingo here: https://twitter.com/sundaywar

Tracy and I talk about the founding of modern American healthcare training, mindfulness, technology, and a lot more. I found Tracy via Twitter where I highly recommend you follow her cause she is saying some things that need to be said.  https://twitter.com/tracyktownsend