How to Let Go of the Stick

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When starting something new, people tend to hold on too tightly, whether it be drum sticks, a guitar neck, or in business. The speaker realized that by loosening the grip, they could achieve better control, performance, and longevity. This concept applies not only to music but also to entrepreneurship, where it is important to allow the organization to grow and expand by letting go of excessive control.

Episode 593: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) and Jason Fried ( https://x.com/jasonfried ) open up about personal finances, raising kids around wealth and dealing with risk.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Sam and Jason play Would You Rather...

(5:15) Loosening the grip on the stick

(12:35) The pale blue dot

(14:03) Why does the businessworld deserve our best lessons?

(18:30) Early days vs. vs. middle days vs later days

(24:47) "A founder's job is to inject risk"

(29:36) “Cool wears off but useful never does”

(31:07) Striking balance with a business partner

(34:14) The value of talking about money

(37:28) Navigating luxury with kids

(40:08) Midwestern values on blast

(43:39) The truth about luck

(46:55) Staying up vs. staying off

(49:45) New insights from old biographies

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