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The Diary of a CEOCalm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith | E117
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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- January 31, 2022
- Duration
- 1h 34m
- Channel
- The Diary of a CEO
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
This weeks episode entitled 'Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith' topics: 0:00 Intro 02:32 Your early years 07:04 Starting my first business - Firebox 26:11 My second business - Perplex City 36:22 My third business - Moshi monsters 43:50 The start of Calm 01:00:43 Calm helping people sleep 01:03:55 Misconceptions around sleep 01:06:54 Tough times for you this year 01:13:17 What changes are you now doing? 01:15:17 Your relationships 01:22:37 The foundations of good communication 01:25:48 How accurate is the 'hippie' stigma that comes with mindfulness? 01:27:27 Do you feel the good you've done in the world? 01:29:30 Psychedelics curing mental health 01:31:50 Our last guest question Micheal: https://www.instagram.com/michaelacton/ https://twitter.com/acton?lang=gu linkedin.com/in/michaelactonsmith/?originalSubdomain=uk Calm: https://www.calm.com/ Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ Sponsors: Huel - https://uk.huel.com/ Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl
SPEAKERS
Michael Acton Smith
guestSteven Bartlett
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Michael Acton Smith and Steven Bartlett, Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith | E117 explores From Playful Failures To Calm: Inside A $2 Billion Mindfulness Revolution Michael Acton Smith, co-founder of Calm and creator of Firebox and Moshi Monsters, traces a 25-year entrepreneurial journey defined by curiosity, big bets, and painful pivots. He describes early internet successes that turned into commercial failures, culminating in a near-collapse at Mind Candy that triggered chronic stress, burnout, and a personal mental health crisis.
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