Reflecting on 20+ Years of Life and Business Experiments | Bill Gurley Interviews Tim Ferriss

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

July 20, 2023

Duration

56m

Channel

Tim Ferriss

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Brought to you by: Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: https://eightsleep.com/Tim Secureframe automated security and privacy compliance platform: https://secureframe.com/ AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: https://drinkag1.com/tim Resources from this episode: https://tim.blog/2023/07/19/bill-gurley-interviews-tim-ferriss/ Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. [00:00] Intro [00:16] From Princeton to podcasting [01:28] How a disenchanted entrepreneur became a reluctant author [08:19] Angel investing and The 4-Hour Body [10:43] Investing rulesets and takeaways [13:23] How a choice location maximizes serendipity [15:00] Why did I back away from angel investing? [16:55] Entering the blogosphere [21:47] Why podcasting? [23:23] Early and enduring lessons for improving the craft [26:35] What makes a successful podcaster? [30:07] The power of direct communication with one’s audience [32:59] Leveraging a lean infrastructure [34:49] Helpful steps for effective interview prep [39:37] Respected podcasting peers [42:43] Spotify’s foray into podcasting territory [45:06] Twitter and LinkedIn [48:28] Books most gifted [49:24] Most positively effective purchase of $100 or less [50:49] Favorite failure [53:17] Billboard [54:19] Best investment ever made [55:02] Most life-improving new belief, behavior, or habit Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow the Tim Ferriss Podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss Blog: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Bill Gurley

  host

  Venture capitalist and General Partner at Benchmark, known for tech investing and market analysis.

• Tim Ferriss

  guest

  Author, entrepreneur, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, known for life and business experimentation.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Bill Gurley and Tim Ferriss, Reflecting on 20+ Years of Life and Business Experiments | Bill Gurley Interviews Tim Ferriss explores Tim Ferriss on optionality, investing rules, and enduring as a creator Tim Ferriss recounts how early sales work, a bootstrapped startup, and Princeton guest-lecture notes ultimately fed into The 4-Hour Workweek and his later creator career.

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