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The Skill of Self-Confidence | Roy Lee

I ask Roy about ego, reputation, the 2 year time period between getting rescinded from Harvard and transferring into Columbia, learning everything for the first time in front of the world, and more. 00:00 Authentic people are disliked5:00 Reputation with 10 vs 10 million people8:45 Risk framework when launching Interview Coder11:24 No regrets on burning bridges15:01 Looking down on people?16:23 Being a founder is not that hard22:53 Taking risk without rich parents25:23 The 2 years between Harvard & Columbia28:56 5 months of conscious comatose32:35 How to be shameless: Ego vs Arrogance 41:28 "I wanted everyone to recognize the person my ego thought I was"44:10 Why do controversial people (Trump, Kanye, Elon) win?49:55 Learning everything in front of the worldMore about WYRD: https://www.wyrd.show/manifesto

The Last Opportunity AI Hasn't Taken | Jackson Denka, Thiel Fellow

My conversation with Jackson Denka, founder of Azura. Jackson on X: https://x.com/jacksondenkaSarah on X: https://x.com/srachaWYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/ Timestamps:0:33 Dropping out of UChicago with a full-ride scholarship 2:26 Falling through the cracks of society 9:12 Why AI is disturbing 13:38 Influencer culture was the most inefficient market of the last decade 15:05 Crypto is the only market with upside for the average person 21:56 No matter what outcome AI brings, you need to be taking more risk 25:04 Conviction in intercepting the world's trajectory 27:31 The top 1% warrants criticism 30:46 Everyone hates crypto but it's beautiful

Thiel Fellow Co-founder: The Hustle Culture LIE! Why 99% Of Founders Burn Out & Fail!

If you don't hit a life crisis, it's coming for you. My conversation with Danielle Strachman, cofounder of 1517 Fund and Thiel Fellowship. 1:02 The terrifying role luck plays in success8:16 The pursuit of excellence is exhausting15:39 Finding her mission of bringing freedom & autonomy to young people24:56 Why is it so hard to attain clarity of desire25:31 People get threatened by others enacting on their desires31:07 Is there an age deadline to being exceptional?39:22 Incredible stories over the years ft. Shahed from Loom45:23 How to survive uncertainty50:33 The point is not to get what you want52:40 How does it feel that this is your lifeDanielle's X: https://x.com/DStrachmanWYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/

Leaving Berkeley to Interview Top 1% of Silicon Valley | Viraj Ala

Viraj Ala is a 21-year old, San Francisco-based content creator. He creates vox-pop, street interview-driven content that democratizes Silicon Valley by bringing conversations with top founders, investors, and creators to aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals.Shout out to Viraj for allowing me to share such a vulnerable story, Matt Lo for being the goat editor, and Succinct for sponsoring this show! Timestamps:0:44 Being a content creator is harder than being a founder 7:19 How to be patient for results and not go insane 11:18 Realizing he was a bum at 16 13:43 Passion + Shame = Greatness 20:22 Transferring to Berkeley 22:33 Big Tech, Consulting, & White House 24:45 Leaving Berkeley to pursue content 31:50 How to make the most exceptional content 35:40 Letting go of people from your past 40:51 When hard work produces no result 44:20 How Viraj gets opportunities to interview billionaires 48:10 Shame and passion in pursuing your pathViraj's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viraj.ala/WYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/Sponsor: https://www.succinct.xyz/

Ppl Pleasr: Unemployed Artist to Emmy Winner

Ppl Pleasr, aka Emily Yang, is a multidisciplinary artist and founder of Shibuya, a crowdfunding platform for bold, independent filmmakers. Her anime, White Rabbit, became the first crypto project to win an Emmy. 0:27 The World is a Giant Ponzi 5:52 The Ultimate Humiliation: Unemployment 9:28 Opportunity that skyrocketed her 12:31 Can Anyone be Special? 16:42 Emily's Evolution of Self-Esteem 19:45 The Same White Rabbit Before and After an Emmy 26:29 Euphoria of Creating 28:24 Tying Your Worth to the External World 29:15 What does it mean to follow your heart? 33:16 Storytelling in an AI future Ppl Pleasr's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pplpleasr/ WYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/ Sponsor: https://www.succinct.xyz/