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The "overnight success" of Kalshi

In which Michael and I congratulate Kalshi for their "overnight success" on the app store charts 5+ years in the making.


Habits of Churchill, Lessons from Napoleon, & The Holy Fire Inside Great Leaders — Andrew Roberts

Andrew Roberts has written twenty books, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages and have won thirteen literary prizes. These include Napoleon: A Life, Churchill: Walking with Destiny, and most recently, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Gaza, which he co-authored with General David Petraeus.

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Links to everything discussed: https://tim.blog/2024/10/17/andrew-roberts-churchill-napoleon/

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.

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[00:00] Start
[02:57] Expelled from Cranleigh school.
[04:00] Why MI6 considered Andrew for recruitment.
[07:02] The teacher who made history exciting to 10-year-old Andrew.
[10:18] Words Andrew avoids when writing about history.
[11:43] Are steady-nerved leaders naturally born or nurtured?
[13:37] The thinkers who influenced Winston Churchill and his sense of noblesse oblige.
[16:13] What made Napoleon Bonaparte the prime exemplar of war leadership?
[22:50] Lessons from Winston Churchill’s autobiography, My Early Life.
[24:41] Napoleon’s relationship with risk.
[27:52] Andrew’s signed letter from Aldous Huxley.
[29:22] When historical figures carry a sense of personal destiny.
[31:54] The meeting Andrew wishes he could have witnessed as a fly on the wall.
[34:47] When historical villains carry a sense of personal destiny.
[37:18] What Churchill and Napoleon learned from their mistakes.
[40:10] “Dear Diary…”
[41:52] Maintaining creative flow during the writing process.
[45:13] On working with brilliant publisher Stuart Proffitt (aka Professor Perfect).
[50:59] Why are some significant figures immortalized while others go the way of Ozymandias?
[56:04] Thoughts on personal legacy.
[57:27] Fiction favorites.
[01:00:16] Being objective about the history of imperialism.
[01:01:49] The challenges of teaching and learning history today.
[01:05:09] Why “Study history” is Andrew’s coat of arms motto.
[01:09:07] What Andrew, as a history expert, sees for the future.
[01:13:00] Counteracting natural pessimism.
[01:14:40] What to expect from Andrew’s latest book Conflict (co-authored with David Petraeus).
[01:18:43] Upcoming book projects.
[01:19:48] Parting thoughts.



Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny

Andrew Roberts has written twenty books, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages and have won thirteen literary prizes. These include Napoleon: A Life, Churchill: Walking with Destiny, and most recently, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Gaza, which he co-authored with General David Petraeus.

Sponsors:

Our Place's Titanium Always Pan® Pro using nonstick technology that’s coating-free and made without PFAS, otherwise known as “Forever Chemicals”: https://fromourplace.com/tim (10% off all products from Our Place)

Shopify global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business: https://shopify.com/tim (one-dollar-per-month trial period)

LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 1B+ users: https://linkedin.com/tim (post your job for free)

Links to everything discussed: https://tim.blog/2024/10/17/andrew-roberts-churchill-napoleon/

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.

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[01:18:43] Upcoming book projects.
[01:19:48] Parting thoughts.


The 10 Trillion Parameter AI Model With 300 IQ

Earlier this month, OpenAI raised the largest venture round ever at $6.6 billion. The company’s CFO says AI is now at the point where orders of magnitude matter and the next generation of models will be capital intensive. In this episode of the Lightcone, the hosts consider what a world with ultra intelligent models would look like and what potential unlocks could be made possible.
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0:00 Coming Up
0:54 What models get unlocked with the biggest venture round ever?
5:35 Some discoveries take a long time to actually be felt by regular people
9:53 Distillation may be how most of us benefit
14:26 o1 making previously impossible things possible
21:17 The new Googles
23:47 o1 makes the GPU needs even bigger
25:44 Voice apps are fast growing
27:05 Incumbents aren’t taking these innovations seriously
31:52 Ten trillion parameters
33:15 Outro


What Happens When You Stop Checking The News For 10 Years

Watch the FULL interview with Sam Corcos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtrkDoQFArU

Sam Corcos is the CEO and co-founder of Levels, an a16z-backed startup that shows you how food affects your health, using continuous glucose monitors and other biosensors.

Levels:
https://www.levels.com/

Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday:
https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Me-Lying-Confessions-Manipulator/dp/1591846285

Links to everything discussed in my interview with Sam Corcos:
https://tim.blog/2023/09/20/sam-corcos/

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.

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Jon Batiste — The Quest for Originality and How to Get Unstuck

Jon Batiste is a five-time Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and composer. His eighth studio album, Beethoven Blues, is set for a November 15th release: https://linktr.ee/jonbatiste

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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.

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Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/
Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/
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[00:00] Start
[01:46] Is the secret to long life embracing the mundane?
[03:16] The gift of mistakes.
[04:13] Why did Jon wait until he was 10 to speak?
[06:42] How music and performance entered the picture.
[07:31] An early exercise in winning over the room.
[09:08] Choosing the personal facets that art expresses.
[11:04] From a disappointing grade school performance to the Grammys.
[16:10] Cultivating suspense and shifting modes of creative expression.
[22:39] When perspective drives motivation more than stakes.
[27:44] Spiritual practice and grounding mantras.
[35:43] Surrender, acceptance, and growth through health challenges.
[38:48] The fuzzy line between blessing and curse.
[42:07] Growing up bullied as the “least talented” in a musical family.
[48:42] Jon’s visionary mother guided him toward piano.
[51:15] Parental support for Jon’s relocation to New York City.
[52:13] Serious setbacks that almost made Jon quit Juilliard and music altogether.
[57:07] Jon’s advice to a younger musician enduring a similar path of hardships.
[1:00:14] How Jon owns what comes his way rather than allowing it to overwhelm him.
[1:05:20] Cultivating generosity without being drained.
[1:07:39] Jon’s billboard is invisible — but with deep posts.
[1:09:49] My rough draft of five deep handfuls.
[1:16:16] Jon’s answer in musical improv.
[1:24:33] Jon’s upcoming album: Beethoven Blues (with bonus blues tutorial).
[1:38:35] Taking the hypotenuse to catharsis and other Parting thoughts.