25th Hour Ideas

A surprise bonus episode! Matt Tenuta is currently having a great season in the Mexican League for the Mariachis de Guadalajara, and we recorded this episode shortly before the season started.

This is a fantastic conversation where I learned a lot from Matt about best and worst practices from various organizations, the importance of having a short memory as a pitcher, and what it was like to grow up in a family of star athletes.

Timestamps:
(1:15) Growing up among athletes
(15:30) Baseball career and being drafted out of high school
(25:30) How to not be star-struck
(34:40) Using social media
(40:20) We predicted crypto’s downfall
(44:30) Innovative income sharing strategies in baseball
(50:00) Lessons learned from organizations
(1:21:00) Chipotle
(1:23:50) Having a short memory as a pitcher
(1:33:00) 25th Hour

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A surprise bonus episode! Matt Tenuta is currently having a great season in the Mexican League for the Mariachis de Guadalajara, and we recorded this episode shortly before the season started.

This is a fantastic conversation where I learned a lot from Matt about best and worst practices from various organizations, the importance of having a short memory as a pitcher, and what it was like to grow up in a family of star athletes.

Timestamps:
(1:15) Growing up among athletes
(15:30) Baseball career and being drafted out of high school
(25:30) How to not be star-struck
(34:40) Using social media
(40:20) We predicted crypto’s downfall
(44:30) Innovative income sharing strategies in baseball
(50:00) Lessons learned from organizations
(1:21:00) Chipotle
(1:23:50) Having a short memory as a pitcher
(1:33:00) 25th Hour

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This is a terrific episode to close out season 2. Robert Williams has nearly a decade of experience in the Navy and is currently serving as a Naval Officer, with previous roles including operations and flight instruction.

I learned a lot from Robert about leadership, time management, connecting with people, team building, and plenty more. These lessons will definitely be useful in 2022 and beyond. 

Timestamps:
(0:53) How this episode came to be
(5:06) Learning how to network
(6:40) Resumes, cover letters, and following up with people
(16:15) Four principles of time management
(32:07) Lessons learned on leadership
(45:35) My favorite excerpt from Extreme Ownership
(52:40) 25th Hour
(54:07) 23rd Hour(?!)

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This is a terrific episode to close out season 2. Robert Williams has nearly a decade of experience in the Navy and is currently serving as a Naval Officer, with previous roles including operations and flight instruction.

I learned a lot from Robert about leadership, time management, connecting with people, team building, and plenty more. These lessons will definitely be useful in 2022 and beyond. 

Timestamps:
(0:53) How this episode came to be
(5:06) Learning how to network
(6:40) Resumes, cover letters, and following up with people
(16:15) Four principles of time management
(32:07) Lessons learned on leadership
(45:35) My favorite excerpt from Extreme Ownership
(52:40) 25th Hour
(54:07) 23rd Hour(?!)

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This was a collaborative project with my friend Vincent. Vincent started The Investment Club YouTube channel in August of 2020 and has since been regularly posting videos on stock analysis, personal finance, and investment basics. 

This was a highly entertaining, and illuminating, conversation that helped demystify several financial concepts.

Disclaimer: This is intended for entertainment purposes only, not to mention this conversation was recorded months ago, so do not make any financial decisions based on what we have to say. 

Articles:
Jobs, Cook, Ive—Blevins? The Rise of Apple's Cost Cutter - WSJ

Timestamps:
(1:30) Why the importance of ratios changes over time
(14:10) Shark Tank and why cash is king
(22:37) Thinking of a stock as a pizza pie
(28:15) Why the Dow Jones means NOTHING
(34:52) Netflix and wholesale transfer pricing power
(46:22) 25th Hour

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This was a collaborative project with my friend Vincent. Vincent started The Investment Club YouTube channel in August of 2020 and has since been regularly posting videos on stock analysis, personal finance, and investment basics. 

This was a highly entertaining, and illuminating, conversation that helped demystify several financial concepts.

Disclaimer: This is intended for entertainment purposes only, not to mention this conversation was recorded months ago, so do not make any financial decisions based on what we have to say. 

Articles:
Jobs, Cook, Ive—Blevins? The Rise of Apple's Cost Cutter - WSJ

Timestamps:
(1:30) Why the importance of ratios changes over time
(14:10) Shark Tank and why cash is king
(22:37) Thinking of a stock as a pizza pie
(28:15) Why the Dow Jones means NOTHING
(34:52) Netflix and wholesale transfer pricing power
(46:22) 25th Hour

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Jonathan Stern is the Co-founder of Pairagraph,  a platform for written dialogue between pairs of individuals. They have already hosted over 100 dialogues, with contributors like Howard Marks, Balaji Srinivasan, Joe Lonsdale, Robert Shiller, and Russ Roberts. 

This is a fantastic conversation where I learned a lot from Jonathan about the state of discourse, the pursuit of truth, and thinking about what the future will look like.

Timestamps (approximate):
(1:00) Pairagraph’s mission, and the problems with current discourse
(5:20) Dialogue on Twitter
(12:00) Benefits of market prices
(16:00) Constructive disagreements and the pursuit of truth
(18:00) Starting from 0, and another Mark Cuban story
(25:20) Partnering with Newsweek
(29:30) Expanding from the traditional format, and the benefits of the written word
(37:00) Our cultural tastes
(41:00) 25th hour

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Jonathan Stern is the Co-founder of Pairagraph,  a platform for written dialogue between pairs of individuals. They have already hosted over 100 dialogues, with contributors like Howard Marks, Balaji Srinivasan, Joe Lonsdale, Robert Shiller, and Russ Roberts. 

This is a fantastic conversation where I learned a lot from Jonathan about the state of discourse, the pursuit of truth, and thinking about what the future will look like.

Timestamps (approximate):
(1:00) Pairagraph’s mission, and the problems with current discourse
(5:20) Dialogue on Twitter
(12:00) Benefits of market prices
(16:00) Constructive disagreements and the pursuit of truth
(18:00) Starting from 0, and another Mark Cuban story
(25:20) Partnering with Newsweek
(29:30) Expanding from the traditional format, and the benefits of the written word
(37:00) Our cultural tastes
(41:00) 25th hour

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Joe Chin and Sam Pigott, Co-Founders of Sparrow, are serial entrepreneurs who developed an app that is "golf improvement in your pocket." With Sparrow, all you need is a phone in order to improve your golf swing with instant feedback. 

During this conversation I learned a lot from Joe and Sam about starting a business, creating something scalable, thinking about the future of technology, and having skin in the game. 

Timestamps:

(1:00) Introductions and background

(4:45) History of tech in sports instruction

(10:00) pros/cons of instantaneous feedback

(14:30) Telling a story & creating great products

(27:30) Golf Genome

(31:00) The business side of startups 

(36:00) What will technology enable? 

(43:40) 25th Hour

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Joe Chin and Sam Pigott, Co-Founders of Sparrow, are serial entrepreneurs who developed an app that is "golf improvement in your pocket." With Sparrow, all you need is a phone in order to improve your golf swing with instant feedback. 

During this conversation I learned a lot from Joe and Sam about starting a business, creating something scalable, thinking about the future of technology, and having skin in the game. 

Timestamps:

(1:00) Introductions and background

(4:45) History of tech in sports instruction

(10:00) pros/cons of instantaneous feedback

(14:30) Telling a story & creating great products

(27:30) Golf Genome

(31:00) The business side of startups 

(36:00) What will technology enable? 

(43:40) 25th Hour

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