TMBA 325: A Conversation With Ribbonfarm's Venkat Rao
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On this week's show, Dan is speaking with Venkatesh Rao, author of RibbonFarm, a rich philosophy blog about technology, entrepreneurship, work structures and much more. He also recently launched an essay series called Breaking Smart, exploring the relationship between humanity and technology.
In a wide-ranging conversation Dan and Venkat talk about, amongst other things, the difference between a ‘business model’ and a ‘business philosophy; what Silicon Valley really thinks about bootstrapped start-ups; the danger of getting locked into ‘mental models’ of perceived knowledge and what it means to be power-literate.
Listen to this week's show and learn:
How we can redefine our relationship with money. (4:23)
The difference between a being a Missionary and being a Mercenary. (12:02)
What "The Gervais Principle" is and how it applies to Lifestyle Designers. (19:10)
How you can hit the "Refresh Button" on your mental models. (39:51)
Venkash's thoughts on work ethic and how he has been able to create such a strong output level in his writing. (51:37)
Mentioned in the episode:
The Dynamite Circle
RibbonFarm.com
The Gervais Principle
Breaking Smart
Where the Wild Thoughts Are
The 4-Hour Workweek
Entrepreneurs are the New Labor
William Gibson
Y Combinator
Sebastian Marshall
Taylor Pearson
Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
Nassim Taleb
Chesterton's Fence
The Knowledge Project with Venkatash Rao
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
You Are Not an Artisan
Paul Graham
Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius
David Heinemeier Hansson
Basecamp
Ruby on Rails
ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Getting Real
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