Bob Metcalfe — The Man (and Lessons) Behind Ethernet, Metcalfe’s Law, and More
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Bob Metcalfe () is an MIT-Harvard-trained engineer-entrepreneur who became an Internet pioneer in 1970, invented Ethernet in 1973, and founded 3Com Corporation in 1979. About 1.2B Ethernet ports were shipped last year — 400M wired and 800M wireless (Wi-Fi). 3Com went public in 1984, peaked at $5.7B in annual sales in 1999, and after 30 years became part of HP last year. Bob was a publisher-pundit for IDG-InfoWorld for about 10 years and a venture capitalist for about 10 years with Polaris Venture Partners, where he continues as a Venture Partner. Bob is a member of the National Academy of...
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How to Build Popular Podcasts and Blogs
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Many of you have asked me about strategies for building a popular blog and podcast. I’ve covered some aspects of growing a podcast in a , and then Mari Takahashi () — a successful ballerina, gamer, and content creator — sent me some very good questions that I haven’t discussed before. This episode goes into detail about how I’ve built The Tim Ferriss Show into a podcast that has almost 300 million downloads, and how my blog receives between three and four million unique visitors per month. There are certainly bigger podcasts and blogs, but I share how I’ve been able to grow...
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Best Investments, Bad Advice to Avoid, and Other Life Lessons
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This episode sets a new record with five guests -- each considered among the best in their field. It features (), (), (), (), and (). This roundtable conversation discusses best investments, favorite failures, and bad advice to avoid. I really enjoyed all of the answers from the guests as there's lots of actionable advice. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! This podcast is brought to you by . While I often praise this company's lion's mane Mushroom Coffee for a minimal caffeine dose wakeup call that lasts, I asked the founders if they could help me -- someone...
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Catherine Hoke — The Master of Second Chances
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Catherine Hoke () is the founder of , a non-profit organization that “transforms the hustle” of currently and formerly incarcerated people. Defy’s vision is to end mass incarceration by using entrepreneurship as a tool to transform legacies and human potential. Cat was named a by WIRED and Nokia for being one of She has received the on behalf of Defy Ventures, and was included in Forbes’ . She was also named by Fast Company as one of the and is an . Cat is the author of . She is amazing on many levels — personal,...
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How The Best Overcome Fear
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Welcome to another edition of The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour, where I share the habits and patterns of world-class performers revealed over nearly 300 interviews. In this episode, we’ll explore fear. Specifically, how to manage, mitigate, and overcome fear, which is something I’ve battled for decades. This has been such a focal point of my life that , which is something I practice at least once a month and have found to be a life raft. In addition to my own experiences, we’ll hear how (), (), , and () have battled their own fears. Enjoy! This...
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Gretchen Rubin — Experiments in Happiness and Creativity
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() is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestsellers , , , and . She has an enormous readership, both in print and online, and her books have sold three million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. On her popular weekly podcast, , she discusses good habits and happiness with her sister Elizabeth Craft; they’ve been called the “Click and Clack of podcasters.” Her podcast was named in iTunes’s lists of “Best Podcasts of 2015” and was named in the Academy of Podcasters “Best Podcasts of 2016.” Fast Company named...
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How to Handle Information Overwhelm (And Social Media)
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After reading and s, many of you have asked me how I process all of the information I receive. This episode will help you manage information overwhelm, recommend techniques for dealing with social media, and answer a few questions that have been frequently asked about building a world-class network and writing books. I hope this information strengthens the signal, discards the noise, and helps you make every piece of information that you choose to receive easier to process. Enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by . I get asked all the time, “If you could only use...
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Lessons from Bozoma Saint John — From Spike Lee to Uber, From Ghana to Silicon Valley
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Bozoma Saint John () is the Chief Brand Officer at Uber. Until June 2017, she was a marketing executive at Apple Music after joining the company in its acquisition of Beats Music. In 2016, Billboard named her , she appeared on , and Fast Company’s . Bozoma was featured in , but this conversation covers topics that go far beyond what was covered in the book. Enjoy! This podcast is brought to you by , which has become a staple of my daily routine. I picked up this bike after seeing the success of my friend Kevin Rose, and I’ve been enjoying it more than I ever...
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Terry Crews — How to Have, Do, and Be All You Want
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Terry Crews () is an actor and former NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, and Philadelphia Eagles). His wide-ranging credits include the original viral Old Spice commercials, television series such as The Newsroom, Arrested Development, and Everybody Hates Chris, and films including White Chicks, The Expendables franchise, Bridesmaids, and The Longest Yard. He now stars on the Golden Globe award-winning Fox sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In 2014, Terry released his autobiography, . Enjoy! This podcast is...
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The Man Who Taught Me How to Invest
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Mike Maples, Jr. () is the man who taught me how to invest. He’s one of my favorite people and a personal mentor. He is a partner at , a venture capital firm that specializes in micro-cap investments in startups. He has been on the Forbes Midas List since 2010 and named one of Fortune magazine’s “ Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike was inolved as a founder and operating executive at back-to-back starup IPOs, including Tivoli Systems (acquired by IBM) and Motive (acquired by Alcatel-Lucent). Some of Mike’s investments include Twitter,...
info_outlineThis episode of the podcast features Bill Burr (@billburr). Many of you know Bill as a standup comedian. I know him as one of the funniest humans alive, and someone that many of you requested for years. Rolling Stone called Bill “the undisputed heavyweight champ of rage-fueled humor,” and when we were finally able to talk, he did not disappoint.
In this wide-ranging conversation we explore:
- How Bill found his way into standup comedy
- Why he enjoys going for an encore after he’s been booed
- The transformation from a “squeaky clean” comedian to offending everyone
- How learning can serve as powerful therapy
- The importance of enjoying success
- And much, much more
This interview comes from my television show Fear(less), where I interview world-class performers on stage about how they’ve overcome doubt, conquered fear, and made their toughest decisions. You can watch the entire first episode with illusionist David Blaine for free at att.net/fearless. (To watch all episodes, please visit [directv.com] DIRECTV NOW).
We recorded three hours of material and only one hour was used for the TV show. This podcast episode is almost entirely new content that didn’t appear on TV.
Please enjoy this hilarious conversation with Bill Burr.
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