The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Bill Gurley Interviews Tim Ferriss — Reflecting on 20+ Years of Life and Business Experiments (#682)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Bill Gurley Interviews Tim Ferriss — Reflecting on 20+ Years of Life and Business Experiments (#682)

Please enjoy this special episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, in which famed investor Bill Gurley interviews me at SXSW. Bill Gurley (@bgurley) has spent more than 20 years as a general partner at Benchmark. Before entering the venture-capital business, Bill spent four years on Wall Street as a top-ranked research analyst, including three years …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Doom Legend John Romero — The Path to Prolific Innovation and Making 130+ Games, How to Find the Soul of the Work, Audacious Ambition, and Building in Monk Mode (#681)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Doom Legend John Romero — The Path to Prolific Innovation and Making 130+ Games, How to Find the Soul of the Work, Audacious Ambition, and Building in Monk Mode (#681)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with video game legend John Romero (@romero). John has designed and published more than 130 games since his first sale at the age of 16. A teenage programming prodigy, his major achievements include co-inventing a series of revolutionary computer games—DOOM, Quake, Wolfenstein 3-D, and Commander Keen—that launched the industry’s most popular genre, …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Richard Koch — Revisiting the 80/20 Principle, The Power of Optimistic Journaling, Studying History to Improve Investing, and The Grand Beliefs of Winners (Plus: The Toxic Beliefs of Losers) (#680)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Richard Koch — Revisiting the 80/20 Principle, The Power of Optimistic Journaling, Studying History to Improve Investing, and The Grand Beliefs of Winners (Plus: The Toxic Beliefs of Losers) (#680)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Richard Koch (@RichardKoch8020), an entrepreneur, investor, former strategy consultant, and author of several books on business and ideas, including four on how to apply the 80/20 principle in all walks of life. His investments have grown at 22 percent compounded annually over 37 years and have included Filofax, Plymouth Gin, …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Simon Coronel, World Champion of Magic — Quitting the Day Job, The Delights of the Magic Castle, Finding Glitches in Reality, Learning How to Use Your Own Brain, and Worshiping at the Altar of Wonder (#679)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Simon Coronel, World Champion of Magic — Quitting the Day Job, The Delights of the Magic Castle, Finding Glitches in Reality, Learning How to Use Your Own Brain, and Worshiping at the Altar of Wonder (#679)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Simon Coronel (simoncoronel.com), a legally classified “Alien of Extraordinary Ability” by the United States Government for his skills as a magician and illusionist. Simon discovered magic in 1999 as a first-year student at Melbourne University. He then spent five years working full time in management consulting while juggling his …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Jake Muise — The Relentless Pursuit of Innovation, Quality, and Meaning (#678)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Jake Muise — The Relentless Pursuit of Innovation, Quality, and Meaning (#678)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Jake Muise (@mauinuivenison), CEO of Maui Nui Venison, a company he co-founded in 2017 that works to balance invasive axis deer populations on the island of Maui, channeling that management into incredible nutrient-dense food. Maui Nui was selected for Fast Company’s “Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: HERESIES — Exploring Animal Communication, Cloning Humans, The Dangers of The American Dream, and More (#677)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: HERESIES — Exploring Animal Communication, Cloning Humans, The Dangers of The American Dream, and More (#677)

Please enjoy a special experimental episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, in which I and my co-hosts and guests each offer a controversial opinion that we all explore together. The objective of this format is to encourage and celebrate independent thinking. My co-hosts are Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly), a Senior Maverick at Wired magazine and the …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: David Maisel of Marvel Studios Fame — Never-Before-Heard Tales of Hollywood Dealmaking, The Art of Aiming Big, Lessons from Power Broker Michael Ovitz, Combining Business Smarts with Street Smarts, The Making (and Importance) of Iron Man, Selling to Disney for $4 Billion, and Much More (#676)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: David Maisel of Marvel Studios Fame — Never-Before-Heard Tales of Hollywood Dealmaking, The Art of Aiming Big, Lessons from Power Broker Michael Ovitz, Combining Business Smarts with Street Smarts, The Making (and Importance) of Iron Man, Selling to Disney for $4 Billion, and Much More (#676)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with David Maisel (@maiseldavid), the founder of Mythos Studios and the founding chairman of Marvel Studios. In 2003, David pitched Marvel on his idea of Marvel financing and producing its own movies in a connected cinematic universe. He went on to executive produce Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Eric Cressey, Cressey Sports Performance — Tactical Deep Dive on Back Pain, Movement Diagnosis, Training Principles, Developing Mobility, Building Power, Fascial Manipulation, and Rules for Athletes (#675)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Eric Cressey, Cressey Sports Performance — Tactical Deep Dive on Back Pain, Movement Diagnosis, Training Principles, Developing Mobility, Building Power, Fascial Manipulation, and Rules for Athletes (#675)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Eric Cressey MA, CSCS (@EricCressey). Eric is president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance, with facilities in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and Hudson, Massachusetts. He has worked with clients from youth sports to the professional and Olympic ranks but is best known for his extensive work with baseball players; more than …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Neuroscientist David Eagleman — Exploring Consciousness, Sensory Augmentation, The Lazy Susan Method of Extraordinary Productivity, Dreaming, Improving Hearing with a Wristband, Synesthesia, Stretching Time with Novelty, Lessons from Titans of Science, and Much More (#674)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Neuroscientist David Eagleman — Exploring Consciousness, Sensory Augmentation, The Lazy Susan Method of Extraordinary Productivity, Dreaming, Improving Hearing with a Wristband, Synesthesia, Stretching Time with Novelty, Lessons from Titans of Science, and Much More (#674)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with David Eagleman (@davideagleman), a neuroscientist, New York Times bestselling author, TED speaker, and Guggenheim Fellow. He is the writer and presenter of the Emmy-nominated series The Brain on PBS, as well as the podcast Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman. In Palo Alto, California, he teaches at Stanford …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Dr. Nora Volkow — Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (#673)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Dr. Nora Volkow — Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (#673)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health. NIDA is the world’s largest funder of scientific research on the health aspects of drug use and addiction. Dr. Volkow’s work has been instrumental in demonstrating that drug addiction is a …