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Do You Lose Your Mind During Long Ultra Races?

You do, and in fact Jurek tries to lose his mind on purpose by relaxing and not thinking too much of the race. There are times when you gotta do the basics mental load, but for the rest of the time you have to find a way to get your mind off things.


Why And How Did Sahil Lavingia Write "Reflecting On My Failure To Build A Billion Dollar Company"?

It was important for Sahil to understand why he had a goal of building a billion dollar company to begin with, what lead to his failure, and how he's been able to redefine success in order to work on a meaningful company instead.

When Sahil was ready to write, he was not sure what exactly to cover in this essay, so he reached out to friends and asked them for questions. People wanted to know about every little part, from raising money to failing. Starting by answering each individual question, he'd composed a long list of segments, and eventually restructured them into a long-form article.

The title of "Reflecting on my failure to build a billion dollar company" was a deliberate to choice to create something that could be shared without a stance on the subject. Sahil wanted to tell an entertaining story, without necessarily teaching anything.


What Is Frank Yang’s View On Technology?

Yang believes that since the technology is becoming smaller and more integrated, that technology used in a home should present itself at the right time, when you need it, do what you need without being tethered to a phone to command it.


What Is A Unique Aspect Of Webflow?

It is the only website builder that builds their own website in the website builder itself.


What Is Both An Art And A Fortunate Accident?

Love itself is whatever is leftover when being in love is burned away. That is what your heart yearns for.


What Are Some Things That Companies Would Send To A You Tuber To Review?

In the early days, companies would send Marques Brownlee computer accessories such as a mouse, keyboard, and even paid software to access and review. Phone items weren’t sent to him until later in his career.


How Did Shaka Senghor Make A Name For Himself?

After leaving a penitentiary after two decades of being locked up, Shaka started by selling his own books out of the trunk of his car. He knocked on doors and share shared his vision. Lots of hustle and some luck later, he is now a New York Times best selling author.


What's New With Somewhat Frank?

Somewhat Frank is a podcast hosted by Frank Gruber about technology innovations, startups, and personal life - while also giving you a slice of what’s going on inside the brain of CEO, entrepreneur, author, journalist, personality, and early-stage startup investor, Frank Gruber.

This new seasons will have a new format and a new co-host! Together, leveraging Frank's newsletter, they'd be able to deliver Somewhat Frank faster, and better than before!


How Is Facebook Similar To The Coronavirus?

Given Facebook's viral coefficient of 7, where for every one user joining Facebook there will be 7 more who join as well, Facebook is a great example of a viral growth of a diseases, and shows that in order to stop a virus, you have to stop it early enough.


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