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2 Cent Dad Podcast

David Heinemeier Hansson

David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) joins the podcast. For many people, DHH needs no introduction…but just in case, here is a little background on how David keeps himself busy (apart from fatherhood): -Invented Ruby on Rails (which powers Twitter, Groupon, AirBnB, and Basecamp among others). -Founder and CTO at Basecamp -LeMans driver -Best selling author As…

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  1. What Is the Very First Thing That @DHH Sold for Money

    at 1:56 · Transcript

    Around 13 years of age, young David Heinemeier Hansson started with a small collection of Magic the Gathering cards and traded up to a collection of cards… Full answer

  2. How Do You Amass Wealth in Card Games

    at 5:23 · Transcript

    David says that in order to create a high multiplier on a single card, you have to apply the same techniques that salespeople use in business; you have to… Full answer

  3. What Value Did David Heinemeier Hansson Find in Manual Labor

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    David says everyone should work jobs that they hate for a short period of time to gather appreciation for work they would want to pursue. Full answer

  4. What Made DHH Choose the Path of Self-employment

    at 11:33 · Transcript

    The amount of influence you can have from the bottom of an organization is very limited. Full answer

  5. What Role Model Led DHH to Focus on a Scalable Business Opportunity

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    While growing up, David's dad was fixing electronics for people, and DHH realized that a service job was not going to yield much more output than effort put… Full answer

  6. How Did DHH's Upbringing Help to Set His Entrepreneurial Path in Life

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    David's mom never associated his self worth with the grades that he was getting at school, which encouraged him to optimize time for doing what he truly… Full answer

  7. What Does DHH Think About Spoiling Kids With Toys

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    DHH just recently learned that in comparison to his peers, his family was actually quite poor growing up, but thanks to his mom's efforts, he's not realized… Full answer

  8. Why Is It Important to Pursue Your Passion in Life

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    If you define your self-worth by outcomes defined as "successful" by the society around you, chances are you end up unhappy. Full answer

  9. How Much Screen Time Is Too Much

    at 27:06 · Transcript

    Let your kids have as much screen time as they want. Restricting screen time creates scarcity and builds desire for it. Full answer

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