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Amazon Prime is now 14 years old. Free 2-days shipping has been their advantage for most of this time, but many retailers are catching up. Target and Walmart now have a version of two day shipping, as well as a network of stores which could be turned into local fulfillment centers. Amazon needs to set a new standard, and one-day shipping seems to be it.

Chris Ohanian is the founder of Infinity Global Travel, a small travel agency that services corporate clients for business and leisure travel. The business has been going strong for 20 years and relies on clients who would prefer not to deal with ongoing changes in travel industry and let their bookings be taken care of by professionals. Chris is also the founder of Alexis Ohanian.

No. Although it’s not confirmed, Dr. Nir Barzilai states that he doesn’t think the length of telomeres are the major cause of longevity. Using rodents as an example, if you increase their lengths, most of them will develop cancer. If you shorten them, they don’t age— at least not in the first generation.

It’s also known as an irrational belief. Angry people tend to put blame where it doesn’t belong, such as inanimate objects. They also tend to overgeneralize and use words like always, never, and every. People will also put their own needs ahead of others.

Wilson says they must love and focus on their kids. Everyone needs to make a more of an effort of being a better father for their kids.

Single people may not realize it now, but they have four times the amount of time compared to someone who has three kids. You don’t realize how much free time you have until your time is controlled by kids.

Zeratsky states that it may not be right when we wake up, but statistically, morning people tend have the most energy versus in the afternoon or evening. Challenging activities should be aligned with the part of the day where we have the most energy. Less energy consumed tasks can be pushed later in the day.

The team at Instant Pot was laser focused on only one thing - keeping the customer happy. Robert did not have any budget for influencer marketing, but bloggers heard of the positive reviews and approached Instant Pot anyway. To return the favor, Wang enabled them with what he could, a free Instant Pot for whatever they needed. In returned, they advertised Instant Pot for free!

You can either figure out a different business, one they do want to invest into, or figure out a way to self-fund a business or fund it through customer revenue. Most investors want to invest in a business that will run with or without them anyway.

Launch and iterate fast. Don't waste time coding, or picking the right logo. Just test a bunch of ideas to see which ones have potential with the minimal effort you can.

Brandon asks Ryan about the strategies he is using to source startups Epic is consulting.