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Did The Matrix Get Anything Right?

Dr. Berlin says it did. One example is the idea that we could have this whole universe within our minds. Theoretically, we could download something and learn it. It's all in our minds. She even states that we could be living in the Matrix.


Does Being The Ceo Change Your Life?

Michael feels he is a very lucky person. He's been able to do what he wanted to do. He has a great family, and they are not starving. He gets to walk to work. He is pretty happy, and if it was not for stage-four colon cancer, life would be amazing.


What Inspires An Entrepreneurial Journey?

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Very early on, Diess was inspired by his familiar ambitions. He would always share what he was doing because there was always a market for it.


What’s The Biggest Thing You Learned About Life Or Startup Companies?

Personally, Zubovsky learned how important it is to stick to his core vision. You must be fully committed to what you’re doing because if you aren’t, you won’t be invested as much to selling a product.


What Was Chris’ Acting Video About?

He was stating that he if he was going to pick up the gun, made a sacrifice, his life would have been given back to him.


What Was Wang’s Opinion Of His Product?

He thought the problem wasn’t that it was going to be popular on the market, but that stores had limited coverage. The best way to let people know of his product was through online businesses.


How Prevalent Is Remote Work Today?

Many organization are struggling with remote work because we still generally don't know how to manage a remote workforce. Although some companies are trying to be more flexible, implementing perks like "cloud kitchens," essentially delivering cooked lunches to their employees, only 10% of the companies or so are actually doing remote, according to Hiten's Remote Work report. Until we get to the point where mostly everything could be contracted out, companies are going to struggle.


What Is Indie.Vc Trying To Accomplish?

Bryce and Indie.vc are enabling startups to grow and to scale on different terms than a typical venture-funded startup. Indie.vc focus on profitability and a path to attaining leverage, over high burn rate and unrealistic expectations of a typical venture-funded startup.


How Has Pat Grown Starter Story?

Pat shares the behind scenes of getting the first interviews, going viral on Reddit and Hacker News, building an email list and growing a content site.


What Was Chowdy (Steve's Failed Startup)?

Chowdy was a food startup based in Toronto. It started super lean, by the founders preparing food in their own kitchen and delivering the meals to their friends.

The first version went so great that they were soon receiving strangers in their apartments who wanted to pick up their meals.

That's when they decided to transition to partnering up with cafes and bars where people could pick up the meals.


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