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Who Is Matt Shobe?

Matt Shobe is a startup founder and entrepreneur. He was previously a co-founder of what Might AI, Feedburner, and Spyonit. He is an alum of Purdue University and is currently residing in Seattle, Washington.

Matt is an entrepreneur who successfully co-founded and sold a number of companies and throughout all of that time, he was a dad, raising children while also making waves in business.


Should You Follow Your Passion Or Chase A Market Opportunity?

In Jason's experience following his passion led him to success so naturally he is inclined to believe that doing something you are passionate about should increase your long-term chances of finding product-market fits.


What Was It Like To Host Hundreds Of People For A Dining Experience?

It was very overwhelming because people wanted to see Alex as if she's a celebrity, while she never thought of herself that way and just wanted to share valuable recipes. From then on, she's decided to create events that would deliver more value to the audience.


Is E. Coli Harmful To Us?

In general, E. coli is good for us, and our bodies are full of E. coli. Certain strains can be problematic because they can have toxins that make us sick, but this is not the type of food poisoning to make us really, really sick. There will be a battle between the good and bad strains of E. coli in your gut.


How Do We Know Height Plays A Part In Heredity?

According to Zimmer, scientists are still struggling with this curiosity. You can pinpoint the genes that influence your height, but there are thousands of them that have been linked. It’s the combination of genes, not just what’s on our DNA.


What Is The One Percent Rule?

A 1% rule is a way to get in the habit of making progress by breaking tasks into quantifiable percentages.

For example, instead of commiting to reading a book, commit to reading 3 pages of a book each day. It might takes you hundred days to read a 300-page book, but you are guaranteed to finish, so long as you read at least 3 pages each and every single day.


How Has Transcribing Kapil Gupta’s Podcasts Influenced Matt?

Matt says that the theme of Gupta's podcasts are to look for the truth of whatever situation you're in. Everything that Kapil says makes you want to second guess and rethink things in the world.


What Make For A Great Designer?

Design is a multi-faceted field with many niche aspects and no common language to describe them all. Being able to focus on your own proficiencies is the key to doing great work that makes you happy.

The best way to understand what would make you happy is to try it all. Some might prefer to stay as individual contributors, some would move into management..etc. To each their own, and that's okay.


How Did Linkedin Go About Acquiring Rapportive?

Linkedin initially approached Rahul with a request to stop using a third-party API to acquire their data, and as an entrepreneur would, Rahul requested they gave him direct access instead.

There were only ~20 companies using this secret Linkedin API and Rapportive was now one of them. It all started as a business development conversation, and eventually turned into an acquisition.


Where Can Patients Find Hospitals That Offer A Hai Pump Surgery?

Michael FitzGerald started a project HaiPump.com which helps cancer patients to find all the hospitals which offer Hai Pump surgery.


What Would You Say To Your Younger Terence?

A traditional question within The Failory Podcast. This time, what would Terence tell his former-self shutting down Ross & Zane.


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