53: From Monk to Transforming the Lives of Millions Through Meditation, The Headspace Story with Andy Puddicombe

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Nathan Chan

Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2015

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The trials of starting a business—even if you forget, for a moment, the typical travails of day-to-day living—often overwhelm entrepreneurs. Late nights, endless work, big choices, and extreme uncertainty can swirl together to form a raging twister that ravages the landscape of life, shredding business hopes and ideas along the way. But the forecast is much better for some, including Andy Puddicombe. Puddicombe is one of the minds behind Headspace, a guided meditation app that’s reaching new users every day. He can also say something that few entrepreneurs can: he’s rarely overwhelmed. In this episode you will learn: What is Mindful Meditation and how to use it effectively The importance of when, and when not, to listen to customer feedback How to improve your product by living in the present How Andy inspires and leads a worldwide movement for meditation and peace Key tips on how to avoid burnout & So much more!

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0:00.0	This is episode number 53 with Andy Puddycomb of the Founder Podcast.
0:07.6	What you need is thirst.
0:09.5	You need to be a thirsty human.
0:11.5	Who is intent I'm learning.
0:13.5	It's a really fascinating exploration of human potential.
0:19.2	The Founder Podcast. Even the greatest entrepreneurs had help if you want to learn from
0:26.5	the most successful founders on the planet you are in the right place branson mark cuban tony
0:32.1	robbins tim ferris harian hampington steve keith gary v sophia homeroso harper corcoran damon john learn from the greatest minds in business today with interviews hosted by Rihanna Humpington, Steve Case, Gary V. Sophia Amorosa, Oprah, Damon John.
0:38.1	Learn from the greatest minds in business today
0:40.4	with interviews hosted by Nathan Chan.
0:42.6	This is not your average entrepreneur podcast.
0:46.3	The Founder Podcast.
0:53.3	Hey guys, thank you so much for tuning in. Before we start today's episode, I just want to let
0:59.5	you know that our goal at founder is to help entrepreneurs succeed however we can by giving
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1:41.7	Okay, so now let's talk about today's episode.
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