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The a16z Show

How to Decide, Convey vs. Convince, & More

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4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

with @annieduke @jeff_jordan All kinds of decisions, whether in life or business -- like marriage product management, what to eat or watch -- are a portfolio of investments. And obviously, not all decisions are equal; in fact, sometimes we don't even have to spend any time deciding. So how do we know which decisions to spend time on, which ones not to? What are the strategies, mindsets, tools to help us decide? How can we operationalize good decision hygiene into our teams and organizations? We cover all this and more in this early podcast with Annie Duke for her new book, How to Decide.

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0:00.0

Hi everyone welcome to the A6 and C podcast I am Sonal today we have another one of our

0:05.7

early book launch episodes for a new book coming out next week by expert decision

0:11.0

strategist and leading world series of poker player Annie Duke.

0:14.4

You can catch the podcast we did with her a couple years ago for the paperback release of her

0:18.3

first book, Thinking in Betts.

0:20.3

That episode was at me and Mark interviewing Annie and was titled Innovating in Betts,

0:24.8

as is perhaps also one of the signature themes of this podcast.

0:27.9

But in this episode we talk about her new book How to Decide, which picks up where the last book left off, and the discussion that

0:35.0

follows lots of useful strategies, tools, and mindsets for helping all kinds of people and

0:40.5

organizations decide under conditions of uncertainty.

0:44.6

Annie is interviewed by A6 and Z managing partner Jeff Jordan, who was previously CEO and

0:49.4

then Executive Chairman of Open Table, former GM of eBay, North America, and much more.

0:54.5

They begin by quickly covering common pitfalls and decision-making, then share specific

0:59.2

tools not to do and to-do, including how to operationalize good decision hygiene into teams and when to spend time

1:07.0

deciding or not, especially when not all decisions are equal and some may seem bigger and

1:12.2

more impactful, whether it's investing in life

1:15.1

decisions like getting married or business decisions such as what product to

1:20.0

invest in or what strategy to pursue or what market or what investment.

1:23.4

As a reminder, none of the following is investment advice, nor is it a solicitation for

1:27.7

investment in any of our funds. Please be sure to read a six-and-csee.com

1:31.6

slash disclosures for more important information.

1:35.1

So Annie, as the author of one of my favorite books, what motivated you to do a sequel,

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