MI306: Almanacks and Anthologies w/ Eric Jorgenson

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🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this week’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Eric Jorgenson to talk not only about his recently released book called The Anthology of Balaji. They also touch on some of his key learnings from writing the Almanack of Naval Ravikant, how to build the future according to Balaji, Balaji’s bitcoin bet, and what Eric’s new role at Scribe media will be and how it came about. Eric Jorgenson is the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and the Anthology of Balaji. He is the host of the Smart Friends podcast and is an investor in early stage tech start-ups. In 2011, he joined the founding team of Zaarly, a company dedicated to helping homeowners find accountable service providers they can trust. His business blog, Evergreen, educates and entertains more than one million readers. He recently became the CEO of Scribe Media. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 03:30 - How Eric describes what he does. 03:53 - What a creator capitalist is. 05:13 - Why he choose to focus on tech entrepreneurship. 08:25 - How Eric became interested in Naval Ravikant. 11:54 - How publishing the books through Scribe has changed his life. 23:17 - Why desires gets in the way of happiness. 25:51 - Why wealth may not lead to the happiness people think. 27:53 - What Eric’s writing process looks like. 31:04 - Why he became intrigued with Balaji. 33:05 - What Balaji’s reading habits are and why he has studied history in depth. 42:32 - What transhumanism is. 46:54 - What Balaji’s big ideas are for building the future. 49:24 - Why Balaji made his infamous Bitcoin bet. 52:33 - What Eric’s new role at Scribe Media will be and how it came about. 54:53 - How Scribe is disrupting the traditional publishing model for books. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Sign up for TIP’s free newsletter, We Study Markets. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson. Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green. The Anthology of Balaji by Eric Jorgenson. Smart Friends podcast. Naval Ravikant episode on The Knowledge Project. Poor Charlie’s Almanac. Principles by Ray Dalio. Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters. The Egg by Andy Weir. The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson. The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Patrick: Twitter Connect with Eric: Website | Twitter Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.1	This book airs much more on the side of entrepreneurs, technologists, builders.
0:06.9	It's a little more of a handbook to like go get out there, you know, get to work and a little less philosophical.
0:14.0	But I think they go together really well.
0:18.6	Hey guys. In this week's episode, I had the chance to sit down with Eric Jorgensen to talk not only about his recently released book called the anthology of Belaghi, but we also touch on some of his key learnings from the writings of the Almanac of Naval Ravacant, how to build the future according to Balaji's Bitcoin bet, and what Eric's new role at Scribe Media will be and how it came about.
0:38.9	Eric is the author of the Almanac of Navaac and the anthology of Belagie.
0:43.0	He is the host of the Smart Friends podcast and is an investor in early stage tech startups.
0:48.4	His business blog, Evergreen, educates and entertains more than one million readers.
0:53.0	Eric recently became the CEO of Scribe Media.
0:56.1	I'm a huge fan of both Naval and the Balaji book, so getting the chance to talk ideas with Eric
1:00.7	was a blast, and I hope you guys get a lot of value from this one. And so without further delay,
1:05.9	let's dive into this week's episode with Eric Jorgensen. You're listening to Millennial Investing by the Investors Podcast Network,
1:14.0	where your hosts, Robert Leonard, Patrick Donnelly, and Kyle Greve, interview successful
1:19.1	entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors to help educate and inspire the millennial generation.
1:34.5	Hey, everybody.
1:36.6	Welcome to the millennial investing podcast.
1:38.3	I'm your host today, Patrick Donnelly.
1:40.8	And joining me today is a super special guest.
1:42.5	I am jazz to have on the show.
1:43.7	Eric Jorgensen.
2:01.6	Eric, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me. Like I said, pleasure to have you on today. I'm a huge fan of definitely the almanac of Naval Ravicon. It's made a huge impact on me. It's probably one of the two books that I go back and reread pretty frequently. The other one is Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green. I don't know if you're familiar with that one, but that's very similar. He interviews
2:05.1	a lot of incredible investors in his book. But Naval's book that you wrote or put together has, like
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