Playing the Long Game in Business and Life: Insights from Naval Ravikant
Win Make Give with Ben Kinney
Ben Kinney Training
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In this episode of the Win Make Give podcast, Ben Kinney, Chad Hymas, and Bob Stewart delve into the profound insights of Naval Ravikant, focusing on the theme of playing long-term games. The hosts discuss Naval's philosophy on wealth creation, personal development, and strategic thinking, drawing from his impactful tweet storm. The conversation covers the importance of specific knowledge, leveraging time and resources, and the value of aiming for enduring relationships and industries.
Throughout the discussion, the hosts dissect Naval's advice on how to achieve true wealth, not just in terms of money, but also through meaningful relationships and knowledge. They emphasize the significance of learning through action, the power of compounding interest in various aspects of life, and the essential qualities to look for in business partners, such as intelligence, energy, and integrity. This insightful episode is packed with practical advice for anyone looking to succeed in business and life by adopting a long-term perspective.
----------
Connect with the hosts:
• Ben Kinney: https://www.BenKinney.com/
• Bob Stewart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/activebob
• Chad Hyams: https://ChadHyams.com/
• Book one of our co-hosts for your next event: https://WinMakeGive.com/speakers/
More ways to connect:
• Join our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/winmakegive
• Sign up for our weekly newsletter: https://WinMakeGive.com/sign-up
• Explore the Win Make Give Podcast Network: https://WinMakeGive.com/
Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the win-make-give podcast. This is Ben Kenny joined with Chad Hines Bob Stewart and ladies and gentlemen you never hear him you never see him |
| 0:16.3 | You probably will never meet him the man behind the microphones Dave Weldon |
| 0:20.9 | ladies and gentlemen give some give some applause. I want to give Dave credit for all the hard work |
| 0:27.1 | Don't worry Dave will cut in some like massive applause right there. I'm pretty sure |
| 0:31.2 | He needs credit for all the hard work he does behind yes. |
| 0:34.0 | Dave we're gonna make you famous. |
| 0:35.0 | There's gonna be women and men just pounding on your doors throwing you roses and |
| 0:40.4 | chocolates. It's gonna be chaos. |
| 0:42.4 | Hope your wife's ready. |
| 0:44.0 | Today we are going to talk about |
| 0:48.0 | playing long-term gains. |
| 0:51.0 | Pay on a lot, |
| 0:52.0 | bla,, but Dave, |
| 0:54.0 | Don't edit that. |
| 0:56.0 | Just leave that in there so everybody can hear that I'm actually a stuttering buffoon. |
| 1:01.0 | Which, true story Bob and Chad Chad I had to go through speech |
| 1:04.8 | therapy for years and years as a kid because I stuttered so bad so it still shows up |
| 1:09.4 | sometimes just Dave edits it out and makes us sound good. Today we're going to talk about plain long-term |
| 1:15.9 | games. Games like board games. Monopoly. That's a long-term game. That is truly a long term game. I read this message from the gentleman who we're going to talk about today. He said all the returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships or knowledge, come from compound interest. |
| 1:39.0 | Now this is a very interesting quote because we talk a lot about compound interests. |
| 1:46.2 | How to get rich, how to build wealth, you know, the benefits of real estate and investing |
| 1:51.8 | and all sort of things, but we've had you know 20 |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ben Kinney Training, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Ben Kinney Training and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

