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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded one billion downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded one billion downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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![Steve Young — From Super Bowl MVP to Managing Billions
Steve Young (@steveyoung) is a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback who played more than 15 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Steve co-founded HGGC, which manages more than $6.9B in capital commitments. He’s also the founder and current chair of the Forever Young Foundation, which supports children’s charities globally. He is the author of QB: My Life Behind the Spiral and The Law of Love.
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[00:00] Preview.
[00:41] The full circle of Josh Waitzkin.
[04:06] The Stephen Covey plane ride that changed everything.
[10:04] Overcoming victimization: The hole you dig, then jump into.
[12:53] How taking ownership led Steve from rock bottom to NFL MVP in one season.
[17:58] Interceptions and the truest truth about accountability.
[22:41] What separates good from great quarterbacks: Adrenaline alchemy.
[28:08] Alex Honnold and the genetics of not panicking.
[29:06] Learning to actually throw a football at BYU.
[31:56] Recovering from the offensive coordinator who wouldnt coach southpaws.
[34:04] The vulnerability prerequisite.
[40:10] Separation anxiety: Thriving by day, terrified by night.
[45:03] Tears in the Candlestick Park training room.
[49:43] The diagnosis that made the puzzle pieces fit.
[55:47] Dads philosophy: Dream (1%) and Plan (80%).
[58:36] Law school between Super Bowl parades.
[59:55] Trading locker room access for venture capital deals.
[01:06:20] Mourning old identities and heeding Roger Staubachs transition advice: Run.
[01:09:33] Rich Lawson walks out of Morgan Stanley: Ill be the CEO.
[01:17:11] 30 years of partnership: Yin, yang, and existential crises.
[01:21:02] HGGC: The name nobody can pronounce (and why).
[01:23:24] Faith evolution: From Boy Scout theology to something deeper.
[01:28:04] The Law of Love: Bill Walshs secret weapon.
[01:31:20] Divine humanity and the irony of losing self-interest.
[01:42:38] Parting thoughts.
Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded one billion downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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![From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies — 4-Hour Workweek Success Story
Brian Dean is the founder of Backlinko and Exploding Topics, both acquired by Semrush, which itself was recently acquired by Adobe for $1.9 billion. Brians story starts exactly where a lot of great stories start: broke, directionless, and eating canned beef stew in his dads basement during the 2008 financial crisis. He picked up a copy of The 4-Hour Workweek and took action. As is nearly always the case, his path wasn’t a straight line, but a series of winding turns, all fed by experiments. His journey includes failures, two successful exits, and a hard-won answer to the question most people never think to ask: what do you actually do with your freedom once you have it?
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[00:00] Preview.
[00:32] From PhD pipettes to Dads basement to Jerry Springer.
[02:19] The 4-Hour Workweek finds its dream reader—marginal notes and all.
[03:48] A first product flops, free traffic beckons, plus SEO.
[05:26] The 200-domain AdSense empire (featuring two bald men hawking shampoo sites).
[07:36] Dreamlining: From escape the basement to 3k a month in Thailand.
[09:19] When Googles Panda update slapped the internet (and Brians empire).
[10:27] Scared straight: Black hat to white hat via a hostel in Spain.
[13:01] Backlinko is born.
[15:00] The 200 ranking factors post: 25 hours of patent-digging, a million visitors.
[17:22] New rule: One post a month, 10x better than anything out there.
[18:16] Semrush comes knocking—Brian ignores the email.
[19:14] Legal Sea Foods: Taking celebratory shots while wondering where the contract is.
[20:50] Due diligence hell: Hunting down ghosted freelancers and the contractor commandments.
[24:51] SEC market-close rules vs. Brians 10 p.m. bedtime.
[25:46] Post-acquisition: Hopping from one treadmill to the next.
[29:56] Backlinko on autopilot, boredom on full blast, and the chapter everyone skips.
[31:25] Exploding Topics: The paid newsletter mistake vs. the obvious SaaS play.
[34:30] Data-driven content and the ChatGPT user stats flywheel.
[36:54] Noah Kagans advice: Double down on what works—then 10x down.
[38:24] Ready, Fire, Aim—the litmus test for would-be founders.
[40:06] Startup costs: $500 for Backlinko vs. $90k to acquire Exploding Topics.
[43:42] How love and a Craigslist apartment scam in Berlin landed Brian in Portugal.
[45:02] Geoarbitrage still works—just dont trust the 2007 pricing.
[46:40] Post-exit stress: Oura Ring at 2x baseline and the Algarve hard reset.
[48:37] Why founders who launch within a year of selling usually regret it.
[49:49] Tennis as the ultimate void-filler: Fun, fitness, community, and fresh air in one sport.
[51:10] The paradox of choice after exit: Structure, identity, and vertigo.
[53:15] Parting thoughts.
Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded one billion downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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![All Things Ketones, How to Boost Cognition, Sardine Fasting, Diet Rules, & More — Dr. Dom D’Agostino
Dr. Dominic D’Agostino is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and a Visiting Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.
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[00:00] Start
[00:42] Why Im interested in ketogenic strategies for neurodegenerative prevention.
[02:17] Mary and Steve Newports ketone-linked temporary cognitive improvements.
[04:31] A mechanisms overview for Alzheimers/dementia.
[07:45] The immune system as longevitys fifth horseman — and why metabolic control is key.
[08:26] How to measure ketones and GKI.
[09:26] Fasting vs. ketogenic diet.
[10:48] Theres nothing fishy about sardine fasting.
[15:05] My hiatal hernia discovery and increased cancer risk concerns.
[16:46] HSCRP as a superior biomarker to LDL for cardiovascular risk.
[18:39] Glucose tolerance testing revelations and CGM importance.
[24:12] Upgrading the metabolic machinery through keto without getting bored.
[27:43] What do do if you, like Dom and me, are among the 30% who suffer from cholesterol hyperabsorption.
[31:43] Doms day-to-day diet regimen.
[37:29] How Dom optimizes his aging dogs with ketones, SARMs, and supplements.
[41:50] Supplementing for sleep disruption while fasting.
[45:20] Why Dom doesnt have misgivings about melatonin.
[46:09] Shingles prevention through fasting protocols.
[46:32] Immune system modulation: Innate vs. adaptive, vegan vs. ketogenic.
[50:15] Dom at 50-something: Current meal timing and composition.
[53:35] Blue zone observations: Greek and Sardinian longevity habits.
[54:39] Ketogenic diet initiation tips: MCT, electrolytes, and fasted cardio.
[01:01:49] Ketone metabolic therapy for cancer.
[01:04:54] The metabolic psychiatry revolution.
[01:08:49] The soothing effects of hyperbaric oxygen and ketosis on seizure sufferers.
[01:15:10] Metformin vs. berberine.
[01:18:29] The low-dose neuroprotective potential of GLP-1 drugs.
[01:21:44] NAD research: MIB-626 and stabilized forms for mitochondrial health.
[01:26:38] Idebenone, CoQ10, and the Deanna protocol for ALS.
[01:28:55] Doms supplement short list: CoQ10, creatine, ketones, vitamin D, melatonin.
[01:31:36] KetoNutrition.org, Metabolic Health Summit, Audacious Nutrition, veteran-focused research protocols, and other parting thoughts. All Things Ketones, How to Boost Cognition, Sardine Fasting, Diet Rules, & More — Dr. Dom D’Agostino](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NB02_mF8qTs/mqdefault.jpg)
![Q&A with Tim — The Art of Male Friendship, Reinvention in The Age of AI, & More
In this wide-ranging Q&A, Tim explores reinvention, enduring skills for the age of AI, friendship, mental health, fitness, language learning, privacy, cognitive longevity, and more.
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[00:00:00] Coming Up.
[00:00:39] How to go from hyper-optimized to grounded.
[00:04:09] Reinvention in your late 40s: there are more than two options.
[00:08:15] Five meta-skills for the age of AI.
[00:14:27] Post-sabbatical rules that re-focused this podcast.
[00:19:19] Why male friendship is built shoulder-to-shoulder, not face-to-face.
[00:23:26] Love for women authors.
[00:23:47] SAINT, TMS, and Ampa’s one-day brain reset.
[00:25:52] How to build a fanbase by being your authentically weird self.
[00:27:18] My “something is better than nothing” workout routine.
[00:29:02] Staying fit in mind and soul via the past-year review.
[00:29:42] The 4-Hour Body workout routines I still follow.
[00:31:26] Spotting the future titan hiding in an average teen.
[00:32:46] Vacation, burnout, or an outgrown life? Take a mini-retirement.
[00:37:12] Guiding kids through our digital dystopia.
[00:39:43] Does AI kill language learning? What does a new language really give you?
[00:50:18] Muted movies as late-night writing company.
[00:51:03] Best sub-$100 buy: seven seasons of wholesome Pawnee.
[00:52:19] Why two hours of walking fixes almost everything.
[00:54:13] Sleep, unsexily solved: less water, more sun, more exhaustion.
[00:56:26] Privacy as the new luxury in the age of shrinking fame.
[00:59:54] Luxuries worth overspending on: massage, easy travel, and health.
[01:05:00] The best defense against cognitive decline: exercise, exercise, exercise.
[01:08:54] Parting thoughts.
Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded one billion downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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