Derek Andersen

Co-Founder @Bevyhq/@StartupGrind, host @Divotdotorg. Posting about: tech, startups, AI, community, Silicon Valley, 4 kids, BYU, Believer. Still grinding.

[Derek Andersen @DerekjAndersen]

This week on @Divotdotorg I interviewed @tvmjames from @hardknocksedu why 3 seconds decides everything in going viral, turning rejection into fuel, how he's interviewed 50 billionaires at only 23, and how he is building his media empire on billions of views one clip at a time.

Timestamps:
01:48 — How School of Hard Knocks Started
03:56 — 400 Posts With Only 50 Followers
04:41 — From $100K Months to $1M Months
06:15 — How Small Teams Can Win With Content
09:24 — The Only Metric That Matters Online
10:20 — Why the First 3 Seconds Decide Everything
13:03 — How Travel Shaped James’ Ambition
14:25 — Turning Rejection Into Fuel
15:41 — Interviewing 52 Billionaires by 23
15:52 — How James Got Mark Cuban
17:30 — Tom Cruise, Brady, Shaq, and Bigger Asks
20:08 — Why Business Takes Courage
20:50 — Building One of the Biggest Business Media Networks

Hashtags:
#jamesdumoulin #schoolofhardknocks #contentcreation #goingviral #watchtime #entrepreneurship #businessmedia #founderjourney #creatoreconomy #divotpodcast

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When you get these message is the Matrix trying to tell me to go to bed or to stay up and keep going?

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The end of year school goal is to get to your kids’ elementary, middle, and high school graduations without meeting their principal. Awkward day when you have and you bump into them again.

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@cjc bring back the meetups

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@jaredadairbell haha love to hear it

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raise the round. close the deal. sell the company. feels great right?

@justinkan, @Twitch co-founder and one of Silicon Valley's most recognized entrepreneurs, on why that feeling fades faster than you think and the goalpost never stops moving.

full ep @divotpod in the replies

[Justin Kan @justinkan]

I had a great time chatting with Derek about happiness and why extrinsic success will never make you happy over the long term. Of course, most people have to figure that out themselves, like I did :)

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@amasad I agree

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This week on @Divotdotorg I speak with one of Silicon Valley's most thoughtful people @justinkan. We talked about why money and fame don't create happiness, why Justin isn't chasing the AI gold rush, and the habits that rewired his brain.

01:40 — Justin Kan’s Tattoo About Gratitude
02:46 — Why Success Still Creates Comparison
03:36 — Why Money and Fame Don’t Create Happiness
06:55 — Why Achievement Only Feels Good for a Moment
10:51 — The Habit That Rewired Justin’s Brain
16:39 — AI, Mental Health, and Social Media
18:10 — Why Justin Isn’t Chasing the AI Gold Rush
21:49 — The Founder Trait Justin Looks For Most
23:19 — Why Justin Invested $8 Million After a Cold Plunge
26:20 — Why You Shouldn’t Chase the AI Crowd
26:44 — The Next Big Frontier After AI

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@denk_tweets @beehiiv congrats!

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@StevenMusielski @RyanQualtrics The Y hike

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@bradypete3 So good

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This weekend I attended the Father&Sons camp at BYU that culminated in a sacrament meeting with +1,000 others. Incredible way to feel part of something much bigger than yourself.

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Happy Memorial Day!

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@zuldiras Yes

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@chooserich ✊✊✊✊

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@TheRetroSlayer incredible game

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My @Divotdotorg chat this week is with @MayfieldFund Managing Partner @NavinChaddha, one of the most thoughtful AI people I know. We talk about the AI infrastructure gold rush, OpenClaw, the Claude ecosystem, and the rise of personalized software.

01:14 — Why AI Is a “100x Force” for Humanity
02:27 — Where the Biggest Value in AI Is Being Created
04:19 — Nvidia, Infrastructure & the AI Gold Rush
06:02 — The Next Massive Opportunities Beyond Compute
08:03 — Why Claude Changed Software Engineering
10:05 — Claude as the “New Browser for Work”
12:31 — AI Agents & the End of Traditional SaaS
15:08 — The Rise of Headless Software Explained
18:12 — Why Everyone Can Now Become a Builder
21:05 — Human + AI Teams Will Replace Old Workflows
23:16 — Navin Chaddha’s Biggest Advice for Founders

#aiagents #claudeai #artificialintelligence #futureofwork #openai #anthropic #saas #navinchaddha #nvidia #machinelearning #futureofsoftware #startupfounders #techpodcast #airevolution #siliconvalley #automation #founderjourney #venturecapital #aiinnovation #divotpodcast

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@thogge the best basketball game I've seen in a very long time