The Library of Minds

The World's First Interactive Podcast.

Hear from the world’s greatest thinkers - then continue the conversation with their Digital Mind on Delphi.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Be sure to watch the full episode with @rabois
• Lessons learned building PayPal, LinkedIn, Square
• Joining a great team is > starting your own company
• The new physics of AI startups
• Why stretching & Slack are actually bad for you

Watch here: https://t.co/zkMfDDZyeK

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

This brilliant lesson on communication by @rabois is why the AI leaders are failing. It’s not sufficient just to “speak your truth.” You have to communicate in a way that elucidates your audience. Convincing the public that your company is a menace obviously fails that test.

[Delphi @withdelphi]

"For the past decade, people have wished I could help them directly."

@Karamo built a Digital Mind you can talk to, anytime.

[Delphi @withdelphi]

The Library of Minds S2 featured 10 guests who reshaped tech, product, and investing. Now, their thinking is interactive.

Talk to their digital minds:
@JohnZimmer – https://t.co/fMATRW7Lti
@EnriqueSalem – https://t.co/02rDFmyfHC
@braveben – https://t.co/7QmWuzuXxH
@SpenserSkates – https://t.co/NKOZXNIhI4
@ChadByers – https://t.co/lVoWEWjMQy
@thisisGrantLee – https://t.co/N7nK7jVQqg
@BenBlumenrose – https://t.co/sCcjAMkMRu
@nbt – https://t.co/ed3mTkxvw6
@keysersosa – https://t.co/ZGhhBKQvgg
@Farshchi – https://t.co/X8OC5Rh1ku

If you are a founder, builder, operator, or simply curious, you can use their digital minds to pressure-test your decisions, borrow their mental models, and challenge their unique perspective.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

We need to redesign our cities.

Watch the full episode below https://t.co/SfyKeYZY6R

[Dara @daraladje]

Uber had $3B in the bank. Lyft had 5 months left to live.

In this week's episode of The Library of Minds, Lyft cofounder @johnzimmer tells the story of how he fought back, stood up for drivers, and refused to lose.

00:55 - My Lifetime Lyft Ban

07:00 - Uber Had $3 Billion. Lyft Had 5 Months Left.

15:08 - The Lyft Strategies Nobody Talks About

20:20 - COVID Almost Broke Him

23:47 - Tips for Founder Mental Health

27:45 - Self-Driving Cars Will Kill Uber and Lyft… Right?

36:57 - The #1 Skill Every Founder Needs

39:54 - The Real Reason He Walked Away From Lyft

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Amazing episode with @johnzimmer!

[Dara @daraladje]

Uber had $3B in the bank. Lyft had 5 months left to live.

In this week's episode of The Library of Minds, Lyft cofounder @johnzimmer tells the story of how he fought back, stood up for drivers, and refused to lose.

00:55 - My Lifetime Lyft Ban

07:00 - Uber Had $3 Billion. Lyft Had 5 Months Left.

15:08 - The Lyft Strategies Nobody Talks About

20:20 - COVID Almost Broke Him

23:47 - Tips for Founder Mental Health

27:45 - Self-Driving Cars Will Kill Uber and Lyft… Right?

36:57 - The #1 Skill Every Founder Needs

39:54 - The Real Reason He Walked Away From Lyft

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Roelof Botha: obsessing over distribution without retention is a trap.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

What is the secret to a trillion dollar company?

Nvidia, OpenAI, Alphabet, Microsoft all run both the same playbook

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Madhavan Ramanujam: founders spend 2 years building with no idea if anyone will pay.

Do you like this sparkling water? Yes.

Do you like it at $10? Different conversation.

Pricing has to be part of product market fit from day one.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Kirsten Green did everything right for 10 years. Got every promotion. Then a merger happened and her job was just gone.

The lesson: playing by the rules doesn't protect you. It just means someone else controls your destiny.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

What is worth building in the age of AI?

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Sequoia's Chief Product Officer, Jess Lee, this trait really determines your ability to lead a company

She says founder need to be like cult leaders.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Jason Boehmig almost deleted the email that made him $3B.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Grant Lee's company, Gamma, had four months preparing for a bet-the-company product launch.

Then Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. All their money was in that bank.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Google AdSense creator Gokul Rajaram’s advice to product managers: “I think you should ignore the data.”

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Cybersecurity Expert's AI nightmare scenario

It's not a hacker. It's your own agent.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Most people wear a packed calendar like a badge of honor, but Delian Asparouhov calls that bluff.

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Reddit CTO:
- At 12 people,you're a family.
- At 50, you’re acquaintances.
- At 150, you're basically strangers.

At that size, Chris Slowe says, all bets are off. That team that seems to be messing with your stuff? They probably don't even know you exist.

[Dara @daraladje]

Was just talking about this with Lyft cofounder @johnzimmer last week

Episode drops next Thursday 👀

[The Library of Minds @LibraryMinds]

Brian Halligan built HubSpot by studying the Grateful Dead.

Most bands made money from records and toured to promote them. The Dead flipped it.