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Latest from the front lines of Smash Notes feed, your one stop show for new delightful pieces of knowledge, extracted out of your favorite podcasts, and all the podcasts you've never heard of. Links to each highlighted episode, below. Ryan Petersen from Flexport - freight shipping around the globe and lessons in startups. Ashley Mathews (aka Riley Reid) - from a small town girl to a successful business women. Matthew Walker on Joe Rogan Experience - sleep, drugs and alcohol, and how to...

Hey listeners, another day, another day. Lucky you've got Smash Notes! This is a quick summary of this Sunday's newsletter, covering: - Chamath and Jason talk social, political and economical ramification of Covid-19 - Wil from Startups.com on surviving despite dozens of competitors - How to eat Chipotle the correct way - Noah from Code Story podcast on doing startups while raising 3 kids in Texas - Evan Williams on future of publishing ps. Want your podcast to sound awesome? Try...

Hola! This is a short summary of what you would find in the Smash Notes newsletter this week. Please take a look at the full newsletter for all the links and details, and if you are not yet a subscriber to the text version, please sign up here. Enjoy this episode, send me your feedback (to: feedback@smashnotes.com) and if you have a fever, please see a doctor. Till next week, Kirill Zubovsky p.s. Are you a VC? Do you have a fund you are just dying to get rid of ? Call me ;)

Top 3 podcast episodes of 2019 by engagement ============================================ #1 - My Dad Wrote a Porno Also, the story for how Smash Notes become a porno hit. #2 - Sleep is your super power with Matt Walker #3 - Below the line, Remote Work with Hiten Shah My favorites ============ #1 - Slack CTO Cal Henderson on GeekWire. #2 - Urgent Care is forked! To get paid, hospitals get creative. #3 - Christopher Michel / Photographer / Entrepreneur Big...

Oh hello there, old friend. Smash Notes podcast is back in business! Taking notes is a tedious process, and however much I like to give you the best podcast summaries on the internet, I often run out of time. This newest edition of Smash Notes is an attempt to find a middle ground where I can provide the most value you to, while also spend less than a million hours to put it all together. Stay with me , and I'll find the sweet spot, I promise. Meanwhile, in today's edition is a summary of...

Mubashar Iqbal is a developer, dad, and a maker who just cannot stop creating products on the internet. He is the guy behind Pod Hunt, Product News, Practical MVP and quite literally, 80 other projects. Some of them sold, some shut down, and some are making him passive income. He's been featured on Lifehacker, The Next Web, Mashable, Fortune and more. Today Mubs joins us on SmashNotes to talk about his latest project, PodHunt, the life of a serial maker, what it takes to stay focused on his...

Charles Koch is a billionaire, political donor, philanthropist, and the CEO of Koch Industries. In this Tim Ferris Interview with Charles Koch, he shares a lot about his personality, his upbringing , entrepreneurship, politics and more. If you liked this episode, please tell Tim Ferris.

Today, Y Combinator is a runaway success. Having created $100B+ in valuations and almost 100 startups valued at over $100M each, Y Combinator is now a brand, a symbol of success, and a guiding start for the others. Back in 2009 though, it was still a fairly unknown company, doing something weird and different from the typical venture. Listen to Paul Graham, the founder, talks about YC, it's future potential, and ways in which founders could stay mean and lean to crate the next billion-dollar...

Hustlin’ Tech is a new show from a16z. It feels a bit like blatant promotion for A16Z startups, but if you read between the lines, it's also full of great undiscovered gems. In this brief installment of Smash Notes, Ben Horowitz and Shaka Senghor talk about the state of payday loans and how Earnin is changing it. If you are not yet a subscriber to Smash Notes mailing list, please subscribe ~> http://smashnotes.com/subscribe Till tomorrow!

Why don't the founders in Silicon Valley ask for help? The answer is "Toxic Founder Image", and the desire, the need to constantly maintain a positive image. Take a read ~> https://smashnotes.com/p/below-the-line-with-james-beshara/e/3-eric-ries-psychological-journey What is it like to be running a startup from small town America? Marc Nager, the founder of Startup Weekend, says the times are changing for the better. ~>...

Thank you for listening to SmashNotes.com - You are awesome! In this warm summer edition: The lost art of apprenticeships Remote Work Report prepare your kids for lifethe Elon Musk school Rosie Sherry a failed client relationship catalyzed Jason If you would like to learn more about your favorite podcasts, take a look at SmashNotes.com and use the new search feature to get just the right set of notes. Don't see what you are looking for? Email me `community@smashnotes.com` and let's...

Thank you for subscribing to Smash Notes. In this week’s episode: - The story of how a mob forced one entrepreneur on a path of lifetime profitability - Why Science is in danger and how to fix it - The story of how Smash Notes was born - Hiten Shah and Steli Efti advice on giving advice - Christopher Michel on what it takes to capture the perfect image If you have not heard Smash Notes guest segment from last week, check out Stewart Alsop III and his take on a conversation with...

Today's Smash Notes is brought to you by Stewart Alsop III. He is the host of Crazy Wisdom podcast where he explores creativity, stress and spirituality. Stewart grew up in Silicon Valley but found it too much of a bubble, so he left to explore the world outside. In this episode he explores the past, the present and the future of the Silicon Valley through a conversation between Peter Thiel and Eric Weinstein, as well as a short segment from Stewart's own podcast. Take a listen, see what...

Thank you for subscribing to Smash Notes weekly. You can find all the segments mentioned in this episode right here - Smash Notes - Top Podcasts for 2019 - Week 29 ~ In this episode ~ * Why are people searching for porno and landing on Smash Notes? Turns out, there is a podcast called "My Dad Wrote A Porno" and it is hilarious. You have to listen to this week's episode of the Smash Notes podcast to get the juicy audio bites, but the gist is this - someone's dad wrote a really bad porn script...

Thank you for subscribing to Smash Notes podcast. This week's episode is one of the best to date. Here is what's included. Happiness:Life is a series of distractions from existential dread Startups: What makes women entrepreneurs so special? How do you get the best deals in venture capital? Education & Parenting: let kids have as much screen time, as they want Health and Fitness:Yup, cigarettes give you cancer! coffee can kill you If you are not subscribed to the Smash Notes...

In this episode of Smash Notes I am focusing on healthcare, and primarily the cost of care, and how anti-vaccination groups are putting us all in danger. Sounds interesting, come along for the ride! Urgent Care or a Hospital, where should you go? Imagine yourself working with a table saw, a sharp circular blade spinning in the middle. You push a piece of wood through, yawn, and the next thing you know the blade is launched deep into your bone. Yayks! This is the story from a podcast...

Thank you for subscribing to Smash Notes weekly, your one stop shop to learn something new. In this update, you will hear about living in the future, being a startup founder, life under Mormon influence, and tips on growing a podcast audience. 🎇 A quick shout out to Below The Line for crossing 10,000 downloads! James Beshara is doing a great job using Smash Notes to promote his podcast, and it shows. Now, this week's summaries. What is the world going to look like in 2030? Melinda...

Thank you for subscribing to Smash Notes weekly. Every update is a little different. If you see something you particularly like, please let me know. Click to see all the top choices for this week in one place. What is in this update? In no particular order: Business:Startups:History:Education:Machine Learning:

Smash Notes update for week 22 of 2019, in no particular order. Business:One MonthHow do you price a product, subscription vs. one time pay? Science:Science RulesDo you have to be smart to understand science? Education:Y CombinatorStress and IQ Entrepreneurship:No employees, no problems!Unicorn Startups Health and Fitness:Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon GreatnessDo you lose your mind during long ultra races?