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What Smart Friends Says About Communication

12 episodes about communication

Casual conversations with founders, technologists, investors, and artists about building a brighter future, together. We...

Key Insights on Communication

The person asking questions actually controls and directs the conversation, not the one giving answers

  • Dr. Christina Maher combines software engineering, finance, and neuroscience backgrounds to develop brain-computer interfaces for enhanced human communication
  • Future brain-to-brain communication could bypass language limitations, enabling direct neural activity transmission between individuals
  • "Weird wins" - startups can thrive building products touching disagreement, persuasion, and sexuality that big tech committees explicitly avoid due to brand risk
  • People who get prenups usually don't get divorced, suggesting the vulnerable conversation required builds relationship skills
  • Communication and education help average people access medical wisdom and research they wouldn't otherwise have
  • Tucker Carlson allegedly under DOJ investigation for back-channel communications with Iranian IRGC officials via text
  • Case revealed terabytes of MSS officer communications, emails, and classified documents for first time in US history

Episodes

How to Destroy Bad Ideas Without Killing Relationships [The Dionysus Program with Sean Devine​]

How to Destroy Bad Ideas Without Killing Relationships [The Dionysus Program with Sean Devine​]

​The Next Renaissance, AI Reality vs Hype, and a Movement of Hope with Zack Kass

​The Next Renaissance, AI Reality vs Hype, and a Movement of Hope with Zack Kass

My Conversation with Naval Megasode

My Conversation with Naval Megasode

Jonathan Swanson: Scaling Thumbtack, 10x Delegation, and Designing an Ideal Life

Jonathan Swanson: Scaling Thumbtack, 10x Delegation, and Designing an Ideal Life

Danielle Strachman: What Makes a Thiel Fellow

Danielle Strachman: What Makes a Thiel Fellow

Brad Feld: Founding Techstars, Giving First, and Mentorship

Brad Feld: Founding Techstars, Giving First, and Mentorship

Cal Riley: Special Ops, Grief, and Why Your Business Needs a Heart

Cal Riley: Special Ops, Grief, and Why Your Business Needs a Heart

My Conversation with Naval on Building Judgement

My Conversation with Naval on Building Judgement

My Conversation with Naval on Saving Yourself

My Conversation with Naval on Saving Yourself

My Conversation with Naval on Learning Happiness

My Conversation with Naval on Learning Happiness

My Conversation with Naval on Philosophy

My Conversation with Naval on Philosophy

My Conversation with Naval on Building Wealth

My Conversation with Naval on Building Wealth

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