This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #60 “Arnold Schwarzenegger on Psychological Warfare” and #331 “Ann Miura-Ko — The Path from Shyness to World-Class Debater and Investor.”
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Bios of guests may be found at tim.blog/combo.
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SHOW NOTES
- [04:08] Notes about this supercombo format.
- [05:11] Enter Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- [05:45] Where did Arnold develop his cast iron confidence?
- [09:15] Mastering the psychological warfare of bodybuilding.
- [13:58] Transferring this skill set to Hollywood.
- [17:13] On making millions before becoming a movie star.
- [19:48] Playing good bricklayer/bad bricklayer with Franco Columbu.
- [24:41] How Twins came together.
- [29:14] Meditation as one of many answers.
- [35:47] Enter Ann-Miura Ko.
- [36:14] Ann’s childhood shyness.
- [38:14] The Japanese phrase Ann used as a hostile kid in Michigan.
- [40:20] How Ann overcame introversion.
- [43:13] Ann’s first solo stage speech.
- [44:22] Why Ann continued with speech and debate.
- [45:17] Ann’s love for competition.
- [46:54] Ann’s extreme efforts for pizza.
- [48:57] The catalyst for Ann’s debate improvement.
- [53:01] Debate competition format.
- [56:56] Ann’s recommended resources for improving debate skills.
- [59:56] Observations on modern debate in politics and family.
- [1:02:01] The most important lesson from Ann’s debating years.
- [1:04:50] Differences between debate and negotiation.
- [1:06:53] Ann’s father’s journey to America and favorite phrase.
- [1:10:29] Ann’s world-class effort in menial job tasks.
- [1:13:15] How a Yale tour led to shadowing a CEO.
- [1:18:36] Ann’s first job experience.
- [1:20:20] Ann’s favorite office supplies.
- [1:21:32] Ann’s cherished personal artifacts.
- [1:23:06] Ann’s experience teaching Mayfield Fellows at Stanford.
- [1:24:42] A reading list and plans for Ann’s Stanford startup class.
- [1:28:05] Spotting artificial inflation in startup valuations.
- [1:31:29] Why Ann changed her career path from medicine.
- [1:34:45] What Ann knew about herself that her parents and test scores didn’t.
- [1:38:55] Ann’s entry into venture capital and startup investing.
- [1:39:29] An encounter with Steve Jobs.
- [1:40:40] A job offer based on shared interests.
- [1:44:40] Ann’s experience at CRV during 9/11.
- [1:47:55] The most expensive words in investing.
- [1:48:16] First principles thinking and common leadership decisions.
- [1:50:52] Winning strategy vs. strategy not to lose.
- [1:51:59] Manifestations of hedging as a defensive strategy.
- [1:53:46] The importance of focusing on your own race.
- [1:55:47] A need for aggressiveness to win.
- [1:56:38] How Ann met Mike Maples, Jr.
- [1:59:26] Ann’s PhD plans and shift to working with Mike.
- [2:02:12] Ann’s reaction to Mike’s unusual proposition.
- [2:06:40] Ann’s hectic first year at Floodgate.
- [2:08:41] Ann’s real first name.
- [2:09:21] Ann’s struggles and coping mechanisms.
- [2:14:56] Ann’s superpowers.
- [2:18:44] Thunder lizards and Ann’s pursuit of them.
- [2:20:20] Ann’s view on AI and machine learning’s impact.
- [2:23:11] Philosophy exercises and real-world applications.
- [2:24:50] Aligning collective and self-interests in problem-solving.
- [2:27:08] Books Ann has gifted or reread most.
- [2:29:09] A recent, game-changing purchase under $100.
- [2:30:28] Ann’s billboard.
- [2:31:19] The meaning of Ann’s Japanese name characters.
- [2:32:19] Ann’s online presence and Floodgate’s name origin.
- [2:34:58] Parting thoughts.
SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
Connect with Arnold Schwarzenegger:
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
- The Positive Corner of the Internet | Arnold’s Pump Club
- Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger | Amazon
- Total Recall | Prime Video
- True Lies | Prime Video
- Twins | Prime Video
- The Terminator | Prime Video
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Wins Junior Mr. Europe (1965) | Golden Era Bookworm
- Achieving Your Dream: Arnold’s Thought Becomes True | The Metamorphosis
- Big Muscles And The Big Screen: Bodybuilders In Film. | Bodybuilding
- Stay Hungry by Charles Gaines (Book) | Amazon
- Stay Hungry (Film) | Prime Video
- Pumping Iron | Prime Video
- The Streets of San Francisco | Wikipedia
- Conan the Barbarian | Prime Video
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Reveals How He Made Millions Before Becoming a Movie Star | Moneywise
- Obvious History: How Arnold Schwarzenegger Made a Million Dollars Laying Bricks | Interview Magazine
- Ghostbusters | Prime Video
- Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito on Life and Death | Interview
- 43 Years Ago, ‘Star Wars’ Creator George Lucas Made a $4 Billion Decision — Even Though It Had Nothing to Do With Money | Inc.com
- Meditation, Mindset, and Mastery | The Tim Ferriss Show #201
- A Personalized Journey to Inner Peace, Clarity, and Wellness | Transcendental Meditation
Connect with Ann Miura-Ko:
Floodgate | Twitter | Instagram
- Foothill College
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William L. Ury | Amazon
- Palo Alto High School
- Stanford University
- Official Cobra Kai Trailer | YouTube
- The Crash-Course Guide to Lincoln-Douglas Debate | Debate Central
- The Socratic Method | University of Chicago Law School
- A Theory of Justice by John Rawls | Amazon
- UK Parliament Debates Trump State Visit | CNN
- Harvard Negotiation Project
- Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations by William Ury | Amazon
- What is BATNA? How to Find Your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement | Harvard Law School Daily Blog
- Japan in the 1950s | The Atlantic
- Yale University
- Hewlett-Packard
- .NET | Microsoft
- Things To Do In Kanazawa | Inside Kyoto
- Pilot Juice Up 04 Retractable Gel Ink Pen | Amazon
- Nuuna Notebooks | Amazon
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Lyft Is Finally Ditching the Furry Pink Mustache | Wired
- Stanford Technology Ventures Program
- Investing in Thunder Lizards by Ann Miura-Ko of Floodgate | Stanford eCorner
- MS&E 275: Intelligent Growth in Startups with R. Ann Miura-Ko | Stanford
- Qualtrics
- Zimride
- Founders Fund
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Floodgate: On the Hunt for Thunder Lizards — Case | HBR
- Qualtrics: Rapid International Expansion — Case | HBR
- Y Combinator
- Justin.tv | Wikipedia
- Socialcam | Wikipedia
- Xamarin | Twitter
- MongoDB — Case | HBR
- Hewlett-Packard Imaging Systems Division: Sonos 100 C/F Introduction — Case | HBR
- The Sunk Cost Fallacy | You Are Not So Smart
- McKinsey and Company
- Charles River Ventures
- 9/11: The Day of the Attacks | The Atlantic
- Making Oprah | WBEZ
- The Value of Aggression — Ode to Dan Gable | Tim Ferriss
- Google Cloud
- VMWare
- Deal Flow | Investopedia
- Kleiner Perkins
- Excel Venture Management
- Sequoia
- Ayasdi
- TaskRabbit
- Refinery29
- Oracle
- The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete by Chris Anderson | Wired
- The Trolley Problem | BBC Radio 4
- What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America by Ted Dintersmith | Amazon
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini | Amazon
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini | Amazon
- Quik Shade MAX Shade Chair | Amazon
PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Reg Park
- Steve Reeves
- Larry Gordon
- Dustin Hoffman
- Al Pacino
- Woody Allen
- Bob Rafelson
- Ann-Margret
- Kirk Douglas
- Dino De Laurentiis
- John Milius
- James Cameron
- Sylvester Stallone
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Franco Columbu
- Joe Weider
- Ivan Reitman
- Robin Williams
- Danny DeVito
- Tom Pollock
- George Lucas
- Mike Maples, Jr.
- Frederic Chopin
- Abraham Lincoln
- Stephen Douglas
- Socrates
- Aristotle
- John Rawls
- Donald Trump
- Allan Bromley
- George H.W. Bush
- Lou Platt
- Bill Gates
- Ann Livermore
- Tina Seelig
- Tom Byers
- Ryan Smith
- Ed Zschau
- Michael Seibel
- Stephanie Schatz
- Richard Feynman
- Lisa Brennan-Jobs
- Steve Jobs
- Ted Dintersmith
- E.L. Doctorow
- Izhar Armony
- Sir John Templeton
- Oprah Winfrey
- Phil Donahue
- Dan Gable
- Diane Greene
- Ramesh Johari
- Jack Welch
- Godzilla
- Sam Harris
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