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 …

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 podca…

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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 C…

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 tha…

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 mo…

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 Pau…

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 …

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 f…

Thank you for listening to SmashNotes.com - You are awesome! In this warm summer edition: The lost art of apprenticeships, and how and why Dan Mall is growing a new breed of designers by teaching them to do everything. Remote Work Report from Hiten Shah, and advice on how to make your own company more productive. Jason Calacanis on how to prepare y…

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 i…

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…

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…

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: Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad, a company that helps creatives make money from their passion. Sahil has gone from being the second employee at Pinterest, to being featured on Forbes 30 Under 30, to living i…

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 pi…

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 us…

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: Why would a multi billion dollar business be suing a small coffee shop, and what d…

Smash Notes update for week 22 of 2019, in no particular order. Business: Have you heard of a company called One Month? They are a Y Combinator company that sells coding courses, with the aim to go from zero to completion in just one month. Here co-founder Chris answers a question on How do you price a product, subscription vs. one time pay? If you…

Should you drink your own pee? How does pooping work? When is a good time to give up on your startup? What advice to give as a mentor? What does coffee have to do with strong opinions on the internet? All of that, in this episode of Smash Notes.If you have suggestions on what should go into the next episode, please email [email protected] or …

This week's episode of Smash Notes features serious science, health, entrepreneurship and money. Listen and you will find out why sleep is actually extremely important for your body, why Melinda Gates nearly quit Microsoft, how a tiny startup is saving our planet and more.At the end of the episode you will also get to hear a music piece by Cade Leg…

In this episode we have the story of Justin Kan drowning in the Pacific Ocean, Chamath Palihapitiya telling his investors that he's not a slave, Lambda School founder Austen Allred sharing his story on going from broke to woke in one simple Kickstarter, the startup boy Naval Ravikant sharing his wisdom on wealth, and more.…