Naval Ravikant

Naval Ravikant (@naval) is the CEO and a co-founder of AngelList. He previously co-founded Epinions, which went public as part of Shopping.com, and Vast.com. He is an active angel investor and has invested in more than 100 companies, including more than a few “unicorn” mega-successes. His deals include Twitter, Uber, Yammer, Postmates, Wish, Thumbtack, and OpenDNS, which Cisco just bought for $635 million in cash. You can find many more examples here, but suffice to say — he’s really, REALLY good at start-up investing. In this episodes you'll discover: How AngelList and Venture Hacks came to be What Naval looks for when deciding to invest in a founder Common "wives tales" in venture capital How to replace bad habits with good habits How to set stakes and awards And much, much more... Links, resources, and show notes from this episode can be found at http://fourhourworkweek.com/podcast This episode is sponsored by 99Designs, the world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body? Here are some of the impressive results. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run... This podcast is also brought to you by Athletic Greens. I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is, inevitably, Athletic Greens. It is my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body and did not get paid to do so. Get 50% off your order at Athletic Greens.com/Tim Enjoy! *** For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast. Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darre

When a guest is nominated for "Podcast of the Year," that's usually a good sign to bring them to the show for more. That's why Naval Ravikant (@naval) is back, and this time, he's answering your questions. For those of you that missed round 1, Naval is the CEO and a co-founder of AngelList. He has invested in more than 100 companies, including more than a few “unicorn” mega-successes. Maybe most importantly, he has developed a diverse set of skills and knowledge that are invaluable. Even if you have no interest in startups or investing, this will be well worth your time. In this episode, Naval answers your top 10 questions from Reddit, including topics such as, Artificial intelligence Most recommended books Happiness hacks Conflict resolution Startup tips And much, much more... Enjoy these fascinating insights from Naval. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple and world-famous investors. It has exploded in popularity in the last 2 years and now has more than $2.5B under management. In fact, some of my good investor friends in Silicon Valley have millions of their own money in Wealthfront. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they’ll show you—for free–exactly the portfolio they’d put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Or, as I would, you can set it and forget it. Well worth a few minutes: wealthfront.com/tim. This podcast is brought to you by Athletic Greens. I get asked all the time, “if you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is, inevitably, Athletic Greens. It is my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body and did not get paid to do so. Get 50% off your order at Athletic Greens.com/Tim. *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast. Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday. For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts. Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form. Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books. Follow Tim: Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferriss Facebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss Past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman

Naval Ravikant – What Is Happiness In this clear and timeless episode, Naval Ravikant shares his distilled view on one of humanity’s oldest questions: what is happiness? Drawing from decades of reading philosophy, practicing meditation, building companies, and observing his own mind, Naval cuts through the noise with radical simplicity. He defines happiness not as a high-energy emotion or constant pleasure, but as a default state of the mind when it is not suffering . Happiness is the absence of desire, craving, regret, anxiety, comparison, and internal conflict. It arises naturally when you stop fighting reality, stop chasing external objects to fill an inner hole, and allow the mind to rest in the present moment without needing anything to be different. Key points Naval covers: Happiness is a skill — not something that happens to you, but something you cultivate by removing the obstacles to it. Desire is the root of suffering — every unfulfilled desire is a little war inside your head. The fewer desires you have (or the less attached you are to them), the happier you become. Peace comes from subtraction, not addition — remove anger, envy, judgment, people-pleasing, status-chasing, and the endless need to be right. You don’t need more things, achievements, or experiences to be happy — you need fewer mental habits that disturb your peace. The fastest path to happiness is acceptance of the present moment exactly as it is, combined with loving awareness of whatever arises. Naval’s core insight: “Happiness is a choice you make and a skill you develop — every single day. The moment you stop looking for happiness outside yourself and stop fighting what already is, it shows up as your natural state.” Whether you’re chasing success, love, freedom, or simply peace of mind, this episode offers a liberating reset: Stop treating happiness as a destination. Start treating it as the baseline you return to when you stop creating unnecessary suffering. Happiness isn’t something you achieve — it’s something you uncover by getting out of your own way. Tune in now to reset your relationship with happiness and follow for daily doses of clear, no-fluff motivation. #motivation #navalravikant #whathappiness #successmindset #innerpeace #stopdesiring #personalgrowth #mentalclarity #presence #motivationalpodcast Naval Ravikant motivation, what is happiness Naval, happiness is absence of desire, how to cultivate lasting happiness, Naval Ravikant philosophy, stop suffering mindset, motivational speech 2026, personal growth podcast, acceptance of the present moment, happiness as a skill, Naval life lessons, success through inner peace, motivational wisdom, remove mental obstacles to joy, achieve baseline happiness, live without unnecessary desire, peace is default state, transform craving into contentment, happiness without external validation, uncover your natural happiness Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Coder Caffeine we talk deep purple cold brew from New Delhi, India, decode an inspirational quote from Naval Ravikant, and provide a quick mental framework to shift from a mindset of good intentions to one where the priority is to take action. You'll also hear a powerful Mantra brought to you with a vast amount of mocha coffee based enthusiasm to power your day - all because we want you to take action steps to prove your theories, turn your theories into products, and transform innovative ideas into tangible reality.- just like Naval Ravikant! Naval Ravikant faced a major challenge when AngelList, his startup platform, struggled to gain traction in 2010. Despite initial skepticism from investors and entrepreneurs, Naval persevered, refining his vision and iterating on the platform. His determination paid off, laying the groundwork for AngelList to become the largest and most influential startup platform in the world, democratizing access to funding and forever changing the face of entrepreneurship. Creds Community! Remember to prioritize action over analysis, learn by doing, and always keep coding! Episode Notes on Naval Ravikant -Born in New Delhi, India in 1974. -Prominent figure in the Silicon Valley tech scene. -Co-founded AngelList in San Francisco, California. -Moved to New York City with his mother and his brother, Kamal, when he was 9. -Graduated with degrees in Computer Science and Economics from Dartmouth College in 1995. Featured Coffee Shops: -Devan’s: 131, Khanna Market Rd, near Laxmi Tent House, Block D, Lodi Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India -My Brigadeiro: 33 S Main St, Hanover, NH 03755, United States Coffee Notes: -Deep purple cold brew recipe: brape juice with cold brew and tonic water.

#143: He's one of the best discoveries I've made this year. Naval Ravikant makes you think differently. He's an angel investor who has earned great wealth. But, how he defines wealth is different than most. I wanted to share some of his thinking with you in this episode. Read or Subscribe to my new weekly leadership articles my new website : http://www.russhill.me Check out my new course called The Leader Playbook: The Decide to Lead Course. Find out more here : https://gumroad.com/russhill Naval Ravikant interview with Tim Ferris : https://open.spotify.com/episode/5IIMmgac27IaeChTYQMKIn?si=U97HkW_-RImGfkNK-JP--g Naval Ravikant interview with Joe Rogan : https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ijkVfaht5kcFPvHcCbYYD?si=G-gfLbD8TiqLBEX1NXcgcQ Naval Ravikant clip in this episode : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8uXVHygx44 The Almanack of Naval Ravikant on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Almanack-Naval-Ravikant-Wealth-Happiness/dp/1544514212/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Connect with me on LinkedIn or to send me a DM: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russleads/ Tap here to check out my first book, Decide to Lead , on Amazon. Thank you so much to the thousands of you who have already purchased it! -- About the podcast: The Culture Hacks Podcast with Russ Hill is for leaders of teams who want to grow and accelerate their results. In each episode, Russ Hill shares what he's learned consulting executives on their organization culture. Subscribe to get two new episodes every week. To connect with Russ about what he does with company culture message him on LinkedIn! -- Visit the Lone Rock Leadership Website: https://www.lonerock.io Connect with me on LinkedIn or to send me a DM: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russleads/ Tap here to check out my first book, Decide to Lead , on Amazon. Thank you so much to the thousands of you who have already purchased it for yourself or your company! -- About the podcast: The Lead In 30 Podcast with Russ Hill is for leaders of teams who want to grow and accelerate their results. In each episode, Russ Hill shares what he's learned consulting executives. Subscribe to get two new episodes every week. To connect with Russ message him on LinkedIn!

Naval has such a following because he is successful financially AND happy, in the sense that he has focused on learning happiness. Naval built happiness habits, reminders and behaviors that create an inner peace. This episode has Naval’s best ideas on how envy, success, and desire can interfere with your innate happiness, and how you can defend it or win it back. It all starts with realizing that happiness is a choice, and happiness is a skill. You can train yourself into happiness through perspectives and Naval’s small changes in thinking habits. Huge thanks to Sky King for his help. If you need help with podcast growth or monetization go to modernstoa.co or hit him up on twitter @consumersky Artwork and illustrations by Jack Butcher of @VisualizeValue Shownotes: Important Quotes from the podcast on Happiness as a choice: The Tao Te Ching says this more articulately than I ever could, but it’s all duality and polarity. If I say I’m happy, that means I was sad at some point. If I say he’s attractive, then somebody else is unattractive. Every positive thought even has a seed of a negative thought within it and vice versa, which is why a lot of greatness in life comes out of suffering. You have to view the negative before you can aspire to and appreciate the positive. - Naval Ravikant If you believe Happiness is a choice you can start to work on it - Naval Ravikant The fundamental delusion: There is something out there that will make me happy and fulfilled forever. - Naval Ravikant Happiness is being satisfied with what you have. Success comes from dissatisfaction. Choose. - Naval Ravikant Peace is happiness at rest, and happiness is peace in motion. You can convert peace into happiness anytime you want. But peace is what you want most of the time. If you’re a peaceful person, anything you do will be a happy activity. - Naval Ravikant Important Quotes from the podcast on Success and Desire: When working, surround yourself with people more successful than you. When playing, surround yourself with people happier than you. - Naval Ravikant Tell your friends you’re a happy person. Then, you’ll be forced to conform to it. You’ll have a consistency bias. You have to live up to it. Your friends will expect you to be a happy person. - Naval Ravikant Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want. - Naval Ravikant Important Quotes from the podcast on Anxiety: I think a lot of us have this low-level pervasive feeling of anxiety. If you pay attention to your mind, sometimes you’re just running around doing your thing and you’re not feeling great, and you notice your mind is chattering and chattering about something. Maybe you can’t sit still…There’s this “nexting” thing where you’re sitting in one spot thinking about where you should be next. - Naval Ravikant It’s most obvious if you ever just sit down and try and do nothing, nothing. I mean nothing, I mean not read a book, I mean not listen to music, I mean literally just sit down and do nothing. You can’t do it, because there’s anxiety always trying to make you get up and go, get up and go, get up and go. I think it’s important just being aware the anxiety is making you unhappy. The anxiety is just a series of running thoughts. - Naval Ravikant How I combat anxiety: I don’t try and fight it, I just notice I’m anxious because of all these thoughts. I try to figure out, “Would I rather be having this thought right now, or would I rather have my peace?” Because as long as I have my thoughts, I can’t have my peace. - Naval Ravikant

Naval says building good judgement is a foundation to building wealth and getting rich. But how do we build judgement? How do we get smarter? Become wiser? Make better decisions? This episode focuses on Naval’s advice for learning to learn, learning to think, learning to see reality. This helps you make good business decisions, investment decisions, and good partnership decisions. We talk about Naval’s favorite books, mental models, and his techniques for reading. By the end of this episode, we hope you are a little calmer, a little wiser, and more assured in your path. Huge thanks to Sky King for his help. If you need help with podcast growth or monetization go to modernstoa.co or hit him up on twitter @consumersky Artwork and illustrations by Jack Butcher of @VisualizeValue Shownotes: Important Quotes from the podcast on Judgement and thinking clearly: Wisdom applied to external problems is judgement - Naval “Clear thinker” is a better compliment than “smart.” - Naval Ravikant Clear thinkers appeal to their own authority. - Naval The really smart thinkers are clear thinkers. They understand the basics at a very, very fundamental level. I would rather understand the basics really well than memorize all kinds of complicated concepts I can’t stitch together and can’t rederive from the basics. If you can’t rederive concepts from the basics as you need them, you’re lost. You’re just memorizing. - Naval Ravikant Very smart people tend to be weird since they insist on thinking everything through for themselves. A contrarian isn’t one who always objects—that’s a conformist of a different sort. A contrarian reasons independently from the ground up and resists pressure to conform. Cynicism is easy. Mimicry is easy. Optimistic contrarians are the rarest breed. - Naval Ravikant Important Quotes from the podcast on Wealth, Business, and Entrepreneurship: You don’t get rich by spending your time to save money. You get rich by saving your time to make money. - Naval Ravikant One definition of a moment of suffering is “the moment when you see things exactly the way they are.” This whole time, you’ve been convinced your business is doing great, and really, you’ve ignored the signs it’s not doing well. Then, your business fails, and you suffer because you’ve been putting off reality. You’ve been hiding it from yourself. - Naval The more desire I have for something to work out a certain way, the less likely I am to see the truth. Especially in business, if something isn’t going well, I try to acknowledge it publicly and I try to acknowledge it publicly in front of my co-founders and friends and co-workers. Then, I’m not hiding it from anybody else. If I’m not hiding it from anybody, I’m not going to delude myself from what’s actually going on. - Naval Ravikant Important Quotes from the podcast on Leverage: In an age of leverage, one correct decision can win everything. - Naval You have to put in the time, but the judgment is more important. The direction you’re heading in matters more than how fast you move, especially with leverage. - Naval Ravikant Charisma is the ability to project confidence and love at the same time. It’s almost always possible to be honest and positive. - Naval I think people have a hard time understanding a fundamental fact of leverage. If I manage $1 billion and I’m right 10 percent more often than somebody else, my decision-making creates $100 million worth of value on a judgment call. With modern technology and large workforces and capital, our decisions are leveraged more and more. - Naval Ravikant<

I built the Almanack of Naval Ravikant or Navalmanack entirely out of transcripts, Tweets, and talks Naval has shared. Every attempt is made to present Naval in his own words. However, there are a few important points. The transcripts have been edited for clarity and brevity (multiple times). Not all sources are primary (some excerpts are from other writers quoting Naval). I can’t be 100 percent certain of every source’s authenticity. Concepts and interpretations change over time, medium, and context. Please verify phrasing with a primary source before citing Naval from this text. Please interpret generously. By definition, everything in this book is taken out of context. Interpretations will change over time. Read and interpret generously. Understand the original intent may be different than your interpretation in a different time, medium, format, and context. In the process of creating this book, I may have mistakenly re-contextualized, misinterpreted, or misunderstood things. As content passed through time, space, and medium, some phrasing may have shifted in flight. Every effort has been made to maintain the original intent, but errors are (very) possible. Interviews have been transcribed, edited, rearranged, and re-edited for readability. I did my best to keep Naval’s ideas in his own words. All brilliance in this book is Naval’s; any mistakes are mine. Huge thanks to Sky King for his help. If you need help with podcast growth or monetization go to modernstoa.co or hit him up on twitter @consumersky Artwork and illustrations by Jack Butcher of @VisualizeValue If you don’t have time for the podcast here are a few important quotes from the prologue of The Almanack of Nava l. Naval Ravikant has changed my life for the better, and if you approach the following pages like a friendly but highly competent sparring partner, he might just change yours. - Tim Ferriss “Naval is one of the smartest people I have ever met and he is one of the most courageous.” - Tim Ferriss “I’ve learned a few things, and some principles. I try to lay them out in a timeless manner, where you can figure it out for yourself. Because at the end of the day, I can’t quite teach anything. I can only inspire you and maybe give you a few hooks so you can remember.” - Naval Ravikant “Naval is one of the people I call most for advice” - Tim Ferriss “Books make for great friends, because the best thinkers of the last few thousand years tell you their nuggets of wisdom.” - Naval Ravikant “I take Naval seriously because he: Questions nearly everything Can think from first principles Tests things well Is good at not fooling himself Changes his mind regularly Laughs a lot Thinks holistically Thinks long-term And…doesn’t take himself too goddamn seriously. That last one is important” - Tim Ferriss

In dieser Zuhörerepisode mit Patrick May behandeln wir den Tweetstorm von Naval Ravikant zur Blockchain. Hauptaussage des Tweetstorms: Durch Blockchains werden Netzwerke durch Märkte ersetzt. In dieser Zuhörerepisode mit Patrick May behandeln wir den Tweetstorm von Naval Ravikant zur Blockchain. Hauptaussage des Tweetstorms: Durch Blockchains werden Netzwerke durch Märkte ersetzt. #####Tweetstorm von Naval Ravikant "Blockchain will replace networks with markets." 1/ Blockchains will replace networks with markets. 2/ Humans are the networked species. The first species to network across genetic boundaries and thus seize the world. 3/ Networks allow us to cooperate when we would otherwise go it alone. And networks allocate the fruits of our cooperation. 4/ Overlapping networks create and organize our society. Physical, digital, and mental roads connecting us all. 5/ Money is a network. Religion is a network. A corporation is a network. Roads are a network. Electricity is a network... 6/ Networks must be organized according to rules. They require Rulers to enforce these rules. Against cheaters. 7/ Networks have "network effects." Adding a new participant increases the value of the network for all existing participants. 8/ Network effects thus create a winner-take-all dynamic. The leading network tends towards becoming the only network. 9/ And the Rulers of these networks become the most powerful people in society. 10/ Some are run by kings and priests who choose what is money and law, sacred and profane. Rule is closed to outsiders and based on power. 11/ Many are run by corporations. The social network. The search network. The phone or cable network. Closed but initially meritocratic. 12/ Some are run by elites. The university network. The medical network. The banking network. Somewhat open and somewhat meritocratic. 13/ A few are run by the mob. Democracy. The Internet. The commons. Open, but not meritocratic. And very inefficient. 14/ Dictatorships are more efficient in war than democracies. The Internet and physical commons are overloaded with abuse and spam. 15/ The 20th century created a new kind of network - market networks. Open AND meritocratic. 16/ Merit in markets is determined by a commitment of resources. The resource is money, a form of frozen and trade-able time. 17/ The market networks are titans. The credit markets. The stock markets. The commodities markets. The money markets. They break nations. 18/ Market networks work where there is a commitment of money. Otherwise they are just mob networks. The applications are limited. 19/ Until now. 20/ Blockchains are a new invention that allows meritorious participants in an open network to govern without a ruler and without money. 21/They are merit-based, tamper-proof, open, voting systems. 22/ The meritorious are those who work to advance the network. 23/ As society gives you money for giving society what it wants, blockchains give you coins for giving the network what it wants. 24/ It's important to note that blockchains pay in their own coin, not the common (dollar) money of financial markets. 25/ Blockchains pay in coin, but the coin just tracks the work done. And different blockchains demand different work. 26/ Bitcoin pays for securing the ledger. Etherium pays for (executing and verifying) computation. 27/ Blockchains combine the openness of democracy and the Internet with the merit of markets. 28/ To a blockchain, merit can mean secu

Organisations, like people, can be outliers too. Since December 2016, I have had conversations with 59 individual outliers; a journey where me and hopefully you too, have learned with each episode. With this episode of Outliers podcast, we’re kind of breaking away from the mold and expanding these conversations to companies and organizations that are outliers in the way they behave, their mission, and so on. AngelList has been an outlier from the start in February 2010 when Naval Ravikant along with his co-blogger at Venture Hacks Babak Nivi, started with a group of investors. “AngelList was started to help startups with their most difficult tasks, helping them do that with internet at scale and with the matching engine that makes it possible,” says Ravikant. “AngelList can stumble, AngelList could fall, but I don’t think that will be because technology stops being interesting. It will be because of us,” he adds. So how does AngelList keep relevant? “Relevance just means you change with the times. It’s a hard problem,” says Ravikant. For its part, AngelList has been trying to stay relevant. For instance, AngelList hived off CoinList last year; a step towards shaping the future of investing, according to Ravikant. Then, in 2016, AngelList acquired Product Hunt for $20 million. Now, AngelList is looking to conquer India--a market that can be painfully slow and chaotic, especially given its unpredictable regulatory environment. For AngelList though, India is an important market not just for the narrative sake, but because Naval and his team picked signals of future growth from the country. In August 2016, AngelList hired Utsav Somani to lead its India operations. According to Somani, Indian startups raised close to $2 million in less than 5 months on AngelList India from domestic investors. “When we launched AngelList Talent, it (India) rapidly grew to be the second largest market for us. Right now we are living through the age of China ascending. I think India is going to go through a similar transition. It’s obviously slower than all of us would have liked, but it looks like the giant may be awakening,” says Ravikant. “India’s issue has always been that it’s held back because of regulations and bureaucracy, and unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be getting that much better. “ AngelList is a startup too; an 8-year-old platform born as an email list that has watched and enabled the biggest startups such as Uber and Airbnb. A lot to learn from what AngelList do Here’s Naval Ravikant on the future of AngelList.

Naval tells Joe De Sena It all boils down to desire. Is it possible to tame your monkey mind ever distracted by desires and pleasures that only soothe you in the short term? Naval Ravikant, the founder of Angel List, says to reach a true sense of happiness, it is not only possible but necessary. Ravikant explains how to find your true calling and why doing so gifs you the upper hand in any business or personal venture. You become unbeatable. Success may involve years of hard work, but paradoxically, not much struggle. Instead it's about a quest for flow. How can we tap into that flow? Ravikant will show you how. Lessons: 1. If you want to be the best, you need to pick one thing to be the best at. 2. The ones who succeed are the ones who are irrationally passionate about what they're doing. 3. Happiness is the sense that nothing is missing in this moment. Link: AngelList https://angel.co/ Naval on Twitter https://twitter.com/naval Naval on Tim Ferriss https://tim.blog/2015/08/18/the-evolutionary-angel-naval-ravikant/ CREDITS Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Tim Nye, & Dr. Delle Synopsis – Matt Baatz © 2017 Spartan

Naval Ravikant By Kris Krüg | CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons “I actually think happiness is the absence of suffering. It comes from peace. That comes from being careful about desire, judgment, and reaction.” — Naval Ravikant When a guest is nominated for “Podcast of the Year,” that’s a good reason to bring them back for more. That’s why Naval Ravikant ( @naval ) is here for round two, and this time, he’s answering your most-requested questions. For those of you who missed his first episode , Naval is the CEO and a co-founder of AngelList . He has invested in more than 100 companies , including many “unicorn” mega-successes. He is the person I call most for start-up advice. Most important, he has developed a diverse set of skills and rules-of-thumb that can applied nearly everywhere . Even if you have no interest in startups or investing, this is well worth your time. In this episode, Naval answers your top-10 questions from Reddit, including such topics as: Artificial intelligence Most-recommended books Happiness hacks Conflict resolution Start-up tips And much, much more… Enjoy! Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts. You can find the transcript of this episode here . Transcripts of all episodes can be found here . #136: Naval Ravikant on Happiness Hacks and The 5 Chimps Theory Want to hear another podcast from a world-class philosopher/entrepreneur ? Listen to my conversation with <a target="_blank" href="http://fourhourworkweek.com