How to Get Started, Doing Things that Don't Scale, and Press (How to Start a Startup 2014: 8)

The last video, we constructed an experiment where we had a drug that we thought might help control people’s blood sugar. We looked for something that we could measure as an indicator of whether blood sugar is being controlled, and hemoglobin A1c is actua…

Now you think we’d mention a Rolex watch or designer clothes here, but that’s not it. Okay? We’re also not talking about getting extra avocado on your service or rounding up your total for charity. Some might say that you feel rich once you’re able to fil…

Hey it’s me Destin and welcome back to Smarter Every Day. If you’ve ever been stung by a jellyfish you know that it’s awful, lemme show you. So there’s two ways that an animal can harm a human chemically right? The first one is poison. We know what that …

The world changed a lot. It’s like a moving chessboard. London was the gateway, not only to Europe but really to the financial world outside of New York. New York now, from my perspective, has sort of gone away from being that financial hub. But at the en…

In America, 65% of our economy is driven by small business. It’s the essence of where jobs are created, and most of those are family businesses. You know, you’ve got a situation where a mother is suing a daughter. Can you imagine? Can you imagine what tha…

Somehow, many people feel obligated to give away their time and energy to others. But why? Perhaps they feel the need to prove themselves or have the intense desire to be liked? The problem is that by caring too much about opinions of other people, you be…