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

All right, so this year we launched a new product that’s generated $869,000 in sales over the last 7 months, and is on track to do over a million dollars by the 12-month mark. Now, these numbers are pretty insane, at least for me. Back when I had a day jo…

Your life sucks because you don’t understand what makes life suck less. Because of evolutionary pressures, humans are designed to deal with the most imminent threats. But not everything urgent is important. If you get trapped in the pursuit of the urgent,…

What’s up you guys? It’s Grinding here. So if you’ve opened up your computer in the last week, which now that I’m thinking about it, actually you’re watching a YouTube video, so obviously you’ve opened up your computer or your phone to just be here listen…

First, you have to know what happens when an atomic bomb explodes. You will know when it comes; we hope it never comes. But get ready; it looks something like this. In 1947, an international group of researchers called the Chicago Atomic Scientists began…

Why don’t we start with just a brief explanation of what Resi does and then go back to what you apply to? I see with so. Resi is where a rental marketplace with the mission to make renting better. We use our technology and we use finance in order to prov…

Hey, it’s me Destin. Welcome back to Smarter Every Day. I’m currently sitting in an airport with my oldest son and we’re on our way to Idaho. Destin: Where does Superman get his superpowers? Son: Krypton. Destin: The planet Krypton. What about Batman? Ho…