#040 - Eric Jorgenson: Navalmanack, Leverage, Building Wealth & Judgement, Angel Investing, Web3, Publishing Content, & Productising Yourself

<p>Eric Jorgenson is an author and the creator of "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant" book. He is also an Angel Investor and Entrepreneur. Eric recently launched his rolling fund on AngelList. He was on the founding team of Zaarly, and has been publishing online since 2014. His blog has educated and entertained over a million readers. The guys discuss everything from Building Wealth and Judgement, to Leverage, Naval, Balaji, Angel Investing, Web3, writing books, content creation, and much more.</p> <p><br /> You can also watch this episode on youtube at:<br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/_LMoWRF-q3E">https://youtu.be/_LMoWRF-q3E</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Eric's website: <a href= "https://ejorgenson.com">https://ejorgenson.com</a><br /> Eric's Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/EricJorgenson">https://twitter.com/EricJorgenson</a><br /> Eric's rolling fund: <a href= "https://rolling.fun">https://rolling.fun</a><br /> Navalmanack free download: <a href= "https://navalmanack.com">https://navalmanack.com</a> </p> <p><a href= "https://rationalvc.com">https://rationalvc.com</a> </p> <p><br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>00:00 Teaser<br /> 00:48 Intro chit chat<br /> 03:12 Eric's roots<br /> 04:56 Why Eric wrote the Navalmanack<br /> 07:23 Babak Nivi and Venture Hacks<br /> 11:28 Building wealth, judgement, and happiness<br /> 13:52 Improving decision making<br /> 17:33 Productise yourself<br /> 25:53 Authenticity vs. views<br /> 30:44 Leverage and social media<br /> 34:24 High leverage side projects<br /> 38:03 Leaving the conventional path<br /> 43:33 Process of publishing a book<br /> 53:02 Writing essays online<br /> 58:26 Launching a rolling fund / investment thesis<br /> 1:06:57 Angel Investing<br /> 1:11:23 Crucial to be an operator before investing<br /> 1:15:27 Mindset in private markets vs public markets<br /> 1:17:33 Balaji Srinivasan's big ideas / balmanack<br /> 1:24:05 The Web3 discussion<br /> 1:35:39 Resources that have shaped Eric's world view<br /> 1:37:57 Outro chit chat</p> <p> </p> <p>--</p> <p> </p> <p>Rational