330: The 4 Questions You Need To Be Asking To Make Better Decisions: Kickstarter Co-Founder and Author Yancey Strickler

<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yancey Strickler, Author and Kickstarter Co-Founder</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this inspiring podcast interview, Nathan Chan sits down with Kickstarter co-founder and author Yancey Strickler to discuss his 'Bento Box' method for making better decisions, how his company Kickstarter found it’s feet, and our unhealthy obsession with “financial maximization”. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strickler was working as a music journalist in New York when a chance encounter with future co-founder Perry Chen in a restaurant led to the creation of Kickstarter, and crowdfunding as a category-defining player in a new field. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A writer at heart, Stickler used his time post-Kickstarter to write the groundbreaking</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This Could Be Our Future.</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">An in-depth look at our current obsession with financial gain, and how society has conditioned us to always choose whatever will make the most money.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Making the right choices in life is a mission close to Strickler’s heart. As such, he created the revolutionary “Bento Box” framework, an inspiring and humbling process for individuals and businesses alike to frame and structure their decisions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This podcast is one of our most inspiring insights into human nature and the importance of caring for our future selves and our future business.  Learn from Strickler as he gives you the secret Bento Box method to help you make the right decisions in life. This is a conversation you won’t want to miss!</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Takeaways</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Strickler discusses how the idea for Kickstarter came about in 2005 while working in the music industry</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400