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.

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Eric's website: https://ejorgenson.com
Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricJorgenson
Eric's rolling fund: https://rolling.fun
Navalmanack free download: https://navalmanack.com

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Timestamps:

00:00 Teaser
00:48 Intro chit chat
03:12 Eric's roots
04:56 Why Eric wrote the Navalmanack
07:23 Babak Nivi and Venture Hacks
11:28 Building wealth, judgement, and happiness
13:52 Improving decision making
17:33 Productise yourself
25:53 Authenticity vs. views
30:44 Leverage and social media
34:24 High leverage side projects
38:03 Leaving the conventional path
43:33 Process of publishing a book
53:02 Writing essays online
58:26 Launching a rolling fund / investment thesis
1:06:57 Angel Investing
1:11:23 Crucial to be an operator before investing
1:15:27 Mindset in private markets vs public markets
1:17:33 Balaji Srinivasan's big ideas / balmanack
1:24:05 The Web3 discussion
1:35:39 Resources that have shaped Eric's world view
1:37:57 Outro chit chat

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

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