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Important Quotes from the podcast on Business and Entrepreneurship
There is no skill called “business.” Avoid business magazines and business classes. - Naval Ravikant
You have to work up to the point where you can own equity in a business. You could own equity as a small shareholder where you bought stock. You could also own it as an owner where you started the company. Ownership is really important.
Everybody who really makes money at some point owns a piece of a product, a business, or some IP. That can be through stock options if you work at a tech company. That’s a fine way to start.
#104 The Elite Private High School Where Students Earn A Million Dollars: [Nat Eliason of Founder School (via Alpha)]
02-06-2026 | 1 u. 11 Min.
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:27) - Nat joins Alpha School to launch Founder School
(00:04:11) - The million-dollar business guarantee
(00:04:44) - Why no program like this exists yet
(00:09:09) - How AI tutors compress academics into three hours
(00:13:00) - Teenagers are capable of real work
(00:15:27) - The Alpha School platform and expansion model
(00:25:35) - Founder School's September 2026 launch
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>> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage
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Important Quotes from the podcast on Business and Entrepreneurship
There is no skill called “business.” Avoid business magazines and business classes. - Naval Ravikant
You have to work up to the point where you can own equity in a business. You could own equity as a small shareholder where you bought stock. You could also own it as an owner where you started the company. Ownership is really important.
Everybody who really makes money at some point owns a piece of a product, a business, or some IP. That can be through stock options if you work at a tech company. That’s a fine way to start.
#103 How to Destroy Bad Ideas Without Killing Relationships [The Dionysus Program with Sean Devine]
19-05-2026 | 2 u. 8 Min.
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:23) - Reading the forward to Sean’s new book
(00:09:30) - What problem were you experiencing that sparked these ideas?
(00:12:30) - Sean’s early arrival to AI
(00:23:15) - Identity
(00:27:55) - Defining Apollo and Dionysus
(00:34:47) - Understanding and uncertainty
(00:38:26) - Tools to deal with uncertainty
(00:50:27) - Tools for metabolism
(01:03:25) - Ritual time and run time
(01:11:30) - Building trust to have hard conversations
(01:13:40) - The key pillars of the Dionysus Program
(01:37:09) - Applying this thinking across organizations and life
(01:45:28) - Applying Apollo/Dionysus to investing
(01:57:10) - Observing the learning rate of an organization
(02:03:08) - Closing thoughts
Links:
The Dionysus Program - https://www.dionysusprogram.com/
To support the costs of producing this podcast:
>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanack: www.navalmanack.com/
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>> Or at least give the podcast a positive review to help us reach new listeners!
Important Quotes from the podcast on Business and Entrepreneurship
There is no skill called “business.” Avoid business magazines and business classes. - Naval Ravikant
You have to work up to the point where you can own equity in a business. You could own equity as a small shareholder where you bought stock. You could also own it as an owner where you started the company. Ownership is really important.
Everybody who really makes money at some point owns a piece of a product, a business, or some IP. That can be through stock options if you work at a tech company. That’s a fine way to start.
#102 The Next Renaissance, AI Reality vs Hype, and a Movement of Hope with Zack Kass
05-05-2026 | 1 u. 19 Min.
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:40) - Being the “tech for middle America” translator
(00:06:00) - Who are your heroes?
(00:13:40) - Zack’s unique approach to AI
(00:57:35) - The market for identity transformation
(01:11:08) - Writing the next renaissance
(01:15:31) - Using AI in the writing process
(01:18:25) - Final thoughts
Links:
The Next Renaissance by Zack Kass - https://a.co/d/07VwLrg4
Zack’s website - https://www.zackkass.com/
To support the costs of producing this podcast:
>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanack: www.navalmanack.com/
>> Buy a copy of The Anthology of Balaji: https://balajianthology.com/
>> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage
>> Invest in early-stage companies alongside Eric and his partners at Rolling Fun: https://angel.co/v/back/rolling-fun
>> Join the free weekly email list at ejorgenson.com/newsletter
>> Text the podcast to a friend
>> Or at least give the podcast a positive review to help us reach new listeners!
Important Quotes from the podcast on Business and Entrepreneurship
There is no skill called “business.” Avoid business magazines and business classes. - Naval Ravikant
You have to work up to the point where you can own equity in a business. You could own equity as a small shareholder where you bought stock. You could also own it as an owner where you started the company. Ownership is really important.
Everybody who really makes money at some point owns a piece of a product, a business, or some IP. That can be through stock options if you work at a tech company. That’s a fine way to start.
The Book of Elon - Part 4
07-04-2026 | 1 u. 35 Min.
Welcome to the free audiobook of The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success.
This is Part 1 of 4.
I’ve made all of my books available for free. This is the third book I’ve published, and like the others, it’s available in all formats—PDF, EPUB, and audio—and in dozens of languages. More than 5 million people have read the free version of The Almanack of Naval, and I wanted to do the same here. You can find the full book and bonus content on my website.
I do this because I believe that if you can’t comfortably afford the Kindle version or an Audible credit, then you should have access to this information even more. I want to personally gift it to you. I believe the ideas in this book can benefit anyone—and the more people who have good ideas in their heads, the better the future will be for all of us.
If you’re enjoying the free version, here are a few no-cost ways to support me and this project:
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