Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors

In Episode #84, we explore a masterclass on PR and crafting a business narrative. We’re joined by Jessica Schaefer, Founder and CEO of Bevel. We cover building executive profiles, crafting a narrative for a company, and recognizing media opportunities and crisis management. “There is nothing worse than having somebody else tell your own story for you.” – Jessica Schaefer  EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUO...

In Episode #83, we deconstruct Brett Goldstein's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Brett Goldstein is the Co-Founder of Launch House. We cover DAOs, NFTs, and failing at happiness. “You are not your mind, and your mind can be programmed. One of the biggest life upgrades you can ever have is that understanding.” – Brett Gol...

“You're breathing 25,000 times a day. If you stop breathing, in a matter of minutes you'll die. Breath is the atomic unit of what we need to survive.” – Robbie Bent Robbie Bent (@robbiebent1) is CEO and Co-Founder of Othership, a platform for breathwork, connection, and mental wellness. He previously worked in ecosystem development for Ethereum and was CEO/Co-Founder of INVI Energy. The first comp...

In Episode #82, we explore the power of breathing, breathwork, and creating belonging. We’re joined by Robbie Bent, co-founder and CEO of Othership. We cover advice for high achievers, understanding the problem before building the solution, and meditation and dark retreats. “Love your customer and the problem you're solving. Not everyone's going to work on their passion, but you need to be excited...

In Episode #81, we deconstruct Luke Gromen's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Luke Gromen is the CEO and Founder of The Forest for the Trees. We cover cognitive dissonance in today’s economy and the benefits of early morning writing. “The ability to make the data useful, to interpret the data, to make music out of the dat...

In Episode #80, we explore building the Y combinator of the future with hack and launch houses. We’re joined by Brett Goldstein, Co-Founder of Launch House. We cover investing early in Bitcoin and Ethereum, how innovation happens, and the future of communications technology. “If you can create a strong vibe where people feel deeply connected, deeply indebted to the community and the mission, you'r...

In Episode #79, we deconstruct Mike Sall's peak performance playbook—from their favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on their life. Mike Sall is the Co-Founder of Goldfinch. We cover technological revolutions, overcoming shyness, and building with impact in mind. “Change the perspective of doing something not despite the fact that it's uncomfortable, but because it's uncom...

In Episode #78, we explore inflation, retail investors, precious metals, and Bitcoin. We’re joined by Luke Gromen, Founder of The Forest for the Trees. We cover Luke’s perspectives on inflation, investing in alternative assets, and interpreting investment data. “My sense of where we are is... we're basically in the first bursting global sovereign debt bubble in 100 years.” – Luke Gromen EPISODE GU...

In Episode #77, we deconstruct Joey Krug's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Joey Krug is the Co-CIO at Pantera Capital and Cofounder at Augur and Eco. We cover design in crypto, soft skills, and keeping a list of failures. “I actually keep a list of big mistakes I've made, so I don't forget them.” – Joey Krug EPISODE GUID...

In Episode #78, we explore building the world's first decentralized lending platform. We’re joined by Mike Sall, Co-Founder and CEO of Goldfinch. We cover why raising capital in emerging markets is so difficult, assessing comfort levels with borrowing in crypto, and crypto regulations and compliance. “I don't think it's necessary to just get all the data all up front, no matter what. It's importan...

In Episode #75, we deconstruct Jason Crawford's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Jason Crawford is the Founder and CEO of The Roots of Progress. We cover the Gutenberg press, startup failures, and recommended apps. “I would say the single most powerful technique that I have found is when you start your day, rather than ch...

In Episode #74, we explore building the world's first crypto hedge fund and growing to $6B in AUM. We’re joined by Joey Krug, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Pantera Capital. We cover lessons from investing in volatile markets, DeFi and the future of prediction markets, and branding in crypto. “When you're investing and you have a position that you think you have conviction in, where you think it's...

In Episode #54, we deconstruct Dave Eisenberg's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Dave is Founding Partner at Zigg Capital. We cover recruiting executive talent, the wisdom of Winston Churchill, and using negative feedback for growth. “I do believe in direct feedback and specifically from a good place where you want the pe...

In this Replay Episode, we explore democratizing access to elite investment strategies and the future of public markets with Joe Percoco, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Titan. We cover the frustrations in investing that led Joe to build Titan, investing in crypto, and understanding your company OS and hiring the right people for your tribe. “There's often a binary debate occurring in society, which is a...

In this Replay Episode, we explore lessons learned as a founder, investor, and bestselling author with Scott Belsky, author and venture capitalist. We cover how the desire to buy an education led to Scott’s interest in investing, seeing an investment grow from Seed to IPO, and startups avoiding the fate of the “one-hit wonder.” “Great opportunities never have ‘great opportunity’ in the subject lin...

In Episode #73, we deconstruct Mercedes Bent's peak performance playbook—from her favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on her life. Mercedes is the Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. We cover shortening the learning cycle, managing through uncertainty, and cultivating happiness. “As the world is changing faster and faster, one of the things we need as any professional...

In Episode #72, we explore technological progress and how innovation and invention happens. We’re joined by Jason Crawford, Founder of Roots of Progress. We cover nurturing progress as a moral imperative, the growth of progress studies, and how bureaucracy can slow progress. “We can pay it forward to future generations by making sure that progress continues and by making sure that future generatio...

In Episode #71, we explore space manufacturing, microgravity, and building factories in outer space. We’re joined by Delian Asparouhov, Co-Founder of Varda Space Industries. We cover leaning into your superpowers when investing, common mistakes in venture capital, and problem solving with space manufacturing. “Trust is not what makes successful co-founding relationships. Having the world-class ski...

In Episode #70, we deconstruct Chris Zarou's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Chris is the Founder and CEO of Visionary Music Group. We cover the rabbit hold approach to learning, emotional intelligence, and having zero fear of failure. “I realized that Inbox Zero lessens my anxiety around everything that's going on in my...

“Being an entrepreneur is like getting punched in the face every day. Because you're constantly juggling, putting out fires. You never know what's going to happen. And when you're the number one guy, there's no one to point blame at. It's all on you.” — Chris Zarou Chris Zarou (@ChrisZarou) is Founder and CEO of Visionary Music Group, which helped shape the careers of artists like Logic, Jon Belli...

In this Replay Episode, we explore investing in buy-and-build compounders in public markets. We’re joined by Dan Roller, Founder and CIO of Maran Capital. We cover how building investment knowledge is like training for the Ironman, the value vs. growth debate, and investing in SPACs. “What you need to do, I think, is constantly update your thesis as you go, which can allow for longer holding perio...

In Episode #68, we deconstruct Jacob Helberg's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Jacob is the author of The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power. We cover trend spotting, the wisdom of Winston Churchill, and avoiding procrastination. “If you know in your heart of hearts that something just doesn't fee...

In Episode #67, we explore the fight between democracy and autocracy for the future of the internet. We’re joined by Jacob Helberg, author of The Wires of War. We cover the definition of autocracy, watershed moments in geopolitics, and how the physical infrastructure of the internet can be manipulated. “We have to see the world for what it is, not as we wish it were.” – Jacob Helberg EPISODE GUIDE...

In Episode #66, we deconstruct Marshall Haas' peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Marshall is the Co-Founder of Peel, Shepherd, and Need/Want. We cover healthy routines, solving long-term problems, and context switching. “The ultimate luxury, at least for me, is having a remote position. Whether you have a job or you have a...

In Episode #65, we explore solving simple problems and building profitable businesses. We’re joined by Marshall Haas, Founder and CEO of Peel and Shepherd. We cover creating products, overseas recruiting, and tweaking and optimizing a business. “It's back to basics—just be a good person and operate with some integrity, and you can be around long enough to see some success for yourself.” – Marshall...