The Knowledge with David Elikwu

David speaks with Josh Spector, a newsletter publisher and an audience and business growth strategist. Josh helps creative entrepreneurs to grow their audience and businesses and he also writes a great newsletter called For The Interested . They talked about: 🎬 Josh’s early days in the entertainment industry 📺 Traditional media and digital media 💡 How to think about the value of your creations...

David speaks with Eric Jorgenson, the CEO of Scribe Media. He also has a rolling fund investing in pre-seed and seed-stage tech companies, and is the author of two books: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant : A Guide to Wealth and Happiness; and The Anthology of Balaji . They talked about: 📚 Impact of Naval and Balaji's books 👤 How Balaji Srinivasan became a polymath 💻 The power of technology an...

David speaks with Brandon Pindulic, President of Spacebar Ventures, a digital business incubator and investment firm. He also previously founded OpGen Media. They talked about: 💼 Early business ventures and lessons 🎓 Reflections on college and early career 🏢 Building OpGen Media 🤝 Landing big clients and growing the business 🔄 Reflections on selling the first business 🚫 Learning from failed...

David speaks with Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and co-author of The Elephant in the Brain. They talked about: 🕵️‍♂️ The hidden self-deception in our beliefs 🤔 How to improve your thinking 🙈 Hidden desires in social and economic policy 🤵‍♂️ Experts, elites, and the institution reform 🏢 Stratification in hiring and IQ bias 🧠 Agency in decision-mak...

David speaks with Eric Jorgenson, the CEO of Scribe Media. Scribe is the first, biggest, and best professional publisher. He is also an Angel investor and entrepreneur. He launched his rolling fund on AngelList, a rolling fund investing in pre-seed and seed-stage tech companies. He authored the books The Almanack of Naval Ravikant : A Guide to Wealth and Happiness; and The Anthology of Balaji . Th...

David Elikwu speaks with Bob Gower, a consultant, speaker, and author of two books. He also frequently contributes to publications like the Huffington Post and Inc. magazine. They talked about: 🗺️ How Bob’s upbringing shaped his trajectory 💰 Cults and the contradictions of Prosperity Gospel ❓ The role of intuition in decision-making 🔓 Positive and negative freedoms 📚 How to pursue an unconvent...

David speaks with Michael Ashcroft, a writer and Alexander Technique teacher who previously spent 10 years consulting on clean energy innovation. A lot of Michael's work centres around helping people expand their awareness. He's written several essays and posts I've loved, particularly about the concept of grinding, and how paying attention to our awareness can help us maximise our cre...

David speaks with Khe Hy, the Founder and CEO of RadReads , an online education company that helps professionals lead productive, examined, and joyful lives. Khe is the creator of the  $10K Work productivity method and teaches the popular cohort-based course  Supercharge Your Productivity . They talked about: 🚀 Overcoming a scarcity mindset ⏱ How to live in the present ⏳ Balancing delayed gratif...

David speaks with Lauren Razavi, Director of Special Projects at SafetyWing, overseeing the Plumia mission to construct a virtual nation on the internet. Lauren is also the author of "Global Natives: How Digital Nomads Will Shape the Future of Work, Travel, Innovation, & Migration," a book that explores the impact of digital nomadism on work and culture. They talked about: 🌍 Challenge...

David speaks with Kevon Cheung, an author and content creator. Kevon runs a course, Build in Public Mastery , to help entrepreneurs show their work publicly to build up their brand and superfan base. He wrote a book, Find Joy in Chaos , to help entrepreneurs build their online presence so opportunities and connections come to them. They talked about: 📝 The hardest things to write 🚫 How to stop b...

David speaks with Michael Ashcroft, a writer and Alexander Technique teacher who previously spent 10 years consulting on clean energy innovation. A lot of Michael's work centres around helping people expand their awareness. He's written several essays and posts I've loved, particularly about the concept of grinding, and how paying attention to our awareness can help us maximise our cre...

David speaks with Lauren Razavi, Director of Special Projects at SafetyWing, overseeing the Plumia mission to construct a virtual nation on the internet. Lauren is also the author of "Global Natives: How Digital Nomads Will Shape the Future of Work, Travel, Innovation & Migration," a book that explores the impact of digital nomadism on work and culture. They talked about: 🌍 Defining d...

David Elikwu speaks with Thomas Frank, an author, YouTuber, and Notion expert. Thomas is best known for his blog CollegeInfoGeek, his YouTube channel with 2.9 million subscribers, and his second channel called "Thomas Frank Explains," which is the largest Notion education channel globally, with 170,000 subscribers. They talked about: 🤔 How to pick opportunities 🔑 The biggest keys to bein...

David speaks with with Michael Ashcroft, a writer and Alexander Technique teacher who previously spent 10 years consulting on clean energy innovation. A lot of Michael’s work centres around helping people expand their awareness. He’s written several essays and posts I’ve loved, particularly about the concept of grinding, and how paying attention to our awareness can help us maximise our creativity...

David speaks with David Kadavy, a prolific author and online writer. His most popular books are “ Mind Management, Not Time Management: Productivity When Creativity Matters” and “ The Heart to Start: Stop Procrastinating & Start Creating” . He currently has 12 available books on Amazon and has sold more than 100,000 books in twelve languages. They talked about: 📚 His journey into writing 🚀 F...

David speaks with Jonny Miller, Founder of Nervous System Mastery and host of the Curious Humans Podcast. Nervous System Mastery is a 5-week online training that will equip you with a custom toolkit to regulate your nervous system, build resilience, reduce stress & feel more aliveness. If you’re interested in joining the next Cohort, use the code “ KNOWLEDGE ” to get a $200 discount. They talk...

David speaks with Danielle Strachman, the co-founder and General Partner of 1517 Fund. They primarily invest in dropouts, renegade students, and deep tech scientists. Danielle is an experienced venture capitalist with a unique approach to sourcing and investing in talent. She shares insights into her process of finding exceptional individuals (like Vitalik Buterin, Dylan Field, etc.) and building...

David speaks with Sterling Crispin, an Artist and Software Engineer. Sterling is a conceptual artist and software engineer who works with machine intelligence, generative art, and techno-sculpture. His artwork oscillates between the computational beauty of nature and our conflicting cultural narratives about the apocalypse. As an AR/VR engineer, Sterling helped to build the AR Specs at Snap, and t...

David speaks with Luca Dellanna, a management advisor and author. Luca is the author of multiple books, including " Ergodicity " and " Best Practices for Operational Excellence ". His work emphasizes the importance of understanding risk, maximizing longevity, and making high-quality decisions in various domains. They talked about: 💡 The concept of ergodicity : Survival matters mor...

Today we’re sharing David’s recent talk, ‘One Person Powerhouse’ from an event hosted by Fab Giovanetti, the founder of Alt Marketing School. David shares six powerful ideas that he’s learned from his personal journey as a solo creator. You will get a glimpse behind the curtain at David’s writing process, and learn principles that will help you become a one-person powerhouse. To book David Elikwu...

David speaks with Wes Kao, Co-founder of Maven, which is a platform for live cohort-based courses. Wes Kao is a renowned entrepreneur, strategist, and educator known for her expertise in online learning, content creation, and digital marketing. They talked about: Refining a spiky point of view in a noisy online world Balancing certainty and ambiguity in your writing. What Wes learned co-founding t...

David speaks with Kyle Kowalski, a thoughtful entrepreneur, adult learner, and proponent of slow living. Kyle describes himself as a synthesiser and solopreneur so we got to unpack what that means. This was a very introspective episode. They talked about: The philosophy of slow living and how it can influence our ambitions and choices Some of the lessons he learned from going through a personal cr...

David speaks with Charles C. Mann, an acclaimed science writer and author of the bestselling books 1491 , 1493 , and The Wizard and the Prophet . They talked about: How Christopher Columbus’ inadvertently wiped out up to 90% of the Native American population. How the humble potato led to European colonialism. The contrasting ideals of technology and environmentalism. The complex relationship betw...

David speaks with Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and co-authored The Elephant in the Brain. They talked about: The role of self-deception in human behaviour and the thesis behind the book he co-authored, The Elephant in the Brain The potential consequences and risks associated with AI, how human minds might become like artificial minds. What’s really o...

David speaks with Garett Jones, an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University, and the author of 3 books: Hive Mind , 10% Less Democracy , and The Culture Transplant . They talked about: Democracy, how good it really is, and whether we have too much of it. Then they looked at intelligence, the impact IQ has on your job prospects and whether companies and nations should optimise fo...