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Jan 2024
49m 52s

MI Rewind: Naval w/ Eric Jorgenson

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About this episode

On today’s Millennial Investing Rewind Episode, Robert Leonard chats with Eric Jorgenson about who Naval Ravikant is, why he wanted to write a book about him as a guide to wealth and happiness, how his strategy of not making any money out of the book came about and why he chose to go that route, the most important thing Eric has learned from Naval, and much, much more!


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

00:00 - Intro

11:38 - How someone can build or find a position of leverage and why this is important going into the future.

12:43 - The breakdown of Naval’s framework on how to get rich without getting lucky.

21:28 - What’s behind Naval's idea wherein he states that if you don't have equity in a business, then you don’t have a path towards financial freedom.

25:46 - What the quote, “You’ll never be rich since you’re obviously smart, and someone will offer you a job that’s just good enough” means.

46:44 - Why Naval believes the forty-hour work week is outdated and why we should be like athletes instead.

And much, much more!


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