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I think there are a lot of areas where startups benefit a lot from overconfidence ... Being overconfident about your own intuitions about human behavior, I think, is very unhealthy.

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Many Startups Overestimate Their Behavioral Change Expertise

The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weiss

Nobody would ever do a startup in biology without having a biologist, but people have no problem doing a startup on behavioral change without somebody who knows anything about behavioral change.

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Many Startups Overestimate Their Behavioral Change Expertise

The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weiss

The obesity epidemic, in general, it's a 200 calorie a day game. If you can cut 200 calories a day systematically, basically people lose a pound every two weeks.

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Dan Ariely Helped Shapa Design Their Scale & Weight Loss App

The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weiss

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Many Startups Overestimate Their Behavioral Change Expertise

2:25 · The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weissview episode

Why Dan Ariely Advised a Bank Not to Remove ATM Fees

2:05 · The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weissview episode

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Dan Ariely Identified the Key Components That Influence Company Profitability

1:26 · The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weissview episode

Design Your Product Like You're Building It for Homer Simpson

0:47 · The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weissview episode

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Pure Economics Doesn't Account for Human Behavior

1:07 · The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weissview episode

Keith Rabois Avoids Consensus Ideas When Investing in Startups

0:39 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Dan Ariely Explains How Behavioral Economics Eliminates Assumptions

1:25 · The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weissview episode

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The Best Tech Founders, Like Evan Spiegel & Ben Rubin, Are Psychologists

2:59 · The Next Social Era is Here: Josh Elman & James Currier on Social Products Reshaping Human Connectionview episode

The Team You Build Is the Company You Build

1:03 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

PayPal's Hiring & Management Philosophies Influenced Their Success

1:48 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Before Investing, Keith Makes Sure Founders Are Tackling the Perfect Problem

1:38 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Keith's Contrarian Views: Stress Is Healthy, Sleep Is Magic, & Apple Maps > Google Maps

2:01 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

To Learn How Keith Rabois Thinks, Watch His 'How to Operate' Lecture

1:30 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Dan Ariely Helped Shapa Design Their Scale & Weight Loss App

7:13 · The Irrational Truths Behind User Behavior, with Dan Ariely & Gigi Levy-Weissview episode

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When Should Early-Stage Founders Hire Their First Product Manager?

2:23 · The Product Thinking That Built Slack & Twitter w/ April Underwoodview episode

Early-Stage Founders Should Focus on Diversity ASAP

3:05 · The Product Thinking That Built Slack & Twitter w/ April Underwoodview episode

Consider Functionality, Expertise, & Growth Stage Experience When Hiring Product Managers

5:06 · The Product Thinking That Built Slack & Twitter w/ April Underwoodview episode

Word-of-Mouth Is the Most Significant Growth Driver

2:33 · The New Growth Mindset with Sean Ellis & James Currierview episode

The Head of Growth Is Like the Shadow CEO

0:53 · The New Growth Mindset with Sean Ellis & James Currierview episode

Signs an Infrastructure Company Is Off to a Bad Start

1:15 · The Founders’ List: "The 3 Types of Platform Companies" by Elad Gil (Color Genomics & Twitter)view episode

A True Artificial Intelligence Wouldn't Pass the Turing Test

0:24 · George Dyson on Why Your Work Matters: Darwin, Machines, & The Future We're Building - George Dysonview episode

People Incorrectly Anthropomorphize Artificial Intelligence

2:01 · George Dyson on Why Your Work Matters: Darwin, Machines, & The Future We're Building - George Dysonview episode

Silicon Valley Is Beating the Drum on Universal Basic Income Prematurely

3:02 · The Great Reset: How Reid Hoffman & James Currier See the Path Ahead for Foundersview episode

How Do You Know If Your Product Is 10x Better Than a Competitors?

1:55 · The Next Social Era is Here: Josh Elman & James Currier on Social Products Reshaping Human Connectionview episode

Amid COVID-19, People Are Normalizing Remote Work Behaviors

2:48 · The Next Social Era is Here: Josh Elman & James Currier on Social Products Reshaping Human Connectionview episode

Craig Newmark's Advice for Founders: Treat People Like You Want to Be Treated

1:27 · Craig Newmark on Building Craigslist, Teamwork, & The Golden Ruleview episode

By Working With Keith, You'll Learn His Underlying Principles & Philosophies

2:49 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

The Founder-Investor Relationship Is Like Marriage; Personalities Must Align

2:12 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Thinking from First Principles Helps Keith to See the World Differently

1:54 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Despite Being Conservative, Keith Lives in Silicon Valley Because He's a VC

1:54 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Keith Rabois Looks for 'Ridiculous Ambition' in Founders He Invests In

2:01 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Every Successful Company Is a Custom Brew; There's No Formula

0:36 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Being Contrarian Is Easy; Being Contrarian & Right Is Difficult

0:43 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Every Business Can Be Distilled Into a Simple Equation

2:06 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Contrarians Like Keith Think for Themselves & Have Unique Perspectives

1:54 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Despite Growing Up in a Liberal Family, Keith Rabois Is Conservative

1:17 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Keith Tries to Highlight Decision Tradeoffs for His Portfolio Company Founders

1:11 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Whether in Baseball or Startups, Put People in the Right Position

0:57 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

An 'Observability Loop' Caused Square's Early Growth

3:45 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Why Were So Many Successful Companies Started Out of PayPal?

2:24 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

David Sacks Is Responsible for PayPal Dominating the eBay Market

2:14 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

The Best Founders Are Tenacious, Fast Learners, Ambitious, & Borderline Crazy

2:26 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Founders Must Master the Rules Before They Break Them

3:47 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

A Key Indicator of Yelp's Early Success: Number of Messages Sent Between Community Members

2:52 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Keith Rabois Wants His VC Friends to Laugh at His Investments

0:49 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

How Does Founders Fund Differ from Khosla Ventures?

2:03 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

World-Class Founders Are Either Highly Skilled or Have a High Compounding Rate of Growth

3:10 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

How the Best Founders Consult Their Investors When Making Decisions

1:08 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Early On, Keith Rabois & His PayPal Team Were Viewed as Misfits

1:17 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode

Remote Work Doesn't Allow for Spontaneous Meetings That Spark Innovation

2:19 · How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp, & PayPal with Keith Raboisview episode