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Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Nathan Baschez • Creativity 42 min read #1 Forcing Function: The commonalities of peak performance with Chris Sparks. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Chris Sparks • Peak Performance 35 min read #65 Shepherd (Now Somewhere): Marshall Haas on founding, scaling, and selling Shepherd to Nick Huber for $52M. Plus how he's built other profitable businesses like Peel and Need/Want. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Marshall Haas 20 min read #56 Vivek Sodera of Superhuman: My favorite books, tools, habits, and hacks. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • 20 Minute Playbook • Vivek Sodera 19 min read #135 Abby Miller Levy Co-Founder of Primetime Partners and Thrive Global on living to 100, getting to the key issue, and choosing what to major and minor in. Plus lessons from Alan Patricof. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Investor Interviews • Abby Miller Levy 46 min read #106 Elude: Building a new search engine and brand for global travel with Founder & CEO Alex Simon. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Elude 9 min read Why Volume Is The New Secret To Success by Nicolas Cole Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Guest Post • Nicolas Cole • Category Creation 54 min read #152 The Founders: The story of PayPal and the entrepreneurs who shaped Silicon Valley from Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman to Peter Thiel with bestselling author Jimmy Soni. Plus, lessons learned as the Managing Editor of the Huffington Post. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Author Interviews • Jimmy Soni 52 min read #51 Commonstock: Building the investment platform to rule them all and getting acquired by Yahoo! Finance with Founder David McDonough. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Commonstock 52 min read #82 On building Othership, the power of breathing, breath work, and creating belonging through community with Founder Robbie Bent. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Peak Performance 77 min read #24 Founding and scaling organic, vegan, paleo, and keto meal kit company Green Chef to a $150M+ acquisition by HelloFresh with Founder Michael Joseph. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Green Chef 52 min read Supercell Founder Ilkka Paananen's game design lecture at BAFTA. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. 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63 min read #2 Every: Building the world's best AI consultancy and writing bundle with Nathan Baschez. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Nathan Baschez • Creativity
42 min read #1 Forcing Function: The commonalities of peak performance with Chris Sparks. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Chris Sparks • Peak Performance
35 min read #65 Shepherd (Now Somewhere): Marshall Haas on founding, scaling, and selling Shepherd to Nick Huber for $52M. Plus how he's built other profitable businesses like Peel and Need/Want. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Marshall Haas
20 min read #56 Vivek Sodera of Superhuman: My favorite books, tools, habits, and hacks. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • 20 Minute Playbook • Vivek Sodera
19 min read #135 Abby Miller Levy Co-Founder of Primetime Partners and Thrive Global on living to 100, getting to the key issue, and choosing what to major and minor in. Plus lessons from Alan Patricof. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Investor Interviews • Abby Miller Levy
46 min read #106 Elude: Building a new search engine and brand for global travel with Founder & CEO Alex Simon. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Elude
9 min read Why Volume Is The New Secret To Success by Nicolas Cole Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Guest Post • Nicolas Cole • Category Creation
54 min read #152 The Founders: The story of PayPal and the entrepreneurs who shaped Silicon Valley from Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman to Peter Thiel with bestselling author Jimmy Soni. Plus, lessons learned as the Managing Editor of the Huffington Post. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Author Interviews • Jimmy Soni
52 min read #51 Commonstock: Building the investment platform to rule them all and getting acquired by Yahoo! Finance with Founder David McDonough. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Commonstock
52 min read #82 On building Othership, the power of breathing, breath work, and creating belonging through community with Founder Robbie Bent. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Peak Performance
77 min read #24 Founding and scaling organic, vegan, paleo, and keto meal kit company Green Chef to a $150M+ acquisition by HelloFresh with Founder Michael Joseph. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Jan 1, 2025 • Podcast Episodes • Founder Stories & Interviews • Green Chef
52 min read Supercell Founder Ilkka Paananen's game design lecture at BAFTA. Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Daniel Scrivner Daniel Scrivner Sharing what I learn studying history's greatest entrepreneurs and investors. Explore the best books, speeches, interviews, and letters with me. X Dec 31, 2024 • Incredible Speeches • Creativity • Leadership
