Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand

Inna Braverman is founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power, an Israel-based company which uses its patented technology to harness sea wave power and turn it into green electricity.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how she started her company, women in entrepreneurship, finding passion, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS52LL69Kkc)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Kenneth Rea is a Professor of Theatre at Guildhall and author of The Outstanding Actor: Seven Keys to Success. He has trained some of Britain’s leading stars of stage and screen. They include Daniel Craig, Ewan McGregor, Lily James, Hayley Atwell, Michelle Dockery, Orlando Bloom, Dominic West and Damian Lewis.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: charisma and what is necessary, how to have a presence, ways to improve luck, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cttVHSGAp80)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Chris Carlson is a NASA engineer. He studied electrical engineering at George Mason University.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos, Space exploration, what's currently happening at NASA, aliens, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiPv7utvANg&t=244s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:57 - What new laptop to buy

5:00 - Apple & Facebook controversy

6:29 - Battle of the Billionaires

8:53 - Why is SpaceX dominating Blue Origin

22:33 - The future of commercial space

32:58 - What is the primary purpose of NASA?

36:21 - What indicates that there is life on Mars?

40:02 - What is the next planet to explore, after Mars?

45:46 - What is so special about the Moon?

51:29 - Dark matter

55:02 - A better tool to understand our past...NASA’s James Webb telescope!

1:01:05 - Is there other life in our Solar System?

1:10:46 - NASA’s future space internet?!?

1:18:48 - Advice for the youth

1:22:01 - War on Venus & technology is our worst enemy

1:39:45 - The odd balance of life & the problem of biased news sources

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Bryan Kaplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and New York Times Bestselling author.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: why higher education is only used for signaling and not learning, taking big risks in life, why he wrote a graphic economics novel, his upcoming thought-provoking graphic novel, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A80a6TssJ4g&t=57s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

2:15 - The real purpose of education

7:52 - Reduce Gov. subsidies for education?!? The way to overcome education inflation

13:50 - The problem with smart people

22:49 - The problem with giving advice

26:02 - Bryan has never lost a public bet

36:36 - Taking enormous amounts of risks

47:38 - Bryan’s ideal job

50:47 - Bryan’s best selling graphic economics novel

55:50 - Why economists are boring & challenging non-conformity

1:03:01 - Why Bryan says people are uninterested in learning

1:06:59 - Connection between talents & curiosity

1:10:38 - The UNSPOKEN issue with the housing problem

1:17:14 - Outro

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Jussi Åkerberg is Chief Technology Operator of AW-Energy, the world leading wave energy technology developer. He has a strong industrial background with over 20 years of experience in demanding multidisciplinary technology development and a Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering, from Helsinki University of Technology in Finland.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: what the Finish culture is like, what is wave energy technology, why is it so important, what the future of renewable energy will look like, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3bGjggJTQY)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:02 - What’s the culture like in Finland?

14:08 - How Jussi became a Chief Technology Officer

32:52 - Wave energy and how to harness it

41:46 - Criteria of success for wave energy capture

43:55 - How does wave energy capture compare to solar & wind capture?

55:25 - How is wave energy stored?

1:00:38 - Wave-roller Technology, wave energy capture device

1:06:43 - Funding a capital-intensive project

1:10:36 - Drawbacks of this technology

1:16:54 - How was the Wave-roller Technology was engineered and managed

1:24:24 - What will the future of renewable energy look like?

1:27:02 - Opinions on Elon Musk

1:42:24 - What is Jussi most grateful for?

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Amanda Stockwell has been doing user experience research and strategy since 2008. She has worked with Fortune 100's, start-ups, and everywhere in-between, providing everything from interaction design to market research. She provides training and consultation services in user research, user experience strategy, lean experimentation, UX hiring, and UX career progression.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: user research, user experience strategy, lean experimentation with Agile teams, advice for UX hiring, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEVXxtuRehA)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - How Amanda got into UX design

4:14 - What is a UX unicorn 🦄?

7:23 - How to conduct effective user research

27:53 - Recruiting for user research

40:37 - What is Lean Experimentation?

46:24 - Guerilla research

49:44 - Product Strategy intersecting with User Experience

53:42 - What does the future of User Research look like?

57:37 - Metrics of success in user research

1:00:20 - Skill & Natural talents of GREAT User Researchers

1:13:11 - What is Amanda most grateful for?

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Clement Kao is product manager, businessman, biologist, writer, and speaker. He has shipped multiple multi-million dollar B2B software products and continues to launch even more. He is a co-founder of Product Management HQ, he web's leading product management career destination with the world's first & largest Product Slack community. He has written multiple books and best-practice guides about product management, totaling 180+ publications and featured by 60+ organizations around the world.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: the content creator eco-space, the product management mindset, how to “break-into” a PM career, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzdGMtzs_fo&t=51s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:11 - Content creation era

14:19 - Jay’s backstory into product management

17:00 - How Clement got into product management and his advice

50:48 - Track to Success

59:26 - Best strategy to break into product management

1:27:54 - Product Design intersecting with Product Management

1:36:13 -  Project Management intersecting with Product Management

1:41:42 - When data doesn’t match customer anecdotes 🧐

1:47:55 - Product Owner vs. Product Manager

1:51:15 - What Kao is most grateful for?

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Robert Hockett is an Edward Cornell Endowed Professor of Law at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York; Annual Visiting Professor of Law at the Sorbonne Faculty of Law in Paris, France; and Senior Counsel with Westwood Capital Group in New York City. Robert also does regular consulting work for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the International Monetary Fund, Americans for Financial Reform, the 'Occupy Money' Cooperative, and a number of federal and state legislators, regulators, and local governments. He has written articles for Forbes and been an advisor to the U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: phase two of President Biden’s re-emergence plan, attributes of great leadership, how to solve the inequality problem, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFgfmjx_-uk&t=19s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:24 - President Biden’s Phase Two Plan

25:28 - Origins of COVID

34:07 - What makes a great leader?

54:58 - Lessons learned from working with A.O.C. & Bernie Sanders

1:05:11 - Suffering for a greater cause

1:17:04 - Elon Musk

1:23:59 - Anti Aging & the Freedom of Death

1:30:21 - The Inequality Problem

2:05:05 - Learn & Be Curious

2:16:35 - What is Robert most grateful for?

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Zina Cinker is a physicist, strategist, graphene specialist, and TEDx speaker. She is currently Director General of the Advanced Material Future Preparedness Taskforce. Their mission is to use global strategies and agendas to maximize transformational impact on complex, multi scale challenges.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: why she wanted to be Bill Gates, the game changing effects and applications of Graphene, why we haven’t and when we will see Graphene in mass scale and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB6x7usD4DE&t=42s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

0:00 - Intro

1:48 - Why Zina wanted to be Bill Gates

5:31 - Being LOST in life while doing a Ph.D

18:35 - A super strong, flexible, conductive material...GAME CHANGER!

29:04 - Biggest issues with Graphene innovation

35:45 - In what industry will graphene have the greatest effect in?

44:16 - What is Zina most grateful for?

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

James Angel is a Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania & Georgetown University Professor who specializes in the market structure and regulation of global financial markets. ''Dr. Jim'' has testified before Congress about issues relating to the design of financial markets. In addition, he has been quoted in hundreds of newspaper articles and has appeared numerous times on radio and television.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: the Gamestop and Robinhood fiasco, the current bull market we have been in and where it will head, proper investment analysis, the drawbacks of cryptocurrencies, strategies in finding your calling, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Ky07outjs)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:03 - The rise of the retail investor and why it's a good thing!

10:27 - “Robinhood is the promise of fintech”

17:53 - Inefficiencies in the market and how to improve them

34:04 - Explanation of how Melvin Capital shorted Gamestop stock

38:56 - Does the current state of the US mirror the roaring 20s?

47:17 - Is the market in a bubble?

52:46 - Why Bitcoin is the greatest marketing ploy in history

1:14:58 - Banks & Gov launching their own crypto

1:20:16 - The market is priced incorrectly

1:23:37 - Future effect of A.I. on the financial market

1:27:42 - Impact of hedge funds

1:30:27 - What James is most grateful for

1:32:15 - Strategic way to choose a path in life

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Jennifer Fritzsche is a communications infrastructure specialist. She is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and featured speaker at industry conferences. She was a Managing Director at Wells Fargo Securities focused on telecommunications services. She is currently a Senior Industry and Innovation Fellow at Georgetown University.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: what is the telecom industry and who are the major players, what is 5G, what are the long term implications of 5G, is it safe, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I65EgVzfrnk)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:57 - Jennifer’s background

6:00 - transition from history degree to MBA

7:44 - Thoughts on getting an MBA

10:13 - hedge funds & robinhood

19:13 - Diversification through Cryptocurrency

23:31 - the intelligence of gen z

29:43 - intro in the telecommunication industry and the big players

35:35 - Why did AT&T & Verizon sell their valuable cell towers?

38:40 - The rise of T-Mobile vs a Duopoly

42:43 - Politics in the telecommunication industry

44:29 - is the telecommunication industry dying?!?

46:58 - Starlink

48:25 - The cable industry duopoly

51:00 - The future of Television

53:47 - The streaming wars & HBO Max

1:00:35 - Biggest players in 5G and who will win?!?

1:04:48 - What is 5G and is it safe?

1:14:20 - Drawbacks of 5G

1:15:28 - Jennifer’s entrepreneurial projects

1:18:56 - What is Jennifer most grateful for?

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Presh Dineshkumar hustled his way into working for the great venture capitalist, Jason Calacanis! He works as an associate at Launch, an early-stage VC firm, startup accelerator, and tech media company which produces the podcast, “This Week in Startups”!

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how he hustled his way into meeting with Jason to break into the VC world, what he has learned working for a great VC, advice for entrepreneurs and those trying to break into venture capital, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2rJulJPQqY&t=2s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters: 

0:00 - Intro 

1:01 - Presh’s crazy journey into Venture Capital 

31:03 - Manifesting your destiny 

35:56 - What is Launch? 

39:19 - How Launch finds early stage startups 

42:00 - Opinions on Product-Market Fit 

49:51 - The “All In” podcast 

53:36 - Presh’s biggest takeaways from working in VC 

1:00:16 - Advice for entrepreneurs 

1:09:14 - Business is greatness outlet for change 

1:13:55 - Hot emerging markets 

1:19:10 - Founder motivations 

1:25:36 - Clubhouse 

1:31:17 - Long-term social media apps 

1:34:51 - Wild trips with Jason Calacanis!

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Michael O'Connor has been an accountant since 1990. He is currently launching a solar farming business in Virginia, M-Solar.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: taxes, selling tax credits for revenue, selling tax credits, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNwxFJ0eCpM&t=38s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:58 - Accountant’s advice on taxes (income & stonk gainzzz)

13:49 - Fundamental changing of business models & stock trading

25:03 - Disrupting the insurance market & the network effect

35:21 - Shift from oil economy to electric economy

40:17 - Launching a solar farming business, M Solar

1:05:05 - Raising money for M Solar

1:09:25 - Breakdown of selling tax credits!

1:14:48 - Being told you CAN’T do something

1:21:06 - FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)

1:28:14 - Outro

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

John Jacobs served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Nasdaq. He launched the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQ), one of the most successful financial products in stock market history. He has more than 30 years of business success and expertise in working with institutional investors, IPOs, and top public companies around the world.  

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how he rose to become Executive Vice President of Nasdaq, how he launched one of the most successful financial products in stock market history, importance of companies choosing the right board members, advice on starting a business, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtlbgGgxu04)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:04 - Brief intro about the Nasdaq

2:55 - Will the Nasdaq replace the S&P 500 as the best representation of the US economy?

5:57 - How will fintech startups & upcoming tech affect stock indices

9:18 - How will big banks adapt to new tech & the younger generation

11:01 - What attracted so many young investors to Robinhood?

13:30 - Is having many young investors flood the market good?

14:29 - John’s advice for where to start their financial literacy journey

16:10 - John’s journey from college to working at Nasdaq

20:14 - John on choosing between a job, a career, or a calling!

25:14 - John’s thoughts about MBA programs

28:44 - John’s journey from an entry-level position to executive vice president at Nasdaq

33:37 - As a company grows, how to handle the management

35:08 - Where did John’s drive to continually improve come from?

36:25 - What John suggests to learn that will be beneficial 10 years from now

40:02 - Work-life balance & Work-From-Home longevity

43:26 - John’s thoughts on strategic locations for work

46:18 - Strategy for bringing overseas jobs back to the US

47:58 - The school of thought for long-term thinking vs. short-term thinking

49:42 - When is it a good idea to IPO

51:46 - The bull market

53:24 - John talks about launching one of the most successful financial products in stock market history!

1:03:21 - Recruiting & delegating

1:05:57 - Project management philosophy

*See first YouTube link (under show notes) for the rest of the chapters. Unable to post the rest here, because of max text limit.*

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Shadman Hossain is a blockchain engineer at Leidos Innovations Center and founder of the Blockchain Group at George Mason University. He leads blockchain engineering on supply chain modernization and contributed to the creation of a blockchain security plan for enterprises use cases.  

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: what is blockchain tech, what are new business models that will emerge from the tech, why cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are soaring to an all time high right now, the intersection of machine learning and blockchain tech, and much more!  

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.  Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!  

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abn0QmUaVAA&t=1s)  

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel!(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:18 - Jay & Shadman discuss the heritages of their names & how your identity is intertwisted

9:45 - Shadman’s background, how he became a blockchain engineer, & started the Blockchain Group

17:15 - Blockchain technology & the problems it will solve!

27:19 - The history/purpose of cryptocurrency & the meteoric rise of Bitcoin

33:17 - Who or what is Satoshi Nakamoto & his genius

42:54 - Aliens & the bright side

47:36 - How to hack into the Blockchain ledger (mirroring)

53:51 - How much Bitcoin does Satoshi Nakamoto own & how long did he take to create the cryptocurrency?

59:53 - Is Elon Musk Satoshi Nakamoto?

1:03:52 - What is Coinbase?

1:09:54 - How encryption works for crypto

1:13:43 - What possibilities could blockchain tech unlock beside cryptocurrencies?!?

1:28:49 - Shifting from APPs to DAPPs (decentralized apps) & timing blockchain tech

1:35:47 - Why everyone is hyped about A.I. and are sleeping on blockchain tech

1:39:39 - Intersection of A.I. and blockchain tech & federated learning

1:51:32 - Marc Benioff & Steve Job’s advice for Salesforce

1:55:22 - Main difference between Ethereum & cryptocurrencies & anti-fragility of the tech

2:05:48 - Does Ethereum have a larger potential than Bitcoin?

2:14:32 - What it will take for mass adoption of cryptocurrencies

2:24:44 - How blockchain tech will revolutionize charity donations!!!

2:27:55 - Outro

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Dr. James Giordano is a Professor of Neurology and Biochemistry and Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University Medical Center.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how he found his career path, neuroethics and technology, the landscape of education, debunking the myth that 65 percent of Americans believe that we only use 10 percent of our brain, and much more!

Contact James: james.giordano@georgetown.edu (Subject line: Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand)

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.  

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!  

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG8A4r7_Xzs&t=47s)  

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ?view_as=subscriber)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:49 - Why & how James became a neuroscientist

19:22 - James entertaining informative approach to neuroscience

23:41 - Does James market his publishings & academic books?

27:37 - Embrace the pain!

38:49 - James explains the human-machine hybrid

44:39 - When have we gone too far in scientific & technological development?

1:07:20 - How much more decisive can our country become?

1:15:55 - James opinion on how to better improve education

1:39:41 - We only use 10 percent of our brain?

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Minh Quan Do is a machine learning engineer at Leidos Innovation Center. He attended George Mason University and studied Bioengineering as an undergraduate and is pursuing a Master degree in Computer Science.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how he became a Machine Learning engineer, the next big ideas in tech, why business leaders need to incorporate tech/engineering into their company’s philosophy, Apple’s open system vs. Microsoft closed system strategy, Apple’s M1 chip, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj94uzLFGw8&t=65s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Into

1:39 - How Jay & Minh met

3:33 - Why Minh chose bioengineering as his undergraduate major

7:13 - How Minh found & chose his career path in Machine Learning & got his first job!

17:15 - Why did Minh decide to pursue a Masters degree in Computer Science

20:55 - Minh explains Leidos Engineering Company’s mission & his role in the company

24:45 - Does Minh like being a Machine Learning engineer?

27:31 - Minh explains homomorphic encryption

30:21 - Why Minh feels overwhelmed by the growth of technology

34:21 - The rise of artificial general intelligence (Skynet)

41:14 - Minh learned about blockchain technology from the DARK WEB

47:59 - Three technologies that will have the biggest impact in the future & issues with VR

1:03:03 - Elon Musk is a CRAZY efficient & tech CEOs

1:12:50 - Will all companies have to have some form of machine learning in their operations?

1:18:30 - Privacy concerns around big data

1:24:57 - Asymmetric encryption being implemented at Apple?

1:30:03 - Microsoft licensing GPT3 & their cloud business, Azure

1:34:18 - Open vs. Closed looped systems (Apple vs. Microsoft systems strategy)

1:49:05 - Apple’s M1 chip

1:52:44 - Virtual Reality & Apple...Apple Glasses?

1:55:10 - Smart homes & Tesla/Apple collab

2:01:31 - The changing landscape of business

2:04:44 - Minh explains deep learning & its applications

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Rachelle Sampson is a social scientist, leadership coach, and associate professor of logistics, business and public policy at the University of Maryland. She founded Blue Prism Coaching to support leaders who seek to transform their organizations to reflect and integrate a deeper mission and purpose.  

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how she founded her professional coaching business, listening to your instincts, the changing landscape of education, short term vs. long term business thinking, corporate sustainability and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkpF5zw6oWo)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:28 - Why Rachelle switched from Law to Consulting

5:26 - What Rachelle learned from Law School & how she now thinks differently

12:10 - Rachelle’s thoughts on how to choose a career & harness your individual talents

20:25 - How to KNOW YOURSELF (advice & techniques)!!!

27:44 - Helping yourself first or others?

30:27 - Rachelle’s thoughts on consulting as a profession

34:13 - Rachelle’s transition from Consulting to getting a Ph.D in Business & becoming a Professor

43:25 - Rachelle’s commentary on being a Professor

46:06 - Rachelle’s found her “Calling” in her coaching business & research

52:14 - Companies that have high ESG (factors in measuring the sustainability & societal impact)

57:02 - How to sell a long-term mindset to short-term minded investors & managers

1:07:27 - The rise of MBA & is it worth it?

1:14:08 - The shifting landscape of online education & is College still worth the cost?

1:25:43 - What are qualities for a great leader?

1:29:02 - How & why Rachelle started her coaching business, Blue Prism Coaching

1:34:13 - Jay & Rachelle examine the hidden feeling, Instinct!

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Kurt Midkiff has worked as a full-time mortgage lender and is now living in his RV traveling with his dog Birdie, performing live music, at 67 years young. Age is just a number.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how Kurt went from living an ordinary life to traveling and performing music, how he met and lost his soulmate, what motivates his music, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Kurt Midkiff has worked as a full-time mortgage lender and is now living in his RV traveling with his dog Birdie performing live music, at 67 years young. Who says age isn’t just a number.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how Kurt went from living an ordinary life to traveling and performing music, how he met and lost his soulmate, what motivates his music and much more!

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKbF9FzLU_E)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:06 - Kurt’s life before living in an RV

7:18 - Staying resilient in tough times

14:52 - Kurt’s street smart mentality

26:15 - Kurt on meeting, being with, & losing his Soulmate

40:16 - Disaster house!

45:13 - Playing football for T.C. Williams (“Remember the Titans” team)

51:58 - The transition from living in a house to living in an RV

58:42 - Kurt realizing he should play music for a living at 65 years old!

1:09:01 - Foreclosure, bankruptcy, & the silver lining

1:18:07 - Taking his music to the next level & his strategy for getting paid!

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Mike Young is an Enterprise Core Programs Lead at Capital One Financial Corporation and a musical artist on the side. He introduced me to Gallup's CliftonStrengths, an assessment that helps identify the areas where you have the greatest potential for building strength using your natural talents. It measures recurring patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how to leverage your natural talents through Gallup's CliftonStrengths test, using CliftonStrengths to increase individual performance and team dynamics, different culture trends in work and everyday life, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSITSsdWn2k)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters

0:35 - 5:13 What is Gallup CliftonStrengths?

5:14 - 9:29 When CliftonStrengths does & doesn’t work well in teams

9:30 - 24:57 Using CliftonStrengths to increase individual performance

24:58 - 33:07 Can CliftonStrengths help you find a career path?

33:08 - 41:48 Should you retake the Clifton Strengths test?

48:06 - 52:17 Qualities of successful people

52:18 - 1:03:57 Self-reflection & knowing who you are

1:37:58 - 1:41:06 Difference between CliftonStrengths & Myers-Brigg test

1:41:07 - 1:46:29 What is Pymetrics?

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Jason Brennan is an American philosopher and business professor. He is currently the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: people having a moral obligation not to vote, how to manage jerks, assholes, and freeloaders, reasons why it's okay to want to be rich and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AsUTuSQYtA&t=576s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:33 - Why Jason advocates people should NOT vote & perhaps a better way to approach voting

29:05 - Jason talks about his class, “Managing jerks, assholes, & freeloaders”

35:59 - Moral psychology & the Princeton Divinity Story

45:23 - How to counteract exhausting (moral crushing) cultures

49:07 - Why YOU should want to be RICH!

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Andrew Nwuba is a software engineer. He attended Stony Brook University and studied Mechanical Engineering.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: technology, OpenAI’s GPT3 and the possibilities it unlocks through its licensing agreement with Microsoft, intense work cultures, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIeZZEXNENc&t=1949s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:16 -  COVID’s acceleration of tech adoption

9:25 - Best ways to utilize sleep

16:05 - College grind

17:05 -  GPT3 & its potential business models for Microsoft

25:31 - MKBHD is dope & Youtube personalities

32:43 - Kevin O’Leary & him leaning into his villain personality

43:50 - Jay talks about his “studio” lol

46:55 - Amazon (Audible) getting into the podcasting game & future leadership of Amazon

50:24 - Intense, long-lasting company cultures & winner’s mentality

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Abdulvahid Coskun is author of “Lurking in the Parking Lot: Teachings of a Delusional Monk”, a mental health coach, and Yin & Bikram yoga teacher that has taught all over the world!

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: his new book, the power of mindset, what it's like at Bikram yoga training, Yin vs. Bikram yoga practice, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYM9Ic1wOCw)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:27 - Types of yoga Vahid teaches

1:29 - Differences between yin & bikram yoga

8:31 - Why is a regular bikram hot yoga 90 mins long?

12:55 - How hard to push yourself when practicing bikram hot yoga

28:15 - The power of self-talk → self-belief!

35:01 - Vahid & Jay discuss the depths of depression

41:55 - Differences in teaching yoga all over the world & the most difficult country to teach in

1:00:58 - Vahid explains his book, “Lurking in the Parking Lot: Teachings of a Delusional Monk”

1:04:00 - The relationship between delusional & successful people

1:15:46 - Vahid explains “the third eye”

1:22:32 - Vahid explains what’s it like to be a Yogi

1:27:06 - Story about God & meditation

1:30:41 - Vahid’s life backstory and how it lead to becoming a Yogi

1:34:21 - Structure of Bikram yoga training with Bikram himself

1:38:58 - Longevity in your yoga practice

1:47:13 - You can be your own medicine!

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Susannah Clarke is an assistant at Take 3 Talent agency in New York City.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how she got into the entertainment industry, agents vs managers, psychology, astrology and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdwD7II1B14&t=45s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:32 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RIP

7:37 - newsfeed algorithm

12:45 - vitamins, top comedy TV shows, & acting admirations/backstory

26:13 - gentrification

30:45 - Jay’s southerness

35:42 - nature vs. nurture, psychology, & the internet salad

48:41 - Susannah’s story into the entertainment industry

54:48 - Susannah’s tips for the entertainment industry

57:08 - agents vs. managers

1:06:08 - whiskey & stories

1:23:21 - tenet

1:26:33 - deep dive into astrology

2:00:09 - are guys intimidating?

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Chris Coyne is a professor of Economics at George Mason University and the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. He also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Economics at GMU.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: creativity, unbiased news sources, the US constricting what information we access, whistleblowing, does Facebook have too much power and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AYR4HkfPHA&t=70s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:54 - Chris is the Fit Economist & the grind

12:54 - Getting into a Creative Zone

21:48 - Where to find unbiased news & addiction to information

32:45 - Are we living in the most biased information era?

39:27 - America’s constriction of information

42:08 - Billionaires buying media outlets

43:58 - Does whistleblowing create a net positive or negative?

50:41 - Different types of whistleblowing

53:28 - How to approach a sticky situation and report it

1:05:57 - Does the U.S. constitution need to be updated?

1:16:51 - Due to COVID, we have given the government more power than usual, will they ever relinquish that power?

1:28:13 - Big tech & acquisition of user data → Should we be worried?

1:36:08 - Dangers of Facebook’s own cryptocurrency, Libra!

1:45:01 - How does the government catch up to regulate big tech?

2:02:05 - Zoom standard time error

2:03:14 - Work From Home could create productivity & culture problems

2:07:42 - Kodak Company’s failure to pivot their business model (Monopoly → Bankruptcy)

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Peter Jaworski is an assistant teaching Professor of Strategy, Ethics, Economics and Public Policy at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. He is co‐founder and Vice‐Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Institute for Liberal Studies.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: the insane power of meaningful work, plasma donation in repugnant markets, the morals/ethics of corporations, how to approach an ethical dilemma and say no, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okBZoFHgBxg)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:38 - Work From Home setup

2:56 - Pineapples, an illustration of how wealthy we are 🍍 & Bitcoin Billionaires

6:45 - Teaching Online vs. In-person

10:26 - Peter’s journey from studying at the London School of Economics to becoming a Professor at Georgetown University

15:27 - Peter’s really cool unique style of experiential teaching!

19:10 - Younger generation has a tendency to invest with companies that have meaningful/moral values

25:42 - Amazon’s business ethics & what does the empty chair represent?

34:22 - Is the concept of The Everything Store ethical?

40:25 - Difference between teaching MBA and undergraduate business students at Georgetown University

43:58 - Ethical leadership teachings & navigating the questionable terrain

54:40 - Nature vs. Nurture (in ethical behavior)

58:37 - Conflicts of interest & how to dealing with them

1:04:31 - Can we have ethical politicians? 🧐

1:18:56 - The Stanley Milgram experiment & the “follower” psychology

1:29:57 - How to say No without offending the other party

1:33:43 - Having morals

1:36:10 - How Peter found meaningful work & his research on Repugnant Markets: Plasma

1:48:48 - How Plasma collection centers operate & their business model

1:53:50 - Legality of plasma donation & future shortage!

1:56:01 - Demographic of people who donate plasma & applications of plasma therapy

2:04:25 - Priciness of the plasma process!

2:07:08 - Issues with plasma...you NEED to hear this!

2:25:56 - Meaningful work (part 2) → Powerful!

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Tara H. is a patent attorney and hot yoga teacher. Tara is one of the most demanding yoga teachers I know and in today’s episode I wanted to explore where her “can do” attitude comes from!

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: the benefits of practicing a sport, how to overcome your ego, acquiring three degrees to becoming a yoga teacher, different health benefits to consider and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgNXdD2xSO8&t=19s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:23 - Solidcore

2:23 - Tara talks about her competitive/collegiate Swimming days

12:19 - NO DAYS OFF mentality!

29:03 - Dealing with burnout, ego, & childhood scares

37:51 - Tara talks about being a U.S. patent agent, getting an MBA, passing the bar exam, and becoming a Hot Yoga Teacher...WILD!

49:23 - Tara discussing career choices & what to pursue

1:00:22 - Tara talks about when she knew it was time to quit Alcohol

1:09:08 - Liar, Thief, Cheater → being Authentic & truly Yourself!

1:16:14 - Dangers of Societal Norms & Loving Yourself

1:23:32 - Avoid being rigid

1:25:58 - Increased mental & physical state, by changing your state

1:29:23 - Addictive personality & managing it

1:34:21 - Virtual Hot Yoga

1:40:28 - Tara’s thoughts on working for the U.S. Patent Agency, getting an MBA, & what she study if she started all over again

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Michael Duoma is an Assistant Research Professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University where he is the Director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics. He is an interdisciplinary historian, influenced by scholars in fields as diverse as economics, folklore, and ethics.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how Michael's passion for history evolved, the process of discovering new ideas, what is ethical history and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xwgdmd4CUo)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters

0:00 - Intro

1:04 - Micheal talks about being the Director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics

3:19 - What a Historian is & how to approach the work

14:48 - How to choose what problems to examine?

20:18 - The Faroe Islands

26:10 - The ah-ha moments (eureka effect) & the creativity of a historian

32:11 - If you LOOK for it, you WILL find it!

39:47 - How to break free from a singular point-of-view

42:17 - To be a Specialist or To be a Generalist?

48:39 - Popular History (books)

52:29 - Peter Thiel & Jay fanboying on Tesla & Musk

56:23 - Relationship between Academics & Entrepreneurship

1:03:00 - Importance of co-authoring

1:05:49 - Data being used in Quantitative History

1:09:00 - Relationship between wheat prices & slavery (in 1800s)

1:20:11 - Deciphering between truth & memory

1:23:05 - BIG problem that Michael is trying to solve

1:27:46 - What we can learn from history

1:31:14 - Does ethical history exist & questionable historic marketplaces/choices?

1:47:46 - Living in a wooden cabin in remote West Virginia

2:00:08 - The superpowers of yourself!

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Kyle Pacia works as a fin-tech software engineer. He attended Stony Brook University and double majored in Biochemistry and Applied Mathematics/Statistics.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how Kyle went from studying to become a doctor to a software engineer, advice for transitioning from high school to college, should we be scared of A.I., is web development tapped and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST45rSNzoMk&t=9s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters

0:00 - Intro

1:20 - What motivates Kyle’s high achieving ambition?

8:17 - Choosing an undergraduate major entering College

12:18 - Switching majors

14:36 - Advice for incoming/current college students!

16:22 - Being successful without getting good grades in school

25:55 - When/How Kyle became involved in Software Development

32:46 - Noticing the hidden signs in life & The Alchemist (Novel by Paulo Coelho)

39:44 - Moving from software engineer role to a manager role & re-inventing yourself/career

52:08 - Is web development tapped? Is data science a better long-term career move?

57:12 - The age of Artificial Intelligence

1:10:13 - How to get started with Machine Learning?

1:20:51 - Is Kyle scared of Artificial Intelligence and should we be?

1:28:18 - GPT3

1:33:55 - The future & significance of cloud computing

1:44:12 - Business models & Zero to One (Book by Peter Thiel & Blake Masters)

1:47:23 - How Kyle shapes his day and stays productive

2:02:38 - Task prioritization & reflecting on your day

2:12:18 - Importance of a sleep schedule

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Frank Homer works as a civil engineer during the day, a master fitness trainer at nights and on weekends and is also a lucrative real estate investor. He is passionate about everything he does and is at a point in his life where he works because he wants to, not because he has to, while not even being 40 years old yet. He owns 14 investment properties that he bought all in cash. He played college football at Villanova University. 

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: the right amount of time to spend in the gym, how frank got into the real estate market and became so successful, how he turned his hobbies into money-generating passions and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!  

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbKgfZKd_m0&t=15s)  

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

Chapters

0:00 - Intro

0:18 - Strong work ethic

1:03 - Why Frank’s personal training business is not his career

2:36 - How Frank got involved in a fitness lifestyle

4:26 - Frank’s experience playing College football at Villanova University

11:43 - Best exercises for explosiveness

13:15 - Workout strategies

26:16 - Frank’s workout routine: KISS approach

31:03 - Ideal amount of time to spend working out

34:02 - David Goggins & being mentally tough

35:58 - Opinions on real estate marketing by Grant Cardone, Robert Kiyosaki, etc.

37:14 - How Frank got into & his advice on real estate investing

42:42 - Why Frank started his personal training business

44:24 - What is the end goal with these lucrative endeavors?

45:40 - How Frank discovered his passion for these lucrative endeavors

48:17 - What is the end goal with Frank’s full-time career and transitioning to an executive role

51:17 - Penciling-in creativity & Jay’s dueling ambitions

1:07:20 - Why Frank keeps working hard even though he has enough money to retire

1:09:20 - Burnout & Sleep habits

1:16:02 - Nutrition & dieting advice

1:20:47 - Entrepreneurial spirit

1:33:18 - Frank’s bad habits

1:36:52 - Frank’s advice on the fundamentals he looks at to evaluate an investment

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Expect new episodes every Tuesday!

For the full length video podcast and clips checkout DangerouslyGood and DangerouslyGood Clips on YouTube!

Peter Boettke is an American Economist and Professor at George Mason University, with particle disciplines in Austrian economics, institutional economics, and comparative economics, philosophy, the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism, and the Director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. As a teacher, Boettke is dedicated to cultivating enthusiasm for the economic way of thinking and the importance of economic ideas in future generations of scholars and citizens, being awarded with numerous teaching awards. He also is the Editor of the Review of Austrian Economics and the Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: how to leverage the internet to get an education without going to college, how to spark curiosity in people through positivity, philosophy on how to live a better life, creativity between artists and scientists, is capitalism dying, what motivates “bad” people’s actions, how to be a life-long learner to stay young of mind and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lea0YVAB2Yo&t=2s)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Ron Sitrin is recognized as one of the top 1% of Realtors nation-wide. His insights into real estate market trends can also be heard regularly on WTOP radio. With over 20 years of real estate experience and more than 1,000 valued past clients. Ron's specialty is in Washington, DC, Montgomery County, Maryland and the Northern Virginia suburbs. 

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: a strategy for finding, "passion" in your work, golden number to consider when buying a home with a mortgage, how to make money in investment real estate, how to become more efficient in your business, the importance of building a strong, diverse business team, when is it the right time to buy investment real estate and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4AerUucB4U)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Dan Nguyen is wealth management advisor who has been in financial advising industry for 12 and a half years. He has worked with a variety of individuals and businesses helping them with their financial strategies and structuring their insurance and investment programs to align with their dreams, goals, and life objectives. He attended the University of Maryland.

In today’s episode, some of the things we talked about were: why he chose to be a Wealth Management Advisor, how to generate wealth, doubling your money using "The Rule of 72", how much money you should be saving during COVID, what are some of the best savings accounts, how to know what financial advisor to work with and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD79roEV1j4&feature=youtu.be)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!

Martin Blank is a successful writer and has been an acting coach for two decades. His acting students have had TV roles on Succession, House of Cards, The Wire, Veep, How to Get Away with Murder, and CSI as well as two-character scenes in Hollywood motion pictures opposite George Clooney, Alan Rickman, Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, and Daniel Day-Lewis. He attended the Yale School of Drama. He served as Artistic Associate for the American Place Theatre, New York City, as well as Literary Manager, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and Founding Artistic Director, Theater J.

In this episode some of the things we discussed: COVID's effect the entertainment industry, is Virtual Reality the future of the entertainment industry, how to make your own opportunity in Hollywood, will Hollywood ever fully embrace diversity, what makes a movie star, the Story of how Dustin Hoffman became a movie star, and much more!

Dangerously Good with Jay Sikand is a long-form podcast where Jay explores dangerously good topics and ideas! This show is about learning new things and sharing that journey with the world! Expanding the minds and imaginations of those who want to partake.

Expect new episodes and clips every Tuesday!

Watch the podcast on the Dangerously Good YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Wpwa-jhA4)

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For CLIPS of the podcast, subscribe to the Dangerously Good Clips Youtube channel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmDAQzfpNdmEi10lqBReuQ)

About Jay Sikand: He is a podcaster, actor, tech nerd, and lover of life that explores ideas from entertainment, technology, philosophy, politics, health, fitness to whatever else is intriguing. He has conversations with friends and people of strong morals, ambitions, and intelligence within their fields. Anyone who wants to journey through enlightening conversions that contain dangerously good information should tune in!