Ever wondered why humans often act like sheep? Learn why in this video where we explore the philosophies of René Girard with Luke Burgis - one of my favorite experts in the space. Luke’s book Wanting is now available everywhere you can buy books. Pick up a copy at https://lukeburgis.com/wanting/ 0:00 Intro 0:28 Starting a traditional career path 3:59 What is mimetic theory? 6:49 Applying mimetic theory to your own life 9:39 Manifesting change in your own life 13:07 Mimesis in social media 17:34 Managing mimetic impulses 100% of the revenue from this channel is donated to https://www.code2040.org​ - thank you for helping me help the engineers of tomorrow. I’m Garry Tan, venture capitalist and founder at Initialized Capital. We were earliest investors in billion dollar startups like Coinbase and Instacart, and I’m a Forbes Midas List Top 100 venture capitalist in the world. We want these videos to be about helping people build world-class teams and startups that touch a billion people. Our startups have gone on to create more than $100 billion in market value so far, and Initialized has over $770M in assets under management. Please like this video and subscribe to my channel if you want to see more videos like this! Find me on Instagram where I can answer your startup advice questions by DM - https://instagram.com/garrytan​ https://twitter.com/garrytan​ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUgUs-MOxE0

Everyone knows the golden rule. But do you know Postel's Law? Postel's Law is the guiding principle of the Internet. The Internet is rewriting everything we know about human relationships, so it's helpful to keep this in mind as we build the future. This is how Postel's Law enabled the proto-Internet and set the culture for the future of humanity. 00:00 Intro 00:37 What is Postel's Law? 01:39 How Jon Postel became the god of the Internet 02:03 How did Postel's Law create the Internet as we know it? 02:57 Postel's Law in Product Design 04:03 How to apply Postel's Law in your own life (remote work-edition) 06:00 Postel's Law for managers: How to make a user manual for your own protocols 05:56 Conclusion: You need Postel's Law in your life Full transcript at https://blog.garrytan.com/how-postels-law-enabled-the-proto-internet-and-set-the-culture-for-the-future-of-humanity Songs in this include * "Morrison" - Instrumental by Homage https://youtu.be/dCZU91MeMLY * Varsity by Utah * Rhea by 9 Moons * Mukanshin by Yume * "My Brother's Keeper"- Instrumental by Homage https://youtu.be/Zl4XYzkiz88 * Infinite Sustain by Amaranth Cove ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVGeA-7WbeQ

Today we’re sitting down with the cofounder of Trunk, Eli Schleifer. He was one of the smartest people I got to work with when I was 23 just starting my career out at Microsoft. If you’re an engineering founder or engineering manager of any kind, you’re going to want to watch this to the end to see how YOU can get all the tools Facebook and Google engineers take for granted. Use the Trunk beta for free today: https://trunk.io/ 00:49 Meet Eli Schleifer, Trunk Founder & Co-CEO 1:58 Trunk Actions 6:40 Trunk Merge 12:45 Try Trunk for free! 100% of the revenue from this channel is donated to https://www.code2040.org​ - thank you for helping me help the engineers of tomorrow. I’m Garry Tan, venture capitalist and founder at Initialized Capital. We were earliest investors in billion dollar startups like Coinbase and Instacart, and I’m a Forbes Midas List Top 100 venture capitalist in the world. We want these videos to be about helping people build world-class teams and startups that touch a billion people. Our startups have gone on to create more than $200 billion in market value so far, and Initialized has over $3.2B in assets under management. Please like this video and subscribe to my channel if you want to see more videos like this! Follow me on Twitter and Instagram so you'll never miss my videos and ideas— https://instagram.com/garrytan​ https://twitter.com/garrytan​ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iC_fK6arXI

Co-founder disputes are the No. 1 early startup killer, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Learn how success masks conflict, how too little AND too much conflict create an issue, and how to ACTUALLY get help and SAVE your company. https://twitter.com/shreyas/ Executive Coaching - https://torch.io/leadership-coaching/ 1:05 Issue 1 -- How Success Masks Co-Founder Conflict 1:42 Issue 2 -- Too Little Conflict 4:14 Concept -- The Four Horsemen 5:49 Issue 3 -- Too Much Conflict 10:47 Solution: Get Help! 100% of the revenue from this channel is donated to http://www.code2040.org - thank you for helping me help the engineers of tomorrow. I’m Garry Tan, venture capitalist and founder at Initialized Capital. We were earliest investors in billion dollar startups like Coinbase and Instacart, and I’m a Forbes Midas List Top 100 venture capitalist in the world. We want these videos to be about helping people build world-class teams and startups that touch a billion people. Our startups have gone on to create more than $40 billion in market value so far, and Initialized has over $770M in assets under management. Please like this video and subscribe to my channel if you want to see more videos like this! Find me on Instagram where I can answer your startup advice questions by DM - https://instagram.com/garrytan https://twitter.com/garrytan ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2GuOvO-Mns