Rob Grazioli
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Podcast Appearances
And it's really, it sounds, it is super abstract, like what does better really look like? But I think going back to my big mistake, like better to me is just more responsible. And we've been part of this too. We raised a bunch of money.
I think back to some of how we spent that money and how you really regret making those decisions, but you're caught up in these expectations that I think are just misaligned. We just want to reshape how people getting into starting a business or being an engineer or being a builder. We want that to be for the love of the game and less... to live up to some ideology or to be like an idol.
I think back to some of how we spent that money and how you really regret making those decisions, but you're caught up in these expectations that I think are just misaligned. We just want to reshape how people getting into starting a business or being an engineer or being a builder. We want that to be for the love of the game and less... to live up to some ideology or to be like an idol.
I think back to some of how we spent that money and how you really regret making those decisions, but you're caught up in these expectations that I think are just misaligned. We just want to reshape how people getting into starting a business or being an engineer or being a builder. We want that to be for the love of the game and less... to live up to some ideology or to be like an idol.
We want it to be about making something meaningful and doing something meaningful. And that could genuinely just mean eating food or like living your life and living your truth. It doesn't need to be like solving the climate crisis. We think meaning is important and I don't think meaning is measured in money.
We want it to be about making something meaningful and doing something meaningful. And that could genuinely just mean eating food or like living your life and living your truth. It doesn't need to be like solving the climate crisis. We think meaning is important and I don't think meaning is measured in money.
We want it to be about making something meaningful and doing something meaningful. And that could genuinely just mean eating food or like living your life and living your truth. It doesn't need to be like solving the climate crisis. We think meaning is important and I don't think meaning is measured in money.
So changing that mindset, showing that there can be success for everybody involved in the ecosystem with that mindset, both investors, entrepreneurs and builders alike, is really our goal. And we're going to try to lead by example.
So changing that mindset, showing that there can be success for everybody involved in the ecosystem with that mindset, both investors, entrepreneurs and builders alike, is really our goal. And we're going to try to lead by example.
So changing that mindset, showing that there can be success for everybody involved in the ecosystem with that mindset, both investors, entrepreneurs and builders alike, is really our goal. And we're going to try to lead by example.
My singular, I think, inspiration in life is a man named Oliver Sacks. He has nothing to do with design or engineering. He's a scientist and just basically spent his life trying to understand how brains work. And along the way, just discovered all the variations of humanity and life and thinking and perspective. And... He was an amazing communicator, amazing writer, and I just miss him a lot.
My singular, I think, inspiration in life is a man named Oliver Sacks. He has nothing to do with design or engineering. He's a scientist and just basically spent his life trying to understand how brains work. And along the way, just discovered all the variations of humanity and life and thinking and perspective. And... He was an amazing communicator, amazing writer, and I just miss him a lot.
My singular, I think, inspiration in life is a man named Oliver Sacks. He has nothing to do with design or engineering. He's a scientist and just basically spent his life trying to understand how brains work. And along the way, just discovered all the variations of humanity and life and thinking and perspective. And... He was an amazing communicator, amazing writer, and I just miss him a lot.
He's dead now, died relatively recently. And if you could consume Oliver Sacks' material, you really should. But I think professionally, there's another person named Aaron Draplin. He is a designer, mostly like a graphic designer, really focusing on brand. He was foundational for me. him and this other person, Mike Monteiro, who just had this real no bullshit attitude towards work.
He's dead now, died relatively recently. And if you could consume Oliver Sacks' material, you really should. But I think professionally, there's another person named Aaron Draplin. He is a designer, mostly like a graphic designer, really focusing on brand. He was foundational for me. him and this other person, Mike Monteiro, who just had this real no bullshit attitude towards work.
He's dead now, died relatively recently. And if you could consume Oliver Sacks' material, you really should. But I think professionally, there's another person named Aaron Draplin. He is a designer, mostly like a graphic designer, really focusing on brand. He was foundational for me. him and this other person, Mike Monteiro, who just had this real no bullshit attitude towards work.
And I think particularly craft. I view work as craft, which to me means like this never ending pursuit of better. And I think those two and their attitude towards work, maybe taking it and craft, taking it less seriously, understanding that this is a weird world situation.
And I think particularly craft. I view work as craft, which to me means like this never ending pursuit of better. And I think those two and their attitude towards work, maybe taking it and craft, taking it less seriously, understanding that this is a weird world situation.
And I think particularly craft. I view work as craft, which to me means like this never ending pursuit of better. And I think those two and their attitude towards work, maybe taking it and craft, taking it less seriously, understanding that this is a weird world situation.
No one knows why we're doing a lot of what we're doing if you think about it too much, but you can have fun doing it and you don't need to put up a bunch of pretense to do it well. I'm reading Jane Hirshfield right now, given sugar, given salt, and just totally mesmerized by how she writes sometimes. So... I don't know. Those are what come to mind. Honestly, I don't think about it that much.