#461 - Julien Smith - Learning From Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover

Published: April 16, 2022, 6 a.m.

Julien Smith is the CEO of Breathe, a startup founder, investor, and an author.\nElon Musk is trying to buy Twitter so I wanted to ask someone with experience of the startup world to explain what this tells us about Silicon Valley's modern approach to business and their obsession with growth.\nExpect to learn what is unique about the startup mindset, why Elon might be poison pilled by Twitter's legislative documents, the difference between founders in startups and regular businesses, how not getting discouraged and just keeping going can count for a lot, why being first is a disadvantage as well as an opportunity and much more...\nSponsors:\nJoin the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/\nGet 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at\xa0https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM\xa0(use code\xa0MODERNWISDOM)\nGet 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)\nExtra Stuff:\nFollow Julien on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Julien\nCheck out Julien's website - http://juliensmith.com/\xa0\nGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die \u2192 https://chriswillx.com/books/\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices