#142 - PETER DIAMANDIS

Published: Aug. 30, 2023, 9:01 a.m.

Peter is the Founder & Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation and the Executive Founder of Singularity University. He has started over 25 companies in the areas of health-tech, space, venture capital and education. Among other roles, Peter is the Co-founder and Vice-Chairman of two public companies, Celularity and Vaxxinity. He is also the Co-founder & Chairman of Fountain Life, and the Co-founder of BOLD Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused on longevity and other exponential technologies. Peter is a bestselling author of four books: Abundance, Bold, The Future is Faster Than You Think, and Life Force which he co-authored with Tony Robbins. He was named one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders" by Fortune. Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDiamandis.

[0:16] - How Peter became fascinated by the concept of age reversal

[4:02] - Peter’s transitioning of focus from space to longevity

[10:26] - Making sacrifices to reach longevity escape velocity

[18:58] - Why underpopulation is riskier than overpopulation

[20:23] - Escaping the “pro-aging” trance

[22:22] - Peter’s take on the current state of longevity technology

[26:20] - The history and purpose of Peter’s XPRIZE competition

[35:03] - Why Peter champions the development of positive mindsets

[40:24] - How to turn a scarcity mindset into an abundance mindset

[44:15] - Why you should define your Massive Transformative Purpose (MTP)

[50:30] - How Peter manages to make progress across so many projects in parallel

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