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#15 Lessons from a Trillion Dollar Investor (Part 2)

In this episode, we dive into The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, a distilled guide to building wealth and finding happiness from one of the sharpest minds in entrepreneurship and investing. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList and early investor in companies like Twitter and Uber, has spent decades mastering how to live wisely and work intelligently. This book — a collection of his best insights — shows how true wealth isn’t just money, but freedom.
Broadcast on:
12 May 2025

My Key Takeaways from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant By Eric Jorgenson

In this episode, we break down 12 timeless lessons from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant—a distilled playbook on how to build wealth, live wisely, and operate with maximum leverage. Naval, the co-founder of AngelList and early backer of Twitter and Uber, spent decades thinking deeply about how to win not just in business, but in life. His core belief? True wealth isn’t about money—it’s about freedom. This episode unpacks how to actually earn it.

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In this episode, we dive into The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, a distilled guide to building wealth and finding happiness from one of the sharpest minds in entrepreneurship and investing. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList and early investor in companies like Twitter and Uber, has spent decades mastering how to live wisely and work intelligently. This book — a collection of his best insights — shows how true wealth isn’t just money, but freedom.