Episode 282 is about innovation.
Don't judge a book by its cover. When Dave Selinger was an early employee of Amazon, he led the research and development arm of Amazon's data-mining and personalization team. He co-founded Redfin, which helped change the status quo in real estate. Now he has his own company called Deep Sentinel. David is on the autism spectrum but he never let that stop him from living life to its fullest potential - instead, he harnessed what talents and skills came naturally to him. In order to devote time to both work and home life, David makes sure his family gets all of the love they deserve.
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Quick Timestamps
00:06:35 Dave's first computer
00:07:29 Trouble connecting with others
00:11:18 Noticing patterns in my life
00:14:19 Fitting In
00:15:43 Epiphany at 9 years old
00:16:36 High Functioning autism
00:20:44 Social norms and adverse effects
00:23:49 Parental support and issues
00:28:15 Meeting your kids where they are
00:30:34 Dialing in your response rates to people
00:37:46 Leaving college to work for a startup
00:39:51 Definition of loss and failure
00:44:29 Work is important, it's just not everything
00:48:15 I'm going to work my ass off, just won't let it poison my family
00:52:43 Amazing years - working with Jeff Bezos
00:54:13 Joining amazon
00:59:45 Starting Redfin and disrupting the RE market
01:02:47 Encouraging my kids to be engaged with the world
01:05:37 Morning exercise is a budgeting exercise
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❤️ Website: www.deepsentinel.com
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📷 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selly
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