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January 15, 2025 49 mins

Kamal Ravikant shares how self-love and inner growth shaped his journey from adversity to investing in top startups. Discover insights on resilience, venture capital, and thriving in life and business.

Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover in this episode: 

  • How Kamal's near-death experience after a botched surgery led him to discover a life-altering mindset that saved him—literally!
  • Why Kamal, the author of Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It, believes the key to happiness and success lies in mastering the inner game…
  • The powerful connection between spiritual growth and business success, and how Kamal's journey from the Army to Silicon Valley taught him to blend both worlds.
  • What do billionaires and everyday entrepreneurs have in common? Kamal shares the surprising trait that determines lasting success (Hint: It’s not what you think!).
  • Discover the brutal reality behind Kamal’s childhood in Jamaica, Queens, and how it shaped his relentless drive to escape poverty through self-love and discipline.
  • Why Kamal bets on people, not products (His unconventional investing wisdom from the tech world's biggest wins, including a 60x return on a seed investment!)
  • What happened when Kamal was told by doctors he might die...and how a radical mindset shift made him a "miracle case" that stunned his surgeons.
  • From meditating with Tibetan monks to surviving Silicon Valley: Kamal reveals how his diverse life experiences have been the secret sauce to his success.
  • Why the harsh lessons of growing up poor drove Kamal and his brother Naval to transform their lives, and how these lessons can unlock YOUR true potential.

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