008 Tech Entrepreneur / Irresistible Magnetism of Empathy / Pattana Lee

Pattana Lee is a tech entrepreneur who can dazzle anyone with a perfect pitch. He shared his tips on using psychology to empathize and provide values to his audience. MORE ABOUT PAT https://www.pathfinderspodcast.com/episodes/008 BOOK RECS On Intelligence http://amzn.to/2CYkrWu Siddhartha http://amzn.to/2Das6oD Talent is Overrated http://amzn.to/2qWPel2 The Power of Habits http://amzn.to/2Drwz33 Winning http://amzn.to/2DrrM1Q Made to Stick http://amzn.to/2EB64b1 Crucial Conversations http://amzn.to/2CX7NXQ   LINKS MENTIONED Monkey uses its brain to control a prosthetic arm Confucious philosophy on why you should stop trying to find yourself John Searle's Chinese room thought experiment Black man befriended KKK members and disband them Richard Muller's answer on Quora: Don't follow your passion, instead, explore   TIMESTAMPS -- TL;DL (Too Long; Didn’t Listen) 1:00:56 (to 1:03:16) Explore before you can follow your passion -- INTRO 00:29 Current smart pen startup 04:32 Describing yourself vs having others describe you 06:17 Raised by skeptical mom 07:33 Selling techniques using empathy -- JOURNEY 14:47 Diagnosed with ADHD & seeing a psychologist 17:05 Studying neurobiology to become a professor 18:45 Got introduced to AI 21:08 Internship at brain-machine interface lab 21:36 Discovering a love for programming 22:45 An AI with true intelligence 26:06 Operation Manager at a hotel & learning from an executive coach 29:28 Stock trading & wanting to do an MBA 30:11 Meeting his startup co-founder/Fin-tech AI idea -- CAREER 31:31 Smart pen startup: from idea to prototype 35:28 Getting funding & choosing investors 37:20 Differentiating from competitors 39:28 Do similar existing products discourage you? 42:52 Incorporating AI components 44:04 Speaking gigs at universities -- GOALS 45:02 Commit to a project 100% -- ADVICE TO YOUNGER SELF 45:26 Don't just rely on passion 47:15 Put yourself in an environment where you can explore options 48:13 If you don't like something, maybe you're taught the wrong way 49:11 Accountability is key to success -- BOOKS & PODCASTS 50:36 Books on finding your path to success 55:21 Crucial Conversations; Alienation never works