David speaks with Jason Shen, a three-time founder, writer, executive coach, and NCAA gymnastics champion. Jason cofounded Ridejoy, a ridesharing platform backed by Y Combinator, and later built Midgame, an AI gaming company that was bought by Meta. As CEO of Refactor Labs, he helps founders and teams build successful companies. He wrote The Path to Pivot and Weirdly Brilliant, sharing lessons on resilience, leadership, and reaching your full potential.
They talked about:
✨ How consistency creates opportunity
🎭 The impact of cultural identity
🤸♂️ The discipline behind gymnastics
🏅 What sports teach us about strategy and resilience
🌟 The joy of purpose-driven projects
🔥 The power of self-imposed challenges
📜 Full transcript:
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🗣 Mentioned in the show:
Future Stars Program | https://usagym.org/men/future-stars/
ADHD | https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd
Simone Biles | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles
Stephen Nedoroscik | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Nedoroscik
Levon Karakhanyan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/levon-karakhanyan-0841b437
Frederick Richards | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Richard
Stanford University | https://www.stanford.edu/
Stephen Curry | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Curry
Michael Jordan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan
Kobe Bryant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant
Tom Brady | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brady
George St-Pierre | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_St-Pierre
The Way of the Fight | https://amzn.to/400RO7U
👤 Connect with Jason:
Twitter: https://x.com/JasonShen
Website: https://www.jasonshen.com/
The Path to Pivot: https://amzn.to/4iFFRfh
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
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