130. Passion, Competition, and Drive with Jason Shen

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:

theknowledge.io/jasonshen-1/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/GszC7l6YVVA

🗣 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.

🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge

🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com

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