Do MBAs Stifle Innovation? – Episode 38
Ray and Jock discuss the pros and cons of a MBA, and whether the approach taken in med school for training doctors is a useful analogy.
2 Scale-ups At Once with Janna Bastow – Episode 37
Ray and Jock are joined by Janna Bastow, CEO and co-founder of ProdPad and co-founder of Mind The Product. They discuss the unique challenges of running two rapidly-growing startups at the same time, the dangers of the agency trap, and support networks for entrepreneurs.
Convenience As A Service – Episode 36
Ray shares some big news about the book with Jock. They talk fast food and convenience store infrastructure as a service, and why Sainsbury’s and Deliveroo would be a merger made in heaven.
Which Investment Strategy Wins? – Episode 35
Ray and Jock talk about Warren Buffett’s $1m wager on a passive investment strategy, ethical funds and legendary car testing ground, the Nurburgring.
Building An Empire On TikTok with Max McCann – Episode 34
Ray and Jock are joined by TikTok sensation Max McCann for a revealing interview in which he shares the long, hard path to becoming an overnight success, and how he keeps his positive attitude when faced with trolling.
SpaceX Is Taking The Magic Out – Episode 33
Ray and Jock delve into Eric Ries’s long-term stock exchange and wonder whether the magic’s being taken out of space travel.
A Digital Way To Demean Me – Episode 32
Ray and Jock talk about David and Goliath stories from boxing, overestimating your competitors, and getting to the truth of why in user research.
Flying Cars Before Tesla Full Self-Driving – Episode 31
Ray and Jock discuss whether it’s right to exploit psychological biases to gain an advantage, and where the line is between aiming big and claiming you’ve already got there.
The Flying Pig Wrestlers – Episode 30
Ray and Jock discuss the good and bad types of fear and how we respond to them, why we’re uncomfortable with our own success, and making the risky, mundane.
More Work – Episode 29
Ray and Jock discuss Mark McCormack’s paradox of wanting more work, not less, Zoom fatigue, and knowing which tasks to say ‘yes’ to.
The Illusion of Choice with Stan Karpenko – Episode 28
Ray and Jock are joined by co-founder and CTO of GiveVision Stan Karpenko. They discuss the most valuable skill university can teach, what’s critical for a successful product, and the constraints on our freedom of choice.
SPACs and NFTs – Episode 27
Ray and Jock discuss the pros and cons of herd mentality in trading, uncover why NFTs are valuable, and reveal the downside of scratching your own itch.
Recovering From A Bad Decision – Episode 26
Ray and Jock discuss the best approach for pulling back from a bad decision and why sunk cost fallacy makes it so tricky, why the invention of the Post-It note was not serendipity, and how to measure true progress.
Hack Your Credit File – Episode 25
Ray and Jock discuss life hacks for your credit score, how to get a mortgage with adverse credit, and how much companies like Experian and Equifax know about you.
Pets, Poker and Hiring People with Ludo Lacay – Episode 24
This week Ray and Jock are joined by Ludo Lacay, co-founder of pet insurance startup Napo, to talk about professional poker, the struggles of becoming a co-founder, and applying his experience from Facebook.
Kill The Hierarchy – Episode 23
Ray and Jock discuss whether organisations without hierarchy are more successful, how Disney’s The Mandalorian pioneered new filming techniques, and marvel how photocopiers once saved the day.
Decide Like Spotify – Episode 22
Ray and Jock discuss the key learning points on leadership and decision-making from a recent interview with Spotify’s Daniel Ek on The Twenty Minute VC.
The Future Of Work – Episode 21
Ray and Jock explain why customer success doesn’t just start when you take their money, and discuss whether we’re all going to flock back to the office after COVID-19.
Getting An Honest Answer – Episode 20
This week Ray and Jock are discussing career progression, the dirty secret of why people lie about washing their hands and how to connect more deeply with people.
Cargo Cults and Roulette with Tim Meadowcroft – Episode 19
This week Ray and Jock are joined by Tim Meadowcroft to talk about tacit knowledge, why startups can shake themselves apart as they grow, and how physicists and computer scientists gamed roulette in Las Vegas.