#224 - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Dyrdek from 0 to $405M in Exits
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10/05/21 • 60 min
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Rob Dyrdek (@robdyrdek), founder & CEO of venture studio Dyrdek Machine, former professional skateboarder, and star of hit shows like Rob & Big and Ridiculousness, joins Sam (@TheSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) to discuss how he transitioned from acting and athletics to venture capital and how he structures his many business interests. He also talks about how he structures his life to achieve maximum human optimization, why he’s glad he didn’t have TikTok growing up, and much more.
Show Notes:
(00:57) Why Ridiculousness is always on MTV
(11:35) How Rob structures his business, money, and time
(16:49) How Rob tracks his time with custom scripts
(26:22) The transition from skater kid to human optimization
(35:40) The value of opening your finances
(44:16) Why Rob is glad he didn’t have TikTok growing up
(58:29) Why Rob is trying to create a “Drake equation” for business
Links:
Rob’s Podcast: https://dyrdekmachine.com/build-with-rob
Rob Dyrdek (@robdyrdek), founder & CEO of venture studio Dyrdek Machine, former professional skateboarder, and star of hit shows like Rob & Big and Ridiculousness, joins Sam (@TheSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) to discuss how he transitioned from acting and athletics to venture capital and how he structures his many business interests. He also talks about how he structures his life to achieve maximum human optimization, why he’s glad he didn’t have TikTok growing up, and much more.
Show Notes:
(00:57) Why Ridiculousness is always on MTV
(11:35) How Rob structures his business, money, and time
(16:49) How Rob tracks his time with custom scripts
(26:22) The transition from skater kid to human optimization
(35:40) The value of opening your finances
(44:16) Why Rob is glad he didn’t have TikTok growing up
(58:29) Why Rob is trying to create a “Drake equation” for business
Links:
Rob’s Podcast: https://dyrdekmachine.com/build-with-rob
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(41:32) Patterns behind great business ideas
(53:56) The value of focusing on one thing vs having your hands in a lot of things
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