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"Entrepreneurs, builders, fellow investors, share your ideas here!" 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬? Brent Peus Jr. explains why we built Dash Media and how the publication strategically benefits our investing activity while amplifying the best ideas, companies, and individuals in the Innovation Economy. The Dash Media audience is comprised of founders, executives, investors, and university students who are building and leading the best institutions in the world. Subscribe for free here: www.dashmedia.co/subscribe For the full episode with Chris Madden from the IMAGINE AI LIVE conference, click the Dash Media link in the comments! ⬇️

🎙️Episode 23 of Ed on the Edge is LIVE! Today's episode features a conversation from March 2024 when Brent Peus Jr. and I sat down at the pop-up podcast studio at IMAGINE AI LIVE in Las Vegas. The interviewer, Chris Madden, is CEO of Good Future Media and a co-founder of the Imagine AI LIVE conference. We spoke about AI's massive impact on education and discussed how building a platform like Dash Media is strategically advantageous for investing. Subscribe to Dash Media and enjoy this fantastic episode! Link in the comments ⬇️

"It's like sending Coco Gauff as a kid to tennis camp and expecting her to get to the US Open and win." Jim Barnett is the CEO & Co-Founder of Wisq, an AI-guide for "people success." Wisq accelerates employee growth with real-time guidance, personalized coaching, and expert advice aligned with each company’s principles  and programs. Dash Media link to the full Ed on the Edge episode in the comments! ⬇️

"The one thing I would say to young entrepreneurs is..." Jim Barnett (CEO & Co-Founder Wisq), an 8-time Silicon Valley executive, provides sage advice to young founders and builders in technology. Dash Media link to the full episode is in the comments! ⬇️

In case you missed it–our most recent newsletter has been read >20,000 times: "𝐄𝐈𝐄𝐈𝐎...𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲" (link in comments) “𝘐𝘧 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥?” – 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘥 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 ”𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥. 𝘜𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.” – 𝘖𝘢𝘬𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈’𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 “𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘰.” – 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘥 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭

Jim Barnett (CEO & Co-Founder, Wisq) was the CEO of Accolade Video Games from 1994-1999. Lessons learned from building games in the '90s still inform his approach to designing software products 30 years later. Dash Media link to the full episode is in the comments! ⬇️

Week 16 of posting 7 of my favorite stats from our 📡 Signals list ⬇️ 𝟭. 23% – the percentage of U.S. adults who have chosen not to call an ambulance during a medical emergency due to the potential cost (YouGov) 𝟮. $10 billion – The total profits from Vinod Khosla’s VC investments between 1988 and 1998, which included a 2,500x return on his investment in Juniper Networks (Mario Gabriele) 𝟯. 51:1 – The ratio of employee arrivals (hires) to departures at Anthropic over the past 7 weeks (Live Data Technologies) 𝟰. $2.58 billion – the proposed amount of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) backpay that would be paid to 400,000 eligible athletes who competed in NCAA Division I sports from 2016 to 2024, as part of the House vs. NCAA lawsuit. (Sports Illustrated) 𝟱. 61% – The percentage of U.S. funerals in 2023 in which the remains of the deceased were cremated, compared to 32% in 2005 (Harper's Magazine) 𝟲. 14,448 – The number of non-teaching employees at Stanford University in 2018, compared to 7,800 undergraduate students (The Stanford Review) 𝟳. 89% – The percentage of transplant recipients who reported personality changes after undergoing transplant surgery (MDPI) (www.dashmedia.co/s/signals) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 💡Great investors understand the data and connect the dots. Dive down the rabbit hole with 📡 Signals on Dash Media where we've created a megathread of hundreds of data points that matter ⬇️ www.dashmedia.co/s/signals

"If I can just get into a good college, then I'll be happy" "If I could just pick my major... If I could just graduate... If I could just get a job... If I could just get a house... If I could just get married... If I could just pay the mortgage... And it turns out the brain tricks you . . . we reset very quickly." "People who are focused on vocations that are in service of others – nurses, teachers, coaches – tend to be happier on average." Jim Barnett (CEO & Co-Founder, Wisq) shares his insights on what truly drives happiness. Click the Dash Media link in the comments to watch this excellent episode of Ed on the Edge! ⬇️

There is so much wisdom packed into this half-hour conversation...every young entrepreneur needs to listen to the final 15 minutes in particular. Jim Barnett (CEO, Wisq) provided insight after insight on this episode of Ed on the Edge!

Jim Barnett's credentials are off the charts. - Holds 3 degrees from Stanford - Has been President/Chairman/CEO of EIGHT Silicon Valley businesses - Spent years investing as a Partner at Shasta Ventures - Successfully sold his most recent business, Glint, to LinkedIn in 2018 And yet, he has realized that fulfillment does not come from job titles or status, but instead that "happiness is an inside game." "I had this insight at a relatively young age that this story I had grown up with which is, 'You go achieve all these things and then become happy' was not actually a real story." Today, Jim is working towards his mission of helping people be happy at work by building Wisq, a business that gives every manager an AI-powered guide delivering personalized coaching, real-time guidance, and expert advice. Check out my full conversation with Jim on Ed on the Edge by clicking the Dash Media link in the comments!