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Justin and Jason discuss how Jason solved his slow Internet problem, their recent COVID experience, Jason's reaction to intense stress, the challenge of working with other coders, creating a new technical foundation for an existing project, Jason's contrarian opinion on code comments, why clean, correctly abstracted code is the key to maximizing productivity, Math Academy's current MRR and how to address the churn issue, the shows Sunny and Brooklyn 99, and the web series Red vs. Blue. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8

Justin and Jason talk about how Justin thought it was Independence Day for real, his early life as a struggling musician, and the story of how he hustled his way into the technology industry, Math Academy's Twitter/X push, recent growth and future goals, Colby the intern and the possibility of bringing on a freelance developer, Ray Kurzweil's new book The Singularity Is Nearer, the show Time Trap, season 3 of The The Bear, and the movie No Hard Feelings, why Jason couldn't stand watching the series Palm Royale, the 30 for 30 documentary on Lance Armstrong, and the series Tour de France Unchained. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8

Justin and Jason discuss the fallout of Gabe's blog post about Math Academy and other company issues, Lightwave's formalized roadmap, Justin's new workout equipment and routine, Jason's project-superhero progress, the importance of having concrete goals, the shows Loudermilk, Bye, Bye Barry, Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records, and Killer Robots, and the Kosmo channel on YouTube. Artwork by https://sonsofcrypto.com. Join our Discord, chat with us and fellow listeners! https://discord.gg/2EbBwdHHx8

Justin and Jason discuss SOLVE 2017, how Jason's 7th-grade class took the AP Calculus test and other recent Math Academy successes, Jason's return to algorithmic trading, Colby's audition for Genius Junior, why Elon Musk seems to win at everything and Justin's latest health/diet strategy.

Justin and Jason discuss how the English have lost their American accent and their plan to get the show back on a more regular schedule, Justin's workout anti-pattern and his new 800 calorie diet, Jason's plan to overcome some long-term injuries, the sudden appearance of a Nugget clone and Justin's less-than-optimal reaction, the business Justin is starting with Georgie, the latest with the Math Academy, and why Justin's prediction for the future of VR weight loss has yet to be proven.

Justin and Jason discuss why Justin wants a Vive and why he's excited about the future of VR, Justin's new swimming routine and his super-low heart rate, Jason's "new" New Man Plan, the show's Patreon campaign, how Jason is learning to play the piano using the app Yousician, the Nugget pivot of 2017, Mr. Robot, the latest with the Math Academy and some related publicity.

Justin and Jason talk to Joe Stech about his online magazine, Compelling Science Fiction.

Justin and Jason discuss comments from the previous two shows, Justin's preoccupation with the election, how it affected his productivity and why Jason avoids spending too much time on the news, Justin's plan for his first Nuggetcourse and his nagging doubts about the service, his recent health efforts, and his role at Modern Teacher, Jason's three-year-old idea for an experience-based startup and its similarity to Airbnb Experiences, his plan to hold an end-of-the-year Math Academy competition at Caltech modeled after the MIT Integration Bee and his recent efforts to push the program forward, the movies Arrival and Passengers, the television shows The Walking Dead, Westworld, Mr. Robot and Black Mirror, Elon Musk’s plan to launch low-latency, worldwide satellite Internet, Britain’s new surveillance law, Jason's recent purchase of Tesla shares, why Justin is worried about Elon Musk, and the security startup Defence for Startups.

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Rob Walling guest hosts this seminal episode to walk Jason and Justin down memory lane during which they discuss how Rob wouldn't allow Jason to invest in Drip, Appignite, Pluggio, AnyFu, Uber, the interview wth Travis Kalanick, Nugget, the madness, luck surface area, entreporn, blog posts as lead gen and how to make yourself into expert on the web, Jason's prescience on Tesla and Bitcoin, the interview with Patrick Collison, how they got started doing the podcast and what they've gotten out of it, the meaning of some of the funnier show titles, Operation Superhero, the failure that was Justin's treadmill desk and how the show has evolved over the years.

Justin and Jason discuss why Justin decided to start pushing his Nugget users to launch their ventures (also known as "horsing") and his plan for how to automate this process, lessons learned scaling Uber, Paul Erdos and the Erdos-Bacon number, the importance of just starting, thoughts on upselling the next level of Nugget services, the latest with the Math Academy pilot and the supporting software platform, the advantages of serving a higher purpose, and the fine line between embracing new tools versus falling victim to overengineering your dev stack.