Derek Sivers

Or Azulay

Met 2023-09-12 21:00 at Numa Hotel, She’erit Israel 1 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Abu Hassan for breakfast? Hummus is like a sleeping pill. Don’t order it for lunch at work, because we’ll all need a nap afterwards. I dip the onion, instead of bread, into the hummus.

Met his wife when both stationed in military intelligence. Many people meet future spouse in the military because you're all locked in together for 11 days, then three days off, then another 11 days, etc. You get to know each other really well. Soldiers in America get special status, but in Israel everyone is a soldier.

They have three kids now: age 6, 3½, 0½. Every kid comes with his/her own luck.

He writes and podcasts about product management, interviewing entrepreneurs and VCs. Some pay to be on the show. He’s in the marketplace of product managers, between the leaders and the upcomers, and he facilitates the conversation. Twitter is his main outlet.

Reading, writing, and interviewing people are his Infinite Games. Started writing because he thought it would be good financially. He has a system of writing (1) what he’s giving to the universe (2) what the universe is giving him (3) gratitude (4) what to focus on today.