Or Lev-Cohen
Met 2023-09-13 21:00 at Numa Hotel, She’erit Israel 1 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.He brought hummus and wine.
In the 1800s in England, when everyone was riding horses that were shitting in the street, they predicted that in 200 years the streets were going to be filled with 100X the amount of horse shit. But the car changed everything. Point being: beware of trying to predict anything. Something could change it all. Later when I mentioned global warming and the changes it will bring, he pointed out that I was predicting.
People (like me, Naval, etc) start a company, get rich, then start philosophizing. He’s doing that in reverse order. Start philosophical then try to get business success.
Runs a web design business called Gambit, using Webflow, and has a podcast called Success Story. In Hebrew, interviewing successful people, asking if they're happy, what they gave up on the way, what's the journey like? Elon Musk seems sad.
Met a guy in Dubai whose grandfather had 13 wives, each with many kids. Such a different relationship, not spending any time with your kids.
The Israeli perspective of New Zealand is “we have all the trouble, they have none. The only trouble in NZ is if a sheep gets lost.”
As I mentioned present-focused Brazilians, he said his wife is Brazilian and very present-focused, living for the moment.
Naval's four modalities of luck, going from most to least random:
1. dumb luck
2. luck as a result of action
3. doing many specific things to get more luck
4. become someone with a unique offering
This inspires him to do more, specialize in something valuable, create a stack of talent,.
Don't sacrifice for a better future, unless you enjoy the journey.