Joe Wehbe is a facilitator, working on innovating education, non-linear & exponential career pathways, self-awareness, and accelerating the next generation of mission-led founders, writers, and creatives. Joe is the co-founder of the Constant Student Community, Author, and Project Leader of the book '18 & Lost? So Were We. He also hosts the Joe Wehbe Podcast and Blog, which explores introspection and self-awareness. In this episode, we talk about Joe's experience dropping out of college to build a non-profit in Nepal, feedback loops in learning, running a real estate business, alternative education paths, the idea behind his book, running a retreat for the authors, Joe's podcasting process, building community, advice to his 18-year-old self, and his vision for a simpler life.

(01:50) - Joe's background  

(05:27) - Dropping out of college to build a non-profit

(10:53) - The importance of feedback loops in learning

(13:53) - Lessons from running a real estate business

(17:51) - His interest in alternative education pathways and the idea behind his book

(23:53) - Running a retreat for the book authors

(28:25) - "Everyone has a really good story"

(29:30) - Joe's Podcasting Process

(31:30) - His experience putting together a learning community

(35:22) - The best success story from Constant Student

(39:40) - Challenges in building community

(47:10) - Why the education system is fundamentally flawed

(51:00) - Advice to an 18-year-old today

(53:40) - Creating a structured gap year experience

(59:00) - Favorite resources

(1:01:36) - Why all entrepreneurs should study philosophy

(1:03:52) - Joe's vision of a simpler life for all

Yash Tekriwal (@tekondeck) is the Ed-tech entrepreneur behind Lectureless, a collective of the best learning designers, no-code tools, and coaches to 10x the impact of cohort-based courses. Yash is also the chief of staff of High Output, which provides performance coaching for entrepreneurs. Prior to that, Yash built and ran upskilling programs for college students in data science and other technical skills, was a coach for Akimbo, and taught CS and entrepreneurship at a high school.

Show Notes:

(01:18) - Yash's elevator pitch

(03:00) - Teaching a data science course in college

(06:20) - The decision to start a company right out of college

(12:23) - Views on education

(15:00) - How a major car accident shifted his perspective (or didn't)

(17:23) - His interest in cohort-based courses

(22:15) - Improving the CBC experience

(26:33) - Starting and pivoting his company Lectureless

(31:00) - Advice to his 18-year-old self

(31:00) - Recommended programs/resources to learn hard skills like data science

(35:23) - Becoming an expert at using no-code tools

(36:52) - Favorite resources (eg. Refind)

(39:00) - Finding community

Today's guest is the insightful Proby Shandilya. Proby is an incoming undergraduate student at New York University studying sports management and he has authored two books on basketball front-office strategy, analyzing the factors, decisions, and management strategies that drive success for NBA teams. He has also done sports analytics research on player valuation and worked with the Houston Rockets on projects in their business strategy department.

In this episode, we talk about the value of writing to crystallize thinking, why athletes and employees performance is based on their team, the importance of having conviction in your innovation, The story of the Phoenix Suns and the 3 point shot, the Missionary vs Mercenary distinction, being intentional about company culture, Nadella's revival of Microsoft, Proby's experience working with the Houston Rockets, his intense writing process, note-taking systems, mental models, and more!