Podcast appearances and mentions of zak slayback

In this episode:Zak Slayback, Marlo's husband and a partner at 1517 Fund, joins the podcast to discuss the critical distinctions and concepts regarding discussions about technology in the modern worldwhat “scale” and “time-frame” considerations do on a social scale with different technological disruptions, especially in the information agehow techno-realism charts the right course for conservatives between techno-optimism and techno-pessimismTexts Mentioned:“How Tech Works” by Zak SlaybackThat Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis“Living in a Tech Age” with Jon AskonasThe Epic of Gilgamesh“The Optimistic Thought Experiment” by Peter ThielRerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIIIA Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter Miller, Jr.Become a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: The White House National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, addressed reporters about a major dam in southern Ukraine that collapsed, flooding villages, endangering crops and threatening drinking water supplies. And House Oversight Committee Chair, Congressman James Comer says he will begin the process to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. Meanwhile, pilgrims continue to flock to rural Missouri amid a remarkable story about the foundress of a Benedictine Order of religious sisters. EWTN News Contributor who just returned from rural Missouri, Catherine Hadro, joins to tell us about the foundress, Sr. Wilhelmina Lancaster. Pope Francis received the Centesimus Annus Foundation on the occasion of its 30th anniversary and he thanked it for its commitment to speaking the social doctrine of the Church. Board member of Centesimus Annus in Germany, Stephanie Zu Loewenstein, joins to tell us more about their audience with Pope Francis. Finally this evening, the popular TV series "Shark Tank" allows entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to successful business tycoons in the hopes of finding an investor. One group has borrowed this idea and given it a Catholic angle. Venture capital investor and member of the Catholic Angels Pitch Competition, Zak Slayback, joins to tell us more about the Catholic Angels Pitch Competition. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

Zak Slayback invests in innovators. The 1517 Fund has proven time and time again that their thesis provides 10x outcomes. Zak breaks down 1517's belief in dropouts, renegades, and deep tech scientists and how it helps them excel in the VC world. By the 10-minute mark in this episode, you'll find yourself staring off into space, mouth agape as you fall deeper into admiration for what Zak and the 1517 team have accomplished in a short amount of time. His stories are that compelling. Where else will you hear about a founder named Tony Stark, who styles himself exactly like the Marvel superhero?

The Essential School Sucks, #20 of 50 Theme Two: Leaving Institutional Schooling and Finding Educational Alternatives In the previous episode you heard my first podcast with Zak from 2016. Today we'll fast-forward five years for updates on life and career advice in times of increasing uncertainty and instability. Favorite School Sucks neighbor Zak Slayback returns to offer some key 2021 updates to his past advice for young people at the beginning of their careers. Our previous conversation on this topic, called How High School Students Can Get Ahead In Their Careers [PODCAST #583], covered: Why young people need to start personal websites while in high school, and how this website can work as a portfolio, showcase of personality, a canvas and as insurance How to contact an existing expert in the area you want to go into, getting a better idea of how to get started Methods of signaling and building a portfolio growing your network of people who are a few steps ahead of you We'll make some adjustment to previous advice, and discuss what advice still stands and why. We'll also look at the big picture of politics, society, tech, and the hellstorm that's certainly on its way. Sorry. Additions include: - seriously ask yourself why you need to be on social media - how deep are your options? how fragile is your situation? - what consulting opportunities exist for you? Zak Slayback is an entrepreneur who writes, speaks and takes action on issues of education, innovation, and philosophy. He is an Ivy League dropout and a founding team member of Praxis (https://discoverpraxis.com/schoolsuckspodcast/) - an organization that creates apprenticeships for college-age people that lead directly to full-time jobs. Learn more about Zak at ZakSlayback.com. Zak is also one of the presenters in The Ideas Into Action Summit (https://sspuniversity.com/ideasintoaction/) The downloadable version of The Ideas Into Action Summit is now available. Use the coupon code independence to can get it for 30% off now until July 5th Learn more here (https://sspuniversity.com/ideasintoaction/). Our Partners https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/b/b9f98e30-82d3-4781-8400-880c6dc8086f/2gtm0QVk.png Get The Book For Free (https://discoverpraxis.com/schoolsuckspodcast/) Please Support School Sucks School Sucks was one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show alive, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further! One-Time Donation Options:Paypal/Venmo Crypto Addresses:DASH XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229ETHEREUM 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35LITECOIN LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2BITCOIN 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1UBITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWSZCASH t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4 Recurring Options: Support Us On PATREONYou support our mission, and you want to help us continue to reach new people with our message and media. Your contribution helps us maintain presence, and to further build the legacy of School Sucks Project. And please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With Us Our Private Community: https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/b/b9f98e30-82d3-4781-8400-880c6dc8086f/fNnDUPqb.png Visit The Uni-iversity (https://sspuniversity.com/) Originally Released January 16th, 2021 “Plan B” With Zak Slayback [PODCAST #696]

David Gornoski sits down with returning guest Zak Slayback, investor at the 1517 Fund, for a conversation that revolves around the corruption of institutions and the monopolization of innovation. How do we keep from getting marginalized when pursuing scientific and technological discoveries? Would people like Galileo and Thomas Aquinas be allowed to thrive in today's universities? To what extent has mimetic doubling and rivalry captured the scientific institutions? Is the new Right correct in assuming that cultural problems must be rectified by power? Visit Zak Slayback's website here. Visit A Neighbor's Choice website here.

Getting investment as an early-stage startup is a tricky game.  It can be especially challenging when you're not connected to some kind of network or institution.  Michael Gibson and Danielle Strachman wanted to change that. So, they founded 1517 Fund.  1517 Fund is a venture capital fund that supports early-stage startups, specifically those outside of formal institutions. They believe that you don't need any kind of fancy degree or qualification to launch a great idea, and often these people without such credentials get overlooked.   Michael was vice president for grants at the Thiel Foundation and a principal at Thiel Capital. For nearly five years working for Peter Thiel, he has contributed research to Peter's global macro hedge fund, assisted in teaching a course at Stanford Law School on sovereignty and technological change, and helped run the Thiel Fellowship. He serves on the board of the Seasteading Institute. Before his academic apostasy, he was working towards a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Oxford. He has written on innovation and technology for MIT's Technology Review, the Atlantic, and Forbes.Danielle has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Prior to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 400 students, with a focus on student-led project-based learning and other alternative programs.Alongside colleagues Nick Arnett and Zak Slayback, Danielle and Michael will be discussing the work that 1517 Fund does as well as the opportunities and challenges that young entrepreneurs are facing. Let's keep the inspiring discussion going! Discover our events, articles, and more with these links:InspirEd MagazineInspirEd EventsJoin our mailing listYou Tube

Meet member Zak Slayback, principal of 1517 Fund. 1517 Fund is an early-stage venture fund investing in founders without college degrees. In this episode, learn about the the evolution of education, the reformation of higher-ed institutions, and the power of proximity that a new city can create.

In Today's "Moment of Truth," Saurabh sits down with Zak Slayback, a career and communications expert and principal of the 1517 Fund, to discuss why college is a waste of time and money, how the American university system became so broken, and what (if anything) can be done to fix it.Zak is a career and communications expert whose content has been highlighted or featured in Fast Company, Business Insider, The Muse, Newsweek, and the New York Observer. He was an early team member at the startup apprenticeship company Praxis, where he was charged with recruiting new business partners and placing apprentices. He left the University of Pennsylvania in 2014 after pursuing a major in Philosophy. He writes at ZakSlayback.com.Learn more about Zak's work here:https://zakslayback.com/https://www.1517fund.com/team/zakslaybackhttps://zakslayback.substack.com/https://twitter.com/zslayback––––––Follow American Moment on Social Media:Twitter – https://twitter.com/AmMomentOrgFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmMomentOrgInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/ammomentorg/YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4qmB5DeiFxt53ZPZiW4TcgRumble – https://rumble.com/c/c-695775BitChute – https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Xr42d9swu7O9/Gab – https://gab.com/AmMomentOrgCheck out AmCanon:https://www.americanmoment.org/amcanon/Follow Us on Twitter:Saurabh Sharma – https://twitter.com/ssharmaUSNick Solheim – https://twitter.com/NickSSolheimEmma Posey – https://twitter.com/emmaposey7American Moment's "Moment of Truth" Podcast is recorded at the Conservative Partnership Center in Washington DC, produced and edited by Jared Cummings. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's episode features the renegade VC and author Zak Slayback. Zak is a principal at the 1517 fund, where he invests in and works with dropouts, renegades, and deep tech scientists at the earliest stages. He also writes about personal and professional development on his website and hosts a long-form newsletter on society, tech and exploration called Slayback to the Future. Zak is the author of How to Get Ahead and The End of School. Timestamps: 0:46 Zak's Intro 2:27 How Zak broke into VC 5:57 Hyper Focus and Shiny Object Syndrome 7:25 Starting cash-flow businesses 13:58 The Value of Work Experience and how to choose where to work 20:38 How being competent can help you get your foot in the door 25:07 Why Unpaid Internships are like Marshmallow Tests 26:20 Trading Up Mentors and Opportunities 29:51 The Art of Negotiation and Knowing when to Quit 33:57 Build a Business on the Side 36:22 Startup Ideas that Zack would fund (eg. Airbnb for Homeschooling!) 42:47 Crafting your narrative without a college degree 46:20 The Future of Education 50:41 Connect with Zack

Zak Slayback is a Principal at the 1517 Fund -- a venture capital firm that invests in dropouts and deep-tech. We talk about why our elites are so lame, how we fix higher education (some banks & useless administrators will cry), decline as the natural result of misaligned incentive structures, what it takes to build alternative institutions, why millennials are raising plants and dogs instead of children, and the corrosive effects of onlyfans.

Guest Co-host   Erin Rosemond   IG @ever.learning Show Notes   Jenna has Erin Rosemond joining the show today as a guest co-host. She has been home educating for 18 years and has four children. She became interested in home education early on when a friend of Erin's mentioned she'd be home educating her son. That conversation happened when her oldest son was just a baby. Erin explains how they were self-directed from the beginning as her family is very self-directed anyway. She would describe herself as unschooling, yet she never felt the need to label what they were doing, outside of digging into content for her own homeschooling practice. Jenna adds that she also is cautious in labeling her family's home ed lifestyle as she likes the freedom to know that they can be whatever they need to be, without needing to label. The label is helpful when searching for resources online, Erin adds.    Jenna asks Erin about her 1st takeaway from episode 016 with Zak Slayback. Erin had many takeaways from the episode, but her first was about Zak's comment about narrative violations. The expectations people have about going to school don't actually match up with the results. Erin found that in her job recruiting young people, she has often found that her hiring is not always based on credentials (although a range of people with and without qualifications are applying), but rather they are just a better fit for that role.    Erin reflected on the amount of active learning that actually takes place in a college year and was shocked to come to the realization that it's really only a total of 23 weeks. (six months) It made her look even further into our k-12 education and realize it's no different there. We spend hours of our lives wrapped up in the huge production that is our education system, but the number of engaged hours spent learning is so few.    Jenna adds that the lack of efficiency in schools helped reveal to her husband how unschooling could actually work and that by practicing academic skills for years (that their son had already mastered) was a big waste of his time.    Jenna talks about the research illustrating how 4 hours of work is sufficient and how assigning specific hours to our learning time is virtually impossible since we all have different times of day in which we're productive, particularly if you're talking about doing hard work. More info about “The Making of an Expert” can be found here. (not mentioned in the show, but I found it relevant to SDE nonetheless.) Jenna feels like she didn't have enough practice as a child and young adult in setting her own goals and then planning out how she could achieve them. She wonders how this may have helped her now in her entrepreneurial endeavors. Erin has always sought out entrepreneurial positions where she feels like she has some autonomy. She acknowledges some of that might be attributed to her personality, but she also remembers having some of her best ideas and creative thoughts outside of school, while on the bus home.    Regarding socialization, Erin agrees that school doesn't provide a better environment for interactions with diverse populations than home education. In her experience as a homeschooling mom, there was ample opportunity for her kids to socialize with people of all races, religions, and especially socioeconomic statuses. She's often seen people buy houses or move houses to live in a better school district, so people are purposefully avoiding diverse schools if they can afford to.   Erin adds that many people think of home education happening within the home and only amongst family, but she calls it a myth. Jenna's experience this year, albeit unique because she's living abroad, has lead to many conversations about different customs in the Uk vs. USA. She feels like homeschooling allows you the opportunity to seek out experiences with a variety of people, even more so than school can. Erin adds that although some aren't exposed to a variety of cultural and diverse experiences when they're young, it doesn't mean that they won't or can't later on in life. She refers back to a quote from the last episode where Jenna points out that there really is no expiration to learning. You always have the opportunity to travel and learn about people and places at any time in your life. Jenna says that's a good argument for schools to not offer diverse learning environments, because kids can always learn it on their own time when they've graduated.    Jenna's second takeaway had to do with a quote from Peter Theil's book “Zero to One” that Zak mentioned. It referred to competition leading to complete and utter apathy toward their goals. Jenna experienced this with her photography career. It is highly competitive and she remembers the creativity and idea generation plummeting when she'd be surrounded by other talented photographer's work.    Erin talks about an author she heard discussing how when she's writing, she purposefully cocoons herself from other's work so she can keep her ideas original. Jenna talks about how her daughter also feels a degree of intimidation upon seeing expert level work from others and sort of shuts down because she fears that the only reason the person has successful work is because she has an innate ability. It seems to Jenna, that her daughter sees talent in a very black or white manner, you either have it or you don't. Jenna talks about how someone once told her that baby's learn to walk, not by crawling, pulling themselves up and taking steps, but rather by falling down. She feels like school doesn't give children room to make mistakes or fail because there is so much riding on their ability to perform.    Erin's third takeaway is about the schooled mindset, which she interpreted as people going along life, completing all the various steps society expects from you and never considering another way due to the fear of it not being tried and true.    Erin shares how she walked into three separate libraries in her area just before school was meant to start for the year, and the book exhibits were full of resources and picture books about bullying and adjusting to school. Erin thought it was kind of odd that we've accepted this as part of what's necessary for society. Jenna added that bullying is a result of how schools are organized, so it seems like a mute point to continue teaching about how to combat it. Erin also added that we'll continue to need assemblies about bullying so long as we have such a high student-teacher ratio and we compare kids to their peers. Jenna compared it to healthcare and how we treat the symptom rather than the cause of the disease.    Jenna's last takeaway was in regards to Zak's advice about emailing hiring managers directly and finding mentors or apprenticeships as a way of gaining first-hand experience in the field you're interested in. She plans on encouraging her own kids to network with professionals working in the careers they are eager to have one day. First, she hopes to give her kids numerous opportunities to work alongside adults so that her kids feel comfortable and confident interacting with people older than them. Erin describes two examples of mentorships that were particularly nice for her kids, one with an artist and another in woodworking. Jenna would like to find a mentor for her son involving coding and game development. Her daughter began a mentorship with a pet sitter before the pandemic started and Jenna found that it offered more than just information about pets for her daughter, she learned so much from her conversations with the mentor. Sadly, she didn't get to continue because of the lockdowns.    Jenna is noticing a transition with her kids, where meeting up with a large group of other home education families is not fulfilling the needs of her kids. They are yearning for connection with people who have similar interests as them. Erin points out that sometimes those mentorship experiences can provide a much richer form of social activity than a home ed group. Erin points out that a lot of people find connection and social engagement online these days. Jenna has noticed that her son feels comfortable and happy with his friends from Galileo and the gaming community, which is all online. She quit bringing him along to the home ed groups because they were not serving him in any way. Erin thinks there is often a bit of a bias towards extroverted and organized types of socialization.    Resources Mentioned in Today's Show   Research about 4 hour work day   Episode 016 with Zak Slayback   The Making of an Expert (not mentioned in the show, but interesting article I found when researching productivity and flow)   Join me on the Show!   Leave a Voicemail!    Free to Learn by Peter Gray   Changing Our Minds by Naomi Fisher   Ways to Connect Email me: contact.roguelearner@gmail.com Facebook  Instagram Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rogue-learner/id1543224038 Google Play: https://podcasts.google.com/search/rogue%20learner Spotify: https://roguelearner.libsyn.com/spotify YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdCocbWsxxAMSbUObiCQXPg Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/rogue-learner

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this fifty first episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the stellar Zachary Slayback. Zak is a venture capital professional, career coach, occasional writer, and recent convert to the Catholic faith.

JOIN ME ON THE SHOW!!! Guest:    Zak Slayback   Author published at McGraw-Hill; former research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania; principal at 1517 Fund, a VC firm spun out of the Thiel Fellowship. Zak is a career & communications expert whose content has been highlighted or featured in Fast Company, Business Insider, The Muse, Newsweek, and the New York Observer. He was an early team member at the startup apprenticeship company Praxis, where he was charged with recruiting new business partners and placing apprentices. He left the University of Pennsylvania in 2014 after pursuing a major in Philosophy.   twitter: @zslayback personal site: zakslayback.com clubhouse: @slayback   Show Notes:   Zak Slaybach started the Deschool Yourself project with his co-host Jeff Till. They talked with a handful of people who had experience with education in k-12 and higher education. Zak's interest in doing the podcast came from his unique experience of working with young adults from different backgrounds and placing them in jobs that required degrees, although these young people didn't have degrees. He noticed a trend where the people who had the most training and academic backgrounds were least prepared for the jobs they were placed in. It was a narrative violation because he'd expected that the best performers in school who'd been accepted to elite colleges would have the best self-governing and organization skills, but in fact that wasn't the case for the majority of the people he worked with.     The pattern which unfolded was that unschooled or homeschooled people were far more capable at self-directing in their jobs, and he found himself seeking them out.  It also made him curious about the link between homeschooling and successful job placement. Zak started researching the history of education and how children learn. He named Peter Gray and John Taylor Gatto's writings as being most helpful.    He remembers one particular experience where he spoke with the CEO of a company where he was trying to place young adults without degrees in jobs at the company. The job description in the job advertisement said “degree or equivalent work experience required” and he asked the CEO what he meant by that. The CEO said equivalent work experience meant just a semester of work experience, so 4-6 months. He explicitly told Zak that someone would learn more about the business by spending time in the company than they would at university. The degree is nothing more than a filter. It is not a leading indicator of a good hire.    Jenna asks Zak why his company only hires degreeless adults. Zak explains that he worked for the Peter Thiel Fellowship which gives away $100,000 to young adults with new business ideas to start a company rather than going to college. There's a line in Peter Thiel's book, “Zero to One” that reads elite students climb confidently until they reach competition sufficiently intense enough to beat their dreams out of them.    Jenna actually recalls when her daughter was  preschool-aged, she was an amazing artist who did art because it was fun and she enjoyed the process so much. As soon as she entered the school system and began comparing her work to her peers, she stopped producing art and lost her individuality because she thought other people's work was better than hers.    Zak adds that hyper-competition leads to people not pursuing their ideas and/or copying each other. Some of young people who were selected for this fellowship have gone on to develop things like Figma, OYO Rooms, Ethereum, Longevity Fund, and Luminar.    Jenna asks Zak about gatekeepers in the US being less prolific than in Europe. From her experience living in Europe, it still seems imperative for companies that young people get college degrees. Zak agrees that it's used as a filtering mechanism for companies to weed through applicants. He doesn't think it's been all that successful for Europe though in producing innovative tech companies, with the exception of Spotify which was developed in Sweden. He points out that goals for US companies vary from European countries in that US companies are always striving for growth, whereas European companies are all about keeping pace and business sustainability.     Switching gears, Jenna asks Zak about his book “The End of School.” Zak explains that the book actually started as a personal challenge to write every day, once a day, for thirty days. That turned into a longer three month challenge. He says you naturally begin writing about the things that are on your mind at the time. He encourages people with knowledge and new perspectives to not be afraid to write about what they learn and not to self-censor too much. Jenna adds that this project is a perfect example really of how self-directed learning works, following your interests. That's actually how the Rogue Learner podcast was born.    Zak talks about some of the problems he sees in traditional schools. He starts with talking about what he calls “the schooled mindset” which means students are looking at life in levels. They are essentially leveling up in life, yet each level does not promise anything “better.” He refers to Nathaniel Brandon who asserts that it's not the achievement of a goal that makes people fulfilled, it's the progress toward the achievement of meaningful goals. School has us reaching toward goals, but not meaningful ones. For example, we set goals in school like; land this job, get this promotion, pass this class, get that ‘A' on the test. Jenna points out that a lot of the goals students are trying to achieve are set out by their parents as well. And to some degree, Zak points out that this comes from the pressure in our society where children's success in life reflects back on their parents.   We've reached a point for the first time in society where two generations have been thoroughly schooled. Parents are expecting their kids to live better lives than themselves, but the metrics for which we measure “better lives” isn't based on overall well being, life expectancy, etc., rather it's primarily based on how credentialed they are. More credentials does not equate to better or more fulfilling lives, unfortunately.    Jenna adds that there is a lot of wasted time in school and it comes from the idea that we all learn in a linear fashion, which isn't the case. There's no expiration date for when a person can learn something. Zak feels as though he was able to become educated in spite of schooling not because of it.    Jenna mentions how the most engaged and curious students in her classroom most often were those kids who had access to diverse experiences and people in their home lives. The kids who went places on the weekends and enjoyed board games with grandparents on the weekend were the students who most enjoyed learning. With homeschooling, she feels that “the weekend” can be possible everyday. You can mix with various age groups, go to interesting places and spend time with your loved ones every single day if you want.    Zak says if he were given the choice between hiring a student who attended a magnet school and participated in a variety school-based extracurriculars vs. a homeschooled student who'd worked at Chick- Fila, he'd likely choose the latter. He adds that the reason is they would likely have the required soft skills necessary for their work. Jenna mentions how the soft skills are easier to acquire when you're interacting daily with adults of all ages from varying backgrounds and experience levels, whereas in school you'll likely only get the chance to talk with teachers in a top-down, authoritative situation. The teacher has a lot of control over the conversation in the classroom.    On the topic of socialization and diversity, Jenna says she finds it tragic that in most cases students are lumped together by zip code because it prohibits us from mixing with different races and socioeconomic classes than our own. In home education groups however, we are meeting with families from all different cultures and backgrounds from all over the county. The argument that combining disparate zip codes within a school district allows for diversity misses the reality that segregation still naturally occurs within the school itself. Zak says removing the geographical association with schools would be the best way to go forward, however it would generate an immense amount of pushback from teacher's unions and property owners. Jenna states that school systems can't truly be equal when they are geographically appropriated because the wealthier families will always have a leg up by being able to move to the more desired school districts. Zak adds that the argument that home education is expensive may not be as valid as families think when you consider the price for living in a “good school district.” Plus there are so many free resources available and even options for parents who both work full time.    Jenna asks, what are some ways parents can deschool, particularly those who want to trust in self-directed learning but find it challenging because of their schooled mindset? When a child begins to develop a curiosity and pursue it, deschooling has reached its end. Peter Gray's work was transformation in bringing a language to this concept for Zak. Zak has seen most success in families where the parents have guardrails in place which allow students to access their interests by imploring them to use their own skills or money to access it, while also providing numerous opportunities for them to absorb information about their interests. An example of this would be  Lenore Skenazy's story from the Let Grow organization, who let her kid ride the subway home in New York and was dubbed America's worst mom. Deschooling is hard sometimes, but be patient with yourself and your child.    Jenna asks what is the best way to prepare young adults for the ever-changing workplace? Zak says as many apprenticeships or mentoring opportunities as possible. Turn to hiring managers in the field you want to pursue for feedback on skills and requirements your students should be acquiring. Young adults should get really good at cold emailing people. You can sign up for Zak's masterclass to learn how to write professional emails. Finding out how you can add value to the company and explicitly telling the hiring manager that, will help the company place you and give them an incentive to let you intern with them. You can find out what skills would add value to the company by doing a bit of homework in advance and acquiring those specific skills beforehand.    Helpful Resources Mentioned in Today's Show   Deschool Yourself Podcast    Pints with Aquinas    Zak Slayback Website   The End of School by Zak Slayback   How to Get Ahead by Zak Slayback   Free Resources for Homeschoolers Masterclass: learn to write professional emails Lenore  Skenazy's: Let Grow Nathaniel Brandon Zero to One by Peter Thiel Episode 11 and 12 with Naomi Fisher   Ways to Connect Email me: contact.roguelearner@gmail.com Facebook  Instagram Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rogue-learner/id1543224038 Google Play: https://podcasts.google.com/search/rogue%20learner Spotify: https://roguelearner.libsyn.com/spotify YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdCocbWsxxAMSbUObiCQXPg Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/rogue-learner

In this wide-ranging conversation, we're joined by Zak Slayback to talk about America, the Urban/Rural Divide, and Rene Girard. Zak is a venture capital professional at 1517 fund, career coach, and occasional writer. You can find Zak's work at https://zakslayback.com/ Show Notes: Zak's book How to Get Ahead (Highly recommended!) Nozick's Anarchy State and Utopia. Girard's I See Satan Fall Like Lightning. Caplan's Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids Caplan's Case Against Education.

School Sucks favorite neighbor Zak Slayback returns to offer some key 2021 updates to his past advice for young people at the beginning of their careers. Our previous conversation on this topic, called How High School Students Can Get Ahead In Their Careers [PODCAST #583], covered: - Why young people need to start personal websites while in high school, and how this website can work as a portfolio, showcase of personality, a canvas and as insurance - How to contact an existing expert in the area you want to go into, getting a better idea of how to get started - Methods of signaling and building a portfolio - growing your network of people who are a few steps ahead of you We'll make some adjustment to previous advice, and discuss what advice still stands and why. We'll also look at the big picture of politics, society, tech, and the hellstorm that's certainly on its way. Sorry. Additions include: - seriously ask yourself why you need to be on social media - how deep are your options? how fragile is your situation? - what consulting opportunities exist for you? Zak is also presenting on Day One of our Ideas Into Action Summit; his presentation focuses on how you can set yourself up for success in any new learning pursuit. Registration is still open for the UN-IVERSITY community, and full downloadable access to The Ideas Into Action Summit. You can learn more about the Discord group, presenters, topics and other details HERE. Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further! Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With Us One-Time Donation Options: Paypal/Venmo; Donate DASH Donate ETHEREUM Donate LITECOIN Donate BITCOIN Donate BITCOIN CASH Donate ZCASH Recurring Options: NEW! SubscribeStar Access our personal development bonus show, The Discomfort Zone, and lots of other irreverent and acerbic commentary you've never heard before. Support Us On PATREON Help incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos. Join the A/V Club If you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month A/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/Month Sigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month   Crypto Addresses: DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229 ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35 LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2 BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1U BITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWS ZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4

Zak Slayback is a principal at 1517 Fund, a venture capital fund that prioritizes working with dropouts. He wrote the excellent book "How to Get Ahead", one of my most recommended books on careers, and runs Get Ahead Labs where he teaches how to write outstanding cold emails. Learn more about Zak: https://zakslayback.com/ (https://zakslayback.com/) https://www.1517fund.com/ (https://www.1517fund.com/) Every Thursday I send out the most useful things I've learned, curated specifically for the busy machine learning engineer. Sign up here: http://bitly.com/mle-newsletter (http://bitly.com/mle-newsletter) Follow Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlieYouAI (https://twitter.com/CharlieYouAI) Subscribe to ML Engineered: https://mlengineered.com/listen (https://mlengineered.com/listen) Comments? Questions? Submit them here: http://bit.ly/mle-survey (http://bit.ly/mle-survey) Take the Giving What We Can Pledge: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ (https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/) Timestamps: 02:35 Zak Slayback 04:45 Using opportunity cost, signaling theory, and incentives to accelerate your career (https://zakslayback.com/frameworks-success-opportunity-cost/ (https://zakslayback.com/frameworks-success-opportunity-cost/)) 14:35 How to set career goals (https://zakslayback.com/ambition-mapping/ (https://zakslayback.com/ambition-mapping/)) 20:15 Rene Girard and Mimetic Desire 24:30 The difference between a mentor, a coach/consultant, and an advisor (https://zakslayback.com/whats-difference-mentors-advisors-coaches/ (https://zakslayback.com/whats-difference-mentors-advisors-coaches/)) 35:40 Finding a mentor (https://zakslayback.com/professional-mentor-dream-job/ (https://zakslayback.com/professional-mentor-dream-job/)) 44:30 Fighting mental blocks against reaching out to potential mentors 47:30 Why you should start a personal website (https://zakslayback.com/why-start-a-website/ (https://zakslayback.com/why-start-a-website/)) 56:15 What the most important "meta-skills" are and how to stack talents 01:05:35 Most over-looked sections of the book 01:09:00 The future of higher education: the new 95 theses from 1517 Fund (https://medium.com/1517/a-new-95-ec071200d98f (https://medium.com/1517/a-new-95-ec071200d98f)) 01:23:05 What Zak thinks the most exciting trends in technology are 01:35:15 Rapid fire questions Links: https://www.nateliason.com/podcast/zak-slayback (The End of School and Building a Valuable Skillset with Zak Slayback) https://schoolsucksproject.com/deschool-yourself-find-your-focus-zak-slayback/ (Deschool Yourself and Find Your Focus – With Zak Slayback) https://zakslayback.com/book/ (Zak's book - How to Get Ahead (highly recommended!)) https://zakslayback.com/ambition-mapping/ (Ambition Mapping) https://iep.utm.edu/girard/ (Rene Girard and Mimetic Desire) https://commoncog.com/blog/tacit-knowledge-is-a-real-thing/ (Why Tacit Knowledge is More Important Than Deliberate Practice) https://zakslayback.com/professional-mentor-dream-job/ (How to Get Your Dream Job and Mentor in 6 Easy Steps) https://zakslayback.com/whats-difference-mentors-advisors-coaches/ (What's The Difference Between Mentors, Advisors, and Coaches?) https://zakslayback.com/keynote-video-get-ahead-nothing-offer/ (How to Get Ahead When You Have Nothing to Offer) https://zakslayback.com/why-start-a-website/ (“Why Should I Start a Website?”) https://zakslayback.com/frameworks-success-opportunity-cost/ (Frameworks for Making Better Decisions: Opportunity Cost) https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4 (How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big) https://medium.com/1517/a-new-95-ec071200d98f (The New 95 Theses) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/176227/antifragile-by-nassim-nicholas-taleb/ (Antifragile)

Our guest this week is someone we've followed for years and whose work we greatly admire. Zak Slayback is the author of the 2016 Amazon bestseller, ‘The End of School: Reclaiming Education from the Classroom', and ‘How To Get Ahead When You Have Nothing to Offer'. He speaks on education, social change, entrepreneurship, and innovation. He is a principal in 1517 Fund, a venture capital fund that funds tech startups founded by people outside of conventional education.In 2015 he was named one of Linkedin's most influential voices on education and has appeared on the Glenn Beck Program and Huffpost Live alongside being published in Newsweek, the New York Examiner, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Christian Science Monitor, the Foundation for Economic Education and other publications.Today, we'll talk about education, entrepreneurship, positioning one's self for success in a post-pandemic world, and we also get into some interesting political questions we've been asking ourselves. www.zakslayback.com Intro Song - https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg/jazzaddictsOutro Song - https://soundcloud.com/freemusicforvlogs/kazura-back-to-you-free-music-for-vlogs **Follow us!**http://www.instagram.com/fatfueledmomhttp://www.instagram.com/dannyvega.mshttp://www.instagram.com/fatfueledkidsYouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/fatfueledfamilyPlease make sure to SUBSCRIBE and leave us a 5-STAR RATING & REVIEW if you like our content!Please visit our blog:http://www.fatfueled.family Carnivore Keto Cut:https://carnivoreketocut.com/sales-page **PRODUCT CODES and LINKS**Amazon Store - http://www.amazon.com/shop/fatfueledmomKetoLogic 10% discount code: FATFUELEDFAMKetoLogic KETO 30: http://bit.ly/2EaqQRGKetoLogic BHB gummies: http://bit.ly/2DhgvkHFBOMB 20% discount code: FATFUELEDFAMFBOMB nut butters: http://bit.ly/2PySREs1Up Nutrition Supplements: Use code FFM20 for 20% off your order at https://1upnutrition.comSpiral Band Fitness: Use code MAURA to save 10% at https://www.spiralbandfitness.comPili Nuts: FATFUELEDMOM saves you  10% at http://www.eatpilinuts.comNeuroroast Coffee: KETOCC saves you 10% at http://www.neuroast.comSelect CBD: https://bit.ly/2AesxgyBeautycounter Safe Non-Toxic Beauty Products: http://www.beautycounter.com/mauravegaSanta Cruz Medicinals: Save $5 with code fatfueledmom

Zak Slayback, author of 'How to Get Ahead' and principal at 1517 Fund, sits down with David Gornoski to discuss Rene's Girard Mimetic Theory and how it explains the current socio-political turmoil in America. What happens when our society allows Jesus to infect our culture yet is reluctant to renounce violence as a means to sustain itself? Can modern identitarian movements redeem themselves without a head like Jesus? What does imitating Christ look like in a technology-driven world? Listen to the full podcast as David and Zak try to answer these questions whilst discussing how Zak found faith and how he channels it into his vocation of being a venture capitalist. Visit Zak Slayback's website at zakslayback.com

The Agents of Innovation podcast features conversations with entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and artists, hosted by Francisco Gonzalez. Episode 72 (March 2020) is a SPECIAL EMERGENCY EPISODE to respond to the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 health crisis. Interviews include Kevin Scott, co-founder of ADDO which can be found at addo.is; Zak Slayback, venture capital professional and writer who focuses on careers and spoke to us about how to transition to working from home, his website can be found at: zakslayback.com; and Esther Davy, who has written about how we can help small businesses while quarantined, and how families with children can transition to being quarantined together for long periods of time. She blogs at: http://coloradowithkids.co. Episode 72 also features the song "Hold Me Here" by The Currys. Their music can be found at: http://thecurrysmusic.com. For more information on the Agents of Innovation podcast, visit the website: agentsofinnovation.org and follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Zak Slayback is a venture capital professional at the 1517 Fund and an author at McGraw-Hill. His writings focus on career development in the startup world. In this episode, ATI founder Michael Strong discusses with Mr. Slayback the current state of education in America as well as what its future might looks at—by understanding its past. Zak Slayback: http://zakslayback.com ATI Middle and High School Programs: https://thoughtandindustry.com

Zak Slayback was on scholarship at an Ivy League school. Deryk Makgill was on the dean's list at a top tier university. They both dropped out, and they're both glad they did. On today's show, Zak and Deryk join Isaac to discuss their experiences and offer thoughts on the university system and what dissatisfied students can do.

Time travel is not possible… yet. In the meantime, Gaetano Crupi and his team at Cabin are creating the illusion with overnight travel. Passengers of their mobility service get a bed to sleep in overnight while they travel from city to city. By removing the hassle associated with security and flight delays, it makes for a better all-around travel experience. In this episode, you'll hear Gaetano and 1517 Fund's Zak Slayback go deep down the idea maze for this exciting company. They discuss how cities reshape themselves to modes of transportation, how to avoid being commoditized, and navigating a change in leadership at a startup. Connect with Gaetano & Cabin ridecabin.com Connect with 1517 Fund https://www.1517fund.com/take-action

Hamama is helping people grow nutritious microgreens in their home, year-round. Camille Richman, and her co-founder Dan Goodman, started the company after meeting at MIT. Their product consists of 3 seed quilts that are laid in a reusable growing tray. Years of growing food in the lab and at home have made their system fail-proof and a viable option for inexperienced gardeners to benefit from homegrown veggies. Those greens are supremely fresh, extremely nutritious, and a novel addition to most diets. Camille talks with 1517 Fund's Zak Slayback about their rigorous customer discovery process, how they've built everything themselves, and the potential market with Baby Boomers. Connect with Camille & Hamama hamama.com Connect with 1517 Fund https://www.1517fund.com/take-action

When 1517 Fund looks to invest in technology companies, one of our favorite questions is, “what's to stop someone else from coming in and copying you?” Pavle Jeremic had an incredibly exciting answer to that question. His firm, Aether Biomachines, is approaching control of 50% of all enzymatic data on Earth. In short order, they expect to reach 90%. That means they'll have a head start, and moat, on applying machine learning and neural networks to high potential information. Pavle envisions this fundamentally changing the future of biological manufacturing for chemicals, food, and more. He discusses all this with 1517 Fund's Zak Slayback in this 50-minute conversation. Connect with Pavle & Aether Biomachines aetherbio.com Connect with 1517 Fund https://www.1517fund.com/take-action

Alex Schwarzkopf is the CEO and co-founder of Pillar Technologies, a company that prevents damages on construction sites by using sensors and predictive analytics. Pillar's sensors monitor temperature, dust particulates, noise, humidity, and more to prevent costly damages and identify mistakes sooner for construction firms. In this conversation, Alex and 1517 Fund's Zak Slayback discuss how Pillar got their first pilot test deal, why they pivoted from their initial product idea, and the importance of empathy in sales. Connect with Alex & Pillar Technologies https://pillar.tech/ Connect with 1517 Fund https://www.1517fund.com/take-action

Spira, founded by Elliot Roth, makes functional ingredients from spirulina. Spirulina is a blue-green algae that can be consumed by humans and animals is used as a dietary supplement or whole food. By developing spirulina in powders, food colorings, and protein isolates, Spira is making conventional foods more nutritious and sustainable. In this conversation, Elliot and 1517's Zak Slayback discuss how Elliot got hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of lab equipment for cheap, Elliot's early missteps as an entrepreneur, and why Spira is pursuing this B2B business model. Connect with Elliot & Spira https://spirainc.com/ Connect with 1517 Fund https://www.1517fund.com/take-action

Nick Friedman co-founded Board, a disruptive mortgage company, and now serves as Chief Operating Officer. Board's founding idea is to level the playing field for home buyers by upgrading any offer into an all-cash offer. Board purchases homes in cash on behalf of approved buyers then sells the home back to the buyer once they've gotten their mortgage. You'll hear Nick and 1517 Fund's Zak Slayback discuss how Board narrowly avoided running out of money, how they landed in the Winter 2019 Y Combinator cohort after a last-minute application, and how they've hired talent. Connect with Nick & Board https://www.board.live/ Connect with 1517 Fund https://www.1517fund.com/take-action

Cameron Graham and the Storii team are building a software platform for Senior Care Facilities. As the CEO, Cameron is responsible for leading their efforts to sell, fundraise and paint a vision for the future. The Storii product started with enabling care staff to digitally schedule and record the care they provide. It has evolved into a tool for case notes, family messaging, media consumption, and more. In this episode, you'll hear Cameron and 1517 Fund's Zak Slayback talk about how Cameron found his way into senior care, the challenges of being so young in such a conservative industry, and the disciplined customer discovery process Storii has followed. Connect with Cam & Storii http://storii.com Connect with 1517 Fund https://www.1517fund.com/take-action

Next Gen started as an event that barely sold any tickets. Today, the community reaches tens of thousands of entrepreneurs through weekly emails, daily Facebook group activity, and a yearly conference. Next Gen was started by Dylan Gambardella and Justin Lafazan, who had a vision to provide resources to anyone and everyone in the nascent stages of building something for themselves. Today, they help leading brands like Target, Capital One, and Dell access, engage with, and influence the next generation. In this conversation with 1517 Fund's Zak Slayback, Dylan and Justin explain the early hustle they undertook to launch the first Summit, how they collectively bargain for their community, and their commitment to replying to every question and ask. Connect with Justin, Dylan, and Next Gen ngsummit.com Connect with 1517 Fund https://www.1517fund.com/take-action

Stephen Balaban's company, Lambda, is pursuing a lofty mission. They're aiming to accelerate human progress with computation. The company builds workstations, servers, laptops, and cloud services used by Apple, Intel, Microsoft, Tesla, Amazon Research, Tencent, Kaiser Permanente, MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Caltech, and the Department of Defense. In this conversation, Stephen and 1517's Zak Slayback discuss the profitable business Stephen started in his teens, how he got into the machine learning infrastructure space, and dealing with uncertainty when starting a business. Connect with Stephen & Lambda https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbalaban/ Connect with 1517 Fund https://www.1517fund.com/take-action

Zak and I jam all about portfolio construction, what he looks for in a founder, and why he doesn't care for Harvard grads. Hope you enjoy this episode of Forward Thinking Founders on Partner Mondays!

Isaac talks with his friend and former colleague at Praxis, Zak Slayback, currently an investor at 1517 Fund, about his recent and radical views on education, his love for aviation, and where he thinks the next big thing will come from.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, October 3, 20194:20 pm: Carly Stern, a reporter for Ozy.com, joins the show to discuss her recent piece about how four-day school weeks are working in districts where they’ve been adopted5:05 pm: Steve Berman, a contributor to The Resurgent, joins the show to discuss the grace and forgiveness shown by the family of the victim in the Amber Guyger murder case6:05 pm: Utah Driver License Division Director Chris Caras joins Rod to discuss the deadline all Utahns now face to comply with the new Real ID law by getting the gold star on their driver license6:20 pm: Heritage Foundation Chief Economist Steve Moore joins the show for his weekly visit with Rod about politics and the nation’s economy6:35 pm: Zak Slayback, a contributor to Daily Caller, joins Rod to discuss his piece on how to destroy the porn industry and help save the American family

Zak Slayback returns to the Studio of Champ-Yinz to share his insights on the benefits of interpersonal and intra-personal systems of accountability. Zak suggests that when many of us run into different forms of unproductive friction, we should consider a reappearing lack of self-knowledge as the cause. This is not to say that we're all inauthentic frauds constantly living a lie, but many of us do continuously struggle to predict and adapt to internal and external stressors and distractions. So we'll discuss how to reduce this fiction and achieve greater self-discipline without an endless over-exertion of effort. Our Solutions break into three categories: 1. Understanding Context and Environment 2. Proper Scheduling 3. Minding Time-Lines Zak is also presenting on Day One of our Ideas Into Action Summit next week; his presentation focuses on how you can set yourself up for success in any new learning pursuit. Registration is still open for the first ever UN-IVERSITY virtual event, The Ideas Into Action Summit. It goes live on October 11th, and you can learn more about the presenters, topics and other details HERE. Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further! Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With Us One-Time Donation Options: Paypal/Venmo; Donate DASH Donate ETHEREUM Donate LITECOIN Donate BITCOIN Donate BITCOIN CASH Donate ZCASH Recurring Options: NEW! SubscribeStar Access our personal development bonus show, The Discomfort Zone, and lots of other irreverent and acerbic commentary you've never heard before. Support Us On PATREON Help incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos. Join the A/V Club If you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month A/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/Month Sigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month   Crypto Addresses: DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229 ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35 LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2 BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1U BITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWS ZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4

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Zak Slayback is a venture capitalist, an author, and a former startup-operator. His new book is called "How to Get Ahead." He has been featured on Fox Business, Fox News, The Blaze, FEE, Observer, LinkedIn, and Newsweek.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Ryan Kulp is both a marketer and a programmer. This unique skill set allows him to do things that most entrepreneurs only fantasize about.   Ryan constantly builds and ships new products and services on a monthly basis. This gives him the opportunity to experiment and test lots of ideas, seeing which ones stick.   He also uses this skill set to buy small technology companies & software products that most private equity firms are forced to overlook. In this uncharted terrain, Ryan uncovers value by applying his skillset to businesses that were previously run by someone lacking the skills or bandwidth to apply the best techniques.   Now, Ryan’s companies generate more than $5 million in annual revenue and he travels the globe with the freedom granted by cash flow + operating businesses with no geographic restraints.   In this conversation, Aaron and Ryan discuss how to think about entrepreneurship, rules to abide by in business, and the greater “Why” behind Ryan’s work. Pittsburgh’s best conference to Expand your Mind & Fill your Heart happens once a year.   Ryan Kulp’s Challenge; Work via negativa. Don’t watch Netflix.   Connect with Ryan Kulp Twitter Ryanckulp.com Dishonest Marketing   Micro Acquisitions Course 3 Books Ryan Mentioned Negotiation Genius by Deepak Malhotra & Max Bazerman Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher & William Ury If you liked this interview, check out:    Episode 269 with Brent Beshore where we cover investing for the long term, boring businesses, and starting a career.   Episode 216 with Noah Kagan where we discuss Facebook, Mint, and how to be an effective entrepreneur.   Episode 383 with Zak Slayback where we discuss how to avoid copycat careers, why job descriptions usually suck, and How to Get Ahead when you’re early in your career. Underwritten by Piper Creative Piper Creative creates podcasts, vlogs, and videos for companies.    Our clients become better storytellers.    How? Click here and Learn more.   We work with Fortune 500s, medium-sized companies, and entrepreneurs.   Sign up for one of Piper’s weekly newsletters. We curate links to Expand your Mind, Fill your Heart, and Grow your Tribe.   Follow Piper as we grow YouTube Instagram Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay 

Our friend and prior guest Zak Slayback has written a new book called How to Get Ahead.  Scot devoured it - cover to cover - in a couple of days, and found it to be well written and perfectly framed for those people that are looking for clear steps to follow in careers and business.  This week, Zak tells us about how he took personal definitions of success into consideration in writing the book, he gets into how his collaboration with McGraw Hill Education publishing formed, and really explains the power of the personal website and email list that he recommends so strongly.  Expect all that and a lot more this week, as these two fast talkers compare notes about the current state of career development!

Zak Slayback returns to the podcast after a 317 episode hiatus. He’s here because he’s ready to help even more people with his new book, How to Get Ahead.   It builds off of Zak’s talk at the 2018 Going Deep Summit where he laid out his framework for building a great career from scratch.   Zak is a career building expert and a Principal at Peter Thiel-backed 1517 Fund.   He was one of LinkedIn’s most influential voices on education in 2015 and has been published in Newsweek, the New York Examiner, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Christian Science Monitor, the Foundation for Economic Education, among others.   Never miss one of our best episodes by subscribing to the newsletter.   Connect with Zak Facebook Twitter Linkedin Website   If you liked this interview, check out episode 241 with Michael Gibson where we talk about the vision behind 1517 Fund and episode 226 with Ed Latimore where we discuss his writing, boxing, and pathway into running an online business. Underwritten by Piper Creative Piper Creative creates podcasts, vlogs, and videos for companies.    Our clients become better storytellers.    How? Click here and Learn more.   We work with Fortune 500s, medium-sized companies, and entrepreneurs.   Sign up for one of Piper’s weekly newsletters. We curate links to Expand your Mind, Fill your Heart, and Grow your Tribe.   Follow Piper as we grow YouTube Instagram Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | PodBay 

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Zak Slayback is a career expert who works to help individuals and corporations get ahead at work. He was originally on the podcast back in episode #18 speaking about the value of substance over status. He is the author of the forthcoming How to Get Ahead (McGraw-Hill, 2019) and the owner and president of Get […] The post MFL 59 – How To Get Ahead with Zak Slayback appeared first on MIND FOR LIFE.

Show Summary: This week we Blast Off! To “Get Ahead Labs” on the planet Earnamore, to find the one and only Zak Slayback! Johnny and Raylene talk to Zak about marketing and growth, and what are some of the secrets to become a successful entrepreneur. Zak is universally renowned for teaching career skills school never taught you. Zak also explains some of the fundamentals of becoming successful and how unleashing a galaxy class network can be one of the most important things a professional can do. So buckle up, and enjoy the ride through space and liberty with Zak Slayback! About The Guest: Zak is a career expert who works to help individuals and corporations get ahead at work. He is the author of the forthcoming How to Get Ahead (McGraw-Hill, 2019) and the owner and president of Get Ahead Labs, a boutique consulting firm that works directly with corporate clients to attract, promote, and retain top-tier talent. He's also a partner at the San Francisco-based venture capital firm, 1517 Fund. Zak focuses on supporting portfolio companies with talent and hiring. He was one of LinkedIn’s most influential voices on education in 2015 and has been published in Newsweek, the New York Examiner, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Christian Science Monitor, the Foundation for Economic Education, among others, and has also appeared on The Glenn Beck Program, HuffPost Live, Michelle Malkin Investigates, and Stossel. About The Host: Johnny “Rocket” Adams was the creator and host of “The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad – Libertarian Rock n’ Roll Experience” and now “BLAST OFF with Johnny Rocket!” He’s also a musician, graphic artist, author, and former Chief Warrant Officer. Johnny spent his early days earning his stripes as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. Back stateside, Johnny immersed himself in the classic works of Murray Rothbard, Henry Hazlitt, and Ludwig von Mises. From there the AnCap known as “Johnny Rocket” was born. Speaking truth to power from your cell phone tower, Johnny digests the philosophy of liberty and brings them to the man on the street on a weekly basis. Johnny Rocket was also the front-man of the rockabilly group “Hot Roddin’ Romeos” and puts pencil to paper with the critically acclaimed comic series “The Liberty Force.” New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Tom Woods calls Johnny Rocket “one of the most entertaining figures in the liberty movement.” About the Co-Host: Raylene Lightheart is an activist in the libertarian movement. She is a dedicated wife and homeschool mom of five. She is passionate about self-ownership, free association community, and unfettered liberty. Raylene is the director of marketing and sales of Launchpad Media Group. She is the assistant communications director for Libertarian Party of Washington State and also serves as Region 3 alternate. She also is on the board of Libertarian Party of Kitsap County and was awarded the 2018 Porcupine Award for LPWA. As a child, Raylene dreamed of being in broadcasting. When Johnny asked her to be the co-host for his new show, Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket she was thrilled to have the opportunity to advance liberty through education, outreach, and entertainment. About Ground Control: ​​Benjamin Wiegold is a fellow Libertarian, from the corrupt state of Illinois. Ben is the new producer, sound engineer, and editor of the Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket. Ben has also done work for the Mises Institute and numerous other publications. Ben is a musician, hardcore anarchist, and just an all-around cool dude! Host Website: www.blastoffshow.com or thelaunchpadmedia.com/blastoff Guest Website(s): Zakslayback.com< --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blastoff/support

How to find a mentor - Zak Slayback returns to the Studio of Champ-yinz to discuss how self-directed learners of all ages can build an enriching "Cabinet of Models." This cabinet includes teachers, advisors, and mentors. Early in the show we'll make the distinction between teachers, advisors and mentors, outline the desirable attributes of each, how long each relationship should last, the type of knowledge and benefit you should seek from each, and the weight to give their advice in the context of your larger goals and plans. Later we'll focus in on how to find a mentor. Zak has gone through this process himself, building a strong relationship with Isaac Morehouse of Praxis that helped him launch his career. Zak advises an understanding of opportunity cost - looking for busy people, identifying tasks that aren’t worth their time but are worth your time. We'll also discuss some strategies to bring value to these people when making introductions. More Shows With Zak Slayback: [PODCAST] #454: Building A Credential Better Than the College Degree, With Zak Slayback Deschool Yourself and Find Your Focus – With Zak Slayback, Part 1 [PODCAST #560] Find Your Focus With Ambition Mapping – With Zak Slayback, Part 2 [PODCAST #561] Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further! Thanks for visiting this page. Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With Us One-Time Donation Options: Paypal/Venmo; Donate DASH Donate ETHEREUM Donate LITECOIN Donate BITCOIN Donate BITCOIN CASH Donate ZCASH Recurring Options: Support Us On PATREON Help incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos. Join the A/V Club If you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month A/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/Month Sigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month   Crypto Addresses: DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229 ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35 LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2 BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1U BITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWS ZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4

Being able to signal the right message to the right people is a crucial part of building your business and Zak Slayback shares how to do it with us. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show255 The post Signal The Right Message To The Right People With Zak Slayback (255) appeared first on Life Skills That Matter.

In this episode I talk with Zak Slayback on the work of John Taylor Gatto who unfortunately passed away late last year. Zak and I discuss JTG's work on the dangers of forced schooling and how it has affected our own lives. John Taylor Gatto (December 15, 1935 – October 25, 2018) was an American author and school teacher who taught in the classroom for nearly 30 years. He devoted much of his energy to his teaching career, then, following his resignation, authored several books on modern education criticizing its ideology, history, and consequences. Zak wrote the foreword to JTG’s book Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/menofcharacter/support

Zak Slayback returns to discuss some helpful action items ambitious high school students can embrace to position themselves ahead of college graduates in the job market. This is a proven formula; Zak will share his stories about how these actions benefited him in his professional climb. It's a upward process of passion-driven learning, making connections, building new knowledge based on those connections, making richer connections based on that new knowledge, signaling that new knowledge, and building a broader network with those signals. Read Zak's blog article, How a High School Student Can Get Ahead in Their Career. Details: - Why young people need to start personal websites while in high school, and how this website can work as a portfolio, showcase of personality, a canvas and as insurance - How to contact an existing expert in the area you want to go into, getting a better idea of how to get started - Researching Resources In Your Field, Zak writes "An old mentor of mine once told me that reading 5 books on a specific topic will give you more knowledge about that topic than 98% of people." - Methods of signaling and building a portfolio - growing your network of people who are a few steps ahead of you More Shows With Zak Slayback: [PODCAST] #454: Building A Credential Better Than the College Degree, With Zak Slayback Deschool Yourself and Find Your Focus – With Zak Slayback, Part 1 [PODCAST #560] Find Your Focus With Ambition Mapping – With Zak Slayback, Part 2 [PODCAST #561] Won’t You Be My Neighbor? [PODCAST #573] Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further! Thanks for visiting this page. Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With Us One-Time Donation Options: Paypal/Venmo; Donate DASH Donate ETHEREUM Donate LITECOIN Donate BITCOIN Donate BITCOIN CASH Donate ZCASH Recurring Options: Support Us On PATREON Help incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos. Join the A/V Club If you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month A/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/Month Sigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month   Crypto Addresses: DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229 ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35 LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2 BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1U BITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWS ZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4

James Guzman is an American Expat living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He is an expert on how to start a vacation rental business, and specifically, how to start an Airbnb in Mexico and Airbnb as an Expat. James Guzman and Mikkel Thorup talk about short-term rentals when it comes to how to start an Airbnb in Mexico.  Are short-term rentals more beneficial than long term? Are the risks different? If you've ever considered how to start a vacation rental business, then this is the episode for you.   How to Start a Vacation Rental BusinessWe have all heard about Airbnb and how it has revolutionized the lodging and accommodation world of travel, and you probably know someone that puts their home on this site when they are away on vacation to maybe recoup some of their expenses while they are away. However, have you ever considered renting properties and then turning around and advertising on Airbnb? Did you know that you don't have to own the property? As long as the landlord is aware of what your plan looks like, there is no reason for them to say no. This and many other ideas are discussed in this fun episode on how to start a vacation rental business. As mentioned, Airbnb has changed the face of short-term rentals forever. How did they get so big? so quickly? and you must be asking yourself, what kind of software do they use and can I use it too? Listen in as James Guzman explains the software they use for efficiency and speed.   Starting a Business in Mexico as an Expat and How to Start an Airbnb in MexicoWe also talk about the demographics of his short-term rentals and how to start an Airbnb in Mexico. Because James Guzman lives in Mexico, of course, it is much simpler, as he can keep an eye on his business, but you can start an Airbnb anywhere. The concepts are the same all across the globe. Here are a few ideas discussed: Platforms and Software Access to the property/keys How to earn more income from your properties What to do during slow seasons What does a 'Full Vacation' look like Challenges of owning your own business   What To Consider When you Start a Vacation Rental BusinessIs your city safe? Clean? What about the culture? the food? Why do people come to your city? What kind of return can I expect? Vacancy rates? All this and more is discussed!   James Guzman on EducationMost of our listeners are aware of our passion here on the Expat Money Show regarding the current state of the education system in North America and the trend towards homeschooling and world schooling. James Guzman and Mikkel Thorup discuss this hot topic. Many of our past guests discuss this same topic, listen in to https://expatmoneyshow.com/zak-slayback-learn-from-a-career-expert-how-to-land-your-dream-job/ (Ep 37: Zak Slayback) or to https://expatmoneyshow.com/sam-mcroberts-how-to-internationalize-your-life-so-you-can-protect-your-wealth-and-protect-your-family/ (Ep 43: Sam McRoberts) who currently owns and operates his business as an expat and world schools his son.   We all know how much Mikkel loves to talk about travel and the experiences learned from each country. Today's episode was no different. Mikkel and James Guzman chat in detail about Medellin & the country of Colombia. Mikkel spent quite a bit of time there when he first started his travels and speaks kindly about the people, the food and the culture. James Guzman would agree!   Best Way to Reach James Guzmanhttp://www.borderlessblog.com/ (www.borderlessblog.com)   Final ThoughtsI really didn't know much about Airbnb myself, so I learned a great deal from James Guzman. It really is a great business model for those interested in learning how to start a vacation rental business. James has some great insights and totally worth listening in. I hope you get as much value from this interview with James Guzman as I Support this podcast

(Please listen in stereo or with headphones) A conversation about a unique city and its friendliest neighborhood. Zak Slayback and Andrew Mercer are back to discuss the new Fred Rogers documentary, Won't You Be My Neighbor. The first hour of our discussion sets the scene in Pittsburgh; we talk in great detail about the city's culture, industry, geography, past, present and future. In hour two we'll explore Fred Rogers as an exemplar of the Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, his persuasive skills and his approach to child development. Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further! Thanks for visiting this page. Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With Us One-Time Donation Options: Paypal/Venmo; Donate DASH Donate ETHEREUM Donate LITECOIN Donate BITCOIN Donate BITCOIN CASH Donate ZCASH Recurring Options: Support Us On PATREON Help incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos. Join the A/V Club If you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month A/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/Month Sigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month   Crypto Addresses: DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229 ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35 LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2 BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1U BITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWS ZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4

In this Interview with Zak Slayback, we talk about how important being coachable is and that it's not so much about what he can add to your business structure, rather what he can take away so that you land your dream job while teaching you the proper skills of writing the perfect email and how to create your attractive character.   Zak Slayback was the perfect student. He got great grades, got into an Ivy League College but didn't know what he wanted to do. Do you find yourself here too? Maybe you're in University or College, maybe you never went and are out working somewhere that you hate and don't really know how to get out of that rut.   Writing Proper Emails Listen in to this episode as Zak Slayback takes us through the many steps that are required to find the job that you want and how to write proper emails so that the correct person will take the time to read your resume.   Have you ever sat down and tried to write the perfect email? and when you thought you had it nailed, you sent it out and no one replied? Zak lets us in on some secrets of making sure your email gets to the right person and they get read. If you can conquer these two items, your chances of getting hired go way up!   Zak Slayback on Creating Your Dream Job Career Expert What does a Career Expert do you might ask. Zak Slayback really goes into detail on who he feels is qualified to work with him. Not everyone is a good fit, and there are so many people out in the field of self-development and working with young entrepreneurs that you really have to find that perfect fit.  Zak tells me that he doesn't do LIFE COACH STUFF! AT the end of the day Zak is a communicator, sales, and career expert.   Listen in as Zak & Mikkel discuss The Trust Factor Attractive Character Call to Action (CTA) An Incentive Map The Big 5 Copywriting voices (which one are you?)   Zak Slayback on Education 37 episodes of The Expat Money Show and time and time again we talk about education. Without realizing it, almost 1/2 of our guests have some form of opinion on what has happened in the world regarding education. In https://expatmoneyshow.com/clara-day-herrera/ (Ep 004: Clara Day Herrera) talks about her daughter and the education system in the Philippines. Zak Slayback talks about the USA and here is a direct quote:   'School should have taught you how to succeed at work and build a great career. Instead, it taught you that mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Thankfully, I teach what school never taught'   I love it because it's true. If you listened to https://expatmoneyshow.com/michelle-dale-location-independent/ (Ep 034: Michelle Dale) she'll tell you the same thing. Life is about doing, getting out there and learning the skills required to be a professional. Attending College or University doesn't always give you the skills to make sure you know what you're doing once you've received that diploma. Zak Slayback realized this a long time ago and has built a system to help those that are stuck in a job they hate.   Short Cuts to Success Have you ever wondered if there really is such a thing as a shortcut to success? People talk about it, but does it really exist? Yes, Virginia, it does exist! Zak goes into detail about the methods he uses, you can shortcut success ethically and morally!   We've had many wonderful guests on our show that let you in on the secrets of success. Like in  https://expatmoneyshow.com/mindy-stern/ (Ep 020: Mindy Stern) - What learning from the best coaches can do for you, today we have Zak Slayback on helping ambitious people get ahead in their careers.   Zak Slayback's New Book 'How to Get Ahead' will be out early next year. If you've ever written your own book, you know how much hard work and effort is necessary to build a really successful, worth reading book. I believe that Zak has the tenacity... Support this podcast

(Part Two of Two) Zak Slayback returns for a marathon discussion on how to set and make progress towards meaningful personal and professional goals. Recorded April 9th in Pittsburgh, PA in the studio of good friend Andrew Mercer. I was really happy Andrew joined us; he added some great stories and thoughtful questions related to his own productivity journey. The first conversation focused on deschooling - how to unlearn and discard certain limiting beliefs that interfere with professional success and fulfillment. Today we go into detail on Zak's "Ambition Mapping" process for goal setting. Productivity - Being busy vs. being productive: what is the highest priority? - Andrew's productivity quest, Getting Things Done - Know what you're looking for; identifying specific outcomes - Building connections between visions and tasks Ambition Mapping If you had a map to navigate a labyrinth, you know you should trace your way backwards based on your destination. You adjust your path based on where you start relative to where you want to go. People know this when playing a game and know it in general when choosing a career (i.e., if I want to be a doctor, I should go to medical school) but rarely re-examine their path using this through their careers. This process of regularly looking at where you want to go, evaluating where you’re starting, and working backwards from the destination to where you are now is what I call ambition mapping. - Zak Slayback - Built off Nathaniel Branden's sentence stems - What does it mean to esteem oneself? - Defining "progress" and "meaningful goals" - Ambition mapping is a three-phase writing process 1. Day One: Via Negativa - Identify what you don't want 2. Day Two: Via Positiva - Identify what you DO want 3. Day Three: Review Stems from the previous 2 days and find the intersection between the two. Research what fits in the intersection. Build the ambition map: the path from where you want to go back to where you are. Related Shows: [PODCAST] #401: Setting and Achieving Goals (1 of 2) – Attitudes, Obstacles and Mistakes [PODCAST] #402: Setting and Achieving Goals (2 of 2) – Ten Tips For Success [PODCAST] #454: Building A Credential Better Than the College Degree, With Zak Slayback Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further! Thanks for visiting this page. Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With Us One-Time Donation Options: Paypal/Venmo; Donate DASH Donate ETHEREUM Donate LITECOIN Donate BITCOIN Donate BITCOIN CASH Donate ZCASH Recurring Options: Support Us On PATREON Help incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos. Join the A/V Club If you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month A/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/Month Sigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month   Crypto Addresses: DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229 ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35 LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2 BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1U BITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWS ZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4