Arun Rajappa is the Country Manager for RIOT Games India & South Asia. He is also the author of "Failing Well - A Short Book on Product Management."

0:00 Introduction 3:09 Communicating as a leader 5:49 Being in the back vs. front of the room 9:11 Leadership unlocks great products for customers 13:39 Product failure unlocked Arun's true potential 20:14 Finding balance as a parent (or mentor) 23:34 Empathy is about recognizing differences 27:23 Coaching and understanding context 31:09 How Arun improved his listening skills 33:10 Meditation for beginners 40:35 "Four Thousand Weeks" by Oliver Burkeman 46:12 The ultimate meaning of it all 48:59 Why frame the book around "failing well"? 53:52 Process of writing and editing a book 58:12 Getting feedback on the book 1:02:31 On preserving one's legacy

Arun on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/arun-rajappa-bb9a822/

Arun's book, "Failing Well - A Short Book on Product Management" → https://www.amazon.com/Failing-Well-short-product-management/dp/B0D2LFCQM8?ccs_id=579cebd0-b1c5-4f0e-aed9-c2c7bfd800e4

David Thomas Tao is the founder of BarBend, a strength sports content site. David started the company in 2016 and had a successful startup exit in 2023.

0:00 Intro

1:00 David’s background

5:25 The truth about pre- and post-entrepreneur life

6:29 James’s story, mindset on building wealth

9:07 Life after the startup exit

10:52 BarBend origin story

13:07 The hardest things to do as the CEO

15:18 Mistakes were made

21:40 Guilt

22:53 Support system

25:01 Selling the company, transition period, walking away

28:45 BarBend’s legacy

32:06 Today’s fitness content industry

37:37 Journalistic standards

40:06 Advice for younger entrepreneurs

42:38 David and James get real

44:33 David’s family heritage, post-911 feelings

Dan Campbell is the co-creator of the "Hobbies + Happiness" YouTube channel, which covers a wide range of tabletop and trading card games.