Ivanka Trump: Copying drives competition; authenticity makes a business irreplicable
“Naval, who is a friend of mine and of Jared's, he always says, escape competition through authenticity. If you're competing, it's because you're copying. You know, build something that fully comes from you, and that will feel most right, and it's also the thin…”
Jorgenson: Naval Ravikant defines true intelligence as getting what you want
“Naval's got a great line, it's maybe, like, the ultimate Naval line, which is, the true test of intelligence is whether you get what you want out of life.”
Jorgenson: Naval Ravikant applies Charlie Munger's models to technology
“Naval takes all of Munger and sort of puts him in a, like, progressive technological setting that's, like, exciting and futuristic and more growth-oriented, and I liked the combination of those very much.”
Shkreli: Naval Ravikant is an investor in my company
“And again, talking to Naval, you know, who's a small investor in our company, he was like, Martin, why would you make this as a product or service to your customers? Just use it yourself.”
Gil shares Naval's model: mercenary to missionary to artist
“Naval's framework is is like, well, of course, early in your career, you're at least partially a mercenary. Otherwise you're never going to find the opportunity and go win it. And then later in your life, you're a missionary, right? You're not zero sum. You're…”
Housel: You cannot envy someone's success without accepting their full life's sacrifices
“You can't just pick and choose bits of someone's life and say, I want his physique and her net worth, and I want his house. And like, you have to take the whole package. And a lot of the great things in anyone's life, there, there's a cost that came with that.”
Franceschetti: Eight Sleep's angel investors include the Collisons, Naval, and Pomp
“Another thing that worked really well for us was we raised money from a lot of individuals, operators that are extremely valuable. Now Patrick and John Collison, Naval Pomp”