Kevin Rose on product philosophy, Reddit & Digg's inverse journeys, Twitter's innovations | E1185

Jason Calacanis chats with Kevin Rose about his move from the Bay Area to Portland, his role at True Ventures, and his entrepreneurial journey. They discuss Kevin's insights on Mark Zuckerberg, the development of Zero Fasting, and the importance of humility in the industry. They also touch on Digg's rise and fall, Twitter's product innovations, and the impact of Japanese design. Lastly, they delve into Kevin's friendship with Tim Ferriss, pandemic lessons, and the future of NFTs.

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Jason Calacanis

Host • 51%

Kevin Rose

Guest • 48%

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0:00	Start
0:58	Jason intros Kevin Rose & they discuss Kevin leaving the Bay Area for Portland, his role at True Ventures & what he misses about being an entrepreneur
6:50	Kevin's blind spots as an entrepreneur, insights on Mark Zuckerberg
9:51	Rippling - For an easier way to run your startup remotely visit
11:28	Building Zero Fasting, product philosophy
20:21	Maintaining humility in a random industry
22:37	Squarespace - Go to for a free trial, and use code TWIST for 10% off
24:08	Jason's first experience seeing Digg & meeting Kevin, Mahalo's product innovations, perils of being too early
30:02	Digg's undoing, inverse journey with Reddit, trying to buy back Digg
37:44	Zendesk - 6 months free
39:17	Twitter's recent product innovations, True's Peloton bet
50:17	Where Kevin gets his design inspiration, Japanese impact
57:22	Friendship with Tim Ferriss, alternative forms of therapy
1:10:49	Lessons & lifestyle improvements from the pandemic, NFTs & the future of sponsorship/ownership

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