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Alexis is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cover, a Los Angeles based technology company that designs, manufactures, and installs custom backyard homes. Cover’s mission is to make thoughtfully designed and well-built homes for everyone using algorithms and robots. Alexis was previously an Architectural Designer and has been building since preschool when his teacher found it necessary to create building block height limitations as a result of his structures. [0:35] - What is Cover? [1:03] - Inefficiencies in the current home building model [6:33] - Comparing automation of home building to car manufacturing [13:18] - The importance of precision in Cover's model [16:42] - Cover's Tesla-like growth strategy [19:54] - The process behind building a Cover home [28:58] - Vertically integrating the highly fragmented construction process [36:07] - Backyard homes as MVPs [37:42] - Cover's plans for future expansion -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated! LINKS: Twitter: @blogofjake Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf

Austen is co-founder and CEO of Lambda School. Lambda School is an online coding school with an income share agreement (“ISA”) model in which students only pay tuition if and after they get a job. Prior to Lambda School, Austen wrote a book called Secret Sauce: The Ultimate Growth Hacking Guide. He previously worked at LendUp and co-founded Grasswire. [0:10] - The basics of Lambda School [4:00] - Lambda’s use of the ISA business model [10:56] - Austen's experiences growing up with an entrepreneurial spirit [16:15] - Lessons learned from Austen’s religious mission in the Ukraine [23:15] - The importance of discipline and its decline in American culture [31:01] - Benefits of fasting and Austen’s fasting experiences [34:47] - Minimalism for a purpose-driven life [40:24] - Tesla’s greatness and the implications of selling too early [46:49] - The role of technological optimism in our society -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated! LINKS: Twitter: @blogofjake Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf

Zion is a passionate science advocate and environmental journalist who wants to change the world for the better. She is a Co-Founder of Nuclear For Net Zero. Previously, Zion was Director of Environmental Progress UK and spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion UK. She founded and served as Editor in Chief of Extinction Rebellion’s newspaper, The Hourglass, and was previously the Co-Editor of JUNO magazine for 7 years. Zion has written for The Huffington Post, authored the evidence-based nonfiction book The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting, and given a TEDx talk on stargazing. -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated! LINKS: Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Twitter: @blogofjake Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf

Dryden is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bluebook Cities. Bluebook Cities is building a new city for Praxis, a society realizing a shared vision for the future. Prior to founding Bluebook Cities in 2019, Dryden covered consumer and technology at an NYC-based hedge fund. He is an Emergent Ventures winner. Before finance, he was a sponsored surfer and studied philosophy. -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated! LINKS: Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Twitter: @blogofjake Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf

Bradley is Co-Founder & CEO at Roll, a company which has created blockchain infrastructure for what it calls social money. Social money can be thought of as branded digital tokens unique to a person’s online presence, allowing them to own, control and coordinate the value they create across platforms. Prior to Roll, Bradley led the State of Blockchain research report for CoinDesk. Bradley also is the author of the book, #BreakIntoVC, which for a time was the #1 Best Seller in the Venture Capital category. -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated! LINKS: Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Twitter: @blogofjake Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf

Delian is a Principal at Founders Fund and Co-Founder at Varda Space Industries. Varda is an orbital manufacturing startup with ambitions to become “the Foxconn of space”. Prior to Founders Fund, Delian was a Principal at Khosla Ventures, Head of Growth at Teespring, and Founder of a healthcare company called Nightingale. He currently hosts a podcast called Operators where he interviews non-VC, non-CEO, non-Founder operators that make the startup world go round. Delian was born in Bulgaria, attended MIT, and participated in the Thiel Fellowship. -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated! LINKS: Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Twitter: @blogofjake Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf

Francis Suarez is the Mayor of Miami. He has recently gained recognition for being the most tech-friendly mayor on Twitter, successfully recruiting many companies, investors, and entrepreneurs to move to Miami. Mayor Suarez was elected with 86 percent support from Miami residents in 2017. He was previously the Miami Commissioner for District 4 for eight years. Mayor Suarez also serves as Chair of the Environment Committee, as well as on the Advisory Board of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He will serve as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2022 as a result of having been elected by his fellow mayors. -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated. LINKS: Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Twitter: @blogofjake Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf

Jerzy is a professional coach, personal trainer, and creator of The Happy Body program. He is a 4-time World Weightlifting Champion and World Record Holder. Jerzy has helped coach and train many people including Tim Ferriss and Naval Ravikant since moving to the US from Poland in 1986. He and his wife, Aniela, founded and coached UCLA’s weightlifting team in 2000. Besides weightlifting, Jerzy is also a poet. He earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and has since appeared in numerous publications with his award-winning poetry. Jerzy & Aniela's book, The Happy Body, is available on Amazon. “Jerzy is an incredible guy. He’s in his sixties and incredibly fit… He’s like a Samurai lord. He ranges from being a powerful human being to being a beautiful human being. I think of him as a lion but also at peace.” - Naval Ravikant “Of the 10,000-plus people I’ve met in my life, I would put Aniela and Jerzy in the top 10, in terms of success and happiness. The Happy Body contains the morning mobility work that both Naval Ravikant and I do on a near-daily basis… He’s unapologetically and refreshingly no-bullshit.” - Tim Ferriss -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated! LINKS: Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Twitter: @blogofjake Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf

Peter is a journalist, podcaster, and Bitcoin enthusiast. He is the host of What Bitcoin Did, one of the most popular podcasts in crypto. More recently, Peter launched a media brand called Defiance. Prior to podcasting, he ran an advertising agency in the UK. Peter is one of the most popular people in Bitcoin and has had conversations with some of the industry’s most influential minds since he started the podcast in 2017. -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated! LINKS: Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Twitter: @blogofjake Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf

Harpreet is the CEO of Oura. The Oura Ring is widely considered one of the top personal health tracking devices in the world. It helps people track their sleep as well as a number of other important health metrics like body temperature and heart rate variability. In 2020, the Oura Ring also proved helpful for the purpose of early detection of COVID-19. Prior to Oura, Harpreet spent nine years working at Eminence Capital, an L/S Equity Hedge Fund where he was a TMT Portfolio Manager. He began his career at Morgan Stanley in their M&A Group in New York. -- Thank you for listening to Pod of Jake! All shares and reviews are sincerely appreciated! LINKS: Website: podofjake.com Blog: blogofjake.com Twitter: @blogofjake Email: jake@blogofjake.com Call: superpeer.com/jake Support: patreon.com/blogofjake Bitcoin: 3ESGQxrJZmGqd2SifqCUiHPvah1uWtN1Zd Ethereum: blogofjake.eth 0xF89aCC1f8c4FeEAc372997006BfE7c0fdD99F80c Bitcoin Cash: qznma8vxf8kjn4v9phsfkhzd0559gm7yfsx0gkl4sf