Episode #999
Tom Bilyeu
Books mentioned
The Stand
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:11:30
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The Road
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:11:58
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Homo Deus
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:14:38
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Sapiens
Mentioned by Tom Bilyeu · at 00:14:38
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Fahrenheit 451
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:31:33
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:37:55
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Mindset
Mentioned by Tom Bilyeu · at 01:04:08
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The Power of Myth
Mentioned by Tom Bilyeu · at 01:20:46
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The Bible
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:26:57
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Tom Bilyeu, co-founder of Quest Nutrition and co-founder and CEO of Impact Theory, discusses ketogenic nutrition, entrepreneurship, leadership, and his experiences supporting young people. The conversation also explores storytelling and myth as tools for personal transformation, alongside the design and societal implications of sentient AI, human augmentation, cooperation, and survival.
What they talked about
- Quest Nutrition origin story and low-sugar bar concept
- Keto diet, ketosis, and the 'keto flu'
- Human population bottleneck from supervolcano eruption
- Twilight Zone episode 'To Serve Man' and sci-fi cannibalism
- AI, brain augmentation, and the coming human bifurcation
- Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset and personal transformation
- Building a business on value, not just money
- The Matrix as a metaphor for life and limiting beliefs
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