Personal Development

Chris Sacca and Scott Glenn (#764)

31 August 2024
Bourahima


This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited.

The episode features segments from episode #79 “Chris Sacca on Being Different and Making Billions” and #729 “Legendary Actor Scott Glenn — How to Be Super Fit at 85, Lessons from Marlon Brando, How to Pursue Your Purpose, The Art of Serendipity, Stories of Gunslingers, and More.“

Please enjoy!

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#765: Chris Sacca and Scott Glenn

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What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments

SHOW NOTES

  • [05:19] Notes about this supercombo format.
  • [06:23] Enter Chris Sacca.
  • [06:53] Traits of founders for whom success, at massive scale, seems predestined.
  • [08:00] Travis Kalanick and Nintendo Wii Tennis.
  • [09:55] Resources for cultivating investing chops, emotional intelligence, and general empathy.
  • [18:37] Chris’ evolving concept of success.
  • [22:31] What Chris and his brother Brian’s parents did right.
  • [26:47] What Chris looks for when hiring.
  • [29:23] The prophetic notebook.
  • [31:29] Advice to aimless college graduates.
  • [34:06] Two differentiators that shifted the nature of Chris’ business
  • [38:16] Enter Scott Glenn.
  • [38:44] Idaho vs. Los Angeles.
  • [44:59] Apocalypse Now, self-confidence soon after.
  • [49:00] Burt Lancaster’s movie star lessons.
  • [54:41] The birth and death of Wes Hightower.
  • [1:03:56] Catching the attention of James Bridges.
  • [1:06:12] Scarlet fever.
  • [1:07:57] From Marine to police reporter.
  • [1:12:42] Berghof Studios and parental advice.
  • [1:21:12] Converting to Judaism.
  • [1:24:04] Lao Tzu: the ultimate mystic?
  • [1:28:44] Letting go with Killer Joe.
  • [1:33:20] “Crazy Whitefella Thinking.”
  • [1:38:53] Getting out of the way and Erwan Le Corre.
  • [1:42:19] Lessons from the “morally phenomenal” Marlon Brando.
  • [1:46:54] How Scott’s childhood bout with scarlet fever informed his life’s course.
  • [1:49:33] Daily routines and exercises of an in-shape 85-year-old.
  • [2:05:46] Securing a serendipitous skill set.
  • [2:12:41] Thailand talk.
  • [2:16:46] Increasing surface luck.
  • [2:17:32] How Scott met and fell in love with his wife.
  • [2:23:32] “Just dance.”
  • [2:24:14] Mistakenly calling Rudolf Nureyev Russian.
  • [2:26:24] Poetry.
  • [2:30:31] What Laurence Olivier knew about the value of tenacity.
  • [2:32:09] Parting thoughts.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Connect with Chris Sacca:

Website | Instagram

Connect with Scott Glenn:

IMDb

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