Josh is joined by Robert Scoble in his Tesla over Zoom to talk about the future of Tesla and autonomous vehicles, computer vision and augmented & virtual reality. Robert Scoble is a silicon valley pioneer and tech blogger who grew up in Cupertino, California and studied with Apple's co-founder in college. He wrote for Fast Company Magazine, and was the first person to drive a Tesla with Elon Musk. Robert is a futurist and technologist who has written four books on technology. His latest book is The Infinite Retina, which is all about Spatial Computing. Connect with Robert Scoble on Twitter  (https://twitter.com/Scobleizer) Check out The Infinite Retina on Amazon  (https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Retina-Computing-technologies-revolution/dp/1838824049/) ********** For full show notes and links discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh

Josh is joined by Micha Saade and Shane Peterson, the cofounders of Namastetics, to learn about their journey in fashion entrepreneurship and creating a successful direct-to-consumer apparel company. Namastetics is a direct-to-consumer yoga wear brand that focused on sustainability and boho fashion. learn more at https://www.namastetics.com/ Connect with Shane on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shaneapetersen/ Connect with Micha on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/micha.saade/ ********** For full show notes and links discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh

This is part 2 of 2 of this conversation with Zachary Murray. Josh and Zach discuss passion projects, having many obscure / niche interests, accumulating wealth, scaling businesses, the endless pursuit of learning new skills, building things that outlive your own life, productivity hacks, building a "horizontal to-do app", and much more. Zachary Murray is the Founder & Creative Director at Foreplay, a Toronto based performance marketing and creative agency helping e-commerce and D2C brands scale alongside their own internal ventures including Nomadic Fabrics which scaled to over 7 Figures in the first year. ********** For part 1 and show notes / links discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** Connect with Zach is on Instagram @thisis_zach (http://instagram.com/thisis_zach) Foreplay is currently hiring @weareforeplay (http://instagram.com/weareforeplay) ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh

This is part 1 of 2 with Zachary Murray. Josh and Zach discuss a wide range of topics including running and scaling multiple businesses at once, business in the time of COVID-19, design tools, creative processes, tools and systems for capturing ideas, and things good and bad about Apple products and the App Store ecosystem. Zachary Murray is the Founder & Creative Director at Foreplay, a Toronto based performance marketing and creative agency helping e-commerce and D2C brands scale alongside their own internal ventures including Nomadic Fabrics which scaled to over 7 Figures in the first year. ********** For Part 2 and show notes / links discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** Connect with Zach is on Instagram @thisis_zach (http://instagram.com/thisis_zach) Foreplay is currently hiring @weareforeplay (http://instagram.com/weareforeplay) ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh

Brent Stirling runs social media performance marketing at Shopify. He's experienced in all forms of paid and organic social, as well as multi-channel strategy building for a number of verticals and industries that include SaaS (Software as a Service), tech startups, direct to consumer brands, hospitality and politics. Connect with Brent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brentertainer ********** For full show notes and links discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh

Josh and Juvoni talk about the bleeding edge of productivity and knowledge management tools and how to use these tools more effectively, ideas around combining multiple skills, better thinking & tools for thought, personal development ideas and habits, entrepreneurship and nocode tools, and discovering how systems in the world affect us during COVID-19. About Juvoni: Juvoni Beckford is Software Engineer at Google currently working on Google Maps, previously on Google Docs. He's a Community Builder & Writer in areas around Productivity, Personal Knowledge Management & Personal Development. He helps people explore ideas around combining multiple skills, better thinking & tools for thought, inner engineering healthy habits, and discovering how systems in the world affect us. ********** For full show notes and links to things discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** Connect with Juvoni on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juvoni Join the Personal Development Nerds Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdnerds/ PDNerds discord server: www.pdn.community Find Juvoni's Book Recommendations on his site: www.juvoni.com/books Contact Juvoni at [email protected] ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes?  https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app:  https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh

Jay Vasantharajah shares his philosophies around starting and growing a "phase 1" business, then evolving it from a service-based or consulting business into a thriving e-commerce or scalable software company. Jay is a trained accountant, so he shares some tools and hacks on how to better manage and hack your business finances to save money and be more profitable. We also talk about how Jay is investing in the Creator Economy and how that, along with the NoCode movement, will change how businesses are being created and scaled. About Jay Vasantharajah Jay started his career off at Deloitte as a consultant in Toronto. It wasn’t long before he left the corporate world to launch his first business, a PPC agency. His agency managed millions of dollars of ad spend for large clients and won several awards. He used the profits from the PPC agency to start an e-commerce business which has grown into a 7-figure a year business. Along the way, he's also reinvested cash flows from his businesses into private multi-family real estate in the Toronto area and tech start-ups like Supercast, a podcast subscription software company. Today, he is actively looking to make more angel investments and acquire online businesses and in the creator economy — basically anything that can help creators like podcasters, youtubers, and IndieHackers create and manage their creative businesses. Visit Jay's website and subscribe to his free newsletter: https://jayvas.com/ Follow Jay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayvasdigital ********** For full show notes and links discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh

Part 2 of 2 with John Marzo. In this episode, we discuss John's experience being an Amazon FBA seller and John gives us tools and hacks on how to successfully rank on Amazon's search engine. We talk a bout Billionaires and monopolies, and how they ultimately drive society forward, and we talk about how John lost a lot of money in a cryptocurrency scam. If you haven't yet heard of the Quadriga cryptocurrency exchange scam, you're going to want to listen to this! We also go deeper into John's BOLD 40-year vision of creating an asteroid mining company and how it relates to SpaceX and the future of our species. About John Marzo: John is a fanatical problem seeker who wants to change the world by bridging the gap between scientific design and innovative business. He's a serial entrepreneur and currently owns several businesses ranging from e-commerce to SaaS and is constantly looking for new markets and problems to solve. He holds a patent for a revolutionary dust-pan design that doesn't leave that annoying line of dirt behind. He is also an ex-aerospace engineering student who switched over to study industrial engineering where he earned his degree at Ryerson University. Connect with John on Instagram @johnmeetsworld Learn more about 100steps2startup (discount code) ********** For full show notes and links discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh

Part 1 of 2 with John Marzo. John describes his bold 40-year vision of creating an asteroid mining company, his lessons learned from past failed ventures and how one of them was killed by Bumble. We also talk about his experience of getting a patent for his revolutionary dust pan design and John explains his mental model for how he views life and how to get to where you want to get in life by avoiding problems and distractions to keep moving forward to your ultimate destination in life.  About John Marzo: John is a fanatical problem seeker who wants to change the world by bridging the gap between scientific design and innovative business. He's a serial entrepreneur and currently owns several businesses ranging from e-commerce to SaaS and is constantly looking for new markets and problems to solve. He holds a patent for a revolutionary dust-pan design that doesn't leave that annoying line of dirt behind. He is also an ex-aerospace engineering student who switched over to study industrial engineering where he earned his degree at Ryerson University. Connect with John on Instagram @johnmeetsworld ********** For full show notes and links discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app: https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh

James Jani creates documentary-style YouTube videos on topics surrounding entrepreneurship, money, and business. Within 4 short months of launching his YouTube channel, he went from a few hundred subscribers, to now over 317K subscribers (at the time of this podcast). Some of his videos got picked up by the YouTube algorithm and within a few weeks, his videos have already gained over 7.5 Million views within four months of launching his YouTube channel. Some of the videos he posted recently include: "The Untold Truth About Money: How to Build Wealth From Nothing", "The Toxic World of Self Help: Hustle Culture, Toxic Positivity, Addiction, and Fake Gurus" and "The Rise of Fake Gurus: The Dark Truth Behind Making MILLIONS from Online Courses". James talks about his sudden rise to YouTube fame and the virality of his videos, all while being quarantined in his home during COVID-19. He tells the story of how he quit acting, gave up his first company and went all-in on creating high quality YouTube content. We also talk about James' creative process for coming up with a video and how get gathers the research and writes the scripts for his videos. We also go deep into the world of "fake business gurus" and the rise in New Age Entrepreneurship that people are being sold on. ********** For full show notes and links discussed in the episode, go to https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod ********** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes?  https://apple.co/2Y86xww It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. Subscribe to Mind Meld on your favourite podcast app:  https://bit.ly/mindmeld-pod Stalk Josh on the Internet: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/joshgonsalves_) Instagram: (https://instagram.com/joshgonsalves_) Facebook: (https://facebook.com/gonsalvesmedia) LinkedIn: (https://linkedin.com/in/joshgonsalves94) YouTube: (https://youtube.com/joshgonsalves) Thanks for coming this far! if you're reading this, it is no accident. The universe brought you to this corner of the internet for a reason, and you're on the right track. I already know that you're an amazing person and I can't wait to connect with you! — Josh