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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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 Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author. He’s the founder of Flight Story – a media company – and Flight Fund, an investment fund backing the next generation of category-defining businesses. He created The Diary Of A CEO to share the unfiltered pages of the personal diaries of the world’s most fascinating CEOs, experts, therapists, and leaders – with the hope that their lessons will help both you and him live better lives. DOAC is a double acronym: Diary Of A CEO, but also Dreamers, Open-minded, Awareness, and Connection.This is your corner of the internet to dream boldly, think openly, expand your awareness, and feel more connected. My New Book: https://g2ul0.app.link/DOAC IG: https://www.instagram.com/steven LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbartlett-123 Economics Social Sciences
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  • Passive Income Expert: How To Make 10k Per Month In 90 Days!

    Passive Income Expert: How To Make 10k Per Month In 90 Days!
    Dec 8 2025
    Serial entrepreneur CHRIS KOERNER reveals how he built 80+ businesses from scratch, turned side hustles into millions, and why ONLY $500 is all you need. Chris Koerner is a self-made entrepreneur and content creator, known as the “King Of Side Hustles”. With over 1 million followers, he now teaches people how to build and scale a business and he is host of the ‘The Koerner Office Podcast’. He explains: ◼️The brutal truth about passive income (and what to build instead) ◼️How to turn $1,000 into $10,000 fast, with a step-by-step formula ◼️The #1 habit silently keeping you poor without you realising it ◼️How to use AI tools to launch and scale instantly ◼️The simple framework for testing any business idea with $0 [00:00] Who Are You and What Do You Do? [02:36] What Businesses Have You Started? [05:46] Is This the Best Time to Start a Business? [08:52] Copying Businesses [13:06] Experimentation and Testing [20:24] Your Experience With Buc-ee's [23:13] Is Entrepreneurship for Everyone? [30:36] Should We Have Plan Bs? [36:27] Passive Income [39:23] How Important Is Passion? [42:08] How to Know If You Should Pursue an Idea [47:23] How to Validate Your Ideas [49:02] How to Test a Product [52:14] How Important Is It to Learn Facebook Ads? [57:24] Ads [59:04] The Different Types of Entrepreneurs [01:00:07] How Important Is Focus? [01:02:17] Did You Feel Guilty for Trying to Build Businesses? [01:07:17] Rejection and Failure [01:10:12] Team Building and Business Partners [01:12:43] Equity Split in a Business [01:15:25] What Would You Do With $500 for a Business? [01:21:10] Drop Servicing [01:28:06] Making Money From Vending Machines [01:36:29] Ads [01:38:32] What Business Would You Do With $1,000? [01:41:22] Online Business With $1,000 [01:43:51] What Would You Do With $5,000? [01:49:24] Don’t Ignore This When Starting A Business [01:50:22] Which Has Been Your Most Profitable Business? [01:52:26] Keep Trying and Experimenting [01:55:49] Any New Business Ideas You’re Trying? [01:56:47] Business That You Should Stay Away From [02:00:46] Should You Really Become an Entrepreneur? [02:03:55] What’s One Thing Steven Did That You Appreciated? [02:08:30] What’s the Most Popular Question You Get? Follow Chris: Instagram - https://bit.ly/4oFom0i YouTube - https://bit.ly/3XBUI16 X - https://bit.ly/3Mc0UdJ The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Wispr: https://wisprflow.ai/DOAC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/DIARY Adobe: https://Adobe.Ly/OneBetter Ketone-IQ: https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order
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    2 hrs and 12 mins
  • Most Replayed Moment: What Women Really Want In A Man! Don’t Do This On A First Date!

    Most Replayed Moment: What Women Really Want In A Man! Don’t Do This On A First Date!
    Dec 5 2025
    Orion Taraban is a clinical psychologist with a doctorate in psychology, specialising in men's mental health and the dynamics of attraction and relationships. With years of experience in private practice, he provides valuable insights into the psychology behind modern dating and the real factors that drive long-term connection. In today’s Moment, Orion reveals the truth behind attraction and dating success, from the common mistakes men make on first dates to the real factors that spark long-term connection. Listen to the full episode with Orion Taraban on The Diary of a CEO below: Spotify: https://g2ul0.app.link/NR7fpC4aPYb Apple: https://g2ul0.app.link/j8wjSJ7aPYb Watch the Episodes On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Orion Taraban: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com/
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    23 mins
  • The Man Who Wrote The Book On AI: 2030 Might Be The Point Of No Return! We've Been Lied To About AI!

    The Man Who Wrote The Book On AI: 2030 Might Be The Point Of No Return! We've Been Lied To About AI!
    Dec 4 2025
    AI Expert STUART RUSSELL, exposes the trillion-dollar AI race, why governments won’t regulate, how AGI could replace humans by 2030, and why only a nuclear-level AI catastrophe will wake us up Professor Stuart Russell O.B.E. is a world-renowned AI expert and Computer Science Professor at UC Berkeley. He holds the Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering and directs the Center for Human-Compatible AI, and is also the bestselling author of the book “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control". He explains: ◼️What the “gorilla problem” reveals about our future under superintelligent AI ◼️How governments are outfunded by Big Tech ◼️Why current AI systems already lie and self-preserve ◼️The radical solution he’s spent a decade building to make AI safe ◼️The myth of ‘pulling the plug’ and why AI won’t be that easy to stop [00:00] You've Been Talking About AI for a Long Time [02:54] You Wrote the Textbook on AI [03:29] It Will Take a Crisis to Wake People Up [06:03] CEOs Staying in the AI Race Despite Risks [08:04] They Know It's an Extinction-Level Risk [10:06] What Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? [13:10] Will We Reach General Intelligence Soon? [16:26] How Much Is Safety Really Being Implemented [17:29] AI Safety Employees Leaving OpenAI [18:14] The Gorilla Problem — The Most Intelligent Species Will Always Rule [19:34] If There's an Extinction Risk, Why Don't They Stop? [21:02] Can't We Just Pull the Plug if AI Gets Too Powerful? [22:49] Can We Build AI That Will Act in Our Best Interests? [24:09] Are You Troubled by the Rapid Advancement of AI? [26:48] Do You Have Regrets About Your Involvement? [27:35] No One Actually Understands How This AI Works [30:36] AI Will Be Able to Train Itself [32:24] The Fast Takeoff Is Coming [34:20] Are We Creating Our Successor and Ending the Human Race? [38:36] Advice to Young People in This New World [40:52] How Do You Think AI Would Make Us Extinct? [42:33] The Problem if No One Has to Work [45:59] What if We Just Entertain Ourselves All Day [48:43] Why Do We Make Robots Look Like Humans? [56:44] What Should Young People Be Doing Professionally? [59:56] What Is It to Be Human? [01:03:34] The Rise of Individualism [01:05:34] Ads [01:06:39] Universal Basic Income [01:08:41] Would You Press a Button to Stop AI Forever? [01:15:13] But Won't China Win the AI Race if We Stop? [01:18:40] Trump's Approach to AI [01:19:06] What's Causing the Loss in Middle-Class Jobs [01:21:02] What Will Happen if the UK Doesn't Participate in the AI Race? [01:23:31] Amazon Replacing Their Workers [01:29:00] Ads [01:30:54] Experts Agree on Extinction Risk [01:38:01] What if Aliens Were Watching Us Right Now [01:39:35] Can We Make AI Systems That We Can Control? [01:43:14] Are We Creating a God? [01:47:32] Could There Have Been Advanced Civilisations Before Us? [01:48:50] What Can We Do to Help? [01:50:43] You Wrote the Book on AI — Does It Weigh on You? [01:58:48] What Do You Value Most in Life? Follow Stuart: LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3Y5fOos You can purchase “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control", here: https://amzn.to/48eOMkH The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Pipedrive - https://pipedrive.com/CEO Fiverr: https://fiverr.com/diary and get 10% off your first order when you use code DIARY Stan Store: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. For Official Rules, visit https://DaretoDream.stan.store
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    2 hrs and 4 mins

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This podcast changed my opinion and I enjoyed how confident and how well she knows herself. Well done.

NIcely confident and wise.

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wow! my sub conscience was reassured - such wisdom and enlightenment - Thank you x

It's so much more than why

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Vast array of guests who all open up under excellent questioning and chaperoning. I came to this late so I'm starting at both ends - newest and oldest. Interesting to see how it's evolved over 2 years.

Amazing Guests

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I absolutely love the content, the guests & conversations are fascinating & thought provoking! Working through all the previous episodes. Keep up the great work!

My new favourite podcast!!

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Firstly, Thankyou for dedicating your life to this research and allowing such findings about the human body to be easily accessible. Sleep for me is my battle, while illness and medication get in the way of a good night sleep with little to no restorative sleep each night I see this as my first challenge. I'm also very interested to try your olive oil. I'll let you know how I get on.

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