New from Tim — "Andrew Chen — Metaverse, Metrics, and Meerkats" and "TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss"

 --------------------------------------------------------------- Hi All, Please find your weekly roundup email below. The “5-Bullet Friday” newsletter is coming on Friday, as always. 🎧 New podcast episode: [Andrew Chen — Metaverse, Metrics, and Meerkats](=) (Brought to you by [80,000 Hours](=) free career advice for high impact and doing good in the world, [Wealthfront]() automated investing, and [Helix Sleep](=) premium mattresses.) 🎧 New podcast episode:[TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss]( Short descriptions for each are below. Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------------------- 🎧 New podcast episode: [Andrew Chen — Metaverse, Metrics, and Meerkats](=) Andrew Chen ([@andrewchen]() is a general partner at [Andreessen Horowitz](), where he invests in consumer technology, including social, marketplace, entertainment, and gaming experiences. Today, Andrew serves on the boards of All Day Kitchens, Clubhouse, Envoy, Hipcamp, Maven, Reforge, Sandbox VR, Singularity 6, Sleeper, Snackpass, and Substack. Andrew is a prolific writer and leading voice on mobile, metrics, and user growth. For the past decade, he’s covered the topic on [AndrewChen.com](). He is the author of [The Cold Start Problem](), a book exploring how new startups are launched. He is also a board member and instructor at [Reforge](, which offers selective, growth-focused programs for experienced professionals in marketing, product, data, and engineering. Please enjoy! Listen to the episode on [Apple Podcasts](, [Spotify](, [Overcast](, [Podcast Addict](, [Pocket Casts](=), [Stitcher](), [Castbox](), [Google Podcasts](=), [Amazon Music](=), or on your favorite podcast platform. You can also [watch the interview on YouTube](=). The transcript of this episode [can be found here](. 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And now, to my dear listeners, Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders plus two free pillows at [HelixSleep.com/Tim](=). --------------------------------------------------------------- 🎧 New podcast episode: [TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie — Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss]( Welcome to another episode of [The Tim Ferriss Show](), where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers to tease out the routines, habits, et cetera that you can apply to your own life. You’ll get plenty of that in this special episode, which features [my interview with Blake Mycoskie from my 2017 TV Show](=)[Fear{less}](=). The “less” is in parentheses because the objective is to teach you to fear less, not to be fearless. Fear{less} features in-depth, long-form conversations with top performers, focusing on how they’ve overcome fears and made hard decisions, embracing discomfort and thinking big. 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