Leon is an incredibly intelligent and thoughtful human. After completing his PhD in Quantum Physics he went on found Oxitone Medical. He is also a Venture partner at Network VC.
We talk about:
1. Intuition vs structure in decision making
2. The quantum world and how it shapes our reality
3. Backwards thinking for startups and in investing
4. How to pick the best colleagues and employees
Time stamps:
00:00 Why PhD in physics?
02:00 Intuition vs structure?
06:30 Quantum World
10:30 Do you see a future where we could travel time? How do we shape our realities?
20:00 Backwards thinking
25:00 How to plan your future
31:00 Luck
32:40 Thoughts on strong bias to action
34:50 How to you decide who to work with
39:20 Idea democracy vs idea meritocracy
43:41 Visionary vs operator
43:50 How important is location for success?