Fresh baked breakfast scones and strong black tea go great together, and Kevin and I enjoy them as we chat about how he got started with social media site Digg.com. He’s not running Digg any longer, but he’s still going strong in his love for tea, and, well on his way with his newest tech startup.
Note: the video is edited down to 10 minutes, but you can listen to the full 48 minute audio interview on iTunes.
Show Notes
- The inherent value of business
- What happens when you give control of the news to the masses?
- About mindful business
- Creating balance when with an insane schedule (from rock climbing to racket ball)
- How tea helps with business
- Causes of stress: to keep up or not with the competition
- How to innovate
References
- Digg.com
- kevinrose.com
- Tom’s Shoes
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Tea brings people together, and Samovar brings people to tea. In this interview series let the stories of these fearless folk educate and entertain, and deliver you a dose of daily inspiration. These real people doing really amazing things, encourage us all to wake up to the “now” and do something momentous with our lives.
Join Samovar Tea Lounge founder Jesse Jacobs as he shares good tea with friends, some famous and some not, but all of them inspiring and unique. Featured guests include best selling authors Dr. Andrew Weil, Tim Ferriss, Chip Conley, and Dean Karnazas, tech entrepreneur and Digg.com founder Kevin Rose, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, craigslist.orgfounder Craig Newmark, and others.