Podcasts

  • Episode 18: Overcoming Entrepreneurial Adversity

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-18-Overcoming-Entrepreneurial-Adversity.mp3Ray Zinn knows adversity. He went blind during his company’s IPO, yet stayed at the helm for another 20...

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  • Special Edition: Draper University student interviews Ray Zinn on Venture Capital

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Special-Edition-Angie-Carrillo-not-taking-venture-capital.mp3Angie Carrillo, a student at Draper University and co-founder of Liks.co, interviews Ray Zinn about funding startups. The wide-ranging...

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  • Episode 17: Wine industry vs semiconductor

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-17-Wine-industry-vs-semiconductor-where-the-government-does-not-help.mp3Ray Zinn discusses how offshoring in his semiconductor industry has impeded American social and economic progress, and what Congress...

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  • Special Edition: Greg McKeown, Essentialism and Discipline

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Special-Edition-Greg-KcKeown-Discipline-Essentualism.mp3Greg McKeown, the New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism interviews Ray Zinn to discuss discipline and how is makes...

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  • Special Edition: Humanistic Vision

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-16-Humanistic-Business-2.mp3Anu Parthasarathy interviews Ray Zinn, the longest serving CEO in Silicon Valley, on why entrepreneurs who having a focus...

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  • Episode 15: Audience questions for Ray Zinn

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-15-Audience-questions-for-Ray-Zinn.mp3Ray Zinn answers questions encountered at his speaking events, and those from Tough Things First audience members.

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  • Episode 14: Multi-generational Entrepreneurism

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-14-Multi-generational-Entrepreneurism.mp3Ray Zinn discusses Silicon Valley entrepreneurism with a special guest interviewer, now active in the red hot tech culture.

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  • Episode 13: The unintended consequences of misguided policies

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-13-The-unintended-consequences-of-misguided-policies.mp3Policies. Nobody likes to write them. Some employees refuse to live by them. But Silicon Valley’s longest serving CEO...

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  • Episode 12: The up and down side to stricter emigration enforcement

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-12-The-up-and-down-side-to-stricter-emigration-enforcement.mp3Ray Zinn has some specific thoughts about the topic of immigration, enforcement and the U.S. economy. With 37 years...

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  • Episode 11: Leadership self-discipline

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-11-Leadership-self-discipline.mp3What are some daily practices for developing self-discipline, or for organizational discipline, and how does a leader transfer his...

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  • Episode 10: The lose-lose proposition

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-10-The-lose-lose-proposition.mp3We all lose when an atmosphere of anger, hostility or contention prevails.  Ray Zinn’s company, Micrel, was built in...

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  • Episode 9: Focus, filters and blinders

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-9-Focus-filters-and-blinders.mp3Ray goes into great detail about entrepreneurial focus, how to construct filters to prevent being overwhelmed, the necessity of...

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  • Episode 8: How do we get the U.S. economy growing again

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-8-How-do-we-get-the-U.S.-economy-growing-again.mp3The American economy is moribund. This has a direct effect on businesses and an indirect effect on employees. Until...

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  • Episode 7: Holistic vision vs money motives

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-7-Holistic-vision-vs-money-motives.mp3Money is not the motive we have for lifting weights and jogging on treadmills at the gymnasiums. But it...

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  • Episode 6: Challenges, faith and focus

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-6-Entrepreneur-challenges-faith-and-focus.mp3Entrepreneurs must stay focused, keeping their eyes on the horizon. Doing so makes seemingly insurmountable obstacles look like fun challenges....

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