Ahmed Reza (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedreza/), founder and CEO of Yobi (https://www.linkedin.com/company/yobiapp/), talks about the opportunities presented by our ability to feed 8 billion people. In the full episode, he explains this in the context of ethics and philosophy. He shares his perspective on innovation, informed by his unique American experience, the dangers of overspecialization, and the importance of ethics, philosophy, and anthropology in solving new problems.

More about our guest:

Ahmed Reza is a tech entrepreneur with a story that reads like a blockbuster movie. He started out as a child actor in Bangladesh before becoming a Milken Fellow at Cornell University and then working as an engineer at NASA. But his true calling was entrepreneurship. He founded successful companies before founding Yobi, a company that simplifies customer relationship management for businesses. Known as the smart guy's Forrest Gump, he forged close relationships with Michael Milken and Dr. Edward Zuckerberg, among others. Ahmed's journey is a testament to the power of hard work and determination.

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Episode Guide:

0:00 – Introduction

0:29 – What is innovation?

2:58 – Education in Bangladesh and America

7:22 – Rebellion against the system

9:54 – Hacker Mindset

12:35 – Ethics, philosophy and innovation

17:51 – What the hell is success?

19:55 – Technical education and the importance of the humanities

24:13 – Pitfalls of overspecialization

29:05 – Education reform

37:06 – Advice for innovators
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