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The Future of Leadership


Dec 11, 2023

Get ready for an amazing, inspiring and enlightening conversation with my guest this week, Alysia Silberg - author and Venture Capitalist. She is so many things: a natural entrepreneur with insatiable curiosity and courage. She sees a challenge and she wants to solve it. She is a prolific reader and assimilates knowledge at an incredible rate. She's a survivor with a harrowing and inspiring story. Alysia shares her journey from South Africa to Silicon Valley, where she is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and now author of Unemployable: How I Hired Myself. An early adopter of AI, we also get to dip into Alysia’s amazing AI-enhanced daily routine, from analysing her leadership weaknesses to making sure she takes a yoga class. So much to gain from this conversation - enjoy! 

Shownotes

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Key Moments 

Planet Human: Nasa is mapping water on Mars. An exciting development for the ultra long-term future. 

Planet Zoë : Easing into summer while plotting for 2024, including our next event The Leadership Conclave

**Alysia Silberg's Journey (00:06:58)**

Zoë introduces Alysia Silberg, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and discusses her book "Unemployable" and her journey from growing up poor in South Africa to becoming successful in Silicon Valley.

**The traumatic experience (00:10:53)**

Alysia shares the traumatic experience of her mother being beaten during a carjacking incident in South Africa.

**A journey of resilience and adaptability (00:13:29)**

Alysia reflects on how the traumatic experience shaped her resilience and adaptability, leading her on a journey from South Africa to Canada and eventually becoming a venture capitalist.

**Obsession with learning and the power of knowledge (00:17:04)**

Alysia discusses her obsession with learning, how it was her salvation, and the empowering nature of knowledge.

**Seeking patterns in research and venture capitalism (00:23:02)**

Alysia discusses her approach to researching and finding patterns in venture capitalism, and how it has been valuable in her career.

**A structured daily ritual practice (00:25:43)**

Alysia shares her daily routine, which includes meditation, deep work, specific eating and drinking habits, and cryotherapy, and explains how it helps her self-care and self-management.

**Starting self-experimentation (00:33:31)**

Alysia recounts her journey of self-experimentation, which began in 2006 after going through a difficult period in her life and receiving a Tony Robbins recording from her husband.

**Getting involved in AI (00:37:06)**

Early adopter experiences

**The daily check-in with ChatGPT (00:44:34)**

Alysia explains how she uses ChatGPT for daily check-ins, goal setting, and mental health check-ins.

**The future of AI-driven education (00:51:00)**

Alysia expresses her wish for an AI-driven global learning platform to provide high-quality personalised education for everyone worldwide.