Welcome to another incredible episode of the IDEA Collider│Pharma Book Club series with your host Mike Rea. Today, Annie Duke joins us on the show to discuss her latest book, “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away.” Annie is an Author, Professional Speaker, Decision Strategist & co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education. 

In the episode, Annie Duke delves into the motivation behind her latest book, “Quit,” when quitting is a valuable option rather than sticking around, grit versus willingness to quit, and Stewart’s Butterfield’s Quit story before founding Slack. In addition, Annie expounds on the fear of changing your mind and why most people worry about failing instead of winning. 

Ultimately, she delves into the Monkey & Pedestal Model, three reasons behind building the pedestal, the kill criteria & why you should have a quitting coach! 

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During this episode, you will learn about; 

[00:00:33] Introducing today’s guest 

[00:01:37] What motivated Annie in writing her book Quit as opposed to Thinking in Bets that lead to decision making 

[00:06:40] The difference between grit & willingness to quit 

[00:09:27] Why eight times more people die on the descent of Mt. Everest than climbing 

[00:18:53] Muhammad Ali is the embodiment of showing how in one circumstance, Grit can be a virtue & in the other circumstance, a downfall 

[00:30:20] Stewart Butterfield’s story from one of the world’s greatest quitter to founding Slack 

[00:39:37] The fear of changing your mind & failing

[00:48:36] The monkey & pedestal model 

[00:56:18] Three reasons behind building the pedestal 

[01:02:38] The kill criteria  & the idea of having a quitting coach 

[01:10:08] Does Annie act as a quitting coach? 

[01:18:51] The Reverse Sicilian concept 

[01:20:17] How to connect with Annie Duke

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Mentioned Books

• Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke
• Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke
• Grit by Angela Duckworth
• Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

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• Website: https://alliancefordecisioneducation.org/

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• Website: https://www.annieduke.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnieDuke
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-duke/

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Welcome to another incredible episode of the IDEA Collider series with your host Mike Rea. Today the Chief Financial Officer at Recursion, Dr. Michael Secora, joins us on the show as we discuss the industrial revolution of drug discovery. Michael is a scientist and a former equity investor.

In the episode, Michael delves into the reasons behind the incredibly fast growth at Recursion, the company’s mission of decoding biology to radically improve lives, the relatability of data, and how Recursion builds its various data sets for drug discovery. Moreover, he expounds on how Recursion stands out against its competitors in the tech industry, the unique demographics of the Recursion team, and what differentiates Recursion from other AI discovery companies.

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During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:23] Introducing today’s episode

[01:29] About Michael Secora and Recursion as it is today

[04:58] Recursion’s Mission on decoding biology to improve lives radically

[08:48] Biotechnology versus BioPharma Companies

[15:00] Relatability of Data

[17:10] Recursion’s data sets & their contents

[22:13] How many terabytes of data are they in executing each experiment

[24:15] How Recursion stands out against competitors in the Tech environment

[26:23] Michael’s approach to humility in the pharmaceutical industry

[28:28] Demographics of the Recursion team

[31:20] Recursion’s Hack Week

[34:51] The difference between AI discovery companies & Recursion

[40:11] A hint of Recursion incredible speed in delivering value proposition

[47:47] Michael’s Book Recommendations

[50:16] How to connect with Michael & Recursion`

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Mentioned Books

• Journey through Mathematics by Enrique A. Gonzalez
• Team of Teams by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Tantum Collins, David Silverman & Chris Fussel
• What is Life by Schrodinger

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Follow Recursion on;

• Website: https://www.recursion.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/recursion-pharmaceuticals/

Follow Michael Secora

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-secora-phd/

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