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John Fiorentino
The Hunt for Big Ideas
John’s hunt for ideas led him to create a product inspired by nights sleeping on the New York City subway which invented a category: the Gravity Blanket. Since launching this product, John has founded a collection of other product-driven businesses which have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue since inception without relying on outside investment.
With an evident contrarian streak, John embraces his “truth-telling phase” in this interview and holds forth on how good ideas are undervalued, how organized religion has become counterculture, whether G-Wagons are tacky, and the hidden trap of fame.
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Show Index
01:25 - Introducing John Fiorentino in his “Truth-Telling Phase”02:11 - Ideas Vs. Execution
06:20 - The Music Industry Transitioning to Entrepreneurism
13:00 - Surviving Fame
16:50 - Chasing A Dream Leading To Homelessness
20:39 - The Rise Of The Gravity Blanket
26:45 - Continuing The Climb For Success: Moon Pals
32:00 - Business As a “Total Work Of Art”
34:00 - Being Religious In An Increasingly Secular World
41:53 - Ideas Getting Stolen
44:03 - Hot Takes & comfort recipe
Show Notes
- Moon Pals
- Virgil Abloh
- The Bible
The Unprofessional Professional
Idea Virus Patient Zero
Chasing Liquid Gold
Making MSCHF
Internet Funnyman
Building a Digital Hearth
No Mud, No Lotus
You Can’t Just Switch It Off
Purpose & Play
Creative Courage and Talking Stuffed Animals
Silencing the Discursive Mind
Striking Internet Gold
Givers Are Getters
Hosting a Rave for the Intellect
The Hunt for Big Ideas
Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal
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