Ep 006: Balancing Life for Maximum Productivity w/ AJ Agrawal

  AJ Agrawal is an absolute stud of an entrepreneur who graduated with a degree in finance from the University of San Diego. AJ is the Co-Founder and CEO at Alumnify, an alumni engagement platform that is changing the game for how universities interact with their alumni, and how alumni interact with alumni. WORST MOMENT They were working with an outsourcing team for 3 months. They missed the deadline and didn’t even get halfway through the product. They were debating on whether or not they should pay them and the outsourcing team ended up not giving the code. 3 months wasted.   HUGE SUCCESS Making it to the end of 500 startups. Entrepreneurial Superpower Ability to motivate people and building a team that is motivated. Kryptonite Sometimes I jump around too much and not focus on one thing long enough. IF YOU CAN HAVE ANY SUPERPOWER… When you are snuggling with a girl and your arm goes numb, have a superpower that would make your arm disappear for that moment in time. When you say something stupid, freeze time and rewind 15 seconds. RECOMMENDED RESOURCE OR APP Headspace: Headspace is meditation made simple. Learn online, when you want, wherever you are, in just 10 minutes a day. RECOMMENDED BOOKS The Art of Mastery: by Robert Greene   ADVICE TO HACKER NATION Start small. Set really small milestones, and then continuously progress to that next milestone.   FOLLOW Facebook Twitter Email: aj@alumnify.co